Backyard Shenanigans

Tonight the boys had a great time playing and being boys.  They jumped on the tramp and were wild monkeys.  Then they built a fire and fed it catalogues and all manner of sticks and twigs until it was a roaring blaze.  

 I don't have any pictures of the fire, so you'll just have to believe me when I say that it was a grand time for all of them.  They came in smelling like they'd been chimney sweeps on an 8 hour shift.  

Nothing that a shower couldn't fix.  It was a lovely evening.  

A Special Treat

I started a new job.  I worked a full day on Thursday and Charlie was a wreck.  He was lonely and when someone came home after a long and lonely day, he freaked out.  He's so dang funny.  

 I did feel bad for him though.  So when I was making dinner, I let him lick the cans of chicken.  I love how he brings them over to the rug so that they don't go scooting and sliding away when he's actively licking all the delicious stuff out of the can.

Tonight, Mike told me that my new job is going to be hardest on Charlie and it's so true.  He's been so spoiled.  :)

Cold Snap(s)

This year Allie sold hanging flower baskets for her fundraiser for drill.  I bought one and thought I'd have to baby it for a week or so until the weather warmed up.

This is how things have looked for weeks and weeks now!  
I keep bringing it in for the cold nights and it just keeps getting colder.  It snowed today!  Ugh.  This is crazy.  I'm actually really fine with the cold, but I'm tired of babying this plant.  :) 

Sunday Pics

I took Carson's Sr. pics today.  Toward the end, we drove up a hill up Birch to take some pics of the sunset.  Allie and Mike were up there watching the sun go down with Charlie.  It was really cute to see Charlie run to me when he recognized it was me.

It was really fun to drive the Bronco up the trail.  It's not at all rugged, but it was the most I've done with it so far.  :)  

It's been really fun now that the sun shines more and more.  We took the windows out and put the top down.  

It's going to be pretty cool this summer.

 

Pogo Sticks and Fireworks

We had a busy day today.  We did some chores around the house.  Mike and the kids filled in the spot where we used to have a tree with some sod.  I tried to clear out some toys that have been overflowing in Nathan's room.  

Then we went to Julia's baptism.  I didn't take any pictures.  I'm a slacker.  But it was a really nice day and fun to be able to attend.

Nate and I had to leave early because he had his last game.  We rushed to it and they won.  Beating Jackson Hole 10-2.  Nate was pretty bummed because he didn't get much playing time. Maybe he'll get some time in the playoffs.

Nate got invited to a late night with some friends.  I took a picture before driving away because I thought it was so cute that he's hanging out with girls.  He has a fun little group of friends.

When the sun went down, we went to the ball park to watch fireworks for Health Days.

We went in the Bronco.  It had the top off so we just sat in it and watched in comfort.

Jake was there somewhere with friends.  It was a really nice night.  Perfect and beautiful and so much fun.