Fire Station

About a month ago we met up with some friends to go on a tour of the fire station. I guess the address some of us went to was the wrong one. Luckily the firemen were nice enough to still give us a tour! I took my camera, but didn't get any pictures because I was too busy keeping track of Ava. But Kelsey did get one of Ava with one of the firemen. Eli love to sit in the truck and they even shot some water out for the kids.

4th of July

The past few years we spent July 4th in Idaho, so this year we were missing the fun parade, bbq with family, and fireworks! Not to mention the nice weather. But we decided to have our own bbq and get some fireworks, since this is the first year they are legal in AZ. Kaelub took Eli to pick some out and when we lit the first one, both kids were screaming and not in a good, excited, fireworks are fun kind of way! We should have picked one that was a little more mellow to start with. But Eli soon decided they were pretty fun and he loved telling Kaelub to do another one! I think he would be happy to do fireworks every night. Poor Ava though, wasn't too happy about them so I sat inside with her and watched out the window. (Love Eli's crazy look in the picture with him holding the fireworks.)

A Wedding

Last weekend Kaelub's cousin got married here in the Mesa Temple so we were able to go while his younger siblings watched Eli & Ava. It was so nice and fun for the kids to see some of Kaelub's family that we haven't seen in a long time. Their luncheon was at a place with several fountains outside, so Ava had a lot of fun running around to see the water. I caught her putting her hand in it and then in her mouth! Yuck!

This Never Happens!

I don't have the kind of kids who can sleep anywhere. They usually have to be in their beds or in their car seats. Earlier this week I fixed Ava her lunch after she woke up from only a 45 minute nap. Usually she takes a 2-3 hour nap. I was busy cleaning and putting things away. I could hear her making noises for awhile, but then it got really quiet. When I came downstairs, I found her head on the table and she was out! Then yesterday we went to Kaelub's cousin's wedding at the Mesa Temple and then to the luncheon afterwards. So both kids missed their naps and by the time we got home I could tell they were tired. Ava went right down, but Eli hadn't eaten much so I fixed him a little dinner. When he finished eating he told me he was tired. Well, it was 5:30, so I didn't know if I should just let him go to bed for a short nap or try to keep him up a little longer. I decided to let him go to sleep and at about 6:30 he came downstairs, got a drink, then curled up in the chair and went back to sleep! We woke him up to go potty, and he said he wanted to go back to bed, so we put him in his bed and he was out until 6:30 this morning. (Just had to add that as I'm typing this he is in his room singing the "Hello, Hello" Primary song.)