In the Summer time

Our trip to the Sand dunes - the sand was so hot - the snake was kinda cool though - I should photo shop out the bag with the diaper and the shoes and put in the pic of Ellis looking back. Do you think you can do that Liz??





Braden and Bruce on Braden's first official Boy Scout Camp-out



Hunter and Ellis in the "Sand Box"??? "Mud Box".



Rainy Saturday - Playing in the run-off water




Sailing our boats


Just because


I am not going to tell how I accomplished this but it was awesome~



Our peas - they are coming along!

We have been on summer break since the 4th of June. We have been having a lot fun this month. Unfortunately it has been extra rainy here and we have only been able to make it to the pool once. Here are lots of pics of our summer escapades so far.
Let's see we have been to the sand dunes, Hunter went to Provo with Grami, Bruce and Braden went camping for scouts, Braden went to Grandma and Grandpa Purcells with Liz and Josh, and Braden is going camping again this weekend. It has only begun. I moved all 3 beds into the big room. We call it the sleeping porch (we need to find a fraternity insignia to put on the door). Summer is in full swing!

Ellis's First Phone Conversation

As a two year old Ellis has been keen to the telephone for some time, but before tonight the conversations have always been one-way. Well, I guess it took a phone call from his oldest brother to inspire him to actually participate in a phone conversation. Braden (who is visiting his grandparents in Idaho Falls this weekend) called us as we were leaving Wingers in Nampa after doing some shopping. Ellis was very eager to talk to him, so Rosy gave him the phone. We only heard Ellis's end of the conversation, but from what we heard it went like this:

Ellis: Hello Bray Bray. Doin?

Braden: (told him what he was doing, and then Ellis what he was doing)

Ellis: Num-Nums.

Braden: Where did you eat?

Ellis: Owey sauce. (We had warned him about the hot sauce during Wingers but he had insisted. After tasting some he called it owey sauce).

Braden: Where are you now?

Ellis: Choo choo tracks (we were near some tracks by the freeway).

Braden then asked him some yes or no questions, and then the conversation was over. The little kid is growing up too fast.