Boats at the Tanners

We went out to grandpa dn grandmas house on Friday to see them and one of my really cool cousins who was coming through town. We spent a lovely afternoon with them hanging out at my nearby aunt and uncles house- they are so legit. They have a field of corn and a big pond that they have dug out and made big enough for some boats and kayaks and swimming.
Thank you Aunt D for hosting us, (and for taking my boys out on the boat with you so many times)!

Potty Training

I have finally decided to stop procrastinating and potty train K. It is slow going- or so it seems to be- but we are making progress! (knock on wood).

I really need to get this potty training thing done...
like a few months ago. But hey;
better late then never.

Stairs

Our stairs double as a skee ball game, also as a car ramp. The kids will sit at the bottom and toss a tennis ball at the stairs trying to get it to reach the top. Its hilarious. Note: the tennis ball is question is also slept with- sometimes in accompany s him into his baths too.  The banister is lightning Mc Queens ultimate car ramp. 

 K is in the climbing age. He will pull out the different drawers of our dresser and climb up them like stairs to reach the top shelf in our closet - that is where we hide the potty training treats.

Another big problem has been that K will get a hold of our keys- usually by a climbing method- and unlock the garage,, unlock the car,, climb in the car and use the garage door opener. Then once the big garage door is open her will try to take out the lawn mower. We have to keep the keys hidden on a high hook!

Its like every task is mission impossible- I can just imagine a similar theme son gin their heads as they conquer

amazing feats such as these!

My kids are in such a fun busy stage! I hope I can remember these memories when I am older - it will probably give me a good laugh.

Papa's Birthday

We planned a special celebration for papa's birthday. It was a few days before his actually birthday because he is gone hiking today- his birthday.
We made a yummy cake with a surprise filling inside. Grandpa west also made peach cobbler. yum!

Papa; we hope your birthday is fantastic and that you catch a really big fish!

Veterans night at Zoo boise

Veterans night, we were invited to go with my dad. We had so much fun. I feel like they do not do a ton of big things but they went all out and did a great job it was so amazingly fun. We had never gone before. All of the attractions including the specials were free and it was right in the evening all of the animals were getting fed and so we saw a lot of animals we usually don't see, or don't see moving, they also had snacks and food and goodies and all sorts of fun extras. We had so much fun. I felt like my dad saw someone he knew around every corner, which was really cool too! We all got American flag stickers and tons of the kids had flags everything was so nice.
We dressed our kids in patriotic outfits on purpose. I should have gotten a better picture of the kids with my dad but it was a zoo- literally!
Thank you dad! Thank you for bringing us to the vet's night and the zoo and for serving our country. You are a wonderful man and I am so glad my kids have you as a grandfather. You are definitely someone they can look up to and respect!

Just us Camping

We went camping last weekend! Just us. It was SO happy!
Mitch found the perfect place. The kids loved it, the Mr and I loved it.
Perfection!

I ended up forgetting paper plates so we had to rip up the gram cracker box to use and a plate- it was pretty hilarious. What are memories with out the ones you get to laugh at right? I also only remembered one roasting tick so we all shared and made smores one at a time.
The Mr. got firewood - I think he was pretty manly.
We went on 2 little hikes and played in the creek and the kids discovered the water pump (so exciting)!