Boy, have we been busy.

Boy, have we been busy!! O.k. maybe it was just lazy, but no new blog updates for quite some time, so here it goes. Father's day was a lot of fun, especially with so much time off work, just one four hour shift over 5 days. Since it was raining in Western Washington and campsites were booked in the eastern half, we decided to camp in the parents courtyard. We had a covered section for the tent, open spaces for the kids bikes, a bbq for food and s'mores and a list of things to do. Nana bought a zoo membership, so we went twice, taking Auntie KT with us one time. We went to a special sneak preview of Ice Age 3D, amazing and hilarious at the same time. Daddy got spoiled with a special breakfast and dinner, lots of presents and time to relax as well.

The fourth of July was spent at Jared and Ashlee's new place at his parents house. Lots of toys for the kiddos to play on and lots of fireworks to look at. Otherwise, we have spent lots of time enjoying the sun, going for walks and running in the sprinkler. Our new garden has also been a joy once we taught Hilton the difference between good plants and weeds. It has been fun for all of to watch everything but the tomatoes grow. We have already gotten to enjoy the cilantro and basil, with peppers, zuccinni, squash, peas and carrots growing fast. Please little tomatoes, join the party, then we can make lots of salsa!

Craziest kids on the planet! (what planet did the come from?)

Just a few random pictures to give everyone a view into the lives of our crazy kids. They do so many goofy things every day. Hilton likes dressing himself, but is not coordinated enough to get his own clothes on so he uses Keala's. These pictures will come in useful someday!!!

Mama's day

We had mother's day a couple of days early, since DiRon had to work Sunday. Hailee got lots of fun presents, pink tulips picked out by Lolly and dinner of her choice made by Daddy. Everything worked great, especially since all the food except the coleslaw could be done on the grill. We all ate so much that dessert had to wait for the next day. Daddy, Keala and Hilton each made their own card for mommy as well. Thanks so much for everything you do for all of us!!

Easter and Cars

Even though the weather wouldn't cooperate, we all had a great easter. Lots of decorations, dying easter eggs with Lolly, special easter cookies and an egg hunt at Nanna and Bampa's. Hilton has a new love in his life too, Papa has a '78 Corvette he's trying to sell. It is the coolest thing our little man has ever seen, he practically growls CAR whenever he sees it!! We are in soooo much trouble 14 years from now. DiRon got to go to a Mariners game with Todd, Kaitlin and Lacie, great seats and lots of fun. Hailee has been getting crafty lately, making cards for everyone and decorating the bulletin boards. We also got to have a fun weekend alone for our church's marriage conference. We love our little people, but breaks are wonderful times to remind us we are (sort of) grownups.

Hilton's first haircut

Well, mommy finally got brave with the scissors and gave our mini man his first haircut. The curls are fun, but were getting to be long and unmanagable (although it was always fun to see what it would look like after a nap). If he's anything like daddy the curls are gone for good, but he's trying to look like a little man.

Little Man in a Big Bed

We just might (?) be crazy, but we took Hilton out of the crib and gave him Keala's old toddler bed. Crazy sleeper Keala kept falling out of it, so we gave her Ashlee's old mattresses to give her more space to sleep. But Hilton kept climbing up into it and laying down, so we decided to give the big boy a shot at his very own bed. We are probably asking for some kind of trouble, but he is so happy and proud of himself we just have to smile and laugh.