In July we went to Bloomington Lake with Grandma and Grandpa Contor, Uncle Drake, and Uncle Phil. Chad and the guys fished while Grandma, the boys, and I threw sticks in the lake, climbed rocks, and ate read licorice. We love to be outside no matter what we are doing.

Memorial Weekend at Grandma Contors: We always have fun when we go to Grandma Contor's house, she likes to spoil us. Grandma got a water slide for the boys and they had so much fun. Quade would get a running start and slow down right before he hopped on. Kaden was not real sure about it but once he tried he kept going. He would slide down a little ways standing up then all the sudden he would fall on his bum. He probably got whiplash. I was glad that Uncle Drake was there to show the boys how it was done. They had so much fun I got one to take to Bear Lake.

Kaden's Birthday: Kaden turned 2 on the 22nd of May. He is obsessed with truck and the ones we buy him at the store can't handle the beeting that our boys give them, so Chad ordered some old Tonka trucks of Ebay. The axles are a lot stronger and they can handle more crash time. Kaden loved his presents and his basketball birthday cake that took me two times before I succeeded.

Quade's Last day of school. He loved going to school and he has learned so much. He has some really great teachers and made some good friends. Quade loves to play in the sandbox and he is getting good with his letters. Notice the Q he drew with the chalk. Kaden loved taking Quade to school and is ready to go himself, but he's going to have to wait one more year. Quade will go to school at Head Start again in the fall. We've been so glad that he has had this opportunity.

This spring Quade has learned about planting flowers and how seeds grow at preschool. Now he has been picking and replanting all kinds of plants. We went for a walk and Kaden started to cry so I picked a cat tail for him. When we got home Quade dug up some dirt out of the flower bed and planted them in a cup. The process has continuted with dandylions and many other things. These plants have been around the house for weeks but I just can't get myself to throw them out.

Monday we went fishing at Spring Valley. We had so much fun. We loaded the boys up in the double stroller and Chad pushed them through the mud puddles. Quade got a new fishing pole for being completely potty trained. He got to try it out for the first time. The boys actually lasted longer than we thought they would. Kaden especially surprised us. He sat in the chair holding the pole for a long time. Quade caught a fish and after that he was hooked. He didn't want to go home and he talked about it all the way. The next day he wouldn't eat school lunch because he was saving his appitite for his fish when he got home. We love being outside and it is so much fun watching the boys learn and explore new things.