One year older and wiser too

eric turned the big 38.

Dream Job

My dream job is pencil sharpeners. I am the best because I am good at
it and I am fast and I like it and is very easy for me and I like
pencils very much.

1st face painting

At it again

Tuesday night we had hurricane force winds.  Luckily, we only lost
power for about eight hours.  Other communities around us didn't fair
as well and found themselves with trees down, fences toppled,
trampolines mangled, and power lines fallen and inoperable for several
days.  Needless to say school was canceled and we humored our selves
with large doses of family time and trips to WalMart and Fred Meyer.
(It was erie to see all the refridgerator shelves empty. . . with the
power out for so long all that food had to be thrown away.)  It was
also the perfect day for a puzzle and while Warner managed to share it
with family members who waltzed in and out, he stuck with it from the
first piece to the last.

proud new owner

proud new owner of my own bonnet. thanks heath. you are the best.
now, i'm ready to go to Zion.

Limbo Master

FHE Activity: The Limbo. Sam is hands down the Bacon family limbo master.

Reading

H&H reading together. Hy is so cute with Holland.

Sam LOVES a good comic book.

other side of the lens

I insist, usually because I fear for the cameras safety, to be behind
the lens of our little point and shoot. I am however grateful for the
rare moments when my children capture me. . . especially when they
capture me with a few of my boys.

Freak'in Puzzle Genius

Did it all by himself. He's amazing.

Sometimes Life is Hard

Trip of a Lifetime

Eric and the twins had the opportunity to go to Washington D.C. to
join up with family for "Uncle's Camp." What a great adventure.
Before C&T left we were talking about the family that would be there,
"Uncle Bryan, Issac, Aunt Jeana. . . " One of the boys interrupted,
"Wait, we have an Aunt Jeana??" Obviously it had been too long since
we had spent time with some of our family. Needless to say, after 10
days I don't think they'll be forgetting anyone of those family
members anytime soon.

The trip came at the perfect time for C&T. The past two years they
have studied the civil war and then the two world wars in their Social
Studies classes. Uncle Bryan is the worlds most entertaining tour
guide. In addition to the historical sites they also LOVED the white
water rafting adventure and the rope swing.

Ironically the trip impacted Eric the most. He came home determined
to make the East Coast our new home. He went as far as comparing D.C.
to Disneyland which is HUGE for Eric [he LOVES Disneyland]. He said
there was just a magical feeling and excitement in the city, a sense
of history of self and country, a love for sacrifice and heroes, and
simply so much to do and see. But to be honest, I think he was just
grateful to NOT BE COLD for 10 days straight. He loved the sunshine,
the humidity, and the heat. I wish he could have packed some of that
in his suitcase, but right now he has on his sweats, a hoodie, wool
socks, his electric blanket is turned up to high, and the sad thing is
he's probably still cold.

So grateful for AMAZING family who entertained and loved and fed and
had fun with my family. Thank you. Thank you.

stacking up the fun

For the past several days the boys have loved playing with the dominoes.

Neighborhood Buddies

My little ones are fortunate to have great neighborhood buddies. This
little superheros [and butterfly] have a blast racing down the circle
on their plasma cars, jumping on the trampoline, and saving the day
together.

[Friends: Jordan Alcorn, Kohen Galloway, Jackson Alcorn]

beautiful butterfly

more mudge and his butterfly. i just love how happy it makes him. of
course, we have several angry butterfly faces as well, because that's
our mudgie's way of being silly.