All in a day of Kyle

We had played outside in the sandbox in the morning, so while Kyle's lunch was in the oven I let him play in the bath. Our house isn't huge, so since I could hear him playing, I went and played piano. I heard him say, "More bubbles." Well, we don't put bubbles in his bath so I, being a snad concerned went to check on him! :) He had dumped his new bottle of soap out completely!!
After nap, I frosted a cake for Del to take to work and since the frosting isn't on my diet, I let Kyle clean the spreader!

Cool mustache & goatee!
Are they going to fit???

Also while Kyle was napping, I'd gotten some baby clothes out to wash and Kyle found some. They are SO cute with tractors, cows, frogs, chickens and puppies on them... Kyle wanted to wear them. Heehee! How do you help a 2 year old understand that something is too small?! :)

Reading...

Set up in the kitchen reading the Field & Stream magazine! Big Deer and fish! :)

At the park with friends!

We went to the park with Gigi and Cody and walked the trail, fed the ducks/ate their bread, fed the fish the bread the ducks wouldn't eat, ate our own lunches and then played on the playground! When we left, it was because the Moms were tired!! :) One of the ducks looks like a dalmation... :)

My trucks and cars

They all had to be parked on the pillow before we went to bed!

Cleaning the sandbox

Since the sandbox has stayed dampish, it had an odor... :) So, Del and Kyle emptied it so I could spray it out and we put it in a different spot on the porch so it won't get wet. Of course, it won't rain again... By the way, the jeans and long sleeves were protection from the mosquitoes... I think he only got 5 or 6 bites instead of the usual ???. They even bit through the shirt!!!

Outside play pool/sand box...

This is Kyle's wish every morning... :) Rain or shine. So, today we went out and played in the sandbox. We've had a bit of rain so the sand is damp even though it is covered and he has fun digging around! Notice, with all the toys there isn't much room for Kyle too!

This is our tomato plant! It survived the freeze and seems to be flourishing!!

Washing trucks

Yesterday, we washed the trucks! We brought Kyle's pool into the front yard so we could wash while he played! I ended up TOO tired so Del washed the trucks and then had to play with Kyle! Kyle likes to jump up and land on his behind (Dr. Wayne will be pleased, I'm sure! Means more visits to him...) making big splashes!!!

Family Reunion 2007

Mulberry River Mountain Ranch was a great place to go!!! We arrived on Sunday, July 1st, 2007. We hauled everything but the kitchen sink into our rooms and then sat down and awaited the arrival of the rest of the crowd from their cave excursions at War Eagle! After the infamous family meeting, Kyle found out that Daddy and Mommy know what they are talking about after pulling a fresh cup of coffee (big styrofoam cup) off the table onto himself. Luckily the damage was minimal - the hollering, however, was not. It was all better by Monday morning.

View of lodge from the barn - all the windows are the sunroom

View out of lodge from sunroom

Which brings us to... Monday found Kyle wearing a new shirt at breakfast (see pictures below). We couldn't get a picture at the reunion so had to take these after we got home.

I Have a Secret!

And so the family found out we are expecting in January!

A little while later we had another surprise!!! Uncle Kory and Aunt Teresa and brand new cousin Ryan showed up at the reunion! Of course, I didn't get any pictures of Dad and Mom... :) Just Great-Grandma holding the precious little one... The third surprise of the day was Uncle Kent finishing his work week early so he was able to come late Monday night!!!!

Tuesday we went to the Rodeo of the Ozarks in Springdale, AR! It was loud but the horses and cows/bulls/calves and sheep and sheep dogs were SO cool!! There were even Monkeys riding sheep dogs. There was also another surprise at the rodeo!!

Cousins Mark and Pam and their boys met us!!

The boys are sitting behind Uncle Larry and Aunt Karen.

Wednesday we vegged and played badmitton at the ranch! Then we had our bible study after supper and watched fireworks (some went out and the rest of us watched them from the beautiful sunroom at the lodge)! It was one of the best displays we've ever seen!!!

Wednesday dinner in the sunroom

Thursday some folks took off for homes far away - CA, MN and TX. Del, Kari and Kyle went to our first doctor's appointment!! We love our doctor and everything is doing great! A quiet day was had by all, I think! Baby Trevor didn't know what to do with all the kids missing! :)

Friday, the rest of us went home after moving out of our rooms! Del, Kyle and I stopped by Terra Studios on the way home and checked out the Blue Birds of Happiness and the pottery etc. Fun place to stop and see! Grampa Wayne and Gramma Dawn went to Branson for an appointment and then came and spent the night with us before heading out early Saturday morning! I think everyone should have made it home by now and is recuperating! :) We had a GREAT time and look forward to the next one in 3 years!!!

Last week of June...

Well, I do not have a great excuse for not posting (except we've been gone for almost a week)... The last week of June was spent getting ready for our family reunion and company beforehand. We also were able to enjoy our workers (Alice and Glenda) for a few days! Kyle surely enjoyed them too! Friday evening was spent in great anticipation of Grampa Wayne and Gramma Dawn's arrival as well as Aunt Molly, Madison, and Preston! They spent Friday night and Saturday night with us.

Kyle waiting for Grampa and Gramma to arrive! :) He abandoned his snack when he heard us say they were almost here!

Saturday night we had the reunion attendees that were staying in the area over for Dominoe's Pizza (the lazy way out!) and Great-Grandma Lillian stayed the night with us!

July 1st found us at Union meeting and then on the road to Mulberry River Mountain Ranch!!!