Boating and Summer Fun!

Well, we've been busy these last few weeks. We've been especially busy having fun in the water. Here are some pictures of all the excitement.

Clint's brother, Jake, came home from his mission this last week, so most of his family has been here and we've been partying. I didn't have my camera for some of it and I was kinda bummed. We picked him up at the SLC airport. Corgin and his cousin, Addi, held the sign and we attached balloons to them. It was pretty cute! Then, on Friday we all went boating. Here are a few pictures from that adventure, and there really is just a few - I wished I would have taken more.

Corgin helped his daddy drive the boat.

He also went for a swim.

He got really tired by the end of the day. I kept hoping that a boat ride would put him to sleep.

Link played and looked cute.

I love this picture. Corgin had so much fun playing with his cousins. Here he is with Grant and Addi. They were taking a little break from playing in the water to eat. They had lots of fun digging and swimming on the beach. We also had a thing called "The Relaxation Station" which was a big inflatable toy with four chairs and a net bottom. The adults would sit and the kids had tons of fun running around in the water in the bottom. I think that the kids weren't the only ones that had a blast. We all did!

When Clint's parents were gone picking up his brother, we took the boat out one day. Here are some pics of that.

Corgin's first boat ride of the summer. He was so happy!

Daddy let him drive. (Yes, that is Link's carseat, we took him on his first boat ride too)

Corgin had fun throwing rocks in the water and he was being so cute.

He also went in the water with his dad. Here they were waving at me and Link on the beach.

Trying out the water.

After swimming, the two boys sat and relaxed on the back of the boat.

After swimming, Corgin played on the beach. He found all sorts of things to play with. And he is such a boy, all about dirt and rocks and sticks.

He'd stand there until his feet would get buried in the sand and we'd have to go help him out.

Look at that dirty "hinder binder" as Corgin calls it.

Played so hard that his pants were falling off.

Link slept.

And then he was awake long enough to eat and get a few pics. We had fun. I love spending time with my boys, all three of them. Good times, and I'm looking forward to so many more.

Fun and Fireworks!

We started out our 4th of July celebrations with a parade. Corgin was really excited!

We went to the parade in Inkom. They always throw lots of candy. Corgin waited with his hands out so he could catch it all!

He would also wave as the floats (can I really call them that?) went by. Sometimes they would throw extra candy when they saw him waving.
Why is it that all the rules go out the window when there is a parade and parents start encouraging their kids to run out in the middle of the street and pick candy up off the ground? I'm not really sure, but we had fun doing just that, as did Corgin!

Here is all the goods he got. He'll be earning (potty treats, yay!) these for weeks!

Later, we went to a family barbeque and did some fireworks there. This is how Corgin would watch them at first.

Then he went to sit with his Aunt Maddie and cousin Tytan for a little while.

For some of the bigger ones, we moved to the church parking lot. Corgin was more into it by then and would even take them over to Uncle Gery to be lit.

He was super excited to take the big tank firework over to be lit.

Here it is. The grand finale of tanks! Corgin loved it.

Linkoln just slept through most of the celebrations, so no pictures of him.

Then, on Sunday night we watched fireworks from our house. I didn't take any pictures, but Corgin liked the really big ones. And again, Link slept.

Link's Stats

So, I forgot to include this in the last post, so here it is. Linkoln went to the Dr. for his two month check-up and shots. He is in the 50th percentile for height and weight. He is just growing so fast! He weighed 11 lbs and 4 oz. It's just so different from what I'm used to since Corgin was so little.

Anyway, since I'm making my blog into a book for journaling purposes, I'm also going to include a few little bits of info about my boys that I just love! Linkoln curls his toes when he eats and I think it is so cute. He is also smiling and cooing at us, especially in the mornings. He is a morning person, I guess. Corgin keeps us laughing all the time. He calls pool tables "golf ball tables" and has several nick names for Linkoln, like "Linkoln turtle", "Linkoln pie", and thanks to my brother, "Stinkin' Linkoln". Ha. He also can be so sweet. The other morning he came and crawled in bed with me and put his arm around me and said, "Corgin like Mommy." So I said, "Mommy loves Corgin." And then he asked, "Keep Corgin?" and I told him we would keep him, then he continued to ask me if we would keep Link and Mommy. After our little conversation he gave me the biggest hug. I loved it. I love being a mommy!

Fun and Fishing!

We are so excited that the weather has finally gotten nice. Corgin loves, loves, loves to play outside! He loves anything and everything he can do outside. He is also a great helper when there is work to be done outside.

Here he is enjoying a popsicle while playing on the trampoline.

Here is a little clip of him riding his bike. This was a couple weeks ago when he first got it, he now rides like a pro. He likes to wear his helmet too.



Linkoln just hangs out in the shade while Corgin is busy playing.

Sometimes he hangs out inside too.

He isn't always fond of picture taking.

On Saturday, we went to a ward party (our old ward in Inkom, where Clint's parents live). Here are some of the festivities we enjoyed.

Corgin got his face painted. I didn't know he could sit that still for that long, but I guess it can be done!

He asked for a snake. He thought it was pretty cool.

Link could care less. He just slept in his stroller.

There was a fish pond full of trout. The kids loved looking and touching the fish. Corgin is the one in the red shorts with feet up in the air.

Not only was it a pond to look at, but the kids got to go fishing in it. The only catch was that they had to use their bare hands. Corgin's age group was the first to go, and Corgin was the only one brave enough to go in.

Here Corgin is with a fish he caught (with the help of daddy of course).

One fish.

Nope, he got two fish and he was very proud.

Here is a little video of Corgin fishing. He had so much fun!

i live for these moments!

Linkoln's Blessing and our Life

Well, this last week has been a crazy one. We moved back into our house after living with Clint's parents while we rented out our house. Clint has been back to work, so we were happy that the lease was finally up. We also blessed little Link.

Family pic on blessing day.

Thanks to everyone who came and supported us. And thanks to those who helped us move and get our house and yard all ready. We appriciate you all.

Here are my little boys. Corgin just loves his little brother and loves to hold him.

Little Linkoln, he always looks so suprised in pictures.

Look at those adorable feet.

Here are a few things about my boys. After the blessing and lunch, Corgin was playing in his bedroom while Clint and I were relaxing on the couch. He comes out and gives me a big hug and tells me, "Thank you for taking care of me." What a sweet little boy. Moments like that make me think that the terrible two's may not be so terrible. Corgin is always cracking us up. And Linkoln is just an adorable little baby. He likes to give his daddy kisses and always watches his big brother. I've really been blessed with such a great family!