Family Trip to Utah

We got back from our family vaction a week ago, and we're still catching up on sleep. We drove to Utah and spent a few days with Chris' brother Mark and his family in Provo. George had a great time playing with his 3 girl cousins. He learned how to play 'house' and with babydolls. We went to the toy store today and the first thing he said he wanted to play with was the dolls. I don't mind. It's cute.

Say, "Cheese"

Here's the whole Purves family. We're all here. We took this picture on the 4th of July when Chris' brother Mark and his family were in town from Utah. I'm grateful to be part of such a wonderful family.

It amazing the ways babies can sleep. I imagine that he was standing up crying after we laid him down. And then when he was tired, he just laid back and fell asleep.

What else am I supposed to do?

This is George's favorite thing to do when going to the bathroom. The boy wants his privacy so I gladly close the door, only to check on him when it's too late. Of course it's always when I have a new roll of toilet paper on. I need to stop buying the extra large rolls. He can't seem to resist and I can't seem to remember to keep an eye on him when he's going.

Camping

Chris and George went camping this past weekend. Chris' brother is the cook at girl's camp this week, so he needed to go early for the food to be dropped off. He invited his siblings and kids to come along. They stayed in a lodge with a kitchen and a bathroom, so it wasn't really roughing it but I think Chris thought it was. We're not much into camping. We like the outdoors, but we also like showering and sleeping in a bed. George was so excited to go all week. They went fishing and made smores over the campfire. But George's favorite part was when he and Chris set up a squirrel trap in the lodge and sat there for an hour trying to catch one. Chris said George was giddy and laughing everytime a squirrel came in and ate the crackers he set out. They came back with alot of scrapes and bruises, but they had a good time.

They didn't catch any fish but had fun trying.


The squirrel catcher


Holding the string while waiting for a squirrel

George's Half Birthday Party

We decided to celebrate George's half birthday (June 21st). I love having a reason to eat cake. and the other reason is because his birthday is so close to Christmas that we decided to buy him presents now and not for his real birthday. It was a lot of fun, especially seeing him get so excited when he saw the balloons and presents. We got him a Diego bike because he doesn't know how to ride one even with training wheels yet. He liked putting the breaks on more than actually riding around on it. Then we went to a small amusemnt park in Sacramento. We got him to go on all the rides but the train was the only one he'd go on for a second time. We'll wait a while till we go back. Happy Birthday 3 1/2!

Diego bike

Yummy cake!

Chris needs to get out more often.

George isn't so sure about riding on the water.

George loves the airplanes.

Mommy's loving it and George thinks

we're going to die.

Trip to Texas

I flew to Texas with George and Tommy for my youngest brother's highschool graduation. I was nervous to fly with 2 kids by myself. The flight there wasn't too bad, but the flight home was pretty hard. Tommy didn't sleep all 3 hours and George was cranky and tired. It was worth it to get to be with my family. George had so much fun playing with his cousins. I hardly saw him because he was off playing the whole time. I enjoyed getting to see my parents and all of my siblings. I wish we lived closer.

George waiting to eat a piece of cake















Sister Kathryn and son Tyson














Bryce and George in their fort















Spencer and Tommy surprised by the camera.