4th of July 2008

This post marks the one year anniversary of my blog! The first posting I made was 4th of July 2007. The postings are getting few and far between but eventually I get you all caught up!

We went to the Snoqualamie Community 4th of July party this year. Here we are on the train looking like cage animals.

What could be better then cotton candy?! Here is a fine display of how one should eat cotton candy.

Jake wanted to ride the ponies and was so excited right up until the point of mounting up. But dad made him stick with it. Jake screamed all the way around the (shortened) loop. Afterwards he talked about how next time he wasn't going to cry and how brave he was to stay on the horse even though it was scary. Mike is so good at pushing Jake to do things he is nervous about. I would have just yanked him off the horse and save myself the heartache of listening to him cry!

Fortunately I had Ben. Ben couldn't figure out what Jake was crying about. He just cowboyed up and rode like a champ!

June- Trip to Boise

Ben, Norah, Jake and Jonah. These are the Parsons cousins in Boise. We had a great time visiting and playing with them on our trip in June.

Josh meets Ma Jennie (great-grandma) for the first time.

Jake learned how to jump on the tramp on this trip. He was out there for hours and LOVED it. He is growing up soooo fast! I remember not too long ago he was scared of the trampoline. Ben wouldn't get on it. :)

Grandpa Bob relaxing with Josh.

Josh with his cousin Micah. Hard to tell from this picture but Micah makes Josh look like a serious lightweight. These baby cousins are about as opposite they come! Josh is small, Micah is a serious chunk. Josh is smiley, Micah is super serious. And the list goes on...

Playing a little baseball at the cousin's house. Ben in a "wife beater", nonetheless. I love this pic!

Mortimer Family Update

Hard at work.

Say cheese!

Josh's first ride in the double stroller. We don't get out walking like we used to!

Potty training. Jake is, Ben isn't. They still like to try together.

Sleeping after a successful day at Goodwill with dad. They found a good deal on some ATV packs to sell on ebay. There were so many the car was loaded up and Jake even had to hold one in his lap.