Wild One!

When daddy is on post-bath duty...

Swimmin' in the Backyard

Sometimes it's just too hard to get to the big pool so this will have to do. Actually, I think he likes the independence and lack of swim suit to be honest. Yeah for backyards and baby pools!

Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

Today we celebrated Grandpa's 74th birthday! We played, went out to lunch, shopped, played, went to dinner, slept, went to church, slept, ate dinner, and slept some more. Just the 2 day celebration Grandpa wanted.
We are so grateful to have Roger in our lives and so grateful Eli gets to love and hug him everyday. Thanks, Gramps, for all you do! Happy Birthday!!

FHE with the Packs

We met Anne, Brandon, and Ethan at the 90th south Trax station and rode the train downtown for a Polynesian dance and music concert at the Gallivan center. So much fun!! The boys loved the train. It may actually have been being out of a cataract but still traveling, or maybe the bouncing around. Either way they were all squeals and smiles.
After some pretty good shave ice, we sat on the grass and enjoyed a really great show. They even had fire dancers! Ethan ran around dancing and making friend while Eli squealed and jumped and watched everyone around us. What a great night!
I love summer!

First swimming lessons

June 19, 2012 - first day of swim lessons! Splashing, kicking, splashing, going under water 3 times, splashing... Fun times for all!

Home Depot with Daddy

We had to stop by Home Depot today for a quick errand, which meant we spent way more time there than needed. But Eli and Kelly had some fun so what can you do?

Great Scot!

We had the chance to go to the Scottish Festival at Thanksgiving Point with Anne, Brandon, and Ethan. What fun! We watched dancers, laughed at the dressed up crazies (any excuse to wear your medieval garb), cheered the caber tossers and rock throwers, drank homemade rootbeer (Scottish?), and listened to lots of bagpipes! Eli really liked those. I'm grateful I get a chance to share my McFarland heritage with my family and friends. (oh, and I did yell "loch sloy" during the clan presentations.)

A bagpipe group was marching through the fair gathering everyone to the main field for the presentation of the clans. Wow! So loud!