We Love Trains!

Justin and Tyler could play with their trains for hours! Oh yeah...they do! Here are some pictures from our busy afternoon playing with trains:

Berries and Brynlee

Grandpa and Grandma Guptill drove to Oregon from Montana on the last weekend of June for the baby blessing of Brynlee Hammond, Nicki and Lance's new baby daughter. Here is a picture of her with Grandma.



Grandpa and Grandma stayed with us for the weekend while Lance's parents stayed with them in Vancouver. The boys were so excited to see Grandpa and Grandma!

We had a good weekend with the Guptill’s and Lance’s parents from St. George. They were all at our house on Sat. as they picked berries at the nearby farm and left the baby as they went to the temple. They took Justin along to help pick blackberries and raspberries. Justin was a good helper and taste tester. Justin and Grandpa wrestled all weekend and Tyler brought out all of his favorite books to read.





We love our new cousin Brynlee! Tyler loves to kiss her ankles. He loved reading all her little baby books while we were at their apartment Sunday afternoon. Justin was happy to play games on Lance's computer. It was a good weekend!

Cannon Balls

Justin had a fun two weeks of swimming lessons with his friend Ethan Beckstrand at the neighborhood outdoor private pool. They both took the class together last summer and neither one would put their head under the water on their own. This year was a different story. Justin was "Mr. Dunking Boy" jumping around in the water, blowing bubbles, kicking and having a fabulous time!





Tyler was a such a good sport to watch each day and cheer on his big brother! Travis came to watch several times since Justin's class was right during Travis' lunch break. Justin was so excited to have an audience and to wear his new Lightening McQueen swimming suit!

On the last day of class, Justin told me his plan on our way to the pool: "I don't want to just walk down the steps into the pool, Mom, I want to do a cannon ball...what's a cannon ball?" I told him and when he ready to get into the pool, he told his teacher and she let him try. We'll have to have good old dad show him how its done next time we all go swimming!



Justin passed the swimming level with flying colors and here is what his teacher had to say about him: "Justin is a joy to have in class! He likes to learn new things. Keep kicking with straight legs and blow bubbles!"

4th of July

Fun with Dad!



Monster Trucks, Army Tanks and Fire Trucks...Oh, I mean fireworks!