hello... {*I mean*} GOODBYE summer...

Oh summer... why have you gone by so fast?

It's really not fair.

We've been so busy doing a million things. A few of those being:

Getting stung by a hornet for the first time (on the ear!):


Oh man, was he sad! That crap hurts! Poor kid. Now if he sees any type of bug he freaks out. Can't blame him...

Then we went to Lagoon with Tyson's fam, and some of Crystal's fam. Ellee is so DARING! She just hops on the rides and grins the whole time.


When we got there I put Ash on a ride with her... he thought it might be ok...


an then he FREAKED! I tried the little whales... he yelled "I hate this ride!" over and over. I tried everything... he cried as soon as I put him on and the people running the ride would look at me like "you're really not going to make him ride are you?" And then I'd feel guilty and rescue him before it started.

Finally I realized I was going about it all wrong and let him wander. Then he picked a few rides he would do. He liked the cars, and the train.



He has ridden the merry-go-round a few times, but he was freaking about it. I took him anyway and he looked like this...


until it started and then he was FINE!


He said after it wasn't bad. I knew he would like it. We need to go back and let him try a few more at his own pace. He really had fun and wants to go back sometime soon.

Did you notice Ellee's cute hair?


It always looks this adorable. While I was babysitting her the other day I took them to the bakery and the ladies where like "oh twins!" And I was like no they are cousins (I always get that... they DO look A LOT alike). And they were like "did you do her hair?" And again I was like "no... you see my hair? this one with the messy hippie hair is mine... the other one's mom is a hairstylist... can't you tell?"

We also have been fishing a lot too. Ash loves it now, and since Tom loves it too... well, its just a perfect match.


We went to Idaho again. Ash wanted to fish, but not really at that point because he was busy with everything else... so I tell my dad not to try too hard...


and what happens:


he manages to catch he biggest damn fish ever! He said he picked the ugliest lure, but apparently it wasn't so ugly after all.


After the one we caught died last time, we tried not to keep it out of the water too long. Grandpa let it go, but it managed to die later in the week sometime. They found it the next time (and threw it on shore, where the freaking mountain lion found it and ate it... ummm if I see it, I swear I will crap my pants).


Christa and Addi came, which was awesome.


Addi LOVED the four wheeler. Ash was cool with letting her ride the first few times, but then he was like "umm she wants off" after like 30 seconds. He would rather go fast and zoom, but it was so sweet to take her around as long as he did.


They looked so cute riding around.



You tell Addi to hold on and she just grabs the bar. Then she bounces up and down and blabbers while Ash drives her around.

What she really wanted to do though was play in the dirt. Christa finally put her down and she just had a ball. Getting dirty. She is going to be the cutest tom boy I know.




Grandma Snow and Rachie also came. I love when they come up! Ash loves it too. He was so excited to see Rach.


They tried to catch a lizard, but it was a little too fast.


That's just a little bit of what we've done so far. Ash is already ready to head back to Idaho. I have a feeling we'll be back again soon.