SURGERY DAY!

On Friday we had Tate's tonsils and adenoids removed. Everything went really well. He was such a good sport and was very cooperative pre-surgery. They gave him a sedative while we were with him. There is something so adorable about a loopy little guy. The surgery only lasted about 15 minutes! After surgery he was pretty mad. He didn't want the IV in his hand, and he just wanted to go home. As soon as we got to the car he was just fine. All in all, it was a success! Here are a few shots from the day. I asked if we could see the tonsils, and they told me it was not allowed, so his nurse snuck my camera back for me to take some pictures of him and the bio hazardous waste... thanks nurse! :0)


yes i know this picture is blurry (the nurse took it)... but i like it anyway. i'm not sure if he is cheering because he is excited, or if he is showing his muscles. either way it shows what a good sport he was, even after they wheeled him away.







YUMMY!!!

Boys of Summer

Tate and Boston just love the Summer. If they aren't swimming or chasing bunnies and fireflies in the yard, they are playing or watching ball games! Here are some pics of our Boys of Summer.....

Father's & Son's

Tate and Dallin enjoyed their first father/son campout this week with all of their friends from the stake! Here are some pictures...






There were tons of kids running wild in the open field of the forest campground, they had fun catching bugs and trying to build their own fire! While the men played Bocce ball, Cornhole and Football.

Instead of planning a meal for the night the guys stopped at Mcdonald's on the way up and let the boys play for a bit. Then it was off to the campsite where the boys could run wild. They really had a good time with all of their friends!

Next year Boston will be old to enough to go to the camp out! He already looks excited.

ONE DOWN... THREE TO GO!

I can't believe it's been a year already. I know this phrase is overused... but time really does fly!! It seems like we just got here, and that we should still be the "new people." we have made some of the best friends out here, and i feel like we've known them forever, when really, it has only been a year. we are lucky.

Packages from Home...Utah

Thanks to all of our Grandparents and Aunts and Cousins who sent packages, cards, letters, and money for Tate's birthday. He was SOOO excited. I guess that's one great thing about living out of state... I think he got something in the mail everyday for about a week. It was GREAT!!! We love you all so much... and don't worry Tate still remembers everyone!

THE PARTY

For Tate's birthday, we had a few of his friends come over for a "Beach Party" in the back yard. The boys had fun playing with water guns, water balloons, water baseball, and pretty much any other combination of boys and water. (and by boys i mean dallin too!)


I didn't get too many pictures of the kids in action, mostly because we were all soaking wet while that was going on, but here are a few... enjoy!

An early b-day present...

This year for Tate's birthday, he wanted new set of golf clubs. He had been asking for them for a very long time! We decided to give him his clubs a little early so that Dallin could take him out on the golf course during his summer break. I wish you could have seen how excited he was to open them... he was just glowing all night long! Here are a few of the pics.