The great outdoors

Cody and Boston have become quite the fishermen. They go quite often during the week and sometimes I'm lucky enough to join in on the fun and go to. We've tried Grantsville but had absolutely no luck so we've been sticking to Settlement. Tons of luck. Boston loves to reel in the fish. Every time we go we always forget the camera so we don't have any pictures but the next time we go I'll definitely get some pictures to share. Besides the fishing they've also enjoyed a little camping... in the backyard. Boston loved it. He thought it was so cool to sleep outside under the stars and the moon.

What a big guy!

I just had to share this picture of Boston. We took it right before we went to church one Sunday. He has been insisting lately to wear a tie to church because Cody wears one. He looks so handsome.

I know it has been a while since we have blogged about our family. I have a really good excuse. We have been EXTREMELY busy! We've got softball a couple times a week, indoor soccer on Monday's, Real Salt Lake games to go to, fishing, spending lots of time with family and friends, and we just put up our shed. It is never ending I swear. Our next project will be to get the baby room done before Cody goes back to work mid-August. The summers always seem to just fly by. We really have enjoyed our summer. We haven't gone on any trips but we have had lots of fun. I will try to keep this post short and share the many pictures at the bottom of the post. I really hate when I have to play catch up. I will try harder to stay on top of this.

The 4th of July was fun, but hot! On the 3rd we always have a family BBQ at Cody's grandparents. The WHOLE family comes out and we do a dutch oven (YUMMY!!) and camp out in the back yard. The back yard is not very big so you squeeze in tight. I told Cody I would sleep outside it we could get an air mattress to sleep on. We didn't have one so I slept inside and Boston stayed outside with Cody. I have not been sleeping comfortably anyway and to attempt that on the ground would be awful. In the morning we got up and ate a little breakfast and took Boston to the parade. This was the first year that he really enjoyed it. He really loved seeing his grandpa Mark (stinkybears) ride his Harley in the parade. He got really excited to see him. He waved at everyone that went by and of course grabbed as much candy as he could. Anyone in need of some taffy? We relaxed the rest of the day and played games with some friends at our house. We thought we would be able to see the fireworks from our backyard but they didn't go off high enough. Oh well, we got to enjoy some excellent fireworks at the Real SL game on the 24th and on the Bee's game on the 25th.

Boston took swimming lessons this summer. He was a little hesitant at first and would only stay in about half the time. After a couple of days he was doing great. We have been taking him swimming quite a bit this summer and Boston LOVES the water slide. He has figured out that if he leans back with Cody going down the slide you go faster. What can I say, he's fearless. We also bought Boston a little pool for the backyard that he loves to play in. He invites his friends over to enjoy with him. What a water baby.

The pregnancy is going great. It seems like this one has been easier then with Boston. I think it's just because I've already been through it. We are hoping to set the c-section around the 29th of October. We go in to the doctor next Monday so we'll find out then. Boston has decided that the baby's name should be "mommy" so I told Cody we need to decide soon so Boston will get use to it. He seems really excited to have a baby brother. He likes talking to my belly and singing songs to it. It is so cute. I really hope he enjoys it as much when the baby gets here.

I tried to keep this as short as possible. Here are some pictures of all the fun we've been having. I had to do them in a couple of slide shows.

The 4th of July