May 2011

 So I know I am a little out of order, but I wanted to post these as well. In our old house we had a beautiful garden that was os green and lush, but also required a whole lot of work. Here are jut some of the flowers that were in our garden. Cole is smelling the tiki torch, and no there is no fluid in it yet!! He is just our funny one, and so when we told him to sniff some flowers to get a cute shot, this was the flower he wanted to smell, a metal one. Oh the sense of humor this little guy has:):):)

 Cole and Jakeb are smelling just two of the different roses that are in our garden. I believe that we had counted about 4 or 5 different color roses that were in our garden, it was truly a beautiful garden.

 Of course when it came time to work in the garden. the kids were all to eager to help. Of course the kids thought that to water to garden all they needed were some cups and water,so they would fill up the cups over and over again to water my flowers. Such helpful little guys!!!!

 Here are just two of the three boys after they got done helping mom and dad in the garden. They are so dirty and cute aren't they??

 One night it was so nice we decided to try out our new tent. The above picture is of them waiting for dad to come and join them. They did so good, they slept through the whole night and even into the morning. They are true campers, good thing James is around, cause I would not be sleeping outside with them, unless I had to:):):)

 Last bit for the month of may, is that Carson transitioned from crib to his toddler bed. He did so good. It helped out alot that he had two big brothers to be such good examples.

 He thinks he is such a big boy, look at that smile. He did a fantastic job, as you can see he is fast asleep. His first sleep as a big boy!!!

June 2011/ Sawtry Days

It's been a while since we last updated our blog and we are trying to catch up!!!  Last June we had the opportunity to enjoy our first full summer in England!!!!  It was beautiful especially with the many different colors of flowers that were in bloom.  We had the chance to go to the village of Sawtry with some good friends for "Sawtry Days".  The boys loved it there was live music, car shows, and plenty of games for mom and dad to go broke on.  This was one of our first chances to really see Jakeb, Cole growing up and "trying" to be independant with friends. 

T-Ball Season

It's the beginning of T-ball season. It is Jakeb's first year playing, so James went out with him to practice his swing. While James was practicing with Jakeb, Cole would ride his bike around the yard, and Carson would play in the flowers and drop rocks down the drain. After a while both Cole and Carson wanted a go with dad at learning how to hit a ball. I am so grateful that we have kids that LOVE to be outside. If they could live outside, they probably would.

Carson's 2nd Birthday

Happy 2nd Birthday to our little Carson. You have been a true blessing in our family. We are so happy that Carson is so strong, healthy, and very AcTiVe!!!!

Here is Carson blowing out all of his "2" candles, wow that was hard work. Thanks to Jakeb and Cole for helping out.

Carson is one who has to always have two of everything, one for each hand. He is asking if he can have another cupcake.

Take a small bite Carson, don't put too much in your mouth.

So He decides to take the biggest bite possible, once he got the first taste.

Look at those eyes, he is determned to eat it all!!! All in all Carson had a great birthday.

Lambing Season: Wimpole Farms

We went to Lambing season this spring at Wimpole Farms, where you get to see all the new little lambs. Unfortunetely we were not able to feed them this year, because of a disease that was going on with the mama sheep that could be passed onto people, ugh. We still had fun though. We went with our neighbors, Paul and Jill; they are so nice and friendly and we are so lucky to have such wonderful neighbors.

There were also brand new piglets and calfs. They were a bit smelly, but very cute!!!!

I have a feeling that the kids' favorite part was the massive playground, and all the many climbing structures. I do believe that I have a house full of monkeys!!!!

London Temple

We went to the London Temple with some of our good freinds from our ward here in England. The Temple grounds are so big and so beautiful that these pictures do not give you the full beauty. It is truly a beautiful place to be!!!!

This is Cole and Ruby playing on the bridge over one of the rivers that are on the grounds.

These are our kids and our friend's kids waiting around on another bridge.

This is the gang of kids that are always together. It is amazing that when ever we are together, they ALL get along wonderfully. Never is there any squabbling going on between them, they all get a long so well. We have been truly blessed to find such wonderful people to fill our lives!!!!

Carson exploring the grounds, who knows if he is where he should or shouldn't be.

The day was perfect. A great day at the Temple, great friends, great weather and an even greater feeling when we we left.

Fun Outside

Now that the weather is so nice, we definetely take advantage of going outside. We have a large green area across the street where the boys play with some of the other neighbor kids. The spring here is so beautiful here in England, probably the most beautiful I have ever seen, you will see the yellow daffodils and tulips all over the country side.