Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Playing Around

The boys have been loving their little sun tent that I got out a few days ago. We got it when we went to the beach when they were 6 weeks old and haven't used it since. They put blankets, pillows, and toys in there and then throw them out again.



After dinner we went out to the playground and had lots of fun. They love to throw the tiny rocks that are around the slides. Justin was trying to teach them to put rocks in his hands but Brax just threw them at him. Both boys climbed up and wanted to go down the slide. Braxton did it all by himself. He turned around and went down the slide on his belly. Taylor is more hesitant but kept coming back for more.




The End!

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

What to do??

Over the last two days I have found myself looking for things to do with my boys. My apartment is small, they only play with their toys for a while before getting bored or fighting over them, and I don't want them to be total TV bugs. So I need ideas of what you all do with your kids to make the day, well, not so long. It has been cooler the last few days so going outside hasn't been an option. It is supposed to warm up though so that gives me a few options. I only have a car two days a week so I can't just leave and go walk around Target (which is where I am headed today). So any ideas of fun things to do with kids would be helpful!!

Happy Birthday Em

After a whole summer together and taking tons of pictures, I have no pictures of us. Hmmm.. Guess we need to hand over our cameras somethime for a picture. Thanks for the fun summer and being so good to us. We love you and hope you have a Happy Birthday!!

Saturday, August 23, 2008

8-22-08

Last night I could not keep the boys out of the food closet. When I thought they were distracted playing in their room, this is what I found. They were so quiet I didn't realize they were in the kitchen.
Stacking cans so nicelyOh no! We got caughtBrax and TayTaylor thinks the word Stinky is SOOOOO funny! Justin has a way of saying it that makes them laugh every time. Last night after changing a stinky diaper, Taylor started waving his hand by his nose and laughing. I asked him if it was stinky and he just cracked up. Next time I will have to try to get it on video.
When we were in IF I got the idea of making these stuffed animal blankets. Em and Sar did them a while ago and I always thought they were cute so I got the stuff and heres what I did...BeforeAfterI always love new projects. This week I saw that my favorite fabric store was having a great sale. I left the boys home with dad and went off to find some great deals. Yeah right! The stuff I loved wasn't in the sale section! It was so cute that I had to get it. Justin rolled his eyes when I showed him what I got. Like my boys need one more blanket. I guess we will just have to have a couple more boys or a girl that will love dinosaurs.
(I really don't think you can ever have too many blankets and I love to make them)

Friday, August 22, 2008

Settled In

Meal time with two 1 year olds...As you can see it is pretty messy while these two are eating. I am trying to teach them to use a spoon or fork and they know what to do but can't get enough food to stay on the spoon so they dig in with their hands as back up or else they just don't use their hands at all and lean over and suck it up. They still love to throw food and laugh as they do it. Oh well. They are learning.
They are starting to be brave and climbing up the slide by themselves. They still haven't figured out how to get down it once they are up but it will come. Today we went to the park and Braxton decided to go down the slide alone. He climbed up, turned himself around, and slide on his belly down the slide. Way to go bud!
Both boys carry around their blankets. This is Braxton's favorite and Taylor loves one with a ruffled edge. They both love to rub the edges across their faces and hands.

Movie Buffs:

Justin's TV is getting fixed so we have been using the TV in our room for the boys to watch movies. Today I decided to put Shrek 2 on my computer and the boys sat in the bean bag and watched. They love movies! We have figured out the ones that keep their attention are the ones with lots of noise and music. Nacho Libre and Shrek are two new ones that they like.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Back to life

We have enjoyed our first day back in Spokane. We got a lot done but still have lists of things to do before Justin starts school on Monday.
I have a few more pictures from IF and then on to life in Washington.Braxton loves to play ball. Any kind of ball he can find he loves to throw. He has a great arm too! (he practices at meal times with his food)

Look mom, I am IN the basket.
Braxton enjoying a cookie after a game of basketball with dad.
How many kids can you fit in your portable crib? We can fit 5 and still have room to play :-)

The boys have adjusted great to being home. They love playing in their room because that is where all the toys are. The drag toys back and forth and they eventually all end up out in the living room. Something that Braxton loves and is getting very good at is climbing. He climbs everything he can!!!

Just hanging out on the totes.

Funny kid took the lid off the laundry basket and used it to push the buttons on the TV.

I was drying my hair this morning and decided I needed to check on the boys because who knows what they would be doing! This is what I found. They pulled all my shirts off the hangers (which I just put up last night :-) and Taylor was using them as a swing. You can't see it well but in the next picture he is swinging. It was to funny not to get pictures.

Life is seriously crazy with these two but thats what makes it fun!

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Going home

We have had a great summer but tomorrow it ends. We are leaving bright and early, 7:00 am, and heading back to Spokane for Justin's final year of school. We have loved being home and will miss everyone so come and visit soon!!!

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Chad & Jessica Merrill

We had a great time in Portland last weekend. The wedding was beautiful, the luncheon was great (The Melting Pot, YUM!) and four days without my boys was nice. They stayed with Grandpa and Grandma Hatch and had a great time. We missed them though!
We are home from Portland and are preparing for the next reception here in IF and then we off to Spokane. Here are a few pictures but there will probably be more next week.

Chad and Jess

Justin and I
Sar, Me, Chad, Jess and Em

Don't worry Chad, we got ya!! We all have a picture like this from our weddings so we had to carry on the tradition with Chad! He thought we were going to drop him. I got the heavy part so I pretty much did drop him. Opps! :-)

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Hatch Family Reunion

I have been trying to get this post done for days now and finally have a little time. We are leaving for SLC today so that we can catch our early flight to Portland tomorrow for Chad's wedding on Friday. We are leaving the boys with Grandpa and Grandma and hope that when we come back they are still sane :-) We are excited to go without the boys but will miss them! It's the first time we have left them but we know they will be taken good care of.

Last week we spent 5 days in Island Park with Justin's family. It was a great time. We floated down the Buffalo River, went to Old Faithful and other parts of the park, drove up Sawtelle, had lots of yummie foods, and rode bikes around Island Park Village. Here are my pictures in no particular order. ( I don't have time to change the order, I still need to pack!)

the boys loved it when Grandpa threw them onto the pillows
Taylor loved corn on the cob. He was helping to shuck the corn and decided to eat it instead.
Trying limes with cousin Elliott
Sharing the left over cake batter
When we went through Yellowstone Park the boys read the papers they gave us and gave Justin the directions :-)
At one of the geysers someone came up to us and asked if we wanted our picture taken. He said he would never ask anyone to take their picture but it was such a Kodak moment. :-) Funny.
The boys loved the bike rides we went on. Now we need to get bikes and a trailer.

Saturday, August 02, 2008

5 years ago...

Justin and I were married August 2, 2003 on a beautiful Saturday morning. Some times I can't believe I have been married for 5 years, have two babies, and are almost done with law school. Life is wonderful! Even more crazy is that I have known Justin for over 9 years. Where did the time go?? I am so lucky to have him. Justin is such a great husband, friend and dad and I look forward to all our years together. Love you Babe!!!