The Castle

I love to go exploring at thrift shops. Mike however, does not, but one day I kindly persuaded him to stop into The Goodwill with me. He agreed, not because he wanted to, but because he loves me. Mike and Hayden took off to the toy area while McKall and I looked over the rest of the store. I was done and proceeded to find the boys. This is when I learned that Mike told Hayden he could pick any toy he wanted. I had to clarify...any toy? That is pretty dangerous when you are working with a three year old I tried to tell Mike. But, it didn't matter because Hayden was already on the hunt. Mike and I tried to jump in and find Hayden a toy that we approved of. He didn't like any of our ideas. He had found the castle. The dirty, broken, gross, old castle. Noooooooooo I pleaded. But, he was in love. I reluctantly agreed (because it was only $3.00). On the way out he found another toy. Bad Guy is the name Hayden gave him. I was so happy to be bringing Bad Guy home too. Hmmmmm.

Even though I hated it and did not want this it has brought hours and hours of playing joy to Hayden, so I guess it was worth the pain! By the way, the castle pic does not do this thing justice for just how gross this thing is.

If you are cool, you like to roller skate

At least that is what Hayden and I think. We took Hayden roller skating and he is a pro. Ok, a pro for a three year old. It was so fun, and he did really good. The place was dead so it was perfect for Hayden to perfect his skating skills without the risk of getting ran over by a thirteen year old girl looking at a cute boy instead of paying attention to where she is going. I know this because I was a skating master when I was thirteen.

These pictures are really bad, but I had to post them. He looks adorable. I taught him to put one foot in front of the other, so he literally said the entire time he was skating "One and then the other," over and over again. It worked. Is it really embarrassing for me to admit that I loved it too. No... roller skating is cool.

This says it all

"There's nothing better than a good friend, except a good friend with chocolate." - Linda Grayson

"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt." - Charles M. Schulz

"Life is like a box of chocolates ... You never know what you're gonna get." - Forrest Gump

What would summer be without...

The Rodeo. The Caldwell Night Rodeo, to be exact. This is my typical attempt to capture a normal family picture of us. And here you see the typical result. Oh well!

We went with Grammy and Grampy Barbour. Hayden got very excited at all of the events, and loved it! Look at that face, so stinkin' cute.

The Fair. And of course Elephant Ears. Here is Hayden chowing down and loving every minute of it.

McKall enjoyed it too, from the comfort of her stroller. I love that smile.

While visiting Utah this summer we went to the Davis County Fair with my Aunt and Cousin. Hayden loved this water pump. He still talks about it and is determined to find another one... he is still looking.