Tonight I was going to blog earlier while Isaac and the boys went outside but...he had a project going and I'm just not comfortable with them out there (in the street) when he's distracted. So Tanner rode his trike and the other two boys and I roller bladed. It was so fun. We had a great time. The boys both loved it too--Colt just came out of bed to tell me "It was the funnest day ever." Pretty sure that's a win! ...now for getting him back to bed, hmmm, wish me luck...

Last Saturday we hired a babysitter and went on a date. Mexican food and toured the new Harbor Freight in town. We're big time. Then the grocery store where I just ran in while Isaac ran over to the project house. He told me to take my time...his mistake...that put a damper on the date--oh well. 

Its crazy but I don't have very many pictures this week. This one of a door at Colt's school however, might have inspired this years Halloween costumes. We'll see if I can't really pull off tigers. My wheels are spinning. Tanner was no where near the door but when when he saw me pull out my phone he immediately said "cheese" or deese...he knows!

 

 

We fed the missionaries this week...okay I made them frozen corn dogs and fries. So lazy. But that's every dinner for me lately. The next day I ended up saying something to Isaac like "We'll just do something easy for dinner." Ummm so it will be like EVERY single other day when I scramble to make the easiest thing I can think of because I haven't even thought about it until 45 min before he comes home. Yup. Normal. I see no change in sight--oh well. 

A fun thing that happened this week was I got to go to Cannon's class. He gives me a hard time at home pushing boundaries and such but he really is on his best behavior at school and I'm grateful. I was just helping students log on to the laptops but I snapped this quick picture, then his teacher sent me one of him checking out the caterpillars (I think that's what they were) in class.

 

And the backhoe saga...you knew there was one right?! Oh for one thing Isaac's legs arms (and face where he probably wiped sweat off) are in full blown poison ivy reaction. (Or whatever it is we get into around here.) Cannon has some too but not as bad as Isaac and I'm just counting our blessings it wasn't Colt! The week and a half delay is consistent for us, we know they got into it the Saturday that they were cleaning up the project house. Oh I guess that's the other news-he did rent it out to the couple in our ward. Ok the backhoe: I said to Isaac "Is this the last time you're going to borrow Bro Rogers backhoe?" And he said "It should be." But I didn't feel like that was the commitment I was looking for. He had ordered some stuff to try to seal up the gas tank though it got here this week-that took all night Tuesday. Then Wednesday it was out on the deck just drying or "curing" Isaac had to go to YM/YW  Well, Colt put a stick in the tank. He's a 4 year old little boy...what did we expect? Luckily we stopped it before Tanner got any in there but he was right behind him. So that added to Thursday's adventures, but thankfully he got it out. And got the backhoe back together Thursday. I just told him I was so tired of doing the bedtime routine by myself. (I'm a wimp but I like his help!)

Today he got some gas in it, and...it still leaks...but apparently not as bad. But he was pretty happy to at least get it started back up. But they didn't get it welded, and Monday's a holiday so...Maybe next week we'll get brother Rogers his backhoe back.

We are getting back into a routine with school and such and have been able to hit a park a couple times with the Tilton's. That's good for mom's and kids! And all of the sudden Colt can do the Monkey Bars? I asked him when he learned and he said he just watched Cannon. Okay, that sounds about right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_up1tYJeQA

Tomorrow we're going to meet up with Grandma and Grandpa Ison...somewhere along I-70...I think we're leaning KC way. But that should be fun. 

Other than that...we're just plugg'n along.