Accidents and 27 weeks

Always something super hero going on in our house.

Dad even got in on the action.  I will be very curious to see how our little girl survives with all of these wild guys, she will be one tough cookie.

This is about the same point that I realized with Rafe that we hadn't taken a belly shot.  So here is me at 27 weeks.

Cooling off in our fun new pool.

 So last Monday our little accident child Rafe decided to take a little spill and break his arm.  He has a buckle fracture, one in each arm bone.  This child may kill me with worry one of these days.  In just under one year he has had 1 ambulance ride, 2 ER visits, 1 hospital stay (5 days), 1 cat scan, 2 chest xrays, 2 xrays on his leg, and now an arm xray.  Lets just say the past year has been a little expensive with medical bills, but thank goodness for good insurance.

This is right after he got his splint on at the Peds office.  It was 8:00 and we still hadn't gotten dinner so we grabbed the boys favorite, pizza pie cafe.

Getting ready to head into the zoo.

We had to see an orthopedic Dr as well and he put a hard cast on.

Here is the happy camper with his hard cast, definitely more durable than the splint.  He has been a real trooper through the whole thing.  Let's pray this is the end of his accidents for a while!

Busy Busy Busy

June zoomed by, we were running constantly between Tball and swimming lessons and all of the other day to day stuff we had planned.

The boys have loved playing with their dinosaurs outside.

Rafe and his cousin JR loving Grandpa Hess' big tractor (lawn mower).

I got a bread maker and so we have been having homemade bread a lot and it is oh so good!

For Father's Day after church we went on a bike ride.  We started over at Freeman Park and went around the Greenbelt and over to Snake River Landing.  These pics are from the Snake River landing area, the boys needed a little break in the shade because it was a hot day.

We made a stop at the Greenbelt to feed the ducks too.

We started Bekam in swimming lessons this summer.  He has been doing really good, I was surprised at how willing he was to try everything his teacher asked him to do.

Super hero Rafe keeping himself entertained while we waited for Bekam.

This is the little Kindergarten playground at the school across the street from us.

We transitioned Rafe into his big boy bed awhile ago, but he kept getting out and falling asleep in the recliner in his room.  It does not look that comfortable to me.

These two always have to have a box to look at while they eat their cereal.

Bekam was sick for a few days earlier in the month and Khloe made sure to watch over him.

Bekam played Tball again this year and really liked it.  He got into it a lot more this year.  I also got suckered into helping coach as well, it was pretty fun.

Enjoying their Library books.

My little Ninja Turtles.

Getting ready for the Fourth of July parade with cousins Jace and Reagan.

They were excited to get their flags.

Our friend Levi in the Fireman's band.

After the parade we headed over to Dan's parents for lunch and the kids played in the water.  Grandpa Stevens' decided to get in on the water action as well.

Rafe may have enjoyed his brownie a little too much.

Oh yes that is my man!  Dan and his brother's decided to bring back an old tradition of making a giant slip n slide and putting on their mom's old 80's spandex.  Super Sexy!

Later we had a bbq and watched the fireworks at Dan's Aunt Shirlee's house right over by the temple.

Playing with glow sticks.

That weekend we had my families reunion.  We shacked up in my parents trailer because where we camped was bear country and I wasn't about to sleep in a tent.  Our little cutie pies all tuckered out.

Uncle Nick was on the other bed and Dan and I were on the floor, good thing it was only one night.

Just a few pics of where we camped.

Packing up to go.

Ready to go home and have a bath!

On our way out we saw a moose.

Bekam's very creative glasses :0).

And Rafe had to show off his tower as well.