Summer

 Bennett continues to do great and we all love doing anything we can to make him laugh.  He can roll over from his back onto his tummy and has found his fingers.  If we put a toy on his chest he can grab it and it usually goes straight to his mouth.  His legs are incredibly strong and he's so long he doesn't fit so well lying on a lap.  We have decided we need a heftier baby carrier to strap to ourselves to pack him around since he loves being held but our arms and backs can't take it!

Our wonderful realtor and friend, Kenny held his annual pool party at the Scera and this time we joined him.  Paxton and Daddy had fun in the water while I hung out with baby B.  Personally, I have avoided the pool for years but I did buy a new swimming suit, which I LOVE, so I took Paxton and my nieces to swim at Lindon's pool.  It's a fun place, they have nice lazy river and some good areas for kids.  We had a good time and I decided swimming isn't so bad.  It's amazing what you'll do for your children!

For some reason this last week has also been great for naps.  Probably because we finished our hands on work on the basement - there are pics below.   The boys both love their sleep, which we are VERY grateful for.  We really don't have the same energy as a twenty something person does.  But they keep us moving and I'm sure it won't be long before we are chasing Bennett too.

Maybe it's the glasses, but doesn't he look so much older?  He loves his Mr. Potato Head and he borrowed his specs to model them for me.  Paxton loves to visit Grandma Leslie and one day I asked him what he wanted for dinner.  He said pizza, so I asked him if he knew how to make it.  So he tells me that he needs his recipe and it's at Grandma Leslie's house.  Very clever.

This is the beginning of Jared's pottery room.   He still needs the utility sink installed but otherwise he could throw some pots anytime.  We actually have a small kiln too, one day walking to church Jared spotted it and it was free so we picked it up with the help of my cousin and a tractor.  Anyway, the garage has an outlet wired to run it...if it actually works.  He found the wheel on KSL's online classifieds which is pretty popular around here.

Here is the newly carpeted family room.  We actually had a little sleepover in one of the bedrooms a couple nights ago.  Paxton enjoyed it and wanted his bed left down there.

This is the same room (same paint and carpet although they look very different) but looking toward the doors which walk out to the backyard patio.  Next to this room there's an all-purpose room which now gives the tennis table a home.  There are also two more bedrooms, a bathroom, laundry room, and several closets.  I wanted a secret passage way but Jared didn't so the greater wisdom prevailed.