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Kameron and Taelyn always enjoy the Sacrament at church. I don't know what it is...maybe it's because it's food or maybe it's the little tiny cups of water. Whatever it is, they like it.

So yesterday, during the Sacrament, I give Kameron his piece of bread and Taelyn her piece of bread and then pass it to Josh. I guess Taelyn wanted more, but Josh told her no and then passed it to one of the men that was passing the Sacrament. That did not make Taelyn very happy. Then I hear:

"That guy's not sharing! Daddy, that guy's not sharing!"

I guess she wanted the man to come back and share all the bread with her.

We had a good laugh. Taelyn we love you! You are such a silly little girl.

Look at me Mom!!

Last year Kameron got a bike for his birthday. Grandma and Grandpa let him choose what bike he wanted and then they surprised him with it on his birthday. He has loved riding his bike. A few weeks ago we decided it was time to take off the training wheels.

So Daddy took them off, and then helped Kameron ride his bike. Josh would give him a little push and  off he went.

 As you can tell by his face he loved riding without training wheels.

He had to make sure everyone was watching. :)

It didn't take long for him to figure it out.

Daddy decided it was time for a helmet. He was so excited that he had a helmet and even happier when he saw that we got him a Spiderman helmet. He loves Super Heroes. 

This boy is fearless.
He rides his bike everywhere now. He loves riding down hills....he goes really really fast, it kind of scares me. :) But luckily we haven't had any crashes yet.

What a happy little boy! We love you Kam!

Jaialdi 2010: Basque Festival

A few weeks ago we went to Boise for the weekend. Every 5 years is my Mother-in-law's family reunion & Basque Festival. We were all excited and ready for a mini vacation. Josh's entire family got to come this year, so it was alot of fun to spend time with everyone.  Here is what we did for Jaialdi this year...

While in Boise we stayed in a Hotel. And of course all the kids were so excited because it had a pool. The kids could have cared less about the Basque Festival, they wanted to stay in the pool.

Kameron and Taelyn had so much fun swimming. Daddy was helping Kameron learn how to swim, and he actually did really well.

  Kameron & Taelyn love the water. They were both a little unsure at first, but as you can see in the pictures, they ended up having alot of fun. They loved jumping to Daddy.

It was so hot in Boise....so it was nice to come back at the end of the day and cool off in the pool.

 

  

 Another trip to Chuck E. Cheese

Anytime all the cousins are together we try to make a trip to Chuck E. Cheese. Going to Chuck E. Cheese isn't just a spur of the moment thing. It is a well planned out trip. A few days before we went to Boise Kathy asked if I could search for coupons. Kathy gets an envelope and writes our names on it. She then includes coupons and cash for each family. What a nice Grandma!

We had alot of fun. We spent 2 1/2 hours at Chuck E. Cheese, but it actually didn't seem that long. And i hit the jackpot on one of the games and won 250 tickets. I was pretty excited, hehe.

And what did we get with our 745 tickets???

A Superhero Puzzle (500 tickets), Airheads (40 tickets each), a Chuck E. Cheese Spoon, a ring, and other little toys. Shouldn't I be getting like a huge amazing toy for that much??? :)

The kids loved riding the rids, playing the games, and getting tickets. They had been talking about Chuck E. Cheese before we even got to Boise, so they were very happy when we finally went.

  Taelyn loves all the rides at Chuck E. Cheese.

As we were leaving we got to meet .....

Chuck E. Cheese!!

 Taelyn loved him...at a distance.

 The kids wouldn't leave him alone...haha.

 Taelyn decided she wanted to show him her drink.

Chuck E. finally went to see some other kids....but he had some little followers. Taelyn and Sahilita were following him everywhere. Now Kameron on the other hand didn't want that mouse near him. As soon as he saw him he ran off in the other direction. But I don't blame him....that mouse is kind of scary!

When we finally left Chuck E. Cheese we hadn't even left the parking lot and Taelyn was asleep.

We had a great time at Chuck E. Cheese, and to tell you the truth...the adults like going just as much as the kids.

Our Late Night Dinner

Friday night we went out to eat at Chili's. We ended up going to eat at 9PM. We couldn't believe how late we were eating. Everyone was exhausted, but we survived.

 Here's a picture of everyone. Don't they all look so happy? hehe

 At least Kameron had a smile for me.

 And Taelyn too.

They gave all the kids crayons to color with...but this is what my son decided to do with his crayons.

We finally left Chili's and the kids went right to sleep. 

The Basque Festival 

On Saturday we finally did some 'Basque' stuff. We went to the fairgrounds and walked around. They have lots of food, Basque dancing, and little booths where you can buy different things.

Here are some pictures of the Basque Dancers.

Well, we all had a great weekend in Boise and are looking forward to the next Basque Festival in 2015. But I think we all needed a vacation from our vacation.

Gaver's Lagoon

Since the 4th of July fell on a Sunday this year a lot of people had Monday off, including Josh. Since he doesn't take very many days off, we decided to take Kameron fishing.

Josh bought Kameron a fishing pole last summer, but he just recently learned how to cast really well. So, Josh has been wanting to take hime fishing. We finally took a family trip to Gaver's Lagoon...

This was Kameron's first time fishing. We tried to take him fishing last year, but he really wasn't interested. Once he learned how to cast he was ready.

Kameron loves spending time with Daddy...and he wants to do everything he does.

Taelyn was excited to go fishing too. She had her own pole and everything. But she wasn't too sure how to use it. She kept playing swords with it. She still had alot of fun.

Daddy finally caught a fish and let Taelyn reel it in.

Then he caught another one. This time it was Kameron's turn to reel it in.

Showing off his fish.

And another one....

And another one.

Although Kameron never caught his own, he still loved reeling in hid Dad's fish. He keeps asking us when we're going to go fishing again. Hopefully we'll plan another family outing to Gaver's lagoon.

On the way home Taelyn had Daddy's hat and was acting silly.

Peek-A-Boo!

Since we left around 6:00 we decided to go to Snow Bunny for dinner. After dinner the kids got ice cream. They were so excited. Kameron decided to play with his ice cream cone. He was pretending it was a person.

So what did Kameron's ice cream cone say to Taelyn's, "Hey your head's kind of small." Where does this kid come up with this stuff.

It was a great day!

Kameron's 4th Birthday!

 This last Saturday was Kameron's 4th birthday. I can't believe it has already been 4 years since we first met him.

That was then...

This is Now!!

Who is this kid?!?! I can't believe he's 4!

Party Time

Kameron was so excited for his birthday this year. He was counting down the days. He knew exactly what he wanted, who he wanted to invite, and what cake he wanted.

 But the morning of his birthday, he woke up not so happy. We brought him breakfast in bed, but as you can see he cried.

 We knew some people that had a jump house, so we borrowed it for Kam's party. Josh thought I was crazy for wanting a Jump House...he said he's already too spoiled. But c'mon doesn't that look fun?

 He loved it! Thanks Dad!

 I think he & Tae thought it was actually ours to keep.

And of course, I had to try it out also.

 Kameron really liked having all of his friends & cousins

at his party.

 After we ate a little lunch we had some cake.

Every time we went to Albertson's Kameron would look at the cakes. He picked out a 'Dig Dig' cake.

Instead of ordering his cake from Albertson's we found a plain cake at Wal-Mart and put our own dig digs on it. They loved it.

 Blowing out the candles.

Enjoying some birthday cake. I think he actually ate the frosting and the ice cream, no cake. 

 Another thing Kameron really wanted for his birthday was a Pinata. He chose a Transformer one. But I wasn't too sure about having a bunch of 4 year olds swinging a stick around trying to hit a pinata, so we went the safe route. We got the pull-string pinata.

 Much safer...

Presents

 Kameron could not wait to open his presents. Daddy got him a baseball glove.

 He got a new tie and a book from his friend Cameron.

 Wyatt gave him a really nice Construction Truck lunch box filled with lots of goodies. And a new book.

 His cousin Joshua gave him lots of bubbles.

 A race car from his buddy Andrew.

And the one thing he wanted and could hardly wait to open.... 

 A Garbage Truck!!

As you can see, by his cheesy little smile, he was so excited.

Then, before it was time to go....more jumping!

And then we had to say goodbye to the jump house. But everyone enjoyed helping get all the air out.

At the end of the day we asked Kameron what his favorite part of his party was....

"Opening my presents!"

Kameron, Happy Birthday!! We hope you had a wonderful day.

Until next year...