A puppy named Lars

For Father's Day I gave Ryan a dog of his choosing. And on Friday July 15th our puppy was old enough to leave his momma.

















We named him Lars. He is a gold retriever.

















Though he can be a chomper things are going well. Lars and Graham bug each other just how brothers should. Lars bites Graham and Graham sprays Lars with the hose.

Lagoon part 1

Recently we took a trip down to Utah. We decided to hit up Lagoon while we were there.

















As you can see G wore a harness and leash. And no it wasn't one made for a child it was one made for a small dog that we picked up at the dollar store. I always thought it was weird to see kids on leashes until I had a kid who could outrun me. He loved having that 5 foot radius to roam around.





















G's first juice experience. It went over well of course. I'm pretty pleased that we held out on juice for this long. He was a big drinker while at Lagoon.


And the boat ride...

















Apparently the steering wheel and the bell were not enough to convince him that the boats were cool.

















But his pacifier and softy were enough to settle the mood, along with cousin Brooklyn who comforted him and kept him from going overboard.














































I know a ton of boat pictures! But it was seriously the cutest thing ever!

















G is thinking: "Here is mom, better let her know how traumatizing the boat ride was."

















Some cuddles after lots of excitement.





















More on Lagoon coming soon...

Happy 4th of July

This year for the 4th we went to the "We the People" parade downtown. In the evening we went to the neighborhood block party. And finally we went down to the park for fireworks. We love this country and are so thankful to all those who serve and have served to protect it.






















Our parade spot, right in front of the Capital building.






















Doing some pre parade wandering.

















Are they coming yet?

















Graham held a flag the whole day. Minus nap time.





















We walked in the park and the fireworks started. Talk about cutting it close.




































Needless to say G slept in and is pushing a 4 hour nap as we speak.

Let the festivals begin! Part 3

This last weekend we went to the Boise Rec Fest with our friends Lindsey and Thomas. Yoga in the park this week was at the Rec Fest so it worked out perfect for us. While Lindsey and I were doing yoga Ryan, Graham and Thomas, walked around the booths and displays. Nothing like two guys and a baby hanging out in the park, they are such troopers.

Ryan's claim to fame was setting the penny stacking record after holding his hand in ice water for 30 seconds. The only downside was afterwards when they gave him a towel to dry his hand and told him not to rub it or his skin might rub off!

















Here we are watching some little karate kids perform. They were really awesome.

















Graham testing his skills on the rope wall.

















Lindsey rockin' the hula hoop booth.





















You can't go down to the park without playing in the fountain.

















And feeding the ducks and angry geese.
































I was freaking out the whole time. I thought those geese were going to attack Graham.






















Of course G was cool and collected the whole time.

Let the festivals begin! Part 2

The same weekend as Meridian Dairy Days was the Emmett Cherry Festival. We almost didn't head out to Emmett because it was pouring down rain but we made the trip anyways. The rain stopped when the parade started, perfect timing.






















G mooching some chicken nuggets from his Aunt Jamie. He traded his corn dog for a chicken nugget straight across.

















Tough crowd.

















Me explaining to Graham that the water is yuck, "No touching". Our parade spot was almost perfect, almost. Only about 10% of the candy ended up in the water.

















Let the parade begin.

















The sirens make G nervous and he turns into a snuggle monster.

















Thankfully we weren't in the "Soak Zone", but we were close enough to get a good look.

















Cousin Landon needs to give Graham a few lessons on what to do when you hear sirens.

Let the festivals begin! Part 1

Here in the Treasure Valley June is packed full of fun events. I'm beginning to think the rest of the summer will be really boring since they are cramming everything into June. But I'm sure we will find something fun to do for the rest of these warm months.


First up was Eagle Fun days. Here G is happily clapping for a local band while he occasionally sips on a chocolate shake, which ruined his white polo by the way.

















Next up, Meridian Dairy Days. We went to the parade and Old McDonald's Farm, and the speedway but I'll post those pictures later.






















G looking less than impressed with the Dairy Days parade. We decided we are small town parade type people. Forget all the businessy type floats, let's see some horses and kids pulling their dogs in wagons. But we did enjoy the chocolate milk, string cheese and frozen yogurt that was tossed to us.
















































He wouldn't pet the cow until I told him it was a big dog.

Camel's Back Hike

Earlier this month we did some hiking and it was a success!

























































Graham was excited to walk around by himself once we got to the top.

































There will definitely be more hiking for us this summer.