These are days...I will remember

A Happy Mother's Day and a Happy Birthday to Dad celebration! Mom and Dad drove up to Tremonton and we had some yummy barbecued steaks, red potatoes, asparagus, rolls, jello and strawberry shortcake for dessert. We took a little walk around the neighborhood afterwards, and then Jessa and Grandpa played catch.

My Super Man

Happy Birthday Caleb!
Caleb turned 3 yesterday, he's thrilled that his is "getting bigger."
Fast Fact about Caleb:
*Mild Tempered (compared to Jessa)
*Likes to pretend he's a 'baby snake' or a 'kitty cat'
*Amazing hearing...he'll hear a plane or a train before Shane and I can
*Mischevious - likes to get into the cupboard for a graham cracker, takes water out of the toilet for messy play in his room, likes to color on himself, likes to cut things that are not paper (like Kenzy's shirt)
*My snuggler...and the best hug giver!
*Jessa's buddy and accomplice in crime (like coloring on Caleb's bedroom walls)
*Sweet - likes to tell me "I love you"
*mechanical -- drew a picture of a 'water softener' Is that normal for a two year old? Loves pipes, heating ducts and anything mechanical...it must be in the genes!

Our New Neighbors

We have new neighbors in our backyard. I am so excited that a bird has built a nest on our swing set! I feel almost honored that our bird friend chose our yard to build it's home. Jessa and Caleb (and me!) have been staring out the window the past few days watching this robin build her nest. She had to do some repairs after last night's storm, but it's looking better. Are bird's nest's supposed to be messy? She could keep house a little better...But seriously this has been a lot of fun for us...I've never seen a bird build a nest up close and personal. We've seen the Daddy bird around too...he likes to pull worms from our yard.

Caleb's Bedtime Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank-you for my sandbox,
and thank-you for my toys,
thank-you for my legs,
and thank-you for the sandbox.
In the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

The Eccles Dinosaur Park

The ride home...two tired kids!


Jessa's lunch bag. It's a picture of Jessa, Kenzy, Mommy and Daddy is in the car. It was a perfect day for a picnic. The Dinosaur Park has a little pond and Jessa just watched the ducks the whole time we ate.

Fun at the Dinosaur Park

You better be nice to me!!! I'm the world's most dangerous creature!

Dinosaurs!!!

The nice part about this dinosaur park is that it's outside. The kids can run around and be noisy and not hurt anything. They had fun exploring, picking dandelions, running, and hopefully they noticed the dinosaurs! :)




These wooden murals were a lot of fun, I have to admit...