Sunday, July 22, 2012



  Hollywood Aquatic Center




We got a new water park just a few blocks away from our house. We were so excited watching them build it this winter and couldn't wait to get our pass for the summer. The inside has swimming lanes and another pool that's heated and open all year. The outside is so much fun, with so much to do for little kids. We love the water slides and lazy river. Dylan loves being able to crawl through the water. We have to watch him so close because he doesn't stop when it gets deep, just keeps on crawling. He is such a water baby.  We had so much fun playing with Becky's kids while they were visiting that we brought the big boys to our house. It was just like old times, staying up late playing video games. Sad to say that both Carter and Taylor beat me. Favorite moment was when the computer stole half of Taylor's coins. He got so mad and stood up and kept telling himself to calm down, that he's getting mad, calm down. That's one of our favorite sayings now. We had such a fun time having them stay with us for a few days. We got to go to the water park both days, and totally loved it. Ben worked with Taylor on swimming and Taylor was doing really well on his own by the second day. We loved having those boys and can't wait for them to live back in the states again. Hope that they live close by, but almost anywhere would be easier to visit them then in Japan. Thanks for visiting with us.

























Saturday, July 21, 2012

  Becky's Visit
Becky got to come and visit from Japan. We were so excited to see her. It had been almost two years, and we had really been missing her and her family. When she moved she lived just a few blocks away so we got to see her and her family so often. It's been really hard having her live so far away. It was a really long trip for her and doing it with four kids was tough. I'm so happy that she was able to come visit. We loved getting to see her and her kids again. Wish that we had more time to spend with them. We went to see her at Grandma Becky's and went hiking and to the lake. The dogs and kids had a great time swimming to cool off.


















Carter and Taylor swimming in the river

Lilypie Premature Baby tickers

Lilypie Premature Baby tickers