Sprinklers

We turned the sprinklers on this weekend. With 70 and 80 degree weather, 

the boys couldn't help but play in the water. I love how they are such good buddies.

Bus Stop Blues

Josh has had a weird month. First he got a call out of the blue asking if he wanted a new job. A new job? And in this economy where jobs are really hard to come by?? Crazy! He was hired to be a Fire Protection Engineer by the same company that he currently worked for. Then, he was told by his old boss that he needed to cover his old job, indefinitely. We are not exactly sure what job title Josh will end up with, but just glad that amidst the rumors of impending layoffs, that he has a good job. And, in the meantime, Josh just takes it day by day, not knowing which position he will be covering. Each job is located at a completely different facility that each require a different bus route to get to work. One is an hour from our home. The other requires an almost 2 hour bus ride, each way. Several days in a row, Josh got on one bus, and then was required (without his knowing in advance), to ride the other bus home. This left him waiting for Dixie to pick him up. Josh took this picture one day while he waited for a ride home.

Hubby Points

Josh earned some major hubby points when I came home to find this. He was pouring the base for one set of steps off of the deck...the deck that we started, what, maybe 3 or 4 years ago??

the Surgery Club

Lander joins the surgery club when he needs to have a hernia repaired. 

This is Lander, still in the operating room, just after the surgery before his breathing tube was removed. 

Dixie got to watch the entire surgery!!!

 Eagerly waiting for his surgery.

He was so, so, so (!!!!) excited to have surgery....until afterwards. 

Jake piled Lander's animals on him to comfort a hurting Lander.

 a brave little boy, trying to smile with mom & Jake. 

Oh yeah, and Lander's other best friends (Kitty, Donkey, Fu-fu, Gecko, and Froggy).

Jakster

Here are few tidbits about Jakey from this spring.

He had a band concert,

 coveted a car,

 and a hat,

 read a lot of books and did several book reports/projects,

and played with lots of friends.

(Jake, Devin and Brianna in St. George)

fire!

We woke up (EARLY!) to the sounds of firetrucks driving by the Chipmans' house while we were in Utah. Apparently, a hay barn had caught fire and trucks were filling up near the house. This nice fireman let us take his picture.

 Jake, Sydney, Jenna, Lander