The Days of Summer

I am a little behind on posting all of our "summer" activites. Summer wouldn't be complete without a trip to the state fair!

Aiden loved the animals! That was the only reason he wanted to go to the fair. He kept telling us that we were at the "zoo fair."

This little horse was the cutest little thing! I wanted to trade Gunner for him!

Another one of our usual summer activites is heading out on the boat. Our little farm takes alot of time in the summer so we haven't had much time to boat this year, infact, we have only been twice, and the first time we weren't even able to get in the water because a thunder storm blew in! So, we took advantage of some nice weather, and harvest being done, and took a boat ride.

Aiden loves the boat, and has spent alot of time just sitting in it in Grandpas shop! He was so excited to actually take it on the water!

He even dipped his toes in the water! It was FREEZING!! All of the cool weather has really cooled the water off!

David and Grandpa were the only brave souls to brave the frigid water and wake board! I am a 85-90's kind of water sports girl! Everyone else enjoyed watching!

We always end our boating trips with a stop at Maverick for frozen yogurt! (That is everyones favorite part!)

This last Saturday was Spud Day in Shelley. My mom and I decided to go and see my brother and his family in the parade. Aiden usually loves parades, but this one was not his favorite. While we were waiting for the parade to start, Aiden got stung by a bee! His little forehead swelled right up! The pain of the bee sting subsided when he realized that people were throwing candy!

After a few handfuls of candy, he was more interested in counting and stashing than catching any more!

Our most FAVORITE summer activity is watching Bronco Football! We ended the day on Saturday watching a fantastic game! Broncos won 54 to 6!! Love games like that!

Puppy School

Gunner is fastly approaching the "too big to handle" stage, so we decided to get some professional help in the dog training department! He fetches and sits, and thats about all!! So, we enrolled him in "Puppy School" at PetCo. His teachers name is Kourtney, and he is sadly the only student. It is sad for him because he has no buddies, but nice for us because he gets all the training!

Last Thursday was Gunners first day of school! He was pretty excited to ride the car!

Come to find out, the first day of school for dogs, is more for the "pet parents!" I got more training then Gunner did! We learned the "sit" and "look" commands and started learning to walk on a leash! I didn't know you had to teach a dog to walk on a leash, and I figured that since Gunner is a "country" dog, that we didn't need that skill much. I was told other-wise! Gunner walks me.....and has no desire to be led anywhere! Work in progress! So, until next Thursday, we will be practicing and doing our homework of "sit," "look," and walking on a leash!

Mission Accomplished!

This Mr. Dude is potty trained! I know, I thought it was going to be a LONG road, but once he decided it was time....thats all! It has been one week today since I "threw away" the diapers and told Aiden that he only had underwears to wear! He moped for about an hour and then decided to try the potty! He has only had 2 accidents since then! He sleeps all the way through the night, never wetting the bed! I never thought I would be this proud about bodily functions....but thats life as a mom I guess!

David promised Aiden that when he only wore big boy underwears, that he could have "Buzz Whineer" (Buzz Lightyear, its cuter when Aiden says it!) Just before our Boise trip, we went to Walmart and let Aiden pick out this Buzz!!

Aiden is growing up so fast! I can't believe he will be 3 in just 2 months! It kindof makes me sick actually! Love my little man!

Boise Weekend

For Labor Day weekend we headed to Boise! Boise is our favorite September vacation spot, not only because we get to visit Kyle and Ashleigh and the kids, but BRONCO FOOTBALL is in the air in Boise!
Aiden likes our new car because he can use ear phones to listen to his movies. He calls them his ears. He always says, "Mom, I need my ears to be woud!"

Aiden was so excited to see Carson and Kylie and Baby Lexi! He loves hanging out with them, and they get along so well! We stopped at Walmart before heading to their house, and the three kids held hand the entire time! It was cute!

They did alot of things together! Including baths! It was pretty funny to see all of them in the bath!

Then the kiddos snuggled in and watched Toy Story together!

We attempted to let them have a sleepover in sleeping bags on the floor, but Aiden wasn't having that! Kylie kept saying that she just wanted Aiden to go to sleep! He isn't used to having buddies over night, so he was too excited to sleep! We ended up making them sleep by themselves......but the picture was cute anyway!

Game day we drove over to the stadium. We were hoping to go on a tour, but it was closed! We stocked up on a few bronco necessities at the bronco shop.

Here is our "season opening" family photo!

Kyle and Ashleigh had a football party at their house for the game, seeing as how it was in Washington DC.....we settled for watching it in HD! Ashleigh and I showed true Bronco Pride right down to the orange and blue hair!

Even the kids get in on the orange and blue action!

In true Bronco fashion, Kyle bought some flags for the front of his house! I think they are AWSOME! If we didn't have stucco on the front of our house, we would have one mounted too!

The game was a NAIL BITER for sure! 33-30 BRONCOS!! I get stressed when games are too close for compfort, but they pulled it out! Thank heavens! We had to drive home right after the game.....4 hours......We left Boise about 10:00, and before we made it out of town, Kylie called and had to talk to Aiden! It was cute! I think Aiden would have talked to her all the way home if we would have let him!

We got home about 2:00 am....and we were all exhausted! Aiden slept most of the way home, but right when we got home, he started to cry and said,"Mom, wets go back to Boise!" The last 2 days he has been asking about "Kywee and hers mom." Haha! I guess we know who is favorites are!