Catching up.....

So, I've been a blog slacker lately. Life got busy all of the sudden and most of my extra time gets spent doing something in the basement. You wouldn't know it to look at it though, I feel like it will never be done; but I know that we really only have a short list of things left to finish. Here are some pictures of some of the other fun things we've been doing.......

Mischief maker

Edible play dough, although he didn't eat too much of it, mostly he just cut out shapes. Thanks to Grandma Rosie for the recipe!

During our trip to the zoo with Grandpa Joe, Grandma Rosie, and cousin Austin. They all came up to play with Xander so I could go to girl's camp for a day, and stayed and played the next day with us.

The boys taking a rest on the bench.

Grandpa being eaten by a big lion! But thankfully, somehow he made it out alive. Hooray!

We went to a family reunion (all of my mom's family) and Xander got Grandpa Steve to help him climb the tree to get to the treehouse. That made for one happy boy, and he spent much time trying to get others to take him back up!

Way up high!

Making funny faces on Grandma Nettie's lap (I can't remember why he was making that face, but I'm glad I caught it on camera!).

Chillin' in Uncle Forrest's cool car. It's for sale if you want a sweet ride!

Let's go fly a kite.....

and send it soaring!

Don't all little boys love dirty wheelbarrows? I love the mountains in the background.

This last picture has a funny story to go with it. The other morning while I was getting ready for the day, Xander was helping me and dropped my blush in the sink, getting it dirty (the sink, not the blush). He proceeded to tell me "dirty, dirty" so I asked if he wanted to clean it. He said, "yes" so I got my mildest cleaning stuff (you can use it on kid's toys and stuff so I figured it's safe for him to use), gave him a sponge and he went to work. He really likes to clean so I figure another couple of years and I won't have to do housework anymore because I'll just teach him to do it!