visits to irvine

Playing with Maddi and Jaqui


Chasing the birds at the BEACH


Uncle Davids Games (we love Uncle Dave)

Taking joy rides in the Mercedes

In Protest of the Carousel closing

Feeding the SWANS at the lake

Water fountains

I

really think there is nothing better than the beach, or maybe the red hills behind my parents house. But for children, with big imaginations, i would definitely say the beach. Lately it seems every other week we find ourselves at Grandma and Grandpa Burgesseses (in the words of the whatthesmiths) house in Irvine. I am really starting to like, I mean LOVE it there. It seems that we are always doing something fun or going somewhere neat, to the beach, the spectrum, uncle Davids games, aunt Angela's house, we are constantly on the move. Unfortunately, our camera that we got for CHRISTMAS last year broke! So here are a few snap shots of our visits to Grandmas house.

how many adults does it take

Halloween.
This was Chamberlains first attempt at Trick or Treating. I do not believe he really grasped the concept. Everytime he knocked on a door, as he was knocking, he would say "trick or treat". Then once they finally opened the door, he would walk right in and make himself comfortable. He did that at everyhouse we went to. But, maybe it confused him that we were going to peoples homes, that he knew, and maybe he couldnt firgure out why we would leave so soon and not stay and visit, like we normally would.
Silly us!
Since this was Chamberlain's first time out, it was grandma and grandpa Chamberlains firts time "treating" as grandparents. Of course we all had to go along. Midway through the night we realized it was 4 adults to 1 child.
Oh well, we all had fun!

Did I mention that we ended the night at

ESCOBARS!

FRANKIE part II

Chamberlain had been anxiously waiting for his father to come home all day so that he could show him frwankie. Once we hear josh pull up, Chamberlain runs out the door and I immediatly grab my camera. Here is what happend next...

Josh not knowing that Chamberlain, is a little afraid of frankie, grabs him by the shoulders and makes a quick pose. Luckly i caught them just before he burst into tears.

After like 10 minutes of crying, Josh is eagerly trying to find fun in Frankie with Chamberlain. Turns out punching the frankies nose is what turned his frown upside down.

Chamberlain finally agreed to take a picture with Frankie if Josh stood by Frankie and he stood by the pumpkin. Then trying to get him to look at the camera to take the picture was another ordeal. He would not take his eyes off that pumpkin.

Finally, he took his eyes off for a moment.

FRANKIE

The one on the right is Frankie.


Grandma: (in her oh-so-sweet voice) Chamberlain, come take a picture with Frankie.

Chamberlain: No, I dont wanna take picture with Frwankie. I wanna take a picture with the punkin.

Grandma: (laughing) Chamberlain, come take a picture with Grandma and Frankie. Please

Chamberlain: (shaking his head back and forth) NO!

Grandma reaches over and pulls Chamberlain close for the picture... I think his face says it all.

Chamberlain: I wanna take picture with punkin, Grrandma!


The End...until dad comes home.

Riding the Range.

Okay, so my mother and I spent most of the summer decorating/painting peoples homes. Well, this one family, the Robinson's, (we spent many an hour painting) raise horse's for a living. So one day for lunch my mom and i decided to visit Josh, at the Jerky Shack, up at the cave for a yummy hot dog, fortunately, we had chamberlain with us. And here comes the Robinson's down the canyon with their horse's in tow, fresh from Bryce Canyon Rodeos. They see us and pull over. Chamberlain has a huge thing for horses, so immediately, he runs over to the horse trailer, climbs up the sides and is sticking his hands through the slots trying to pet them. Lindsay, the youngest Robinson said she would get out a horse and let chamberlain ride one around in the parking lot. So we did and this is the video. FYI... I look horrible, I haven't showered nor gotten ready in like 2 or maybe even 3 days. Yikes! But it was the best to see Chamberlain on the horse he truly loved it. This video goes to show how nice and awesome people in Kanab really are, some will give you the shirt off their back. Thank's Robinsons.

where did the summer go...

Gosh, Summer has gone by so so so fast. We have done so many things and been so many places. hopefully some day soon I can update with pictures.

oops...

My last blog I forgot to post pictures of us and the ATV's, silly me. During our holiday we went out to the sands and had a ton of fun. I love living in K-town. It so rocks.