Some family firsts

We had some fun "firsts" in the family this week.

Whitney's first time flying a kite

With some of her fun money this month, W purchased a kite. We have been anxiously awaiting a windy day to use it and we got a little wind on Saturday, so we took it out. Oh...my...gosh. Whit was SO excited. It was one of the cutest things I've ever seen. I wish you could've heard her little voice when she said,

"Mom, I'm flying a kite!"
Too darn cute.

I remember the first time Brandon flew a kite,
it kind of freaked him out. I think the power of the
wind was a little overwhelming for him.
No fear in this little girl. I think she was
a little frustrated that it wasn't MORE windy.

Brandon even took a turn borrowing her kite.
(He spent all his fun money on football cards,
his new obsession. SO over Pokemon cards.)

When he was done he requested that I take his
picture with the kite, post it on my blog, and ask
the question, "Does this look right?"


First trip to the park to feed the ducks
(Ok, it's the first time this year.)

Ever since we got back from our chilly trip
to the zoo, the weather here has been GORGEOUS.
I have absolutely loved being able to play
outside with the kids--sans jackets!

With Whitney's eye dilated all the time, I
try to keep sunglasses on her. I'm sure
everyone just thinks I'm raising a little
diva, but I really do have her eye health
in mind. I thought the sun could actually
damage your eyes when they're dilated, but
the paperwork we got from Duke said to wear
sunglasses "for comfort" when outside.
Anyway, she does sure look cute in them.

First camping trip
Our ward at church held a camp out
this weekend. I was surely not going
to sleep on the ground with my big ol' body,
but the boys got in on the action.

Here they are in front of our cute little tent.
Luckily, the campground was only about half
an hour away, so Whit and I went out for
a couple of hours in the evening to socialize...
and then I came home to the sleep number bed.
Oh, yea.

The kids were fascinated and
Whit was a little scared of the big campfire.

Is it just me or do I kind of look like a
rhino in this picture? I think my belly
looks so funny.

Totally reminds me of the way rhinos have
those flaps on their bodies. Maybe I should
stop wearing that shirt.


Oh, phew. From the side it looks more normal.

Whit and I didn't want to miss out on the s'mores.
Yum!

The boys had a GREAT time camping. They played Capture the Flag until around midnight. Brandon was in little boy heaven! I don't think Andrew realized how hard camping would be on his old man back. He had a very stiff, painful day on Saturday when they got home. But he seems to be hanging in there now.