More Pictures of Eva and Aiden

As per Aubrey's request, I'm posting more pictures of my beautiful progeny.

Aiden, wielding a big shovel just like Daddy!

Eva is all ready to make Aiden's birthday cake in the "apron" she fashioned out of two shirts.

I totally forgot to mention Aiden's birthday in my last post! He's three years old now. He had a fun day. He sang "Happy Birthday to You" all day long, but he always sang "...happy birthday, dear Eva," so I hope that at some point he knew that it was his special day :).

Lots of fun presents for Aiden's birthday!

Playing dress-up with friends from the ward. What fun!

The Bousquet Summer

I thought I'd finally blog about some of our recent goings on. Jeff has been building a shed in the back yard. It's huge, and he's building it from scratch (he decided against using a kit so he could save money and buy extra power tools instead). He's had to take a break from building because he had a gout attack that just won't go away and he's super busy at work, but he's excited to get working on it again...maybe after the baby is born. Here's what he has so far.

We also planted a garden this year. With me being so huge and tired and Jeff busy with the shed, etc., the the garden has been kind of neglected and it became a huge overgrown jungle (I finally had to take the loppers to the tomatoes one day because they were just out of control), but we've been able to get quite a few good tomatoes, some green beans, and zucchini. We also have a big old basil plant that I'm going to try to make pesto out of and one pumpkin growing (all that has managed to grow from a vine that is well over 20 feet long).

As for the kids, they are darling as ever. Eva is quite the acrobat, enjoys working on her Hooked on Phonics books, and is very excited for kindergarten and the new baby. Aiden has shot up like a weed (he doesn't even look like a toddler any more), has become more social and verbal, and loves to paint and draw and snuggle.

We love you all!

Fun week!

Brian took Thursday off and we met the Shurtliff clan at Pineview. It was a small crowd this year, but we really had a great time catching up and playing in the water. The kids loved the "molecule" (a new toy Reed has that is virtually impossible to fall off of, no matter how crazy he drives the boat). We had a really nice day with everyone - and Brian was amazing to play with the kids the whole time. Thanks hon!

Then we went to Rexburg for the weekend. Brian has fond memories of his year at Ricks, so it was fun for him to be able to take the kids to some of his favorite places - the Civil Defense Caves and the sand dunes ("the biggest sandbox you'll ever see"). Sassy Tyler was quick to point out that the dunes didn't have wooden sides, so it didn't count as a sandbox. The kids had a great time anyway (although Cameron didn't appreciate the cave as much as the two older boys - he started asking if we could be done before we even got all the way inside). .


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I'll end my post with some funny Adam phrases that I will miss when he is older:
"wheres my guys?" - when he can't find his brothers
"i wanna hold you" - when he wants me to pick him up.
"I need you." - 20 times a day when I'm not giving him enough attention.
"you sleep with me?" or "you sleep with me!" every naptime and bedtime. Someday he won't need me and I will be SOOO sad. Until then, I will treasure every tuck-in.

Hope you are all well!

Cute Adam

Adam is a cute kid. He's a total daddy's boy. Whenever he hears the jeep rumbling into the garage, he yells "my daddy home!" and runs to greet him. He loves motorcycle rides, so we decided he needed a real helmet. The package came and he was SOOO excited. We opened the box on the porch, and he insisted I put the helmet on him right away. He took two steps, and then tumbled down the stairs - helmet first. I guess I should have realized it weighs almost as much as he does. He still loves it, and the helmet only got a few dings when it (with his head inside) hit the cement landing.

Here's another cute Adam moment. He has watched his older brothers wear these spiderman pajamas his whole life. I passed them down to him the other night. Once again, he was SOOO excited. I put them on him, and he immediately said. "I so cute - get the camera." So here's the cutie - posing and twirling for the camera.

Here's a picture of all of the boys. We went camping with neighbors last month (it's nice to be 30 minutes away from good campgrounds). We borrowed a prowler and went on a ride for a few hours. It was way fun (more fun than a jeep imo, but Brian is hesitant to agree). The scenery was beautiful and the weather was fantastic. Next time we'll bring sunglasses so bugs don't get in our eyes...