when it rains it pours

Tucson has gotten so much rain this summer & we are loving it.

The kids went out & jumped on the trampoline in the pouring rain.

 

Well, I guess not everyone was loving it. Marlee had just woken up from her nap & wasn’t ready to be up yet.

 

The boys helped her off the trampoline & then she calmed down.

 

The boys love doing jumps & flips.

 

I found Marlee soaking wet cuddled up under a blanket on the couch.

 

She really must be tired because this girl never gives up an opportunity to play in the rain.

 

The boys were excited to collect hail- they were pretty small & melted fast.

 

Marlee couldn’t resist & eventually threw on her suit & joined her brothers in the rain.

 

Clayton was feeling up a bowl with rain water for his garden…I could be wrong, but I am sure his garden already got plenty of rain.

another creature

As Marlee would say,”Awwww…he’s so cute.”

Are you aching for some bacon? {We are}

We took the lovely ride to Sonoita. We went to pick up some pigs, yup, pigs (gotta love craigslist).

Once we got there the kids found plenty of caterpillars.

Notice the tiny caterpillar on Marlee’s shirt (look at the word blue, it is on the u) & the fuzzy one on Porter’s shirt.

 

I guess Marlee is really getting over her bug phobia (I’ve recently even heard her call a grub cute).

 

Clayton also liked the fuzzy caterpillars.

 

Enough about creepy crawlers, lets get to the pigs.

Laun was wanting some pigs, so we could eventually butcher one & maybe sell the other one when they get bigger.

His friend Fernando decided to come along for the fun, good thing because this adventure took a group effort.

Fernando & Laun chased around the pigs & then Laun roped them. I had the easy part, when Laun came carrying a pig, my job was to open the door of the camper shell, so Laun could put them in the bed of the truck.

First pig roped:

 

Laun roped the first pig so fast that I didn’t get the chance to take many pictures.

 

The second pig took a little longer to get (I think they weren’t so naïve anymore).

 

Second pig roped:

 

This pig moved its head back & forth so fast that it ended up with the rope just around the snout.

Once they got the pig over the fence it got completely loose & they had to catch it again, luckily it didn’t take long.

 

Notice the white stuff in Laun’s ears- he was smart to plug his ears, those pigs were so loud!

 

Two pigs loaded:

 

I love this drive-everything is so green. And to think, this is so close to Tucson!

 

This isn’t a great picture, it is from the truck with the window up, but I love the green hills.

 

We stopped at one of the few places in town to gas up & get some snacks.

 

Love Porter’s eyelashes, so dreamy.

 

The pigs new home (no, it isn’t our house)- Laun’s work (the UofA farm).

 

They were turning pink & stressed out from their trip, so Laun hosed them off.

 

Laun also gave them a treat, milk popsicles. He had frozen cow milk earlier in pop bottles.

I tell you, there doesn’t ever seem to be a dull moment with Laun.

Marlee isn’t too happy about eating the pig or pigs in the future, but she does love bacon.

New recipe

I always love getting new recipes. I found this recipe for homemade hamburger buns on pintrest, so I was excited to try it out. Laun told me I should just make these from now on, instead of buying them at the store…they were good:

Just chilling out

Clayton hasn’t been feeling well, so he has been laying around watching TV for the last couple days or so.

I love this picture of the kiddos-

Well, I took Clayton to the ER tonight & there’s a reason why he’s feeling sick, he has pneumonia.

While in the ER, Clayton fell asleep & a nurse came in & while looking at him sleeping said, “he is gorgeous”.  I agreed with her…he is a heartbreaker.

family walk

Tonight we went down to the river walk since it has been raining like crazy, to see the water coming in.

Jonathan spotted a snake down in the water. When the boys ran down to get it, they saw it was eating a toad. It was a huge garter snake. They were so excited & brought it home. Uncle Johnny took some pictures of the kids with the creatures.