milk does a body good

1st choice

Lots of times Laun is Carter’s first choice, lots of times I’m his first choice & lots of times Clayton is his first choice.

While Laun & I were in Alaska, Clayton went to swimming lessons with Carter. Yesterday I was happy to be home & in the water with my little man who is afraid of water, but has been doing great in swimming lessons.

Today he chose Clayton over me to take him in the water & instead of feeling said, I feel happy. Happy that Carter has more than one first choice to go to & that he feels safe with his big brother.

These two melt my mama heart- my oldest & youngest boy.

And I think Sydney is all of our first choice!

same dress

Sydney is wearing the same dress that Marlee did at this age.

Marlee

(my friend Alison took these pictures when we lived in Marana)

Boo & Roo – Marlee & Sydney

just rock

My Grandpa Mecham’s mother bought this rocking chair 60 years ago when they moved into their Glendale home. Grandpa gave it to me 12 years ago. It has the original cushions/fabric, but needed to be sanded, re-stained & fixed. The arm rests were coming undone, so Laun fixed those issues & Clayton sanded it. Then Marlee, Laun & I stained the chair. I’m so happy to have one of my favorite pieces of furniture back in my living room. I’ve loved rocking my babies in this chair.

Clayton put a lot of sanding time in on this chair with such a great attitude.

before & after

We looked at a home in Genola (the Bateman’s own it), sometimes it seems like we will never find our home.

Thanks to my mama for babysitting our kiddos, so Laun & I could go to Alaska.

half day of fishing & home again

I never thought I’d say this after 4 days of fishing, but I could fish some more!

This trip has been a dream!

They have the fish bins numbered the same as the boat your in and they get taken here, to be filleted & wrapped/sealed.

Lots of fish boxed up and ready to go.

I liked that we weren’t on the first floater planes and got to see some take off.

And planes coming in and landing, with people getting off and then people getting in! 

That big pulley is lowering the fish down to the dock to be loaded on the planes.

I loved these views of Waterfall Resort from the float plane:

One of my favorite things from the trip were the float plane rides around 30 minutes one way.

Flying home, it’s strange to see snowy mountain tops in the summer!

Laun has our boxes of fish and the Bown’s, since we drove with them, ready to load!

We fished 2 half days and 2 full days, 26 hours total and there were 4 in our group and we alone took home 4 boxes of fish, weighing 200 pounds total!

Highlights of trip: floater plane rides, fishing, seeing humpback whales, sea lions, bald eagles and bears. And time as a couple, great company and eating yummy food without cooking or cleaning up!