Baffled

Tonight we had biscuits and gravy for dinner.  Brett decided to he needed a little more spice to his country gravy so he added some red pepper flakes.  Seeing his Dad do something fun Toddles demanded he have some too.  We kept saying no, it won't feel good.  It makes it really spicy.  It will make you cry... blah blah blah.  So, after two minutes of tears we let him have some.  He stuck his tongue out and Brett put a little flake on it and.... nothing!  Oh wait, not nothing... he says "More!"  we gave him some more. Again, "More!" then he added "I do it."  Not the reaction I was expecting.  That whole hot sauce in the mouth as punishment would so not work. 

In which I make a poor choice in color...

After our big summer vacation, I decided that since we are going to live here in this apartment, half basement and all, for another 3 years we might as well paint and make it look better.  I spent a lot of time looking at hgtv.com and got lots of good ideas.  I really loved the idea of a bathroom that was cobalt blue and everything else to accent was bright white.  Most of our bathroom is white so I thought it would work for us.  No, it didn't.  Have you ever been in a cave?  Well, once we got it painted it felt like one.  That superman would have an affinity for.  It was bad!  And not just because of the green shower curtain.  I was so distraught.  Thankfully Brett hated it as much as I did and agreed to immediatly get some good primer and a new color of paint.  I chose a lovely gray and I love it now. (Pictures to come.) But I could help post about my blunder in color.  Enjoy.

Makeshift pool

He's just cute.

This is the size of hail that fell from the sky a couple of weeks ago.  We are so glad we were inside and not out on a walk.  And yes, I realize there were duplicate pictures in the 2 previous posts.

Summer continued

At the Hogle Zoo, they have exhibits all over the park called Zoorassic Park.  They were by far the most interesting thing for our little one. 

He spent the a lot of time climbing in and out of the window wells.

Best summer ever!

Big helper

Strawberry cheesecake for my birthday, it was delicious!

In this next sequence of pics, you will see what happens when you give a 2 year old a power hose to wash Apa's truck, in case you can't already guess...

(my favorite)

At the Walker family reunion.  Toddles was definatly the leader of the pack.  The older kids would follow him wherever he went.  He was in heaven!

On Troy's motorcycle.  It couldn't get any better!  Thanks for the great summer family!

Summer spent in the West

We headed out to Utah at the end of May.  Before we left I tried to prepare my little Kool Kat for the long journey.  I bought lots of snacks, and some new toys for each day (or when we needed a new distraction.) The big prize was Cars on DVD to watch.  He also got a Mater truck to go with it.

He mostly just played with his dinosaurs (his favorite) and was so good the entire trip!

Brett was really good too.  I prepared a little bit for him too by getting his favorite road trip treat.  Skittles, can't you see how happy he is?  This was on our first day of the trip.  It started out great.  We had breakfast over at some friend's house which was amazing, then we headed out.  As we were driving, it got hotter and hotter and hotter.  We started thinking our AC in the car was broken because we could not cool off.  Poor Toddler was just drenched in sweat.  Brett was soaked, and I wanted to die.  Once the sun went down (which took forever) we felt a lot better.  We then realized that it was that 90 degree sunshine heating up our dash that radiated heat onto us and our poor AC couldn't keep up with it.  Next time... either don't travel west in the summer, or drive at night.

Yep, Apa had to seriously wash his hair.

Pony rides at Thanksgiving Point, Thanks Aunt Chelsea!

Action shot, but Toddles and Honey dog wrestled all summer long.  She was the best dog for him.  She let him do anything and she wouldn't react.  Until he touched her tail, she doesn't like that.  They loved to play a chasing game in the house.  Toddles would wave some food in her face and run away, she would chase him while trying to get the food.  They had so much fun (he probably more than she)!

Who doesn't have a plunger out in the rain?

Helping Apa fix the sink.

Birthday cheesecake.  For months I had been saving this recipe for my birthday.  It uses fresh strawberries, but a whole lot of sugar and cream cheese.  AND, the crust has nutella in it.  I don't eat like this a whole lot so I was saving it for my birthday.  It was so much fun to watch my mom make it.  I should have documented it, but I was so excited.  And, the wait was totally worth it!  Delicious!  you can get the recipe at zoebakes.com (strawberry no bake cheesecake.)

Putting pennies away with Ami.

Stay tuned, there's more to come.

If you like bubble baths, this may be for you

 Cool Cat and I went to Foam Days with Grandma Walker today.  It was very interesting.  The fire department sprays foam onto a field and when it is caked with foam, they let people play in it.  Cool Cat was a big fan!  Once he warmed up to it of course.  It was a lot of fun!

Fun in the Utah Sun

 Holding on tight as he slides across the grand canyon.

 Lunch outside in a comfy spot

 Snow Cones are Delicious!  They are mommy and Toddler's favorite summer treat!

 Yard work with Papa

 Playing in the rain, (not a normal occurance, right?)

Living Planet Aquarium giant toad.