Fire Station with Daddy

The kids loved the maps on the walls....

just like in the Curious George book when he visits a fire station! 

Matching Daddy in their blue and white outfits  

The old red engine is always a favorite! 

Notice their fire badge stickers...similar to Daddy's fire badge 

Mason and Daddy

The hose room 

Sitting in the engine testing all the equipment! 

Corben is really into letters and liked that Daddy's jacket said our last name! 

Trying on Daddy's boots 

Corben was asking about a lot of equipment this time....

and he specifically asked to see a fire axe! 

Sitting in the driver's seat 

Big smile! 

Mason just loved sitting in the driver's seat!

Corben, Mason and Daddy 

Corben & Mason 

Daddy showing Mason a fire hose 

Mason and Corben holding the fire hose!

Last swimming lesson & our pool is finished and filling up with water!

Mason swimming and kicking to Jason 

Corben getting better and swimming up to the wall and grabbing on 

Jumping in feet first....not his typical belly flop!

Corben giving the thumb's up! Our pool is finished 

Notice we will be swimming with turtles every day! 

Slowly the pool is filling up 

Caleb's "special seat and step"...turned out great.

Umbrella holes on the seat and one for the step and Caleb plans to make a removable table

Passed final inspection...

Caleb installed the entire fence...

he even got to weld some together and leveling was quite the task! 

Our rock accent around the raised patio! 

Corben and Mason love coming down on the steps and ask daily when we are putting water in the pool..

well good news kids...we passed final inspection, tomorrow they put in the plaster and we fill up the pool!  Yippee!!   

Cleaned and prepped and ready for plaster!

Mason & Nonie

Nonie made Mason this cute felt flower pillow 

So sweet

Painting

Mason loves lots of colors! 

Her masterpiece!

Pool update

Ground prepped for cement decking 

Pouring the cement decking 

Rolling in the salt finish for the decking 

Finished decking 

Garden Update

Cherry Tomatoes 

Look close to see beefy tomatoes (green) 

Artichokes 

Eggplant 

Pumpkin patch vines taking over the pumpkin sign 

Our Garden!!

Ice Cream Cones

Kids enjoying a little ice cream cone 

Brick wall pictures

I love this brick wall in Old town Clovis and today the kid's clothes just happened to match and Corben said take our picture!  So...I jumped all over the opportunity.  We went to MOPS today where the kids get to play at church with other little kids and when I went to pick them up, Corben saw me and ran to get sister's hand and they walked out together, then...Corben picked up both their bags and came right to me.  What a sweet big brother.  (they carry small black bags with change of clothes/diapers/etc).

Needless to say, they weren't still in the picture taking mood when after MOPS we stopped at my favorite brick wall....but I tried anyway to get some pictures! 

 Love the blurry background...would be so much better if Mason would smile...oh well.