Hey Dad!

We are in Utah!

Isaac is working hard at a conference in San Francisco, so my mom helped me drive with the kids to Utah until he can join us in a couple days.  So, here are some a ton of pictures of what we've been up to.  I wanted to get some pictures up because I know I will take a ton more. 

It is hot here, the sun is out, we played outside all day today, just how summer days should be.

I love it.

This happened far too little on the drive here, but overall the kids all did amazing.

Picking raspberries in the backyard

Still working on this eating thing

The clothes came off this morning when the water came out.

Emry doesn't love water yet.  She tolerated it for about 30 seconds and then a nap won out.

I think the boys could have played outside all day.  Summer feels so good. 

I think I will love this picture forever

Can't wait for you to get here Isaac!

All Over the Place

This post will be a bit all over the place, because that's just how life has felt lately.  I feel like I'm running around like crazy and have had some tough decisions that have been stressful, but I'm not sure what I'm accomplishing! 

We did have a glimpse of summer for a day.  That glimpse has since vanished, but I got some cute pictures.

These flowers are growing in our garden and I love them.  

Little miss Emry started solids.  She was super excited at first, but is now kind of indifferent to it.  

She is about 6 1/2 months and had a check up today.

Height: 26.5 in (70%)

Weight: 17 lbs 7 oz (70%)

Head: 16.75 in (50%)

She is also getting her first tooth- bottom right.

Between that, and a cold, and being constipated she's had some stuff to deal with, but has still been pretty happy.

I love this picture

The track and field Olympic trials are here in Eugene.  It has been pretty awesome to be around all the hype. I'm always on the look out for Tyson Gay- just because he's the one I can remember best from the last olympics.  Ashton Eaton set the world record for the decathlon and just a few weeks ago we were sitting across the aisle from him at a different track meet at Hayward field.  We ventured out into the rain to go have a look down there.  Tickets are way, way, way out of our price range, but they have tons of stuff set up around the field and it was alot of fun.

One of the things set up is a little kid area where they can "compete" in the different track and field events. 

Here is Asher doing the standing long jump, they marked him at a foot.

I didn't get too many pictures, but here are the hurdles.  Kason tried to jump over them a little, but ran around some or knocked them down.  Asher's whole goal was to knock each and every one down.  Even if Kason had managed to leave one up, Asher took it upon himself to go out of his way to knock it down.  It was a really fun set up.

Their prizes, not bad- a Nike tote bag.  I think Isaac and I will be borrowing it.

Emry wasn't too thrilled about it all.

Love these pictures too.

KiDs

I put the kids in the bath together...Emry hated it, HATED it! 

but she was sure cute and happy when I got her out.

A rare Sunday afternoon "nap".  Isaac would pretend to start snoring and the boys would erupt in giggles because, apparently, that is the funniest thing ever.

KASON

We went in for his 5 yr checkup (he's almost 5 1/2).

Weight:43 lbs (60%) and height: 44 in (60%)

He is reading short books now with short a and short e sounds and doing so well with it!

He is an artist!  This boy goes through paper like you wouldn't believe.  He thinks that getting a picture is the best thing anyone could ever want.  He draws for everything and we constantly find his masterpieces taped to the walls and doors.  He usually draws one for Isaac during the day and tapes it to the front door.  Here are some recent ones:

Me changing Emry's diaper

Isaac driving him and Asher somewhere

 

There were some boys who wouldn't stop walking through our garden after we planted the seeds.  Kason's solution, after we saw them walking through it again, was to draw this picture of the seeds coming up and them crossed out.  He went and taped it to a plant in the garden.  (Asher's solution was to stomp out there and yell at the boys...seriously.)

ASHER

3 year check up, weight: 36 lbs (90%), height: 37 in (50%). stocky boy.

Favorite recent Asher moments:

We are in the store and Asher goes up to an older man and practically yells, "I am Asher. Asher Gage Swensen. I am three."

I looked back in the car and gave Asher a thumbs up, he gives me a thumbs up back, only it's with his pointer finger.  It's how he always gives thumbs up. 

He has been super sweet to Emry lately, singing to her and getting her toys.

He seems to get into some interesting wardrobe choices:

EMRY

She's 6 months old!

Haven't gotten her stats yet. 

She is so smiley and really a pretty easy baby.

She has quite the stare.  She will just stare at us, waiting for us to look at her and smile and talk to her, as soon as we do she is all smiles.

She's starting to sit up on her own.  The boys pile the pillows around her.

She also likes to suck on her socks and toes.

We've had some rough nights lately and she is far from sleeping through the night regularly...