A long time coming...

Well unfortunately there will be no pictures on this update- I have been slacking on the pictures as of late! Life has been pretty busy (as if it is ever slow)
Emily has turned into quite the fish, she took over the 2-3 foot section of the pool the other night and on several occasions told me she wanted to swim by herself. She has been asking every day since if we can go back to the pool. She never ceases to amaze me with the things that she learns. She has been very interested in telling jokes, as of right now she has two in her repertoire and has been playing around with some new ones. She is such a kick! We have been going to the movie every Friday- she loves being able to pick the movie and really enjoys earning her own money to buy popcorn.
Caleb is always moving. Sometimes it seems as if he has four hands! He is a great guy, so happy. Its easy to see that he enjoys life. He has started signing quite a bit- he is quick to request more, especially when it comes to fresh fruit. He loves berries of all kinds and his other new discovery has been corn on the cob. He almost rivals his sister in the amount he can eat. He is also adding quite a few new words to his vocabulary every day. He is one smart little cookie. He does have little devils in his eyes though- he loves to pull the Kleenexes out of the box- and makes sure no one is looking first, its funny to see him shove them all back in when you say his name. Little turkey.
Generally speaking life has been treating the three of us very well. Summer is hot- but there are many beautiful things to see during the summer. And we have been blessed very much with friends and family that love us.
Oh I almost forgot- Emily and Caleb got pets a few weeks ago. We have acquired two dwarf rabbits. Emily named them Flower and Oatmeal. Flower is black and white, and oatmeal is brown with lop ears. The kids love them......which is great.

Where has the time gone?

OK so updating hasn't been going well!!
It has been a hectic crazy month!

We got to watch the Angel Moroni go up on top of the temple. It was pretty amazing. Emily had colored a picture in primary of the Angel Moroni, and proceeded to yell at the statue, "Hey Moroni, Hey ANGEL MORONI!!! Look its a picture I drawed of you!!" It was pretty cute. We also got to take pictures of the kids standing pretty close to the figure! It really was unbelievable.

We then got to go camping up at Redfish Lake for a week. It was a nice break from life. We got to see a fox on our cabin's front porch, twin fawns and their momma, and three bucks playing in the meadow, all in one night! The kids enjoyed playing in the lake, even though it was freezing! They also had a great time with their cousins. Emily got to ride in a paddle boat, which she really enjoyed- although she wanted to help "paddle" the boat. Caleb really just enjoyed getting as dirty as humanly possible.

Here are a couple of other cute shots of the kids. Emily is in her matching jammies with Crispy, and Caleb is showing off his suave-ness with his hat and sunglasses.

Update

Here are some new pictures, I am going to try and update this a little more often ;)

Caleb is loving being outside and following his big sis around, so far she doesn't mind either.....but that time will come soon enough! He is quite the little ham, and has very flirtatious eyes!!! He has started climbing all over everything, and is getting pretty good at it too! He had to have his cheek super glued together a week before his birthday, lets just say he got in a fight with a table, and the table won. But it is looking pretty good!

Emily is getting ready to start swimming lessons, she also loves being outside. She has been practicing the initial sounds of words..She is quite the kid. She has also been enjoying working in the garden, and perfecting the "look." We have a frog living by Gram & Grandpa's house and she has been interested in listening to it, and not so much in finding it. She really is my girly girl.

Pictures of some friends

Here are some pictures we took the day we left Moscow-

Emily and Kayla Playing at the park

Emily and Shan

Emily Caleb and Kisha

Caleb and Stephanie

Emily and Taryn

Happy Birthday to Caleb

Caleb had his birthday on Saturday! We had a nice little BBQ, and he enjoyed his cake. Here are a few pictures.