Just keep swimming

The kids and I went swimming at Ross Park twice this summer.  Once we met Brock after school.  I felt a tiny bit like super mom taking both kids around the lazy river by myself.  We went again with my whole family after Ben got home back from training in Georgia.  It was such a fun afternoon with the whole family.  We are blessed. 

We call them brother-cousins.  They have so much fun together

Look at those feet pushing up the water

Papa and Daddy- Rhone was in heaven!

Nana and her GG

Being brave and making their ways across the lily pads

They just CAN NOT get enough of their Papa.

Friends

One of the best parts about heading home is catching up with friends.  I have been able to meet up with friends from high school, college, and air force friends...I can't believe how fast time flies.  First we meet up with our AF friends from DE.  We were able to meet their sweet little Reese for the first time.  Rhone LOVED seeing his friends again.  Next I saw my college friend Jenna.  We met up at the Museum of Clean in Pocatello.  It was such a fun and iteresting place.  We even met Don Aslett who owns the museum.  Our time together just flew by. 

Rhone loved this hand ringer and did it again and again.

We also recieved a super sweet package from our DE friends.  Rhone is showing off his new super hero cape.

Camping

We have been looking forward to camping in Idaho for a while.  It's much better camping in the mountains because it cools off at  nights (unlike Delaware).  But by the time we made it home, it was so dry that there are no camp fires allowed.  Well I don't think camping is much fun with out the fire, so we set up camp in Nana and Papa's back yard.  It worked out perfect, especially since it was pretty cool.  I let Sylvie sleep inside while Rhone and I slept outside (Brock and Oli too, but they didn't make it through the night).  We had a tasty little cook out in the fire pit with the family before.  Grandma and Grandpa Rose even joined us.

Family time

I was home for a family reunion on my mom's side and on my dad's side this year.  I was also able to attend one of the cousin's baptism.  It is always so much fun to catch up with family and just enjoy some good food.  Unfortunately Rhone was mysteriously sick at one of the reunions so it was not much fun for me, but we made it through.  Rhone partied it up at the other reunion and loved running wild with all of his cousins.  We are truly blessed with amazing people in our lives

Morgan and Sylvie

The Rose clan

More Roses

Sylvie and Lill

Sweet sleepy Sylvie

Me and my momma

Rhone ate a little lunch, took some Tylenol and fell asleep in the camp chairs for the rest of the reunion.  Poor little guy.

I asked my Granny if she needed any help walking down the hall.  Rhone volunteered to help her.  It was pretty sweet.

Rhone and his great grandma

The night before Brock graciously let Rhone spend the night at his house.  They got in the hot tub (Oli is gonna be a ladies man, look at him over there), got ice cream cones, and watched a movie.  Sounds like a pretty sweet time to me!

5 months

This sweet little lady turned 5 months old.  She is getting to be a pretty good sitter.  She is very aware of what's going on around her.  She can anticiapate where things move to and reappear.  She will watch Rhone run and play and she mostly puts up with all of his gimmicks.  She likes to drink water and grab at any real food, but she doesn't really love baby food (who can blame her right).  She will suck on a graham cracker for as long as you will let her.  She is our sweetest little Sylvie girl.  We are so blessed to have her.