More fun with the Clayvilles!

So our back patio was always so full of random baby junk that we decided we needed some kind of storage solution.  Inspired by our neighbors the Heal's, Jake and Nate constructed a frame and then covered it with a big brown tarp.  They worked really hard for a long time, but it was well worth it!  It turned out great and it holds everything we need it too, with a little room for more!  Thanks for all your work boys!

Also  notice that yard furniture we got for $25 dollars each!  Its so nice to have chairs to sit in under the shade of our awesome umbrella!  My neighbor Chelsee who lives right behind me ALWAYS has shade on her patio and I have a hard time not being jealous!  :) We're just glad we found a good deal fast!  Now we just have to sand and finish our chairs!

While the Clayville's were visiting we took a little trip to Sarg Hubbard Park only a few minute drive from our house.  It's an awesome park which also provides acces to the big greenway path that will be so nice for walking once the weather's a little cooler!  We have access to so many cool things here in Yakima!

ANYWAY....  While we were at the park, Jake thought it would be fun to have a little childhood flashback and take the kids rolling down the hill.  Nate and Jake had a great time, but Hannah never really did get the hang of it. :)  Jake tried to help her out by tuking her arms in her pants so she could roll better but the hill just wasn't steep enough I guess.  Either way I was happy to get pictures of Hannah in her straight-jacket! The next time we went to that park, Hannah saw the hill and said "Cmon guys!"  trying to get us to come roll down with her.. What a cutie!

While Nate, Melinda and Hadley were here we celebrated Charlie's 1st B-day!  It was SERIOUSLY low key, but it seems appropriate considering these little kids just don't care that much about them.  We'll get more into it once they grow up a little.  (I apologize for the mess in my living room, but cut me some slack! We had guests, busy weekend, etc...  I'm sure you all know what its like! :)

Charlie got some cute Monkey jammies from his Great G&G White and a huge CAT dumptruck filled with many other fun cars from his G&G Packham!  G&G White's gift is still to come, due to my indecision on what they should get...  Get whatever you want Glendi! :)  We had a fun b-day party and Charlie got to eat a scoop of icecream, which he didn't end up enjoying all the much, so Jake enjoyed it for him... :)

We had a fun dinner of asparagus, steak, green beans and so many other yummy things!  The night before we splurged and just got fun food at Walmart and watched the new movie Surragates!  It was great fun and we really enjoyed the movie, which is so rare anymore considering you can't find many clean shows to watch!  The girls had a bath before bed and were so cute wet together that we just had to take a picture!  These two are only a week apart, and it was actually in visiting them at the hospital that changed our minds to have Hannah at St. Lukes instead.  We're sure glad we did! That night we tried to stick Hadley in the bunk bed with Hannah and Charlie in the pack-n-play, but she ended up just crawling into Charlie's bed with him, so that ended the experiment quick!  That little Hadley is such a monkey and can climp up, down, into, out of virtually anything!  She's already taught Hannah some great tricks, but she hasn't been able to figure out the pack-n-play one yet, THANKFULLY! :)

Just in case you don't remember who the Clayvilles are, Nate was one of Jake's best friends in high school and its been so fun to have families and be able to hang out so much together.  Nate just got a job as an Economist out in Richland working for WA's equivalent to INL.  (Sorry, I don't remember its name...)

They're looking for a new place to live, so once they're settled we'll be seeing them pretty often, considering they only live an hour away.  Next stop--SEATTLE so we can introduce them to IKEA!!  Couldn't be more excited!!!

I just had to throw in a few more pictures of my little kiddos!  I love going to the store and have Hannah help me at the check out stand. I don't even have to ask her anymore--she just does it automatically.  Its SO CUTE to watch and I just love my little helper!  I'm so happy to have a shopping buddy!! :)

Just more pictures of my babies!  Love these kids!  Hannah got her nails done and watch to show them off. Charlie loves sucking the life out of jerky! (Look at his incredibly BLUE eyes-I love them!)  The kids love to play with the new alphabet & number magnets I made for them, and Hannah knows just what to do to be comfortable watching her "mooies".  She also is really good at using her toy stethascope--she just puts the nubs in her ears and checks your heart like she's been doing it for years!  So cute!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!