Flat Iron

Yesterday morning, Ty went hiking with my parents, brothers Sam and Dave, and cousin Kelly. They went to Lost Dutchman State Park and hiked what is called Flat Iron. Ty left at 5:50 in the morning and didn't get back until 4:00pm, so it was definitely a doozy. They had a good time and everyone was cheery (right, Mom?)! Here are some of the pictures Ty got of their trek:

From the place that Ty is sitting above, he put his camera on timer, stuck it on the end of his tripod, and held it over the edge to capture the picture below. His only comment to me was, "Yeah, you would have died."

Burn

**WARNING** Viewer Discretion is Advised

These are some very sad pictures of my little boy. I wasn't sure if I should post these or not, but if this blog is supposed to be a representation of what life is really like in our little home, then the good needs to come with the bad! Jack was helping me get dinner ready (as he does every night) by standing on a chair up to the counter top. He was about a foot away from the stove, but I told him as I turned the burner on that the stove was going to be hot, so he shouldn't touch it. As soon as I turned to pull something out of the fridge, I heard him cry out...I was too late. He burned his hand on the hot pan and, within minutes, it was a giant blister. We iced it for 2 hours and then wrapped it in gauze. He wasn't crazy about the gauze, so we had to put an Elmo band-aid on top of it.

Jack & Sage

This week I babysat our friends' daughter Sage since she was on Spring Break from kindergarten, and Jack loved it! Sage is 6 and the perfect age to be a big helper with Jack. They didn't fight once the whole week and played really well together. Everywhere we went, they had to hold hands. We went to the museum, park, library, and McDonald's all in just a few days, so the kids never got bored. Here's a few pictures from our various activities:

"Working" on the Weekends

Ty went to work last Saturday and got to shoot an AR-15, 12 gauge and Glock 22 .40 caliber guns with the FBI's SWAT team. He may be hooked.

Seriously?

Jack's Easel

This post is for Anna, who just told me over the phone that she needed to see more pictures of Jack. Here you go! Granna and Papa just bought Jack an easel and he's loves it. Sorry for the funny faces--I was trying to get him to smile!

Baby Trevor

Cody and JoEllen's new baby boy arrived on March 6th. Trevor is super cute with lots of soft dark hair. Tonight we got to go snuggle him for a few minutes and it was so much fun!

Weekend in Page

This past weekend, we drove up to Page to be with Papa on his birthday and to get some use out of our winter clothes. The first day there was (thankfully) very warm, though, so we decided to go on a hike.

Of course, Ty also got lots of riding in.

Jack loved spending time with his Granna and Papa and cousins. Papa even let Jack help him blow out the candles.