The Ukulele

A couple weeks ago we went to Grandpa Steve's.

The missionaries came over with their musical instruments and we listened to Grandpa and the Elder's play. Wow! Grandpa is really good at playing the Ukulele! (But Elder Seabury is a little better...Shhhh! Don't tell Grandpa.) Austin asked if he could try it, and the whole time he was playing it Elder Seabury was looking pretty scared that Austin was gonna break it. It was pretty funny...this little man knows how to ROCK!

Look close at Cole's eyes..

Yep! He's blind! We've been noticing at home that he couldn't see the TV very well; because when he plays video games, he would stand up next to the TV. We weren't 100% sure if he couldn't see or if he just wanted to stand that close. Until his teacher wrote me a note saying he's having problems seeing the chalk board. Well, it was confirmed, and I made an appointment. I was hoping he was faking it, but nope he really is blind. So we went to Shopko and found a pair that both he and I liked and ordered them right away.

Shelby Penelope Elvidge
died April 28, 2009

She will always be in our memories and NEVER forgotten.
May she finally rest in peace!

April 18, 2009, was a warm, sunny day, and we took advantage of it by spending the whole day at Dexterville Park. We took the kids bikes to the park with us. We parked the truck, Casey rode CJ's bike, Austin rode his bike, and CJ & Bill walked. On our walk/ride we found a park and a beach. Here are some pictures to show how much fun we had.





Bill hung out at the end of the slide...





Austin and CJ were wearing their swim suits and t-shirts. Both boys got so hot they took off their shirts. But Austin's swim shorts were too big and kept falling down...yes it was NOT a pretty site to see. Thank Goodness we were the only ones there that day.


Casey was hanging out at the bottom of the slide and happened to look up at Bill peaking thru the grate up above...





When we got to the beach,
CJ had this great idea of
burying him...so we did!
And then we buried Austin!

This is "Little" Austin riding his bike WITH training wheels. Wooohooo! Look at that HOT ROD!









Friday, April 10, 2009, Bill and CJ taught Austin how to ride his bike WITHOUT training wheels, while I was at work. We are all very PROUD of our "BIG" Austin!!!!!

This is Austin riding his "2 wheeler" bike! (that's what he calls it)

The funny thing about this is that when he needs to turn, he gets off the bike, turns the bike and then goes again. He did learn how to turn while still riding it a couple days later, but it was soooo funny before that. I did video it on my phone, but my computer won't allow me to download it onto the computer. Maybe someday, you can watch it.

COLE'S Birthday Party was suppose to be at a roller skating rink, but little did we know, it was CLOSED! OOPS! So, instead we all went bowling, and had a BLAST! Momma was the highest bowler for all three games! Way to go MOMMA!!! Friends who came were: AJ, Brenden, Martin, and Geri


After the party AJ and Martin spent the night. We pulled a futon mattress out on the living room floor, and all three boys slept on that. Austin got to sleep on the couch next to the boys. Cole was being so nice to Austin; letting him play with CJ and his friends. We were very thankful for that. The next day Brenden came over to play with all the boys. Ever since that party Brenden has come over almost everyday to play with CJ, Austin, or Bill (on the xbox 360). The cool thing about Brenden is that he will play with whoever wants to play with him.