Evidence of Boys

Taron and Keaton both in football pads and Coop loving his brothers!

This is Squirtle the Turtle- he's sure a resilient little dude! Coop plays fairly rough with him and he seems no worse for the wear. He makes a great incentive ;)

Coopers new favorite TV is The Cat in the Hat on PBS. One of last week's episodes showed the kids and the Cat going to the Jungle of Wag-a-Tag-Tail to try out different animal tails. Coop thought it was pretty great and so right afterwards I made him his very own lizard tail! Ry had fun chasing him around trying to get it off! Good times :)

Playing in a puddle in front of our neighbors yard- gotta love country life :)

My Ry baby...

Wringing out the last of summer at the park...

It's a boys life indeed :)

Lemon Pepper Zucchini

This is one of my favorite ways to eat zucchini and I thought I'd share the recipe! My mom wanted this one awhile back and it's been awhile since I've put a recipe on here, so here it goes:

Lemon Pepper Zucchini



2 medium zucchini, cut into 1/2 inch slices

3 Tbsp. butter, melted

Spread slices across a baking sheet and brush with melted butter, then sprinkle with:

lemon pepper

garlic powder

a "tish" of dried dill.

Top with parmesan cheese. Bake at 400 degree for 15-20 minutes or until desired tenderness. Yum! This smells awesome while cooking :)

Hogle Zoo and More

This last weekend we thought we'd remind ourselves once again that we are country mice by venturing to Salt Lake... Actually we wanted to visit Hogle Zoo before the summer really ran out and stop by IKEA to celebrate my "first 29th" birthday. :) Ended up being a fun little jaunt...

One of the first things we did when we got to the zoo was go see the bird show, which is run by a falconer friend of Stephen's. A good portion of the show I was watching Cooper through the lens of the camera rather than watching the birds, but I daresay it paid off- love this pic!:

Cooper couldn't get enough of the snakes and frogs and such- funny how he's leaning clear across the barrier!

Ry so cute at the glass!

And of all the things at the zoo Coop loved this dinky little pond with a few orange fish in it! He wanted to go back to it several times.

I thought the baby elephant was so sweet! It's neat to watch how the mama takes care of her.

A little pitstop on the caurosel:

At the very end on the train with Mom- at this point we were so hot and ready to go. Couldn't be much clearer on the boy's faces eh? :)

I didn't end up with any pictures from any other part of our trip, but we enjoyed dinner with our friends the Walls and browsing around IKEA too. Fun to go and fun to be home again too, as always! :)

'Tis the Season: Bucs and Bills

This last weekend we got to travel to Pocatello for both Taron and Keaton's first football games. They were both excited and seemed to have a good time being part of their teams. It's clear that city football is the heartbeat of Pocatello weekends, so we're glad they are part of that.

Keaton's team is the Buffalo Bills and he is a great addition! I was so heartwarmed as I watched him help a hurt kid up off the field and walk with him to the sideline. It seems Keaton is sure in his element out there in the pads pushing the other team back!

And this is Taron's third season as a wide receiver on his team, the Bucaneers. He does a lot of running and is a great sport!

This is the first football season that both Cooper and Ryder are big enough to actually enjoy the games and not be too difficult to keep happy in the process, so I'm actually quite excited to be part of it all. Good Luck through the rest of the season, boys! We are proud of you!

Recent Simple Goodness

Ryder loves to ride on the back of Cooper's trike! I stay super close when he does so he doesn't plink off, but I think they are the cutest thing! In their jammies, enjoying summer dusk....


And here's a few things I've made over the last month or so. I've been loving learning to sew! I don't get to sit at the machine very often it seems, but it is so fun when I can!

This is a diaper clutch- it's made out of a place mat and holds diapers in a pocket on one side and a travel wipes case in the other. I also made myself one of these and I LOVE it! So handy and a lot more inconspicuous than packing a diaper and wipes to the changing room. I love the fraying flower on the clasp! I got the idea and followed the instructions from here. Made two of these for a double baby shower awhile back...

... and included this fun little baggie of bib clips as part of the packaging! They were a hit with the moms-to-be. They are binder clips attached to both ends of a strand of ribbon. Put it around the back of baby's neck and clip an unfolded napkin or paper towel to the clips for an instant bib! I made myself one of these too and leave it in my bag for when we are out- such a creative idea that I found here!

And these are some bibs I made for Lundyn. I was given one similar when Cooper was born and it was my favorite so I used it as a basis for making these- I love having a washcloth to clean things up when eating is over! And the headband was for Quincy- loved this fabric!

Just a few things that remind me life is good... hope anyone stopping by to see has a great rest of the week!