The Not So Simple, Simple Life: July 2009

Monday, July 27, 2009

Joshua's new toy

So, Joshua has been teaching himself to play the guitar...thank you YouTube! It is amazing, you can learn anything on YouTube! Anyway, he is pretty good (I might be a little biased, because I think that he is good at everything he does, but, I am the wife, I am supposed to think that, right?) I always thought he had a gift for music! You can look forward to future mini concerts posted right here on our blog...

Coach pitch softball!

Adalyn's team this year was the Pythons. She had a great time and got over her fear of hitting a ball that was NOT on a Tee. It really helped that her Dad was the "Coach Pitcher" for the team. He enjoyed being so involved in the game and Addy loved having Dad out on the field!

Just what summers are made of- backyard campouts!

We set up the tent in the backyard so that the kids and kittens could have a little close by fun! They wanted to stay out all night and Joshua and I were betting on them getting scared and coming in by themselves. We even told them scary stories about bats and such, didn't work. At 11 o'clock we had to drag them into the house... i think we were scared of bats, or worse!

Truck for sale!

Well, we love this truck, but we need to find it a new home. It is an Eddie Bauer and fully loaded. It seats seven people with the third row, and has very nice leather seats and four wheel drive. If you are interested, leave a comment! It has 76,000 miles and is $12,900. What a deal!

The Big Crawfish boil

The family had a Big crawfish boil to celebrate Dustin's graduation. My parents had the crawfish flown in live from the coast. And boy were they good!!! There were many Utah natives in attendance that had never experienced a true Texas crawfish boil. I think they may have enjoyed it. Although, it does take several exposures to fall in love with the little mud bugs!

This is Treston with his Great Grandma Hicks

Treston with his Great Aunt Deanna

Treston with his Great Grandpa Hicks

Our little boxes

At the beginning of the summer, Joshua and my Dad built three garden boxes for us. The day that they built them, it poured down rain. But, their sacrifices have been worth it! We have had fun this summer with our garden. So far, we have harvested cucumbers, zucchini, anaheim peppers, broccoli, jalepenos and tomatoes, YUM!