Renaissance Festival ~

Quinn was dancing to the music ~ I wish I had the video camera.

The Anderson's made their first trip to the Renaissance Festival this past Sunday. The weather was beautiful and we really enjoyed ourselves. The boys loved the petting zoo, seeing the elephants and camels. Odin got stung by a bee for the first time and thankfully we now know he is not allegic. Bryce enjoyed all of the pottery, swords/knives and most importantly the horn he could drink out of. I really enjoyed seeing all of it and personally couldn't believe how many people were there...crazy! We are looking forward to going again next year.

Handyman Ray ~

Mom and Dad came down and spent a week with us a couple of weeks ago. Dad was kept very busy being our handyman. The biggest project he completed was adding more cabinets in our dining room area. They turned out AWESOME and actually make the space seem larger. The boys had fun playing in them until I quickly filled them up. We all agreed that they seem like they have always been there.

In addition, Dad replaced our small gate on our fence with an 8 foot gate. Now we are able to utilize our backyard for more storage of big items. As Ray said "it was easy!".

Bryce and Dad also cut down several trees so that we can have more sun on our garden, Dad replaced a couple pieces of our siding by our patio, Bryce put down more sod along the patio and most importantly, in Odin's eyes, Papa put up his swing on the tree (which he rides everytime we are outside)! It was a great week to accomplish many projects. Now what can I find for Dad to do when the baby comes ~ oh wait, the list is already started :) Thanks to Mom too for helping out with the boys, cooking, cleaning and doing laundry. That has been missed already.

Labor Day Camping ~

Quinn had fun sitting in his favorite spot in the camper, the sink and going IN and OUT of the door.

Quinn had an abundance of acorns to pick up.

Odin helping dad start the fire.

Odin being goofy while eating his smore.

Odin had fun taking pictures with the camera ~ he even captured a beached whale :)

More of Odin's photography

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