Mr. E

Ian has been keeping us all on our toes this summer.  Everywhere we go it takes effort not to lose him because he's such a wanderer.  He is also getting quite the spunky personality.  He lets you know in no uncertain terms how he is feeling.  He is usually happy but has quite the temper and pulls some hilarious faces.  He has also picked up some sayings that are naughty, but I also can't help laughing.

**Ian loves Kung Fu Panda.  He pitched a fit when we tried to go see #2 because the previews freaked him out, so he and I ended up leaving Jer and the boys.  Despite that he has developed a love for the original, and I sometimes let him watch parts of it while I'm showering.  He talks about the "scary Dragon Warriory" and says "I love kung fu."  The unfortunate thing he has picked up is "big, fat panda."  Yes, my two-year-old has called me a big, fat panda.  He says it like an insult just like in the movie.  Naughty I know yet the first time he said it I turned my head and laughed hard.  Now we're working on it so he doesn't say it to his nursery leader or something!

**Lots of things are "scary."  Scary guys, water, you name it.  In general, Ian is a pretty fearless kid, but he describes just about everything as scary.  He picked that up in Moab when I told him it was scary when he choked.  Just yesterday at Macey's he told me he didn't want to "see the scary cookie guy ever again."  He was referring to this guy dressed as a giant Oreo we saw at the store back in March!  He has a "scary" good memory.

**Ian loves riding his "motorcycle bike."

**If you call Ian anything besides his name he argues with you.  Like on our camping trip everyone kept calling him a towhead, and he would say "no I Ian."

**When he wants something he orders that person to "share him."  He means share with him which really means give it to him.

**On a recent trip he told my dad "don't say no to me."  Yikes!

**He says "yours" instead of your.  Like I want to sit on "yours lap" or I want "yours drink."  It's pretty cute.

**Ian likes to sing and dance.  He sings Staying Alive.  He also likes that Shake Your Groove Thing song.  His brothers taught him that the words are "Shake Your Booty," and he really belts that out.

 Ian is fascinated by bugs or buggies as he calls them.  He puts endings on lots of things and likes to eat chippies and grapeys too.

I found him in the dryer the other day.  I also found him eating this ball of bird seed Seth made.  It was a pine cone covered in peanut butter and bird seed.  I found him secretly eating it in Seth's room.  When I walked in he held it up and said "this is nummy!"

You've got to love this kid, but I think he may definitely give me a run for my money.  Right now he has this face he makes when he's mad that's downright mean looking!  He's a handful.  He's also stinking cute.  None of these pictures do him justice.  He has big, beautiful blue eyes and his hair is white these days!  

Downata Hot Springs

Each year in June it's time for the annual Burbank family campout.  We normally head to the mountains but this year the campground was a mess of snow and mud, so they came up with a last minute plan B.  We camped at Downata Hot Springs right outside of Preston.  If you've never been there--think scaled down Lava Hot Springs.  The kids of course would have fun anywhere, and it was a relaxing weekend spent in good company.

 Ian and Tucker had fun playing together, then they fought over everything, and then they played some more.

 There was a lot of food.  Ian would not eat a real meal the entire time, but he ate tons of junk food.

 In this photo by Luke you can see the sweet camp trailer we borrowed from my parents.  Where the slide out beds are there is some elastic that goes around the edge to keep the canvas in place.  On the one side it was broken, but we didn't realize what a big gap it created.  During the first night I heard a thump and then Seth crying.  Jer told me he was outside.  I'll be honest in the middle of the night I was so confused.  He and Luke were sleeping on a bed together, and he rolled out of bed under the canvas and fell on the ground.  It was like a 5 foot drop!  Jer had to go retrieve him in his Gs, but he wasn't hurt.  He didn't really even remember it in the morning, and we've got a good laugh out of it.  Jer and TJ rigged a fix for it the second night.

 In the commons area Seth loved playing in the sand.  He was "baking" and creating all sorts of stuff.

 Luke loved playing basketball with Jer, TJ, grandpa, and K'Lee.

 Ian took off his shoes everywhere and then wandered everywhere.  We were not exactly the only campers in town, so he was checking out other people's tents, picnics...keeping track of this one is a chore!

 Getting ready for s'mores.  Poor Addison--earlier in the day she crashed on her bike and had to go back to town for stitches.  She was a trooper!  The other kids had lots of fun riding their bikes around camp.

 Arts and crafts time.  In the background you can see Seth taking advantage of the lounging camp chairs.

 There was a little pony in the field by our camp.  He got lots of attention, and the kids nicknamed him Rusty.

 You can see Addison's battle wounds.

At Downata of course the big attraction for the kids is swimming.  I couldn't believe how hot the water was...they aren't kidding about the hot springs part.  It felt like a very warm bathtub and wasn't exactly refreshing.  Luke loved the big dragon waterslide and really wants to go back.

T Ball Seth

Seth played t ball in River Heights again this year.  I must say his team this year seemed much easier than the one Jer and I "coached" last year.  They were all pretty young and mostly cooperative.  The whole team was from Paradise except for our neighbor little Luke.  Seth did a great job and had lots of fun.  He was lucky to have his grandmas and grandpas come watch him play several games.

 Seth and little Luke with their coach.  She was so nice.  She had a baby like right before the first game and her husband stopped by with her and the new baby in the car on the way home from the hospital to coach.  By like the third game she was out there coaching too.  That's dedication!

 Seth's so into the action that he has time to discuss the Lego guy in his pocket!

 Little Luke's younger brother is Trey, and he's Ian's best neighborhood buddy.  They had lots of fun playing and running all over the place during the games.  All the games were right by Ryan's Place Park so my Luke chased Ian for a while then ran off to the park to play each game.