Latest Home Improvement

So we decided that since EJ has some time on his hands we should work on the front yard, but then we decided that we can't do the landscaping without first fixing the house (the brick was falling off in places). So we started work onthe house...

The house as it looked before (mostly, we had already started removing some bricks).We cut the trees down so that we could get to the house, it looks completely different now. This is what we look like now. They are coming to do the top coat next week. Jayden was very helpful...

I wanted it recorded that I worked hard on this project to.

EJ and Jayden putting the truck to good use, they were pulling stumps out.

My guys working, Jayden has his boots on with his shorts, suave.

Riding the bike.....

Summer Bike!

We pulled out an old bike that a neighbor had given us right after Jayden was born. EJ and Jayden put training wheels on it. Jayden loves working with Jayden.

Jayden has been riding laps and loops around the yard.

Easter 2010! Easter Egg Hunt at the Botanical Gardens Jovie, Kyle, and Jayden enjoying their cookies.
Jovie and Jayden are best buds.

The actual hunt, we weren't allowed to bring baskets into the park, so we improvised.

Jayden on the move

Jayden is very active this year, we try to keep up with him :). He found some rollerblades last year at the thrift store. I hid them in the back of his closet, but recently he found them. Jayden and dad made a special trip to Wal-Mart to get the appropriate safety gear. Jayden is also very into his "summer bike", him and Eddie joe put training wheels on it right before the Moab trip. I will post picts. of that later.

Stupid Truck

So we tried to go to Moab on a nice family trip. Unfortunatley right outside of Farmington, NM our transmission blew. We were able to limp into Farmington but then had to had the truck toed the next morning (good thing we didn't turn it off until we got to the hotel). All of our options were pricy, so we picked the cheapest one and bought a new (used) truck. I did NOT want to buy a new truck, but will admit it is very nice. Below Eddie joe is dreaming about this car, he would have rather purchased this one but all of our ummmm (crud) would not fit in it (bikes, coolers, boxes of food, etc.). Also, these pictures are in random order because I could not get them to upload in the right order and can't seem to move them). Jayden and I at the dealership, we didn't get many pictures of the trip because we left the camera in the truck (at the dealership)...

Jayden as we set off for the trip. We were clearly packed in... And I will admit that I am embarassed at how dirty the truck was once we pulled everything out of it, but it's EJ's and not mine, my car is much cleaner.....

The day before we left on the trip EJ and Jayden changed the oil, EJ even put fancy oil in it. Now that oil is all over the road outside of Bloomfield. Jayden clearly LOVES to help dad.

This is the new beast, I actually think the shape is ugly, but it's a very nice truck (nicer than our house :)).


EJ and Jayden changing the oil again.

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