Potty Training

Ben has stayed dry for three whole days! We contribute his success to 1) a homemade [pot]ty chair, pictured above and 2) having his bottom hosed off after pooping in his underwear. We are so proud of him! Not bad for a two-year-old (and a boy for that matter).

Company Picnic

This weekend Numerica had a company picnic in the park. The BBQ was catered and the afternoon was complete with face-painting and balloon-tying.

Guess who got the pretty, dark skin?

Grace and a Cookie

Happy Birthday, James!

James turned 32 yesterday! We celebrated the day by purchasing a king-sized bed, eating dinner with plenty of gravy, and opening a stack of presents from the kids (art work wrapped in home-made wrapping paper). His birthday cake was stuffed with chocolate mousse, whipping cream and Oreo cookies. In the evening, we all went to the church for Enrichment night. I hadn't planned on attending since it was his birthday, but apparently he had already signed up to baby-sit. What a guy!

Front Porch in Firestone

This is the view from our front porch (can I say how great it is to have a porch?). It was a great privilege for James to mow a real lawn with a real mower.

Road Trip

Here are some pictures taken during rest stops on our drive from Arizona to Colorado.

Ben is a Babe Magnet

Ben spent his time at our farewell picnic chasing the girls. I guess they saw past the snotty nose and the chocolate all over his face.

This is Allie with Liz from Payson, Utah. Allie's great-grandfather, Alvie Henline, was her family's home teacher for years while she was growing up.

Getting Settled

We have moved in and are pretty much unpacked. Tonight we are going to finish putting up pictures and then we will be ready to go. I'll post some pictures soon.

I don't know how we ever managed without a basement, or a three-car garage for that matter. We will never be able to go back, that is for sure.

Our favorite attraction so far: the rec center. It is much better than the splash park in Sahuarita because it is in-doors and heated to 97 degrees. We encourage all cousins to visit!

Here is a quote from Tessa:

Mom, which side of the sink has the exploder?