Three Men and a Bailey

Little man becomes big

threemenandabailey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:10:22 +0000

Happy Birthday Abe. You are a joy to mother. You’ve got energy, enthusiasm, and a confidence that takes you way beyond your abilities but is still ridiculously fun to be around anyway. You have moments of pure sainthood with your family and peers, you love to blow us away with your “service.” You’re a pain in primary (to your teachers but not to me.) I hope that someday you will read this and we can remember together, “oh yeah I used to puke all the time when I was a kid huh?” You’re favorite primary song is “We’ll Bring the World his Truth” because it makes you feel strong. You love everything violent, cartoons, video games, friends, art, music. You gravitate to it, it freaks me out. You want to be a blue angles pilot when you grow up. You save money for college. You LOVE soccer, to play it, not really to watch it. You have played two seasons and you have yet to score a goal, but you a famously amazing defender. We finished reading the first Harry Potter last night. You thought it was so cool to listen to me read it. Reading has not “taken off” with you yet BUT with the stuff you are reading I can’t say I blame you. It will come, I’m sure. You go to school every morning excited and awake. You love to freak people out with your pet snake, Squeezy. You told me last night that it was your “triple best birthday ever.” I have to admit that I thought it was pretty fun myself. I love you too much. Love, Mom

Scary but not too scary

threemenandabailey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:37:26 +0000

If you don’t plan to swim . . .then you are planning to swim in your underwear

threemenandabailey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:29:17 +0000

People might find out you aren’t that good at putting your underwear on correctly.

Last Beach run of the summer with Aunt Leah and Uncle Dane

Dane created some sort of force field on the beach

Nothing is like napping with a nugget in your clutches

threemenandabailey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:10:46 +0000

ect type of festivities with LeBaron clan

threemenandabailey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:07:12 +0000

For the first time ever, our house was “that house” on the 4th. It was an explosion bonanza.

Beachy fun

I heart the picture above.

Catch of the day!

Day camp fun is documented below.

Sitting area

The day before was Mt St Helens Day. We are all totally fried but especially Scott was taking no chances with his delicate crispy skin.

Movers and shakers

I love the skip in this boys step. Up down up down all day long.

Mt St Helens vs LeBaron clan

threemenandabailey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:25:29 +0000

Pre hike picture. Taken at like 4:00am

One layer down, still chipper.

Showing off our legit permits. (Proof of at least SOME sort of preparation.

This is actually my sister-in-law Alisha. (we were dressed all matchy that day.

Husband is starting to look dazed and a little “messed up.”

Winners club. OK so we all didn’t exactly make it to the top but these guys did!

Post hike, later that afternoon, also known as, first bathroom break of the hike!

Of one Heart and one Mind

threemenandabailey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:55:45 +0000

We did a ton of camping this summer. (I admit that I’m not awesome at taking pictures.) On one camping trip the boys went fishing with out me and all they caught was this lizard. Abe thought it was the best thing that ever happened to him. We refrained from feasting on sweet lizard flesh.

You shall have your reward

threemenandabailey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:51:35 +0000

Abe earned a prize (honestly I can’t remember what he did to be rewarded) but for his reward he wanted to go eat at Hing Loon in Seattle with dad. He wanted to eat squid. He is trying to make me laugh with his funny face in the picture but yes, his cheeks are stuffed to the brim with creatures from the sea, and he is in heaven.

This is where we summer. . .Tacoma style

threemenandabailey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:46:37 +0000

BOO-YA no cavities

threemenandabailey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:34:48 +0000