How Much is that Daddy in the Window?

We had fun making up our own words to "How Much is that Doggy in the Window" Here are Zachary and Eric doing their own renditions with Daddy as the star.



Below is a picture of me with both boys; we are all smiling, and all looking at the camera, this is a rare occurrence. In this picture we were pretending to be a snowman. Can you tell?
P.S. The vests the boys are wearing are the ones I made for Easter. They were done the week after Easter, but I never posted them. Wendy got a Easter dress.

Kyle's First Post

Hello brave new blogging world.

Kyle's first post!!

David Schwieder Family Reunion

The David Schwieder Family Reunion was held near Bear Lake. We stayed in the Paris Springs Campground, which was very nice. The theme was around fairy tales, so we got to make crowns, tell our own fairy tales, and build castles. It was fun to be around those we love.

Camping is always fun. It is one of the few times that it is o-kay to be dirty. The campground had a small hike to Paris Springs which we went to and we had a lot of fun just hanging around camp. One night it rained on us, which was an adventure. The other adventure we had was a squirrel in our tent. O-kay it wasn't all the way in, but one night I heard a scratching sound, at first I blamed Zachary, but then I saw something moving on top of our tent. The squirrel had got stuck between the tent and the rain fly and was making quite a racket trying to get out. Amazingly none of the children woke up to the noise it made or the noise Kyle and I made trying to get him out.

Fun at the beach. On Friday we spent the day at Bear Lake on the North Beach. We had a great time building sand castles, and playing in the water. It was nice the water stayed so shallow for so long, because Zachary could play and we did not have to worry quite as much.

On our way home we stopped in Logan and ate with Dale at Fedrico's. It was great to see all the Schwieder family, but also Dale who we missed at the Flamm reunion the week before.

Flamm Reunion 2010

Breakfast in our room. The accommodations were great, the boys had a room, Wendy took the living room, and Kyle and I had a room.

Eric and Wendy on the train. Eric was particularly funny when the whistle blew, he did not like how loud it was.

Kids swimming in the pool at the hotel. Zachary did very well with the floaty on his arms. Wendy loved the water. Eric had fun once he finally got in. The second time we went swimming a shallow pool was open and he claimed it for his own and had a great time.

Here we are at the zoo. It was a lot of fun. The boys particularly liked the giraffes. We were able to see the bird show, ride the train, ride the carousel, and the habitat presentation. Zach and Eric were able to touch a snake and a rabbit.

The 2010 Curtis Flamm Family Reunion was a success. It was held in Park City, UT. It was nice to get away from home, but not have to go too far to get there. Here is a brief itinerary of what we experienced. The pictures already told much of the story.

Monday: Checked in and then the kids checked out our accommodations
Tuesday: Swimming, Adventure with Dad, Shopping at the Outlets, Ride on the Heber Creeper (a train), Games
Wednesday: Shopping, Visit to the Zoo, Picnic
Thursday: Swimming, An Adventure in the Rain with Mom, Walk up Main Street, Games
Friday: Check out, The Clark Planetarium, Home

A count to 10 moment!

I came upstairs to find Eric and Wendy playing in the kitchen. I had heard Wendy laughing and had thought to myself, "Wow, Eric is being very good with Wendy right now." Well they were playing well with each other and an entire bag of flour, which was all over the kitchen floor. I admit that my first reaction was not kind, and Eric was chastised.

However, after calming myself down (hence the title of this blog) I was able to see the fun they were having. Eric was being quite creative, and Wendy was in heaven making the flour puff. Amazingly, Zachary was not involved at all. He was playing in the living room. I got the shop vac out and both of them had baths, so all is well.

How did she get so big?

Wendy is growing up way to fast!! Here are two videos that show some of her new talents. The first is her listening, understanding, and doing what Kyle asks. While we were camping if her binkie was in her mouth then rocks and dirt were not. Kyle started asking her to put her binkie in and she did! I tried a few times and sometimes she listened, but Kyle definitely was more successful. The second video is of her walking. Each day she becomes more steady on her feet and more willing to walk rather than crawl. She is still so little that it is hard to imagine she really is old enough to walk, but she is. Enjoy!

Leigh Lake

What a beautiful place!!

We just got back from a wonderful camping trip to Leigh Lake in Grand Teton National Park. Kyle took the top picture using a stitch feature on our camera. I think it turned out amazing. We canoed most of the gear in and the kids and a couple of adults hiked in, about 2.5 miles. Both Zachary and Eric were great hikers. Wendy rode on our backs and was very content. Both the boys loved the beach, and Zachary was brave enough to take a few dips in the glacier fed lake. Brrrrrrrrr!!! We were able to see a little wildlife. The deer simply walked through camp. Although the mosquitoes were thick sometimes, and we all got dirty we had a great time. It is amazing what children can do to entertain themselves when there isn't TV or all their many toys available. Heavenly Father really knows how to make beautiful places, I'm so grateful we were able to spend a few days enjoying this wonderful world.

All the Kyle Flamm family was there and we were joined by my mom and dad, my older brother Kyle and his two oldest girls Katelyn and Addison, and my younger sister Shanalee and her little boy Elden. Here is a picture of all the cousins minus Wendy who was just too little to explore with us.