just now posting...

(I wrote this on Sunday night and am just now posting. It's been that busy.)

Nine days down and only three days to go! Rob's trip got shortened so he will be home from Malaysia on Wednesday night instead of Friday. Yipee! Things are going fine around here, but to be honest it has been a long week and I feel pretty exhausted. I took the younger kids to the zoo on Monday and we had a great time! The kids were so tired on the way home they both fell sound asleep (which means Tosh was up past 10pm that night...).

My parents arrived here on Thursday evening and it been nice to have some adult company. It is especially great that my mom is so much healthier than she was on her last visit (where she spent the entire week in the hospital). I made a "Daddy do" list and my dad has been kind enough to do some handy projects around the house. I'm hoping to get lots more accomplished before they leave, but we'll see how the week goes.

Here are some shots of the boys playing last weekend (dressed up in Rob's old Hawaiian shirts).

Livvy's cute little buns:

And these cute "buns" as well:

The pinewood derby was on Saturday. Burke had a lot of fun and showed great maturity, I thought. He was a great sport and just had a good time.

He got an award for the most unique design (and it was his own design).

He did well and was able to advance to the finals that our stake held that evening. I love this photo of him setting his car on the track (love that tongue sticking out!):

Out of six races, Burke came in 3rd twice, 2nd twice, and 1st twice. A friend of ours thought it was hilarious that when he asked Burke how he did he said, "Average."

Good job Burke, and thanks again to Uncle Todd for all the help and tools!