Fire Fighter Dad

Bryan has passed all of his FireFighter 1 courses! Yeah, he is a Fire Fighter! He was nominated the class leader by the Chief and will be delivering a speech on graduation night. He also gained his Wild Fire Card and these are pictures of him finishing his water rescue class. Bryan is playing the victim and is in the basket. He spent the entire day in the water at Kyak Point.

Carter loved filling his bucket with rocks. I tried to get him to watch his dad, but he wasn't interested.

The boys shared a few goldfish together.

Bryan and his crew coming in for a break.

Relaxing after a day at the beach. I love this picture!

Bryan will begin his EMT training this June. It should last a few months. He will begin a shift with North County soon, but having his EMT degree will make him more marketable. We are very proud of his dedication!

P.S. The Kangaroo Farm is in Arlington. We would love to go again with some friends. They also had lemurs, llamas, turkeys, peacocks, and a biting pony. Those are the animals Cameron keeps talkinga about.

Busy Cameron

Cameron has been busy visiting the Kangaroo farm and fishing. He now has an imaginary kangaroo that he talks to and carries in his front pouch. They often go outside and bouce.

No fish!! The boys were skunked!

Easter At The Zoo

We spent Easter Day at the zoo. The weather was rainy, but the animals were awake! We saw more animals than we have ever seen before. There were only a handful of families at the zoo, so we pretty much had each exhibit to ourselves. We each had our favorites:

Cameron: Lions (They were sleeping, so we can't figure out why these were his favorite.)

Carter: Toucans (Noisy)

Bryan: Jaguar (He was awake at the glass.)

Rebecca: Gorillas (There was a 5 month old baby.)

The boys looking at the otters.

Carter stayed warm and dry!

Carter used his Easter money to ride the Carasoul. He loved it!

This was in the Rainforest Exihibit. Cameron called it the carwash, and the boys ran back and forth. We were the only ones in the exhibit, so we could get a little wild when we wanted too.

Cameron loved this little elephant.

We hope everyone had a happy Easter!

Only a 3 year old!

I thought I would share this funny story about a conversation Bryan had with Cameron. They have a dentist appointment at the end of the month, and this will be Cameron's 2nd appointment, but he didn't get much done his first visit. Bryan talks to him every night about what the dentist will be doing to his teeth. A few nights ago they discussed flouride. Bryan told him that the dentist was going to paint chocolate, bubble gum, grape, or strawberry flavors on his teeth. When Bryan asked him what flavor he was going to choose, he was very quiet for a long time and thought about his reponse. He finally said "Dad, do they have goat?"

Johnson Dinner

We had a Johnson dinner on sunday and tried to take some family photos. The weather was nice so we tried to get outside and pretend it was summer. I can't wait to feel the warmth of the sun! This family picture turned out really well. Jason was on good behavior and all the kids are looking at the camera. It was tough because the camera was on a tripod and the little ones didn't understand to look at it.

Carter showed the family his new walking skills. He wasn't so sure of the pavement.

The kids 4 and under dined on Mac and Cheese. Carter ate more than all three of the bigger boys combined!

I thought I needed a nice picture with my mother in law. Don't we look cute!

Oh, this is our new dog! She is a little camera shy, so I will work on getting a better picture. I know she looks just like Jenna, but her name is Jelly. We weren't really looking for a new dog, but I new that if one came our way I wanted a female between the ages of 2-5. Jelly is a 4 year old flat coated retriever (female) and she needed a new home. Colbie fell instantly in love with her and Sylvester also likes her. She has a calm personality and seems to love her new home. She needs to lose about 15 pounds, but I think she is a good fit for our family.

Carter is Walking!

Carter started officially walking today! He has made it a point of standing up and walking to his destination instead of crawling. Cameron has been helping his brother learn this new skill. You will notice that Cameron is having a little bit of a nose difficulty today (I think he might have allergies like his daddy.)

Daddy's Day

Bryan has a stay at home day every other Wednesday, and he usually takes the boys somewhere fun. The past few times he has hooked up with Alexa, our sister in law, and her two boys, Hayes and Noah. They look like a crazy couple with 4 kids. I guess they get a lot of funny looks. They have ventured to the Seattle Flight museum, Everett Children's Musuem, and today they went to Jungle Playland.

Cameron and Hayes on the slide.

Noah relaxing.

Carter having fun playing in the balls! I guess this was everyone's favorite place.

I wonder where they will venture off next time. Any suggestions?