Rusty went to his first friend birthday party on Saturday and had so much fun. Emilio and Rusty are best buds in nursery and sacrament meeting and always have fun hanging out. It's so cute to hear my little red-head say "Emilio" - it reminds me of a Night at the Roxbury.
Here's the birthday boy trying to whack the pinata...
and here's Rusty hording all of the candy.
Happy Birthday Emilio!
I came home from the store last night and cute little Rusty fell asleep in my bed reading stories to Curious George. Now I know why my parents have so many pictures of us sleeping as kids!
We finally got new carpet - YEAH!!! During the install Rusty and I got stuck in our kitchen for a couple of hours giving me lots of time to think while tuning out Bob the Builder and the "super cool" music the installers had going - if I never hear another tuba again, I won't complain. During this time I realized what a charmed, okay fabulous, life Mrs. Brady had. Think about it, her only job was to be a mom and be able to say, "Oh Mike". Not too hard if you ask me. But then I started to think about why her life was so good and realized it was because of Alice.
They always portrayed Alice to be so happy, and maybe she was, but lets face it - her job/life was kind of crappy. She had to wear the same hideous outfit every day, cook with lard, listen to 8 people whine about their lives and then do all of their laundry! As if this wasn't enough, she was in a dead-end relationship with Sam the Butcher who just couldn't commit. Poor, sweet Alice. I've always loved the Brady Bunch (you can watch it Monday-Friday at 5:30 on KBYU, the movies are pretty funny too) but I now have a special appreciation for all the Alice's in the world - those who can make the worst situation look glamorous. Rock on Alice!
They played with the trains...
Practiced golf...
Rode the "tractor"...
Dug a few holes...
Fed their hungry bellies...
Got all clean (they were pretty dirty)...
and they were so tuckered out Caden could barely keep his eyes open for 1 more picture... so cute!Here's what Rusty, aka Nate Junior's been up to lately...
Attempting to blockade his closet so he doesn't have to get ready for church, like father like son.
Practing his golf swing in the front room because "my daddy does".
Doing yard work - just like Daddy.Here's another reason we need to move to southern California - the beach. My parents just got back from Carlsbad and let us know they are practically giving away houses down there. We could get into a new house for only $500,000. Sign me up! 
Rusty found the surfboard placemats and wanted to go surfing at the beach, but he said he needed sunscreen first :)
We were driving home from the store and saw a mini-carnival happening in a neighboring city and decided to go. It was a rip off and very hot, but Rusty loved being a "cowboy" and racing the boats. Thanks Nate for letting us steal all of the quarters from your change jar!
