Living the Dream

New Blog Address!!!

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:53:00 -0400

Tumblr has outgrown our needs as a blogsite, so I transferred our blog to: http://spaulding.wordpress.com/. Now friends and family will be able to write comments and look back with archives instead of hitting the back button over and over! I hope you enjoy the new format, we are excited for it! We will keep this blog up for a while so friends and families can change over to the new site, but any updates will be on the new blog and we will eventually shut this one down.

Summer Fun

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:54:07 -0400

We are fully into summer, Asher is doing a reading program, play dates, etc. We went to the local Nature Center for a play date and the boys had a great time. I have been wrestling with Tumblr because it’s not letting me upload many pictures, but I hope you like what was posted. There are also some pictures from Ben’s company picnic we attended. It rained nearly the entire time, but that didn’t stop any of the kids from going on the blow up toys or the playground. Asher had a great time chasing girls around on the playground and swinging with Dad. Also don’t miss the video I took of our fireflies. I have no idea how people catch them! The flicker for just a second and by the time you see them they’re gone! But the later we get into summer the more there are so maybe we’ll be able to catch them in July.

Nature Center, on a play date.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:49:05 -0400

Nature Center, on a play date.

A prairie dog… Asher liked to bark at him.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:46:00 -0400

A prairie dog… Asher liked to bark at him.

Covered eating area at Ben’s company picnic. It rained or...

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:43:53 -0400

Covered eating area at Ben’s company picnic. It rained or drizzled pretty much the entire time, but Asher had a great time running around in the rain and holding umbrellas (his newest love.)

Asher was chasing the girls on the playground roaring at them....

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:42:12 -0400

Asher was chasing the girls on the playground roaring at them. They would scream and then slide down the slides, he loved it.

Asher loves to climb. He climbs or tries to climb most...

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:40:57 -0400

Asher loves to climb. He climbs or tries to climb most everything.

Ben and Asher swinging at Ben’s company picnic.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:39:39 -0400

Ben and Asher swinging at Ben’s company picnic.

We have a lot of things in Kansas, humidity, heat, rabbits, and...

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:31:00 -0400

We have a lot of things in Kansas, humidity, heat, rabbits, and fireflies. Fireflies are my favorite.

The Update

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:38:13 -0400

I know I’ve been slacking on the posting, sorry about that. We have been busy with church and work. I picked up another evening at work so that has kept us on our toes, plus this time of year there are a lot of moves that Ben coordinates, and Asher is always doing something fun. Below you will see just a few pictures from a ward hot dog roast, the creepy crawlies here in Kansas, more working on the car and my amazing omelets! Enjoy!

It was pretty hot.

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:34:10 -0400

It was pretty hot.

Hot dog and pasta salad, yummy!

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:33:00 -0400

Hot dog and pasta salad, yummy!

Holding hands.

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:32:00 -0400

Holding hands.

Photo

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:31:49 -0400

We had 3 or 4 cute little frogs on our back patio the other...

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:31:04 -0400

We had 3 or 4 cute little frogs on our back patio the other night. They were tiny, only about an inch long.

A big-ol spider we found in the kitchen, trying to lay low, but...

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:29:28 -0400

A big-ol spider we found in the kitchen, trying to lay low, but I spotted him and Ben gotted him. (Good English I know.)

That would be the old serpentine belt in his mouth… yuck.

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:45:10 -0400

That would be the old serpentine belt in his mouth… yuck.

Extremely detailed diagram for replacing a serpentine belt.

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:39:26 -0400

Extremely detailed diagram for replacing a serpentine belt.

Our car engine.

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:36:47 -0400

Our car engine.

My amazing omelets; ham, cheese and spinach. Very yummy. I was...

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:30:56 -0400

My amazing omelets; ham, cheese and spinach. Very yummy. I was impressed with my first attempt. My second attempt wasn’t as successful, hence no picture!