Hamilton Happenings

This fall we discovered that Jett might like rolling in the leaves just as much as the kids.  Make a pile of leaves and you can expect the kids to enjoy it for a while.  I loved watching Isaac plop down on a pile of leaves and lean back into it while splashing leaves all around.   Can you see Jett between the two kids?  He never missed out on a good pile of leaves.  Pictured below is what half our yard looked like before we started attacking it with rakes and leaf blowers.  This year we paid Ryan and his neighbor Spencer to rake up our backyard.  That was $20 well spent!  It made clean up much easier having so much help.    Working hard! That evening we reached about 30 bags of leaves.  Pictured below is what our yard looked like a few days after raking.  See all the leaves blowing in the air?  Isaac was by the fence yelling with excitement at all the leaves flying around. Channing has been...

For Ryan's 8th birthday we got him a coupon for a sleepover at the Hamilton Home.  I picked him up on Friday and headed to our house.  We enjoyed spending some extra time with this smart, kind, energetic, easily distracted nephew.  Here are some pictures I took.  The kids helped Justin make a great fire!  Hotdogs and fruit for dinner.  S'mores for dessert. I kept Isaac entertained with some leftover spaghetti and meatballs for his dinner.   We love being outside! Channing sure loves his hotdogs! Happy cousins! Aftermath of the speghetti and meatballs.  Do you see the hand print on his forehead? This is livin'! Ryan was very interested in catching his stick on fire. After dinner and dessert we went to see the baby ducks and played at the exercise park.  Ryan said, "This is the best sleepover ever!" Isaac was having a rough day with a cold and refusing to nurse.  But he was so happy to ...