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Tripp had another field trip to the Discovery Center recently. He and Chantz hung out together the whole time. Here they are in the pulley chair:

This is so sweet-Tripp was helping Chantz with this tube experiment. What a good brother he is!

 Here's my little stud at the dentist's office. He was totally relaxed. However, when we took him back to get his three cavities filled, he was not so relaxed. In fact, we had to reschedule the appointment for a later time when he will hopefully be more calm and willing to open his mouth!

 The face of an angel:

 Tripp's new look:

 Tripp was accidentally sprayed in the eyes with bleach about a month ago. Here he is in the ER before they treated him. The poor guy had to have both eyes rinsed out for fifteen minutes! It was pretty traumatic for him and me!

 Me and my big boy:

 Funny face:

This is the 17 gauge that Bryant bought for "Tripp." It sure looks great-I have yet to shoot it though.

 After his haircut:

 I know it's a blurry picture, but I thought it was so funny the other day when the boys climbed onto the treadmill after I was done running.

Okay, so these aren't my flowers, but I had to post this anyway. It's a picture of part of my parents' front yard. I love purple flowers!!

 They have "bubbie" hats:

 Chunky cheeks!

Island Park and Mesa Falls Vacation

The time has come for our cabin trips to commence for the summer! We just came back from a Memorial Day weekend getaway up in Island Park. I have to admit the weather was depressing-29 degrees and snowing for most of the weekend. Despite the weather, it was beautiful up there and it was fun to spend time with family. Here is Trippster in the car keeping himself entertained on the way up:

 Chantz and Tripp's favorite thing to do is to play "pool ball." They had a blast rolling those balls around!

 Bryant, Tripp, Chantz, Brice and I went over to Mesa Falls and had a great time. The weather cleared up for about two hours and we took full advantage of it! As you can see, Tripp was very impressed by the falls.

 Our little family-I love this picture!!

 Chantz and Daddy on the pathway to the falls:

 Uncle Brice and Chantz are buddies!

 As a matter of fact, both the boys love Uncle Brice! 

 Yesterday my dad caught this lovely fish before heading back to Meridian. I had to share:

The times were good, but I have to say I'm glad to be back and in some warm weather!

He Graduated! (Well, kind of)

Tripp just completed his second year of preschool! He has done such a fabulous job. He is starting to recognize upper and lower case letters and their sounds, and he has made many new friends. I am so grateful for the wonderful teachers he has! This was his second "graduation." He will have his third and final next year, just before kindergarten. :) Here he is in the lineup with his sweet little hat:

This is after the ceremony-each kid made their own graduation book, and in it was a list called "About Me." Tripp had stated in the book that he has blue eyes and red hair (it's brown), that his favorite food is fruit snacks, his favorite animal is a horse, his favorite thing to do at preschool is to eat snack, and that he was going to deliver papers when he grew up and make $21. Hmm...last I heard he wanted to be a doctor!

Tripp picked the song "Three Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree" to sing and all the kids stood up and sang it together. It was so cute!

The kids had Krispy Kremes for refreshements after the ceremony. It was a great day!

Introducing Chef Tripp Jones

So, my little guy has decided he loves to cook. It could be because Bryant and I love to cook...and to eat! Tripp is constantly helping me bake and Bryant BBQ. Recently he helped Grandma Teresa with this homemade wheat bread:

Tripp has decided that the best way to cook is to use his own unique recipes. Below is a concoction that he made up for our family to eat for dinner. As you will see, there is a vast variety of fresh, gourmet ingredients, including tomatoes, apples, lucky charms, and salt and pepper.

Tripp and Chantz stayed at Aunt Macey and Uncle Colin's the other day, and Macey helped Tripp make a cookbook. These are two of his very own unique and hilarious recipes:

Aren't those hilarious?? I love my little chef!