Catch Up Time! Part 2

A few Sundays ago we packed a cooler and headed up to Second Dam to make breakfast. Dawson didn't care for the smoke or his tin-foil breakfast (sausage, eggs, hash-browns, and cheese...seriously kid?!) but he really enjoyed throwing rocks in the water. Desmond liked the rocks, too. Apparently they are really fun to gnaw on. ;)

The next set of pictures will follow the Hatch family through random July days. Ready, Set, Go!:

Oh my heck...is that not the cutest plumber butt you've ever seen?!

New tractor sheets = tractor read-a-thon!

Desmond is so happy cause big brother is taking his picture!

Happy Gilmore style....

Oh the Cruise-In, I didn't think Dawson would ever let us leave. He had a blast!

I think he's probably saying "police motorcycles!" We heard that one A LOT.

 FIRE DEPARTMENT TOUR!

 lil 'hawk

This is how we do cross-eyes.

Demolition Derby! I want to tickle Desmond's cute belly!

Dawson takes better pictures of Desmond than I do!

Happy Birthday, Uncle Kylan! We emailed this picture to him. 

Happiest boy! And look at those chompers!

Dawson dribbling at his first day of Itty Bitty Ball Camp. 

 More to come as the summer continues to blast by!

Catch up time! Part 1

Is it really the middle of July? Winter will be here before we know it! I've been enjoying the summer weather too much to sit and blog. Hence, I'll be writing a massive "catch-up" post today.

In June we went with the Lawson side of the family to Yellowstone. We had beautiful weather until our last day when it turned into this:

A Winter Wonderland! 




Dawson thought the buffalo were awesome and burst into "Guy on a Buffalo" whenever we saw them roaming the sides of the highway.

Silly Dawson's first buffalo encounter.

We bunked-up with Kaysha, Cam, and Oakley, and it was surprisingly not squishy! The first night of the trip was a little sleepless, though. :)

Always so helpful....

Peek-a-boo cute Desmond!

Dawson chillin' with his hip cousin.

We were overlooking a much-too-high waterfall. Notice Jeffrey's death-grip on my wrist...just in case I started climbing over the fence. :)

Terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs

The boys were excited to finally be warm!

Look-out Dawson! I stepped inside this souvenir shop and I bought Desmond a stuffed moose and Dawson a buffalo (the "Guy on a Buffalo" song immediately followed).

Desmond and Grandma Lawson sporting their navy blue "Pismo Beach" hoodies.

IT WAS FREEEEEZING! Desmond had the right idea. 

On our way home from Yellowstone we stayed a night in Jackson, WY. The next day we wandered around town. While in this homemade ice-cream shop (I have no idea what it was called!) Dawson was sitting on the counter in front of a big window. A group of Asian tourists started snapping wildly and posing with him in the background. Oddly, it was one of the highlights of the trip for me.

Breakfast in Jackson

Kaysha pointed us in the direction of Yippy I-O Candy Co. in Jackson. Dawson could hardly contain himself (neither could the rest of us...)!

 Our last stop on the trip was in Bedford to visit Grandma and Grandpa Heiner. Dawson was in heaven seeing all the big machines. My cousin Shaelyn won Dawson's heart by taking him for a spin on the lawn mower and letting him climb up inside the tractor. 

Words can't express Dawson's joy. 

Superstar!

Dawson is sporting these cute new sunglasses from his Kneaders kid's meal. So adorable :)

Sleepy-head

Apparently, watching Mom loading the dishwasher is not good entertainment. I don't have a single picture of Dawson falling asleep in his high-chair. So, I was excited that Desmond fulfilled this adorable rite-of-passage.

Cousin Oakley

I think Dawson may have his first crush....his adorable cousin Oakley. Who can blame him?

Tooth #5

Desmond's fifth tooth made an appearance on 5/12. He's still working on #6 and it's being a painful one for him! Poor thing...

A Hiking We Will Go

One of our goals as parents is to instill in our children a desire to be active and enjoy spending time outdoors. It was like seeing into the future the other day when I asked Dawson whether he'd rather go ride his bike or walk over to the park and he started whining and said, "I want to sit on the couch and watch Kung Fu Panda!" I can only imagine how it will be when he's 15.  This summer we are going to try to squeeze in at least one family hike per week.


Despite owning our townhouse in Providence since 2007 we had never set foot up Providence Canyon until this spring. We had heard the Conservation Corp had cleared an awesome single-track/hiking trail last summer and decided we better check it out. The weather has been mild enough that we've already used the trail a number of times and it is absolutely gorgeous. This last Wednesday (I know, this post is a bit late!) the foliage was so lush and green it almost felt like we were in beautiful Oregon.


We have two kid carriers/back-packs so the boys get to come with us. The straps on one of the back packs are pretty worthless and I have to jimmy-rig them with some extra cushion to make hiking bearable. Jeffrey gets the nicer pack, but has to carry a 3 year old in it. So, his shoulders are pretty achy by the end, too. 


Once we get going Desmond typically falls asleep and spends much of the hike like a bobble-head doll. Dawson likes us to pick up rocks, flowers, sticks, leaves, etc. for him to hold as we hike. They are both so cute in their little packs. 

Cheese!

Sleepy Des