Thursday, June 23, 2016

Toronto

 Last Saturday we drove up to the Brigham City Temple where Kate received her endowment in preparation to serve a mission to Florida.  Douglas didn't like the sun in his eyes, so he borrowed my hat and remained as you see him in the photo for most of the drive.  He was not asleep.
 While Mom and Dad Coombs, Stacie, Sam, and Taylor joined Kate in the temple, I took Doogles to a nearby park.  The train station employees allowed us to get close to one of the big trains.  Douglas loved that.

 After the temple session.  As Doogles and I were approaching the temple he became very excited when he saw Grandma Coombs.  I wish I had his reaction on video.

Sunday was Father's Day.  I received the above card from Douglas.  I don't worry about him, and I don't care about money..........but that third section.  :)
On Tuesday we left the little man with Grandma and we flew to Toronto (only a three-hour, direct flight) to explore for a couple of days.  I had booked a compact car from Hertz.  They didn't have any compact cars, so we took the Swagger Wagon for the same price.  I love minivans.
 First stop:  the Toronto Temple (of course).  Checked another one off the list.

 Yesterday morning we began the day visiting a different kind of temple.  We toured the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Hindu Temple.


 Lizzie, this will be my profile name if I ever join Facebook again.

 The Blue Jays played (and beat) the Arizona Diamondbacks shortly after we wandered through the downtown area.
 The CN Tower - tallest tower in the western hemisphere.
 Look at the sticker next to the bike helmet.  Funny.
 This is very similar to the Eastern Market in the DC area.
 Edwards Gardens
Taking a moment to find my inner zen.
 Last night we ate Wendy's hamburgers and frosties, and we played 18 holes of glow-in-the-dark miniature golf.

Now we head back to the airport to return home.  Short trip, but it was fun.  Great weather, too!  The high temperature for these two days was around 75 degrees.

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Hands in my pockets

Bowling at BYU with Joseph and Ari

"Here, Dada, I got a ball for you."
The form of a professional.
"Beat that, little man."
Analyzing his bowl
Everyone still happy at the end of our two games
A game of family Rook.  Mom thinks she's #1.  I won't mention her score on this blog post. :)
I went to the dentist to get two crowns replaced, but I had to use the bathroom after they started.
We had the pleasure of hosting Ari and Maxwell for a few days.  We spent a good chunk of that time at the park.
He likes sticking his hands in his pockets these days.
Coming down the slide in slow motion
Reading to the two little guys.  Ari's face...... :)

Too much play
At the Station Park fountain
Notice the diaper bag on my shoulder.  As we were walking to the BYU bowling lanes a day or two before this photo, Ari looked over at me (I had the diaper bag that day as well) and said, "Uncle Daniel, women are supposed to carry the diaper bag."  Hilarious.
Ari and Doogles about to come down the slide.
Pay attention to Ari right when the music begins.
Racing around the turf

Slow motion
Slow motion
Doogles is enjoying the swings more and more as he gets older.

Wow, what a week!  There are a few runny noses and sore throats around here, and Dada (Uncle Daniel) gets frustrated with the little disease carriers now and then, but we're still having fun.  Sam is absolutely amazing with the kids, and Ari was a huge help these past few days.  He constantly asked if he could help with taking out the garbage, hooking up the internet, shopping, etc.  And of course he wanted to play board/card games (BYU Opoloy) at least 10 times each day. :)

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Douglas says his name

Margaret (Grandma Coombs) gave this thing to Douglas for Easter this year.  Definitely one of the funniest toys I've ever seen.
 Douglas and Sam visited Granny and Grandpa Ogden's home for Joseph's (my brother's) birthday last week.


 Sam holding Denali
32 years old!

"Mama, Arlo wants a kiss."
Learning a new song
 Helping Dada beat Mama at Rummikub.
 Some static electricity coming down the slide
 At the Bountiful Temple
 After swimming in his kiddie pool
Another day at the pool.  The day before, Douglas didn't want to swim in the pool, only wade through the water, so this time Sam decided to simply roll up his pants knowing that he wouldn't swim around in the water.  Apparently, he squatted a bit too low.
Douglas learned how to pronounce his name a few weeks ago.