Diapers

Brenton & Alex both seem to be allergic to diapers. Brenton can't wear Huggies Brand, and Alex can't wear Pampers. Alex's bottom has been so bad lately, that even when he's wearing the Huggies, he is still very red & irritated. Well, during our last trip to Utah, Kale's cousin convinced me to try cloth diapers. So, we are trying them. They are a lot different from the old cloth diapers. These are called All In Ones. You put them on just like a disposable diaper. The only difference is, I have to clean the poop off by hand, and then wash them. Not a fun task...but I have to say, Alex has been in the cloth diapers for two days now, and his butt is no longer irritated. Not even a little! It's amazing. I guess I'm sold...at least for now.

The picture of Alex with the Flame diaper on was taken yesterday. One thing about cloth diapers...they come in many cute designs.

Many travels

We have had a VERY busy summer. It started out with us going to Monterrey, CA to see my (Steph's) parents. They were probably going to be moving sometime soon, so we thought we'd better go while we could.

The end of May, we flew to CA with the boys. My roommate from college, Kelly Davis, met us there, and we spent a very fun weekend. Then Kelly & Kale flew home after the weekend, and I stayed with the boys for about another week. After that week, my mom flew home with me. She stayed for a couple of days before leaving. The pictures above were from CA. The first one was at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium, and the second one was in San Francisco.

Then, a few weeks later, we drove down to Utah for a friend's wedding. It was a wonderful wedding, and we were so grateful that we were able to go. Kale once again flew home after the weekend, and I stayed for about 1 1/2 weeks with the kids. While there, we were able to take the boys to the Salt Lake zoo. Brenton is finally at the age where he loved looking at the animals.

The first picture below is from the zoo train. The second picture is at Patty's house. Who says that you have to buy new toys for kids? Alex absolutely loved this toy, and it was Kale's when he was a baby! The picture with Brenton and the dog was taken at Kale's uncle's house. Brenton loved the dog, and the dog loved playing with Brenton.

After our stay, Kale's mom helped me drive back home with the boys, and then she flew home after that weekend.

While Patty (Kale's mom) was here, we went on the Hiawatha bike trail. It was beautiful! I think that was our major highlight.

This last weekend, my parents started the process of moving to Oshkosh, WI. They drove up the CA coast, and then stopped here for the weekend before proceeding to WI. While they were here, we took them on the Hiawatha bike trail, also. It was still beautiful! :) If anyone wants to come and visit us, we'll be more than happy to take you on it, also. It's 15 miles, all gentle downhill. You go through tunnels, and over trestle bridges. It's so beautiful. Here's the link if anyone wants more information.

http://www.skilookout.com/hiaw/index.html

There is a shuttle that you take from the bottom back to the top of the trail. Kale and our friend Danny both took the shuttle while we stayed at the bottom of the trail and played in the river waiting for them to bring our cars back down. They were wonderfully fun days. The pictures just above are from our two trips on the trail.

Anyway, we've been really busy, and now we're just trying to settle back into regular life. Work is still outrageously busy for Kale. Hopefully by the end of October things will slow down for him, and he'll have a normal 9-6 job again.

I have received a new calling in church. I'm now the new primary president. (For those of you who don't know, I'm now in charge of all the children in the church from 18 months to 11 years old.) Between that and just trying to keep the boys entertained, and trying to put in a couple of hours a week at work, I'm definitely busy.

We hope everyone is doing well. We love you all!

Kale Swainston Family

Well, since I'm terrible at sending out the updates, I've been convinced to try this. Hopefully I'll be better at updating this, than I have been at sending out updates.