Big Brother

We are all very excited!  Please be in prayer!  Thanks!
JJC

Fun in the Sun

Sorry to be so absent from our blog for the past couple of months.  We're doing well but keeping very busy these days.  Caleb just had his 3 year check up and is doing great.  He's still at the top of the chart with his height & weight - 40" tall and 40lbs.  97th and 95th percentile respectively.  Of course this means we just celebrated his 3rd birthday and had a ton of fun with family and friends here to celebrate.   Joye also celebrated her birthday - I won't tell you how old she is now, but it rhymes with pirty and starts with "thir."

A major thing keeping us occupied these days is something our church is doing called the Neighborhood Hope Project.  Read more about it at www.neighborhoodhopeproject.com.  We are building a pocket park for the neighborhood our church is a part of and also working on 22 projects throughout the neighborhood ranging from minor yard work to exterior painting to full bathroom renovation and a lot in between.  We're doing this all in 6 days starting on Monday the 12th.  You can go to the website above and starting Sunday watch a live video feed overlooking the park to watch the construction.  You can also pray for the project, our neighbors, and all involved - that would be very much appreicated!!!

In other news, Johnny's parents are now Nampa residents.  They successfully made the 750 mile trek and now have the fun of unpacking boxes.  It has been nice to have them close by and Caleb is already getting to spend some quality time with them.

Here are some pictures for you to enjoy.  Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great rest of the summer!

Love ya,
JJC

First Bass of the year!

Caleb went to camp with us this year and loved the zip line!

The garden is plentiful!!!!

We found some hidden treasures at my parents house when we were helping them pack.  I couldn't resist.

The kids had tons of fun playing with each other.

A stop at Casa Bonita's - don't go there for the food, but it is a fun place to go!

First bike!

They had fun in the jump house before devouring cake & ice cream.

We had a blast at Johnny's aunt's ski lake taking in some canoeing, fishing, boating, lounging, eating and fireworks on the 4th.

It was a long day, but tons of fun!

We went to the Zoo Boise and had a good time.  Caleb and the ladies.

Joye teaching Caleb how to coupon. :)

Catching some bugs with Boppa.

Getting the hang of the pedals!

Hola.

Our little family is doing well these days.  It is hard to believe that Caleb will be 3 next month!  He's doing well and is a fun, energetic, 100% little boy!  A few highlights of his life right now are saying his abc's as fast as he can, counting to 20, repeating everything we say (and I mean EVERYTHING!!!) and repeating some things we'd like him not to in context - whoops, saying, "No, I love you more," giving sweet kisses on the cheek, nose, ears, and eyebrows, and taking our imaginary order off of imaginary menus.

Joye is doing great!  She is becoming a seasoned veteran in the coupon business - in fact, she is out there right now with her friend Albre working the deals.  It is a fun hobby for her and she is good at it.  The best part is, it saves money AND we have more food in our cupboards - can't beat that!

I'm doing well too!  The weather is warming up and that means Caleb and I get to go fishing!  The only problem is that our weather around here hasn't been favorable yet.  Caleb likes to go out there and play around with the sticks and dirt, but he did help me reel one in a few weeks ago.  I didn't have a camera with me, but next time I will be sure to capture the moment.  It is so fun to do that kind of stuff with him now that he is at an age where he "gets it."  

Here are some pictures for you to enjoy.  Thanks for stopping by our blog and hopefully we'll hear from you soon!

JJC

When I was a kid we built forts in our back yard.  Well, in our suburbia neighborhood, this is about as close to a fort as we'll probably get. :)

We went to the coast a couple months ago with our seniors and Caleb came along.  He had fun doing what boys do best.

Caleb got a total of 4 eggs at our church's Easter egg hunt.  Why?  Because this was the first egg he picked up and started opening.  

We had another hunt at home and he was more successful.:)

Busted.

We went out to Celebration Park and hung out one afternoon.  Caleb loved running back and forth on the bridge.

We "amped" up our gardening efforts quite a bit this year.  Caleb loved wearing those gloves and helping me out.

It was fun for him to plant some VeggieTales seeds too!

Those are cucumbers.  We'll keep you updated on our garden's success (or possible lack there of) - three beds - carrots, lettuce, radish, spinach, onions, bell peppers, jalapeno, tomato, cilantro, zucchini, cucumber, and green beans

Catching Up

Tomorrow is officially Spring and while it has really felt that way around our parts, we know that some of you are still knee deep in the white stuff and even as I type this are being snowed in. Like most of you, we're ready for warmer weather and are excited for what the next season holds, not just weather wise, but also in life!

We've got a lot going on these days, but we're having fun and trying to make the most of all we're a part of. Even with the business of our jobs, we seem to be finding a nice balance between all of that craziness and being a family - doing fun stuff together and making sure we don't miss the way Caleb is changing and growing every day.

There are so many funny things I could tell you about Caleb as he is turning out to have quite the hilarious personality, but I'll just tell you this one thing for now. This morning Joye was getting ready for work and Caleb was standing on an upside down laundry basket next to her checking out all of the "really cool stuff" on the counter. He slipped a little bit almost falling, but when he caught himself I could hear him say, "Woah! That was terrifying!" The next thing I heard was Joye say, "Caleb, where did you learn that word?" It was pretty funny. I guess all that to say we can't put ANYTHING past him now. Let the S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G begin.

Here are a bunch-o-pictures for your enjoyment. Thanks for checking up on the Hampton Bios. For those of you we don't get to see very often, we miss you very much! We are also looking forward to having Gramma and Papa Hampton a little closer (okay, a lot closer, as in 4 miles vs 750 miles) this summer.

Have a great spring and hopefully we'll update this before the next season starts!
Love you all.
JJC

We took Caleb to the fire station a while back and our good friend Dave gave us a personal tour - it was tons of fun.  Caleb had a pretty good time too. :)

He even got to go down the pole!

So much for helping!  If that last batch of cookies had a hair in them...sorry. :)

Another classic moment...

Johnny won a snowmobiling trip a few weeks ago.  This was Joye's first time on the sleds and we both had a blast!

We were 25 miles in the middle of nowhere, yet in the middle of something B-E-A-utiful.

As soon as the weather turned just a little bit warm, Caleb couldn't wait to get out there and start playin'.

The Monkey Face.

The "Say Cheese" face.

The "Joye is becoming a coupon phenom" face.  2 pizzas, 8 juices, $.18.  No, that is not a typo.  Yes, you read that right.  Eighteen Cents!

Caleb received a special package in the mail today from the Oberholtzer's (Doug, Jhona, Leif, Lance, and Grace).  Caleb was thrilled with the gifts - thank you so much!

Lovin' the new trains.

Caleb got to ride in a "big tractor" today.  A gentleman in our church is helping us with some beginning stages of a project we're doing this summer.  We stopped by to see how it was going and he gave Caleb a ride - he loved it!