Logan's Turn

I am kind of mad, and Logan is very happy, that I forgot to take my camera with me to the orthodontist when Logan got his braces on yesterday. Now I have no "cool" pictures (or should I say embarrassing pictures) of him getting his braces on. But I do have some after shots of him with them on.

(He is kind of being a dork in these first pictures)

He really, really, really, hates them. And that is an understatement! I keep telling him he will thank me someday when he has a beautiful straight smile. That does not impress him now.

Here is my brace face, metal mouth, railroad tracks, tin grin kids!

Makayla's Vegetable Creation

Makayla's school had a "Make A Vegetable Creation Day" at school today. She didn't even show me the note she brought home about it until yesterday. So, after a football game, homework and dinner, Makayla and her Dad got to work. It is kind of sad that her dad could help her better on this project than I could. I am not creative at all!!

It started out to be a snake, but ended up being a dinosaur. Not sure how that course of events took place. This morning she informed me that the dinosaur's name was Bryson Brontosaurs. ( I am assuming it was named after her buddy-cousin Bryson.....and not exactly sure if it looks like a brontosaurus but hey..it is not my creation). Makayla told me this dinosaur is a plant-eater. You can tell because he has parsley coming out of his mouth. Okay then.

They used a zucchini, yellow squash, jalapenos, parsley, white beans (for eyes), and peppercorns (for nostrils), and a whole lot of tooth picks. Last night he was standing up. This morning he was kind of bending down. We decided to leave it that way.

I had to drive her to school today to make sure it got there in one piece. (I had my doubts about her riding the bus with it). She was pretty excited to take it to school. There sure were a lot of cute little vegetable creations there. Talk about creative kids and parents. As long as Makayla liked her vegetable creation that is all that matters to me!

My Trip To Colorado

I got to have a little "get-away" for a few days. Sometimes it is just nice to leave your family and have some time away from them. It is good for Moms to miss the kids, and the kids to miss the moms. And...dads need a turn at being the mom once in a while too.

I went to my sister's house in Colorado, near Boulder. I rode over with my Dad and Mom. It was really nice to spend time with my parents without my kids around. A six hour trip in the car seemed so much shorter with out four kids along.

Carol's husband Cris was on (and still is) a two week trip on his motorcycle. Carol and Cris are officially "empty-nesters" now. We just couldn't let Carol spend two weeks all alone in her big house now could we? It was so nice to spend time at her house and relax. We really did a whole lot of nothing and it was wonderful. There was a day or two (okay, everyday) that I did not even get showered and ready for the day until noon.

Carol was into her second of week of daily radiation. Her hair is really growing! I was surprised at how much it had grown since I saw her just two weeks ago in Utah. She is doing really well with radiation, but it makes her a little tired. So, of course, every day we all took a nap. We shopped a little, watched some old movies and a whole lot of just visiting.

It was a very relaxing non stressful couple of days. Thanks Mom and Dad for taking me along, and thanks Carol for a wonderful time at your house!

Mud Football

Tonight the Young Men and Young Women in our ward had an activity. MUD FOOTBALL!! I was happy to opt out of playing and be the photographer. Logan and Spencer had a blast. There was not one kid who wasn't covered in mud. The teachers plowed the field a couple of weeks ago and had been watering it ever since. The rain earlier this week helped out to, so there was plenty of good old mud.





















After the game was finished, they told them that they were unclean like the sins of the world. They told them that in life when this happens they need to see their bishop to become clean again. Yup, you guessed it. Our bishop sprayed them off with a power washer.


















It was a fun activity. I would not let the boys ride home with me in my car, so they had to hitch a ride in the back of someone pickup. In Spencer's words, "That was a wicked sweet awesome football game".