That Wasn't So Bad

I have often said that Tom is the reason (in more ways than one) that I've been able to have 3 children in 3 years and stay somewhat sane. Tom is remarkable at helping out with the children the minute he gets home from work. So having Tom leave for a 4-day High Adventure camping trip with the young men in our ward was a bit of a concern for me. I really love Tom's 5:23 pm home arrival each day from work and I was really going to miss not having that for 4 days in a row. Fortunately it wasn't so bad. We survived. And it went fast!

We did things like Art in the Park with Holly, Everett and Scarlett. The kids made silly hats.

We went to Logan.

We went to Wheeler Farm with cousin Natalie from Seattle.

My sis, Shannon and her daughter Natalie flew in. Natalie stayed and Shannon flew home two days later.

Bummer note: I got a $240 speeding ticket for flying on Legacy Parkway. 80 mph in a 55, not good.

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Tom got home on Thursday! He had a blast in Yellowstone, rafting, touring the park, and eating like a king. He planned it that way. He got home and we promptly whisked him off to Cherry Hill water slide park for some family time.

Then today, Friday, the dreaded dentist appointment for Seth. Oh how I feel so bad for my little son, and feel quite lame for letting his teeth get so bad. Seth had alot of work that needed to be done, so much that the dentist office kept referring to it as surgery. Tom took him. I cried watching Seth leave and I cried when he got home. When they got home Seth was still a little out of it, his face swollen and his mouth had traces of blood. Tom assured me that I would not have been able to handled taking him. Watching Seth go out and everything. Now that it's been almost three hours he's doing better. He's eaten peaches and applesauce. I vow to brush my childrens' teeth better.

I Wish I Had This Kind of Devotion

Trey(2) may potty train before Seth (3). Tom is very good at facilitating the process. So much better than I.

This Never Gets Old

Riding on Daddy's back. This is one of the ways we get the kids to their bedroom at bedtime.

How is Your Summer Treating You?

This has been our week. Thunderstorm after Thunderstorm.

First Lesson in Economics

Last week we were at Walmart and Samantha found several toys that she REALLY wanted. She was very persistent about one Barbie. She carried it with her throughout the store hoping I'd just give in and buy it. But I've never really done that so this time wasn't any different. I told her she would have to save up for it (not that she has any source of income) or she could have a lemonade stand just like on Curious George. So that turned out to be the direction we took.

Here are the little entrepreneurs holding a little lemonade/donut/cookie sale at the community yard sale ladies in our ward held last Saturday.
We headed back to Walmart Monday with cash in hand and Samantha opted for this little Snow White polly pocket. I guess that Barbie lost it's appeal which I was very grateful for because I really don't like Barbies. It's more that I don't like when Barbies clothes come off and the dolls lay around naked.

This worked out well for Seth. Since there was extra lemonade stand money, Seth was able to buy this awesome T-ball bat. He's been needing one. It beats using Samantha's pink bat.

Oquirrh Moutain Temple

It seems quite amazing to me that when I was growing up, I was fortunate enough to go to ONE temple open house. When I was 6 years old I went to the Seattle Temple open house. So for our family, and many other families in this area have the opportunity to go through TWO temple open houses in the past two months is quite a special event. Here we are at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple.

Purpose of Temples: http://www.lds.org/temples/purpose/0,11298,1897-1,00.html

Ok, Ok, I'm back!

We finally got a new digital camera. YEAH!! This is exciting because now I have things to post again. We all know that a blog without pictures just isn't the same.

True sign of summer: Otter pops. Our kids with neighbor friend Makayla. She supplied the otter pops, so nice.

This is one attempt at potting training both of the boys. Seth with Cars unders and Trey with Thomas the Train. I am actually not that into potting training. It just makes leaving the house too hard. I prefer diapers, sorry boys. I will, I will, I will....someday
Playing in the water, but not intending to.

The soaked trio. Notice how not one of them is looking at the camera.

Our new neighbors. Seth was really into these horses until the brown one bit his figernail half off.

On Memorial Day practicing our golf skills

Family hike up to Donut Falls

Each found a walking stick

Birthday Boy!

Trey is 2. Happy Birthday Son! He turned 2 yesterday, April 20th. He is such a doll. He melts my heart often. Just the things he says and how is so attentive to everything. Daddy and Mommy love you! Samantha and Seth adore you and like to tease you! You are so charming!! We love you!

Just a Junker

Since I'm lost without my camera and cannot take current-day pictures I'm resorting to these classics. When I read my sis-in-law, LeAnn's, post about when she was younger and how she liked to play in an old car they had on their property I laughed and had to show off this beauty.

I grew up in Seattle. This was my play car/jeep that I played in for hours. One of the things I loved to pretend was that I was driving kids home after a birthday party. I would pretend to make 7 or so stops and pretend each kid got out of the car. I always had a purse and a ring of keys. My mom would go to the locksmith and ask for any miscut keys so that my sis and I would have play keys. Did I mention that my mom was anti-TV so I got to pretend alot.

This is a picture of my dad unloading a gigantic spool-type thing, take a look at his shoes. And I'm standing there posing with the lovely pinkish and gray shag coat on looking alot like my darling daughter Samantha.

I get my love for taking pictures from my mom. She has done a great job of capturing our life on film. My dad on the other hand hates taking pictures. He still fumes over any moment a picture has to be taken. The reason I have all these old pictures so readily available is because for my mom's 60th birthday (last Sept), my sis Sariah, had all of our family slides converted to digital format and so I have a folder on our computer with alot of my childhood pictures.

OK end of random post.