Splash Pad!

Our friends, the Davis', showed us a new Splash Pad today in Gulfport, MS. It's a little bit of a drive, but not too bad. It was nice to get out and enjoy the sunshine. It's been so hot lately that we haven't been leaving the house much at all. The park was fun with lots of changes and surprises from the fountains. Afterwards, we hit McDonalds for their cheap-o Happy Meal day. The kids were thrilled. After we got home and had eaten it was way past Kelsey's normal nap time. I thought I would just have her wait since we had to leave to pick up the boys in about an hour's time. She sure suprised me when she took my hand and asked, "Nap?" I said okay and we toddled into her room. She was out like a light! She is so stinkin' cute! I love it. Jenna and Daniel, a little boy I have been watching, start school one week from today. It's going to be just me and Kelsey and I think we're going to have a lot of fun together!

On my Farm!

Here are a few shots of me at one of my most favoritest places on earth! It's my little home in Cornelius, Oregon. It was the place my parents brought me home to as a brand new baby and they still live there. I love that I grew up here! Love it! It is so beautiful. My childhood is full of happy memories from that little spot of land. They have had a really cool summer so the berries weren't quite ready but there is going to be just gazillions of them in no time. I spent about an hour picking berries and brought them home to my family who loved them. Going back always makes me so happy!

Terry's Baptism & Confirmation!

Here we are at Terry's Baptism. It was a great service and we are so excited for our family. Terry is really a low-key kind of guy and didn't want a big service. In fact he wanted the whole thing to be 7 minutes long: one minute each for opening song, prayer, talk on baptism, actual baptism, talk on Holy Ghost, closing song, closing prayer! It lasted a little longer than that and we had to move from the RS room to the Primary room. After the service we all went back to their super-cute new house for yummy food and awesome visiting. It was so fun! What an awesome day!

Going to the Temple

The weekend of August 19th-August 22nd turned out to be a whirlwind adventure for your's truly! DeAnne woke us out of bed the Wednesday night before to tell us that her husband, Terry, had completed his baptismal interview and was going to be baptised that weekend! What a surprise!! So, the next day I hit the Delta website to see how many miles we had and to see if there was even a flight available. Between the two of us we had plenty of miles and I flew out Friday afternoon. Only my mom knew I was coming and we surprised them in the Winco parking lot at 11:30pm! They were beyond surprised! On Saturday morning, DeAnne, Mom, and I were able to attend the temple together and had a fabulous time. We topped it off with a trip to Deseret Book, Clothing issue, and Burgerville! Oh, yeah! Then mom and I hit Washington Square while DeAnne headed home to prepare for the big night!

That crazy cat lady...

I really like this photo of our little kitty! She's absolutely crazy but we still love her!

Back to School!

The boys have been back in school for about a week now and things are going really, really well. The boys both love their teachers and have settled into the morning and homework routines very smoothly. Henry is doing most of his homework on his own and has only come to see a couple of times for help in math. He is becoming a more responsible young man I am so pleased. Jeff was tested and placed into the gifted program at North Bay. I was a little apprehensive (and still am on some levels) about labeling children as young as Jeff, but on the other hand he will have more opportunities to be creative in the gifted class and he LOVES the visual arts. He would draw all day at school if they let him! On another note, for the first time ever I am keeping a little boy during the day. I was super nervous, but it is working out better than I even hoped. He and Jenna are the same age and they play so well together. They play and imagine and create all day. Jenna has been worn out at dinner time everyday he's been here. Once they both start Pre School in September I will only keep him in the afternoons. It is truly a blessing for both our familes!