Thursday, September 12, 2013

How Was Your Summer?

Oh, and the end of your spring, too?  The end of our spring consisted of:

Hunter learned how to ride a bike!  It is so fun having them back in Arizona and being able to share the joy of milestones in the boys' lives.






It's also fun having family on the street to help celebrate these milestones!
 

 
Just have to share some cute Mother’s Day gifts from talented kids and grandkids. 

 
Sweet vase with cute little handprints on the sides and a great bookmark with adorable kiddo pics!


 

 
 
 
 
 
How about this cute poster that had Happy Mother’s Day on it with lots of pictures.  The 3-year old granddaughter put all the pictures on herself  - hence the covered up “Day!”
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
So creative – loved this plaque!

 
 
 

  Then comes Bremen’s birthday.  This year he didn’t have a “family” party, just invited some friends in the area to come to a Science Birthday Party!  It was so cute!


 
Throw in a little time spent with these girlies – always fun!
 

 
First of June brought Trek for the Chandler West Stake Youth!  Here’s the gang at 5:30 am getting ready to head up to the woods for a couple days of walking and pushing/pulling handcarts loaded with gear.  And did I mention they could not take any technology with them?  Every teenager’s dream of a good time, no?  It was a great spiritual experience for them and I was so happy with the enthusiasm they showed!
 
 
 
I went up on Friday afternoon to provide a little service – hair washing!  Several of the Young Women leaders went up and washed hair for anybody who wanted to feel a little refreshed.  It was surprising to me how  many of the boys and even leaders took advantage of our time there!  If you look really close, you’ll see Dave sitting on the tailgate of the truck.  Even he had to dress in pioneer clothing to go!  And no, there is no picture of me in my pioneer dress! Ha!

 

 
 
After Trek, and before Girls Camp began, we headed to Idaho.  We still stopped in Utah on the way up, but this time Tom Boddet left the light on instead of Patrick!

 
We had fun in Idaho, as usual.  Papa is so proud of Logan and his accuracy.  He hits that target very well!



 
After heading to the pool one morning, we were met with the dreaded sign that the pool was closed because someone had done a #2 in the pool the previous day.  The pool has to be closed for 24 hours after taking care of the problem.  So….Lexi improvised.  If you want to cool off, fill a tub with water!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Logan and my other grandson, Charlie, were content to play video games.   (OK, Charlie isn’t really my grandson, but I see him almost as much as Logan when we are there!)





 
 
After a week in Idaho, we took a trip to Oregon to see Gail, Seth, Heather, Drennan, Mikayla, Amara, Tim, Becca, Mel, Val, Micah, Ryan, Cheryl, Luke, Asha and Chloe.  It was a short trip but oh so good!   There are so many good pictures that it is so hard to decide which ones to share.  It was wonderful to be with Logan and Lexi the first time they experienced the ocean.  And I loved seeing Gail and his family.  Oh, I just can’t pick.  Here are just a few…
 



Got back to Idaho just in time to do fireworks! 



 
We also did some craft projects and we practiced our art skills!
 
 



 
 
 
 
Then we come home and spend some more time with these cutie patooties!
 

 
 
 
 
Notice how Papa babysits?
 
 
We took a quick trip up north to get out of the heat for a couple of days.  It was a slow paced trip, as evidenced by the prone position both Terry and Dave were in!  I think I woke Dave up taking the picture!
 


And the beginning of September was ushered in by Cameron’s 3rd birthday party!!  Messy is Fun was the theme – shaving cream, cooked spaghetti in a kiddie pool, water balloons, painting with paint popsicles – it was so much fun for the kids!




 
 
I thought I taught him better….Patrick is taking aim at his mother-in-law!!
 
 



The cake was made by Patrick and Heather and was their best creation to date!
 
 
And that is all for this round, boys and girls!  See you in…uh…oh, who knows!  Just check every few months or so!
 


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