An attempt to cure boredom.

Now that the temps have reached triple digits we have started hibernation summer mode. I personally try not to go out during the day unless we are going to a pool, spray pad or movies. Well today I needed to get things done around the house so we didn't have any plans to leave. I try really hard not to let the TV control my kids mind all day so they have to turn it off for quite a few hours every day. Nathan was bored and had the idea of doing the shaving cream and cookie sheet thing. So here are the kids having some fun. They drew pictures, wrote messages practiced math etc.

Father's Day 2009

Happy Father's Day. Our weekend didn't start out too good. Preston arrived home from Camp Geronimo and Girls Camp yesterday around noon. He left Wednesday afternoon. Problem is he came home with the stomach flu. So our plans for our Saturday evening quickly changed. He was in the bathroom or bed almost all day yesterday. He was feeling better today but was pretty weak so he stayed home from church and his meetings. As a result I think this was probably the most relaxing Father's Days he has had in a long time. He slept in we made him breakfast of waffles sausage and orange juice. We were glad that he felt up to eat it. Then we gave him our presents, a D-backs shirt that says Dad #1 on the back, and a picture frame for his desk with a picture of me and the kids. I then headed off to church with the kids while he stayed home and slept. After we got home from Church Preston watched a movie with Nathan. Then we went to my parents for dinner. A big bonus for today was that Natalie said "Da Da" for the first time and has been saying it for the past 30 minutes straight and is so proud. I have been practicing with her all week, hoping she would say it today and it worked. (she was the first child that actually said Ma Ma before Da Da, I guess 3rd times a charm :-)

This month is such a special one

Yesterday would have been my Grandma's 88th Birthday, but she passed away almost 8 years ago. She was an AMAZING woman. She knew how to truly love unconditionally and was always so caring. She had the light of Christ always with her. She just portrayed goodness in everything she did. Grandma suffered A LOT with pain and sickness but she never let it be about her. She was such a trooper. I miss her and love her very much. I will always cherish the memories I have of her. Yesterday afternoon we went to visit my Grandpa on this important day. He enjoyed our visit and I was glad to see him. He is also AMAZING.



Today is Preston's 33rd Birthday. We started the day with a full out breakfast of pancakes, bacon and orange julius per Preston's request.

Then we met up with Preston at the lock shop and brought him some

In N Out for lunch. Below are the kids having a little picnic by their Daddy's desk at the shop.

Tonight Preston will be staying home from his Church responsibilities so we can celebrate together as a family. We are having dinner at home of Steaks and Ice Cream for dessert since Preston is not a fan of cake. Even though he has to work on his birthday we are trying to make it the best day possible. He deserves it. Preston is an amazing man and I feel sooo blessed to be married to him. He is truly my best friend and I enjoy spending time with him. Often it seems like my time with him to relax and have fun is few and far between, but it helps me to cherish the times we do have. He is a hard worker , spiritual, compassionate, loves to tease but not in a way that would hurt a persons feelings,he makes me laugh, unselfish and a wonderful Dad. Just to name a few of his qualities. I love him deeply and I am so grateful to have him as my eternal companion.

Puppets and Baseball and Fireworks OH MY!

We had a busy but fun filled day this past Friday. In the morning I took the kids and Nathans friend Hayden to the Library to see a Ventriloquist perform. It was a pretty good show and the kids liked it.

This was my favorite part. The ventriloquist was holding a dummy that was holding a dummy while they sang a song so he was doing 3 voices and moving 2 dummies. I was quite impressed.

After the show I took the kids to Wal-Mart where we sat and ate McDonalds and then took them all shopping. It actually wasn't too bad having them all together until the end when Taylor had a fit while we checked out because she wanted candy that I wouldn't buy and she was tired. After Wal-Mart we took Hayden home, made chocolate chip cookies then went to swim lessons. After lessons we ate dinner at my parents house and met up with my brother. We then went to the Diamondbacks game. My Mom was nice enough to let Natalie stay with her so it made the game much easier then trying to entertain Natalie on my lap when all she really wants to do is crawl around. It was bad enough entertaining Taylor during the game. She was not that impressed. In fact about 10 minutes after sitting down Taylor asked "How many minutes until this is over?" She also continued to refer to the game as spaceball not baseball, it was pretty funny. You can tell how much she was enjoying herself by her little smug face. In her defense she was pretty tired.
We invited my older brother to come with us to the game, for two reasons. 1. He is a major fan of the Diamondbacks. 2. His family is in Idaho for another week of a total 3 week vacation. Here are the boys posing for a picture.

The main reason we went to this particular game is that there was a fireworks show scheduled for afterwards. Our seats were in the perfect spot. It was a great game the D-Backs won 8-1, the weather was perfect and the fireworks were bigger than I was expecting. Good times !!!!!