Three Generations of Campers

Our ward had it's annual father/son camp out at Nat Su Pa. My boys made it a father/son/grampa camp out. It's so fun to these three guys love camping and love each other. And it did help me feel a little better knowing there would be two sets of eyes watching out for my little guy.

Jack had the time of his life. John said at one point Jack ran in the tent and said, "This is the most awesome camping trip ever!"

Jack and his kindred spirit Grampa. They both love the outdoors, waking up early and being together.

What more can you say than this? He's one great kid.

Jack did fall into the stream and got pretty wet. Luckily we had extra stuff for him and he was fine. He slept with daddy in a sleeping bag. John said it got pretty cold but they were nice and warm, snuggled together. It was so good for Jack to be out playing with the boys. We don't have any boys in our neighborhood and he just needs some male bonding time. I'm grateful my husband drove home from Utah, packed up the truck and headed out about 20 minutes later. He is a good sport to help make some memories for his son. Love you guys!

The Endless Possibilities of Youth

Oh the joys of childhood - when your whole life is ahead of you and the possibilities are endless. For show and tell, Jacee's class was assigned to tell what they wanted to be when they grow up. She was deliberating between a singer, "because people like it when I sing," an artist, "because I just love to draw," and a dancer, "because I am just so good at dancing." Well, the day arrived and she went with dancer. I asked her to tell me some of the dreams the other children had.
An army guy, an artist, a gymnastics teacher, and alien catcher (hmmm...do you need a degree for that?) and my favorite - a clog teacher. (My favorite because of the conversation I had with Jacee about this one.) One of her friends said she wanted to be a clog teacher. Jacee asked what that was. I explained it was very fast tap dancing, and they wore white tap shoes not black. Whew - she was so relieved! She thought it was someone who went around and taught people how to unclog their toilets. She thought, "That's not going to be a fun because that's not a girlie life at all!" I love my nightly chats with her while we snuggle in bed. That is where I get most of the gems like this. Love you sis!

Signs of Spring

THE TULIPS HAVE BLOOMED! This is one of my favorite parts of spring, the blooming flowers and blossoming trees. It is so beautiful and colorful. I admit I coerced my children into "smelling" the flowers. Neither appreciated it much and I couldn't get them to do it again. It is a precious picture though!

My in-laws have the most beautiful bed of tulips - it is HUGE with tons of flowers. Jack is a bit sensitive to the sun so this is the picture that turned out the best.

Maddie just wanted to sit on the rock by the flowers, than a cat came that took her attention away from the pictures, luckily I did get this shot. The wind picked up right when I took it, so it made her smile and gave her that professional model look with the wind swept hair.

I had no shortage of poses with Jacee. I picked this one because of all the tulips. She loves getting her picture taken anytime, anywhere. I think she's pretty darling myself.

Anyway - we love spring and are glad our days have some warm weather, even though it seems to rain everyday. We just try to remember it helps our grass turn green and gives water to the plants.

Happy Spring everyone!

John's Bday

It was John's bday last week and luckily Grama and Grampa took care of steaks and cake!

We had a nice little birthday dinner and then some icecream cake from DQ - hmmm - there's still some of that in the freezer. It will make a good snack this afternoon!

Happy Birthday honey - we love you!

Swimming Anyone?

Maddie found the swim bag today. Yes - we are all ready for warm weather and the swimming pool. Bring it on baby!

Randome Pictures

After playing with the hose, the kids decided they needed to dry off in the sun with some chips and lemonade. The sat in those chairs for about 45 minutes! I got a lot done in the yard.

Maddie loved Uncle Steve when he came to town for the day. John did come home for the weekend but went to Twin to work an Open House from 9am-2pm. I think Maddie really misses having a big, strong man in the house and Steve was there - so he got the hugs. Pretty sweet.

Water, Water Everywhere

So, with the warm weather and the flowers blooming, we decided it was time to fire up the fountain we got my mom for Mother's Day last year. The kids had a good time filling it up with the hose, but they had an even better time playing in it after it was filled. We had a couple of 80 degree days so it was just perfect to go for a dip.

Of course, not to be outdone, Maddie wanted in on the action. I didn't want to get her suit and she is just a little girl, so I let her go NAKED! They had such a fun time.

Here is Jack taking a drink - yes it was before they got in the water. I cannot guarantee, however, that he did not take a drink after they took their mini-swim. We sure love the summertime!