Summer, So Far

One of the most organized, go-getter ladies in my ward, Jeanette, organized a summer play group for our kids. It's been really fun and it's been good for getting our booties out of the house. So far we have attended the childrens art festival in Springville, played in the sprinklers and made Father's Day crafts, and yesterday we went to Classic Skating. Adelaide absolutely loved it and wants to go back. They are only charging $1 per hour all summer long which will make it really easy. It's really fun to get all the kids together and let them hang out. It doesn't hurt that all of us ladies can sit and chat our hearts out as well.


We've also started to bring back RockBand. We haven't played in a really long time and I figure that now is a good time because I don't have a big old preggers belly anymore. This means I can wear the guitar again:)


Little Reggie has started to do this a whole lot more which makes me totally happy.


We've walked up to the park many times since the weather has started to look up. I love having one just up the street.


Adelaide is riding her bike like a champ. We've moved the training wheels up so we'll see if we can get her riding without them by the end of the year. She did have her first wreck yesterday but she got right back on and rode the rest of the way home. She was a little sad but oh so brave.


And this is just plain cute.

Rules Are For The Weak

Today's Goal:

Ride the rides at Lagoon.

Today's Obstacle:

"They" mistakenly think Adelaide is too small to ride on some of the rides.

Today's Challenge:

Teach Adelaide how to stand on tip-toes while making it look like she is standing flat-foot.

Today's Result:

Everyone is happy. (Sorry, too tired to figure out how to rotate this....)

Blessing Day

Davey blessed our little Reggie today and did a wonderful job. The weather was perfect, we were surrounded by friends and family, and we ate delicious food. It's amazing how bringing a new baby into the world can help bring things back into perspective. We love him so much and are thankful (so thankful) he is a part of our family.

It was a beautiful day.

Room Enough For Two

Humphrey is a middle of nowhere ghost town in the northeast corner of Idaho. My grandfather was raised there along with his ten brothers and sisters. The 800-acre family ranch has been handed down through him and his siblings over the years down to my generation.And Memorial Day weekend is the annual get-together to talk business (the ranch is leased out for cattle grazing), fix fences (not metaphorical), and enjoy the plain sweet company of family you don't otherwise see or know.This year I took my brother Randy and Adelaide. We met my parents and Rick and Jen and their four kids. We stopped in Lima, Montana to visit and clean some headstones. Then it was to Humphrey for hiking, exploring, playing and ranch meetings.I have decided I still love the ranch where we spent every summer vacation of my childhood. I have decided that I want that experience for my children as they grow. I think we will head back to Humphrey this July 4th. And who knows, it might become a July 4th tradition (there's only about a month or so of warmer weather there anyway). So if you ever want to get away from it all, come with us up to Humphrey.