Saturday, March 28, 2009
Miracles do still happen
Yes this is proof that miracles do still happen. Today Collin and Emma came to see me and let me take some pictures of them. We had a blast at the temple. Well....I did. Collin's mom and dad had fun chasing him when he wasn't like this. He is just a ball of energy and is just so much fun. This is just a wonderful shot of him. Thought I'd put it on, he's just the sweetest thing and his sister Emmas is every bit as sweet.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
To pierce or not to pierce?
Grandma & Grandpa Branch came to visit this weekend and they brought Kayla a kit to make Jewlery. Kayla had the wonderful idea this morning to make earrings. She told me exactly how to do it and she has just been delighted with them. She has worn them all day long. They would have driven me crazy 5 hours ago, but she's still got them on. I hope you can see the red string around her ears. It is just the cutest thing. Everytime I look at her I just smile. She is just so pleased with them. It's just so funny. I hope she doesn't start asking me to get her ears pierced. I'm not ready for that yet.
The Princess & the Pea
What's the old story about the Princess & the Pea? This is how I found Kayla yesterday watching TV. I had to hurry and get my camera to record it. I just kept thinking about the Princess & the Pea. She's our little princess for sure.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
A great day for a picnic
Well, it's Spring Break here in Gilbert this week and that of course equals children who are bored. So we decided to head up to Granny's for the day and take a picnic lunch to Rosevelt Lake. I had not been out there in years. They have redone the road and it is so much better. I used to hate going out there because it was just another trip that ended up with me being car sick. Those days are happily gone now. The new road is absolutely wonderful and it seems to make the trip so much shorter.
It was the perfect weather for a picnic. In the shade it was just a little bit cool and the sun was just nice and warm. The water level is really high. It's nice to see the lake so full. Last time I was there, you couldn't even see the lake, it was just all dried up. But as you can see from the pictures, the Dam is nearly at capacity.
We headed to the picnic area first and had a wonderful lunch with Granny. The kids has so much fun just throwing rocks and boulders in the lake. Why is it that they can spend literally hours and hours doing just that. Picking up a rock and throwing it as far as they can into the lake. Just so much fun and best yet, there was no cost for the rocks. They were all free. HA HA.
Of course you have to do the "Tourist" shots. We had a group ask us to take their picture for them. They asked us where we were all from. We said Gilbert, Az. They looked at us a little odd and said....Oh, so not very far. We said no, where are you from? They told us there were from Atlanta, Georgia. I guess they win for having come the farthest to see the lake.
And last, but not least, Granny pointed out his cactus on the side of the rock cliff. There it is, all by itself hanging on for its life. Who would think that a cacuts could grow and thrive in such harsh conditions. I mean, I know it's a desert plant, and they grow in harsh conditions all the time, but in solid rock. Wow !!
Look really close, it's kind of in the shade right in the middle.
Here's a closer look.
Thanks so much for letting us spend the day with you Granny. The kids had a blast and all was quiet on the ride home.
It was the perfect weather for a picnic. In the shade it was just a little bit cool and the sun was just nice and warm. The water level is really high. It's nice to see the lake so full. Last time I was there, you couldn't even see the lake, it was just all dried up. But as you can see from the pictures, the Dam is nearly at capacity.
We headed to the picnic area first and had a wonderful lunch with Granny. The kids has so much fun just throwing rocks and boulders in the lake. Why is it that they can spend literally hours and hours doing just that. Picking up a rock and throwing it as far as they can into the lake. Just so much fun and best yet, there was no cost for the rocks. They were all free. HA HA.
Of course you have to do the "Tourist" shots. We had a group ask us to take their picture for them. They asked us where we were all from. We said Gilbert, Az. They looked at us a little odd and said....Oh, so not very far. We said no, where are you from? They told us there were from Atlanta, Georgia. I guess they win for having come the farthest to see the lake.
And last, but not least, Granny pointed out his cactus on the side of the rock cliff. There it is, all by itself hanging on for its life. Who would think that a cacuts could grow and thrive in such harsh conditions. I mean, I know it's a desert plant, and they grow in harsh conditions all the time, but in solid rock. Wow !!
Look really close, it's kind of in the shade right in the middle.
Here's a closer look.
Thanks so much for letting us spend the day with you Granny. The kids had a blast and all was quiet on the ride home.
Friday, March 13, 2009
It's official
Yes....it's official. We have our first teenager living at our house. Kyle turned 13 on Wednesday. That went by rather fast. Kyle started the day, first thing in the morning with opening his gift. He had been not so patiently waiting for his birthday to arrive and the anticipation of his gift turned out to be almost more than he could stand. He tried everything in his power to get us to give him his birthday and gifts early, but being the loving parents that we are....we said "NO, YOU MUST WAIT" !!
Kyle got a PSP for his birthday and that was sufficient for him. As well is should be. The gifts for these kids get smaller and more expensive with each passing year. He was thrilled none the less.
After gifts then it was time for him to head off to school and face a Social Studies Test. He didn't think that was quite fair....especially since it was his birthday and all. However we must all learn those life lessons somewhere.
Kyle did survive his day at school, dreaming about his PSP and wishing that the school day would come to an end. Once home we had a nice dinner at home and then off to Scouts. After scouts then we had time to do ice cream cake. That was what he requested for his birthday.
I think you will see the same reaction on his face as he lights the candles as was on Nathan's face in his pictures. I think my boys really like lighting the candles way more than actually blowing them out.
Happy Birthday Kyle.
Kyle got a PSP for his birthday and that was sufficient for him. As well is should be. The gifts for these kids get smaller and more expensive with each passing year. He was thrilled none the less.
After gifts then it was time for him to head off to school and face a Social Studies Test. He didn't think that was quite fair....especially since it was his birthday and all. However we must all learn those life lessons somewhere.
Kyle did survive his day at school, dreaming about his PSP and wishing that the school day would come to an end. Once home we had a nice dinner at home and then off to Scouts. After scouts then we had time to do ice cream cake. That was what he requested for his birthday.
I think you will see the same reaction on his face as he lights the candles as was on Nathan's face in his pictures. I think my boys really like lighting the candles way more than actually blowing them out.
Happy Birthday Kyle.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Happy Birthday Nathan
This is my small disclaimer on this post. I have been working on this post for about 30 minutes now, loaded and reloaded pictures to try to get them in the right order. Had it completely dissaper. Re-did it, time after time. Something is just up with Blogger today. I give up. So just enjoy the pictures, sorry they're not in the right order, but if this crashes again and I loose my post I'll just scream.
HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY NATHAN
The 24th was Nathan's 10th Birthday. I still can't believe how fast time is going by. The years just seem to keep going faster and faster. I can't believe that I have two children that are in the double digits of age. I can't be that old....right? Don't answer that. :)
Anyway, Nathan had a wonderful birthday. The only thing he asked for was a DS Lite. That was fine with us. Something that wouldn't be crammed under his bed two weeks after his birthday.
I did take the liberty of having fun with his present though. Since it came in such a small box I wrapped the original DS Lite box then put it in a slightly larger box filled with tissue paper. Wrapped that bos and put it in yet another larger box filled with tissue paper and wrapped it. He was so cute when he opened the first box. He just knew it was going to be his DS. But no, it was just another wrapped box. We had a lot of fun watching him open his presents. We also bought him 1 game for his DS so he'd have something to play with. I wrapped it in the same manner. Nathan is such a good sport about things like that. He had a lot of fun and was so pleased and excited about his gifts.
The other part to his birthday that he was really looking forward to was the "Magic relighting candles". He really wanted those this year. I think however that he had just as much fun lighting them with the lighter. Just something about my boys and fire. They get a wonderful ( or should I say frightening) twinkle in their eye when the have a lighter in their hands. Nathan was just so pleased to be able to light his own candles. Thankfully, because they did just relite on their own we didn't have to continue to use the lighter. Nathan blew out candles and blew out candles and blew out candles until the entire house was filled with a wonderfly smokey haze. He finally realized that the smoke detectors might go off at any moment and decided to end the candles. We had to open the doors to try to air out the house. I'm sure if you asked Nathan he would say it was all worth it. I think he had a lot of fun for his birthday.
HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY NATHAN
The 24th was Nathan's 10th Birthday. I still can't believe how fast time is going by. The years just seem to keep going faster and faster. I can't believe that I have two children that are in the double digits of age. I can't be that old....right? Don't answer that. :)
Anyway, Nathan had a wonderful birthday. The only thing he asked for was a DS Lite. That was fine with us. Something that wouldn't be crammed under his bed two weeks after his birthday.
I did take the liberty of having fun with his present though. Since it came in such a small box I wrapped the original DS Lite box then put it in a slightly larger box filled with tissue paper. Wrapped that bos and put it in yet another larger box filled with tissue paper and wrapped it. He was so cute when he opened the first box. He just knew it was going to be his DS. But no, it was just another wrapped box. We had a lot of fun watching him open his presents. We also bought him 1 game for his DS so he'd have something to play with. I wrapped it in the same manner. Nathan is such a good sport about things like that. He had a lot of fun and was so pleased and excited about his gifts.
The other part to his birthday that he was really looking forward to was the "Magic relighting candles". He really wanted those this year. I think however that he had just as much fun lighting them with the lighter. Just something about my boys and fire. They get a wonderful ( or should I say frightening) twinkle in their eye when the have a lighter in their hands. Nathan was just so pleased to be able to light his own candles. Thankfully, because they did just relite on their own we didn't have to continue to use the lighter. Nathan blew out candles and blew out candles and blew out candles until the entire house was filled with a wonderfly smokey haze. He finally realized that the smoke detectors might go off at any moment and decided to end the candles. We had to open the doors to try to air out the house. I'm sure if you asked Nathan he would say it was all worth it. I think he had a lot of fun for his birthday.
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