Happy Fathers Day

Father's Day this year was going to be a little different. Instead of spending the day home relaxing. We traveled North to visit family. We had a mission farewell to attend in Payson. Our nephew Devan Biggs will be serving in the Leone Mexico Mission. We decided to kill two birds with one trip. Instead it turned out to be three birds.

Dave decided there was work that need to be done on his dad's house. So at 11:00 pm on Saturday night he dropped the kids & I off at Grandma's house and traveled to West Valley City to work so more.

He finished his tasks with 2 hours of sleep and then took the Father's Day gifts to his Dad. They had a good visit while enjoying the fresh air on the porch.

Dave our Super Dad trying to stay awake.

Grandpa Chris .... Don't be afraid it won't bite.

Grandma JeanAnn finally getting her Mother's Day. She was out of town for Mother's Day and I was really slow in getting it done.

Next stop was a visit to Grandma & Grandpa Henderson. Luckly for us they were home. They are starting to move slower so they don't get out much.

Grandpa Henderson in his chair.

Reganne was facinated by his teeth. He kept taking them out and showing her. She then asked Grandma to show her hers. Grandma still has all her own teeth.

It was a fun visit. The kids were able to share the projects they had made with them.

Family Garage Sale

Rylee wanted so badly to have a garage and bake sale. Her and Dave started pulling things out to sale. She was so excited that Reganne soon followed. Every day they would ask me when we were going to have our sale. Weekends are my time to catch up and get ready for the week ahead. We finally found a Saturday that worked. I placed the ad in the newspaper and I knew there was no going back. Dave suggested running an ad on Craig's List as well.

Saturday 7:00 am arrived the stuff was out and the treats ready. However, nobody was there. 7:05 am cars started pulling up one after another.

Rylee manned the money box. Reganne watched the treats. Ryder wandered around. Dave stayed in the house away from the craziness. I haggled with people.

By 7:30 the crowd had left and so had alot of our stuff.

10:00 arrived and the sale was over or so we thought. Another group of people arrived. This time however, they looked around and left. We had been picked over pretty good.

We still had most of our furniture and toys. It was a good morning making $410 in three hours. The kids sold all the muddy buddies. Rylee commented that maybe treats weren't such a good idea after all. People are too busy looking to buy treats.

We sold the couch on Craig's List in under three hours for full asking price. Our final total was $510. Not bad for a little hard work and lots of haggling.

Lucky for me it takes us a couple of years to build up enough stuff to sale.

Bountiful Baskets

Everyone at work has been talking about this wonder service Bountiful Baskets. Get tons of fresh fruits and vegetables for only $15. The pickup time is Saturday Mornings. I have tried for a month to place an order. Finally, this week I was successful. Saturday morning I arrived at Desert Hills Middle School with my basket. I was about 5 minutes early and the parking lot was full. There were people everywhere getting their baskets full of food.

This is what I brought home....

The Fruits

The Veggie

At first I thought this isn't very much food. Then I started to wash it and prep it to eat. I quickly changed my mind . What am I going to do with all this food.

What do you do with coconuts???

Were are the baby ducks?

This is the second Saturday of the month and time to visit the Tonaquint Nature Center for Exploration in the water. This time we brought friends along to have fun with. However, someone forgot to remind the city, because the ranger wasn't there. I thought maybe I messed up. Until two other families showed up as well. We decided to do our own exploring.

Ryder kept asking where the baby ducks were. All of a sudden they started swimming towards us. Those are the babies, they are big. Amazing how much they have grown in a month.

We brought lettuce to feed them this time. Much to our surprise they spit it out and wouldn't touch it. Rylee promptly told me that we must bring bread next time.

Ms. Diana, Rylee, Reganne, Ryder, and George.

We went on a nature walk. We saw rabbits, lizzards, birds, and even a nest.

Craft Time... Father's Day is right a round the corner.

We had a great day. Shortly after we got home it started to rain again. I will not complain about the weather anymore. I will enjoy it since I can't change it.

Summer Level Reading Program

This year our school is offering the Level Reading Progam during the summer. The teachers really encouraged the kids to participate. Rylee had to do it. Faithfully on Tuesday mornings we have to pick up the books for the week from the library.

Each night after school is reading time. This is what we found. Rylee reading to Reganne.


They read this way for about 15 minutes. Then it was back to fighting and teasing each other. We should be happy for those 15 minutes and not fret the rest.

Summer Nights

Ryder is the easiest child to put to bed. By 8:30 pm each night he is ready for bed. He wants his blanket, water, rocked, and sing Follow the Prophets. He then climbs in his bed without another sound. The long summer nights are here and this is what I discovered when I checked on him later.

Is that Ryder or Elmo?

All his Elmo's were there and tucked in. Books, trucks, and stuffed animals. I moved most everything out so he could sleep. The next morning he called me to come and get him. He was smiling up at me and said "See my trucks" he had moved all the trucks back into his bed.

I am amazed at how they all manage to sleep with all that stuff in their beds. I know they eventually grow out of this phase. Rylee did. Reganne's is still full.

Summer Is Here

Monday morning dawned full of promise to be a great day. The weather reports said it would be warm. Dave promised the kids he would blow up the swimming pool so they could play. Our weather this year has been really unpredictable. One day you are wearing a jacket and the next day shorts. This day turned out to be the hotest day of the year (so far). As we drove by Dixie High School their Marque read 115 degrees. I know it wasn't that hot. It felt like it in my car with no a/c. While Dad was getting the swimming pool ready. We went to the library for the Summer Reading Program kickoff. They had games, crafts, and great prizes.

The home to play in the water and cool off.

I quickly remembered the one thing I hate about summer. The laundry!!! Rylee had three water days at daycamp each week. Reganne & Ryder each have one. Then add in swimming at the neighbors or running through the sprinklers. Thats a lot of towels and suits.

I am know caught up with the laundry. So I say bring it on!