Monday and Tuesday the kids played with friends
Wednesday we made it to Nana's house in the afternoon, then that evening we went to the Oquirrh Temple open house.
Thursday and Friday the kids played with friends, Friday evening we went up to the Burrow with Nana and Grandpa.
Saturday - WE HAD A BABY SISTER! Five weeks early!
Friday, June 19, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
SUMMER! Week One
Woo Hoo!! It's Summer!
Monday
We decided what summer chores we would have to do before friends or TV or Video Games.
1 Make Bed
2 Clean Room
3 Brain Activity (reading, math, handwriting.)
4 Big Project (help mom with a big project)
After we did or chores the kids played with their friends for the rest of the day.
Tuesday
We drove all the way up to Ogden to go to the Children's Treehouse Museum. Aunt Mary and Aunt Niesha and cousins came too.
Gavin loved the fire truck, and dressing up in the hat and fire jacket.
Moey and Drew took off, this is one of the only times I saw them. I asked Moey what her favorite part was, she said there were too many things that she couldn't pick just one that was her favorite. She really liked playing with Drew, she said she had more fun then at Boondocks.
Ethan mostly played chess with Kel. There wasn't much at the Museum that held his interest. They did have computer games, but they only had preschool games. We did find him for a few minutes and he helped Gavin do this puzzle.
There was a mid-evil area, with the giant chess board, and dress ups, and puppet shows. Gavin and Piper thougth that they were the the show!
There was an area of little houses from different countrys. This was the England room. Gavin was kind enough to play here for about 30 minutes while I sat in the little pink chair with the wizzard. It was definatly the most comfortable chair there!
Gavin and I made it up to the Mid-evil room to play Giant chess, but Ethan wasn't there.
Wednesday
Stayed home, and played with friends
Thursday
We went up with Nana and Aunt Karina to Liberty Park. We thought that there was a Hill Air Force mini museum. But we think we got the wrong park. We decided that it must have been at Pioneer Park, and that Pioneer park was to scary for us, even if it was filled with Millitary personel.
We walk around and found some big trees, Nana told up that Great Grandpa Rufus Johnson was probably planted most of the big old trees. We all thought this tree looked like it had a nose. If this picture looks like Nana is trying to pick it nose, that's she was, and then she flicked it at the kids, and they all said "Ew, gross."
The wishing fountain. Does your wish still count if you pick up coins from the fountain and throw them back in??
We found some cute little rides, we think that they could be 100 years old. The kids all wanted to ride, but there was only one ride that Ethan wanted to ride, and no one else wanted to go on it with him. So we said you could go one one ride or get an Ice Cream. Ethan quickly opted for the ice cream, so did Moey and Katie. Aly and Gavin wanted to ride the airplanes. I think when they were done, they were wishing they had gone with the ice cream.
We walked down the path a little ways to Tracy Aviary. But it was past lunch time, and it was a little stinky. So we thought that would be more fun a different day.
We went to Mcdonalds for lunch, and stopped at Grandpa's shop to talk to grandpa, and so Karina could show me where to park cars for Bee's parking that night.
We went back to Nana's and played out back.
Friday
We got ready for Fathers and Son's and played with friends.
Dad, Ethan and Gavin, went to Fathers and Son's camp out up American Fork Canyon.
Moey and I went to Mcdonald's to play on the play place -it was super busy.
Saturday
The boys came home about 1 o'clock. We hurried and put stuff away so that we go up to Nana's, so I could go to my cousins wedding. Dave took the kids to Grandma B's house. Ethan was excited to play Warcraft 3 or his game that he made up, Duel of Doom. But his uncles were playing a computer game until it was time for them to go. Ethan was pretty bummed. We could have gone to a Buchanan "reunion" (I hate, hate, hate that word bty) But they called it a reunion so I was opposed and Dave was exhausted after the camping trip, so we just headed home to watch Wipeout. Why is it so funny to watch people fall down?
Monday
We decided what summer chores we would have to do before friends or TV or Video Games.
1 Make Bed
2 Clean Room
3 Brain Activity (reading, math, handwriting.)
4 Big Project (help mom with a big project)
After we did or chores the kids played with their friends for the rest of the day.
Tuesday
We drove all the way up to Ogden to go to the Children's Treehouse Museum. Aunt Mary and Aunt Niesha and cousins came too.
Gavin loved the fire truck, and dressing up in the hat and fire jacket.
Moey and Drew took off, this is one of the only times I saw them. I asked Moey what her favorite part was, she said there were too many things that she couldn't pick just one that was her favorite. She really liked playing with Drew, she said she had more fun then at Boondocks.
Ethan mostly played chess with Kel. There wasn't much at the Museum that held his interest. They did have computer games, but they only had preschool games. We did find him for a few minutes and he helped Gavin do this puzzle.
There was a mid-evil area, with the giant chess board, and dress ups, and puppet shows. Gavin and Piper thougth that they were the the show!
There was an area of little houses from different countrys. This was the England room. Gavin was kind enough to play here for about 30 minutes while I sat in the little pink chair with the wizzard. It was definatly the most comfortable chair there!
Gavin and I made it up to the Mid-evil room to play Giant chess, but Ethan wasn't there.Wednesday
Stayed home, and played with friends
Thursday
We went up with Nana and Aunt Karina to Liberty Park. We thought that there was a Hill Air Force mini museum. But we think we got the wrong park. We decided that it must have been at Pioneer Park, and that Pioneer park was to scary for us, even if it was filled with Millitary personel.
We walk around and found some big trees, Nana told up that Great Grandpa Rufus Johnson was probably planted most of the big old trees. We all thought this tree looked like it had a nose. If this picture looks like Nana is trying to pick it nose, that's she was, and then she flicked it at the kids, and they all said "Ew, gross." 
The wishing fountain. Does your wish still count if you pick up coins from the fountain and throw them back in??
We found some cute little rides, we think that they could be 100 years old. The kids all wanted to ride, but there was only one ride that Ethan wanted to ride, and no one else wanted to go on it with him. So we said you could go one one ride or get an Ice Cream. Ethan quickly opted for the ice cream, so did Moey and Katie. Aly and Gavin wanted to ride the airplanes. I think when they were done, they were wishing they had gone with the ice cream. We walked down the path a little ways to Tracy Aviary. But it was past lunch time, and it was a little stinky. So we thought that would be more fun a different day.
We went to Mcdonalds for lunch, and stopped at Grandpa's shop to talk to grandpa, and so Karina could show me where to park cars for Bee's parking that night.
We went back to Nana's and played out back.
Friday
We got ready for Fathers and Son's and played with friends.
Dad, Ethan and Gavin, went to Fathers and Son's camp out up American Fork Canyon.
Moey and I went to Mcdonald's to play on the play place -it was super busy.
Saturday
The boys came home about 1 o'clock. We hurried and put stuff away so that we go up to Nana's, so I could go to my cousins wedding. Dave took the kids to Grandma B's house. Ethan was excited to play Warcraft 3 or his game that he made up, Duel of Doom. But his uncles were playing a computer game until it was time for them to go. Ethan was pretty bummed. We could have gone to a Buchanan "reunion" (I hate, hate, hate that word bty) But they called it a reunion so I was opposed and Dave was exhausted after the camping trip, so we just headed home to watch Wipeout. Why is it so funny to watch people fall down?
Monday, April 20, 2009
St. George
It was spring break for the kids, so we headed down to St. George for a couple of days of sun. We left on Thursday, after it had snowed 6 inches! We had hoped that St. George would be much warmer, but it was still pretty chilly on Friday, but the sun came out on Saturday, so we were able to finally warm up!
First we hiked to Red Cliffs, it is probably on of my most favorite hikes. It was very sad, there is a picnic area at the trailhead, the are several cottonwood trees, giving the picnic area some much needed shade. The trees were covered in tent caterpillars. I have never seen so many tent caterpillars in my life. The caterpillars were crawling everywhere, all over the cars, grease spots all over the road. No one would use the picnic tables because they were covered in caterpillars. And even if you brushed them off the table, there would probably be just as many as you got rid of, fall out of the trees before you were done. We told the kids we couldn't eat there because we didn't want caterpillar sandwiches. The worst of it, is that it wasn't very hard to see how the caterpillars were killing the trees.
See how the kids are wearing jackets! It was just a little chilly.
But Dave had to take his annual polar bear plunge. Burrrr! Last time we came to Red Cliffs we had the 'bottle incident' where Brayden tossed his empty bottle in the pool of water. And in mad, frenzed, brainless attempts to retrive the bottle, and quell the kids panic that we might leave the bottle, Katie slipped in the water, Dave, being the dutiful uncle, and only adult male, promptly jumped in to save her, forgetting that he had Brayden in the backpack. Fortunaly, they were still in the shallow area, and that no one drowned, and thay Dave had the forthought to leave his iphone in the car.
So remembering the last time we were there, the kids were a little panicy as we neared the big pools. Moey kept saying she was ready to go back. And when Dave's glasses felling into the water, she about jumped out of her skin. Dave didn't get as much swiming time as he would have liked, because the kids were ready to go.
After the hike, and wanting to avoid caterpillar sandwiches, we drove over to Quail Creek Resevoir for lunch. Dave, Ethan and Moey walked down to the 'beach' and threw skipping rocks (Gavy was asleep in the car.) It was pretty windy, I thought it would have been perfect for a kite. Then it really started to blow! The whole lake was covered in white caps. So we decided to head back to the condo to see if it was warm enough to swim there. Nana and Grandpa arrived at the condo just a few minutes after we did. So Dave took the kids swimming, but it was to cold for Ethan, Moey braved the cold, for a little while. I don't know how they would stand it, it was just barely warm enough not being wet.
After swimming, we talked Nana and Grandpa into going to Pirate Island Pizza. It's a restaurant that is a cross between Chuck E. Cheese and the Mayan, only with good food, and Pirates! We played arcade games while we waited to be seated. The kids earned tickets for prizes. It was a litttle to crowed for me. Friday night on spring break might not have been the best choice of nights.
Karina and her family come shortly after we got back to the condo. We rode scooters, played on the playground, played clue, and watched Phinias and Ferb.
Saturday, we played on the playground, rode scooters and played mini golf at the condo (note to self: get some putters from DI to leave at the condo.)
Then we packed up the kids and lunch and drove to Snow Canyon to play on the sand dunes. It sure was busy! I'm thinking that with the down turned econnomy that people are opting for less expencive vacations. So St. George instead of Disneyland. We ate lunch and walked out to the dunes. We flew Nana's tiny pocket kites, and build sand castles. Gavin got sand in his eyes, we we headed back to the cars. Then we went back to the condo for more swimming, only this time it was warm enough to swim, in the very crowded swimming pool.
Nana and Grandpa needed to get going to they headed home, we stayed a little be longer, they went to dinner with Karina and Paul and kids. (Note to self: Don't go to Applebees in St. George)
After dinner to drove home, and made it back just before mindnight.
All in all, it was a great trip!
First we hiked to Red Cliffs, it is probably on of my most favorite hikes. It was very sad, there is a picnic area at the trailhead, the are several cottonwood trees, giving the picnic area some much needed shade. The trees were covered in tent caterpillars. I have never seen so many tent caterpillars in my life. The caterpillars were crawling everywhere, all over the cars, grease spots all over the road. No one would use the picnic tables because they were covered in caterpillars. And even if you brushed them off the table, there would probably be just as many as you got rid of, fall out of the trees before you were done. We told the kids we couldn't eat there because we didn't want caterpillar sandwiches. The worst of it, is that it wasn't very hard to see how the caterpillars were killing the trees.
See how the kids are wearing jackets! It was just a little chilly.
But Dave had to take his annual polar bear plunge. Burrrr! Last time we came to Red Cliffs we had the 'bottle incident' where Brayden tossed his empty bottle in the pool of water. And in mad, frenzed, brainless attempts to retrive the bottle, and quell the kids panic that we might leave the bottle, Katie slipped in the water, Dave, being the dutiful uncle, and only adult male, promptly jumped in to save her, forgetting that he had Brayden in the backpack. Fortunaly, they were still in the shallow area, and that no one drowned, and thay Dave had the forthought to leave his iphone in the car.So remembering the last time we were there, the kids were a little panicy as we neared the big pools. Moey kept saying she was ready to go back. And when Dave's glasses felling into the water, she about jumped out of her skin. Dave didn't get as much swiming time as he would have liked, because the kids were ready to go.
After the hike, and wanting to avoid caterpillar sandwiches, we drove over to Quail Creek Resevoir for lunch. Dave, Ethan and Moey walked down to the 'beach' and threw skipping rocks (Gavy was asleep in the car.) It was pretty windy, I thought it would have been perfect for a kite. Then it really started to blow! The whole lake was covered in white caps. So we decided to head back to the condo to see if it was warm enough to swim there. Nana and Grandpa arrived at the condo just a few minutes after we did. So Dave took the kids swimming, but it was to cold for Ethan, Moey braved the cold, for a little while. I don't know how they would stand it, it was just barely warm enough not being wet.
After swimming, we talked Nana and Grandpa into going to Pirate Island Pizza. It's a restaurant that is a cross between Chuck E. Cheese and the Mayan, only with good food, and Pirates! We played arcade games while we waited to be seated. The kids earned tickets for prizes. It was a litttle to crowed for me. Friday night on spring break might not have been the best choice of nights.
Karina and her family come shortly after we got back to the condo. We rode scooters, played on the playground, played clue, and watched Phinias and Ferb.
Saturday, we played on the playground, rode scooters and played mini golf at the condo (note to self: get some putters from DI to leave at the condo.)
Then we packed up the kids and lunch and drove to Snow Canyon to play on the sand dunes. It sure was busy! I'm thinking that with the down turned econnomy that people are opting for less expencive vacations. So St. George instead of Disneyland. We ate lunch and walked out to the dunes. We flew Nana's tiny pocket kites, and build sand castles. Gavin got sand in his eyes, we we headed back to the cars. Then we went back to the condo for more swimming, only this time it was warm enough to swim, in the very crowded swimming pool.
Nana and Grandpa needed to get going to they headed home, we stayed a little be longer, they went to dinner with Karina and Paul and kids. (Note to self: Don't go to Applebees in St. George)
After dinner to drove home, and made it back just before mindnight.
All in all, it was a great trip!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
More scrap pages
I got digital scrapbooking out of my system there for a while. I started making some layout for the YW, to put on a different blog, and I got the bug back. I had some time today to make some more of my own pages.
You know you have the bug back when you close your eyes and you see textured "paper," Digital ribbons, and flowers.
You know you have the bug back when you close your eyes and you see textured "paper," Digital ribbons, and flowers.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
I stained the Deck
Our poor deck has been neglected for six years. And it had been pretty neglected before we moved in. Dave sanded and stained the deck the first year we moved in, and we haven't touched it since. This might work for some decks, but not ours, mainly due to the fact that our back yard is sand and every time some one walks in the back yard and then on the deck, it's like sanding it. Needless to say our deck was in pretty bad shape, so bad, in fact, I was convinced that it would last one more winter. So I took matters into my own hands and decided that I would just do it my self. (no offense hon, but it's been on the 'Honey do list' for four years.) So I bought the stain, bought a sander and got to work. I thought I had killed the sanded after the first day of sanding. The belt of sand paper wouldn't stay on, and a screw mysteriously fell out. But Dave was able to fix it no problem when he got home. After three days of sanding, and some very sore muscles, I was ready to stain. But before I started, Dave had this great idea, one of the boards was rotten, so "lets replace in and you can sand it real quick before you stain." Yeah, well one little problem, the new board sticks up more than a quarter inch above the other boards! I'm not sanding that, we need a new plan. And a question, how did the boards in the deck get so short? Do they sell thinner wood for decks? Is it possible that it has really been sanded THAT much??
We can't let little details like missing boards stop the project, must stain anyway! I spent an entire day staining the deck, and I didn't even finish. I still have the outside of the railing and a second coat on the deck. Fortunately, I barely had enough stain for one coat. Alas, one more unfinished project.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Latest Scrapbook pages
I love digital scrapbooking! This isn't my favorite LO (Lay Out) but it's done, so YAY! (notice, I'm about a year and a half behind ;) )
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