OH! WhAt dO YoU Do iN tHe sUmMerTIme?

So here's the deal...as Maddie would say! Many of you know that Rexburg weather can be...well...shall we say under-the-weather and fickle at times and so finding warm, enjoyable and fun summer fun can be hard to find. Maddie and I have just the thing for anyone whether you live in Rexburg or not. All it takes is a little electricity, a camera and your common every day leaf blower! (Oh yea, and do it before you shower)
Yep, you heard me right...your leaf blower.

What better way to get your lawn mowed and yard work finished than to bribe your kids with
"after work fun"? Maddie and I mowed the lawn and then decided to 'play' with the leaf blower when we were done! The following are just a few ideas you can have with your kids. We laughed so hard and took so many pictures and then it dawned on us, "What if the patients from the hospital (which is right across the street) were watching us?" That just made us laugh even harder!

Don't be shy, don't be afraid, but do have fun! As a matter of fact, next week is girl's camp...I think we going to take the leaf blower!!!!

Some pictures from the California-ns

This is me, Aubrey, posting these pictures. Mom wanted some recent pics of us so here are a few: ENJOY!

When Grandma Visits!!!

So are there any other Grandmas out there that do what I do when you are in charge of a grandchild?I offered to babysit little Courtney Rose so that Jaxon & Megan could celebrate Jaxon's B-Day. I can honestly say that Being around little ones the second time around is one of the most rewarding experiences ever. I pray my own kids will forgive me for my shortcomings while I was a young mother. I tried my best and know I failed you at times but the love was always there and I warned you often that you were my guinea pigs...since I had never been a mother before.

While watching Courtney I was totally into her and nothing else. She was so entertaining, so insightful, so innocent and so loving! I could no wrong in her eyes. We went for a walk and picked "fowlers", we looked an airplanes 'in the clouds grandma", we read the book about "a really hot day, grandma" over and over and I didn't even mind! She let me know what she wanted for dinner and then proceeded to get her own bowl. Unlike when I was a young mother, I didn't have to do laundry, didn't having a tub to scrub, the phone was never for me, and every ounce of my attention was in her hands to do as she pleased. Thank you Jaxon & Megan for the privilege of watching your daughter for it is I that learn from her and it brings me back to the days I will cherish forever.