When we were in Seattle, the kids watched Lego Ninjago for the first time. It’s definitely not a perfect show for littles…as there is a little attitude in it. But my favorite line I overheard was from one of the father’s, speaking to the bad guy… “Oh yeah, well my son knows spinjitzu!” So funny […]
This morning we took a field trip to the peach orchard. They were few in peaches (their pickers didn’t show up for work this morning). We walked up to the orchard and watched Clark pick a few boxes. Tru loved walking on fresh gravel piles. We picked up some Diamond Princess Peaches while we were […]
after dinner sitting on the backyard swing with piggy-tailed liza laying on my lap. watching Jimmy mow the grass (he works so hard in the yard!) Hannah & Abe working together inside to clear table and empty dishwasher. listening to Max and Truman laugh so hard on the tramp. Noticing new flowers in the end […]
I love walking around about 4 o’clock to see what everyone is doing. Tru – got in a tackle battle with the amazon paper packaging. I’m not sure who won – Tru or the paper. But it occupied him for a good 30 minutes. (p.s. the other day Tru said “I’m not Tru. I’m buddy.” […]
Cute Maxwell! He was so excited (and a little nervous!). This kid is going to love school. And they are going to love Max! He woke at 6:27 and came into my room and told me every minute the clock changed time. I told him to go back to sleep until 7. Hannah made him […]
I never thought I’d can. Way too scary. I guess I was feeling brave… or at least adventurous.The past few years I’ve frozen fresh peaches. We figured out how to blanch and peel. Hannah is my helper with peaches. On Saturday Abe was also a happy helper with freezing.Later in the afternoon, Hannah helped me […]
I thought it would be fun to celebrate Max going to the Big-K by taking the 3 littles swimming. We’ve come so far this summer… from me not wanting to take 5 kids swimming to me going solo with the smallest 3. Stearns Puddle Jumpers might be the best invention ever. Max, Truman, and even […]
Interesting week. First week of school for Hannah & Abe. Hannah had a cold (luckily it wasn’t strep throat like Tru had a few weeks ago). Abe ran into a wall on the 2nd day of school and bent his thumb all the way back. We thought it was broken but it turned out to […]
The kids love this time of year. They look forward to this family home evening the night before school starts. Max, Tru,Abe, Hannah, and Liza. Liza tried so hard to keep her eyes closed and she folded her arms. It was a sweet family moment. I’m so grateful Jimmy is a worthy priesthood holder to […]
Wow – it’s here. First day of school. I don’t know that we ever really got into a good summer groove. I despise schedules, but the kids thrive on schedules. But – ready or not – here school comes. I think Hannah and Abe were excited. Good moods all over the place this morning. Abe […]