Life is Good

The new water pump I installed


The kids having fun in their very own time machine

We took our children and Eli to the open house of our new temple. We also met Calli and Ryan and their kids there. It was so beautiful and I loved being with my children in this sacred place. They have always asked to go in and this was their first opportunity. They loved it and were very well behaved. After we walked through we went to the refreshment tent outside and there was a beautiful player piano going. The kids thought it was so cool that the keys were being pushed down all by themselves. Easton asked me how it did that and I jokingly said maybe it was a ghost. He obviously didn't get the joke and because the night had been spent talking and thinking of Jesus throughout the open house , responded "is it the ghost of Jesus?" I turned to Calli to tell her what he had said and she said "tell him it's the holy ghost"--We had a reverent laugh and then he learned how a player piano really worked.

ready to race


Seth and all the cub scouts with their trophies

Seth enjoyed his first pine wood derby this year. We did have a fewobstacles though. Ryan got started early with his car. Seth drew out the design of a test tube and Ry went to work shaping it, but by the time it was about finished being shaped we realized it looked like something else and decided to save that car for the previous posted rocket car race at Papa's. Seth then came up with a new scorpion like design for his new car and he and daddy went to work. I helped with the paint and tail. The night of the race Ry had to work late so I had to put on the wheels and hope the weight was right. When we weighed in it was still a little light, so I ran home ( with all of the kids in tow) and got some quarters and electrical tape. I guessed how much to put on and weighed in again=this time it was perfect. Just as the race was about to begin the cub master came to me and told me that Seth's car had illegal wheels on it. I have never been involved in a pine wood derby and had no idea. I guess when we were in Mona the week before making cars we had several different brands, but I thought they were all pretty much the same. When we came home we just grabbed enough stuff to finish Seth's. The wheels we brought home were not from the Boy Scout Pine Wood Kit and therefore illegal. I ran home once again to see if I could find some other wheels but couldn't. He was still allowed to race, but if he placed he would not get his medal. After the first run I could tell that was not going to be an issue-his car and his buddy's car didn't make it across the finish line. I was freaking out because they will let you try to graphite the wheels or fix them and Ry was not there. I didn't know what that meant, but luckily one of the dads there helped me out. Every run after that his car did better and better. He didn't place, but he did win the trophy for Showstopper. I love my boys and had a lot of fun watching him design and race his car. He is such a good sport and always has a good time competing.

Easton had his first friend birthday. I let him just invite a few friends and we had an outdoor swim party. He also requested a pinata. He is not a big cake eater, but wanted white cake with blue icing with an E on it. This was the closest thing the local Wal-mart had that day and with the addition of a large E this was the end result (pretty funny if you ask me). He wasn't too happy with the cake, but loved the E. He got lots of great presents but was most excited about playing with his buddies. Big thanks go out to Calli for all of her help-picking up pizza, holding Cole while I managed the games, etc......... I got a pretty bad sunburn on my back and shoulders, but other than that the day was great. I just can't believe my little E guy is 7 years old. He was the funniest baby and toddler because he always held the most serious face-even when doing his little one arm dance. He also always had the most loud and annoying cry. He is a little monkey with natural gymnastic abilities and super limber like his mama. He is one of the few boys I've ever seen that can do the splits. He is a lover of all things outdoors and such a great little helper when it comes to babies and younger ones. Easton loves to help in the kitchen and already had a bad addiction to guns just like his daddy. He can't wait to gut his first Elk or deer and loves to hold anything slimy. He is all boy and he's growing up way to fast. We love you Easton and enjoy having such a fun energetic little fella around.