Friday, June 30, 2006

Gardening Blues




Gardening Blues

The peas are all gone. I pulled the plants out of the ground this morning. Dave is very sad. We like having fresh peas. But the raspberries are coming on strong. I get about 3 cups of raspberries every few days, and the girls love to help pick them (Jack helps, too, but he mostly just eats them). Soon the tomatoes will be ripe and we'll be making fresh salsa every couple of days. I guess I'll be planting cucumbers tomorrow. MMmmmmmm..... cucumber and tomato sandwiches for lunch!!!!

Yesterday we all went to the dentist and those of us who are near sighted, went to the eye doctor. What a long day. Jenny got contacts for the first time. And we found out that Lydia does not have any permanent upper lateral incisors (you'll have to look it up http://www.dentistry.leeds.ac.uk/oroface/teeth/map1.html) and that's why she has not lost any teeth since kindergarten. Jack, of course, is too young for any of that stuff yet, but he definitely has good eyesight, hearing, and 12 teeth. This morning he stole the nectarine out of Dave's lunch while Dave was getting dressed. He ate the entire thing right off the pit.

Monday, June 26, 2006

Crazy Cousins






Crazy Cousins
What a fun weekend. Chris and Karin were married Friday at the Bountiful temple. We all had fun at the luncheon and reception (although Jenny was upset that she missed the bocquet toss). I didn't have my camera so I posted some pictures from mother's day at Grandma A's.
We are having lots of fun watching the Soccer World Cup. Too bad the US team was eliminated in the first round. I guess we'll have to cheer for Argentina, since Chris served his mission there. Maybe if the US teams would pay their soccer players as much as their football players, we could entice some good players to come play for us. Oh well.
Dave had a tough morning. He forgot that he was supposed to go play golf with a client, so I got a call at 7:30 asking for me to bring his clubs. Then when I got home at 3:00 (from a choir 4th of July parade float meeting) he was here working from home. What a rough life he leads.
Jenny and Lydia spend most of their time dodging their chores. And Jack spends most of his time watching "Signing Time." His most favorite thing to do is to tease his sisters. I don't know where he learned how to tease. His dad and sisters never tease each other.

Friday, June 16, 2006

3v3 Kick-It Tournament

2nd Place

Lydia's team took 2nd place in the 3v3 Kick-it Tournament last Saturday. That is awesome, considering the 1st place team has been beating other teams 20 - 0. They were only down by 1 in the last couple of minutes, when they lost their substitute player to heat exhaustion (hope your feeling better, McCall) and another player got injured.

Jenny and Lydia will both be playing in the Redox Preston Cup on June 30.

Thursday, June 08, 2006

Memorial Day 2006 - Fishing at the Trout Farm

Memorial Day 2006 - Fishing at the Trout Farm
Watermelon maniac

Lydia helps Chris with his catch

Jenny shows Jack how it's done


Thanks, April, for such a fun idea. This is a great way to share fun events with my extended family, as well as keep a journal. Being the mother of three, who works from home, and does all the soccer-mom stuff, I am a little busy. But I would rather sit at the computer sharing pictures and writing down my feelings than clean my house.

School just got out and I'm already going crazy. The girls (10 and 8) and I have worked out a system that will keep the house presentable, and they will get to do some fun stuff as well. They do chores and earn points, which are redeemable for fun outings such as going out for ice cream, going to the zoo, etc. I created the points in Word as "play money" with their faces on them. Jenny is on the 10, Lydia on the 5, and Jack is on the 1. They already used 35 points to have a sleepover at cousin, Tyler's house. The goal is to keep them motivated, busy, and happy, because they would rather just watch movies and play with friends (most kids are this way).


Jack (just turned 1) keeps everyone in the house laughing. Since he learned how to walk 2 months ago, he toddles around the house looking for things to get into. He is everything I thought a little boy would be-loud, busy, curious, and fun!! He's been using sign language for 2 months, and he already knows a lot of signs - eat, milk, cheese, water, dad, mom, sister, grandpa, grandma, bird, duck, horse, dog, cow, ball, more, please and thank you.