Just an icky, icky week....

Well, it's flu time around here! Scotty and Jared were sick on Sunday with the stomach flu and fevers. I thought things were better but Jared got sick again yesterday! Crazy. Trust me, you don't want the details or pictures! :-)

I emptied our walk in pantry Tuesday and still don't have it completely put back together. However, I am feeling proud of all the purging and organzing I have done. We have way too much stuff! Ever seen Peter Walsh or read his book "It's All Too Much!" ? Love his organizational ideas and the way he explains how clutter can slow you down in every way. Great ideas. I wish I could hire him... but, I'm sure he only works for the rich and famous. Anyone up to a challenge??? I challenge you to throw away or give away a big black garbage bag full of your clutter! Let me know how you do. Nobody leaves me in love (comments) on here.

Happy 4th of July!!

Our ward has a great tradition of an 8:00am pancake breakfast on the 4th of July! We enjoyed yummy pancakes in shapes of Mickey Mouse with sliced berries and fresh whipped cream! The kids decorated their bikes and followed the other Primary members in a few laps around the church building in a festive parade.

These are two of the Beehive girls I teach: Molly and Whitney. Cute, fun girls!

After the Ward celebration we stopped and picked up sandwiches from a bakery and went to the Greenbelt that is real close to our home. We rode the bikes for 4 hours, stopping to eat our sandwiches at the side of the trail 1/2 way through our 11 mile trek. The kids were troopers. Jared was so proud of riding so far. He thought it was a world record. He still has the training wheels on his bike; so the whole riding process was sometimes painfully slow, but we all had a great time!

Later that night we went to the Bennett's home -notice the picture of Caitlin and her good friend Brenna Elizabeth Bennett. (I just love that Brenna has the name of my favorite book/movie character ever!)There were many families there and we lit off fireworks in the street, the kids did sparklers and we all enjoyed a potluck of snacks and desserts. We had a great fourth and are thankful for our country, our freedom, our family and our good friends!

Visting our Texan Friends!

It was not easy for the kids and I to get to Frisco, Texas to visit our friends! Our flight was canceled due to a bad storm. We got a taxi voucher & different airline tickets from American Airlines and caught a flight out the next day from the San Francisco Airport. To add to the craziness we got selected for the "special" security check... just what a mom needs who is traveling alone with two children and a million bags + one American Girl doll. Our direct flight was changed and was routed through Houston where we switched planes. I took Jared to the bathroom and when I returned I realized they switched gates on us. So we hurried across the airport to catch that plane which ended up being delayed for a little over an hour. Boy was I glad that is over!We had rain pretty much everyday that we were there. But, we really enjoyed seeing our good friends! We miss them a lot! The picture above is of the kids at our day trip to Rusk, Texas. We took the Texas State Railroad to Palestine, Texas for lunch. My good friends Drady and Crystal gave me an Open House where I had friends pop-in to visit me. It's been a year since we've moved and it was wonderful to see some friends I often think about! Thank you to all who came! I'm grateful for such good friends and I can't wait to visit again!!Here are also a few more photos of the kids playing in an indoor swim "play park". The big news is that I took Jared's life vest off and he did incredibly well staying afloat and swimming independently! He told me that he is really proud of himself. (GIGGLE) We have him enrolled in swim lessons next month, he will love that! In addition we joined a Cabana Club this year so we can go to the pool anytime!