Let's Hear It For Our Girl!

Last Friday our Jenn graduated from Brigham Young University. We are very proud of her. She worked so hard and was even back in class about four weeks after Jack was born.

Now, that is dedication.

Here she is with her family after graduation. (She is missing one sister, Alex, who is in school in Arizona and warmer, I am quite certain, than we were!)

We love you Jenn!

What happens when.....

To one little curly headed boy you add---

One jar of pom-poms?

You get.........

A bubble blowing heart stealer!

In This Family You Are Never Too Little To Hold A Lacrosse Stick

As Jack watched his Uncle Zach shooting a little in the back yard he decided that he was now big enough to handle a big boy lacrosse stick.

I promise, it is in the blood.

Sometimes owie's happen.

In the End it is the Hug that Counts

Game over.

I have never felt so conflicted. What do you wear? Blue? Red? No,BLACK. Who do you cheer for? University of Utah? Brigham Young University? No,PETER and ZACH. It's over. They were good sports, they are good lacrosse players and more important, they are good brothers.

The blue team won.

Don't let this face fool you.

Last night we were awakened in the night by a noise in the fireplace of our bedroom. The sound woke Scout, who sleeps in our room, who then began growling and barking and adding to the confusion. The noise then turned into an all out brawl on the roof with a lot of scratching and hissing and rolling around. Now, we have a steep roof, I don't know how our furry friends didn't fall off but this morning there were no bodies on the ground so they must have survived their 15 minute scuffle. Tonight we have a stinky smell coming from the fireplace in the family room. Not a dead smell, just a stinky animal smell. I have searched the internet only to discover that raccoon mommies often look for a chimney in the spring to nest with her babies. Swell.

Stay tuned.

For the Birds

Opened my door yesterday morning and found this little chickadee enjoying a little nap as the snow began to fall. She (I am sure it was a she!) stayed for a while and then the UPS guy scared her away. It was nice to have a feathered friend in my flowerpot.

April Fools?

All of this "in like a lion and out like a lamb" stuff--- whatever.