We had a busy and fun time with Derek’s parents and sister, Adrienne, in Utah.  We also got to spend some time with our niece and nephews, which was a treat.  EVERY day was a new adventure. Sunday: Church and a relaxing day to visit. Monday: This is the Place Heritage Park (a pioneer village),…

right now i’m holding a baby while i type.  babysitting 2 other little boys for a friend who’s husband is in the hospital.  learning that a 2-year old and a 7-month old should not be left in the same room alone together for ANY length of time.  realizing that color wonder fingerpaints DO rub off…

OK…I’ll get back to posting about our trip tomorrow.  I know you’ll be holding your breath. But in the meantime here are some cute shots of Samuel.  This baby has all of us wrapped around his little finger.  Jacob has lovingly nicknamed him "blueberry eyes" for reasons you’ll see in this first picture. "What made…

Well, as you probably noticed my "travel blog" idea didn’t get very far.  I was just having too much fun to blog.  For the next few days I’ll take you thru our trip with pictures.  Let’s start with Colorado, where we saw my Grandpap and Grandma Joan Haymond.  I’ve always had a special relationship with…

2800 miles traveled 390 pictures taken 4 states seen 3 different Holiday Inn Express motels Lots of fun, memories and family Downloading pictures as we speak More later.

Just a quick post from Raton, NM.  I now have a new hatred for NM…I’m sure it’s a lovely place (in some other part of the state)…but they have serious speed limit issues.  We logged over 500 miles today…left this morning at 9:30 Central time and got here around 8:00 Mountain time.  And surprisingly we…

Two more days until we leave for Colorado and Utah.  Am I packed?  NO!  Derek leaves for California this morning…gets back late tomorrow afternoon.  And then we leave Wed morning.  I hope to post from the road and give everyone updates, and maybe some pics, we’ll see.  We’ll be gone 12 days. On Wednesday, this…

What do you get when you take a Walmart card table, a couple of pitchers of frozen Minute Maid lemonade (with added sugar! which is our little secret), a small cooler of ice, a dry erase sign, and two determined little boys selling lemonade (ok, let’s say one determined boy and another hot, and only…

http://vitaminwater.com/ I am seriously enjoying these…especially the Power C: dragonfruit ones. Try them…they’re tasty.  And for a girl that doesn’t like taking vitamins, they’re healthy too. Plus the colors, packaging, and ads are enjoyable as well.

can get away with buying kids stuff like this… Nicknamed "Pointy" Steve, a.k.a. Pops, LOVES to buy the boys treasures.  And my boys LOVE that Pops buys them treasures.  When we were in Hilton Head, he was continually leaving and coming back with bags of shells, crystals, books, t-shirts and even an alligator head. And…