It's Raining...

It's pouring, I wish my kids were snoring.

Guess What?

Chicken Butt! :)

He Shoots and He Scores!!!!!

McKee scored his first ever goal tonight in soccer! We are so excited for him! He's really been playing very well this year. This is his 7th season playing soccer, he's been playing since he was really little, and up until this year he really wasn't in the game. He's been awesome this year, watching the ball, staying with it, making attempts on goal. Tonight it paid off, he scored! Damon has been promising him ice cream for a couple years if he scores. He was very nice to treat all of us to ice cream to celebrate McKee's goal! Tyler got to have some lemon ice in a baby cone and was so excited! Great Job McKee! We're so proud of you!

Funny of the Day

At breakfast this morning I told the kids that daddy rode his bike to work today. It's the first day of Mike's new schedule 6am-2pm, M-F, woo hoo! Normal hours! I have my husband back! Anyway, Seth said "like Grandpa," and I said "yup, just like Grandpa." Seth's reply was "He's part Grandpa." It was hilarious! He said it with the straightest face, and so matter-of-factly, it was so funny!


Then Brooke chimed in a couple minutes later. I asked her if she wanted her sausage cut up, and she said yes, so I started cutting. Then she said "just don't make em go crazy." She's so funny. She wanted to make sure they didn't touch her toaster strudel! I love when the kids are funny.



They crack me up!

Memorial Day

We had our ward picnic yesterday, and we had a great day for it. It was over 80 degrees and sunny, and then a little breezy at the end. We were at Braddock's Bay park up near the lake. We had a great time!

Brooke Saves the Day....and the House!

Last night was a hot dogs and baked beens night. So, Crystal asks me to grill the hot dogs. Well, we have only a few tiny trees in the backyard, and so any leaves that blow around in the fall are usually ignored...and they were. So, I light the grill. I go inside while the grill warms up and a few minutes go by then I hear Brooke yelling "Daddy! Daddy!" And, as any parent knows, kids often cry "wolf"....so I kind of ignored her. After a few seconds (i'm not sure how long, but saying "seconds" makes me look better) I walk out to the back yard to see why she's yelling for me. That's when I see that the ground....and neglected leaves under the grill....were on fire. Yep, my leaves were burning under the grill. Now, there's not a lot of leaves, but about 3 feet away there was a much larger pile of (neglected) leaves right next to the house. The grill is only about a foot from the house and all these leaves. So, smoke is rising, ground is burning and Crystal's yelling "What do you want me to do?" I heard her, I did, but I was on a mission. I drop my new fancy Hot Dog Tongs (not thongs) and run for the hose. Now, here's where I'll allow myself some creative liberties. Seeing that I'm a fly fisherman, I know a thing or two about controling long lines....or hoses in this case. So, with the skill of a fly fisherman I "cast" the hose off the holder and crank the water on! I run back to the grill and start dousing the flames! It worked, the fire stopped, and after a bit more water, just to be sure, we were back to life as normal.

Crystal and I both made sure we told Brooke what a great job she did by yelling for us. Crystal said that next time she can yell "FIRE" as loud as she can, instead of just "Daddy!"

Seriously, it wasn't a huge deal, but only because Brooke said something. If she had not been out there playing, it would have only taken a minute or two before we would have had the house on fire and my fly fishing skills would have been good for nothing except providing us a few meals while we camp in the woods until the house is rebuilt.

Thanks Brooke! Great job!

Food Storage and Saving Money

Last night I attended an Enrichment activity at the Brockport ward with a group of sisters from 2nd ward. It was awesome! My head is still spinning at all of the cool info I gathered. I'm working on getting it together to make some sense, and as soon as I do that, I will post again with the awesome ideas. Who knew it could be so exciting and FUN to follow the prophets and do as we are told?