Already?

I should have not counted to day the days remaining of Summer Vacation. Ammon only has 9 days left. Jordie and Isaac have 12. This year seems too soon for school to start. I will miss them during the day.

Being a mother of Boys is not for the Faint of Heart...

As Isaac flung himself over the back of the seat his shoe met Ammon's nose with full force! At first Ammon just screamed! Then the blood started... This was not just a nose bleed it was a gusher! Not being the most prepared mom I did not have tissue in the car but I did have a container of wipes! Ammon was a pretty big kid getting his nose to stop bleeding. When we finally arrived home I asked Ammon for all of the wipes... Wanting to make sure they were not left in the back of the car. He had them gathered into a neat ball. He said he was keeping them for when the robbers came he was going to throw the booger ball at them! What a thoughtful brave kid I've got! Too bad they made it to the trash anyway.

Blast From the Past Aug. 2006

This was such a fun phase of Ammon... He loved these green boots. He wore them everyday everywhere... Except to CHURCH!

Pioneer Day

"In a grassy plot near downtown Salt Lake City are the gravesites of Brigham Young and others, including Eliza R. Snow, pioneer poetess and early women's leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The centerpiece of this area is a monument honoring the 6,000 pioneers who lost their lives crossing the plains between 1847 and the advent of the railroad in 1869. This historic site is open daily to the public.
Brigham Young was the second President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and governor of the Utah Territory from 1850 to 1856. He was born 1 June 1801 at Whitingham, Vermont, and died on 29 August 1877 at the age of 76.
His contributions include leading the Latter-day Saints from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Salt Lake Valley in Utah, directing the establishment of over 350 settlements, supervising the construction of two temples, and overseeing the day-to-day details of the Church for 30 years."

I will be ever grateful for the men and women of courage... Courage to follow the Prophet, Courage to pack up their belongings and walk from the mid-west to Utah, Courage to Stand Firm in their belief, Courage to continue on after loosing a child due to unimaginable weather condintions, Courage.
I am thankful today to take a moment in rememberance of our ancestors who paved the way for us to live free as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Statement

Marc doesnt really like me to refer to him as Marc-a-roni... I dont think I am going to change or stop it. I like it! It just rolls off my lips! Marc-a-roni!

Memory Post

Tagged from Cheryl...here it goes..

1. As a comment on my blog leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

My Fearles Knight...Marc-a-roni vs. The Beast

Marc and I were weeding the flower bed the other night together. It was around dusk so things are kind of hard to see... right? As I was following this forever long weed I saw something move.... In MY mind this is what I saw.... Something big and fat and round... Dark with fur... and it moved! That is all I needed to see to classify this living creature as a RAT! A little FYI about me... eveything is either a cockroah or a rat! There is Nothing in between here. I promptly orded my "Fearless Knight... Marc-a-roni" to Kill this beast. Laughing, he went to the area the Beast was last seen and found a frog... Really a frog. The boys were trilled... For the next hour they played all sorts of games with Mr. Frog... hide and seek and swimming to name a few. Guess where the frog swam... In the bathroom sink of course! Sounds like a perfect spot to take a new found friend right?