NEW LIFE IS SPROUTING

It has been almost 2 weeks since we started our garden. My kids are sooo excited that we are beginning to see life. We weren't sure that the tomatoes were going to make it. But, they seem to have bounced back and will hopefully produce lots of tomatoes.

FIELDTRIPS & CINNAMON ROLLS

This was a very busy week for us.
MONDAY, Everett and I ripped out the old garden in preparation for our FHE project. We planted peas, beans, sweet basil, carrots and tomatoes. The tomatoes are hung upside down in buckets...hopefully, this works. WEDNESDAY, was zoo fieldtrip day for Everett's preschool. We took the train at the zoo. In my opinion, it is the only way to see the zoo with someone that has little legs. THURSDAY was our friends birthday, so I made cinnamon rolls. I think they turned out ok, if I do say so myself!! I use the Lion House roll recipe, but also added a white cake mix to the dough. The boys went with Branden on the father & sons camp out FRIDAY night...Kamarin was at her Dad's....so I was all alone. I got together with some girlfriends and went to dinner and played games afterwards. It was a much needed break!! SATURDAY, I went to the temple. Branden and I have been using the new church website for family history. I was surprised to find that my grandparents (on my Dad's side) had not been sealed in the temple. I also did some work for Branden's ancestors too. It was an amazing experience.

BOATING AT SAGUARO LAKE

Last week Grandpa Duncan came to visit from Utah. The weather has been getting warmer...we are already in the 90's!! So, we decided to take the boat out. Besides a few mishaps, like throwing the anchor in the water, when it wasn't attached to the boat, & squirting half a bottle of red punch in the back seat of Daddy's truck....a good time was had by all!

ALL DAY KINDERGARTEN

So, I have been tossing around the idea of ALL DAY kindergarten for a few months. With Everett being the youngest, and the baby in the family...I have not been in a hurry to get him out the door and in the classroom. But, everyday he complains about not having anyone to play with. "When are my friends coming home? Who can I play with?", etc., etc.

I called the school JUST TO SEE if they had an opening for him...just to think about it. The office secretary would check and call me back.




Well, they did.




And, at risk of being the worst Mom ever, I enrolled him. Now, in my defense...he doesn't nap, he loves to go to school, and HE NEEDS FRIENDS!












And....if it doesn't work out, we can move him back to morning kindergarten.

























Man---they grow so stinkin' fast!!!

IN THE MIDDLE

I realized that Park hasn't gotten much of the lime light recently. I wanted to showcase his many characters. He is such a fun kid!! We went to Branden's parents this weekend for the cancer walk, Relay for Life. It was held at the Safford Fairgrounds....very dusty! The family had a booth set up where we sold nachos, pickles, cookies, glow necklaces, etc. Kamarin was a real trooper and sat at the booth all night. I took the boys back to Grandma's and Grandpa's to go to sleep. Parker decided that sleeping through the night was to boring. His belly full of hot dogs, cookies, and watermelon revisited us at around 2:30 am. Fortunately, he seemed fine in the morning. I was really surprised by how many members of Branden's family, they have lost to cancer. It is definitely a disease that targets all ages. I was grateful that my kids got a taste of what it is like, to give of oneself in an effort to find a cure.