Naughty Gnome

He's not just a Naughty Gnome, but a Naughty Pirate, as well! Arrrrrrrgggghhh!

Come on Everybody It's Family Night

I can't be the only one to remember that cheesy song "come on everybody it's family night, family night, family night..." Anyway, the other night during a stirring discussion on King Benjamin, this is what occurred. All but Aiden fell asleep. What made this one remarkable, however, is Cooper and Bubby. Take a closer look.



Kim is holding Cooper and Bubs, and I guess Bubs is holding Cooper. What you can't see is his little hands wrapped around Cooper's neck. Just kidding.

Gage the Night Owl

Gage had meltdown today over mom cutting off Game Boy priveleges! He was sent to his bedroom, OK, I mean locked in his bedroom, and luckily for the both of us- he CRASHED. He stayed asleep from 3:30 to 8:30, and, thus, at 10:08 while I am posting, he remains awake and begs for goodies. It is good for him that his mom can not recall much that transpired earlier this day. And I am a sucker for late night ice cream.

Three Long Days

Two weekends ago, Mitch took Friday and Monday off so that we could finish a few projects around the house....Well, the play structure is FANTASTIC, but it took nearly his entire weekend- ARGH! On Friday, we graded the dirt and I labeled the hardware and the lumber for four hours! His brother helped him begin, but technical difficulties prevailed. Another story for another day! On Saturday we awoke at 6:30 a.m. and he worked all day until 4:00 to go to priesthood. And on Monday, his Dad and then brother again came over and he worked the entire day. I did help, but I provided windows of help since I have five boys who need me. I guess I am indispensible after all!



The shelves, airplane teeter totter (from Grandma Kathleen and Grandpa John), and Backyard Grandma's internet had to wait until this past weekend. Yes, the swings are still unattached since the ground is so hard that he bent the stakes and we need to purchase new ones. Gotta love projects in Las Vegas.

Backyardigrandma!

OK, so I realize that we haven't posted anything in months. It has just been one of those times. But, I'm happy to declare that the casita is done and Far Grandma is now Backyard Grandma. Kim's mom, Dian, moved in about a week ago, and we have spent every second working on moving, fixing stuff, etc. Kim is so excited that she and I actually were able to fix her phone lines (since they didn't work after the phone company came and connected us at the street.)



Our next big project has been setting up the kids' playstructure. I took a couple days off work to try and whittle down the honey do list. We have spent two full days on that swing set and it is still not finished. Is that incredible. I think I need to pay closer attention to the "pay $100 for installation" advertisements that they put on those things. Money well spent I would say.

The last and most incredible thing - we finally have internet at home, so you might see more regular posts from Kim now. I say might, because if I were you, I wouldn't hold your breath. You do know that we have five little boys right? Of course you do, their pictures are to the right!

Happy Birthday to the Grey!

Greyson was our child that the doctor didn't make it to deliver. Kim and the nurse handled it all by themselves (with a little encouragement from Dad). We wish our very special little 5-year-old a wonderful birthday year! We love our sweet, patient and sometimes pokey Grey Grey! We celebrated mostly on Sunday with my family. On Wednesday, he got some very special pancakes that spelled out his name. He also had his Far Grandma, soon to be Backyard Grandma there to visit as well. It was pretty much a low key birthday for a low key kind of kid!

Go Cougars, Part Deux

So my sister-in-law, Kim, sent us this photo of the actual cat. Her cousin took it of the big guy in her backyard! YIKES!

Go Cougars!?!

Having attended the Y, you could say that Kim and I are Cougar fans...Except in the case when they might eat your children! Yesterday the police and animal control caught a cougar a couple of blocks from my house! I couldn't believe it. I mean it is not like we live in the mountains or anything. This cat had to travel far. Unfortunately it had to be euthanized after they caught him. Anyway, here's a link to the story if you are interested. And, by the way, that's not a photo I took. He looks way too hungry for me to even go near him!

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=7567601