Muppet Bohemian Rhapsody

I love the Muppets, and this song. Beaker is my favorite, followed by Animal. :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY

A big shout out to my Army son on this Veterans Day. We miss you Alex, Cassie, Merrick and Collin.

Yesterday was Lizzie's baptism day. It was a beautiful, sunny day and everything was perfect. Here's a few pictures from the day around the Ogden Temple and with her grandfather, Vern, who baptized her. Thank you Irene for such beautiful pictures.

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Melly had her first day of preschool! She had a great time. A little hesitant getting on the bus. She was okay until she realized that it meant sitting in a seat with a harness, that was not okay. But the bus driver told me that once she let everyone know that she was unhappy about it, she was great. After she got home, she waived to the bus goodbye and was ready to unload her backpack and do her homework. It's been great ever since. She waves to get on, waves to get off and does her homework (reading) every day. Easiest school kid I've ever had. :-) I think mom was more worried than she was. Okay, I know I was much more worried about it. But I'm glad it went well.

Judy created this for our Downs Club kids: Boston, Benson, Melly, Sam, and Brady. Enjoy!

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So here are the official picture from the dance. They really are a cute couple, too bad they are just friends. But they say that you should marry or be with your friend......

My handsome 17 year old is going to Homecoming. He is chaperoning Sarah while her boyfriend (our neighbor Preston) is on his mission.

Had to have a few shots of his date and the group they are going with too. I feel so old......

More pics from the Buddy Walk from my mother the shutterbug!

So here are the Buddy Walk pictures. Enjoy!

I love this pic of Melanie and her cousins at the Buddy Walk. They just were trekking along the tables like a little blonde caravan. Having a great time.

Wow! The Buddy Walk went awesome!. I don't have my pictures on my computer yet (or to you Judy, I'll hurry) but as soon as I do I'll get them posted. We had almost 300 people register and more than that came. Thanks to Tausha, Judy, Suzie, Christine, and Cece for all your hard work. I never dreamed a few years ago that we would accomplish this and yet it came true. God bless you and everyone that came.

Well I've been getting my Facebook page up and running. And now I have 30 emails in my inbox! Not that I mind them. It's nice to talk to people I know. I just didn't expect to be connected to fast. By the way, Clay, I love Glee. Why did I have to add another show to my already huge list?

It's been a while since I've blogged. We've had tons of things going on and life has swamped me. Our son Alex came home from South Korea for a month with his kids, Heber' parents had their 50th wedding anniversary, my friend from Ohio came for a visit, and Heber was in the hospital for a short time. So everything goes up and down and up again. Who needs soap operas?! I have one of my own.

Here's a few pics from the last few months. Take care everyone and see you at the Buddy Walk!

The Boys are coming!!

This is what happens when you turn your back on kids and leave the cake out! These are our grandsons and, well lets just say, the apartment looked worse than they did and that is saying something!

Here's the better pics. The ones from Mother's Day when they were cleaned up. We're super excited for them to be coming home for a month. 11 days and couting!!!!!

Soapstone Vacation

Took another trip up to the mountains. This time to the Uintas to camp with grandma and grandpa. Had a blast hiking up to Ruth Lake and the Provo River Falls. Check out our pics!

Our 7 year old daughter Elizabeth is an amateur photographer. She has the most unusual angles for things I have ever seen. How she captures some of these images is beyone me. We really think she has a future with this, unless she continues to pursue her dream of veterinary school. She's goes gaga for all animals. She got upset because we were feeding grubs to the chickens that managed to get in the garden. Then she got upset because the chickens couldn't eat them. She's so weird. Anyway, here are a few of her last photos of Melly. Aren't they awesome?!

Monte Cristo

We went camping a week or so ago at Monte Cristo and had a great time. We usually spend the summers doing short trips with Heather's parents just to get out and enjoy the countryside.

I met a fellow DS mom in Smith's today and got the best hug from her daughter Meghan. It was a great inspiration to me becaues Meghan doesn't normally get so snuggly with people she just met. So I felt very priviledged that she recognized me for being another mom of a special one. Kat, you are awesome and have raised a wonderful daughter. Take care of yourself and call me!

We were also able to secure the Mountain View park in Farr West to hold the Buddy Walk on September 19. And guess what?! I had some questions for the park about being able to have a petting zoo and slides and such, so the mayor checked it out for us and because we are doing our fundraiser, HE DONATED THE WHOLE PARK FOR THE DAY! How awesome is that?! A huge thank you to Farr West City. You have no idea how much we appreciate every little thing that helps.

State Gymnastics Meet

Lorah had her state gymnastics tournament on Saturday. She did VERY well. She came in 1st on the floor exercises, 3rd on the vault, and 3rd in the all around. She's now considered a provicial Level 6, which just means she has to pass a skills test before she can move on. She now she'll start using grips on the bars (Yeah, no more blisters!) and do weird stuff on the beam like back walkovers and such. (I always have to look away when she does that stuff. I panic.) Here's a pic of her getting her 1st place floor. Go Lorah!

Well today was a productive but not so productive day. We got alot of work done on the wall we are building out back but lost the day we wanted to hold the Buddy Walk at the park we want. Because of that we are changing the day to the 19th and I hope we can complete the reservation on Monday. (I tried to do it today but they closed early. Don't they know they needed to stay open just for ME? Of all the days to close early it had to be TODAY. Government workers don't get holidays, I should know.)

Anyway, Melly is wandering around the house yelling at our dog Bear and calling his name, "Bear, Bear, Bear..." . He's so good to put up with her. Here's a pic of our long suffering companion. We like him.

More pictures from our Oregon Trip.

Today we saved some baby birds from death. I am so proud of my kids! They were working outside when they heard the babies chirping and went over to investigate. The parents had built their nest in the power box above the lawn and the bottom fell through. There was no way we could put the babies back in the nest and the parents were freaking out. So the kids went and rescued the babies, fed them meal worms. When I got home we called the Nature Center who gave us the number of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah (801-814-7888). We took the babies down there (they told us they were house sparrows) and they adopted them so they wouldn't die! I thumped myself later because we didn't get a picture of the babies before we took them down but they were so cute and helpless. So if anyone needs any advice on wildlife give the rehab center a call. They were awesome!

Our recent trip to Oregon was a blast for Melanie. She LOVED the Russell Battery on the northern coast. Plenty of wide open space for her to run, nice weather, and lots of stairs to climb. She was in heaven. Surprisingly, Melly seemed to like the rain. Plenty of puddles to splash in and lots of giggles with her cousin Rachel. Rachel is a year younger and just a little shorter so it was perfect for the two of them to buddy around for a week.

We finally took the plunge

I've been asked several times why we don't blog. Time, I didn't know how, fear, a million other reasons. Well, we finally bit the dust and decided to do this after some serious convincing by a few other bloggers and watching Judy and Tausha talk to everyone in our DS community and gain so much knowledge and share their own wisdom. So, here we are. And I am terrified. I don't really put myself out there often so I'm hoping I enjoy this experience. :-)