Cody turns 9 (Officially)

I say Cody "officially" turned 9, because his birthday is on the 23rd. However, this year, he mainly just opened presents from family and had cake and ice cream with his family. The party is going to come during this next week when our cement has finished curring, and we get our pool set-up. He is really looking forward to that, and, it's quite funny, but most of the children that will be there are girls!! Cody is such a great guy that all the girls already love him! But, don't tease him about having a girlfriend, or you'll see a flood of tears. We learned that today, as big brothers were being "mean" saying that our neighbor Erin that he plays with was his girlfriend. Oh the drama!! But, he felt better when he went shopping later with his Walmart gift certificate from his cousins in Idaho, and came home with a score of fun new toys. Imagine that--toys can cure almost anything at this age!

You can still see a few of the boxes left to unpack, but I'm almost there! I don't know how old Cody will be when the funny ca lick in his hair will be gone. It's so much a part of his character now. It's mostly endearing now, rather than a frustration that won't go down, no matter how much water we spray on it! And, here is a picture of the coveted motorized scooter. He has been having sooo much fun!

Maddox's First Birthday

Well, last night was our nephew Maddox's first birthday. It was so much fun to see my sister and her family enjoying this time with their son. We love Maddox. He is a beautiful and fun boy.

Doug had fun taking Maddox around on his shoulders and then "walking" with him. He doesn't get to play with babies very often anymore, so he loves it when he gets the chance.

Jacob and Cody were having a great time on the trampoline, as you can see by their crazy jumps!

What's New On The Homefront

Well, now that school is over, and summer has begun, I think I might be able to get in here more often, and give you a glimpse of what is keeping me busy.

Jacob graduated from 8th grade at Reagan Academy, and is looking forward to attending 9th grade at Mapleton Jr. High. He has already gone to Youth Conference-a trip to Nauvoo, and then to scout camp, at Camp Maple Dell. He's been the busiest of us all. He has been working really hard on his art-car-portfolio, and his juggling. I don't have his pictures from Nauvoo yet, but those are coming. I'm going to put some in here of his car portfolio and camp.




Jeremy graduated from 6th grade at East Meadows Elementary, and is now in summer school with the Sunrise Program, which he will be attending in the fall as a 7th grader at Spanish Fork Jr. High. How did my boys get this big?! He too, went to Camp Maple Dell, and had a pretty good time. Doug went along, and I think he had just as much fun as the boys. You can see all the fun pictures on the slide show. Doug's real fun comes when he goes on Mtn. Rescue training. He goes repelling, and cave spelunking, etc. He loves it! Although, he of course doesn't like it when people are in trouble and needs him, in the sense that someone is hurt or has died. But, he has already helped bring one boy down successfully a few weeks ago.

Doug has been working faithfully on our little garden (which is the only green we have in our yard at present, excluding the flower pots on the porch). He is hoping that we didn't plant to late in the season and we'll still get some good fruit and veggies by the end of the summer. I got Doug a gift certificate to Home Depot for Father's Day, as he really wants to start building a shed. He finished building a workbench for the garage, so now he is really ency to keep going!

Cody will be turning 9 this next week. It's hard to believe--time is going by so fast! He doesn't know it yet, but he is getting the motorized scooter he has been wanting. Then, as soon as our new cement patio cures, he will be able to have a swim party. He is the luck one who gets to do this pretty much every year, since he is the one with the summer birthday.

I've finished my 1st year teaching-Yaah! and now I'm just going to some music trainings here and there, and working on putting my house together--I'm almost ready for the pictures to go on the wall. Might be able to paint? We'll see. I got my classroom all rearranged and ready for next year, so that was a relief before I left for the summer. I have lesson planning still to do--but, I don't feel so tight on time. I'm going to show you a few pictures-in a quick slide show, of my fun classroom and all of the instruments Mapleton Elementary has been lucky enough to have.

We just celebrated my brother Morri 's birthday, and we've got cousin Maddox and Alex, as well as Cody during the next week. So, I should have some fun pictures from these events, too, although they will come after this post. I think that's it for now--talk to ya later!