U-DIG UTAH

DIAMOND D MOTEL

SUNDAY

It is wise to do what we can and not more.

It is right to what we can and less.

-Thought shared in Relief Society

MOTHERHOOD

 Moments when they are all together playing peacefully. Sigh. Warms my mother heart. 

LAZY SUMMER DAYS

Our day has been filled with scrolling endlessly through the family blog. Can you believe my blog had it's ten year anniversary this year. We were watching videos of Sierra and Madison and remembering how lovely Pittsburgh is in the spring and summer. We love our dessert but miss how green everything was. Finally when the girls reached the posts about Colorado they announced, "The blog has too many posts!" and walked away. I always feel bad about the times I don't post, but if I posted about everything and I posted everyday like I wanted to, it would take a life time to get through it all.

The girls spent the rest of the afternoon watching the Andy Griffith show while I ran over to a friends house and taught her how to make a curry dish. A few hours after I got back, I finally turned off the television and encouraged them to do something productive. Immediately, they started tormenting each other. I wished the television back on but sometimes we have to be strong. They made a few puppets out of paper lunch bags. Win. I ordered the products I need to repair my couch. Win. Nate is going to be home soon to take me on a date. Double Win.

Watching the Mike the Headless Chicken Video I posted eight years ago. Their faces tell it all.

Ashton seems to always be sporting a ouchie.

He has been so fussy lately. Sleep more LoGus.

HIGHLINE LAKE with the NEFF's

 Two posts in one day, things are changing around these parts. It warms my soul to be back at it. Look at this precious baby. My friend Jenn gave birth to this cutie last year. She is now pregnant with identical twins. She will have eight kids under eleven years old. I always tell her that she is living the dream. Sigh. I wanted to get married at eighteen and have ten kids. Although, I am so glad for the path my life has taken, I do think it would be fun. I am happy to live vicariously through Jenn. Kaylee Neff is Madison's BFF. We always love meeting up with them at the lake. Isn't this baby girl precious. I really wanted one more girl. When I see this tutu swimming suit it gets me all giddy and baby girl hungry.

HAIR CUTS AGAIN

We are headed to California next week for ten days. We will be going to Nate's home ward on Sunday. Several people from this ward have known him from the time he was little. A few of them met Sierra when she was three but we haven't taken the kids back since. They haven't met his family. I felt the boys all needed a real haircut for the occasion. My heart breaks as I considered my boy's hair is growing back as Wyatt heads back into the hospital for another round of chemo. We pray he gets better soon. James should never shave his head. I feel Micheal's boys with their great hairline and thick hair look good. James with his widows peaks looks.... something. The barber shop couldn't see us right away so we went over to the thrift store and picked out a few books. I found some Corelle plates! It always makes me happy to find various vintage designs to add to our cupboard.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAY

The kids were harassing each other this morning. I suggested Sierra make Sister Kay a birthday cake, because we missed her birthday last Saturday. She jumped in and started making a cake. She asked what kind of cake to make. We had banana's so I suggested she make a banana cake with brown sugar frosting. She said, "Why banana cake?" I said, "Because we have ingredients for banana cake." She shrugged her shoulders and went to work. I asked Nate to pick Kay up a birthday present. He had the day off. He got her a flashlight. I questioned, "A flashlight?" He said, "It is a really nice flashlight." I am sure it was. I called Sister Trevenan and asked her if she could call Kay and ask her to come over. Then we would come and surprise her. She was agreeable. I got all my little ducklings dressed and out the door. I find that a rather big accomplishment as of late. We showed up and shouted surprise. She was delighted. She loved her flashlight. Sister Trevenan got the kids squirt guns and sat in the backyard and filled them until she and each of them were soaked. We love our little Frutia family.