So it's that time again...what time is that you ask??? Time to catch up on blogging. To be truthful, I've felt uninspired. I think most of you lead much more interesting lives than I do! For the most part, life is fairly calm around here. Of course, the boys do and say funny things, but by the time I think to blog about it I can't really remember what it was that I wanted to share...Anybody else have that problem?
Since I last blogged, quite a bit has happened. Let's see how much I can recall...hopefully without boring all of you to death! This month we've gone back down to Provo a couple times. We went down to support my cousin Rosie when she was set apart for her mission. We were so happy we could be there with her and what a neat experience she is embarking on! She will be serving in the Mesa Arizona Mission and we could possibly see her ( with mission president permission of course ) when we go to visit Mike's family in AZ. Maybe take her and her companion out for lunch!
Last weekend, we went down to Provo to go bowling at BYU. Why BYU you may ask...well we had two free bowling passes and of course we have fun exploring campus and letting the boys run around. As we were walking across campus, Bryce discovered the emergency boxes with the BIG red buttons that should only be pushed in an emergency. Fortunately, the campus police were a lot more patient and friendly about it than the 911 people...but that's a whole other story. I digress.... While there, we picked up some BYU creamery ice cream. Have any of you tried the Graham Canyon ice cream!????? Really it should be illegal it's so YUMMY! That's saying a lot too because I don't generally care for ice cream! We'll probably head back down to BYU sometime soon to try and hike the Y with the boys, hopefully before it gets too hot out!
Bryce has been doing well in school and having a good time. He is so close to being able to read. He can sound things out and knows tons of words by sight...We were on our way to the store and on the way we passed a Red Lobster...well Bryce shouts out "Red Lobster". I know he knows the word Red but we've never eaten at Red Lobster (Mike HATES seafood!)...so clearly he had figured it out on his own...I wonder how many signs he is reading along the road and just not saying anything. I'm sure none of this means a whole lot to you moms out there whose kids are geniuses and were reading as soon as they exited the womb...but I'm so proud of him...he's my first baby and I'm fascinated by the things that he is discovering and learning! Bryce is learning more and more primary songs and I LOVE to hear him singing them. Spencer is also learning them and singing along. SO fun to listen to them! Lately, Bryce has been having a hard time falling asleep at night... even though I know he is exhausted! He came into our room a couple nights ago and said to Mike and me "It's not easy to be a kid...it's not fair" . I sat there staring at him...I wanted to burst out laughing, but I didn't, I contained myself and calmly said to Mike " It's not easy being an adult...it's not fair"...of course the humor was lost on Bryce. I wish, that I could impress upon Bryce right now, the importance of enjoying childhood...he has the rest of his mortal existence to be an adult...some of us weren't even fortunate enough to have a childhood. Childhood is something I want my kids to enjoy! One more story about Bryce and I'll move on...we have started taking family walks...On Sunday after church and after dinner we decided to head out. Bryce begged us to let him ride his bike. We said ok and put his helmet on and we were off...we didn't even make it off our street before Bryce used his body to stop himself from breaking the sound barrier...did I mention that Hill AFB is full of hills...flat it is not....So Mike took him into the Wee Care because Bryce was favoring his left arm...he came home with a splint and a sling....tonight we were able to take it off and see how his arm is doing...he seems to be a little tender but much better! I wonder how long it will take us to talk him back onto his bike???...
Spencer and Ian are doing GREAT! Ian goes to primary, BUT he won't go to his class. He will only go if he can stay with Bryce's class. Yeah ....ummmm....Bryce's teacher is less than thrilled...Not sure what to do...the time I tried to make him go to Sunbeams and I stayed with him, he was hysterical and NOT amused! Ian has pretty definite opinions about what he wants and doesn't want, what he likes and doesn't like. Ian is such a neat kid. I look at him and can't believe he's the same kid who nearly two years ago was a very sick little guy! Ian is truly a walking miracle! He is smart, funny, warm, loving, happy, and opinionated! He is really looking forward to preschool this coming fall! I was going to enroll him this last year, but he didn't get his immunizations started up again until the end of October and then the swine flu thing was going around. I decided to keep him with me. Spencer continues to be the sweetest baby! Ok so maybe he isn't exactly a baby anymore, but he's still my baby. He loves to sing, play outside, walk around with a bucket full of toys...if he is on my lap he still likes to put his hand down my shirt and does the nursing motion with his little mouth! So funny! He sometimes crawls into our bed late at night, well after we have all gone to bed. He snuggles in with me and falls asleep instantly! He's so tender! Overall, I have some pretty neat little boys! They are all so unique and yet so similar.
Mike has been doing well! Keeping busy with work and school! He just finished up his first semester at Weber State. He took and English class and a Math class and got A's in both classes! I'm pretty pleased with him. It was a bit of a challenge to have him in school 3 nights a week...especially when I had to take the boys with me to Mutual. Fortunately, this coming semester he doesn't have class on Tuesday nights! YAY! For my part, well I'm doing alright! I don't really feel like I have anything to complain about and yet I feel like life is just passing me by! Not quite sure what I need to do about it...the truth is that I have many interests and many opportunities...and yet I sometimes feel like I'm living Ground Hog Day...perhaps it's just a phase! No doubt I'm not the only person to feel this way...this too shall soon pass...right???
Spencer giggled the entire time he was on this ride!
The boys rocking out on their guitars. Not sure I'm ready for the real thing yet...could get noisy!
I think they have watched one too many episodes of Imagination Movers.
Bryce and Ian loved this roller coaster ride! Just before they left above and below when the ride was done. Their faces say it all!
On a train ride around the park. It takes you through the zoo part of Lagoon... and Bryce's reaction was priceless....he couldn't stand the smell of the animals. He said they stink!
Notice Spencer's shorts and shoes...they are soaking wet.... I took this pic after his first puddle jumping session. Other families passed us on the paths and laughed when they saw him jumping in the puddles. I'm sure they must have thought we were crazy to let him jump in the puddles like that. But Mike and I decided that we wanted him to have a little freedom and if jumping in puddles and having to be wet and dirty the rest of the day made him happy, then we were happy!
Bryce in the back...
Ian and Spencer
