Saturday August 6, 2011

Daddy and his riding buddy Lindy Lou.

Wednesday August 3, 2011

Today is Grandma Shelley's Birthday.

We went to lunch with her at Red Robins.

Almost all of the grandkids were there.

Tanner and Peyton were in school.

Darn year round school.

Here are the 4 WILD Comanches.

Here's Grandma and Grandpa and the grandkids.

Grandma set her purse down for the picture and left without it.

Luckily someone honest found it and turned it in.

The new Green Line on TRAX opened.

We took the kids for a free ride.

No strollers this time.

Stockton and Lindy Lou

Hayley Jo

Abby and Tayler

Emily, Grandma and Grandpa

Waiting for a ride back.

What a crew.

Tuesday August 2, 2011

Tonight was the Primary Bike Parade.

The kids love decorating their bikes and riding to the church for ice cream.

Steve put up flags lining the parade route.

The cub scouts led the parade dressed in uniform.

Lindley was the cutest cowgirl in the whole parade.

Abby was weaving in and out of everybody waiting for the parade to start.

Hayley was chillin in the shade with momma.

Emily stayed back with all the girls her age.

Mmmmm. Mint Chocolate Chip.

Next year I need to remember to dress this one in brown from head to toe.

Lindley enjoying her ice cream.

Monday August 1, 2011

I Love Watermelon!

Sunday July 31, 2011

What?

Only one week until Emily's Birthday.

Gotta get moving.

Saturday July 30, 2011

These little ones loved the bunk beds.

They were easy to keep track of for a little while.

Earlier Hayley Jo took a trip down to the bathrooms

by herself and then cried until someone

helped her find her way back.

Here is Lindy Lou on one of  her many trips to the bathrooms.

Grandma Great Hofer with her 2 sisters and cousin.

Joyce, Delores, Elaine(?) and Grandma Great

So many more fun pictures were taken just not with my camera.

Friday July 29, 2011

The girls and I headed up to Heber Valley Camp to the McBride Family Reunion.

We stayed in cabins that slept 16 people.

We got there just in time for dinner.

Lindley and Hayley just wanted to go to bed.

But everyone was up until midnight.

It was fun to sit around the fire and hear Layne relate stories about

Thomas McBride and other pioneer stories.

Layne is a great storyteller.

The kids all loved the bunk beds.

                                                                                                



Thursday July 28, 2011

Tonight I went to my Mom's house to learn how to make apricot jam with my Gramsies.

We started with 1/2 bushel of apricots.

Followed Gramsies instructions carefully.

Ran to the store for extra supplies.

And plugged along until we used up all the apricots.

Homemade goodness.

Apricot Jam

1/4 bushel of apricots quartered and pureed. 

2 cans crushed pineapple with juice.

4 oranges peeled and pureed and 1 orange zest.

4  1/2 cups sugar

2 TBL butter

1 pkg. pink box pectin

Put 6 cups prepared fruit in pan.

 Mix pectin and 1/4 cup sugar in a bowl then slowly add to prepared fruit.

Add butter. Stirring constantly.

Bring to rolling boil over medium high heat.

Slowly add remaining 4 1/4 cup sugar.

Bring to rolling boil for 1 minute.

Put in prepared jars and seal.

Wednesday July 27, 2011

Today we went to have lunch with my friend Mindi and her little Izadora!

She was adorable and my girls had a great time in her nice backyard.

Did I get my camera out?  NO!

My Mom picked this cute shirt up for me at the Rodeo.

Tuesday July 26, 2011

I love free fun in the sun.

I heard about a splash pad nearby and I had to check it out.

So glad we did.

The kids had a great time.

And I didn't have to pack all the floatation devises.



Monday July 25, 2011

Love the parade on the 24th 25th.

The kids got a little candy.

Lindley was in heaven if there were horses.

Hayley, Abby, Kami, Lindley, Emily,
Joey, Gage and Kandyce.

Standing up for the FLAG.

Learned some flag etiquette from Delene.

Look how still they are holding.

Gramsies and Parker

Love all the horse art in Ogden.

Sunday July 24, 2011

There is only one good thing about 1:00 church.

Time for waffles.

These ones have crumbled sausage in them.

YUM!

Saturday July 23, 2011

Today while Steve was busy getting ready for Scout Camp

I was busy trying to keep 4 girls out of the way.

After lunch we played at the park trying to wear out Lindy Lou.

No such luck.

So the girls played in the pool.

Have I said what a great investment this has been.

Steve has been busy making shirts, neck kerchiefs and aprons for Scout Camp.

Troop shirts and Patrol shirts.

We headed to Grandma Shelley's to celebrate Steve's birthday.

We had homemade ICE CREAM and cake.

Then Dustin put on an awesome FIREWORK show for us.

Friday July 22, 2011

Today we had to hand in our Tony's Pizza orders.

We decided since we would be in Ogden to have our

American Girl Doll Party.

Lindley and Hayley

Emily and Abby

Kami and Kandyce

Gagey

Here is the fabulous food.

Mini Corn dogs, Raspberries, chips, juice and jello(see picture of Gagey)

Kandyce and Kami made these fun mini cupcakes.

While the corn dogs were cooking I made some folders for the AG dolls out of Duct Tape.

After lunch we didn't see or hear much from the big girls.

Yes this totally qualifies as a party.