Homecoming 2011

 Friday Night was our Homecoming Football

Game.  Mingus won 34-0!  Woo Hoo!

Last night was the Homecoming Dance.

 

Since Summer isn't allowed to date

until she is 16, she went over to 

Maxine's house and they got ready

together.  Pam and I had fun getting

these girls all dolled up and ready to go.

Since Maxine is Jr. Class President,

she had to go to the dance after the

dinner they went to.  Leah got home

from her swim meet in just enough

time to get dressed up and then we

picked her up and off to the dance they

went.  It was a fun evening for them.

Beautiful girls having some innocent 

fun.  I love it!  :0)

What the MEN are up to today.

 For a few years now, we have been 

talking about the Jeep Summer wants 

when she turns 16.  Ty, the last year

or so, has been saying that he wants

a monster truck when he turns 16.

Why?  It's not like his dad is into those.

Where did this fascination come from?

 

All we know is, he really likes

MoNsTeR tRuCkS!

On our 1 and only decent radio station here,

they have been advertising the Monster Truck

Rally that is in Flagstaff today.  Jason and

Ty left straight from their soccer game and

headed up there.  Jason has been sending

me these pictures and I think he's having even

more fun than Ty...if possible.  :0)

 The boys rarely get to spend a whole day 

together and this will leave a mark on both of

their memories.  Those are the best kind.

I sure do love those boys!

The first 500 kids to arrive got a free

monster truck toy.  Ty already has about

10, but now he can add this little guy to 

his ever-growing collection.

They just texted me and told me that

the Terminator (which happens to be

Ty's favorite) just caught so much air

that when it landed it popped a tire!

See, crazy boy fun!  :0)

Powder Puff Maxine!

 Summer, Jasmine, Goose, and Syd (with Stephanie making a special appearance in the background)

 Last night was the High School's Powder

Puff game.  It's when the girls get on the

field to play flag football and the guys are

the cheerleaders.  We spent the evening

hanging out with other families from the ward

and called it our FHE (Family Home Evening).

 

Jasmine, Summer, and Maddie (Syd's behind the sign)

Since it was a Juniors vs. Seniors game,

Summer (our freshman) was in the stands 

with us cheering on Maxine Banks. 

 

Summer, Maxine, Ty, and Goose

 Unfortunately, the Juniors were beat 8-0,

but it was still a really fun evening.  Maxine

was adorable in her customized shirt and she

had the best tackle all night...mind you it 

was supposed to be flag football. :0)

Way to go Maxine!  Can't wait till 

Summer can be out there playing.

What cool people do at Walmart

 Goose, Maxine, Summer, Ty, and Jasmine

1.  Model their new make-up line at Walmart.

 Summer, Goose, Jasmine, and Ty

2.  Show off your pull-up skills

 3.  Fail miserably

 4.  But look cute trying!

 5.  Have Goose do the Human Flag and make

you feel really weak and pathetic.

 6.  Attempt a crash course in 

"Human Flag for Dummies"

7.  Getting close to, but not succeeding

at the aforementioned 'Human Flag' Experiment.

Who knew Walmart could be this fun!?!

Where did that come from???

With soccer season in full swing,

we are constantly lugging around

ball bags, water bottles, shin guards,

and cleats.  The other day, after practice,

I noticed a balloon in our ball bag.  Where

on earth did we pick up a balloon at

practice?  Upon closer examination:

 

 We had an evidently over-inflated

ball.  When Ty reached in the bag

to grab the 'balloon', I literally

felt chills and a bit of fear

rush over me when I 

saw the GUTS of the ball!

Why that gave me the chills,

I'll never know.  I will say though,

that is pretty darn cool looking.

The kids still play with it.  They drop it

on the balloon portion to see how high 

it will bounce.  Pretty cool indeed!

Most Likely to Succeed

 Flash back in time to Summer's 8th Grade

Yearbook.  No need to rub your eyes

or put on glasses.  Yes, the daughter of

Jason and Jennifer was voted 'Most

Likely to Succeed'.  Why is this funny?

1.  The Yearbook spelled succeed wrong

2.  OUR child?  Genetics must not play a role

(unless you count Jason and my 

siblings & parents).  :0)

3.  I love the thinker pose...it makes me think

of my dad.  He always had a small statue of it.

Why the flash back in time?  Well, last

night was 'Be Me Night' at the High School.

We got to go with Summer to all of her

classes and meet her teachers and learn

what she has been up to the last month

and a half.  On the wall in one of her classes

was a list of the students grades by ID #'s...

for privacy reasons.  I ran my finger down the

list and it went something like this:

Earth Science

67%

82%

91%

104%

56%

Now, I am not exaggerating here, or bragging.

OK, maybe I'm bragging a little.  :0)  No one even 

came close.  Now, this is their class grade.  I

turned to her and asked if the 104% was her.  

She shyly responded with a positive.  

WOW!  Who's kid is this?  Jason and I were

all smiles the entire night.  A+'s  in every class,

even her honors class.  Why they only let freshman

take one honors class is beyond me.  Anyway,

that's all my bragging for today.  Now I'll

go eat some Humble Pie.  Way to go, Summer!

"Grandparents" Day...or not so much. :0)

 

My nephew, Tanner,

started kindergarten this year.

He attends a Montessori School that is about

10 minutes away from our house.  Christina

sent me an e-mail last week asking if I could

be his fill-in Grandma on Grandparents Day.

Since both of his Grandma's live too far away

for the visit, I gladly fulfilled the request!  :0)

 He had fun showing me all around his

classroom.  My favorite part was near the

end when his teacher handed out the scrolls

(which you can see Tanner holding in the pic).

He was supposed to hand it to his Grandparent.

Since it was me, he said, "I didn't make this for 

you.  I made it for someone else."  It was so

cute because you could tell he really wanted

to give it to his Grammy.  She lives on the East

Coast, so I am assuming she will get a special

treat in the mail sometime soon. 

 I had a great time and truly

feel honored that I got to be his

stand-in for the day.  Love you, Tan!

It's Libby's Day!

 We were lucky enough to get

the chance to come to CA for Libby's

first birthday party (thanks to my parents). 

 Becky did an amazing job planning

an awesome party.  She had a

ladybug hunt, a pinata, a baby race, &

the cutest cupcakes ever!

 Libby was a little too dainty with her

cupcake.  Her real birthday is in four days

and she better do a messier job of it then.

 After church today, the kids & I were

babysitting and we decided to give Libby

her first-ever ponytail.  What do you think?

I think she is a fan!  :0)

 I mean, honestly!  Isn't she the most

adorable thing ever!  Happy birthday, Libby!