Several Thoughts....Week #3

Boy, this once a week blogging thing is getting a bit overwhelming when we have such busy weeks!

So I have had a few thoughts…and that is the theme of this post. There aren't too many words...but there are a LOT of pictures:

I think Hallie may have needed a sister. She dressed her poor brother in this wig and paid him 20 Pokémon cards if he would keep it on all day. He also wore several girly ensembles:




I think it is about time my kids learned to do chores better. I found this idea in Family Fun Magazine. It is called “Good Deed Beads” So they each have a list of chore choices, and then they earn beads for the good deeds and chores they do. After they earn so many beads they get money or special time with G.J. or I. So far it is a hit. They really enjoyed making their jars:





I think G.J. is the best daddy. He is so good to jump on the tramp with the kids, and they love it. In this picture we have one nude child, one child in footy jammies, and one child in a swimsuit….:



I think summertime wears even Mickey Mouse out!:



I think having friends over in the summer is super fun. We made it even funner by taking the kids to my Grandpa’s farm. They each got a freshly laid egg and played in the grassy fields:



I think going camping is a LOT of work….it tuckered Kayler right out on the way up the mountain, but not enough for him to give up his Nintendo. But once there, the view from our home away from home makes it all worth it!:





I think all kids need a fort in the woods at one point in their lives:



I think it is a good thing we have Kayler’s Larry boy hat-it sure makes him happy…it even had to squeeze under his helmet on rides! We had so much fun looking at elk and other wildlife. Our feet were SO dirty after. We enjoyed sitting around our awesome fake fire. It is all the fun, warmth, and ambiance of a real fire, just no smoke!:







I think my dad and brother are beginning to look like twins!:



I think my kids are pretty darn lucky that they get to make cotton candy while camping!:




I think despite Kayler’s miserable facial expression, he really was having fun on our ride!:



I think that skinny dipping in a cool mountain stream/waterfall must be on everyone’s to do list, and I think the picture of all the grand-kids posing on the rock nude needs to be blown up and hung on my mom’s wall…hehe:






I think that The Flaming Gorge Dam is a pretty magnificent place, and my kids thought so too…they really enjoyed going on a tour.:






And last but not least…I think my kids are VERY lucky to have the best daddy around. I couldn't be prouder of the hard worker he is. I am so impressed at how organized and enthusiastic he is about his new church calling. He is literally my sanity, I count the minutes for him to come home each day. I love that he is my husband and the father of my kids:



So there you have it…..lots of my thoughts in a nutshell showing our fun week #3 of Summer!