Kicking back for the summer!

This has been a great summer. Being home and not working has allowed me to spend so much time with my family, I love it!'

A couple of weeks ago I headed off to Utah for a couple of days. My intent was to help Nicole out with the kids so she could get some packing done, but it turns out she really had what she could do at that point done, so it ended up being a fun two day retreat. Cameron is starting to walk and I found a pair of cute flip flops that actually fit him. He could even walk OK in them. He did not seem to mind them, but all to quickly they would twist off, but it made for a cute look anyway!


Katelyn wants to start dancing classes this fall to I thought I would try my had at making a tutu. It would have been much better if I had thought to Google some instructions but I always forget how handy things can be on the Internet. I tried my own version and it didn't turn out so well, but Katelyn didn't care. She loved to dress up in it and do a dance for me. I am headed back to help with the move tomorrow and I have a better version for her.

Jill and I had a fun day exploring a new home furnishings store my friend Jo told me about. It was called the "Real Deal". Apparently they have them all over, with tons in Utah. Check it out if you are interested, they have a web site. Anyway we went and looked around. Of course we find the clearance table and get our best finds. Jill got a cute iron shelf for her family room, and I found some cute hangings to dress up my new kitchen. It needed some personality. The pictures aren't to easy to see. A photographer I am not.

I am off to Utah tomorrow so I will have lots of new pic's from the move and time with the family.

Family fun on the 4th of July

As I think back over the years, I am pretty sure we have not had a lot of July 4th celebrations in Colorado since Marty left home for school. Most of our holidays even after we moved here were spent with family and friends in Utah. I guess that makes this year very special and different. Jill invited Marty and family to come spend it with us, and to our great happiness they made the long ride and made our weekend so much fun.
It was so much fun just hanging out and playing with the kids. Grandpa even got into the fun using toys to make him look like Shrek! Cameron loves dogs! He really loves Milo. He is not afraid of them in the least. Milo was is really great with kids, and a pretty good sport with Cam's not so soft pats and being chased around the room. Nothing quite as cute as a little guy and a dog. Katelyn loves him too, and calls him her best friend Milo!

We promised it would be a fun filled weekend, so when Marty and Nicole slept in we decided to take to kids to a neighborhood parade. Seemed like a good idea to walk, because we did not want to wake them for the car keys so we could use the car seats. It would have been a good idea if it had not been about 94 degrees! We missed most of the parade but managed to arrive in time to spend a bit of time with family friends, and have a refreshing Popsicle. Later that day we enjoyed a great lunch, thanks to George and his great grilling skills, even though it was to hot to be outside, it was still fun. Of course the day was polished off with a great fireworks display. I love sitting on the lawn and watching them, even better when the whole family is together. A little slice of heaven!

Thanks to Marty and Nicole and kids for making the long trip, that had to be not too much fun. Tyler for making the effort to jump on a plane and share the day with us. Jill and George for pulling it all together and helping with food and fun, and Grandpa Glade for sharing all the fun with us this year.

Even though events like these are far to few, having all the family together makes me a very happy Mom and Grandma. I love all the mess, cooking, playing, snuggling and kisses. These are times I will always treasure

Having fun with the grandchildren

Now that I don't work, I can get away and spend time with my Grandchildren. I always leave early, but Grandpa Glade joins us as soon as possible. This summer I took advantage of the time I am not working and had some great play days with them. My Mom and I decided to take the kids to the park in Kaysville, it has ducks the kids could feed. Katelyn was happy that they had a fence to keep the ducks from getting too close to her, and she was pretty good at throwing the bread over it. Cameron was really checking them out, but remained safe in my arms. Katelyn loved to play on the playground, and I was thankful that my nephew Corey was there to help out. It is not so easy to play and hold a little guy at the same time. Cameron did enjoy the slide, but would really rather just crawl, not such a easy thing at a playground!

Later in the week Grandpa came to town. I loved the pictures of the games they played. Katelyn loves to use my camera to take pictures, so she got Grandpa to to play "funny faces" with her. The two of them are pretty good at it.
Grandpa got Katelyn to lay by him and they looked for shapes in ceiling. Not a game I would think of, but she loved it and Grandpa got some cuddle time out of it.

It was Nicole's birthday on Friday, and since we were at Lindsey's wedding, we celebrated on Saturday. We had a nice picnic at the splash park and playing with the kids in the water was pretty fun. It was a good one for Grandmas because they always splashed in the same places making it easier to keep from getting soaked. It was so hot, that I really did not mind getting wet when Cameron and I played in the water. There is still a bit of a kid on all Grandmas!
Thanks Nicole and Marty for letting me hang with you for a week, I sure do love your children!

Time has sure passed, so here goes

It has been so long since I have blogged that I fear I can't remember what I am doing.
Last weekend we had a family celebration of Glade and Tyler's birthday. Tyler flew in for the the big day.
I still am not sure what I was thinking when the Doctor offered to start me in labor on Glade's birthday. Seemed like a good thing then, but you should never ask a nine month pregnant woman a question like that, she would always take you up on it. Over the years is has calmed down a bit, and now I just find myself making two cakes because Glade can't eat wheat products, and the rest of us don't care for "non gluten" cake. Now I am left finishing the last of the chocolate cake and Glade is working on finishing his. Such a problem.