Having fun and it's not SuMmEr yet!!!

Our first graduation of 2010... 

Adylin moving up to Kindergarten.  

PreSchool is done and she was so excited. 

Mrs. Warner's last year teaching... 

She will be missed by all.  

 

This girl whistles all the time... 

A good way to annoy her mom... 

and it works too LOL.

The next fun thing we did on Memorial Day was go to the zoo... 

Dawn, Brittany, Alexis, Seth, Belle and myself met up with Mike's mom and step sister..

This is a very warm 'mom to be' at the zoo...taking a small break.  Britt is due in Sept... So cute too

 

It was a lovely day...

 

 Good eye Seth... great idea for a shot...

 Through the glass I was only about 3 feet away from this face... OH MY!!

 Of course I had to get a pix of this one just for Rachael... =)

 You can't see the bone this leopard was eating.

 I was in a really bad place to get a good one of Belle on the carousel.. of course she chose and ride on the inside too... kids!!

 

Don't ask how we got her in the egg... 

(ask her)

 

The ducks were swimming by the playground.  This one thought it was hiding... Peek-a-boo... I see you!!!

Belle sticking her head into the mouth of a crocodile.

She is afraid of some things and not of others... This did nothing to phase her...

Climbing on the enormous spiderweb was more difficult than you would think... It took her a few minutes to figure this out... 

Soon it was "Look Mom, no hands"...

We took a picnic lunch and enjoyed ourselves to exhaustion.  

At that point I took Seth home with me and Lex and Belle went home with their mom.

Mike's mom had to leave before lunch, but was able to enjoy most of the zoo with the group...

We made it into June and had another graduation... 

Rachael Davis is now finished with High School... 

Moving onto college in the fall and can almost call herself an adult.. Boo Hoo... 

I guess they do grow up...

Good Luck and Enjoy!!!

The next big thing we got to celebrate was Mike's 61st birthday... On Sunday, June 6th...

We made homemade spaghetti sauce served over noodles with nice garlic bread and a beautiful salad...

It was YUMMY!!!  

We had eclairs, creme puffs and mini cheese cakes for dessert... Bennett took the 'cake'  really!!  All at once in his mouth... as much as he could shove in that is...

Did you know you can eat corn on the cob without getting any corn!!!  Well the fail proof way is to chomp chomp chomp... but stop when you get a kernal... and put it gingerly onto the plate... and conitnue to chomp away at the cob... Isn't that why it's called... "on the cob"... And please do not take it away or I will take you down... for reals...

We did get Seth's hair cut while he was here... then he promptly dyed it ... what a goof ball... gotta love him...

We are all caught up with summer fun... I did forget about kung fu through the sprinklers... riding bikes at the park... eating ice cream all day long at Gramma's... and a few other unmentionables...

The Move to the Roundstem...No Pix's... to tired

Ok....

We moved April 13 with a truck... but started on the 8th moving boxes and small items with the van.  We enjoyed a few church members at Wild Oak and a few church members at Roundstem.  The number one thing we just had to get done with the truck was moving all the items we needed to have a ramp for and all large items and appliances.  That was accomplished with the help of Mike, John and Davis. 

I asked Dawn and Mike and there 3 if they could come on Saturday to help us with the rest of items.  So we have been moving for 10 days at this point.  Tired doesn't even describe how we felt.  Thank you Tammy and Wade and Mike and Dawn for the help and the time spent moving our junk around.  Lex and Seth helped also along with Belle.  Mike got to go back to work on the next Monday the 19th.  That is a treat you know to sit at a desk and work on the computer after lifting boxes and moving things for days on end.

Holly, Tanner, Ady, Matt and Bennett moved most of our food storage from the basement to either her garage or our garage.  It took many trips in her suburban and many minutes re directing children to help.  I appreciate all the time and energy spent helping us... It's one thing I didn't have to worry about... Thanks Holly and all... 

I did very well until Thursday, April 22... and then I had a major melt down.... I got my feelings hurt and just fell apart at the seams... into a lump... on the floor... It took me a day to to get myself together, but I did with the help of family and friends who understood how difficult this was for me. 

I went everyday to fill the van with stuff... a 2900 sq ft home, with a 3 car garage and a storage shed in the back yard.  On Saturday, April 24th Davis and Holly and I went over to get the last of the yard items and the garage items.  Davis did go back and get the red retaining bricks and all of the bricks we have used over the past 14 yrs.   It will help them in their house and yard to prep their yard and garden area.  My Chris' pavers, my flower beds... just all of it.  We dug up lilac bushes I planted from my dad... iris my grandpa developed... bleeding hearts from my dad... tulips I planted over the years... grape hyacinths and giant hyacinths.  If we could dig them up we did... to bring some of my family to Holly's and then if we buy a place and can plant a few things I have samples I can take from there....

Monday April 26 and Tuesday we finished up and closed the doors on the property.  Wild Oak is still ours... we are waiting to sign papers...but we are out.  Lock Stock and Barrel... It took us over 2 weeks to do this task and we are still to tired to attack the garage here.  I still can't find my Sunday shoes.  We were able to work out there today for an hour in the freezing rain trying to get to the shelves to put items on. 

The biggest problem I can see from my point of view is letting Coco go to a new home.  He is happy.. they have 2 kids who adore him as well as the Momma and the Poppa... he gets to do to daycare with the kids every day cuz' it's Grandma's house.... Thank you so much Kate for giving him a safe and happy place to stay while his family is at work and school.   I miss his enthusiasm for life and excitement for all he does...

The update on where we are in the house is this:  We have no boxes just sitting around in the main rooms or bedrooms.  Trying to hang a few items to keep them from getting ruined in the garage...and I have gone through all the kitchen boxes.  We are either using everything in the kitchen or have re packed for the next move to Spanish Fork... or Eagle Mtn... who ever is less expensive ... haha

We still can't get into the 3 car garage... But the path is a bit bigger today than it was yesterday.  I think all of the food items are on the shelves and Mike got a few tools on shelves also.

The Old World

I was sent a few pix's from family in Idaho... Went to Wally World and put them on a disc... This is what we found....





Really cool pix of my Dad,
Elro on the farm...

My dad and his grandparents,
Grandpa and Grandma Hymas...











A pix of my dad being a bit sassy ...
(my dad sassy???haha)
and his mom, Zina.








Reunion pictures in the early-mid 70's and I wasn't in them... must have still been in school and or pregnant.  In my case probably both...

from left to right:
Pat Pryde,
Elro Lindsay,
Richard Lindsay,



In the Middle:
Mark Lindsay
standing by his mom,
Phyllis Jean Markham Lindsay









Not to clear... Of Patti and Aaron and Cindy... Whose Yellow truck in the background???   Do we have a year you think??? Pat when did you wear this dress and have such long hair...??? hm












I am thinking this is Robert and David in the in womb... but I could be totally wrong.  Richard and Lenora.  Correct me if I have it wrong... Please.... I hate being wrong.





I am going to take many of the old pictures that I have from my dad/mom and put them on disc's for our family to share.  The cost is very reasonable and it's so easy to share on............. and on.........

Toodles from the Poodles - A Spring Day

The pre-schoolers came over while mom went to the eye doctor.  We all went out to explore the back yard and see what the spring will bring...





Ady and Matt can both swing by themselves this year. 

They just want you to watch them... all the time...

See me!!!  Oh sure!!


 The boys Rusty and Coco went exploring also and found many wonderful sites and smells... exciting!!

For a dog LOL..
 

We have the hiding spot... the potty spot... the double spot... the yucky spot... and the what on earth is this spot!! 






We climbed trees and jumped out of trees... We found out we are big enough to swing from trees, all the while asking if this tree will fall over if they swing on it... Gramma and her waist... showed the tree could hold them (notice no camera shot of this).

Then we took a drive for the first time this year. 
Gramma had to charge the battery up and away they went.

Of course I am not sure why Matt had to be the driver and Ady was happy to let him...
Dah... it's a stick and I wanna drive too... 
It must be spring.

The forsythia's, cherry, apricot, and apple trees are starting to bud out... This is my favorite time of the year.  When all the bulbs bloom and the trees bud and yet it's NOT hot yet... It's still not green and beautiful but it shows that spring is coming and all will be normal.

My Dad's lilac's are going to bloom well this year...
Last year was our fist bloom... Hurrah!!!

My Japanese Iris are doing well and I transplanted many to different spots last fall...

Daffodils and Snowdrops

My crocus are big and lovely and bright...next to the dull dirt and left over leaves and stuff from the winter.












Life goes on and Spring will be good...







P.S.   I almost forgot the funny of the week... LOL

The Nemesis... Lucy Lu!!  She is a tricky girl.... baits Coco and then comes crashing down on him... So far Lucy has Coco fooled... that she is boss, but pretty soon the tides will turn and watch her scurry...

Toodles from the Poodles - A New Beginning

Hello we have added a wonderful addition to our family... 

His name is Coco and he is a 1 1/2 year old male.  He is chocolate and very much a poodle...
Thinks he is # 1 in the world. 

Now we have 2 beautiful boys in our family.  Rusty is a bit bent out of shape trying to figure how this Coco fits in.  They are not very good at sharing, yet... and they are not fighting... So this is good. 

We got Coco groomed and they had to cut most of him down to get the mats on the legs and hind quarters.  So now he is naked.  He looks charming in his orange sweater. 

Coco is slowly working on the dog door.  He will come in only after Rusty (a very good example of how the door works) and hasn't yet tried to go out.  But this to shall pass as he gets comfortable and his confidence grows.  

The grandkids have taken to Coco well, only they forget his name.  He has been called Bolt, Doggy, and What's his name again Gramma.  Time is a fabulous teacher.  







I love poodles and now I am in heaven with 2... one for Mike and one for me...

Ok... so look forward to the next installation of  "Toodles From the Poodles" !!!