We LOVE making Sh'mores over our own firepit in the driveway! It's like a contest to see who can get the "PERFECT" golden marshmellow. AND we give the burnt ones to Liberty! LOL! Tonight the kids...
Giving Back, Going Green
We use SOOO much paper at our home that we decided to give back a little O2 to Mother Earth by planting a couple new trees in our yard. We've been meaning to replace our dying apple tree anyways for...
Scandinavian Festival
My Grandpa, Karl E. Andersen was born in Kvaerndrup, Denmark in 1928. He and my Bestmor, Rayola Hodgkinson met in Norway on their missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. When they...
Team Jacob
In anticipation for the release of the Twilight Saga: Eclipse & being Team Jacob fans-- Haylie & I decided to make T-shirts & necklaces for the event. We tried our hand at a new Freezer...
I Scream You Scream We All Scream for Ice Cream
You gotta love the extras that come on DVDs these days. Justice found this recipe on a Dora DVD and wouldn't let the day past without us trying it. It turned out really fun! Yeah-- when you have all...
Bloomin' Seamons: Part Four
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Our Garden continues to bloom slowly but surely. I do love watching it grow though. We have had a few things that we've been able to enjoy. We have begun to see a few "fruits of our labor"...
Packer Basketball Camp
Every year, we sign Justice up for the Packer Basketball Camp. It goes Monday through Thursday from 9 to 10:15 at the Junior High gym. They have a bunch of the High School Basketball Players come...
The Artist Gene
When Liberty was little, we could NEVER keep enough art supplies at our house. Well, Victoria is following in her footsteps. Not a day goes by that a game of Paper, Markers, Scissors (LOL!) isn't...
Head Injury
Victoria is a magnet for anything hard and sharp that could cause injury to her head. Unfortunately, it seems like she always has been. LOL! Well, today at Gooseberry Park for Playgroup, she kept...
Wild West Jamboree
Howdy Partner! Tonight, we made our way down to the Wild West Jamboree at Rendevous Park. It's a free event put on by the Parks District. We've gone several of the last 5 years. We had lots of fun LINE...
Big Girl, Big Bed
My babies are growing up! A few weeks ago, there were some people that were leaving our ward that were getting rid of some twin mattresses. We jumped on the idea that maybe it was time to switch...
Crazy Driver
One title that Mom's are often known for is the Crazy Taxi Cab Driver. Well, today- I earned that title. We signed the kids up for a couple things this Summer and they ALL started to day. Oops! So, no...
Father's Day Feast
We celebrated all day today!We started by making breakfast for Brett before Church. Fruit, eggs, toast and bacon. Yummy! Ok-- well it was a Little-Red-Hen morning but the kids were excited for Father's...
Happy Father's Day!
There are many men that I am grateful for today. First, on my list (especially because he was 2 inches from my face this morning :) is my wonderful husband. He is absolutely amazing! I can never say...
Brain Surgery & Flash Floods
When I was growing up, my cousin Tasha had brain surgery. OK... not really! It was just a visit to the dentist. But Uncle Bud videotaped her when she got home. She had no use of one side of her face...
Brett's Hamaca
Brett got a new toy that he has been sharing. The whole family LOVES it! We're living the good life. Supposedly, it can hold 10 Brett's. Don't think we'll be trying that though! LO...
Flag Day Fun
Flag Day, is a day for all Americans to celebrate and show respect for our flag, its designers and makers. Our flag is representative of our independence and our unity as a nation.....one nation, under...
Bloomin' Seamons: Part Three
A little peek at what's bloomin' in our garden:And a closeup of our 1st Strawberry Harvest! It's amazing to me how these just come back every year without us doing anything! LOVE it! One bag added to...
Attitude Change
I'm sure that part of it was Spring Fever but the last couple months, our household has struggled with grumpy attitudes and failure to follow our Family Rules. We only have 4 so you'd think it would...
Zip Line's Back
You know it might be Summer when....Brett puts up the Zip line and everyone's having a blast!KTuck is up at Girl's Camp this week so we had the Tucker boys (and man:) over for dinner and some fun....
1st of the Year Dutch Oven
Dutch Oven Partays are a MUST for Summertime fun! Bishop Z offered to have the 1st one for this year. It was delicious and fun and rainy as it always is! LOL! On our way over, Mother Nature decided it...
Father & Son Campout AND Girls Night In
Last night was the annual Father & Son's Campout for our Ward. Here's the Collage of all the pictures Brett took of the event:(Oh! I forgot---He didn't take ANY!!!!! I even reminded him. He's so...
Best Family Vacation Ever: Itasca State Park
For the last day of our fabulous vacation, we made our way to Itasca State Park (http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/itasca/index.html) to see where the Mississippi River has it's humble beginning....
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