Mutton chops

And this is Sam with "Mutton Chops". We actually went to a resturaunt with his beard this way and we got a lot of double takes. Every time Sam saw himself in the mirror he couldn't help but laugh. (I laughed every time I looked at him.)

Cute Pictures

John's First Day of School

This is John's first day of Kindergarten. He had to have his new school shirt tucked in. They don't wear uniforms there, so he gets to choose. He is so cute.

Rootbeer

So we were working on john's pronunciation of the letter S the other day and John was kind of getting frustrated. (He puts his tongue between his teeth when he is saying S instead of putting his teeth together.) We were trying to get him to say soda when all of a sudden he says, "I can't say soda but I can say root beer." What you have to understand is that he has trouble with R as well. So we heard, " I can't thay thoda, but I can thay woot beew." He is so cute.

I Love In-Laws

So, my in-laws are getting ready to go on a mission in the next year and a half. I volunteered to go over to their house and help them go through all the stuff they have collected over the past 3 or 4 decades. They only have one child still at home, Scott, so I thought it wouldn't be too tramatic for anyone. Well I thought wrong!! We were going through a closet and there was a bag of Scott's old soccor shirts. Rhea and I called him up to the room to ask him if he wanted to keep them. He said yes of course and then I suggested that he take them to his room or find another way to store them. Needless to say, we got into a friendly arguement about what things should be thrown out or stored. Then came a box of balloons out of the closet, (A very old box let me remind you) and I had the nerve to say that they might need to be thrown out because they probably have gone bad. Scott came unglued and proceeded to prove to me that they are still good by making flowers and hats for the grandkids that were visiting. He even sent innocent little Mack with a balloon flower in hand to tell me, and I quote, "Hah!" Yes, they were still good and I was wrong about them being bad, but to use all the balloons in that box Scott will have to make a balloon creation every day for the rest of his life to possibly get through all the balloons. He sure will have some lucky kids. The whole experience was really fun and I am lucky to have such funny people in my family. When looking for in-laws make sure they have a sense of humor!!! It makes life Grand!!

New Stuff in our Family

So yesterday was the logandale fair and John and Allie went with Grandma & Grandpa because mommy and Ginny were sick and Daddy was in the Savior of the World play. Which by the way Sam did an absolutely wonderful job. The show was amazing!! Allie got to dance at logandale and did a really good job. She sure is a dancing queen. John has now lost two teeth and has a big old tooth coming in. He was kind of upset about loosing his tooth until we showed him the picture of his cousin Josh who also had teeth missing. Then John was o.k. and actually got excited about it. Kids are so funny. We would also like to congratulate Mack on her baptism. We were sorry to miss it and wish her all the best. One last bit of information for those who don't know, we are expecting an addition to our family at the end of October so we are really excited about that too. Well, That is all for now. Stacie

Kids are Fun!!

We were at the park today and Ginny found a dot on the ground about the size of a plate, but she couldn't figure out how to sit down on it. Finally she gave up and put her head on it with her butt in the air. Kind of like an ostrich. Love it!!