Mother's Day :: Gilbert Temple Moroni

Some of my favorite parts of Mother's Day were going to visit my Mom & Keith's Mom in the morning.  We brought them both some pretty flowers.  We both have such great Mom's and we love them both so much!  We went back home after that and had yummy pancakes topped with fresh peaches (Yes, from the farm!  More on that later.)  Brett wasn't feeling well, so he and I stayed home from church.  I was bummed to miss out on church and the kids singing and the yummy treat for moms, but Keith was teaching in Young Men's that day so he couldn't stay home.  Brett screamed for and hour and a half before finally falling asleep.  After church was the best when Grant came home with a picture of his face on a paper flower magnet.  It was so cute, and he was so excited to give it to me.  Then we headed to my brother's house for a yummy enchilada dinner that all the men put together.  

2 roses for my 2 boys

Kisses for mommy

Me & my mom

So today I got a text from Keith's sister that the Angel Moroni was going to be placed on the Gilbert temple today at 2:00.  So I packed up a yummy lunch, lot's of water, and a spray bottle full of water (it was over 100 degree today).  Keith was done with meetings for the day so he came home and we went and picked up my dad.  We went to the park across the street from the temple to watch.  We got there just before the crowd hit.  It was really neat to watch.  It would have been a great day to have a super close up lens for my camera. (Hey Keith, my birthday is coming up!)  :)  I cropped these pictures in to get a better look.

Going up

Most of the people watching were crowded together as close to the temple grounds as they could get.  We preferred a shady ramada with a good view.  Just as the statue was set in place there was a cheer from the crowd.  Grant and his cousins were clapping really good.  It was so cute to watch them be so excited.  Then we turned on the AC in the car and drove home.

Brett with his classic tongue pose

Us

My dad

Keith's parents

Keith sister & kids

Happy Mother's Day

Fun photos before school :: Peach Fest!

It's so fun to get Grant dressed and have his hair done almost every day since he's been going to school.  He's so handsome and grown up looking.  I can't help taking pictures of him before he runs out to the bus.

He looks like such a big boy!

Looks like he's going to blow a kiss, but he was really laughing.

His feet look huge!

Can't get enough of that dimple!  See Brett in the background?

Get ready...this week is the start of the Peach Fest at Schnep Farms.  I got me some peaches last year.  They were delicious!  We always have a fun time when we go to this farm.  We will be going early in the morning this year.  Last year it was soooo hot!

Brett is getting so big too.  He had fun sitting on the rocking dog at Keith's parent's house.

Camping :: A Good Book

Grant & Keith went on the Father's & Son's campout this past weekend.  They had so much fun.  Grant enjoyed the camp fire while sitting next to one of his little buddies.  Keith said they (Grant & his friend) were talking and giggling the whole time.  Brett and I enjoyed time alone together. Our campers came home filthy dirty.  After a good scrub in the tub, Grant was ready to run around the house and play with all of his toys.

I read this wonderful book a few weeks ago.  Have you had a chance to read it yet?  AMAZING.  It is so genuine and inspiring.  I love the way it was written.  I love the feeling I got when I read it.  I came away feeling inspired and ready to put more effort into the different roles of my life...to live life more fully.  If you haven't, you should read it.  You really should.

Bus Day 1 :: Brett & Watermelon

Day 1 went well.  Grant was sooooooo excited to ride the bus.   I felt sick to my stomach when it drove away and around the corner with one of my most precious possessions on it.  Then I told myself to just get over it and think how exciting it must be for Grant.  When he got dropped off after school the first thing out of his mouth was, "The bus is soooo fun!"

One of the great things about being home alone with Brett for a few hours while Grant is at school is, well, being at home alone with Brett!  It is so nice to be able to just sit and hold him when he falls asleep eating, and not be interrupted.  Those few moments of quite time with him have been so wonderful.  

This week I started putting watermelon in the little mesh food bag things that I go when Grant was a baby.  Pop in the watermelon, snap it shut, and pop it in Brett's mouth.  He loves it!  And it's so great for when I need a little more time to finish making dinner and he's getting restless.  I highly recommend them.

Have a great weekend!  

Howdy Ya'll

Our ward had a BBQ and silent auction a couple weekends ago to earn money for our youth camps this summer.  We bid on a horseback riding trip that one of our bishopric members was auctioning off.  It was the one thing that I really wanted in the auction and Keith got it for us.  :)  So we went out last Friday afternoon.  It was so fun!  I've been on horseback rides where the horses follow in a line and you don't really have to do anything.  I've never been "free range" riding before.  It took a little time to get used to it, but then it was great.  

He took us up to the McDowell Mountains (north of Fountain Hills).  We were out there for a couple hours at least.  My horse was named Smoke'n North Star.  

Keith rode on Luke.  (May the horse be with you!  hahaha!)

We stopped at the top of a ridge and looked out at the amazing views around us.  Our wonderful guide even brought some Sonic ice and some sparkling cider, pretzels, and grapes.  

We got to do a lot of trotting.  These horses were so lively and excited to be out there, that it took a lot of reminding for them to walk.  Trotting was fun, but walking was much smoother!