Happy Birthday Dad

I was able to get one more picture off the computer so I could say Happy Birthday to my Dad!!

This was a big birthday for him and I am glad that we got to have a little celebration together while we were in Idaho. He is such a great Dad and my kids are so lucky to have such a great Poppy! If there was such a thing as blogging when I was a kid, I am sure that mine would have included many funny stories about my Dad. As a matter of fact now that he is retired I think that he should get started on his autobiography, it would be a hilarious best seller! Love you Dad. Happy Birthday

cats

I have to start this post by saying I am having a major computer dilemma and I can't get to all my pictures. So much has been happening, we went on vacation and the new school year has started but no one cares about the words if there are no pictures! (actually, no one probably cares about the words at all, those are just for me). My point is I will be playing catch up for a long time after this gets resolved.

Here is a quick post from out trip (the only pictures I could get to). The first leg of our trip was to Idaho to see family and friends and of course so Kade could have his fill of fair food.
My sister just got two new kittens and my kids were in love! McKinna almost looks like she could shed tears of joy!
Liam is really allergic to cats so it took him awhile to get used to the idea that he was on allergy medicine and that he could actually touch the kittens without experiencing terrible consequences.
You might ask "who could deny these kids a pet that makes them sooo happy?" Well the answer to that is me!
Do you think they would love these cats this much if they were theirs and were around them all the time? I am just trying to keep the love alive for when we visit aunt Nikki. right???
I have to say these kittens supplied hours of entertainment for my kids. The weather was perfect and they got to be outside on real grass, with real pets. It was fantastic!!! When can we come back?

Obedience

The other night the missionaries came over for dinner and before they left they wanted to leave us with a message. The elder got out his scriptures and what he shared he really directed toward the kids. He read 1 Nephi 2:3, which talks about how Lehi was obedient when the Lord commanded him to do something. The missionary then talked to the kids about how important it is to be obedient to the Lord and also to there parents and that when their parents ask them to do something even if they don't understand why they should probably do it because it is for their own good. Mckinna looked at the missionaries, raised one finger and said "I'm trying not to drink coffee." (The above picture was taken while camping recently and I promise that is not coffee in that mug!)