More of Cedar City

We had some great pics come out of our family reunion in Cedar and so I wanted to share some more of them... Apparently we just like taking pictures of our family because we don't have too many of the other attendees... I guess when you spend the weekend chasing the little guys they end up being the only ones photoed.

Anyway, the boys had such a great time riding Ellie's little trike- this is how they ride the one at home, too. At the rate he is going, Emitt will never get to be the driver... his legs are just too short, especially with the All Terrain Tricycle that Grandpa got us!It was nice to see Grandma Ada again. I know her memories of us ( me and the boys, not Kent) are fading, but I really like letting the boys be around her. I am hoping maybe Tyse will remember her.

We had the opportunity to go to Greta and Shane's baby blessing while we were there (we missed it- they must really start that ward on time!) and then join in the festivities at the park afterward. The boys had a blast and here are some highlights...


Ollie and dad hung out together while I tried to contain the beast below. He finally got brave enough to go down the slide on his own! This is him sizing it up before committing either way...
Kent's nephew, Jesse, is apparently very similar to how Kent was as a child- full of energy and always scheming. He had this passion for putting ice down my shirt and kents ( I am sure we weren't the only ones), but Kent was the one that finally put an end to it...

Before we left town, we went to visit Grandma Linda's gravesite and planted a few flowers around her headstone. Not sure how long they will survive the mower, but they looked nice for a few hours, anyway. The boys pulled out their plastic spoons and knife and went to work.
It was a nice opportunity to share memories of her and a good project for the boys. I didn't take a finished product pic (Really? ), but it was a nice thought for as long as they last!

Cousins are so great!

We were so lucky to have kent's sisters come up from Cedar for Ollie's blessing! Ollie has a cousin, Mallory, that is only 2 months older than he is, but she dwarfs him! Ollie better learn to hold his own because she was already trying to help him out! She is so cute and we are so lucky to have another cousin close to one of our boy's age!
Poor Emitt was feeling a little left out of the cousin action- he doesn't have any close to his age on Kent's side, so we took pity and took his picture, too!
What a fireball he is turning into!

Visiting Grandma Ada

Last month, we took a weekend trip to Cedar City for a niece's blessing, and we were able to visit Kent's grandma while we were there. She is 90 years old now and lives in an assisted living home, and sher short term memory is starting to fade, so visits with her are kinda funny and sad all at the same time. Tyse did much better this time than last with how many times she asked how old he was (I already told you twice- I am FOUR!), but it was really fun to see her get excited time after time when we told her the same stories about Ollie and the other boys, and each time she picked up a picture of Ollie it was if she hadn't seen it before, and she would just ooh and ahh over it again and again. We got there at meal time (we ALWAYS seem to get there at meal time), and she loves the opportunity to show the boys off to the other residents, and it is amazing how a little child just livens the place up- they all laugh and talk to them and love watching the boys run around and play. The residents are fun to listen to- immediately their talk turns to their families and memories of when they were young. It's nice to go somewhere that we conjure up happy memories instead of having people run for the exits when they see us coming in our double wide (stroller, that is).
Anyway, she doesn't have many toys in her room, but she did have 2- 5# dumbbells that the boys had a great time with and we got some great pictures of them playing together.

It is sad to think she won't be in this life with us for too much longer, so we are trying to make memories with her and our boys before she is gone in hopes that at least Tyse will remember what a great woman she is!