Bear for Jaden

Jaden earned his Bear award in cub scouts.

He's worked hard for a while now.

I love this kid!

Cozette

Cozette is 7 months old now.

She has been in heat and not sure what to do with herself.

She licks herself a lot, sleeps a lot, eats and drinks a lot, and bites everything.

I got her a dog bone that she chewed on straight for 2 hours.

She kept chewing on the bone off and on the rest of the day.

We sure love having our puppy.

Crazy, Silly Kids

Funny kids gave me a good laugh tonight as they created a silly song to ask me if they could watch a "Flash".

I love how creative they are.

Winner! Winner!

This morning was quite exciting.

We went to Kent's Grocery store.

I was drawn to get one of 14 keys to see if the key started this 4-wheeler.

If it started, you got to keep the 4-wheeler.

The boys were so anxious and hoping I would win.

Noah even prayed for it in family prayer.

They showed us the key that would start the machine and asked if anyone would like to touch it.

James and Grant wanted to.

Grant tried to take the key out of the man's hand, but he only let them touch it.

They put the key in the bag with the other keys and shook it up.

After giving nearly everyone a key, Hiram asked if he could pick the key.

I consented, and Hiram grabbed a key.

The key looked too clean and nice to be the right key, so I told the kids it probably wasn't it.

The guy running the show said in the last 10 years they have done this, no one has ever gotten the key to turn on the machine the first time, and last year, it was the last key that started the 4-wheeler.

Then he asked who would like to go first.

I was anxious to get home and was sure I didn't have the right key, so when no one volunteered to go, I said I would.

I got on the 4-wheeler, put the key in, turned the key, and the engine started right up.

I was surprised and shocked!

I gave a scream of delight and did a happy dance.

Jade didn't believe me at first that I won when I texted him.

So, we are the grateful owners of a brand new 4-wheeler!

Texas Roadhouse

Hiram has had a gift certificate to Texas Roadhouse for forever now.

He has asked us to take him out to eat.

Finally we made it happen.

On Daddy's way home from training in Salt Lake, he met us in Ogden to enjoy a nice dinner.

The food was superb!

We had fun one-on-one with Hiram.

He's such a great kid!

Bothwell Park

We found a new, fun park our kids really like.

It's called Bothwell Park.

Handsome Boys

Thanks to an amazing friend, Tracy Geest, who bought all my boys these nice suits.

They were all in need of new Sunday clothes.

Their pants were rising up to their shins and shirt sleeves above their wrists.

It's nice to see my boys looking so sharp, for a few minutes anyways. ;)

Thank you, Tracy, for your thoughtfulness!