15th Anniversary

15 years strong. Hard to believe we've been married this long. This year we opted for low key, while still getting away from the kids. Grams watched the boys overnight while we went to Salt Lake. We took in temple square, shopped for Highland trinkets at a little Scottish store downtown and spent a day at Lagoon. It was really nice to get away. I love you, Babe!

Ha, ha! I have a hard time not laughing at rose petals on a bed. Seems so cliche. 

 Our room service breakfast. It was y-u-m-m-y!!!

 The spring flowers were in full swing. Nice change from Rexburg.

Lagoon (in one of Dixie's non-green moments)

My Hero

Gramps (aka Pee Paw) holding Grace, Grams holding Kylie and Drew

Jake, Lander, Jayden, Samantha

By: Jake Jamison, 4th grade

When I watch people help other people, I think about my grandpa Pee Paw. My grandpa is my hero because he is so helpful and I look up to him because he helps a lot. One day when my dad was working on the roof Pee Paw goes and helps like if my dad needs a hammer, he gives him a hammer so he can put the wires on the roof so the snow will fall off. Pee Paw is caring for us. When we are going to bed, he doesn't yell at us to try to get us asleep. He just says goodnight with a caring voice. He helped our country by serving in the army. I really don't know much about it, but what I do know is this. He has pictures and badges, and that is proof. That is why he is my hero and why I look up to him.

(Josh and Gramps working on the roof during the summer of 2005. I think that this is what Jake was referring to in his paper.)

Cool Cats

Cool Cats
By: Lander

Cats are animals that I wanted to learn more about and I found some great information. I will tell you what my animal looks like, where it lives, what it eats, and some interesting facts. Cats look interesting. Cats have red eyes and black tongues. Cats have black, white, gray, and brown fur. They can have blue eyes. My animal lives in mom's garage. It has the cat house we built. It can live in my house, in the basement. My cats can live in my room. My animal eats moles, fish, rats, birds, mice, and meat. Also a little ant! Some interesting facts about my animal are cats can jump up to 4 feet high. Cool cats can be 2 feet big. You can see a cat claw kill. That is a cats way to hunt. Cats are nice to people.

(This was for a 2nd grade report)

Bye, bye Old Grey!!

Old Grey wouldn't fall out, so our dentist intervened today. Lander had his first shot in the mouth--he didn't like it much, not that I can blame him. Here's a picture of Lander with Old Grey:

 ...many attempts later.....

if you look closely you can see Old Grey aka Snaggletooth. It is his top front baby tooth that Lander dislodged when he was two years old after tripping on the kitchen floor. It gradually turned grey as the years have gone on, but stubbornly refused to fall out. It was turning into an eyesore. 

 And this was taken after we got home from the dentist. Lander's only complaint was that his mouth "tickled".

John Deere Green

Spring has started teasing us, and the grass was looking a bit shaggy. Jake volunteered/hounded me for a new chore--mowing the lawn--and what can I say?  He did a great job and had a lot of fun. How could he not? Everybody loves a Deere!

He's already asking when we can mow the lawn again. Josh may have to do a little paper-rock-scissors if he wants a turn.