When I'm a Grown Up

Oh, another funny. Yesterday Brennan was playing with his friend Isaac and when I picked him up he came running up the stairs with a pile of broken pieces of an electric bubble gun. He was holding the motor and several wires. He loudly & enthusiastically said "MOM!! Isaac and me broke this and he said I can keep it! I am going to light these wires on fire--when I'm a grown-up."

Boy, am I glad he remembered that kids should never play with matches! He has an elaborate plan to save the wires until he is a grown up and then he and Isaac will own an "electric company" where they will stand inside a cage and use a computer to light the wires on fire and make lightning all around them. (Sound familiar to anyone who has seen the Sorcerer's Apprentice?) He drew a picture of them inside the cage with lightning all around them and asked me to label it "Lightning from the Electric Company of Isaac and Brenny Guy."

I love these funny boys. Kaeleb wants to be an inventor when he grows up and has already started drawing rough plans of his inventions and deciding which materials he will need to make them. So far, the favorite ideas are a real light saber and a flying car. He said "I will build my company in Heber so I can live close to you, but you might see me on the news sometimes, too."

Someday, when my children become a physicist and an engineer I will remember this day.

How Buff is Kaeleb?

So, we have been digging & throwing rocks around getting our yard ready for topsoil. The rocks here are incredible. Awful. Huge. But most of all, PLENTIFUL.

So, Kaeleb has a friend over right now and I just overheard him say "Riker, do you see how buff I am? I used to be skinnier than this until we started working in our yard."

Ah, yes, a fringe benefit of yard work. Soon we will have grass and I will post pictures of us lounging lazily on the green, rock free grass.

We love our little monkeys.

It's official-- Summer break is here!! We have been living it up, and here is a backward itinerary... I am always too lazy to post the pics in reverse order so that they show up in chronological order. Sorry.

Friday & Saturday Kwint and Kaeleb went to karate camp. They played steal the flag and had Tron disc wars, training stations, target practice, roasted marshmallows and more. But, they didn't take any pictures...

Last Saturday we went to the zoo to reward Kaeleb for his good grades on his report card. I will spare you pictures of the animals... it was really crowded and they were all hiding or sleeping. I don't blame them. The kids were not as impressed as I had hoped they would be, but I can't blame them either. Our zoo is really not very impressive. But.... there was something new-- dinosaurs!! The zoo placed animatronic dinos throughout the exhibits and the kids loved them!

When I asked Brennan what his favorite animal at the zoo was he replied "T-Rex!" Mental note: next time skip the zoo and go to the dinosaur park.
My guys and the scary king of the Jurassic period...

I can't remember the name of this guy, but paleontologists theorize that one of their offensive weapons was spitting at their prey. So this dino sprayed water every few seconds at passersby. As you might imagine, we spent a long time passing by.
And, of course, the ceremonial trip to the gift shop to complete the grade prize. Happy First grade Kaeleb!
The night before, which was the last day of school, we took the boys for a hike at Dutch Hollow. It was pretty fun! We are always finding new reasons to be glad we moved to Heber!

This is Buzz Lightyear. Brennan got this idea from Andy, the boy in the cartoon, who at some point makes cardboard wings and pretends to be Buzz. He colored the other side.
Now we are back in time to Memorial Day. Kwint got a new BBQ for an early Father's Day present because I wanted to grill, and then we wanted to make S'mores in our little cute fire pit which was a gift from his parents for our up & coming back yard... but it was crazy windy! We couldn't build a fire.
So, we improvised. We roasted marshmallows over the gas burners in our warm, wind-free kitchen. We really know how to rough it!

Kaeleb learned to ride his bike with no training wheels two weeks ago! The video won't load so I will have to take more pics another day, but he was pretty excited. I was at a RS meeting and in the short 3 hours I was gone, he figured it out! He waited up to tell me all about it.

Yesterday Brennan watched part of a cooking show. He was determined to make the dish. Unfortunately, we didn't have cabbage, kielbasa, and pierogies on hand, so he improvised.
This is the soup he made. Special ingredients included one celery stalk, 4 baby carrots, mushrooms, ketchup, ricotta cheese, basil, lemon pepper, and rosemary. He actually ate it and exclaimed "MOM! I'm the best cook in the world!" so I assume he liked it.



Kwint has been learning a lot from his Mr. Mom experience while I am serving in RS. It really has not been bad-- I am amazed. I was so nervous about the time commitment and the weight of the responsibility but the Lord is providing and we are feeling very blessed to be able to juggle it together. So far, anyway. :) I love so much about it-- the ladies I serve with, the amazing women in our ward, & the way the Spirit guides us. I have a whole lot to learn.
On to the next adventure!!!