NURSERY

I was asked to fill in for a couple of our nursery leaders in my ward. It's been really fun and has given me a new respect for this calling. Kenzie loves nursery and all her friends!!

Kenzie playing with her best friend Haylee.

BRACELETS, NECKLACES AND BEADS!!!

Can you imagine being woken up in the middle of the night and asked to find the "purple" bracelet? This has been my life for the last year. But when you get pictures like this one you know that it's all worth it!! She sorts them dall day long, wears them up and down her arms and puts on all her necklaces at one time. Mackenzie Marie is and always will be my little princess and she can have as many jewels (from the dollar store) as she wants!!!

SWEEEEEET!

I recently noticed an ad in the paper for a "FREE 80s Arcade game. Not working". I was fortunate to be the lucky recipient of a 1980 Atari CENTIPEDE arcade game! The game was given to me by the children of an arcade owner. The game is in excellent condition for a 28 year old video game. The game requires light cosmetic work, new fuse, and a new rollerball. In the near future, I will restore the game and bring it into the basement. Thanks to Mike for helping me to pick it up and Jim for unloading it!! They are welcome at my personal future arcade anytime!


Nothin' but old school graphics. ATARI baby!


You can only imagine how thrilled my wife, Karla, was for my new acquisition.......um yeah....thrilled wasn't the exact word she used. Shes calmed down now, life is good!

BACKYARD SPAGHETTI PARTY

The weather was so fantastic this past week that it called for a celebration!!! I guess I'm just like my mom, any reason for a party is a good thing!! Emily and her family, Dino and his children, and our very own auntie big bug, joined us for dinner in the backyard. We all had a great time eating and visiting. At the end of the night, Steph and Emily stayed and played a game of three's with me. Now that was a great way to end the evening!!!

Mackenzie and Erin were huge fans of the Spaghetti. Even after dinner was over, they continued to eat it right off the buffet table.




Oh and take it to the slide to eat more!!!

These two kept us laughing all night!!!

ONE LAST SUMMER SHOT!!!

My cousin Miranda just sent me this photo of Kenz!!! She always gets the best shots!!! Thanks Randi Router!!!

BLING!!!

Mackenzie never goes far without her necklaces and braclets.

This is after pulling all of the wipes out of the package!! Busy busy girl!!

A NEW "BIG" GIRL BED!!!

We figured it was time for Mackenzie to have a big girl bed, so Justin started looking on line and he found us a great deal for a twin set including frame and matress pad for $125. Kenzie was more than pleased and spent the rest of the day reading books and playing with her toys on her new bed.

When it was time to go to bed we said prayers, which is really great because she can reach now, and then snuggled under the covers.

She finally drifted off into dreamland...

I took this picture 20 mins later!!! Before I went to bed that night, I found her on the floor in the corner crying because she had no idea where she was. Poor little thing!! She only did it once and now she's a pro!! She's growing up too fast!!