Sister Goofiness Part 2

I didn't get a chance to post more about Bryce's baptism weekend and some other things we did that day. My sister June & I always have lots of laughs when we're together. Our sense of humor is so alike. So, while watching Bryce try out his new skate board he got for his b-day we were thinking of the good ol' days when June had her skate board and wanted to see if we could still ride one. I took a try at it myself...ouch!

Here's June doing some sort of Can Can /kick boxing dance?

Here are some other pics while hanging out at the "Kids Kountry."

My nephew Gavin going for the dunk. I can guarantee you'll see Gavin on ESPN someday.

Gathering around the Chameleon cake to blow out some candles

Grandmother bought Bryce a President Dollar Coin Collection for his birthday. She got him started with several President coins. She's so thoughtful. Bryce loves "Gold" coins so he's very excited about collecting these.

Jesse has a new girlfriend named Supra. :) We were excited to see her ready to go. Jesse & Abe worked hours for this race. Unfortunately, due to bad weather Jesse wasn't able to race the straight quarter mile race which is my favorite, but the next day he took Ben out for the curvy track and here's pics of that. Sorry, for some reason the picture quality is pretty bad.



Greg, was getting racing fever. Watch out! In a few years these boys will give you a run for your money. What a great day.

Bryson's Baptism

Bryce turned 8 this month and was baptized. He's now an official member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. We were blessed to have so many family members and friends travel near and far to witness this wonderful event and want to say "Thank you all" for that! You made the weekend very special for Bryce. Bryson's Uncle Ben flew in from his research trip from England and gave a wonderful talk about Baptism and his wife Connie played the piano while daughters Cindy & Sarah sang a musical number. Brought tears to my eyes. Thanks girls! Because of communication issues we weren't able to fill the font as soon as we had hoped and so Jesse had to baptize Bryce in water that was only a few feet deep. It worked though. :) I was able to speak on the Holy Ghost which was felt very strong at the Baptism. My sister -n- law Cody made a beautiful cake which I forgot to get a picture of. I'll try to post that soon once I get a picture from her. It was so cute and she put a lot of effort into it. Here are a few pics from the Baptism.

Bryce looks so handsome in his suit.

Our gift to Bryce, a new set of scriptures
My beautiful mom and Larry

The kids getting some energy out in the gym after eating cake.
Silly boys!
Connie, I stole this picture from your blog because it's just too cute!
My sweet mom and sister. So glad you came.


Bryce's night was topped off with a cousin sleepover. Cindy & Sarah played Bionicle's with Bryce for nearly 2 1/2 hours! They put on a "show" of all their creations. They were up til midnight talking and laughing. So much fun for him.
I've noticed a difference since Bryce has been baptized. I complemented him for obeying so well and trying to help his siblings obey as well and he just said, "Well, I'm just trying to be like Jesus and Heavenly Father." I tousle his hair, "that's why where here bryce. Great job!"

Scaredy Cat!

This is just a quick one... Yesterday I took my filthy car through the car wash. Bella has suddenly found a fear for the place. Here's her look of panic. I think it's hilarious. The pure horror captured on her face. It probably didn't help that her nap was only about 45 min long. I know, I'm a horrible mother hu.

You never know when inspiration will come.

Throughout January I was painting frames and so of course the girls wanting to be "painting" something as well. With some watercolors this is what Bella scribbled.All parents know that you just can't keep every single piece of your child's artwork. I was about to toss this in the trash, but paused to look at it. I could see a lanky body with eyes setting on top of what seemed like a sharp pointy nose. To me it almost looked like this thing was grabbing his nose. His backside is obviously bony/spiky in some way. I decided to hold onto it because I'm always looking for some ideas for weird creatures for either myself to draw or my son Bryce (who also likes to draw). Well, after putting it off for almost a month last night I sat in bed and just started to sketch my own interpretation of what I saw in this painting. I had to make a few changes, but this is what I came up with. With some color I think it would be a little more interesting. It's just about the ugliest thing I've ever seen, but his eyes are kind which makes me like him.