Longest post ever...since I haven't been on for 3 mos!

Mack and Granny love to play. I think the boys wore her out!

Tuckyer is a sweet boy (sometimes) :)

He's just like his dad, loves his back, neck and head rubbed.

Trip to Overton, Nevada to see Granny and Grandpa Clark. It was crazy weather! Worst blizzard ever on the way down through Spanish Fork. After staying the night there we drove on snowy roads to almost St. George and all the sudden it was 60 plus degrees and sunny! It was great once we got there.

We took Tuckyr's bike helmet to wear on the 4wheeler and he wanted to wear it in the car. He wore it the whole way!

They loved spending time with Granny and Gpa Clark.

We went to a nearby park to play. It was still over 60 degrees but Granny was so cold she wrapper her arms up in her shirt so we decided to go. While I was looking for Tuckyr I heard Mack up on the jungle gym laughing and talking to a family eating at a nearby picknick table. I went over to investigate and he had turned away laughing and pointing. I didn't hear what he said but as I turned away I caught a dark spot in the sand below where Mack was. I stopped and turned back mortified as I realized what had transpired. The family saw my face go from confusion to understanding to shock to embarassment in about 2 seconds and started laughing. I about died! He had I asked if he had done that and pointed down to the wet spot. They laughed yes and I started to apologize as quickly as I could. They just laughed and the grandpa said he would take him since they only have girl granddaughters. I took Mack down and took him over to Wayne and scolded him for peeing in public and at the very least he should have found a tree, not gone where the kids play. As we were leaving the family asked if our car is the one from Idaho. I wanted to say no and run away but didn't. The mom told me they are from IF also and live in ammon. What a coincidence. I told her I was just thinking how relieved I was we didn't know them so to not be embarrassed if we saw them again. She laughed. I hope we dont run into them even though they were nice!

We fed the giant sucker fish at Lake Mead.

Wayne fed the duck from his hands.

We went 4 wheeling 2 days. It was really fun to see the petrogliphs.

Unfotunately Tuckyr touched to exhaust on the 4 wheeler and burned his hand really bad. We didn't have ice so we dipped his hand in water. He screamed for quite a while. I felt really bad.

This is his hand a few days later. He had blisters on all 4 top fingers and a huge one in btwn his middle and ring finger.

We rode into this cave. It had alot of graffiti but was cool to see.

The second day we put the glove on Tuckyr's hand to protect it. He loves to wear gloves so he didn't mind.

Easter morning April 2009. They got lots of bubbles and loved them!

I hid eggs for Sarah and Austin to have a contest to find them. Sarah wasn't happy when she didn't win. Sarah hid eggs for Mack inside and I hid eggs for her outside. It was fun to do.

Mom and Tuckyr. Tuckyr loves to sing in their singing game that is like Kareoke.

LEE'S HOMECOMING! Lee came home April 28. We met him at the airport with signs the kids made. They loved making them and waiting for Uncle Lee.

Wayne and Jeffrey's faces when they could see Lee coming down the stairs.



Lee and Wayne hugging. Yes, Lee was crying and so was Wayne.

Tuckyr hitched a ride on Lee's luggage.

STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT! We went to Boise to see Braden play for Rigby High School. They won their first game that Braden pitched. It was a fun, close game. Unfortunately the lost their next two games. We had fun swimming (Tuckyr thought it was too cold) at the hotel and riding our bikes along the green belt there. It goes for miles! My butt was so sore I could hardly sit down!

We rode our bikes to the zoo and walked around. They saw lots of neat animals! Mack loved it!

Hot spectators at the final game. It was 80 something and toasty.

A boy had baby chicks that the kids loved. They kept going back to see them. Aren't they cute? The chicks too!

Mack always seem to find friends places. These three were inseperable. I thought it was cute they were holding hands.

HAT HAIR

Tuckyr loves the helmets for snowmobiling, after riding on Sat we hung stuff up to dry so on Sunday it was all out still and Tuckyr found the helmets. This one is mine and way too big but he insisted on wearing it. It was cute to watch him sway down the hall as he struggled to keep his head up from the weight of the helmet. He almost crashed into the wall :) Mack cried everytime we tried to put a helmet on him at this age.

SNOWMOBILE TIME!

We took the kiddies snowmobiling Saturday to Bone. I was snowing a bit but fun. The kids dont last too long but I think Tuckyr would have gone a while longer. When we got there we realized we hadn't grabbed the kids gear bag :0! Luckily we had their helmets in the truck and their snow pants on so we had to find gloves and head socks. They looked a little silly in adult gloves but their hands were warm!

My pink extra driving gloves, not great for snowmobiling but we tucked his hands in his coat sleeves.

FUN WITH DOUG AND JANE

Friday we made dinner with Doug and Jane Talbot at out house. Their two girls and our two boys ran around and had a great time playing while we put dinner together. Jane made this awsome pulled pork that was like the pork from Cafe Rio (if you haven't eaten there and you like mexican it is a must!). I tried to make the Creamy ranch cilantro lime dressing the have also but it wasn't as good but okay. It was fun and we just combined things we had at home to put on the salad/tacos. It was great to relax after and visit and laugh at the kids playing together. Livvy wanted to watch Sleeping Beauty and luckily Mack got it for Christmas so they watched that in his room with the lights off and his Lightning McQueen lamp on. What a combination. Tuckyr found livvy's bright red adorable shoes and had to put them on as you can see.

TUCKYR LOVES PENNY'S KITTY!

Thanks Penny for taking these pictures for me. Tuckyr often comes home with small scratches or claw marks due to his love for this kitty. He doesn't know how to tell when she has had enough attention from him.

Christmas/New Years

I had to get myself (and the house) put back together after the holidays this year. It was a little crazy.

First...



We decorated the house and tree and our selves.

Then...



we visited Grandma Hemming on Christmas Eve. Mack took her picture for me. She gave them some cars and big trucks and cookies, yumm.




Then...


I fixed dinner at my house on Christmas Eve and Mom, Ted, Sarah, Lindsey and Austin came over to eat and open gifts. Look at that huge dinosaur mom got the kids! Where are we going to keep it!?



Next...




we woke up Christmas morning to open our gifts and Santa's gifts. Look at that mess! Spoiled children.



and...







we hurried and got dressed to go to Granny and Grandpa Poole's house to open gifts with Bonney and Jake's family too.



and... we went to Great Granny Clark's house to have Christmas dinner with Blake/Stephanie and Bruce/Lynette and Nan/Willey and fams. I forgot my camera so I'll have to add these pics later when I get some from Kathy and Bonney.



and...we went back to Granny Poole's house to wait for Elder Poole to call from New Jersey. He was nearly an hour late calling and we almost left so that we could make it to my dad's house. Just as we were walking out he called. We hurried and talked first and rushed out the door


to...




Grandpa Hemming's house. My camera had gotten cold out in the snow so it was all fogged up but Mack wanted to take pictures. They got new comforters for their new bunk beds and movies ( I can't get them to stop watching).

The next day.... (after the roads finally opened)








we drove to Montana to visit family and attend Chris Bick's home coming talk in church. Mack and Tuckyr loved to play with all his cousins there. He was sad that he missed Laif :( The window reflected the lights so the pics aren't great but they were having fun. We stayed until Monday and drove home.

Only to...






unpack and repack to leave for our annual snowmobile trip to Island Park with John and Kathy Poole, Robert and Colleen Poole, Bonney and Jake Shumway and kids, and Austin Poole and friend. The kids loved it! We bundled them up to ride the snowmobile and play in the snow. Mack went on three rides. Twice to Big Springs to feed the fish/ducks/muskrat. Once with Grandpa Poole (he was asleep in that picture of Grandpa carrying him). Tuckyr wanted to watch them every time he heard one running outside the room. He loves them! Braden played with the boys in the snow and was throwing Mack into the deep part. Mack and I made a slide and a snow cave (I got too tired so it was only big enough for Mack to fit in).


When we got home the house was a disaster! It took us more then a week to get everything back to normal (I really don't think it still is actually). I did laundry for like a week staight and couldn't get all the stuff to quit piling up on my kitchen counter, but we loved every minute and have to pay the price.