THE CELTICS WON!! (Yeah, it's over)

We are happy because dad is happy! We have been following the NBA finals since the PHX Suns were ousted. Actually, we took a little break until the Spurs were out too. Once they were gone, we enjoyed watching basketball again because we actually didn't care who won as long as it wasn't the Spurs. The Lakers were still in it, but we assumed they would be in it till the end. Kevin has been following the Celtics ever since the 80's when Larry Bird, Robert Parrish, and Kevin McHale were the 3 to watch. Who would have guessed that over 20 years later Garnett, Pierce, and Allen would step up and take their places. I, for one, am glad that it's all over. We are in the thick of All-Star Baseball games, football sign-ups, and having Landon keep up on all news and stats from ESPN. Now we can get back to reading a good book, listening to music in the house, and getting ready to go to the cabin for the 4th of July. Whew!

KIT, CAT, AND KIDS

I dug up some pictures I found taken a few months ago when Connie and the kids were visiting. All of the grandkids love to be outside and especially play around with Kit, our dog, and Cat, our cat (we could never come up with a name and frankly, we didn't care.) The flowers were in bloom too, which is next to impossible in Nevada. The kids loved looking at all the colors. When it's bearable outside, we open the front door and they run! It pays to have a BIG front yard.

Kit has always been so good to just let the kids do whatever to her.

The cat has turned out to be pretty mellow too. The only reason we have her is to catch the mice and scorpions. I'm not really a cat person and most of my kids hate them too. Sorry to offend anyone!

Tibi dressed the kids this day and accidently put Levi's shirt on Eden! We didn't realize it was his, and NOT hers till Connie came home from an errand and let us know.

Playing with the basketball too. You have to do it all before it gets too hot.

Eden has always been the daredevil of the family. She thought it was pretty cool that she could jump off the little flower ledge without falling on her face!

"Here kitty, kitty, kitty! Come play with me." (Whatever) I think our cat is smarter than we give her credit for!

I'm glad I snapped this picture. It's cute but also proves that flowers actually grow in the desert. (ONLY in the shade though!)

(Nice TIGHT shirt Eden!!)

SUMMER CHORES - AARGH!!

Landon's job lately has been to mow the lawn every week. Now that school is out, he is naturally staying up later, which makes getting up later, thus mowing the lawn in the heat of the day. (We DO live in Nevada.) He never really complains about it, probably because he doesn't have that many other chores, besides keeping his room clean and helping me with dinner every now and then. He actually enjoys that one. The funny thing about his mowing the lawn to me is that every time he cuts the grass, he sings at the top of his lungs. I can even hear him from the house, with the windows closed! I think it's so cool! He used to do it without his I-pod, which was even cooler, he would come up with his own music. I suggested one time that he wear his I-pod, since he has one, and that way it would take up the time faster, and he would already have the music there. He didn't think of that one! It's just fun to watch him out there singing away as he is doing his work.

A DAY IN THE TEMPLE

It was our ward's turn to do baptisms for the dead at the Las Vegas Temple this morning. We had a pretty big crowd come. It was a nice cool day with rain off and on, which we needed badly.
It was Landon's first time to do baptisms for the dead. Tibi has been going for about a year. It was nice to be there with both of them. Dad didn't baptize this time, but was one of the witnesses.

Tibi ended up going back with friends and ate at a different place. So it was some quality time with just Landon. (and Carl's Jr.)

10 RANDOM THINGS

I'll be lucky if I can even come up with 10 things! Here goes ...

1. I am one of those people that feels like they HAVE TO have something sweet to eat after a meal. I don't always indulge, but that doesn't mean I don't want to!

2. I am a better morning person than a late night person, which doesn't work very well when your husband is the opposite. I guess we are in the time of our marriage where it doesn't matter anyway!

3. I am not the best housekeeper, but I can't stand clutter. Go figure! I guess what I mean is that I don't always get in and get the dirt, but there better not be a lot of stuff hanging around.

4. I have to make a list every night on a post it note of what I need to do the next day. It's like my big calendar . . . if it's not on the calendar, it's most likely not going to happen.

5. The only time I eat sweetened cold cereal is at night before I go to bed. If I eat cereal in the morning, the sweetened kind just doesn't sound good to me then. But come night, bring on the Lucky Charms!!

6. Bless his heart, when Kevin decides to make the bed in the morning, he never puts the pillows on the way I do, which drives me nuts!! I have to just leave the room and be thankful he even did it.

7. The older I get, the more boring I am becoming. My kids even call me a party pooper sometimes. I am content to be the one that doesn't play the game, doesn't go wherever, or just wants to be home. Boring is good!

8. I probably shouldn't tell you this one, but I get ready for the day in the buff. What I mean is that after my shower, I cannot stand to be hot, so I stand there in my birthday suit and do my face, hair and body lotion before I even put on my garments. (Hope that's not too personal for some of you!)

9. I am not real hep on taking a lot of medicine. I am for herbal all the way! I will stick it out with a headache WAY before I'll pop a pill to get rid of it. I feel sorry for people that take medicine for every little this and that.

10. There are certain things I do EVERY day. Read the news online, read the kids blogs, check my emails, those are the obvious ones. But I also walk into my scrapbook room (I don't always do something, maybe just walk in and walk back out), go through my Relief Society binder to make sure I'm up on things, and pumice my feet and heels because it's so dry here. Stupid huh?

BROCKTON'S FAREWELL SUNDAY

Jordan in her cool, new glasses with her grandma Chappell.
Paula must be telling someone off!

Landon, Gregg's brother Nate, his wife Nicole, Gregg's sister Gina, and Parker.
After Brockton spoke in his ward, we all headed over to his house for vittles and fun. We ate tons and played tons too. Then we crashed and burned for the afternoon and most of us even took a nap! Then we caught our second wind, said goodbye to grandma and grandpa, the friends that came, and stayed up to play games till they kicked us out! What a day!!!

What a good lookin' boy!
Yum, yum.


YIKES!!

Brockton will make a great missionary. We are so proud of him and consider him a son and brother. It will be just like sending one of our own on a mission again!