Memorial Day and Movies

We spent our Memorial Day weekend having easy fun! That really sounds good because it seems that Glenn and I have been tired these last few months (could it be non-stop baseball and soccer?)!

It was a beautiful weekend. There were brief rain showers here-and-there.

One evening the missionaries came over and we had a back-yard BBQ complete with burgers, vegi-burgers too, carrots, peas, beans and topped off with root beer floats! We also had the Tilton's children over while their Mom and Dad went to the temple. With their four young children, plus our young 5 children - I felt like The Brady Bunch! WE ALL HAD A WONDERFUL TIME! All the kids played great together and had fun! The evening temps were wonderful and we swung and swung!



On Saturday we finished off the garden boxes. We are now ready to get some things growing. We even hit Night At The Museum II. Very fun! (Of course I slept thru some of it, but that's normal!!) We then went over to Chipotle. Yes, they know all of us by name already.

On Sunday we did church and learned of our new Bishop, Bishop Jensen! We were all so excited! The Jensen's have three boys and a little girl. (Our oldest sons are a day apart.) Everyone else just falls into place!

On Monday, Debbie, Becky and I headed at 5am for White Rock, Dallas TX (Memorial Day Run). I convinced Debbie and Becky to do a 20K with me. It went well. The temps were a bit warm, but it was shaded nearly the entire run! The race began at 7 and we were home by 11. It was a wonderful morning. I placed 4th in my age division with a 1:50. Overall I placed 25th out of 115. Becky placed 10th and Debbie placed 40th overall. (Becky and her family moved into our area a few months back. It's hard to find runners but she loves running!)

We got home and the boys were ready for another movie - this time Monsters vs. Aliens. Another good flick! (Yes, I dozed thru some of it. Don't ask me how.) Glenn kept offering me apple slices to keep me awake! After the show we went to the neighborhood pool for an hour and I just sat in the sun since the water still feels like cold water out of the tap! (Give it a few more weeks.)

Christopher and The Snow Cone Lady

We have this wonderful lady who works out of a small brick building just North of the Library here in Frisco Texas. This lady is probably in her late 50s and serves the BEST SNOW CONES anywhere! They are made with the Hawaiian shaved ice and are a nice large size (even tho she considers it small) for a mere $1.25. She has over 50 flavors and each time we visit, it's such a TREAT!

The other day I took Ben and Chris out to "The Lady." Benjamin is always mixing flavors - he usually gets a banana split (banana, strawberry, chocolate and vanilla) with additional cherry. Zach usually gets something with red hot cinnamon. Nick likes the fruity orange and berry flavors. Emma likes cotton candy and bubble gum. I like orange and vanilla (dreamsicle). Glenn enjoys guava and tropical flavors.

And Christopher...

"Mom, I'm going to mix root beer and sour green apple!" That will be soooooo good!

I'm so glad Ben and I were able to talk him out of that combination! :)

Sand

Since Glenn is out of town for the first part of this week, I decided that the boys, Emma and I should go out for dinner tonight. I DO NOT like fast food. It just doesn't fill anybody up. And ever since Glenn and Zach discovered Chipotle, we are all hooked! So, off we go to Chipotle. As we are driving over we decide that we will "give up" our dessert for a pop with the meal. Ben wanted a fountain drink. Zach, Nick, Chris and Emma wanted Coke (caffeine-free) so we took 4 cans along.

It seems to be inevitable, but someone, someone always ends up in an argument in the van. Tonight it was Chris and Emma and Zach. I had asked them to quiet down a bit. They were clubbing each other and pinching and poking... Zach had listened but Chris and Emma continued, and continued and continued.

I finally took away the pop from Chris and Emma. They would now have to SHARE a pop. (I'm a softy, I couldn't take it entirely away.) So, after this announcement, I wish you could have seen the DEVISTATION on Christopher's face. Here is the conversation:

Chris: I feel like sand.
Mom: What? Why?
Chris: Oh, just because. I just feel like one piece of sand.
Mom: Really?

Ben: Well in all actuality, we are all as sand in contrast to the universe.

Mom: (in a low voice) Ben, cut it out! Come on!

Chris: I'm just a sand.
Mom: Is it because I took away 1/2 of your pop?

Chris: Yeah Mom
Mom: Well, can you learn anything from this?

VERY LONG PAUSE

Chris: Can we stop for dessert instead?
Mom: Chris! Cut-it out.

I sometimes wonder if my kids are ever even GRATEFUL for 1/2 a pop! Oh well.

I just spoke with Glenn, he's in Vegas, and since his team won 1st place in the Marketing-Video Creation competition, two of the guys (one being him) get to stay in The Mansions at the MGM (the same place that Jimmy Buffet and all The Stars stay when in Vegas). I guess there's a grand piano in the suite, plus plus plus...

I'm still deciding where I'll take the kids for dinner tomorrow night... Three Forks Steakhouse!

Mother's Day 2009

Mother's Day was a Beautiful Day! I received 1 ton of black dirt! :) This is a good thing - we have been wanting to get some gardening going in our new garden boxes that Glenn constructed about a month ago. The boxes have been in place now, but there has never been a free Saturday to do "jobs around the house."

With all the recent rain, last Saturday's games were post-poned (again) and I received dirt! (I also received breakfast in bed and all sorts of cool presents!)

I have wonderful children and a GREAT husband!

(Chris-6, Zach-10, Emma-4, Ben-12, Nick-8)

The Past Two Months...

feel like a blurrr... Nicholas finished up with gymnastics and now continues to practice till next season. He will be practicing with the Level 5 boys and will also train PT with the Level 6 boys. Where does this all lead? We do not know. All we know is that Nicholas is one dedicated boy when it comes to gymnastics! He loves it with a passion!

Since gymnastics, Nick celebrated his 8th birthday! The 8th birthday in our home is a very special event. 8 means you are ready to be baptized into The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints. Nick interviewed with our good Bishop (now President) and took the steps necessary to be baptized on May 2, 2009. Grandma and Grandpa Thomas came over from Mesa to enjoy the weekend with us.

He now joins "the ranks" of white shirt and tie each Sunday for the REST OF HIS LIFE! Good thing they all look so good in their shirts and ties!



Zachary finished his Basketball Season in February! This was the first time anyone in our family tried basketball! We love basketball - why? I love the fact that it's indoors and can not be rained out. The temperature is always constant! Zachary enjoyed himself and plans to give up baseball for basketball next season. Wait and see on that one. He is currently doing baseball and enjoys playing shortstop and any infield position. He is quick to know what to do when handling the ball.




Benjamin's soccer team (he's been on the same team now for over a year), the Chargers, ended the Spring Season placing 4th overall. He has really gotten to know all the other boys. None of them are in our Elementary School which makes it kinda' hard. We are hoping that he will meet up with some of them in Middle School next year or even High School in a few years. (It's always good to have friends around.)




Emma - Emma is participating in a weekly gymnastics class. Twice a year they have a competition and she did marvelous!





She is also doing preschool twice a week. Her class grew green beans and her teacher did a GREAT job of having them plant the seeds in a large, deep cup. (The boys have done this in the little Dixie cups and we always end up throwing them out because we never have the time or place to replant it.) The three plants grew and each plant had about 3 to 4 beans. She picked them and ate them for lunch! It was a GREAT experience.

Otherwise, she and I are getting excited for the Father & Sons Campout this weekend! Two days, one night of just Mom & Daughter. She wants to go to Double Dip - the icecream shop! Sold!

And Chris - well, Christopher is doing coach-pitch baseball right now. It is his 2nd year. This is where the coach pitches three balls to you. If you do not hit it, they get the tee out (from our t-ball days). Christopher hits it from the coach which is so exciting!

He is not as serious with baseball (as the coach would like to see) but continues to have a smile a mile-wide as he tries to be "baseball ready" just in case the coach is watching.

He does enjoy baseball for he's on a team (the start of his 2nd year) with boys from our neighborhood and school. He enjoys soccer more - more action-packed... so we'll see.