Our Biggest Bites

"Open your mouth...Wider! Bigger! Now take a bite!"

We were stalling. The kids wanted to play outside, but it was lunch time in July, and Jesse and I were not interested in the heat. So I invented a game...it was called:

"Look-how-big-Jesse's-mouth-is...see-if-you-can-take-a-bigger-bite-of-watermelon-than-he-can"

L to R: Jesse, Allen, Nicole, Natalie

They totally fell for it! And check out their Biggest Bites!

Taylor

In Which Oliver J. Loves Goats

I took Ollie to Logan so we could get an oil change, and get some things to help decorate our bare walls, buy some milk for under $3, see Becca and Chance, and let's face it...get out of Malad!

We went to the Heritage Center to see Becca and Chance at work later that evening and Ollie couldn't get enough! 

We let him in the goat pen and he walked right in and started hugging any that he could get close enough to.

 We loved getting out of town for the day, seeing Becca and Chance, and going shopping! We missed Jesse though! He would have loved playing with Ollie and the goats, and I would have loved holding his hand.

Kelly and Lisa, You're next!

Good News of the Day:

Last week Jesse received an email with news that the University of Utah would be delighted to have him on their waiting list for the PA program...we fully expected to be ignored by the U because of Jesse's less-than-diverse demographics, so he graciously took his place on their list. Today he called to tell me that he had discovered a new email asking him to please come to Salt Lake and interview instead...How grand is that?

I got a scholarship! A little bitty one, but every bit counts!

Ollivander got a whole box of apples from our gardening neighbor and has been infatuated with them all day long...his baby friend Drew taught him to eat apples last time we were in Blanding, and now Ollie is only too happy to eat/play with them.

It is officially the weekend, and we are all going to relax and get over our colds. Plus Jesse is on call, so he is getting paid for every lazy second.

Spook o Grams

 

We found some fun in our mailbox today from Grandma Min and Grandpa Than!

 One for Jesse and me...

and one just for Oliver.

It is ALWAYS fun to check the mailbox and find something from someone we love. Thanks for sending us a taste of excitement to brighten our day!

Mother, May I?

Nicole, Taylor, and Natalie playing mother may I with me one summer day after my math class.

{Where I'm From}

I am from the maroon bedroom carpet, summer road trips, and ballet lessons.

I am from warm red brick and four windows on a busy street.

I am from snowy winters, daffodils that bloom too soon, and mountains, Oh the Mountains!

I am from blue eyes, long legs, tuna fish gravy on toast, and five people with one bathroom.

I am from Miriam and Nathaniel, but call me Than...not Nathan or Nate, and dearest friends who have become family.

From John and Lucy Ann: Adventure South, a dead ox, the Ajax Underground Store, a green pioneer bench, and "You are a great Brain."

I'm from Sunday Dinners, Christmas Eves, Whipping Cream, and beautiful china table settings.

From Donald and Lucille: Grandmother to everyone, fresh peas from the garden, a farm with a crooked gate, rainbow noodles, paper dolls, and the descendant of a shoebox.

I am from temples, family history, testimonies, and the blessings of tithing.

I am from making memories, saying Thank Yous, and "Don't sell that at the yard sale."

Inspiration at Metropolitan Mama
Original writing prompt found here.
Photo by Bree