Scout Camp Out at Miller Lake

Jeff and "Uncle Mark" (he's in our bishopric now) took four of our boys and two other Scouts on a camp out this weekend to Miller Lake and they had an absolute roughing-it blast. They hiked a mile to the lake then set up camp as soon as they could. It was FREEZING (literally, you can see the snow in some of the pictures) so they gathered wood and made a big fire right away. They made foil dinners and read scriptures around the campfire and had a wonderful time. It was great "male bonding". Fortunately, they only saw bear tracks and bobcat TRACKS.

Daddy Scoutmaster Mountain Man

Its very fun for the boys to have their father as Scoutmaster. I'm grateful Jeff is able to do this for our boys during the precious and fleeting time of their youth. The boys are excited to go on another camp out as soon as possible.

The Day the Bulldozer Came

The other day I looked out in the back yard and the boys (plus cousins Levi and Stephan) were lined up on the wall watching a huge CAT digging away! I guess they were working on power lines, but it couldn't have been better entertainment for these little boys! They sat transfixed the entire time.

Seable Sculpture

My father made these two sculptures and I thought I'd put them on my blog. I'm going to start taking pictures of some of his artwork to share. This first one is called "The Accuser". I love it. A picture says a thousand words.

This one is of Joseph Smith with both the Bible and the Book of Mormon in his hands. A sermon, in and of itself! A great visual for friends and loved ones.

Home school is the life....

So nice to have big brothers help with home school....

Boy #1 with boy #7. Too cute!

Jefferson and Parker love to bake!

These are whole wheat, streusel-topped apple muffins. Yum!

Mmmmm! I made good muffins, Mommy!

My two "big kids" enjoy a moment with "the baby" of the family.

Little "Pot-pot" gets lots o' lovin'!!!

Back to School Night for Julie, Alex and Charlie

We home school, but Julie, Alex and Charlie are going to public school for a little while just for fun. Back to School Night was a kick for the kids and they really enjoyed the ice cream afterwards.

Charlie's Kindergarten classroom.