The Awesomeness of Summer Months!

Oh how we love the summer!

Here's a cutsie picture of Rhett at little Miss Paisley's birthday party. He surprisingly loved it...well, for a short time.  Then he was done--but he was happy long enough for a picture at least.  

"otay mommy"  I hear this all day--and I love it.  Also, I am currently loving when he sings, "I got my tight pants on" while scrunching up his face! Ah!  (from Jimmy Fallon and Will Ferrells skit on Saturday Night Live--we watch it with the kids up till 1:39 :)

Okay---so I probably get 5 pictures like this one each time I empty my pictures onto the computer. Luke just loves to do it.  He kills me!

Luke's quote of the month:

"MOM!  Ice Cream man!  I'm gonna get my pants on!"  (on account of he only had on his boxer briefs)

Rhett eating his breakfast cereal...with a glove obviously ?

Kade is SUCH a great kid with babies and little kids. He gets it from Jess' side of the family--they just love kids and are so amazing with them. I'm really glad he got that.  Anyway--he's a huge help around the house and is a first responder to anyone's cries.

Kades favorite things about living in Georgia, have been:

Tons of friends (like Nathan Conrad (from school), Rachel Rhodes, and Alex Nocchi (from church), and Brody Lindquist

Lots of delicious food like French fries, pomegranates, and chicken (he’s a carnivore)

            Everybody’s happy

            I like that it’s sunny most of the time

            I like that they’re like a million people in my class (when I asked him how class was today since they just combined, he said, ‘terrible, there were too many people and they talk too much…well, it wasn’t horrible, I just didn’t like it. J

What I’m excited about for Utah:

            SNOW!

            Living with my GRANDMA AND GRANDPA! “boo-ya”

            Hiking

            Being able to see family more often

            Being able to see the Salt Lake Temple.

Whenever it rains--these boys HAUL out the door to go outside to play.  (also--I know we look slightly ghetto because of the fence posts that are gone--Jess had just taken down broken ones but new ones are up okay--okay!)

Luke spends his money on the funniest things.  He decided to spend $3 on this bag of GIANT marshmallows.  And let's be honest--who wouldn't at that age! They're gi-normous!  The only rule was that he couldn't eat more then one a day. Ha--silly.

Luke's favorite things about Georgia: 

Only one more week until we move.  I am scared and happy cause I can play my ds until its out of batteries in the car for our trip.  Bad cause I’ll have to leave all my friends.  Like Bridger, Brody, and Ben and Mara.

 We have a 10 foot pool in the back yard.  We play in it almost everyday.  This summer has been good. I like playing in the pool, playing games, and sleeping in.

My favorite thing about living here is:

            We have lots of friends, like Daniel

            We have a big house

            We have lots of toys

            I also like the forest by our house

           

I’m excited for Utah because:

            We get to live with our grandma

            After Scott gets home from his mission I can show him my Pokemon collection

            I get a new class—cause I’m bored of my old school class.

 Max :)

 Garrett got on these rain boots, put some puzzle pieces in his Elmo tin and informed me as he headed for the door that he was going to work.  Well then...okay :)

Ahhh--just one of those evenings that the sky takes my breath away. I called everyone outside and we all enjoyed it together--pictures never do nature justice.  LOVE IT!.

For Fathers Day.  A few of us surprised our hubbys with a man date to Six Flags White Water in Atlanta.  Here's Jess, Adam, Nate and David right before taking off for the day.  Jess LOVED it and said it was 'epic'.  Lot's of lines, but he had so much fun.  Ahh--love water parks!

 Kade is such a great lego builder. His mind just creates such fun things. He created 4 creatures--then showed me all their 'upgrades'.  It was super impressive.

 Then he took those creations and combined them into one giant...creature.

The other night I went to tuck Kade and Luke into bed. Kade and I were talking about whatever…pokemon, or something, when he said, ‘mom, I’m scared about something’ and with small tears in his eyes he said, ‘I’m afraid our whole family won’t make it to the celestial kingdom.’ Ooooh, rip out my heart—he’s sooo amazing.  I asked him why he was thinking this, he said, ‘I try to repent to our family, but sometimes I forget to repent to Heavenly Father.’ 

Wow. I love him so much. I learn so much from that little man with his strength and faith and testimony of the gospel.  He truly knows and feels why were here.

And Jess turned the big 32. Woo woo. He did a great job with his candles, despite his old age.