Excessive Heat

Here we are starting week 3 of school and this is what the kids have to look forward to...no outside play time for them! UGH!!! 

AP---A hot, humid sweaty start of the week is ahead. The National Weather Service said temperatures will combine with high humidity to create oppressive conditions across the Sonoran desert. The Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning from 10 a.m. Monday to 8 p.m. The affected area includes south-central Arizona, which includes the metro Phoenix area. Temperatures are expected to hit 110 Monday. Forecasters suggested completing any necessary outdoor activity in the early morning when the sun and heat are less intense.

Griffin's explanations

The last time Griffin came to church in my parents ward he introduced himself as Griffin with 2 "effins" in his name. 

We were at Auntie Paula's and the kids were watching a movie which Griff came up to tell Paula was not a good show (Fantastic 4) because it had bad words that Lewis might repeat because he didn't know better.  He explained the bad words to Paula like this

"Auntie Paula, the show said  Oh My.... you know the Oh my...bad word?  you know, Oh My DOG spelled backwards? Dog spelled backwards is a bad word.   Also, you know how Helen has a swear word in her name?  they said that one too!"

He is killing me!

What's up?

Howdy everyone!  No, I'm still here we just have had a computer that was on the fritz and it's "fixed" to Brad's satisfaction but it still doesn't have my fonts, my email addresses, my photoshop, and a bunch of other VITAL things I need to feel the computer is really "fixed."  So, we are working on it and I will have many, many things to share soon (I hope).  We are almost 5 weeks into our summer vacation which means it's half over.  Next week I go to girls camp and then we will have the annual Lake Powell-Idaho-Utah-4 week vacation so I gotta get to posting before I have all of that to add as well!  Here's to hoping!

In God we Still Trust

forecast

Our least favorite season--Hell--is about to arrive.  Summer is over... but at least we don't have to keep the pool cover on anymore and the water stays at least 87 degrees!!

Mothers Day

My niece had this on her blog. I laughed until my stomach hurt!

Teacher Appreciation Week

This year for teacher appreciation week the PTO gave us a theme for each day of the week. Monday was fruit day, Tuesday was marker/dry erase day, Wednesday was flower day, Thursday was thank you note day and Friday was a potluck for the teachers.

I thought it was nice to have the theme's! So we took oranges, sharpies, flower pens, hostess cupcakes for the potluck (Mrs. Becker's favorites!) and these lovelies were our thank-you notes. The kids wrote their notes on the back. The kids really liked them and so did their teachers! So here they are with their letters.

C for Canale

G for Georgen

B for Becker

We did San Diego for Spring Break

We had lots of fun in San Diego for spring break in March, here are the high lights...

Grif, Lew and the Dolphins...

Soaked on Atlantis

Slightly burned at the beach

Grif and the Paraglider who cruised the beach

Lew on bench

Lewis and his "Indianna Jones" Hat he bought in Old Town

Panning for gold at Mormon Battalion

Cool Cannon

Train Ride

Everyone at beach

Helen done with 1st round of Braces

Helen's 8 months of her 1st round of orthodontic care is over.  She had her "T-Rex" expander--installed in September  and top teeth brackets--added in December, taken off today.  She is one happy camper! 

Now you see them....

Now you don't!

Now we wait for 6 more baby teeth to fall out and put the brackets back on the top teeth, add the bottom teeth and bankrupt mommy and daddy with 2 kids in braces!  Fun times.

Determined Tortoise

Crush is the perfect pet.  He doesn't need you to feed him or give him water or anything.  He just cruises around the backyard and is happy to be there.  The kids love him and you can often find Lewis outside playing with him. 

This is what I found my perfect pet doing the other day.

He was determined to come in even if he had to tip sideways to do it.  Finally  he made it in!

He got in, did a lap around the kitchen table and cruised back out.  Quite the adventure for my little tortoise!