A visit with Dad...

There are some treats as Jerry Seinfeld once put that should be used as Door Stoppers, not treats... his was referring to the "crap" orange peanuts that unfortunatley were one of my dad's favorites. Pink Pepto Mints, Orange Slices, Lemon Drops, Hostess Sno Balls... we all decided that his choice in snacks was to keep the rest of us at bay. As long as he ate the "crap" candy then he wouldn't have to share. (I've tried this trick with my own kids as licorice, since none of them like it :) He wouldn't have gotten these treats past my Aly-girl though, she dove in with both hands after we opened them up to share and couldn't get enough of them. Double fisted she wouldn't even chew a full piece before she was dropping and grabbing for more.

We wrote our notes to Dad on balloons, the grandkids love to see the notes float up to Heaven where he can read them. Its always a bittersweet event to be all together, but missing him... and boy some days I miss him. Those bear hugs like no one else gives, the forver fan in the stand, his quirky jokes that he loved to laugh at... Miss you Dad xoxox

Green River Sand Dunes

Digging Holes

Climbing Mountains

Reag's in the Sand... boy she's tan :)

The Water Crew

Lovin that Background scenery...

Some traditions are just staples in life, and spending a spring Saturday covered in Red Dirt at the Sand Dunes past Green River are one of our favorites. I remember taking a "sand bath" as a kid, washing and scrubbing and finding yourself sitting in an inch of sand as the tub water drained... well this year was no exception. As we were headed in with a few of the smaller kids and grandparents in the backs of trucks, Uncle Widge got his heavy diesel truck stuck. Gary, my cousin, driving his much more agile and lighter Toyota decided quickly to choose another path... as he did his front end dropped and the rear wheels sunk. In an effort to move us forward just another few inches, he gunned it, the back wheels spinning, the 5 foot WAVE of sand cascading right onto our heads in the back of the truck ;) Haven't had that much sand in so many places... well ever, but thanks for the fun memory of how it feels to scratch your head and find a good inch of sand there.

Kids had a ball chasing lizards, climbing our own family staked "Sand Mountain", digging holes, sandy Sloppy Joe's, and four wheeling fun. We don't see our Quarnberg cousins nearly enough, but sure love when we finally get to. Thanks Aunt Pat and Uncle Widge for starting such a fun tradition.

End of School Festivities

Bailey's end of year "Car Show" and drive-in and her school program, add in Chance's Kindergarten Graduation, and the chaos of summer is just about to begin... You'll know that as I update our blog in July for events that happened in May :) Bailey had a singing part in her music program and Chance pulled of some incredible disco finger moves in his dance perfomance of Jack-be-Nimble. I may not be a concert pianist or a professional choreographer but helping accompany Bailey's program and teach Chance and his buddies a 30 second dance reminds me of the many reasons I feel so blessed to be a stay-at-home mom and actually be able to be there for all the events of their lives... even in 1st Grade and kindergarten.

Cousins! Cousins! We Love cousins!

Never let it be said that my kids don't have enough cousins to love. I start looking at the last few months and what we've had going on and I realize with extended family starting right here in Nephi, to my cousin in Cedar, follow my sister and her kids to St George, throw in a visit from Gi's brother from CA, and tie it all up with grand "cousin" picture with all 22 Frame cousins, you'll never hear my kids wish they had cousins around to play with. I love it! love it! love it!

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