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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Outdoor fun with the cousins!

The Marotteks came tonight & the kids all immediately paired off & started playing. The 3 boys ended up trying to climb this tree after getting a shoe & a hat stuck in it.

Cuties!

Then we started a game of frisbee! So much fun! These are the days they'll look back on & remember!

Alex & Prestyn were on a team & scheming!

Hope & Cayden were on a team!

Anthony & Sidney were off doing their own thing, always side by side!

Charlie was buy fixing his trap!

These two were close by the action.

While Aubrey just sat looking beautiful & took it all in!

Then we wrapped up the outdoor festivities on the swinging gate!

Monday, June 17, 2013

Visiting grandma meme!

This is what Aubrey does on long drives. She's a genius!

Oh, and she's adorable too!

Grandma Meme got some good snuggles in with Aubbie!

Me, Aubrey & grandma meme!

Sidney & I had to take grandmas walker back to her room. As we were walking & Sid was pushing the walker she said "do I look like her?" "Take my picture" then she slowly hunched over!

We got to bring grandma down to Harvey & Karens place & eat Eugene's together. I love watching my dad with his mom. Especially during moments like these!

Kyla LOVES babies....especially when they slobber & drool on her, or puke. Lol. I told Sidney that Kyla was a great cousin. Kyla said "yep, I'm the best cousin of all" then Sid said "no, the dad is the best cousin" so Uncle Harvey... It looks like your the best!

Here are all the kids ready for the best pizza EVER!

My grandma & grandma Meme to the kids! Love her so very much!!! I'm so thankful for each moment I get to spend with her. She always surprises me with the things she says or the stories she shares. She also wows me with her LOVE for others & sharing the love of Jesus with them.

Aunt Karen had the magic touch & got Aubbie to snooze! I think she just might have enjoyed herself.

Kyla is taking after her dad & is able to take a nap just about anywhere!

The guys took the kids over to Kyla's to play with her dog Charlie.

It was a great evening!

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

The mother ship has landed!

It all began when papa showed the kids a weather balloon parachute he found out in the pasture. The kids had all sorts of questions...."where did it come from" "was it from mars" "what does the tag say"....well according to Hope & Cayden the tag said "warning! asteroid"....this in turn got our wheels spinning.

Late Saturday evening when ALL the little kids had gone to bed, Stephanie & I got a great idea. The parachute must have some use in playing a trick on the littles. Sooo, on Saturday night a spaceship landed in Grammie & Papa's backyard. The parachute was hanging from the archway to the garden & right in front of it was a double rock ring where the spaceship must have landed.

The kids were all shocked to wake up Sunday morning & find out that aliens had come.

I didn't get a picture but there were EVEN black skid marks on the roof of the garage where the spaceship must have skidded

Check out the amazing double rock circle formation. Prestyn tried to step inside & we warned him not to, as the Martians would know & any that were left on earth would NOT be happy.

We then ate breakfast & when papa came in he informed us that he had found the mother ship & that after church & lunch he'd take us all out to see it.

So after lunch we all piled on the 4-wheelers & headed out to see the spaceship.

Papa took us on a trail ride to looks & see if we could find any alien tracks.

Then he brought us to the mother ship! Wow, the children were amazed. They were also a little trepid at approaching the mother ship.

So, papa, Charlie & I walked up to the spaceship with the kids & took a listen to see if there were still any inside. We tapped, and amazingly they tapped back! The kids even looked in a small hole & saw alien eggs! How amazing it was! Sidney was scared so she stayed back on the 4-wheeler with Grammie.

We tried lifting it up to see if there was more evidence underneath but we couldn't budge it.

After we looked at the spaceship we heard a ding over by these other alien abandoned ships. The kids went to check it out, with some comfort of having papa by their side.

We even found a trail where the aliens had walked & even had broken grass blades. When Papa & I found this we called the kids to come check it out! When Cayden & Prestyn were on their way & a few feet away there was a sudden noise & Prestyn bolted running back to Grammie & Auntie Steph, while Cayden said he didn't want to come & and started breathing heavily like he was worried.

We let them believe all of this was true for most of the day & around supper time we sat down & asked them all if they thought that Aliens were real? Then we explained how the rocks got into formation & how the parachute had "landed" and where the "spaceship" was from (dad's old satellite dish), and answered all their questions. We also explained that the noises by the bins were from Charlie throwing rocks & the path was from the cows who had gotten out.

They all acted like they had already known & were just playing along with us!

It turned out to be so much fun & rather hilarious! What a fun time! Now don't worry, nobody is sleeping with tinfoil on their heads! LOL.