Feeling Bionic Today

Blowing Burp Air

It looks like The Dude In Cammies is being all sweet to Bells Bells, but don't be deceived!!! He burped and than blew his stinky burp air into her face! I thought Bella might die and so I rapidly clicked thru the CPR steps in my mind, just in case she needed mouth to mouth!

Jane Wayne Day 2015

Oct 16

Jane Wayne day has arrived again. I missed not having Vicki with me this time but Jennifer and I had a blast!  It poured on us during the O Course, Drill, and HITT, but we dried out on the rifle range and it actually ended up being a warm beautiful day!

The Dude In Cammies loaded all three of mags and took care of getting my weapon where it needed to be. Which was great because my arms still felt like jello from the O Course and ammo can lift, 108 lifts in 2 minutes, yep, gonna be sore later!!!!

Some of the Marines that made the rifle range happen...

Shooting the M-16....

Sitting the pits watching my target and marking and all the ups downs of raising and lowering the targets. It's actually really fun to work the pits...

The lunch I picked....but I never had time to eat it....

We later toured where everything is refurbished....busy place!

Volley Ball....

Sept 8

Sable had a home volleyball game today so I went to it. Thursday's the boys are done with football at 4:30 so I found Ty and Ryan along with all the football players that were waiting for the bus at the volleyball game to. We watched until Taylor was finished with cheer practice. Taylor wanted to watch the rest of the last game too so we stayed. I still find it funny that I am at high school events with my youngest kids who are in high school!!!! Just when exactly did this happen?!!! And when did Ty start liking girls?!!!! Man I'm getting old!!!!

Watching the game....they were sitting behind me

Heading home....just always capturing random moments I hope these kids of mine appreciate down the road....

Happy Birthday Taylor!

This is the first time we've gone to a birthday dinner for a girl that Ty likes! Lucky for him she likes him back! He knew EXACTLY what she wanted for her birthday! I texted her mom to make sure they hadn't already gotten her it. Her mom had no clue! Hahaha! Ty must really like her!!! He bought her the Wreck This Journal book. Needless to say, she LOVED it!!!

Fall In The Desert....And I Like It!

In the 90's at 9 am... I guess this is Fall in the desert. And I am fine with that! 🌵😎

Encino Corn Maze, Again

We decided to hit the Encino Corn Maze again. We had a great time last year with Rick and Nolan that we thought it would be fun to do again and add Wendy and Noell! Last year Wendy was pregnant, swollen and miserable when we went so she stayed home. The maze was different of course but I still would have been just as lost if it were the same!!! No sense of direction for this chica!!!! But the guys got us through it and we survived! I would die doing this at night, just straight up die!!! But totally fun to do during the day and with people who do know how to find their way out!!! Nolan wandered off and Ty and Ryan decided to each go separate ways....I hollered after them, "Have you guys not learned ANYTHING from scary movies or Scream Queens?!!!" They later found Nolan, who was alive and they all made it back to us and told me they were smarter than scary movie actors! Hahahaha! Ty did get Wendy and I really good once. I didn't know he had left the group and all of a sudden there was all this noise of someone running through the corn stalks and Ty jumped out of the corn at us, yelling! Soooo, we screamed, the guys laughed and little Noell wasn't sure what to think of all that!!! But another fun Fall Adventure at the Tapio Brothers Farm in Encino.

Getting ready to go in....the sun was bright!

The shape of the maze...you start with a paper with all these fill in the blanks to do...each part of the maze has the answers you are looking for.

Off and wandering....

Lots of corn, quite perfect when you peel it back!

Me and my guy having fun!

The only brave part of me, my fearsome piggies!!!

Sometimes it was scary...

But mostly just a LOT of fun!!!

First Hoodie of the Season

Burrrrrrr! It was 56* this morning when we left the house for seminary! I started the jeep and ran back in to grab a hoodie so I wouldn't freeze while waiting for the boys! I guess summer is really officially over....I'm not a fan of cold....the boys love it though! Almost time to start bringing hot cocoa or hot tea with me for my morning wait....how many more days until spring?

Bella Is Really A Cat!

Yep, i am on to Bella!!! I knew it!!! She is refusing to look at me right now...maybe she is upset that i now know her secret!

Rainbow In The Desert

We don't get many rainbows out here in the desert so when they do appear it is a beautiful site!!!

Drive In Fun

We decided to go see Hotel Transylvania tonight. Taylor came with us. I miss the longer days of summer but it's nice that the movies can start earlier now! 

Just love these people!!!

Taylor discovered how awesome bungee chairs are!!! She loved bouncing in it!

It was just a bit windy....i was freezing by second movie even with my nice warm blanket! Have to remember to bring hoodie from now on so i can have my neck and ears covered until it warms up again.... Pixel was the second movie. We had already seen it but Taylor hadn't so we stayed. It was just as funny second time around!  The stars were beautiful tonight!!! Another fun Saturday night out here in the desert!

Dinner At The Train Tracks

We decided to grab a couple of pizzas and take to the drive in with us.  I left at the same time i've left before to go to the drive in so we wouldn't be too far back in the line. But for some reason tonight there was no line, just us! Ed wanted to have it Marine style and sit out next to the jeep with the pizzas on the hood and just eat grunt style.....we ended up deciding to just drive down the road to the tracks at the Harvey House. Perfect evening to eat pizza along the railroad tracks! Oh, and Ty brought Taylor. Thank goodness she already knows how wacky and impromtu we are! 

The kids entertained me with some picture taking!

Ty had just told Taylor to look inside. As she pressed her face against the glass he grabbed her and yelled. He kinda scared her and she smacked him. We all laughed....

Just hanging out at the tracks watching the trains go by....a few went by and each time i got stuck on the letter Q in the alphabet game i play everytime trains go by.

Taylor smiled, Ty said it was impossible to smile while eating pizza! He had to concentrate!

Just a bit windy but a super fun pizza dinner at the railroad tracks!

Ran Right Out Of His Shoe!

There was no seminary this morning so the boys got to ride the bus today! It was just a bit chilly at 57* and Ty was a little cold. I told him he had time to run back to the house and so he did. In fact he ran sooooo fast he ran right out of his shoe!

But when he came back for his shoe with his jacket he let me take a picture of him.

Just another school day....

A beautiful morning here in the desert! And we do live really close to the bus stop!!! 

National Homemade Cookies Day

When I was driving the kids home from football and cheerleading they were talking about it being National Homemade Cookies Day..... Later that night Ty and Taylor were texting back and forth and decided they wanted to make chocolate chip cookies. Sooooo, Taylor found a recipe and Ty had her on speaker phone and later on FaceTime while she gave him directions and he made the cookies. Teenagers are hilarious!!!! The cookies turned out delicious!

Ty got our every single ingredient! I don't think my counters have ever looked like this before!

Ty originally only wanted to make 12 and than eat the rest of the cookie dough....

I made him make all the dough into cookies....he did eat some cookie dough though....and didn't get sick!

Taylor was with us either on speaker phone or on facetime.

YUM!!!