Stars

Tucker setting out the blanket

I remember when I was little we would get a blanket, lay it on our tramp, and look ant the stars.  Dad would with us more then mom. It was hard for her to get up on the tramp.  I loved doing that spending time with my family and cooling off  in the evening.  Randan had  wanted to put a rock he got for me in our front yard,  ( You will see pictures later. he got it off the mountain the day before for my birthday.  I want to show all of the birthday stuff together.)  so  I told Tucker to go get a blanket and we will watch the moon rise and the stars come out.  it was  gorgeous  full moon I wish I had a lens that would take the picture how you see it.  I tried it was bad that all I will say. Of cores Tucker was more in to the stars then Reagan but she had fun wandering around the yard.    

Burger King II

This is how it started trying to get them all in the shot smiling

Little better

How it ended.

 

A few years ago Mom Tucker and I were at Burger King and Tucker got a crown.  He wanted me to take a picture of him in this crown, so I did.  He was sitting with mom.  Some of you might remember it from a lot of posts back.  

The other day mom came to town with me and the two kids.  I let mom pick where to eat and she  wanted Burger King.  While we were in line I noticed that there were some crowns on the counter I grabbed two, and decided to get a picture with both my kids, and mom.   Who knows it might become a thing for us.

Michael and Connie Haslem Family Vacation!

Last Year mom and I thought it would be fun to go on a mini vacation to Salt Lake City for this years three day vacation,  instead of going camping like we do every year.  We wanted to go to a water park and to Lagoon.  Randan thought it would also be fun to go to Hill Aero Museum. So we planed and planed even made chore charts for the kids to earn there way. Uncle Mark and Aunt Denna let us stay at there house on one condition that we brought Grandma Southam.  These are some of the pictures I took of the fun time we had.  I didn't get any pictures of us at the water park Cherry Hill, and my camera died at the beginning  of Lagoon so you will see a lot of Hill Aero Museum. Wish I could have evened it out more.   

A snail we saw the day we got to Uncle Marks and Aunt Denna's.  The kids thought it was awesome.

Randan showing Raegan the snail.

Randan showing the kids the engines.

This plane refueled the planes while in the air. Thought that was cool

This helicopter looked silly to me.

Randan said that if the president flew on this plane it would have been considered Air Force One.

I liked the helicopters if you cant tell.

This was the flag's of all the 50 states + a huge American Flag.

There was a Funeral the day before so I think that is why there are all these chairs set up. I just thought it was cool that they had there own logo on there own chairs.

 

Mom went on maybe two rides while at Lagoon.  This is the first one she went on.  It gives you the stomach in your throat felling not my favorite especially since I have had kids.     

Last picture before my camera died.  It was raining this day, so we all look like drowned rats.  It felt lots better then the two weeks before when we came for my nephews birthday, and it was 102 degrees.

Drake!

Ok before for I start I have to acknowledge Ragans face.  I cant stop laughing.  She did not want to have her picture taken.

Ok now to the point.

The day after pioneer day mom got to have Drake over for the day.  She likes to have as many of her grandkids over when he comes so they can all play together, and Tucker love to paly with all of his cousins. Drake and him are the closest in age of all the boys.  We were the only ones able to make it this go, but they steel had fun.  They played with some of Sean's old toys.  Good thing mom keep them they have been well played with between Sean and all the grand boys.  

After that they played in the water while I panted moms toes.  We had some errands in town so mom bought them chicken nuggets and Slurpee's. By then it was time to go so we said our good bye's and headed home. We love it when Drake visits form St. George we wish it was more often but understand that life pulls us all in different directions.   

Pioneer Day 2014!

All of us but aunt Lori (she was taking the picture) on the 40 Acres. 

Grandma stayed in the car. She said while we were just 1/2 a mile or less away she sat and watched a coyote on a hill just  across from the van she was sitting in.  Tucker is deathly afraid of coyote's he will come into randan and my room during the night saying he had a horrible dream that a coyote got him.   

Specks Cabin

Jones Hole Fish Hatchery

This was a Awesome 24th of July aka: Pioneer Day.  Uncle Rod and his family came out they went to the parade I didn't get any pictures because Randan, Tucker, Raegan, and I were pulling our wards float.  It rained while we were finishing the float that's  why my hair looks so good in these pictures.  After the parade we meet at mom's  house and packed a cooler or two and headed up to grandmas 40 acres.  Uncle Rod wanted to go up there so we made a day of it. After we pulled cactus pokers out of Tuckers leg and walked around the 40 acres for a while we went to Specks Cabin. Then to Jones Hole Fish Hatchery.  I don't know if you can tell but there is a lot of fish in that water.  They grow the fish and then supply the try state area with all the fish.   when we were all finished with our potty breaks we headed back to moms and had a BBQ.  It was lots of fun to spend all that time with family,  get to see some of the land grandmas owns, and hear all the story's that go with it.

Sleeping out!

Last night I asked Randan to come out back and help me put the tomato frames around the tomato plants.  They are getting to big for the frame, I needed his help to hold the plant so we wouldn't brake it.  After that we went up front so I could water my flowers they were looking sad.  While I was doing this Randan got the tent out and started to set it up (it sad but we got this tent for our wedding have had yet to set it up) I finished what I was doing and then helped him.  I got Raegan to bed ( she had been throwing up the night before so I thought she would be better inside.)  got my stuff together and then helped Tucker with his.  This little boys  was on cloud nine all he could say was: "Are we really going to get to sleep outside?"  I had to say YES! I think 20 to 30 times.

This reminded me of when I was young and my siblings and I, and some times friends would sleep ether in a tent or out on our tramp every summer.  It was so fun.  I really hope this will be a memory Tucker has for his life.  

Lagoon 2014

The day after we went to the zoo for my nephew's birthday we went to lagoon.  I was excited but nervous I knew that we were going to fight the heat again so the night before I made Randan take me to Wal-Mart and get some fans and a spray bottle  we also got a cooler and some water and Gatorade.  The kids had lots of fun. There were only a couple of rides that Raegan and I or Randan could have gone on together and she cried on all of them but one the boats. I think it will be more fun the older the kids get.  I hade Tucker go in a new one with me named  "The Bat." That has to be my new favorite I use to love the "Samari." Cant do it since I have had kids I almost lost my cookies.  Randan said I walked off like I had been on a drinking binge. The girl in font of me almost fell coming down of the ramp.  You go upside down and spin around all on a tilt that spins.  Nasty.  I think I am more suited for kiddie rides.  Well see we are going back next Monday to take the Harrison kids maybe I was having a off day.