Little Pig Little Pig let me come in!

At this point, if someone huffed and puffed and actually blew the house in, I think I would live in a tent the rest of my life. The last 3 weeks have been some of the craziest and hardest on my brain ever! It is a good thing that Guy is such a trooper and spends all the time he does scrutinizing everything that the subs do. At this point, I just don't care anymore about little things like lights being put in that are .25 inches of center in a big room. But, Guy still cares. He drives some of the subs nuts I know it as he is right along side measuring away,thinking and rethinking every detail. As for me, even on big things like what tile I want, "Just surprise me!" Yeah, I wish it were that easy. I need to get another picture as we have windows and doors in, too and a lot of the roof done. Getting Oh so close to the 4 way inspection before sheetrock.

Rainbows and smiles in Yellowstone(and Jansen off chasing crickets!)

Cozy cabin in Silver Gate, Montana

Where the buffalo roam, make wierd noises and kids laugh

We did get a break 2 weeks ago when we got to go to Yellowstone for Mart and Linda's wedding. It was a very cool wedding at the top of Daisy Pass right outside the northeast entrance of the park. A very special moment that we were so happy to be able to take part in. Guy and I most especially loved the wedding vows that were read. That is something that in not part of the LDS marriage tradition and I wish it was. I was just really touched by the personal commitment that was offered to one another. Both vows were extremely thought out and from the deepest parts of thier hearts. Very awesome and wonderful. I think if every couple did that upon getting married and then read them once a week, that maybe relationships would be so hard to keep together for some people. Losing love for someone is hard to do when you remind yourself of why you married them and what you are willing to do for them to make their life better. It is hard to hate the people you serve.

School starts on Monday. I would have to say that I am excited. It has been a busy summer. The kids really have been great. As far as that goes, I have enjoyed them more than ever. The hardest part was getting work done on the house. It will be really helpful to have them in school now while we finish building. We have moved Olivia up a grade so that she will now be going into the 4th grade rather than 3rd. When she came home and started school last November, we put her in 2nd grade since we had a choice given her August birthday between 2nd and 3rd. I am so glad we started her there. It was the best situation at the time. By the end of school, though she could already do read english instructions and do math on grade level. Even some other things too. Then Julia and Olivia did a LARGE amount of spelling paragraphs this summer. It was through that that I realized she was indeed very smart as I had suspected and would do better in the long run by moving up. Addititionally, she really needs to be with Jansen and Denver and their good group of friends. She is little miss social and will appreciate that too.

A picture the day after Olivia's 9th birthday.

Astro Camp, Hair and Vernal

This last week was fun for everyone. Cade got to go to Astro Camp Utah for the 3rd year. This time it was Academy camp which is all the space shuttle mission simulations plus leadership,service and time at Camp Williams for teambuilding courses. His call name was Pepe' which is the call name for his old soccer coach that flies F16s. You can tell by the video how much he has grown through the experience.

Jansen and Denver spent a great week with Grandma and Grandpa Perry in Vernal. They got to do all the cool things like shoot guns, go fishing, look for deer, ride four wheelers and work for their food. Thanks a ton to mom and dad for that! The poor girls were so sad that they didn't get to go out again. They had their turn a couple a weeks ago plus got to play dress up with family wedding dresses. What more could a girl ask for? Unless it's me and once upon a time I would have suggested a game of flag football or hunting down a new Star Wars trading card.

Oh yes and the mom training continues with a hair lesson this week. Karen Anderson did a great job helping learn how to do an "updo" for the girls now that their hair is getting long enough. Also some great tips on hair bands and such. I practiced the updo today for church and can you believe it? I did it! Took longer than it should have I am sure, but I never did practice on those toy doll heads when I was little. Although, Karen told I could come play with her practice doll head to get up to speed on different braiding techniques. Uhmm...maybe after I cross the Pacific in a raft with no wind. I am sure it will make the list of things I want to do at that point.

Oh and my favorite house building task for the week? Picking toilets! I guess the Cadet 3 is the plumbers favorite so I choose the higher standing oval shaped one(it's what Guy wanted.) I guess I thought they were all the same. Guess not. Who knew? Lots of happy flushing for years to come!