May 2011 - A trip to G&G Stapley's and a Shiner...

We were all excited for a chance to escape the early heat of summer - we went up to Pinedale to help my Grandparents plant their huge garden. They are amazing examples of working hard, loving others, and following the Prophet's counsel in every way. Raising 9 children on a school teacher's salary couldn't have been easy, but like they say... there's not one child they would have done without; each is a blessing. Every year they plant and take care of this garden, without nearly enough help from the rest of us and they lovingly preserve and share the harvest with everyone: green beans, pinto beans, corn, cucumbers, watermelon, etc.







Taking a break to swing and ride on the tractor:








In other news, Brexton got his first "Shiner" while visiting G&G Tompkinson in Tucson by tripping and catching his eye right on the corner of their concrete slab. He was mighty tough and always wanted to look in the mirror at how purple his eye was. Purple has always been one of his favorite colors. ha! Purple... and pink. Silly boy!




Even after all that excitement happened at 6:30am he was still game for going shooting with Dad and Grandpa.





And now... random pictures of Maddox :)




This kid LOVES to splash. He cleans the bathroom for me every time with how much water he disperses :)




I love my boys!