Photos by Taisha
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Kelly's First Time Rock Climbing...
Alisha climbed really good!
Taisha is a good at belaying. She also is the only one, besides Danny, who could get to the top. Sigh...
Kelly was really nervous and said the funniest things! She is too cute!
This is as high as I got. I am a whimp!
Pretty view from our perch in Rock Canyon.
My hunky belaying man.
These are Alisha's favorite weeds since forever.
On the way down the trail, Kelly looked down and saw writing on a leaf.
Weird...
But then she found two more and Taisha found two rocks all having the same Chinese writing on them.
We found a translator and they say LOVE.
How cute is that!
Some Chinese person loves us. They left us love notes on the trail. Oh, how sweet.
CLIMB ON!!!
Monday, June 27, 2011
Spanish Fork Resevoir...
The "warm" pool. Made by Austin, Tyler, Jared, Skyler and Alisha.
Kelly Bean.
The boys
Great...Now I really can't babysit some other peoples kids (not mentioning names) because I also have on my record...burying the kids in sand. Auctober just sat there and helped. She is too cute!
The other kids at the reservoir wanted to be buried too.
Kelly...Autumn...Alisha...
Kelly and Taisha are trying to get Auctober to get used to the FREEZING water.
Nice booties.
Taisha...Kelly...McKenna...
Lol, it looks like Taisha is smelling Auctober's diaper.
We brought a bucket and shovel for the sweet pea.
She didn't know what to do with it so Taisha taught her.
The triple A's. Austin...Autumn...Auctober
We made a scene swimming and all playing. We needed a break from life and to let loose!
I wished Danny had came with us, but we all had such a great time. I love spending time with my family and kids.
You never know what tomorrow may bring so try living in the moment.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
A place to hide...
I have been so tired and achy lately.
I know it has to do with stress and the three funerals this month. I am having a hard time with this.
Knowing that when life throws you down, and you are looking up at the sky knowing you lost this battle...I know I have to still go through the rest and GET UP! I may have been knocked down, but I will get back up and keep fighting the rocky uphill battle.
But sometimes, I just NEED to sneak away, lose myself in a good book, and forget it ALL!
I wish I had a secret room...
One that NO ONE knew about,
...or a secret garden.
Of course the garden would be full of lavender to help sooth my soul and the anxiety that is always raging inside.
A place to escape to that I could, think, relax, pray, cry, scream, talk to myself (oh wait...I do this all the time when I am alone. No I am not crazy, well maybe a little)
But there is also a part of me that can't stand to be away from my family. It has been 24 days since we lost our dear friend...
At first I didn't notice that I had to hold on to Danny.
I mean literally.
I had to be touching or holding on to some part of him, mostly his shirt, like it was my blankie and I was 2 years old. When I started noticing it, I felt guilty.
I didn't lose a husband, father, son.
But...I realized how much we worry about silly things like Disneyland, expensive vacations when all you need is to take each moment and treasure it. When it is raining...dance in it with your kids.
My niece posted about this very thing.
It's funny how I have been thinking about this all month.
I think about the time the kids and I got out nerf guns and ran around the yard shooting eachother, or the time at the Sand Dunes, that the Pearts, Attwoods were camping and the kids and of course, us three crazy moms got into a huge water fight. It was right before we went home. It was so FUN! Two of the hubby's were a little annoyed, but Danny would have joined us, but he didn't want to be sandy and wet for the ride home. Their loss!
Sometimes it feels so good to let loose and be a child again. To forget the "grown up rules" and LIVE!
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