Bowling

We went bowling last night, with the boys, for the SDP summer company party. The boys loved it almost as much as I loved their tiny bowling shoes. They got to use bumpers and the little assist thingy- pretty sure that's the technical term- so it made it really easy for them. Grant wanted to do everything by himself and only dropped the ball a few times in attempt to place it on the L.A.T (see previous sentence for reference). A miracle occurred and we didn't have a single accident. That's right...no dropped balls on toes, no crushed fingers in the ball dispenser, no slipping down and breaking bones, nothing. They did so well, in fact, that we may just take them again. Thanks Mom and Dad for the fun night~

Not Until You're 23

This is how my conversation with Lincoln went this morning:

Linc: "Mom, where are we going?"
Me: "You're going to the temple with your primary."
Linc: "I DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE TEMPLE!"

Then 5 or so minutes of arguing over the fact that he is, indeed, going to the temple.
Finally out of sheer frustration that I wasn't getting it, he tells me what's really bothering him.

Linc: "But Mom, I don't want to get married today!"
Me (trying really hard not to laugh out loud): "Honey you don't have to get married today."
Linc: "But you said I'm going to the temple."
Me: "You are going to the temple. But Buddy, there are other reasons you go to the temple besides getting married."
Linc: "I don't want to get married today."
Me: "I PROMISE you won't get married today...but you do have to go to the temple with your class...and be nice to your teachers."

Heaven help us.

Way Too Much Testosterone

Last weekend we took the boys "shooting" (and by we, I mostly mean Dave.) I still hate guns. I went along as the official photographer and to make sure Grant didn't end up with a bullet in his backside. Dave usually takes Lincoln with him on these adventures and Lincoln loves it. I thought Grant would like it as well, and he did, but only for about 5 minutes. He'll be ready for it next year. Dave tried to get me to shoot, "Just one time. Just one shot." to no avail. I tried to compare it to me dragging him to the mall and then making him find things for me to try on. Not sure if the analogy worked, but I didn't end up shooting and he didn't end up too upset about it.

*setting up the targets*

*loading his bb gun*

*sometimes the muffs just aren't enough*

*he hated the muffs, so tried the squishy ear thingies instead*

*he got bored waiting for Dad, so decided to watch the dvd with Grant instead*

*dave and ben wood having a competition*

92nd Birthday

This past weekend the boys' Great-Great Grandma White (my Mom's Mom's Mother) turned 92. About a month ago, on a Monday, the doctor called and said she had 12-48 hours left. My parents flew up to say their goodbyes. (She lives in Twin Falls/Jerome, Idaho.) We couldn't go up because Dave was in the middle of performing 7 Brides for 7 Brothers and I didn't want to take the boys on a 12 hour car ride alone. To make a long story short, she got worse on Tuesday, stayed about the same on Wednesday, then on Thursday said, "I tried, but I guess they don't want me. I don't want to die anymore." That was that. By Friday she was already better then she'd been all week. Now she looks just as good as when we celebrated her 90th bday two years ago. We have a special relationship with Grandma White. When we lived in Nampa, we'd try to drive to Jerome (where her house is) at least once a month to visit with her. She loved watching Dave on the news and would watch him every morning. Dave was sent to the Twin/Jerome area a lot for stories and Grandma always welcomed him and his crew to her home so they could do their editing and have a quick snack.

We drove to Twin along with my parents, Austin, and Steph and her 3 boys. Grandma was very surprised and happy to see us all. She hasn't seen Grant since he was a few months old and had never met Jace before. When we got there, Lincoln told her, "Heavenly Father is going to turn you into the flowers at the snow cabin." Umm, what? I have no idea what he's learning in primary, but apparently he's into reincarnation. At least it made her laugh. My Mom drove her porsche up because Grandma really wanted a ride in it. The two of them went for a drive with the top down for a bit. They stopped to get a diet pepsi, but when they went to pay, my Mom realized she forgot her purse. So Grandma reached down and pulled a $20 out of her bra and bought the drinks. That's how she rolls.

She's still smart as can be and hasn't lost any of her smart ass humor that I love. She always knows how to make everyone in the room laugh, and is very quick to chuckle herself. She told Dave, "I should have birthday's more often!" Happy Birthday Grandma! We're glad you stuck around so we could celebrate it with you :)

*5 Generations*