Trying To Catch-Up

Ok, so I haven't been the greatest at this, but I'm vowing to do better......at least weekly.


We recently had Spring Break, so John & the boys travelled to LaGrande to visit his parents. The boys had a great time & got to play with their cousins, go to the park, bowl with Grandpa Gene & eat Grandma's delicious homemade rolls & cinnamon rolls. What lucky boys.....I am still jealous. They left on Sunday & drove as far as Boise where they stayed in a hotel & swam in the pool. After swimming hard dad took them to Chuck A Rama (yuck) which they loved & stuffed themselves, well all but Dallin who got sick. They also had a room without a working air conditioner & it was in the 80s that day. Poor John. On Monday, I beat them home from my mom's house & was so excited to see them. Of course I only received a quick hug before they were out the door to play with their friends......it's ok, I know they still love me.


My mom has spent the week with us while I continue to recover from surgery. I think I'm doing great & I think mom has had a great time, being in charge of her 31 year old daughter again....actually I don't think that is much of a change from the norm. Just kidding mom. Anyway, it's been a good week & I love being back in my own house, with my own stuff, my kids & John. On Wednesday, mom travelled back down to Layton to pick up Baby Jack & bring him back up here to spend a few days with us while Lindsey & Riley are working. The boys love to play with him & I think it is safe to say he has gotten plenty of attention while staying with us. Mom & Jack will go back to Layton later today & we will miss them.


Now for the the BIG news. On Thursday, John went & got new bikes for all three boys. They were sooooooooo very excited & immediately took off. The only problem was the training wheels on the two bikes, didn't come close to the ground, so if they leaned to far over they would crash. John was going to fix them, but that is how Griff learned to ride his bike, so they were left as is & he told the boys to just keep trying. Well all was fine the rest of the day, but Friday morning when they wanted to go out & ride, both boys were really frustrated. So, Grandma took the training wheels off their little old bikes, took them to down to the sidewalk, gave them a push & they took off riding. It was amazing! They just did it with out any running behind or crashing & went all the way around the circle. I was a proud parent & we immediately got on the phone to call & tell John. They have been riding almost non-stop ever since & were fed, dressed & out the door this morning before 9:00. Those two can't wait for John to get home from work tomorrow because now they want the training wheel off of their new bigger bikes......this is where it could get scary.