I AM A GREAT MOM!

Now I know that I am a Great mother, after all. Yesterday at a local store I was 'privileged' to over hear a Mother several aisles away from me talking on the phone to one of her children. The words of wisdom from her motherly lips were:
"I am home EVERY night. You are the one that is gone...off with your FRIENDS. You don't care about me. You only care about your friends. SomeDAY I will be DEAD! [Now she is walking around in the store. Another lady on my aisle looks at me in horror] Then you will be sorry. Then you will remember how you have treated me. It will be too late. I will be GONE!"
As she wondered through the store talking on the phone for all of the customers to hear a sick feeling filled me. When she hung up I said a silent prayer for the wounded child. Then I thought...I am more wonderful than my children even KNOW!

Fancy Ladies

Some very FANCY LADIES attended the family reunion!

Kitchen Update

Kitchen Beautification continues!

Family Reunion Part 3

The beach is always a favorite pastime in Sunny Cal. So, we packed the cars full of food, gear and kids and went to Corona Del Mar.
Steele (12) and friends,
Slater (9) and Carter (9) had a great time boogie boarding.

PS For some reason I can only put a couple of photos on a post. Is it my computer or blogger? hmmm. This reunion could take a long time to talk about

Family Reunion Part 2

This cool dude joined us for the family reunion.
His name is Cooper. He is 2 years old.
He loves water, swimming, water and swimming.
If the big boys do it he wants to and usually can.


This is a snap of the snail farm at Grandma"s.
When you live in Arizona snails are hard to find.
When you live in a new neighborhood in Utah snails are rare.
But, at Grandma's they are everywhere!
I tried to get the daddy's to take the farm home with them to no avail.

Family Reunion Part 1

It began with great anticipation: The 8th Horton Family Reunion-2009

The first to arrive were the Joel Horton’s. Makayla is 6 and Micah is 4.
They were here a full week before the Jarman’s so some fun events took place before the actual reunion. Corbin (5 in just 2 weeks) and Cooper (2) were excited to have cousins in town. Shannon and Derek are so good at stopping their life to accommodate whatever the plan is. Often the plan for the day is conceived at the last moment.

We had great fun at the water park in south Corona. Shannon and the boys met us there for an evening of wetness

That evening Makayla and Micah switched personas. Makayla dressed in Micah's p's and Micah wore hers.

In a high pitched voice Micah asked that his bedtime story be Fancy Nancy and Makayla wanted a book about fire engines read to her. They even slept in each others beds that night.


Some fun events:
Snail farming!

Minnie Mouse and Corbin's first sleep over and Grandma's

Swimming

The Beach

Corbin's 5 birthday party
For some reason photos are not downloading. I have tried....oh, I have tried. Perhaps another day.

I AM GIDDY

I am giddy with excitement that my kitchen is being redone.
Here is a before photo.
Here is a in the middle stage photo.
The paint will be done next week.

AND
I have used our new solar oven to make cookies, granola and chicken with yams and garden fresh zucchini


PLUS!
Our children are beginning to gather for our family reunion next week.
I AM GIDDY