The Bus and the Cooher

Waitin' for the bus...


Here it comes.
Wait for it... Wait for it...

See you later happy home. Hello cruel world... (jk)

You'll get your turn, Bryson...

Some little treasures...
James being STINKIN' CUTE...

A Regular Occurence

Tiger Woods Golf... a wholesome family activity.

Bryson has mad joystick skills.
Did you know you can 'create' your own character?
Here's Bryan's version of himself...
Pretty close, I'd say.

The Little Hailee

BEFORE:


AFTER:

I call her... 'Little Hailee',
kin with 'The Hailee Marie'.

Gotta love green velvet.
Gotta love the DI.
Gotta love those little projects that make us little moms feel special.

You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.

I likey this quote... (thanks Dacia)

"You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend,is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."

-Dr. Adrian Rogers 1931

Guess Who is Who?

The first one is Bowen, then James, then Bryan.
They're like little triplets.

And then there's me...
No resemblance. jk.

Pics of Bryson are on my broken-now-fixed computer which is on the fed-ex truck as we speak.

James' Baby Blessing

The infamous 'Bean Game'... (if you haven't ever played it, order it NOW!)

(Dan, Mark, Bry, Ben, Mom, Libbly)

The 'must have' 4-generation pic that James is 'not havin'...(Great Gma Thella, me, Gma K'Lyn, baby James)

The "I will still have my ramen noodles even though there's artichoke dip, spaghetti meatballs, garlic bread and cinnamon rolls" pic...

(Bo)

The "Joe has obviously been pumping iron" pic...(Uncle Jo Jo and Bailey)

The "No pictures, please" pic...(Bryson)

The "I'm just gonna take a little rest right here" pic...

(Uncle Jeff and Bo)

Pics, pics, and more pics...(Mom and Ryder)


(Dad & Gma Rula)


GGma Thella & James)


(Lauren)

All My Brothers

I had all my brothers here with me this last weekend (except Ed who had a baby Saturday. Congratulations!)

For those who don't know, I have 6 brothers (3 older, 3 younger). No sisters.

It's fun and all bartering and slighting each other in "The Bean Game" (WAY fun actually) but the most amazing part of this whole weekend was when all my brothers got up in Sacrament meeting and put their hands on James' head to give him a blessing.

When they got up there and put their hands on each others' shoulders in a circle around my son I was blown away! Here are my brothers... snot nosed, booger finger, sweaty outside smell, 'teased me till I'd cry' boys that have grown up to be righteous men who honor their temple covenants and who called upon the power of God to give James a blessing. They looked like "a fortress of protection" surrounding my son. It was none other than awesome.

I didn't realize how much it meant to me to have them there. As if they were saying, "We're here for you. We'll bless you, be an example for you, call upon the power of God to serve you, because we love you."

Thanks guys! And you know you want to move here. *wink wink*

In all their cheesiness...

(Joe, Ed, Dan, Ben, Brett, Mark, Dad)

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