Month: September 2009

One of Billy’s latest phrases is “guess so.”  However, it isn’t his response to being ASKED a question, it is his sentence ending when he is doing the ASKING. “Fix lunch now, guess so?” “Go potty, guess so?” “Have fruit snacks, guess so?” “Rusty sleeping, guess so?” “Dogs MOVE, guess so!”

Yesterday our town celebrated its heritage in what is called Tomato Days.  I don’t like tomatoes, but I do like Tomato Days. We spent the first couple of hours at the baby contest.  It is just kind of fun and since every baby gets a “thanks for entering” prize, there is no harm. Rusty was […]

I know you’ve all been anxiously awaiting the pictures from our Friday night adventure to the Hot Air Balloon Festival on Antelope Island.  So here you go: Apparently the wind must be just right to launch a hot air balloon.  When we arrived, there were some huge kites and these kite-type flags … … but […]

Last week when we were leaving Kevin’s mission reunion, Billy was dragging his feet to leave the park.   To move Billy along, Kevin and I said, “See you later, Billy!  You can stay here, but we are leaving!” Billy did start moving in the right direction, but it was Ricky’s response that is worth remembering, […]

between a cow and a buffalo?  Ricky’s answer, “A water buffalo has a furry tie on his tummy.” We were actually looking at bison on Antelope Island, but it wasn’t worth correcting. The family went to a Hot Balloon Festival on the Island this evening and had a good time.  Pictures will be coming.