Month: August 2012

Fashion Forward

Billy cares more about clothes than the other boys.  Even when he was Rusty’s age, he cared more about clothes.  Maybe even back at Tommy’s age.   He just likes clothes and socks.  Billy loves socks. In the past, I’ve picked out Billy’s clothes for him most days – especially days when he was going to […]

Jackson, et al

Kevin’s younger brother and his family were able to visit us for a few hours while they were in Utah last month.  Scheduling was tricky, so we were glad for those few hours. The boys were so excited to have Jackson over.  The others?  Eh.  I tried to get them to remember the girls’ names, […]

Grandpa Brent and Grandma Jeanne Visit

Kevin’s parents came into town for Ricky’s baptism.  We were glad to spend a little bit of time visiting with them.  You always wish for more though … We met up for lunch and a look around the Union Station Train Museum … I took a turn climbing around in the caboose this time … […]

Swimming Lessons … again

Ricky had swimming lessons the end of July.  He was trying to pass Level 2. He took Level 2 last year, but was younger and smaller than everyone and didn’t quite pass.  We were hoping for better results this time. Sadly, we didn’t get them.  Ricky did improve from day one to the final day, […]