Month: July 2014

Kevin hates flies.  That’s putting it mildly. He is the first one to grab the fly swatter at our house and the boys try to emulate him. Sometimes there isn’t a fly swatter handy. Those are the times Kevin uses his bare hands. One of these times, the boys were watching as Kevin killed a […]

Every third year, all of Kevin’s siblings, their kids, and his folks get together for a reunion.  This summer was the third of these reunions and it was held in St. George, Utah. So far, we’ve stayed in a different big vacation house each time.  The boys fondly remember “our” vacation homes.  The Sunday before […]

Tommy was playing a game called “Temple Run” on one of the tablets the other day.  He plunked down next to me on the sofa and said, “The skeleton monkeys are chasing me!” I replied, “Oh no!  Does this game give you nightmares?” [Because really – skeleton monkeys?  Freaky!] Tommy looked at me like I […]

A few last pictures to get me more caught up.  There is no rhyme or reason …   Ricky had such a good time making his PowerPoint presentation for his report at school.  It was fun to see him excited about a school project … When I ask Tommy to bring me my phone, I […]

    We try to keep summer low key at our house.  Lots of down time to make up for the craziness during the school year.  There is an effort to do chores and keep up on school time, but mostly the boys just chill.  It works. The board games come out … Clue is […]