My Little Entrenpreneur.....

Those of you that know Evan, know how creative he can be. Of my 2 sons, he has the largest imagination and it is a joy to watch. But it can also be painful and hard for him to understand when other people dont appreciate his genius ideas! Take for instance the time he wanted to sell water from the tap in my own cups for $1.00 each. He made the sign and everything. I kicked myself for not taking pictures of it, so this time I didn't forget. Yesterday I noticed Evan was sitting cross legged in the driveway with a box sitting next to him. I went out to see what he was doing and he started crying because nobody would buy his potion. It seems funny now, but at the time he was genuinely hurting over this. I looked at his sign and realized the problem...he was charging $60 for it. An old spaghetti sauce jar filled with water, chocolate milk, and blue paint. It took Evan a few hours to come to grips with the fact that his price was unreasonable. Also, he said next time he will.... "make a potion that really works....this one was a fake potion"

The sign reads:

Posion of Evan and Sophia
onli $60
Thank You

I cried over this last night because he was so embarrassed and hurt and I didnt know how to explain it to him nor could I make him feel better. If I had $60 I would have bought it from him. I just love him and his great ideas.....

Summer.....Finally.

Well, the summer here has had a slow start. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing if you dont like the heat. For me, personally, I prefer the heat to the cold so I am happy that warm weather appears to be here to stay.....at least until September! We enjoyed some time at the park yesterday but had to wait until 6 p.m. to go in order to avoid 94 degree heat. That is one thing that I love about Utah.....it may be hot during the day but it always cools off at night.

Fathers Day continued....

So, I finally got a scanner and I decided it would be funny to post an old picture of Denver for Fathers Day.... I had a really hard time deciding which picture to use. Denver and I did not agree on the first choice....lets just say that perms were in and his didnt look so good. Anyway, I decided on this one because, well he just looks good!

The other 2 pictures are my faves. Notice the resemeblence to our daughter!

Happy Fathers Day.....

I've been upstairs....cooking....and reflecting on what I might write here to honor Fathers Day. You have to understand that the word Father has taken on new meaning this year for our family. First, the passing of my Grandfather....and Grand he was in many many ways. I look at his children......my mom for instance, and see what an incredible influence he was in their lives. How much good he taught them and what an example he set for them not only in spiritual matters but also in the world. Then, I think about my Father in-law. All of sudden, his life has been given a time limit. Suddenly the small things that may have mattered a little before, have taken on a life of their own in importance. All the things that our Fathers are so quietly aware of need to be expressed.....no feeling left unspoken. The way it really should be anyway. My own father also has a time limit.....in fact it could even be shorter than Don's. We probably wont be given any warning.....I am aware of this now more than ever and so, every conversation I can have with him matters. I feel very fortunate to have had both of my Grandfathers and my Dad for as long as I have. I know that I am blessed because of this.

So, this Fathers Day I just want to say I LOVE YOU Dad......and, I LOVE YOU Don....and, of course, I LOVE YOU Denver. You all mean so much to me in so many unique and different ways, you make my life and my childrens lives better each day that you are a part of them.

Now, Im off to finish a "mans meal"....Pot Roast, mashed potatoes, homemade rolls, carrots.....and of course, no meal in this house would be complete without cake!

Happy Fathers Day!

Baseball....

Today they took pictures for Baseball....then played their game. Saturday is their last game! I cant believe how fast that 2 months went. Unbelievable. The time is just slipping by.....Here are a couple of final pictures from this season.

Surprise Flowers....

I happened outside today (a rare occurence) and saw the strangest thing growing out from under our grapevines. Check out how these roses are growing.....it almost looks like something that was groomed to grow this way. Very weird....and it is growing out of some kind of bush that is definitely not a rose bush. Can you tell I have ZERO horticultural knowledge.......