That's it!!!

So, I have had a nagging feeling about making my blog private ever since I decided to leave it public a year ago. Today I heard a story about a mother who found out that her son's picture had been placed on a fraudulent adoption website. Needless to say, I about had a heart attack. Can you even imagine having you're child's picture posted as a child that needs to be adopted? This combined with a few other stories that I have heard (including one about a husband who thought his wife was having an affair because a stalker placed her photos on his blog), have made me decide that while there is risk even in going private, I think I would rather take the extra precaution.

I am not even sure that very many people read my blog anymore. That's fine. I guess I just want to be sure that pictures and stories of my boys are somewhat safe and that I might be a little more outspoken about a few things. (Not that I hold much back now, but believe me... I have held back!) 

Anyway, like I said, maybe no one checks my blog anymore since I have been really lax about keeping up, and really that is fine. But, if you do read my blog, and you would like to be invited... please leave a comment letting me know your email address. (Even if you think I have it, I might be dumb and forget). I am not sure how much time I am going to give this... maybe just a week? Maybe just a few days? I am not sure I want to wait for a long time to see who might come out of the woodworks!

 

Ox Park

So, I am really mad right now because I just typed up a little story about our week at Ox Park and Besnon pushed the Esc key on my computer and it totally deleted EVERYTHING! GRRR... So, I am going to let the pictures speak for themselves. Yes, the boys spent all kinds of time playing in the water. Yes, Benson climbed on to my dad and mom's camp trailer (three times actually). Yes, Kimball wanted to keep the fish as a pet and McKay wanted to eat it (it turned into quite the discussion, so I told them it was too skinny and to throw it back, I wasn't their favorite after that). Yes, they played with all sorts of bugs. And yes, even though we all took our turn with the stomach flu, we loved every minute of camping.

Kimball's words

I will try to add pictures and be better about keeping up, but for now I just wanted to write down a few more words to add to the Kimball Dictionary of the English Language:

Crunches: two supports used to help you after you have fallen on your bike and you can't walk right because your knee is hurt. (aka: crutches)

Directives: the list of words that comes in a new toy to teach you how to play with it. (aka: directions)

Goblin: a large cup used as an award or symbol (aka: goblet)

Inliens: creatures from outer-space (aka: aliens)

Stay tuned for more to surely come...

GARGLES anyone?

There is so much going on right now, I know I've posted about how our lives have been crazy lately, but things really have gotten even more intense. To forget the world and just relax away all the emotion and stress, there's always swimming!

The boys love to swim at my mom's. They are little fish and could swim all day every day. Every morning they ask if we are going to swim at Grammy's. They also love to swim with their "gargles." Kimball especially likes to look under the water and is always telling McKay to do different things under water so he can watch with his gargles.Here are a few more pictures from this evening's swim:

Benson is not afraid at all. The crazier the better. He likes his brother to dunk him under the water!

McKay says that swimming at Grammy's is the greatest thing ever!
Kimball is getting really good at swimming and holding his breath under water.
Dad makes a great swim gym! The boys love it when Josh gets in with them.

It is amazing what some gargles, a little water, and sunshine can do for a person!

Toothless Throwback

Since Kimball lost his tooth two weeks ago, I figured it could count as a throwback. It's late enough, and I am finally getting around to it, so I figured I could get a two-for-one post in.
I have tons of blurry and silly pictures, but this one was the best. His personality shines through his smile and you can tell he was proud as punch that he had pulled his tooth out by himself. (He wanted me to take a picture of him with his tooth under the pillow.) I think he is actually going to be totally toothless because his other top-front tooth is loose and his two bottom-front teeth are loose too!

We left for Jackson Hole early the morning-after and we talked about the tooth fairy and how he was so brave on-and-off for the whole weekend. He, being gregarious, told complete strangers that he had lost a tooth and the tooth fairy visited and gave him money because he was brave enough to pull it himself. Apparantly she is eco-friendly too. He says that she recycles the teeth and gives them to new babies. (Kinda gross, but funny, right?)

At one meal, he asked how the tooth fairy got in to the house. He said, "Santa comes down the chimney, but how does the tooth-fairy come in?"

I had never given much thought to it, and I don't think the thought ever crossed my mind as a child because, of course, she is a magic fairy. So, in my mind, I was trying to think about pixie dust, and her wings, and some magic tooth spell.

Before I could come up with something magical, Josh said, "I left the back door unlocked for her." Kimball said, "Oh, thanks Dad."

P.S. I finally added the picture for the throwback from a few weeks ago. Oops!

OVERWHELMED

I have so much to blog about but it seems like we have so much going on!! Ahhh! I decided to read blogs while I am waiting for my whites to be done washing so I can put them in the dryer before I go to bed. I hate when I go for several days because I miss out on so much on other people's blogs.  Then, I have tons to blog about: Kimball lost his first tooth, our trip to Jackson, my friend had a baby, some more smack about our burger competition, swimming at my mom's (rather the boys swimming at my mom's...SO COLD), etc. etc. 

Not just that, I mean, I am not SOOO overwhelmed with blogging, I mean really, it's not a huge deal... I just WANT to blog about those things. But, work has been stressful, the boys are always busy little bees, the everyday housework, projects that are always in the back of my mind, our family reunion (which starts tomorrow night), my cub-scout projects, my FHE lessons for Relief Society, blah blah blah. I mean, I know I can go on and on. It's dumb really. I am sure some of you read this and think I am pathetic because you have a lot more going on. I guess I just get in little ruts when I feel overwhelmed and frustrated and then I start to feel inadequate and the cycle goes on and on. You know? Anyway, I just had to vent for a second...

Friendly Throwback

So, I wanted to post a picture of high school graduation because it has now been 10 years. I know, I know. I feel the crow's feet and the sagging as we speak. But, what the heck? I know there is a whole stack of graduation but I can't find it. Anyway, in my high school pictures, probably 80% of them are cheerleading pictures (or at least pictures with my cheerleading friends). Of those, the majority are of Tiffany, Joni and I. This picture is of Tiffany and I at her parents house before we went to college. We did everything together. We went on group dates together, we cheered, we dressed up to go to 7-11 at 2am together, we pretended to toilet paper together, we ran away from "PANCHO" together, we went to girls camp together, welaughed, we cried, and even sometimes got in some pretty intense teenage-girl "fights". We were even clogging partners in like 2nd grade or something like that. Through it all, we are still as good of friends as ever. We still get together, we talk on the phone for hours catching up, we laugh about memories, and plan fun little get-aways like the Tim McGraw concert last year. We can ALWAYS pick up where we left off. Thanks Tiff! Love ya!