I Really Need A Shower

Well, this morning we were up, made breakfast, did housecleaning chores and then spent the day cleaning out coolers, packing, making lists, cooking, washing clothes, cooking, more packing, and more cooking.  Trevin got back from Scout camp so then I had to do more washing clothes.  He had fun!

Sean's family invited us down for Father's Day dinner tomorrow, so I had to make the stuff I had got for Sean for Father's Day today, so more cooking.  By the time we had dinner, I still hadn't showered and got ready for the day.

Tyrel decided he wanted to go on a date, so I went with my stinky clothes and no makeup because he just wantd to go for a 4 wheeler ride and I figured I'd get dusty and dirty again anyway.  The date was fun.  After we rode for a while, we came back and played Dumb Schmuck.  I was the dumb schmuck but all the games were really close.  We were going to play the best 2 out of 3, and I won that, so he said let's do the best 3 out of 5, which he ended up winning.  I should have stopped while I was ahead.  Then we played a couple games of Sequence, which I did win.

We are excited to go on our trip next week.  I hope I've got everything packed and ready.

60 Cent Cones

I forgot, this is another thing Trevin and I did last week while the boys were gone.  After one of the long room cleaning days, we headed to Arctic Circle because we saw that they were having 60 cent - quarter pound ice cream cones this month.  So, we had a cheap (inexpensive) date.  It was fun.  So, any of you needing a cheap date, this is a good one!

I went there again with Travis for our date today.  I'm thinking all 3 of them will think this is a good idea, so I'm sure I'll be heading there with Tyrel within the next week or so.

Our newest driver is............

Trevin.  Today when Trevin got home from school, he did his homework and then we had our April date.  He wanted to practice driving the golf cart because, after all, he will be able to do fast offerings in another year.  He didn't dare back it out of the driveway, but he did pretty good going in the forward direction.  We took a little drive through the neighborhood and over to the neighborhood next to the Stake Center and then came back home.  We saw some chickens in the field that we stopped and took a picture of.  He can even do two things at once.  He wanted me to quiz him on his spelling words while we drove, so he can drive and spell at the same time.  Quite talented isn't he?!

Tonight for family night we went and took some pictures of the boys for the Mother's Day presents I'm working on.  They turned out really good I think.  We had quite a little hike to get there though. I wanted to take them by the railroad tracks because that seems to be "the thing" on all the photography blogs I stalk.  Sean said he knew where this great old railroad bridge was, so we went there.  Problem was, it was about 1/2 mile from any roads we could drive on.  The boys were good sports though and they even liked their pictures and want to go back there for our family photo shoot in October.  Amber, feel like taking a hike?

Date #3 with Tyrel

Tyrel had to stay after school today to finish up some work for end of term. I picked him up and he ran a couple of errands with me and then we had our date. First stop was Fast Gas where he bought us both drinks and a snack. Then we went home and played Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader. Tyrel was really nice and let Trevin join us for the 2nd game after he finished his homework because he could see that Trevin really wanted to play. Then Tyrel and I made dinner together. He did the main dish (portabello pork chops) and I made the vegetable and the salad. While it was cooking, I went outside to watch him on his Rip Stick for a little while.

We had fun laughing and talking together. I'm so grateful for these times I get to spend one on one with the boys. I'm glad that this is one goal that I'm keeping up with so far. I've really loved it and hope they have enjoyed it also. I'm also grateful (I know, I've said this before) that Tyrel knows how to cook. Travis was saying at dinner last night that one of his leaders told him it was a good idea for all boys to take a cooking class in school to prepare them for their missions. Tyrel did take foods this year and they both have it on their want list for school next year, but they do cook quite a bit at home, so hopefully they are prepared for their missions in that aspect already a little bit.

Date Night #2

I had another great date! I love having dates multiple times a week! Trevin asked me out on a date for Sunday afternoon. He wanted to play games - a child after my own heart! I love playing games. First we played Scrabble. I won by 30 points because I ended up with the Q and the X. He doesn't like to lose, so he didn't want to play again. He then decided he wanted to play checkers. We played three times. He was ahead the first game but I came back to win at the very end - after all, I was the 4th grade checker champion at my school. The 2nd game I think he only got 2 of my checkers, I creamed him. So, he then decided it was the game pieces, so he wanted to switch and play with my color. So, we played a third game and he creamed me! Maybe those were the lucky playing pieces........

Now I just have to get a date in with Travis this month. I'm excited to go on dates with all of them next month again. It is fun to spend the one on one time with them.