smokey the bear

Troy took the "first batch" camping and from their dirt and smiles,

it looked like fun! Apparently Troy almost started a forest fire when the wind picked up. Way to go Smokey!Dallin was the photographer and came back with lots of pictures..

mostly of fire.

memory lane

Each night before bed, Troy tells the kids a story. He usually tells a story of his childhood... growing up on Harrison street (out in Gilbert when it was nothing but fields and farms).

So after conference we took the kids and Troy's parents out to the old house on Harrison.

It was fun to see the old prints in the cement and have the kids recognize so many things from the bedtime stories. (They kept trying to find "the mean dog named Butch")

Life sure was different "back then"... with all that space and no safety concerns. (climbing on electric fences, burning the weeds with blow torches, underage driving, playing with matches... yes my kids are learning some real gems from 'ole dad!)

It was a lovely stroll down memory lane.

reverence tent

We tried the "Reverence Tent" idea for General Conference. I love the idea of teaching about King Benjamin and how the families turned their tents to face the prophet as he taught them.

But I think, aside from the photo op, I was the one that spent the most time in the Reverence Tent. All those pillows were just calling my name!

But I was reverent!

april fool's day

Dallin & Ella were fooled by their milk that started off white, but changed colors with each bite!

Having a hard time drinking your juice, Dallin? Gotcha!