It's Swimming Season!

Summer is offically here and so is the heat! The kids are out of school and we are trying to put together our summer time routine! It's nice not having to rush off to school early in the moring and doing homework all evening long! We decided to celebrate school being out and we went swimming!

Rigdon's Tooth Is Missing!

Rigdon has had a loose front tooth for a couple of weeks. He refused to let me help him pull his tooth out. Aunt Cody even tryed to trick him and pull that dangling tooth out of his mouth. Well after lots of patience that tooth came out!

Fun Days At The Cabin!

Tanner surprized me with a big handful of freshly picked purple flowers. He was so proud to give them to me! After he handed me my first bunch of flowers then he got Jackson and Andrew the took their pocketknifs and walked out into the meadow. We saw them cutting flowers with their pocketknifs. About 10 minutes later the three boys came up to their mothers and handed them the handful of flowers. I was the lucky mother because I got two handfuls of flowers from Tanner! The kids enjoyed swinging, building forts, riding bikes, hiking, exploring, throwing rocks in the pond, looking for wildlife, and playing games! What more could you ask for!

B.B. Gun Madness!

The B.B. Guns were a big hit this last trip to the cabin. The older boy cousins carried them around constantly. Jackson, Andrew, and Tanner built a fort and pretended for hours with their guns. Rigdon and Ty had shoot off compatitions aiming at all sorts of targets. Nathan and Spencer teamed up and watch out because they have a great shot! Hondo made sure to talk to them about gun safety and how to shoot properly. All of them were very responsible with a few reminders everyonce in a while.

To The Cabin Or Bust!

On Memorial Day Weekend we headed up to help open up the Cabin for the summer. Everything went smoothly we followed the instructions that Dad and Jeanine left for us! It wasn't the same with out Dad and Jeanine. We miss them but we know they are where they need to be serving a mission. We can't wait until they come back next year! Hondo and Tim had to fix a leak in a pipe, but other than that the Cabin looks wonderful!

HornyToads Are Everywhere!

We found some Hornytoads while we were searching for our Geo Crystal Rocks! The kids didn't want to let them go! I caught Tanner trying to stick his Hornytoad in his pocket! It was pretty funny, it made me think of the movie "Old Yeller" when Arlis puts his Hornytoad into his pocket! Kade absolutely refused to depart from his little buddy but we convinced him that his little buddy needed to go back to his mom!

Look What We Found!

We drove half way from Safford and Duncan Arizona. We stopped off at a spot where you can find Geo Crystal Rocks! We found Tons and Tons of cool looking Rocks! It was a fun adventure!

I Don't Want To Go To The Dentist!

Hondo's brother Harold lives in Safford Arizona. He cleans our teeth for us. We took a trip to Safford and had a good time at the Dentist! Rigon is thinking about becoming a Dentist and working on his dad's teeth!

School Projects!

Ashley has been working on her 5th grade state project. She was assigned the state of California. Let me tell you this girl is very efficient and quite a perfectionist! She did a wonderful job on her report and display! Rigdon had a 1st grade report that he was working on. He did his on Sharks! We completed his report and display with minimal tears! Good job Rigdon!

Come Here Little Crab, I Won't Hurt You!

So, here is a funny story! I was cutting Tanner's hair and messed up. I started to use my clippers on Tanner's hair when I realized I forgot to put attachment #2. I had no attachment at all on the clippers. I made Tanner bald on the very back of his head. It was pretty noticeable. Tanner went to look in the mirror, and even though I did my best to blend in the mess up it was still obvious. Tanner was so upset and I felt terrible. The only way I could get him to go to school the next day was to buy him 3 little crabs at Pets Mart! When Tanner saw his crabs the hair cut wasn't so bad after all. I don't think he's gonna let me cut his hair anymore. We might have to go visit Aunt Cody's Barber Shop!

It's Game Time!

The Judd's have been busy with Baseball practices and Games almost everyday! It has been a lot of fun seeing my boys improving in their baseball skills. We got to go to the Little League Diamond Backs Baseball Game. All of the Little League Baseball players got to walk on the Diamond Backs Field! It was Awesome!