Grandma has stinky feet!

We got our Wall family portraits on Saturday! Good thing my mom's on top of things, because it's been a long time since my kids have been to a portrait studio! Above is Elise and her cousin Owen...they are best buds and so cute together!

I don't know why this is flipped, but my three adorable kids look great at any angle!

All the Wall grandkids.

It's a miracle we got everyone with their eyes open, smiling and looking at the camera! Of course Elise insisted on standing next to Owen.

Isn't she an angel? Poor girl...this is the first time since she was 4 months old that she's had her portraits taken professionally!

Forget Miss Rodeo America...

Yeah, cowgirl has been pushed to the back burner of life aspirations. I've decided I'm meant to be an Irish dancer!!! Holy cow!!!!!! I went to Lord of the Dance last night........it was the COOLEST thing ever!!! I wish I could dance like that!!! I don't know, there's just something about the style and the music that makes Irish dance so fun to watch! I love Celtic music, that probably has something to do with it.

And I owe my mom tons for getting me a ticket (THANKS MOM!). So the story is...I saw a couple of months ago that the show was coming to Boise for one night, and decided that I wanted a ticket for Christmas. And then life happened and I kind of forgot about pursuing getting a ticket. And a couple of weeks ago I realized it probably wasn't going to happen and resigned myself to it. And then just last week my mom out of the blue asked if I wanted to go, that she would get me two tickets. But unfortunately at that point, they were all sold out. Well, persistence pays off, and she managed to find a single ticket for sale on Craig's list, and she got it for me!!

Oh man, the show was so good! I didn't plan my time very well and was running late, but the traffic light gods were smiling on me. After a hasty park job in a parking garage that I wasn't sure if I was supposed to pay at (does anyone know if you are supposed to pay at that garage by the Morrison Center?), I ran all the way to my seat and made it right as the doors were shutting. I only had to crawl over 10 people in the dark and only landed on one lady's leg. Ah, but once seated, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, feet tapping, a huge grin on my face. I was practically dancing along in my seat! :) Okay, so I'm a big nerd...good thing I was there by myself so no one could make fun of me.

Here are some links to some awesome parts of the show (and whoa, Michael Flatley is AMAZING! ...unfortunately he doesn't perform in the shows anymore. But you can enjoy him on YouTube):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQmBHHvmrD4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmdiPKmji60&feature=related (I love this song! The music is amazing!!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjxTTjJtXDA

Almond-flavored stew?

Oh man, back to my little angel...hell's angel that is...okay, not that bad. But as I was making dinner tonight, Elise was sitting on the counter "helping" me stir the stew. When I started putting some spices in, she started rummaging through the spice cupboard herself and pulling things out saying, "this one!" After telling her no, that this was mommy's job, I turn my back for a second and turn back to find her dumping the rest of my almond extract bottle into the stew! I screamed, got mad, stared in disbelief and disappointment, then turned to find my crying, dejected three-year-old (no longer on the counter as I had removed her to the floor) standing in a puddle of pee, covering her eyes from the shame of her wrong-doings! Oh man, I'm laughing about it now, she was so cute and so sad... But don't worry, after cleaning up her pee, we hugged and made it all better.

But I was still faced with it being 5pm, stew that smelled like poppy seed muffins, and the choice to finish making it (and risk wasting more food) or to just start over with something else. It may not seem like a big dilemma, just throw out the almond-flavored stew you say, but no. A lot was invested in that. I mean, it's not every day I make a meal from scratch (okay, I'll admit that that is a pretty rare occurrence these days), plus I had actually used real stew meat. I mean, come on, does depressed economy mean anything to anyone? I just can't go around throwing food away, especially on rare occasions we actually eat red meat. Anyway...so there was my dilemma. When I finally had addressed the Elise issue and sent her away to watch TV (thank you Ruff Ruff man, my dinner prep saving grace), I tasted the stew to see how bad the damage was. And you know what? It wasn't too bad. I mean, it had a very distinct almond flavor to it...but hey, I like poppy seed muffins. Yeah, it all turned out okay. The best part was, my kids even ate the stew.

My Little Angel

Elise is so cute! Well, when she's not driving me crazy with her three-year-old antics and orneriness...

I've noticed lately how sensitive she is to my mood. Sometimes, if she thinks I'm getting frustrated or upset, she'll turn to me and ask, "You happy? Happy, happy, happy!" Almost like it's a reminder, or that she knows that by saying that with her cute and happy enthusiasm, it automatically brings a smile to my face and really does make me happy. The other things she does is, if I have a little sniffle, she'll whip her head around and make sure I'm not crying. "You sad? You cryin' Mom?" I always have to reassure her with a smile that I'm not sad, but "happy, happy, happy!" And when she thinks I really am sad, she'll come over to me, give me a hug and a kiss, rub my back and say, "It's okay, Mom." Isn't that the sweetest thing ever?

Yeah, I need those moments from her...like right now, to keep me from getting too mad at her for still being awake!! Grrr...she's been in bed for at least 35 minutes, and she's still calling out for me! :)

Oh, update...an hour after she's been in bed, I go in to check on her and she tells me to go and play the piano. What? She's never asked for that before! Apparently she's a big fan of Moonlight Sonata too!

Secret Life of Daydreams

I love playing the piano. I love beautiful music. I love being able to express my feelings and escape into a life of beautiful melancholy by playing such profound music on the piano. Tonight I was playing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVeaIHWWck) and the soundtrack music to the recent Pride and Prejudice movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OefE1UzOsDc, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEZ7iZKqe4A&feature=related, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3j3oTViVww&feature=related, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib6Z2Yl3Hek&feature=related, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6y7BErnZsM&feature=related.) Oh man, such good stuff! Listen to it and join me in a dimension of existence where life is created and sustained by music that sets the mind free...

Wedding in Vegas

I just got this picture in the mail the other day, from my awesome friend and college freshman roommate, Heather!! She got married in June and I was so lucky to be able to have a little weekend getaway to Vegas to be there for it! It's the first time I've traveled by myself (I've flown by myself with kids plenty of times, but never just me). It was kind of weird finding the hotel by myself, staying in a huge hotel room in a king-size bed all by myself, and the worst part was, I only brought one book to read, and I had it finished before I even left the airport Friday night! So I was kind of bored in my hotel room by myself. Oh well. I hooked up with Heather's family at the hotel, and pretty much just tagged along with them the whole weekend. It was kind of funny at first, being Heather's random friend that flew in for the wedding, tagging along at the temple. But it was so fun to be there! Heather's totally the coolest, it seems like her husband was a really great guy too.

So about the picture...it was around 10 am at the end of June, in Las Vegas, and this picture was taken after an hour of standing outside in the 100+ degree weather. I was impressed that you can't tell from the picture that we're soaked in sweat. I was laughing that when planning for a summer wedding in Vegas, you can't forget lots of cold water for everyone who has to be outside during pictures. Oh, and there was a hankerchief used specifically to keep the bride and groom sweat-free! :)

This was at Heather's reception...where I ran into Courtney, my other freshman roommate from BYU!!

If you want it, I want to

Mitch is playing Y-ball (basketball) for the first time this year...holy cow, it is the cutest thing ever! It seems like there are so many rules and skills to know to play basketball, not like soccer where the only rules they have are no hands and kick the ball in the goal. But they're actually better than I expected them to be. There's traveling and double-dribbling all over the place, but they have the basic concepts down of passing, shooting, rebounding, and defense. Last Saturday was the third game and the refs actually started calling double dribbling (at least the very obvious kind of dribbling the ball after you've picked it up to shoot or pass...the kids who dribble with two hands still get cut a lot of slack!). Anyway, Mitch is a solid player, but unfortunately isn't quite aggressive enough or tall enough to out-rebound his teammates, and of course kids who dribble up the court hardly ever pass and so Mitch ends up hardly ever touching the ball. It's kind of up to the coach to let the less dominant players get the ball when it's brought back in bounds, but if he's not paying enough attention...well, you know how it goes. Last game we noticed Mitch starting to tear up a couple of times because he never got the ball, could never quite get the rebounds, or could never quite convince his teammates to pass to him. Poor kid! I teared up just seeing him get sad! And then I started weighing the pros and cons of being the parent who tells the coach my kid needs more playing time out there! I mean, I know the coach is doing his best...but really, they're six, and right now it's all about making this a good experience for the kids, right? I'm afraid that if every game ends up like that, Mitch won't want to play basketball anymore. Which actually is fine with me I guess...I'd much rather him stick to soccer. Oh, the challenges of parenthood!!

And I just threw this picture in because they love shampoo hairdos...especially when they are way overdue for haircuts and they can make some pretty sweet mohawk action. Yes...they all still take baths together. Is that wrong? I can't seem to convince Mitch to take showers, and I'm not sure my temperament could handle them taking baths one at a time...it would take too long (they all still require me to do most of the work--at least Mitch and Luke insist on doing their own faces and privates)!! I'm all about expediting the bedtime process!

Preview of my talk

"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain." --Neal A. Maxwell

And I stole this from the Sheltonites blog (good quote Emily!) from Elder Holland...I think it is perfect!

"If we constantly focus only on the stones in our mortal path, we will almost surely miss the beautiful flower or cool stream provided by the loving Father who outlined our journey. Each day can bring more joy than sorrow when our mortal and spiritual eyes are open to God's goodness. Joy in the gospel is not something that begins only in the next life. It is our privilege now, this very day. We must never allow our burdens to obscure our blessings. There will always be more blessings than burdens--even if some days it doesn't seem so. Jesus said, "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." Enjoy those blessings right now. They are yours and always will be." — Jeffrey R. Holland

So if you're in my ward and you are reading this, you just might hear these quotes being used in my talk this Sunday (it's on adversity). But I was touched so much by these that I had to share them now!

I'm on Google Maps!!!!

Check this out! It's so cool! I was messing around on Google maps just now, checking running route distances, etc., and discovered that the picture of our house has a picture of me in it! It was from last summer when we were starting the pergola project, and I was staining all the wood in our driveway. Okay, so if you click on the link below and then double click on the "C" destination (our house) and then in the top right hand corner, click on street view. You kind of have to click and drag the frame around so you can see our house full-on, and you can click the full-screen option, you get a sweet ol' view of yours truly hard at work in the garage! Isn't that awesome? But the street-view tool that Google offers is pretty sweet too, if you click on the arrows, you can virtually drive down the street and check out your neighborhood online! Maybe you all knew this already and I'm a little slow when it comes to techno savvy stuff (I know, I know, not quite worthy to be in the GGF club...).

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=W+Harmonica+Way&daddr=W+Banjo+Dr+to:6037+S+Moonridge+Ave,+Boise,+ID+83709&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=43.548334,-116.291174&sspn=0.005482,0.009613&ie=UTF8&ll=43.550251,-116.290884&spn=0.005482,0.01369&t=h&z=17

Lifeline

This song found me the other night...seriously, I was supposed to find it. :) Okay, maybe that's an exaggeration, but check this out...so I never watch tv, and one night I randomly flip it on to the WB and caught all of five minutes of this show (One Tree Hill or something like that for any that might watch the show) but they featured this song during the few minutes I was watching, and I totally loved it! Lifeline by Angels and Airwaves...just wanted to share:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWds_R5wcBQ

And I'm proud to be an American...

Tonight I took Mitch and Luke to a flag retirement ceremony put on by the scouts in our ward, and it was such a cool experience!! I got choked up so many times: seeing the flag, putting my hand over my heart, saying the pledge of allegiance, singing the national anthem, seeing pictures of men and women in uniform, and hearing the stories of those that have served. At the end of some talks and presentations, we went to the field behind the church and watched as scouts laid the flags on top of a fire, one by one, respectful in thier demeanor, and listening to a trumpet playing taps.

I'm so grateful to live in this country and to feel such love and respect and patriotism for the freedoms and liberties that we enjoy. I had the same choked up feeling as I was voting, which I was laughing at myself because I didn't necessarily feel like my individual vote would make much of a difference (especially living in Idaho), but I think it was just the fact that I could vote, and feeling so blessed to be a participant in a functioning democracy.

I feel so blessed to be where I am, when I am, and I'm so excited to be a part of the work of the Gospel in the latter days!

Happy Veteran's Day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-9_fDEsv-Q

Sunday Dress up Day

A couple of weeks ago, we pulled out the costume box for the kids to pick out their costumes. As you can see, they had a blast trying everything on and posing for the camera!

Scripture of the day

I read this scripture last night and want to share it with the world because it is so true (well, all the scriptures are true, but you know what I mean!)

2 Tim. 1:7

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

ps, Happy election day...Go vote!!

The Big 5-year old

Luke's birthday was on Thursday, the big man turned 5! I also happened to have the Halloween party at my house for the coop preschool I'm apart of. So it kind of functioned as a birthday party for Luke, all of his friends got to come over for a party...at least that's how I let him see it. Never mind that there weren't presents to open. (Actually, two of his friends brought presents for him anyway).

So yeah, preschool was crazy! My first time teaching ever, and it felt like a complete disaster! I put so much time into it, and on paper it looks like it would have been a pretty sweet 2 1/2 hours. But I underestimated the four/five-year olds' excitement level and attention span. Oh well, a learning experience for me as well. The hardest part was watching several hours worth of time put into the cutest and most creative snacks get thrown in the garbage with only a bite or two taken out of them. Oh, the funniest thing though: so I made this witch's brew and for the ice I put in these frozen hand molds. But as I was trying to extricate one of the frozen hands from the rubber glove, I accidentally broke off all the fingers except the middle one...so the frozen hand in my witch's brew was flipping us all off! It was hilarious!

For this party, Luke was a ninja, Elise was a cheerleader, and I was a wizard. The next day for real Halloween, we were all something different! Luke was Nephi, Elise was a fairy princess (same thing she was last year, but hey, you've got to choose your battles, right?), and I was an airline stewardess. Mitch wore the ninja costume and Loren was the wizard.

This picture is of Lizzy right after she gave "the perfect present for Luke!" She knew he loves transformers and also has a thing for tarantulas, so when she saw this spider Transformer toy at the store, she knew Luke would absolutely love it! (The unfortunate ending to the story is that in trying to transform the toy for him...I accidentally broke the arm off! Oops...Luke was so mad at me!! I'm still holding out some hope that super glue will come through for me!)

A few more pics

I wanted a before and after shot with my friend Melinda, but what can I say, I was lucky to even remember the camera...even then, the "after" shot was taken at home, right before jumping in the shower!

The Race Results

I'm a little slow in getting my results up from the half marathon last week...it has been a super crazy week! I was in charge of three parties in two days! Anyway, here's the website if you want to fact-check me:

http://www.prisonbreakhalf.com/results.htm

But here's the quick rundown:

13.1 miles, 1 hr. 48 min. 56 sec., 8 min 18 sec. avg. per mile, 45th place overall, 20th woman, 7th in my age group of 20-29.

I was really happy with the results, I did way better than I thought I was capable of!! I felt good the whole time too, except for a really steep hill the last mile (brutal!), and about mile 11, I just really wanted to be done! I kept telling myself, I don't think I want to do this again. I think maybe I'll do a 10K next, and just train hard to run like 7 1/2 minute miles (yeah, in my dreams!)...but 6 miles sounds so much nicer than 13! Anyway, it took a few days before I could walk like a normal person again, but I'm all back to normal!

Ahhh, there's nothing like spending quality work time with the fam...

Our family "work in the yard" day consisted of Mitch and Luke constantly battling over the trimming shears and the loppers...Mitch would decide that the one Luke had was the one he wanted, so he'd persuade/threaten/use physical force in trying to get his way, only to discover that once he got what he wanted, he really was better off with what he originally had. Then the process would start all over again in trying to get it back. And of course the things that they would be the most helpful at, they weren't interested in doing. We just set Mitch and Luke on trimming the tree in the back, and I just had to tell myself that whatever damage is done, it will all just grow back!

And then Elise, who was supposed to be taking a nap, was everything but helpful. When she wasn't crying about not being able to do what I was doing, she was crying about not being able to use the camera. Of course she had to top it all off by peeing in her pants.

Calling me Silently

Does anyone else get excited about the weird, obscure produce at the the grocery store? I've gotten into the habit of doing all of my grocery shopping at Wal-mart, so whenever I venture over to Winco, I love lingering in the produce section and checking out all the stuff I've never eaten or cooked with before. And I decided the other day that a new goal in life is to try, at least once, everything offered in the produce section. I tried mustard greens a long time ago, and used them in a dish with orzo and mushrooms...they were kind of bitter and didn't go over too well with the fam. Earlier this week I tried red chard. I remember eating and liking chard from my Grandma's garden when I was growing up, but I couldn't remember what it tasted like. I also tried buying tomatillos for the first time too. Actually, it's kind of funny why I bought those. Okay, so I love salsa verde and I thought, hey, I could grow some tomatillos in my garden and make salsa with them. Well, it seemed like the plant grew well, and there were tons of tiny tomatillos that were growing...the funny thing was I had no idea when to harvest them or what they were supposed to look like when they were ripe, or even what they were supposed to taste like. Unfortunately it froze before any had a chance to get very big. But I still wanted to make salsa verde, so I just ended up buying some tomatillos.

Anyway, I want to hear what everyone has tried. So tell me what you've cooked with and if it was edible. I've been eyeing a few things for future trips to Winco: leeks, fennel, turnips, cactus pears (?!), rutabaga, bok choy, plantains, endive, etc.

Oh yeah, and the chard was really good! Well, I'm the only one in my family that is eating it, but I like it! It mostly just tastes like spinach, but with a little milder flavor. And of course, anything with a little butter and salt always tastes better!

What?! No party?

Last year we planned a big party for Loren's 31st birthday, complete with Guitar Hero, karaoke, dancing to Michael Jackson, blindfolded pudding feed, and all sorts of cut-throat competitioning. It was a blast! Loren informed me the other night that I don't need to worry about planning a party for him this year...I think he's so afraid I might try to outdo myself and he's afraid of what that might entail! (Don't worry Loren, I'm saving all of my good ideas and energy for the big 4-0!) Anyway, here are some fun pictures from the party last year.

Do you ever wonder...

I find myself, all the time!, comparing this year to what was going on this time last year. I can't believe how fast time has flown by this year, and thinking about last October makes me wonder where the time has gone! Here are some fun pictures of what was going on last year for us (lots of birthday celebrations of course: Luke, Elise, Loren, and my dad).

Super Soccer Stars

Mitch is just finishing up his fourth season of soccer. He loves it and ranks himself as the third best on the team. It's fun to see him play and have fun with his teammates--they already show this cute team camaraderie, slapping each other and giving hugs after good plays. Mitch picked up this habit almost from the beginning, of falling down every time he kicks the ball...kind of like a slide tackle. The problem is though, when the ball only goes a foot or two, and all eight players on the field are within a five-foot radius around the ball, it's a little important to be up on your feet to keep playing the ball. A couple of weeks ago Mitch had an awesome goal where he kicked the ball from way back and off to the side of the goal, and the ball just caught the corner of the net.

Luke was finally old enough to start his first season of soccer...and he loves it! (A friend took pictures of his team, I haven't gotten copies yet...) He gets so into the game, he really has a lot of drive, which is so funny because to me, Luke has always seemed really passive. He told me once that he just focuses on the ball, and wherever the ball goes, he goes. He's really fast and actually scores several goals a game. It's so fun to see Luke emerge from the shadow of his older brother and be involved with something he's so good at!

Yeah, I have high hopes that my boys will grow up to be soccer hotties! :) I can't convince them to be in dance (holy cow, if they only knew how much they'd be thanking me when they got to college and girls lined up in droves to dance with the "dance stud!!") so I'll just have to settle for soccer hotties. But please don't categorize me as a soccer mom...I'm not sure I'm ready (or ever will be) for that title!

It's a beautiful Day, Don't let it get away

Wow. Can I just say that I realized my kids have grown up all of the sudden? So this is what's happened in the last few days to make me feel...well...a little nostalgic. My brother Ryan and his wife Kim were in town last weekend, and Friday afternoon we picked Mitch up after school. There was a book in the car and I told Mitch to start reading to Ryan and Kim to show them how well he read...but he ended up astonishing me at how much he could read! I had no idea he could read so well, we're talking hard words that he read or sound out easily! I probably should be a little ashamed by this admission, I mean, I should be perfectly aware of his reading abilities, right? Yeah, I need to better about sitting down and doing homework with him. Anyway, I was really proud. It's amazing how enabling the ability to read is, there is so much he can now figure out for himself. In fact, just at FHE tonight, he was reading the words to the song we were singing, instead of just trying to go off of memory.

My other proud moment is I think I might officially be able to say that Elise is potty trained. And we're only on Day 4! I've tried before, a couple of months ago, but neither she nor I were ready for it. She couldn't quite make it to the toilet, and I couldn't quite handle all of the accidents. :) But I decided last Wednesday we were going to try again. She did really well, only a few accidents (and it was my fault, I forgot to remind her). Saturday and Sunday I didn't even try underwear, but this morning we were back at it. And except for an accident at nap time (I wanted to put a diaper on her, but she insisted on underwear), she's been dry! She insisted on no diaper again tonight...I'm sure I'll be changing sheets in the middle of the night, but oh well. If I can get her night trained now, she'll be the first of my kids to wear underwear at night.

My Running Fiend...I mean Friend

Oh yeah, so my wonderfully, generously loving sister who claims she is in birthday present debt to me for the past two years, signed me up for my race. So I'm official now, October 25th is the day! (Thanks again Amy!)

Holy Cow, so I went running with my friend who also has been training for the half marathon coming up. It's awesome because she is a real runner who actually knows how to train for things, so whenever I go out with her, she times our laps and pushes us to do tempo runs (yeah, I feel cool because I'm learning the lingo). Anyway, this morning we did five miles in 38 minutes!! And the middle three miles we averaged 7:25 minute miles! I never thought I was capable of that! I barely made it though, heaving and dragging at the very end. Wednesday we're supposed to do hill repeats since we discovered that mile 12 of the race course is a serious hill. Great...there goes my under-two-hours goal.

This has been really fun, having something to shoot and train for. It will be weird to go back to running just for exercise.

Feliz Cumpleanos a ti

Elise is now a big three-year-old! Friday was her birthday and we had a raving party with the fam (my parents and Nate and Michelle and kids)...cake, ice cream, presents, egg races and playing with the new toys.


I have this plastic egg relay race game...it was a big hit among the old and young alike!
Nate and Loren going at it.
Elise got this doll set thing, complete with toilet for the doll...fake toilet paper, soap dispenser, and even a flushy sound when you push the handle. Yeah, only the best for Elise! Hey, maybe if we can potty train her doll, she might take an interest in doing it herself!

Ah yes, the fake lipstick. But to be honest, I think Luke had more fun with it that night than Elise! He kept asking me if his lips were getting red, even though I repeated to him that it was fake. :)

Stop the madness!

She's growing up too fast! I knew that trying mommy's shoes on were normal happenings for a toddler...but a bra?! And can you tell how proud of herself she is? Next thing I know she's going to be sneaking out of the house wearing these things...

My mom was watching Elise, and when I came home she was wearing this shirt. It's actually a doll shirt, but my mom insisted that she couldn't find any other shirt to put her in. Kind of cute though, huh?

I'm on the lookout

I'm on the search for good quotes...send me your favorites, K?

Luke's day out

Ah yes, it looks like Luke talked Grandma into what he loves best...eating treats and playing on the computer! Man, when I heard all that Grandma let him eat, I was glad she was the one putting him to bed! That monstrous cookie is apparently from some secret recipe that a friend of my mom's made up...they were so good!! One day, I will be talented enough to make up recipes on my own and then laugh at people when they ask for the recipe, telling them it's top secret, and I could tell them, but then I'd have to kill them. :)

Luke's new favorite website, Lego.com. I catch him all the time playing this when he's not supposed to. I'm still a little scared about letting him play on the Internet, especially when it's not PBSkids.org.

Mitch n' the grandparents

Okay, to be honest, my mom took this picture, and I have no idea what's in the background...any guesses? :) Oh wait, my mom just barely called and told me it's the car wash. Yep, Mitch got to go with Grandma to the car wash...pure entertainment for anyone under the age of 8.

In the week before school started, Mitch got to have his special day with Grandma and Grandpa Wall. My dad has been collecting Thomas the Train track sets (what?! my day collect things?!) and Mitch made a track around the whole downstairs. Please note the Cougar fan shirt...isn't it fun to have a good team again?