Naomi's thoughts on the flag

James' parents have a flag pole in their front yard and always have a flag flying. After looking at it one day, Naomi said, "Look! It's the United States of America. On a stick."

Rexburg Spray Park

Last week Mom, the kids and I met up with James' Mom and sisters Alice and Rachel and sisters-in-law Julie and Kylie and all their children at the Rexburg Spray Park. The kids got nice and wet on a hot day and we had a nice picnic too. We sure are enjoying this time with cousins!

Joshua, Ruby, Godwin, Naomi, Xela, and Lida

Andrew, Benjamin, and Joshua (I think)

Noah finally getting brave enough to touch the water.

Scott and Stephen

Naomi, Xela, and Lida

Ellen, Annie,and Noah

Andrew, Stephen, and Benjamin

Noah and Helam

Sand Dunes

Quick note to explain a little more about Ellen's arm. She and a few of her cousins were all jumping on the trampoline together at James' parents house. They were having a great time when all of a sudden Ellen and Samuel (Stuart and Chaney's 2nd child) collided. It was actually Ellen's arm and Samuel's head. Samuel ended up with a big bump on his head.

The kids and I went to the Sand Dunes on Monday and had fun. It had rained early that morning so the sand was nice and wet and cool just under the top layer. After we had been there for about an hour, it started to get a little windy so we decided to leave. I'm glad we did because it just kept getting windier. We did have a very nice time as you can see in the pictures.

Another One Bites the Dust

This is old news to some, sorry for the delay for the rest of you.

We thought one broken arm was enough for our summer. Guess not, because Ellen broke her arm on the 4th.

She actually broke her wrist. But she's doing great and is like Stephen too because she didn't have to have a cast either. Her bones were all in the right place too so the Dr. said that if she would be careful she would be ok with just a splint. WHEW!!! Hers is a little easier to take on and off for baths, and it is black so no dirt is showing. If we had to have another broken arm, I'm glad it's turning out this way.

This is the only picture I have of both Stephen and Ellen wearing splints. (Stephen was supposed to be using the sling too, but as you can see it mostly just hung on his back.) But now Stephen doesn't have to wear the splint all the time. He's supposed to wear it if he's playing outside, but we've been pretty lax about that. He's been pretty careful though. After the 20th he is a free man. Ellen still has another 3-4 weeks to go.