blair and maisy

July 5, 2015

California fun

Got stuck in Cali for a few days trying to catch a military flight from a military base to ours up here in Alaska. Luckily we had a rental car so we could have some fun!

Golden gate

Thought the Bolke's would appreciate this tie-dye vanagon.

Ripley's Believe it or Not

Alcatraz back there

zigzag road

Trying to catch the Space A military flight- no luck. This was actually at the beginning, but my pics posted backwards.

In & Out

Jelly Belly Factory

Happy Father's Day! Got back just in time, and then dinner with dad the next day.

July 4, 2015

Summer Utah visit

Had a great visit out to see our fam in Utah!

The kids favorite!
All of these pictures posted backwards, so from the last to the first here we go:

Park City:

Xander & grandpa on the zip rider

Dippin Dots with Grandpa Mark and Grandma Lafaunda

Alpine slide!

impromptu dinner at the Curtis' with some of my side too

Kristin's backyard. Fun, fun, fun.

Neighborheed peeps

Chick fil a after the boys' sleepover with Uncle Danny

City Creek girls night

Heritage Park

all crammed on the little train ride. Kristin is there behind in the hat :) Love hanging out with my sis and her kids!

Will getting his first "shave"

Thanksgiving Point Gardens with Grandma Diane

look how tall he's getting!

Claire and cousin Phillip hand in hand

Museum of Curiosity with grandma and the Woods

cousin Phillip visiting over at the Curtis'

talked grandma into some face paint

Xander and grandma spinning

Curtiss Helldiver- how fitting

game of Risk at the Hebdon Snydermill cabin overnight reunion

Bjarnson cousins at Uncle Greg's funeral

Claire and Grandma Bjarnson at Uncle Greg's viewing

There was a robin's nest in my mom's backyard that we kept watching as baby robins hatched and were getting fed their worms. If you look close you might just see it!

Always LOVE seeing our wonderful family!

The funnies

Will 12/14 " Mom can you please pour the milk for me because it’s almost full, and there’s a 65% chance that I’ll spill it."

11/14 Me: Why did you dump out all the toys?

Claire: Because I was trying to find something to play with

Me: What did you find?

Claire: The glow in the dark dinosaur

Me: Then why didn’t you put the other toys back?

Claire: Because I had to use the bathroom, so I just runned.

Claire 11/14 "Mom I can’t find any of my jammies, so should I bring you the sew kit so you can sew me some?"

Claire 11/14 "What do these constructions say?"

11/14 Claire: Mom Can I have this?

Me: Sure

Claire: Yes!!! Mom, thanks for asking me!

Claire 11/14 "Oh my Geez"

Claire 11/14 "I had a great dream last night. I got to see Dixie, and eat shrimp!"

Claire 11/14 "Our scarecrow fell over, but we’ll still be able to find our house because you know the numbers!"

Will 11/14 "The only good thing that happened to me today, was that Kord gave me a penny. But then I lost it."

Claire 9/13 "I love polka-dot butterflies."

Claire 9/13 " This pencil needs to get sharpt. Can I sharpt this pencil in myself?"

Claire 9/13 after pulling a piece of tape off of something successfully, "I am a great job."

Claire 8/13 "One time a dog pooped on the grass."

Me, "Why are you telling me that?"

Claire, "Because it was weally gross, PU!"

Claire 8/13 I walked in and exclaimed what a mess it was. "I didn't got that out," said Claire pointing at one little thing.

Claire 10/12 "Ehhhhh he he, ehhh he he."

Gaurd at the Airforce gate, "That sounds like a fake cry."

Me, "Yep."

Claire, "Ehhh he he, ehhh he he. It NOT a fake cwy."

Will 10/12 "Mom, could I miss school on Wednesday, because they're going to learn something really hard like minus?"

Me, "Well what would you do the next day when they were still learning more about that?"

Will, "No mom, we don't have to make up the homework when we miss."

Claire 10/12 "You not funny Will."

Claire 10/12 (almost in tears with the saddest little voice because she wanted all of the toys) "Mommy, brothers not sharing a me."

Claire 10/12 chasing her brothers around slowly with her arms outstretched says, "Bwains, bwains, bwains!" just like a real zombie.

Will 10/12 "Xander is white, and I'm white, and mom's white and Claire is white and dad's a little white."

Will 3/12 "Dad and I are getting gooder at disc golf."

Xander 3/12 seeing frozen peas in his drink that had spilled into the icebox, "Mom, there are green cotton balls in my drink."

Will 12/11 "I know something that's not a word: spit-buggar."

Claire 12/11 "Ha ha, fuh-ee (funny)"

Will 12/11 after he broke a plastic fork, "I would like to put it in recycling because that saves the world."

Will 11/11 as he rubs the carpet, "I like this house because it's hairier than the other one."

Will 9/11 "Mom, could you call my nickname 'shark' please?"

Will 9/11 in a prayer while Blair was away for a month, "Bless that we would ever see dad again, and if we drive there it wouldn't be too long."

Will 3/11 after I asked him how primary was, he said, "I was the 1st kid in class. I thought I was going to have to taught myself."

Will 3/11 "Mom, is today fast Sunday."

Me "What is fast Sunday Will?"

Will, "When we eat really fast."

Will 3/11 "Xander is saying mean things, like that I'm not the leader."

Blair told Will to go to the bathroom with him while we were out somewhere and he was doing the potty dance 3/11, "Hey I had to go to the bathroom too!"