A princess at a Wedding Reception

Last night on April 15, 2011 we went to a wededing reception for
a church friend daughter's wedding reception.  We told the kids that we were going
to go se a princess.

 First, we rode the elevator up to the second floor at the Holiday Inn Hotel.

 After we greeted the reception line which includes the bride and groom, we went
to go get refreshments to eat.  Orion is in front of the food table.  It was a small
appetizer buffet.

 The bride and groom originally were married on Bountiful, Utah, and held the original
reception there where the groom if from,  this is a second reception in honor of the
bride at her home town.  The wedding cake that is displayed here are three cheese-cakes.
Cheese cakes were also served at the desert for the guests.  Orion is in front of the display.

 We all sat down with our food.  Pa, Addison, Payson and Orion are in this picture.

 After a while, the twins decided that it was more fun to play instead of be formal.

 They got under the table and giggled and rolled around and crawled around.

 By this time in the evening, there were people sitting all around the table.

We wonder what they thought of so many feet gathered in a circle.

Bubbles, Bubbles and more Bubbles

 Macy bought Addi-Belle and Payson a new toy. It is a bubble gun.  Pa had to

show Addi-Belle how to work it.  First you take the bottle of bubbles and

screw it to the gun

 After the bubble bottle is attached, you just pull the trigger just like on a regular
toy gun, and hundreds of bubbles come out all at once.  It is really fun.

 Payson got it right away.  He kept pulling that trigger until all the bubbles were gone.

We had to refill his bubble bottle three times, and he wanted more, but that was
enough for the day.  Macy also bought colored bubbles.  We tried them too and
all the bubbles that leaked out and landed on Payson's shoes made his shoes turn
blue.  Maybe we will try it again when it is hotter and they can go bare-foot.
                                          

Eating Out

"This is OUR way to eat out" said

                                               Payson and Addi-Belle.  They are eating

                                                        pizza out in the back yard.  

Chick-fil-A

Today Macy wanted to take her baby twins,

Payson and Addison to Chick-fil-A

so they could go eat a fun dinner

and play.  We decided to go too so

we could have fun seeing them play.

Addi-Belle is coming down the slide.

Now she is climbing back up for more fun.

Payson came down the slide.  The slide is pretty long,

and this is his first time he has slid down it.  He was a little

afraid to go before today.

Now Payson is climbing up for more fun.

Payson decided that the slide is a blast!!

Orion decided he wanted to play as well.

He is following Payson up.

                              Macy went to get Addi-Belle because Orion made her hurry
                             a little bit, and she did not like it. She came down face first.
                              She wanted to go when she was ready.
                              Orion is right behind her.

Raspberry Garden

April posting and current postings.  This is the before and after of our 2011 garden.

The Raspberry bushes were on sale at Walmart for $5.00 each. 

They are normally about $16 to $20 at

a plant nursery so Ma decided to buy three bushes

You just plant them in the soil inside the carton they

came in.  The carton is degradable.

                                          

            Pa decided he would make a special garden just for the Raspberry bushes.

                        It will take two years before we will get some good berries.  Orion
                         hopes they will taste good.  He does NOT like strawberries.

This is what the finished garden looks like.

You can see the three bushes.

Orion can't wait until we can actually eat the berries

                             Next, we will work on making another garden for the vegetables.

                      Orion likes vegetables.  Carrots and Corn on the cob are his favorites

Our original raspberry plants died right away,

and we had to replace them with new ones.

We decided to get one raspberry, one blackberry,

and a blueberry.  They have done really well

thanks to Pa

We grew chilli peppers,green peppers,

 and squash and a watermelon

and on the other side are all tomatoe plants.

There is nothing like fresh vegetables from your gardens

Ma expecially loves tomatoes.  They taste so much better

than store bought.  Pa loves the chilli's and bell peppers,

and Orion liked the squash shredded up and used

as a salad with ranch dressing.

Night out at Fire House Subs

 We went to a new sub place that just opened in our neighborhood a few months ago.

 I got the kids meal sub that came with a sub, drink, chips, and an Oreo cookie.
They also gave me this cool fireman's hat to wear.

                                         Addison got a hat to wear as well.

                                        So did Payson.  We had a lot of fun with our hats.

                                                                                Payson

                                                                               Addison

Renee Ransom and Orion

 Ma's cousin Renee Ransom, was moving from Texas to Salt Lake City, Utah.  It is
about a 24 hour drive.  Albuquerque New Mexico is about the half-way point, so
she was able to stay at our house for two nights.

 I got an attachment to her right away.  She has a great sense of humor, and is
very kind and gentle.  She read to me, and played WII with me, and watched
the movie "Yogi Bear" and showed me her cell phone.

 On the last night of her visit, we all got to go out for dinner.  I wanted her to be
sure to sit next to me. 

 She gave me a lot of attention.  We had a blast. 

I wish she could have stayed a lot longer.

Renee said that she did not see a chocolate fountain in a restaurant very often, so
we had to make sure and get a picture.  Renee and I definantly had chocolate
covered things for our desert. Chocolate covered marshmellows and strawberries.
Yummy!