YAHOO!

Dad is home!!!

Ted survived his first full week of scout camp!

We are glad to have our dad back! We have missed him this last month and we are grateful that he will be around for the rest of the summer! He definitely helps keep our family happy!

My sweet boy!

Josh giving me a big smile just after he finished a popcicle.

Our Pet Owl!!

Sam spotted a baby owl in our tree last week! Our cat George was only about two inches away from it and he still didn't realize what he was next to. I quickly got George out of the tree:)

We called a neighbor and he came and took the baby owl to a wild animal care center for us! I am pretty sure the owl would not have been able to survive our dog let alone our cat!

Maurie's 5 Month Old Pictures

Here are a few pictures we took when Maurie was five months old! I think she had enough by the time I was done!!

Maurie is eating solid food!

Maurie has quickly taken to eating solids! She can now join us at the dinner table which means that I too can be at the dinner table!!

One funny thing that Maurie does after almost every bite is that she spits out a little dab of food out the middle of her mouth. She has done this kind of thing ever since she was itty-bitty. For example, Maurie would always spit out a bubble bundle after she settled down! I thought it was funny back when whe was so small, but now I think it amazing that such a characteristic (as simple as it is) could present itself at such a young age.

This is a funny thing that Sam said to me today. He ran up to me all upset:

“Joshie took all of my ideas, Mom!”
Mom –“Ideas are things that are in your head Sam, how could he take them away from you? “
Sam- “When my mouth opened, the ideas came out and he stole them right away”
“He took them and catched them right away from me. I’m going to take my ideas back in my mouth and eat them so Joshie can’t take them”
Mom – “How are you going to get your ideas back from Josh?”
“When he opens his mouth I am going to take them out of his mouth and they are going to go back into my mouth” at this point Joshie starts to yell “No Sammie, they’re my ideas and you can’t take them out of my mouth!”
When I asked Sam what idea Josh stole from him, he told me it was the idea about going outside. I guess since Josh stole that idea from Sam he could no longer go outside because that idea was gone!

Our Trip to the Zoo

We had a fun trip to Hogle Zoo on our way home from Bountiful this week (once again, so we could pass time while Ted was gone)! Luckily Taneil was willing to bring her kids and join us with a last-minute invitation!! We had fun seeing all of the animals and playing with our cousins! Sam kept track of our zoo adventure by following the zoo map and making sure that we saw all of his favorites! We bought a year membership to the zoo so we hope to visit it a lot this summer! So, if anyone is headed that way please let us know, we would love to go again! For us, the zoo is much more fun when friends come along!

Time at Grandma and Grandpa Jeppsen's House

We all had fun at Grandma and Grandpa's house while Ted was in Kansas City for work! They made my job a lot easier and also made the days go by quicker! Sam and Josh enjoyed lots of time outside playing with Grandpa!

My Memorial Day Adventure

I had a fun night helping my neighbors deliver kittens!! My neighbor called me late on Memorial Day and said that her cat was having trouble with her third kitten. The kitten was breech and the mommy cat couldn't get him out on her own! So I donned my gloves and I reminisced about the veterinary days of the past. I had a lot of fun needless to say! And all of the cats are doing great! This fortunate kitten was named "Miracle." If you know of anyone who would like a kitten let me know, they all need homes!