Time to play catch up with my journal
entries. Sunday’s are great family days. We like to go on
hikes or walks. On this particular day (4/25/2021), it was a little
chilly but that did not stop us from enjoying nature and have races with
Fozzie. Mac tried his hand at fishing but didn’t catch
much. We had a good time lounging, eating snacks, and then walking
back down Mueller Canyon.
The
weather turned nice in May, so we started the lawn mowing. We mow 5
yards. It has been a blessing for the kids. We invite any
child who wants to earn money to mow. Rocket Santiano is the only
consistent child who helps mow each week.
Gigi
Rasmussen, my niece has come to live with us for the summer while she works and
prepares to go to USU. She likes to make desserts. She
made this beautiful cake for mother’s day and it was absolutely
delicious. I had another slice the next day because it was so yummy.
McCabe
is in that stage of life where he likes to look at himself shirtless in the
mirror. Sometimes he looks for armpit hair and announces to the family
when he finds one. On this particular day, he found some underwear
that was too small and decided to make a fashion statement. He was a
good sport to let me take a picture.
Jacinda
went to prom with Liam and friends and had a good time. They spent
the day tie dying and frying any type of food. They fried pizza
pockets, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, pineapple, biscuit dough, cheese
sticks, and potatoes. It was a lot of fun. After the
dance, they came back to the house to socialize and eat ice
cream. Tim and I then took everyone home. I will be
really happy when she gets her license and can drive others.
I
had a little time on my hands and decided to make an outfit. This
was a long time coming. I made the skirt and
jacket. Unfortunately it is summer time and very hot (triple digit
hot) so I won’t be wearing this until later in the year.
Xadia
got to present the 1900’s in her decade days report at school. She
and her class mates got to dress up from that era. She wore a fancy
feather and flower hat with a decorative dress and black boots. She
was very excited to wear the outfit and did a great job presenting. I
am so proud of her and her class.
June
has arrived and it is time for summer vacation. We headed to
Oceanside for some beach and cousin time. It was so fun riding the
waves on boogie boards and watching the kids play in the water or trying not to
get tipped in the raft. We spent half a day at the San Diego Safari
park which was really neat. I liked looking at the animals and the
plants. We got an app on our phones that identifies plants when you
take a picture. Teagan can drain the phone battery really fast using
that plant app. The kids also got to ride in a hot air balloon and
we also learned about Fozzie’s escape while at the park. He had ran
about two miles away from home by breaking his leash while Gigi was at
work. We had the next door neighbor (Zoey Kister) take care of
Fozzie. He does not like to be alone.
Friday,
June 25th, Lizzy Fisher married Caleb Popp in the San Diego
temple. It brought back such good memories since Tim and I were
married there 22 years earlier. I loved being on those grounds and
near the temple.
Another
thing we like to do on Sundays is cook. Jacinda made some pina
colada lollipops for youth in the ward. Teagan made some gummy
candies and Xadia made cupcakes. I finished out the evening with a
batch of fudgy nut brownies. We definitely do not starve for sugar
in our house.
