Where have we been???

I am sure I have caused many of you to worry about the 20-Falls Crew whereabouts. Stocking is addicting and I am sure I have caused some withdrawals. Sorry.

So, for that I will try to reconnect you with our world.

June 17-20th-went to YW Girls Camp. It was lots of fun. We went up past Sun Valley about 1 hour. Beautiful country. Bear country too. Luckily we only saw their 'mark' and it was not too fresh. Whew!



I laughed and carried on like I had no worries in the world. (except the possible bears). I thought for sure I was going to be drug out of my tent! The majority of the girls slept in cabins, some in tents. I am glad I was in a tent. Kept the late night noise level down.
We got to go rock rapelling. I am sure we were in advance level. But, it was fun. The girls loved it!
This girls camp has showers and cabins and hot food, we were not roughing it, but it was more of a spiritual retreat, no electronic appendages allowed. Nice.

Returned from Girls Camp and my little Corbin was not happy with me being gone. He would not look at me or talk to me for 45 min. of me coaxing. Tough. I missed my little blonde baby boy! Savannah told me "Mom's are suppose to STAY HOME!" I am sure Grandpa Fuller was whispering that into her ear.
The next day I had the Temple Youth Celebration practice for 4 hours in the morning and 3 in the evening. My kids seriously wonder if they have a mom. The Temple Open House begins in a couple weeks. If you want to come and go through you are welcome to stay at our Bed and Breakfast. Finest hotcakes around!

My friend came that next Tuesday with her kids, however, they also brought the stomach flu. So, they left early due to puking and that very night our puking started. Good things travel fast, right? Tanner came into our room "mom, I don't feel good" (me not knowing what is going on at 1 am. "I think I am going to..." (luckily it went on the carpet and not on me), he went about 5 times on our bedroom carpet. Then once in the bathroom (marathon timing to the toliet) and then into the toliet. I was in a shocked moment staring and smelling the sight before me. NASTY! Nathan began cleaning up chunks, which I believe is the gagging part, I got the cleaning stuff and we were on hands and knees working for another hour. Tanner, in the bathroom, quietly said in a very cheerful voice "Ahh I feel much better". Nathan and I look at each other as we are on the floor gagging in throw-up, "I am so glad Tanner, do you want to go to bed" and off he went.

I went out first thing the next morning and bought a puke cleaner upper machine. It took me about 7 hours to entirely disinfect my home. I cleaned all that nasty puke off the carpet, not fun.
Here it is, sideways, it worked fantastic!


Then two nights ago, Savannah thought it would be fun to join the club. But, she did it all in the bathroom. Sweet girl (1 am again) When I got to her, she was trying to clean it up herself.

After a bath we came up with the idea that it would be great to sleep in the tub to prevent any further episodes. She loved the idea!

So, this takes us to a new week. We are trying to regather ourselves. We do hit the park almost daily for fun and free lunch for the public. It is only for kids and we love to take advantage of getting out of a cooked meal.

Our neighbors, MJ and Clay, came over (10:30pm-my exercise time of 5:30 will come WAAAY to soon), we planned our camping trip up to Stanley, Id this Thursday-Saturday. So, I guess I have my work cut out for me to plan for that.
Should be fun.
Happy 4th of July!

The Big Leauges

We are focusing on Tanner Boy these days. He is into baseball and soon will be leaving home to play for the major league.

This year it is coach pitch. He really has fun, even with the bugs on the ground, the airplanes in the sky and occasionally the ball.

We have had coats on with the fun weather we have had here. There was a hope of sunshine with the rainbow. Tanner Boy is #13 and he got new baseball pants for his bday.

Good luck Tanner with your fun baseball!

Corbin is a part of the fun as well. He loves to wear Tanner's baseball helmet and does so while playing on the playground nearby. A little top heavy, don't you think?

I cannot get the picture to turn clockwise, tilt your head and enjoy.

Happy Birthday Tan Man

Tanner Boy turned the big number 7 on June 8. I cannot believe my little baby boy is getting so big! I never imagined this. He is such a wonderful tender hearted boy. He is always playing with Corbin and Savannah and wants them to be happy. Tanner is working on the 13th Article of Faith and he will have memorized them all.

He loves to read and just finished a 100 page version of Moby Dick. He loved it. His next challenge is Summer of the Monkeys.


He also loves to use him imagination and build some pretty impressive things with Tinkertoys, legos and lincoln logs.

We sure love our Tanner Boy, Happy Birthday!

It was his year to have a birthday party. He chose to have a Science Themed party. We had a great time.

At our house, the kids get to decorate their own cake, they love it and look forward to it. They get to choose the frosting and sprinkles and how the decorating will take place. Tanner chose to sprinkle red and white sprinkles around the outside edge, orange in the letters (the bottle spilled onto the "a") and he wanted green and black in the middle. My neighbor, MJ (so thoughtful and ate it with a smile of enjoyment) said it looked like a quilt. So nice.

Baby's make anything look fun and delicious!
Corbie had a lot of fun being a part of Tanner' s big day. Tanner was extra nice to help make it fun for Corbin and Savannah.

Tanner opened up his present from G and G Thomsen. Notice the way he says "Moby Dick" with his 2nd present. awesome.

This was an experiment we did with the kids at the birthday party, watching molecules expand (blowing up ivory soap to incredible size).

We also blew up balloons by making CO2 also made slime and goo. We had so much fun.

Happy Birthday Tan Man!

Put em up!

One saturday morning, we were trying to catch a little extra zzz's and here comes my two cowboys.

Tanner had gotten Corbin out of bed and they played cowboys and Indians, I guess we were the Indians.

Don't let my good looks and great jammies fool you, I am a real cowboy and can 'shoot em up' at any moment!

You asked for it, "Put up your dukes!"

Stimulating the economy

In the beginning....(nathan-"oh man, sheesh, call in the troops!")

We decided it was our American duty to help the economy out of this recession. We bought the big play structure at Costco for our little yard. I think it sort of looks like a yacht in a pond. The kids and neighbors love it!

Nathan slaved on it for about 3 days. The kids 'helped'. Corbie found some of the little screws and help to scatter them across the lawn. So helpful! Tanner helped to build the rock wall and Savannah contributed by playing with Corbie so we could work.

After it was finished YES! we then had to seal it from the rain/sprinklers. That is where I came in. Nathan had to take over because I had a mutual activity. He did a huge body spread on the top of the roof to reach the far corner. (have to seal everything right?) I am thinking he is pretty much lucky he did not crash right down on his head!

We have big plans for sleep outs in our fort, Savannah and neighbor girls play serious "house" in it and Tanner and friends play pirates. Corbin just goes up and down the slide all day long, happy as can be.

He loves to swing "undog mom" "undog mom" (underdog mom!)