Country Bumpkins

Oh man was today a long day. I wasn't sure I would make it through lunch without my patience-o-meter hitting it's max. When I was younger I never understood why our non-stop giggling and goofing around drove my mamma so nuts. After this morning, I think I'm beginning to understand. I'll blame it on the doughnuts we had for breakfast. Hyrum and Camilla were little balls of energy running this way and that all over the house, in the yard, back in the house, up and down, all around. It made me tired just watching them. They giggled pretty much non-stop all morning long. The trampoline was transformed into a wrestling ring and the laughs came right from their cute little bellies. By lunch time I was going coo-coo and opted for Hyrum to go for a nap.

When he woke up he came downstairs and told me he brushed his teeth. I quickly dashed upstairs and discovered he had done some unpacking over the last five minutes. Daddy's shaver had been taken apart in ways I never knew it could be. There was toothpaste squeezed all over the inside of Daddy's laptop bag and some coldsore ointment all over the carpet. The floss had been unraveled and sat bunched on the floor. And a line of mascara was drawn all the way across the bottom of my favorite quilt. I took a deep breath and sent him away to his room before I lost it. After his repeated "sorry Mommy" I couldn't be mad.

We are now kicking it at the acreage. My little brother is speaking in church on Sunday about his mission in Chile and how the Gospel makes us happy. I am looking forward to it and being here with family. When we arrived we ended up spending all of our time outside helping out with weeding, raking and berry picking. I couldn't wait to eat fresh raspberries, even if they hadn't been washed yet.

Joe and Gramma. He loves the outdoors so much!

Hyrum loves to feel the grass tickle his toes and hasn't put on shoes since we got here.

The kids got rides all over the yard between loads of grass and things. I thought I should get a turn too! Mike gave me an uber fast ride!

Seriously, we had so much fun with this thing tonight!