Breakfast with the girls

This morning Hallie and I were up early and we were getting breakfast ready. I went in my room and put my robe on then came back out to the kitchen with Hal. Hallie saw me come out then went upstairs and a few minutes later Hallie and Megan came walking out of their room. Hallie had found a robe for her and then found a long coat for Megan to use as her robe. I smiled to myself as they trudged down the stairs adjusting their new "robes". They looked so cute, so grown up. So the three of us sat down together and had cold cereal, three girls in their robes.

Pictures of a brown-eyed girl.

Just some Pics of our mega-moo (and no she is not wearing make-up --she kinda looks like she has red lipstick on).

If you beg them... they will come!!!

Melissa gets here on Sept 6th and my Mom and Dad on Sept 8th. We are so excited! We've missed everyone terribly!!!

A Little Bit of Lake Powell

We were all sad that we missed the Lake Powell reunion this year, especially the girls. They love playing with their cousins! A few weeks ago we got a package in the mail with shells and even sand from Lake Powell. Hallie and Megan thought it was so cool to have a bit of Lake Powell all the way out here in Kentucky. Thanks for thinking of us.

Another one gone

We had another visit from the tooth fairy.

Hallie lost tooth number two.

So fun!

"MOM!!!! THERE IS A BIG FLY IN OUR POOL!!!"

I came out expecting to find a "big fly" in the pool. But instead I found this...

Wow, the girls weren't exaggerating!

We have since learned that it is called a cicada. It looks like a fly on steroids.

The Bass Pro Shop

Wow, what a store! We had a great time at the Bass Pro shop. It is a HUGE store dedicated to hunting and fishing. We don't hunt or fish but we heard it was a fun place to take kids, and it is! They have a waterfall, aquarium (where they give fishing tips and try out different baits on the fish), stream, target practice, putt-putt course, and tons of "stuffed animals" (including, beavers, bears, lions, wolfs, raccoons, and of course deer , moose, etc.) Hallie loved the aquarium but was horrified by the target practice. She asked us "Did they FIND these animals dead or did they KILL them?" Trevor and I responded "Umm... Uh-huh, Hallie look at this cool fish."

changing authors...All in all, for the price of gas and $1.50 in change we had fun. Afterwards, we went to the parking lot where most everyone had parked a chevy or ford pickup with decals of animals on their shells. We lifted the back door of the minivan and sat to drink pop. Kathryn fed Campbell, I made a bandaid for meg out of electrical tape and kleenex and we called it a day.

The Face of a First-Grader

(Conversation in our van after dropping Hallie off at school for her first day of first grade)

(After a long silence)

Megan: "I wish Hallie was here"

Me: "So do I... I miss her."

Megan: "Me too"

Hallie started school yesterday. She has one girl from our ward in her class- yay! I was so worried about her all day- Will she like her teacher? Who will she sit by? How is she going to get her lunch? Will kids be nice to her? How will she find her bus?.... you get the idea. When she finally came home from her first day (the longest day ever- for me) she walked like she owned the world. As always, I was worrying for nothing. She loves school, loves her teacher, has lot's of new friends, loves school lunch ...etc. The only complaint she had was that recess was too short. We will miss not having her around all day but I'm so glad that she loves school. That's right, take a good look because this is the face of a first-grader!

magnet boards

I've had a few people ask me for pics of my magnet boards. Here they are. If you want to make one and need help just let me know. They were fun to create!

Our Grubbs Family

When Trevor and I heard about the Lake Powell incident we felt so sick inside. The realization of what you went through and what could have happened was too much - we are just so grateful you are okay and that you were protected. We love each one of you... so much.

CO Poisonings Have Officials Concerned
July 12th, 2007 @ 5:20pm
Ed Yeates Reporting

A rash of carbon monoxide poisonings at Lake Powell within the past week has triggered a strong warning from the Park Service.
Thirty-four people aboard a houseboat were overcome on Tuesday. Saturday, a little girl died while swimming near exhaust from a boat's engine. Dr. Lindell Weaver at LDS Hospital was called as a consultant just after midnight early Wednesday. He says boating poisonings are especially dangerous.
The adults aboard the houseboat complained mostly of headaches and some dizziness, but symptoms among the children were much more dramatic.
Dr. Weaver tells KSL, "Some of the children had a very dramatic expression -- eyes rolled back, lethargy, not interacting - but by the time they arrived at Bullfrog, the clinic in Bullfrog, they were interacting much better."
LDS Hospital was prepared to take as many as eight patients when it got the call Wednesday from Lake Powell. Had it been worse than it was, those patients would have been treated inside the hyperbaric chambers there.
Fortunately, they weren't needed, but Dr. Weaver, who's involved in many carbon monoxide studies, says government data already shows CO from boat motors is much more concentrated because catalytic converters are not required.
"Initially, upon shutting off the engines, behind the boat within a closed space where the exhaust was able to collect, was 80,000 parts per million. Well, that's a lot of CO. That could be lethal to a human within seconds," Dr. Weaver said.
It was deadly to a little girl swimming behind a houseboat on Saturday. It's not just houseboats, either. Dr. Weaver also cautions about Teak Surfing. "Where they hold onto the teak or the swim platform on the back of the boat, and exhaust is right there in front of them."
Since a houseboat is a house with engines and generators, sitting on water, some believe carbon monoxide detectors should be required. Dr. Weaver says, "Carbon monoxide alarms inside the boat could have taken care of the problem, potentially. The alarm goes off. Gee, maybe we've got a problem. There's only one motor running. That's probably where the problem is."
The CDC is currently considering making CO poisonings a reportable injury so they can be tracked more efficiently.

Girls in Curls

My Girls in Curls

smart

so silly sometimes

love to hug

curious

giggles and snorts (Hallie loves to snort)

holding hands

"Megan, be careful."

sharing... most of the time

"Hallie, do you want to see my talents?"

Joyful

Best of friends

"Goodnight Megan, I love you."

"I love you Hallie."

Some of my favorite scrapbook pages

These are a few of my favorite scrapbook pages from the last year or so. I love to scrapbook my kids most! They are just so darn cute!! They have learned when mom wants to take pictures for the scrapbook they might as well smile and get it over with. I sure miss my scrapbook friends from Utah- Love you Ramona, Andrea, Adrienne, Angie, and Tiffany!

SQUASH! Yes Kathryn took a picture of it. We were talking about how much we miss dad dropping by in the Suburban with garden spoils. This is a picture of the squash we bought for dinner - we are missing you dad.

"I Love to See the Temple"

Our beautiful little Louisville Temple.

When I first saw the temple here my heart warmed and I somehow felt closer to home.

Our chapel shares the parking lot with the temple

(it's like a miniature of the Bountiful Temple).

The members here are very protective of their temple. They love it dearly and take good care of it. They are just so grateful for the temple!

We are grateful too! We never dreamed that we would live closer to the temple in Kentucky than we did in Utah. It's just down the street,

less than 3 miles away!!