Brady's Citizenship Award

Brady got another award at school.

I think it is so cute how Brady tries to hide when he is feeling shy. I was really bummed I couldn't be there to see him get his award, but thank heavens for Grandmas to help fill in. What would we do without the support from family.

Way to go Brady! We love you!

Scott is 43 & Taylor is 11

Yesterday we had Scott's family plus Mom, Dad and Teniele over to celebrate Scott and Taylor's birthdays. We had a delicious meal that Scott cooked on his Treager. He did tri-tip and chicken. It was so good it melted in your mouth. Everyone has been trying to eat more healthy so we decided to make a new health conscious dessert. Scott was a little nervous about it but I think everyone liked it. The chocolate cake mix had only Greek yogurt and water added. The cream layer was ricotta cheese, coconut milk, agave & roasted coconut. Then it had a layer of roasted oats, pecans & flaxseed and a mixed berries layer of strawberries, raspberries and blackberries.

It was so nice to see Mom out and about after her knee surgery. She looks really good but still struggles with the pain. She is coming home for good today from the rehab hospital. Yeah!

We also loved having Scott's grandma with us. It had been a while since she was able to come out. I still can't believe she will turn 100 on May 2nd. She looks so good and still living alone, simply amazing!

We gave Taylor eleven balloons with a dollar bill in each one. It was pretty fun watching her pop them to get her money out. Scott got some hunting stuff, money, nike shoes, treager pellets and the kids and I gave him a panini grill and Adele live at the Royal Albert Hall blu-ray. It was a nice day!

Last Weekend...

Friday the kids normally don't have school but because March 2nd was Dr. Seuss' birthday a lot of the kids that wanted went to school for a pajama day and read books. Brady had so much fun, he keeps asking when they can have another pajama day.

After we dropped him off, we went to Brandon's annual review with his home. He seemed pretty much the same. We are currently working on becoming his legal guardian through the state, I think it is pretty ridiculous you have to go to court and pay an attorney to do that. I still can't believe he is in a group home and that it has been two years already. After our meeting we took him to lunch at the Westside Drive-in. Their food is so good. Brandon then wanted a blizzard from Dairy Queen. It took us a while before we could walk him back in the house. We just sat out in the car listening to music. It so fun to listen to Brandon sing.

Later in the evening we went over to see Mom and Anita. Mom had replacement knee surgery on Tues Feb. 28th and she decided to go into the Presbyterian Rehab facility for a couple of weeks. It is not fun to see her in so much pain or so nauseated. We are all hoping that with all the extra therapy and help she will be able to recover faster.

Saturday I spend a lot of time with Mom and Anita while the kids hung out with their cousins at Stacie's. We played some games and I worked on some handouts for my Primary class while they were doing therapy. Scott went to the sportsmen show to see Ron's presentation on coyote hunting. I had to leave around 4:30 so I could pick up some pizza to deliver to a lady in our ward that had a baby. On our way home we picked up Jocie for the night while her parents were out of town. These pictures are some of the crazy things they did...What a weekend!