Summer is Here

Tuesday evening was the cub scout pinewood derby for our ward, which was turned into a combined cub/boy scout derby, which meant that as scout master Thad got to make a car and race it. There was a lot of time and serious engineering put into this car, and it paid off as he won first place. Note the top section in the back. That is actually fishing weights that were melted down with a blow torch and poured into the mold Thad had on top of the car. Part of the winning strategy was putting all the weight in the back to give the most potential energy. . . or something like that.

The weather has been absolutely lovely this week, and all the flowers in my yard are blooming. I cut these off just a few of the rose bushes we have around the yard, and they totally made my day.

The kids have been outside enjoying this weather. Sammy was out "enjoying" a few afternoons ago while I was trying to get some primary phone calls made. I guess the sprinkler had just come on in the garden and made some great puddles, because I went to check on him a few minutes later and found this happy little guy.

He's not all trouble though. I found him like this just this morning and I love it! He may look just like his daddy, but this picture is proof that there is a little bit of me in him after all.

I just pulled all these pictures off of the 3 cameras we have sitting on the desk and between the three found at least a hundred "self portraits" of Andi. Now realize, I empty the cameras every time I post, so she took all of them in the last week or so. Most of them are her making faces and sticking her tongue out. She will take a bunch and then look at them on the camera and laugh her head off. She really finds herself amusing. Big thanks to Aunt Kelsie who taught Andi how to take these lovely pictures a few summers ago. NOT!