Nothing says Summer like BBQ's and Pirates...

We are reaching that point where it is almost time to say good-bye to summer! I frankly cannot believe it, this summer has flown by. Probably because we have been out doing so much and having a lot of fun, and not stuck inside a house with the AC blasting trying to escape the hottest heat of Tucson.

On Friday we went to an LFM closing BBQ. It was really great, and fun to see everyone that Todd has been going to class with for the last few months. It is nice to have a small break with Todd, and have him relatively stress free. We are really proud of him for all the hard work and the good job he has done this last semester. I have always admired Todd for his diligence and dedication, and the way he sets his mind to accomplish even the hardest of tasks. Only Todd can make going to MIT seem like a piece of cake.

On Saturday morning some good friends of ours woke us up and told us that some Pirates had invaded our playground the night before and buried treasure! The boys were really excited, and they loved digging for their "coins" and "jewels". We are so grateful that we live in the community that we live in here, and have already made some friendships that we know will last a lifetime.

We are on to the Wedding Extravaganza (as I have entitled it) this week in Utah and there will sure to be a large post coming of our exciting Utah trip. Good luck to Jon who is in the last week of Bachelorhood!

This is the SO (significant other) group of the LFM's 10's. They are a great group of ladies.

Some of Todd's classmates at the BBQ.

Todd teaching Thatcher how to play football. He is hoping to cash in on Thatcher's size...

Thatcher and some of his friends running around silly.

Digging for treasure.

A REAL coin!

The sandbox all dug up!

He was very dedicated to his pirate cause...

The cutest little pirates I have ever seen.

When Taggy sees Pirate
hats he says, "ARRRR" in his most ferocious voice. I was trying to teach Thatcher how to say,
"drink up me hearties yo ho!" but it didn't go over too well. I guess we will leave that one to Capn' Jack for now.

Bawling like a baby....

Okay so I am siting here bawling like a blubbering school girl. I just think these girls are too cute, and I am so happy that they won Gold and Silver. I don't know what it is about this Olympics, but I am crying EVERY NIGHT! I cry when Michael Phelps wins, and when I see his mom crying with pride in the stands. I bawled when Nastia Luikin hugged her Dad when she won the gold, I bawled when she and Shawn Johnson stood on the podium. I cry when I hear the anthem and see our flag. I cry at the human interest stories, and those blasted Johnson and Johnson commericals when the athlets thank their mothers. I am like a sobbing idiot! And no, I am not pregnant.

Rainy days...

So here are a few things we have been doing since it has been raining for a week...thankfully today the sun is out and it is BEAUTIFUL! I keep telling Todd that it is worth a few stormy, rainy days for the absolutely GORGEOUS days of late summer and fall of New England.

Yesterday we went to an indoor play area of a VERY posh mall in the area. I am talking Tiffany's, Pottery Barn, ect. It was fun to walk around and look at all the stores, window shopping of course. The boys liked the little play area, and it was nice to let them run off some steam after being in the house for a couple days because of the rain.

We also had to wait in line for 30 mintues at the bank to open up a new bank account. Waiting 30 minutes in line with two very active little boys is a recipe for DISASTER! Good thing Todd was there to entertain them! They sure love their Daddy!

Dream Dinners

Last night I organized a Relief Society trip to Dream Dinners. If you haven't heard about Dream Dinners, Super Suppers, Let's Dish, ect. it is an ingenious idea where you go and make meals that are delicious and stock in your freezer. I go and make a whole months worth of dinners, and that way I never have to ask "what is for dinner tonight?". It has saved us time, and money, which is always important on a student budget! We had a great group of girls go last night and we had a blast assembling all our meals for the month! If you haven't checked to see if you have one of these great little places near you, you should!