Healthy Breakfast??

The other day Peter was chewing on his nails. I mean really going to town. I guess we named him appropriately! Anyway, I was trying to talk to him logically why it wasn’t good to bite your nails. (Who am I to talk though, I just kicked the habit a few years ago and I still occasionally get the urge!) Well, I am hoping to stop a bad habit before it forms—this was our conversation.
Mom: Peter, don’t chew on your finger nails. It hurts and they will bleed.
Peter: It not hurt. Chomp-chomp.
Mom: Why are you chewing on your finger-nails?
Peter: They’re good. Me hungry.
Mom: Well, finger-nails aren’t good to eat. You need something healthy. They don’t taste good.
Peter: Me like it, they taste good.
Mom: What do they taste like?
Peter: SUGAR!!
I really didn’t know what to say to that--so much for that teaching moment. I guess sugar coated finger-nails wouldn’t be such a bad breakfast. Maybe he can let the other kids in on his secret and then they can just have breakfast on the bus. Our mornings would run a lot smoother.

Summer Vacation

We had a great trip and David posted several pictures last month. I have not been able to kick into gear and get much done aroud here. I love to go visit our families, but I am always super homesick when we get home. It's probably better if we don't even go in the first place!! We really do love it here and this is home for us now, but I just miss the Cannon and DeBry families. They are lots of fun. I remember one particular day when we were in Idaho--we rode horses, played in the canal, had a cook-out, rode 4-wheelers, played at the pond and just had fun together. I was soaking it all in and I commented to David that it had been such a fun day, and that I knew if we lived here it wouldn't really be like this everyday. Well, his comment back to me was, "Not everyday, but it would be every weekend!" The kids loved being with grandparents and cousins. It's fun to see them immediately feel close to them.

Some of the highlights of our trip:

Katherine: Eating suckers in the van and spending WAY too much time out of her carseat!

Peter: On the temple--guy (Angel Moroni) on top--way up there.

Grace: Painting ladybugs with Grandma Cannon.

Michael: Canoe Trip--Kayaking with cousin Ryan.

Parker: Eating at Big Judd's--the Hungry Heifer (15 scoops of ice cream)

Eliza: Playing with cousins.

David" Camping overnight trip in Montana and Canoe trip.

Marilyn: Being with everyone, staying up late talking, eating junk, being with everyone, riding horses, float trip, Nauvoo with Grandma Rita and Opa, etc.

Facelift

It's time for a blog facelift, but I cannot figure out how to get this picture the right size--help Debbie, I am trying to do what you did on yours.