Jun 27, 2009

Birthdays, A Bomb, Chocolate and Frogs!

Mark's birthday dinner (steak and potatoes...go figure), Bryce and Grandpa posing by the their favorite toy! Bryce took to the back hoe like a fish to water, no surprise! Wish I had footage of him using the machine. Mark on the roof of his father's truck brought back a rush of memories, doesn't he just look as cute as ever?

So I made Mark's favorite dessert for father's day/ birthday...chocolate mousse pie (made 2 of them, it only took 90 minutes!!!), I didn't even try to guess the calories it was too good to consider that. Cameron in NY working hard for Grandpa, we missed him. Bryce spent a week in NY then Cameron for a week. They enjoyed spending one on one time with their grandparents.
About to sing happy birthday to Mark and here is Grant peering down a sewer grate, there were many frogs "stuck" down there and he spent HOURS trying to figure out how to get them out, there were many tears involved, we tried to convince them they would get out, but he assumed they were doomed. Grandma felt so bad for him she too, him to a pond to find some frogs for his pond...it did the trick, whew!
When Mark had his actual birthday, I made him dinner but only Bryce was home, so we celebrated Whole Food's style for dessert! Hudson has found his funny side, who would have guessed with 4 older brothers encouraging nonsense?!?! It was bound to happen.
For father's day, Bryce spent 16 HOURS non stop and hired a friend to help clean out the garage for his dad, while he was away for the day. It was SO hot and muggy too! He built a work bench, borrowed a hammer drill for the concrete wall, bought peg board and organized, OH and bought a huge vice too, which was also from Cameron and Devyn. Mark was thrilled, so to bring in the good fortune the right way he went and bought an air compressor, and when i say air compressor...it is almost 6 feet tall! They are all salivating, waiting to get it going. For those of you who are saying, what do you use those for...well they are going to use it to paint Bryce's car, other than that...I dunno, you can pump up tires! :)
Lastly, when Cameron posted on facebook, that he was looking for a bomb in his Grandpa's garage...he wasn't kidding! Grandpa had this from his day's in the airforce. Cameron has found his favorite bedroom prop, which he might actually turn into a mobile! He sanded it and spray painted it. If you know Cameron, or have seen his collections, this was the mother load, what a perfect gift for him!

1 comments:

Lindsey said...

Sounds like you guys are having so much fun out there! I love all the pictures :) I sure do miss it back there!