MUD FOOTBALL

I have learned over the years that kids are CREATIVE! They come up with ideas that I would never dream of. Yesterday was one of those days. We decided to go swimming to beat the heat, and after we got home I think the boys thought they were too clean so they decided to get DIRTY! Carson came up with this fun idea of mud football. Being such an AWESOME mom I said "ya dude that sounds fun." But behind my breath I was swearing and saying how much I didn't want to clean up their filth.

After the water sat in the dirt for about 15 minutes they had a great mud puddle. How excited they were to get DIRTY. The game went on for hours. They were not even hungry when they got done because they had eaten so much MUD. The sun started to set and they were still going strong. You should have seen them......they were like little boys with their first dose of sugar. Carson kept saying that he had mud pies building up between his butt cheeks and private areas. They were hilarious! After the cold hose down NAKED they ran to the showers to get their cheeks clean. Brain was nice enough to clean up their mess. What a great dad they have!

NEW BUSINESS VENTURE

If Brian already doesn't have enough going on in his life he is taken on 1 more business. I am so excited for him! Before we moved to Ashton, Brian said he thought it would be fun to get a junk truck with a plow and plow the roads during the winter. During the remodel Brian met this great guy named Mike Vecchio who plowed him out many times. Mike and his family are moving to Indiana and just on a whim decided to sell their business. We had NO intentions of buying the business from him, but it just worked out and fell into our hands. One day we had the thought and the next day we decided to do it. It happened just like that! We will miss the Vecchio family. They have truly been AWESOME!
We finally got our permit to build the shop. Wow, that only took 6 months for the permit. Hopefully it won't take that long to build it. We all seem super duper happy these days. We just miss seeing all of you.

TERRIFIC TUESDAY

FUN ADVENTURES WITH LINCOLN
Today we visited the busy town of Rexburg! Man, were things hopping around that town.

• Cooper had his vaccinations today which was sooooo sad. His poor little chubby legs got beat up with 3 shots.
• Carson had a great experience with the hair scissors today......don't ask, but thanks Nic.
• Kelton had a very interesting Cortney Boice moment in his pants today. Because this is my journal I will explain. We were entering the town of Rexburg and Brian had just dropped me and the boys off to borrow Roberta's car. Momma Berta was in Idaho Falls shopping so we entered the home like quiet little thief's. When all of the sudden from out of the blue was a large explosion. One like you have never heard before. It went like this (prepare yourself)...........Burp, Hickup, Blast out!!!! And when I say blast out I mean OUT! It was definitely a Cortney moment. Cort, you are so famous around these parts......hee, hee, hee. After hosing him off and stripping him down they went to soak in grandpas hot tub. Dad, you might not want to drink the hot tube water tonight. The funny thing is that he feels just fine. It is going around our family......do you think it is the water in Asthon?
• Brian spent his day working on his new snow removal business. He thinks it is going to be fun waking up at 4:00am plowing people out of their homes. Actually, I think he will just LOVE it. I am excited for him.

It was a busy, but fun day today. We love being alive and hope that many of you will come visit us in the little town of Asthon. Hope to see you soon.

Do you ever wonder where the day goes? It seems that times just flies by. Cooper pooped and grunted his way through his 4 month birthday today. Carson and Kelton serenaded their way through happy birthday. They also included their little buddy Oli in the song since we never got a chance to sing to him yesterday. Happy birthday Oli....we love you!

I worked the weekend at the hospital and while I was gone Brian taught the boys the art of fly tying. It is pretty hilarious to watch the boys tie these crazy looking flies. They sit at their tying area for hours on end to see who can make the best looking fly. Here are some fun pics of their special flies that they tied.

Kelton lost his other front tooth today. He has been working on that one for months. Carson came up to Brian and asked him if the tooth fairy was for real because Carson found a stash of baby teeth in Brian's drawer....Whoops!

The boys went on a run with me around the little loop. Man they are fast. How can those little legs carry them so swiftly. Only if I could run like that!

Goodnight, I am exhausted!

MIDNIGHT

The boys have named their new little terror kitten MIDNIGHT. This cat has some serious mental issues it needs to deal with. You look at it wrong and your wrists will be slit down to the main artery. I like that in a cat......VISCOUS! The boys are possing with Midnight right before she strikes them to the ground in pain. Yup, good kitty!

FREAK OUT

Today we spent the day in Rexburg running errands and hanging out with family and friends. We picked up a new addition to the family today. Carson and Kelton got a kitty. I'm hoping for a mouse killer, wolf chaser, rattle snake warner, and bear terrorizer. If that cat can do all of those things, I think we will get along great.

Brian took Charles (Sled Shed employee) fishing tonight. Me and the boys were the shuttle service. On our way back home we drove by some strange people who were yelling and waving their hands at me. I just waved to them and looked ahead....... I ran right over a 12 foot rattle snake. Well maybe it wasn't 12 feet, maybe it was 18 ft. I got out of the truck and said a couple unpleasant words as I watched the nasty thing slither off into the bushes. So now I am pretty sick to my stomach, disgusted with life, and ready to move back to the quiet town of Rexburg. This is two rattle snakes in a weeks period. I don't know if I am tough enough to live here. "I want my mommy."

So I am dealing with the snakes, stressing about not having enough birth control pills for the week, and now I am home living in an OVEN. It was 88 degrees today in my house. These big windows have its positives and negatives. So right now I guess I could say that I am a PMS B_T_H! Sorry for the language, but I am a little nasty right now.

Off to put the kidos to bed and lather in my own personal sweat bath.

CARSON'S PRIZE FISH

Carson caught this fish yesterday while fishing with the boys. His dad was kinda jealous! "It's way bigger than dads!"

DELISH

Look at this exciting moment! My first garden has produced some delicious radishes. If I liked radishes they would be even more delicious. Look at how red, cute, and little they are. Oh I feel like a champion. We put them in a yummy salad that we ate for dinner. I can't tell you how ecstatic I will be when those carrots pop their little heads out.

The boys went fishing in the boat last night and Carson caught a honker with his pole. Kelton also reeled in his very first fish. They have been fishing 3 times within the week. This is more fishing than we have done in the past 9 years. While the boys were fishing Cooper and I went for a walk up the monster hill. I met a fun family that was out in their front yard. Hoping they will come by our home for a visit. We are LOVING it here! So much to do as a family!
Just got home from the Ashton pool. Man is it hot out side 90 degrees and about 120 degrees inside. I think you could fry an egg on my hardwood floors. That little pool is sure fun for the kids. Now they are all outside squirting Brian with the hose.....hee, hee I think I will go throw a few water balloons at them.

BIG HUNK

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Today was such a great day. Brian has been sick the past couple of days but woke up feeling much better. The boys woke up early to help cook Bri some delicious blueberry muffins and juice. They wrote him the greatest card. Carson writes "dad thank you for tacking us to school eavry day. and gowing mowtin bicking sometimes I very appreciate you. very very much."
Kelton writes "thank you dad for tacking me fishing." And Coop even signs his name. The even picked out some gifts for him at Cal Ranch.

We went to our new ward today. I thought I was attending a funeral for a person who lived to be 110. There was definitely some serious gray hair going on. We met some fun people there and hoping these old wonderful people will fill me with KNOWLEDGE.

We took Brian to Trails Inn after church. What a delicious meal they brewed up for us.

We came home and hung out as a family. Brian started building a computer desk, and the rest of us tried helping......I think he re screwed all of the screws we tried to put in.

Father, I tried calling you many times today to wish you Happy Father's Day. You must have been so busy with all of your Father's Day gifts and pampering. Happy day to you!

Rob Williams, thank you also for being such an amazing and fun father also. You have been great. Happy day to you!
At about 8:00pm we headed down to the river. We all have been practicing our fly fishing skills. Carson is getting pretty AWESOME. Me on the other hand.......I need some serious practice. We had a fun time and YUP, I caught a monster. Don't let them fool you by it's size. It was truly a prize fish keeper.

To all of the father's out there today......HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

FRIEND FRIDAY

We had such a great day today with some AWESOME friends from Rexburg. My bestest buddy Jennica, and her family came up to visit us in Ashton. We started off with some delicious lunch. We BBQ'd up some yummy hamburgers and we off to feed the fish.

We drove to a beautiful place up by Island park called Big Springs. Here you can feed these HUGE fish pretty much anything you would like. I bet they would have eaten one of our yummy hamburgers. After the kids put their feet in the water and spent their life savings on fish food we headed back home to Ashton.
We grabbed the kids swim suits and headed down to the pool. What a fun spot! It is a small pool with lots of character and NICE people. Cooper and I had fun watching all the kidos play. It is sure nice to have great friends.Brian spent the day running around doing something called work. He worked on the permit for the shop and went to Idaho Falls to buy supplies. We LOVE Friday's.

MICE, AND SNAKES, AND BUGS - OH MY!

Today I am at work again and looking forward to a few days off. I am hoping to cut back to 1-2 days a week. Insurance....can't live without it......but can barely afford it. This is the main reason I am working right now.

In Asthon there are some fun mountain bike trails just out our front door. The only problem is that some of the trails are so overgrown. The family ventured out to cut down old trees, clean the path of large rocks, and try to make it rideable. Cooper even joined in on the fun! Soon, we will have a fun loop that the whole fam can ride.

We went to the local outdoor pool IN ASHTON the other day (Rexburg needs to get with the times). The kids had fun, but were a little shy because they did not know anyone. I met some great people there and had a good time chatting with them in my turtle neck and long black pants. When does that baby fat disappear? We asked our neighbor Caleb if he would like to join us. He gladly accepted and was thrilled to have the company. He is an only child and stays home by himself all summer long. We have invited him over many times for lunch and just to hang. He was telling me about a monster rattlesnake that he found in his back yard rock pile. It totally freaked me out! I went straight out to the yard and cut all of the weeds with the mower and weed wacker. All but 4.5 acres left to go. I am also investing in about 30 cats to calm the rodent population so the snakes stay away from my yard. Max is such a great guard dog though......yah right, he runs away with his tail between his legs when he sees a stink bug. Did I tell you that Max impregnated the neighbors dog? The neighbors left there dog home for the weekend with nobody to watch after her. Of course the dog was in heat. She came prancing through our yard with her pink spike collar and Max was all over that brown beauty. Now he won't have a thing to do with her. Is this a male thing, or what? Glad to be back blogging....so much to say.

IT'S ABOUT TIME

(PHOTO BY LINCOLN HIRRLINGER) THE WAY I LIKE IT! HEADLESS
Wow, I finally have internet at the house. What would we do without it? I also lost my cord in the move to upload photos from my camera. There is so much to tell you about. I guess I will just start with today. I started working at the hospital again and actually it is not so bad. Brian has been "multi-purpose man" around here. He has been Mr. mom, Mr. businessman, Mr. contractor, and Mr. ultimate husband. I sure do love him! He has worked so hard so our family could live in such a wonderful place.

Carson just turned 9 on June 10th. He had such a wonderful birthday with so many great friends. We decided to have a friend party this year with his friends from Rexburg because we knew it would probably be the last. He has met so many wonderful kids at school.....he will miss them. CARSON WITH HIS NEW BIRTHDAY BIKE!

Mom I am going to use your words to explain the fun day.
(By Momma Berta)
Let me 'esplane' ('explain' to the non-Spanish population) this party-thing to you! The boys hand-painted their 'football' jerseys (new white shirts) with the number of their choice and their name. They choose teams, went for the huddle and they were off entertaining themselves for at least an hour. When they got too hot, off came the jerseys and they were on to the next activity - waterslide down the front yard - with a lot of gooey Dawn dish soap to help them along.

They went from boiling to freezing in a short amount of time - but this, by far, was their favorite activity. Now, when the sub-zero water temperature was just too much -then aired out on the trampoline then onto the next- cupcake decorating. Oh no, not just ordinary cake decorating! Mommy Heather had them frost their own cupcakes with a knife held in their mouth. The first one to frost, decorate and top it all off with a candle . . .was the winner! Present opening was next and the grand finale was a ride home in Uncle Grif's bus! (After everyone was delivered home safe and sound, the family went to Gringos and thus you see Carson - he got "sombrero'ed". The FUNNY thing was, Carson snuck out of the restaurant right when the waitresses came to SING to him and Brian had to carry him back to the table to get his fried ice cream and an 'embarrassing moment' . . .we all dread it, Carson!

Carson had a GREAT birthday party - his 'official' birthday is actually tomorrow. I feel so fortunate to be with the kids on their birthdays. I know they have other Grandmas and Grandpas that would LOVE to be here with them too.
(Thanks mom for making my journal entries so easy.....I just copy yours)