Summer & Yellowstone Trip 2011 Picture DUMP!

 Jaeli in GG's antique rocking chair.

 With GG

 Daddy and Jae at Mesa Falls.

 The Fam :)

 So happy it was really safe for children.

 Beautiful

 I LOVE IT

 Jaeli's good friend Josie.

 Pulling Daddy's hair out!  HAHA!

 Mud pots...beautiful but dangerous.

 My girl and me.

 Trip #2....with my mom, brother Michael and SIL Megan.

 Loves Uncle Mike!

 Mesa again.

 CUTE!

 In Mesa Falls museum! HAHA!

 At the Bear and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone.

 Aren't they pretty?

 Jaeli could live in a wolf den........she loved this.  I had to pull her out because a line was forming!

 In the gift shop.

 Another waterfall.

 Her ugly mermaid she wanted!  Lovely.

 With Grandma Leishman.

 Posing on a rock, why not? :)

 HAHA, silly!

 A campfire at the cabin.

 A geyser.

 Yes, that IS a buffalo!  I was freaking out!

Some more mud pots bubbling away.......lovely of me, no?!  :)  We have had a fun summer!

And to end the picture dump, cute pictures of us relaxing at a movie!

Jaeli, mommy and Grandma Leishman at her FIRST movie in the theatre...Winnie the Pooh!  She had the BEST time!

'Make a Complaint Monday': Considering Others Feelings

It's BACK!!!  I was reading through my Blog, way back when, and had totally forgotten about my 'Make a Complaint Monday' posts.  They seemed kind a fun, so I thought I'd start them again.


My complaint this lovely Monday morning is about people that THINK, or PRETEND or just SAY they know how you feel.......OR if you're going through a hard time and they try to make it seem like someone else's time was HARDER than yours so you shouldn't be complaining...............COME ON!!!! 


Now my question is, what do you say to those that are struggling with something specific, someone that needs advice?  I have a friend that wants another baby so badly, but the doctor told her she needed to start using Chlomid to help her body accomplish this.  As she was talking with friends, I was there, one of them said, "Oh, I've heard it's not that bad (ok, right?).  But did you hear about so and so's hard time getting pregnant?  Now that's hard (RED LIGHT!)!"  Tell me what YOU think is wrong with this conversation.......

My friend felt so ridiculous that she even brought it up.  We really need to take a step back and THINK before we speak.  She has NEVER had to deal with fertility issues, and it has been really hard.  That's all she needed was to hear that HER specific situation didn't matter compared to so and so's HARD TI ME.  I hope we can all be kind to one another and really be friends when we need to be. :)

Coming Soon............

I am re-adding my 'Make a Complaint Monday' to my Blog.  Watch for some good conversation and interesting topics every Monday!  And PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE leave a comment with what you think! :)

Oh, What Do You Do in the Summertime.......

        We laugh so hard our tummies hurt.............

   We LOVE Grandma Zundel and when she helps............

 We try a big water slide for the first time........with Daddy's help of course........

       We act crazy and pour water on our heads............

 We read stories..............

We LOVE being with Grandma Leishman..............

 We LOVE being together as a family............

 We get soooooooo excited for the FIREWORKS..............

 We swim at Grandma & Grandpa Zundel's..............

We get tired of posing for the camera...........

 We sit on the front steps and eat boxes of candy.............

We learn to swing............

 We play in the soft, white sand with a good friend................

We read stories with Aunt Suzi............

 We meet with family for Reunions..............

We go swimming at those Reunions.............

 We play with our cousins at those Reunions...............

We dress patriotic for the 4th of July..........

 We pose for family pictures............

 We ALWAYS eat yummy food.....................

(Not sure why this picture is on here 2 times, but I can't get it to delete!)

We give hugs.................

We Collect Antiques..............

 We pose yet again..................

We collect veggies from our GARDEN..............

We play ALL day with our newfound treasures..............

I realize the pictures are a bit out of order, but................

HOPE YOUR SUMMER IS AS BUSY AND FUN AS OURS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Memorial Day Memories

Well, until I figure out how to post pictures from a CD, I'll just chat.  Every year for Memorial Day, we go to Logan.  We stop in Wellsville and decorate special graves there, then we go up to my Grandparents' home.  Then. we stop at the Logan Cemetary, eat at the Sizzler with EVERYONE and then stop at the Smithfield Cemetary.  It's a special day we get to spend with our extended family.  I'll work on the pictures.  Well, I guess that's all you get.  The more I try to add, the more it crashes.  Sorry 'bout that.

Jaeli's 2 Year Photo Shoot

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Jaeli's 2 Year Photo Shoot turned out darling, despite her clinginess and whining.  I had her rain boots and coat with us because the weather was icky.  When the photographer told us they had a new umbrella prop, Jaeli got all excited.  She LOVES them!  I was not planning to use any of that, but they turned out great!

Happy Birthday to Jaeli!

I apologize for the picture dump, but our little girl is 2!!!! Happy Birthday Jaeli!!!! They are in no particular order. On Wednesday, my mom and I took her to the Zoo, The Old Spaghetti Factory for lunch and then the park. On Saturday, we had a family party.

The doll from Grandma and Grandpa Zundel....a favorite.

Daddy looking excited by the water!

YEA!!! She finally rode it!

This is what Jaeli wanted to do the morning we went to the Zoo...pour water.

Do You Have Apples in YOUR Pants?

Jaeli was fervently searching the fruit basket on the kitchen table......I looked over, and she had taken a bite out of every apple. When I went back over to put them in the garbage, they were gone. Jaeli, where are the apples?," I asked. "They're in my pants Mommy," she replied. Well, she was right. Hmmmm.