Farewell Grandma & Grandpa Gourley

It is that special time of year when the

old timers smarten up and leave this frozen

tundra of a state and fly south to Florida.

They will surely be missed and will return

when the weather warms up next spring.

We had a party at Aunt Peggys house to all

say good bye for this year. Farewell Grandma

and Grandpa. We love you!

Grandma, Grandpa, and my cousing Katie.

Peggy and Brian team working it.

Taylor feeding the pig.

Taylor and Abby in witches hats

Grandma, Jackie, and Baby Ally

All the little second cousins going for a tractor ride.

The Tractor Ride

Beckham Sleeps In Style

I went in to check on Beckham during

his nap and found him relaxing in style.

Sleepover with Grandma Gourley

Grandpa was out of town so the kids had a

sleepover with Grandma. Always a must at

a sleepover with Grandma is a MOVIE(one of

grandma's old time ones she tapes on cable)

and POPCORN( in mini bowls that she has to

fill up about 100 times during the night).

Sean and I went to see Jim Gaffigan this

weekend at the Orpheum. He was a pretty

funny guy. We snapped a picture of him

afterwards, since cameras weren't allowed

on during the show. Good Time!!

Minnesota Harvest Apple Farm

Saturday we went to the Apple farm

with The Rekstad family. It was a lot

of fun. We went on a couple hay rides,

picked apples, picked out pumpkins, ate

really good food and apple desserts, rode

on the horses, played on the playground,

and who knows what else. The apple farm

always a good time. A childhood memory

for Sean and a yearly tradition for us now.

Riding the Horses.

What really happens during a nap

Taylor decided to style her hair instead of a nap.

She used every bobby pin from a brand new package.

Yesterday during a nap she ate 28 postage stamps.

Who knows what she will do tomorrow she actually

doesn't even take naps anymore she watches a movie

while Beckham and I nap maybe I oughta stop falling asleep.

Bonfire

The Young Men and Women from the ward had

a hay ride and bonfire at our house the other night.

While they were gone we made the bonfire for them

and found out that the only marshmallows we had

were itty bitty ones. So chuckle as you watch my kids

struggle to get the marshmallows on there sticks to

roast. Between Grandma and them they ate the

whole entire bag of yummy little marshmallows.

Not sure how many actually made it onto the sticks

to roast. It took way too long to put them on.

T-rex Restaurant Kansas

This was a great restaurant for anyone who

clicks there heels and follows the yellow brick

road to Kansas. The kids loved it before we

ate (while we waited forever for our table)

the kids got to dig for dinosaur bones. During

dinner there were dinosaurs every where that

would come alive and started moving and roaring.

We had lots of fun and the food was great.

The Galaxy Soccer Game

We went out to Kansas to see the Galaxy Soccer

Game. We were hoping to see David Beckham

play but as it turned out his father had a heart

attack and he was unable to be there. We were

bummed but enjoyed each others company and

we will try again next year to see him. We were

sitting in the 5th row right behind where the

Galaxy team sat. So we had great seats and the

Galaxy won. Check out the video at the end of

the winning goal. Our Beckham made it on camera

a few times during the game in his galaxy soccer gear.

The Winning Goal!

Petting Zoo Olathe, Kansas

A petting zoo park in Olathe Kansas.

They had a cute little bench for the kids to sit on.

Beckham looking at a little duck.

An Albino bull or some kind of animal that

is albino.

Dirty nasty pigs, Beckham thought they were great.

Grandpa Sarles and the kids rocking.

More rocking.

The kids and Grandma Sarles feeding the coy fish.

The Coy fish.

The cute little goats they got to pet.

Notice how grandma is in there with them and not me.

The kids with Grandma Sarles and a long

time friend Rhonna Mack.