More June Shenanigans!

 We had a pretty busy June this year.  We were pretty much on the go or with kids and grandkids the whole of June.  It all came to a screeching halt at the the end of the month, though.  Covid caused summer antics to come to a screeching halt for a bit.

Here is a bit more of June for us.

The dad made Hummus using Peanut Butter instead of Olive Oil.  It's a great texture.  A bit of an odd taste, but not bad.

We had Kimberly and Greg Hayes over for dinner.  We had a Pickle and Onion Bratwurst Sandwich from 101 things to do with a Pickle!  It was really good!  It's definitely one to make again!

The wind stopped blowing and the sun came out.  We were finally able to cook in our Sun Oven!

We made Stuffed Manicotti from 101 thing to do with a Dutch Oven!

We went to Albuquerque for our Temple Shift.  We ate at Papadeaux's for dinner the night before.  

The food was delicious!  The atmosphere was great!  Service was wonderful.  We only eat out at places like that once in a blue moon, so we savored every minute!

The wood edging that Doug and the boys put in the little island by the street had been in pretty bad shape for several years.  It was time to replace it.

I think we did a pretty good job.  (I use the word "we" loosely.  I just helped the dad. )

We made Tofu Creme Brulee with the 101 things to do with Tofu book.

Dad got a new wheelbarrow for Father's Day.  It was long overdue!

Joe and Juday Whitaker were in town on Father's Day, so we had them over for dinner.  They had the Tofu Brulee with us.  (It's not something we'll be making again any time soon.)

This is a dumpy little hamburger dive in Thoreau that we've been hearing about.  It's been here for years, so we decided to give it a shot.  Those pricey little burgers were absolutely delicious!  Well worth the stop!

Visiting with Carola and Mark

We made seasoned fries in our 101 things to do with a Potato book.  They were really good!

Doug's Covid Test - June 28

My Covid test - June 29.

We both felt pretty crummy for a good couple of days--maybe three, and then we tired out easily for a good few more days, but we survied, and now we can say we're part of the not-so-elite club!

Time With The Farmington Deckers!

 I went with the dad to a conference in Albuquerque for a couple of days.  It just so happened to be when Brian took David to UNM Hostptal for aprocedure to check out his esophagus.  I was able to meet Brian and David at the hospital, so I coule spend a little bit of time with them the day of the test.

This is David in recovery after the procedure.

Brian and I took a walk through UNM campus while David was having the procedure done since Brian couldn't be in with him during that part.

Almost ready to leave the hospital.

After the hospital, we went by a grocery store, and Brian bought the makings of a picnic.  We drove to the park over by my parents' old house, and had a fun picnic there!  It was a fun adventure!

A few days later, Brian had a conference in Albuquerque.  I told Chelsea, "Why don't you throw the kids in the car and come on over!"  So she did!

Making Scotch Eggs!

They were a total hit with the kids!

Play Doh--another big hit!

We went to Ford Canyon Park to play

Then we went over to Red Rock's Playground for awhile!

Peter kept finding beautiful flowers for my hair!

The grandad got a NEW wheelbarrow for Father's Day!

We played a lot of "Sorry." 

"Grandma has some turtles on her head."

"Aaaahhhh!"

We really enjoyed having them here for a few days!

School's Out for the Summer! Off to Phoenix!

 Last year I had a super-short summer, so I didn't get to do the whole Grandma thing as much as I wanted.  This year, I started in right away.  The first week of summer turned out to be a good week to have Eli, so because we have a hybrid car, I drove down all the way to Phoenix go get him to bring him back to our house for a few days.  

I just stuck the pictures in, and they came out exactly backwards and I don't know how to fix that, so I will live with it.

I stayed a couple of days in Phoenix, and then Eli and I headed back to Gallup for a few days.  After three days or so, the grandad, Eli and I headed back to Phoenix to take Eli back, and to to to Mikell and Merilee's sealing of their newly adopted sons in the Mesa Temple.  The pictures tell the story backwards.

With Jenny at Papa's house after the temple.  We did proxy sealings with Jay and Jenny after Mikell's and Merilee's sealing.

 

Picking citrus fruit with Papa and  Jay.

Eli listened to a Trout Fishing in America cd all the way from Phoenix to Gallup, and then again almost all the way back from Gallup to Phoenix.  He was an amazing traveler!

Riding the little bike in the driveway.

Eli and Grandad made this week's recipe from the 101 things to do with Refrigerator Bixcuits book!

Eli got ahold of my phone and had fun taking pictures.   Here are a few of his selfies..  He probably took over a hundred pictures.  Most weren't selfies.

He wanted to see our keychain collection.  

He remembered Italian Sodas and he wanted to get EVERY single bottle out to make them.  He got them all out hmself.

Gotta have wheelbarrow rides and Grandad's house!

Helping water the gardens.

Eli discovered he could get up and down in the apple tree all by himself.

Playing with Lucy.

This is a picture of the scorpion that stung Amy while we were in Phoenix.  This little rascal did quite a number on Amy for awyile.

While I was in Phoenix picking up Eli, we went to the Aquarium.  We gave the kids an Aquarium pass for their birthdays!

We spent the morning at a splash pad!  It was lots of fun until some bigger boys came and were playing too rough for all the little guys.

One day I'll get the hang of getting the pictures in in the right order.  Until then...