Monday, July 13, 2009

James has a new girlfriend

And NO, it's not clayt....



While at the Bennion Family reunion, they took the kids around on a 'ropes course' with little learning/problem solving type activities. The whole thing was run by senior missionaries. I think they were used to teenage girls, and having James and his brother Clayton around seemed way too rambunctious. This sweet little lady kept having to use her "firm voice" to tell James and Clayt to "back off", "get behind the line", "slow down", "stop", etc. However, she also found several moments to make herself James' "spotter"... she claimed she was keeping him from falling..... It didn't take too long before all the touching was making James uncomfortable...














They also had a huge cable swing that everyone loved. I think my favorite was my mother-in-law. However, James' yelling was heard by everyone at the ranch.


Saying goodbye







July also meant saying goodbye to Uncle Matt. He was set apart then spent the night before entering the MTC at our house, with James as his companion. I told James it must stink as a missionary to have your companion go sleep in another room with his WIFE. But, we sure had a fun day with him and I was sad to see him go. The little host Elders that escort the new missionaries into the MTC told Matt to go give his mom one last hug (referring to me). I'm not sure how I felt about that....



Andersen Thunder Thighs

We sure had a good time at the freedom festival. We went with Becca and John and their kids to the parade. It took me waking up 2 hours before time to actually make it to the parade by 8. Then, it started raining, and doing my hair wasn't even worth it! But, Jackson slept through the entire thing. Sirens and all. I laugh when I see this picture. For some reason, when I look at our legs we look distorted... oh well, James refers to big thighs as AT&T'S.... Andersen thunder thighs....maybe their family is rubbing off on me!