The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

Some days my Kids make me happy, some days they make me scream, sometimes they make me thankful but every day they make me laugh.

Last night while driving home from dinner with the Family, Jaden decided to tryout his new "stand-up" routine on me. In the car was Jaden & Me in the front seat, Jack & Jensen in the back. We were all full, relaxed, chew on our toothpicks and enjoying some tunes. Out of no where Jaden says "eeeewwww...I got a toothpick with someone's booger on it."

I looked over and for a split second, tried to figure out how the heck a booger stayed on the toothpick after it came out of the dispenser. I also was so happy he got it and not me.) Then I realize...the lil snot was playing me! I sad "you sick-o that's YOUR booger." He cracked up laughing so hard, got a tissue to remove it and said "gottcha!"

Here is a picture of him after the booger was disposed of!

Hey Batter, Batter, Batter...SWING!

It's bitter sweet BUT... it's over!

For the last 3 months all we did was: EAT, DRINK, SLEEP, THINK and PLAY Baseball!! When the regular season ended I was happy and sad... HAPPY to have my boy back, no more 2+ hour practices 3-4 times a week, no more trying to make Jack & Jensen happy during 2 hour games etc. SAD that I don't have anything to do on practice nights or game days, no more sunflower seed spitting in the bleachers, no more fun chats with other baseball Mom's etc. Oh but don't worry about me too much...My little stud made All Stars! So we were given the opportunity to continue all these things. The changes... now the games are in Magna/Taylorsville, the practices are 2+ hours 6 (yes I said SIX) days a week, it's the middle of June, hot as hell and all we want is to go camping!!! Then... Games started and we had a blast, it was intense and loud, we were constantly looking forward to the next game and trying so hard to make State. Well we got beat...and now it's ALL over, and we are sad AGAIN!
Here are some pictures of our short but fun All Star Season.

Dug Out

Head Coach Bart Street
First Assistant Coach Judd Assistant Coach "Grandpa" Kendrick & Rob Walker
(The sad thing... these 2 helped Coach all year BUT due to the politics of Baseball they could not be on the field.)
Action Pitcher...Robbie
Ready to Play Ball
My FAVORITE All Star

Fellman & Kendrick getting shade and hydration!

Coach Grandpa giving advice to his FAVORITE Player

Game over... we lost.

This was sad, way sad
Goofballs

Here's to next season... WE CAN'T WAIT!!!

Breakfast, A Beautiful Drive, Good Company AND Fishing

Since My Dad, Ben and I all had the 1st week of July off we decided to make some memories!
The Plan: Drive up Provo Canyon, past the Cabin in Charleston, down the "old river road," into Heber. Stop at Chick's for Breakfast, drive up and over Cascade Springs, down to Tibble Fork to fish!!

AND, we're off...

So excited...

This is where most of my childhood memories took place,

"The Kendrick Corral"

Our cute lil' family summer home / cabin.

Chicks in Heber. This little "hometown cafe" has the BEST bacon, eggs, hashbrowns & scones!

Our little Ham waiting for breakfast (ALWAYS with a HotWheel in hand)

TWO buckaroo's waiting for food!

Good Morning...No make-up needed for a fishing trip with the Boy's!

Mt. Timpanogas *Breathtaking*

Magnificent

Bambi

My cuties at our fishing spot!

My Dad assisting Ben with a SITUATION (LOL)!!!

My Babes

"This is how we do it..."

"Funky Filming"

Grandpa and the Boys

GRANDpa & Jackee

Lathered in sunscreen, keeping hydrated & smililing

Such is the life...

Me and My boy's

Mommy and her babes!

"OUR" Fishing Spot

Daddy's Hands

JEN JEN's hands

My FAVORITE almost 2 year old!

Jackee & Jaders...

CRACK KILLS

My babe thinks "WORMS are cool"

"LAZY MAN FISHING"

Beautiful

This is our new friend

"Mr. Hide Inside Pot Gut"

This is him... "hiding inside"

"H E Y... where'd you go?"
"I'll find him!"

Another picture of "OUR" Spot

After a long day...

...we sleep in the truck on our drive home!

Life...Lessons...Messages...

Life is so strange, it can be so perfect 1 minute and so crazy messed up the next.

My little Family has been faced with some hard decisions the last few weeks. These decisions have stirred up emotions we never thought we would have...love, hate, sadness, loss, fear, anger, joy, thankfulness, rage, optimisim etc. Ben, Me and our Boy's have been so blessed to have such WONDERFUL amazing supportive Family and Friends. I can't even explain how loved and cared for we feel.
Today while talking/crying/freaking out on the phone with my Mom she said..."You need to be strong, you need to give your problems to the Lord and trust in him." I felt irritated like she was minimizing the situation. Well, just a few hours later I was Blog Jumping when I came across a (literally) Friends of a Friend of a Friend's blog and found this:

All I could say (with more tears in my eyes...) was WoW. Thank you Mom for opening my eyes and reminding me to TRUST my Father in Heaven. Thank you God for being my BEST Friend, for taking the pain and anxeity off my shoulders into you hands, and for the amazing family you have chosen me to love.

~ Michael Jackson 1958 - 2009 ~

What a talent, you will be missed!