Gpa visit

Sunshine has always been very interested in animals.  In fact he says the perfect job would be to study animals... and then eat them.  Hmmm.  Well, anyway, a couple of months ago he was talking to my dad, who still lives in New York, on the phone and they were talking about birds.  Sunshine asked Grandpa about bird houses and if he could come here and build one.  Surprisingly, Grandpa said Sure!

He was able to come out in September for a few days, and we had a great time hanging out together.  He found very specific plans to build a house for the Mountain Blue Bird, which searches for houses just like this one to nest in.

The hole in the front of the house is the perfect size for Mountain Bluebirds, but no other species.

Sunshine had a really great time with Grandpa, going to find lumber, cutting, gluing and nailing things together.

And on game day, we even got this Penn State alum to don BYU gear!

We managed to make it up in the mountains for a cookout.  I say "managed" because we left late, then couldn't find our lighter, and had to drive in the rhino for a while to find an available fire pit.

But of course the kids still had a ball, and we all enjoyed the warm foil dinners and cobbler.  It was a short but fun visit!

I had to mention that Cloudburst also finished reading the Book of Mormon this month.  She started reading when she turned 7, in order to read it all by herself before she turned 8.  And she did, all by herself.  She finished before Labor Day, and had a few friends over for a pizza party to celebrate.


And here a few pictures of Sunrise I just had to throw in... lately he just helps himself to food where ever he can find it, whether that be on the table, in the pantry, or in the trash can.

And he likes to "work" on the computer, just like mom and dad.  He gets up in the chair all by himself and bangs around on the keyboard.  We've only had the blue screen of death a few times since he started this...