Oh Honey

My kids pride themselves on their knowledge of farm life and operations. So, I guess it's no surprise that they know what a "honey wagon" is. They had to explain this to an adult female on our train ride. When the conductor asked for a honey truck to meet the train at one stop, Farmer Boy immediately broke out laughing.

"What's that?" a woman sitting nearby asked.

Um...maybe this photo will help you understand. It was taken outside a 7-11 in Park City.

Vacation pix

I finally have taken the time to add photos from our trip to Park City, Utah. The photos are (l to r): 1. The gem search at Dinosaur Park. We found lots of treasures there! 2. Cookie Monster enjoying the view from a "cave" at Dino Park. 3. Just read the above sign! 4. East High -- the site of High School Musical. The roof just out of view in the pic is where Troy and Gabriella take off to during the movie. 4. Apparently LaRue didn't like her trip to the moon at the Planetarium.

Enjoy!

Who's kids are these anywhere?

Oh my, where do I start???
The 15+ phone calls during Bible Study today? Finally, I decided to answer. Big mistake. "Mom, 'Farmer Boy' stole my money."
Farmer Boy interuppted with some unintelligible ramblings. Click.
Done with that conversation. That is, until I check the 4 voice mail messages left within a 25-second time frame.
Ahh, motherhood.
It's so entertaining when you're standing in front of the church singing. You look out to see your dear husband sitting alone with all 4 kiddos. The youngest is sitting calmly, smiling as she chews -- and then swallows -- chunks of the church bulletin.
A short time later, Cookie Monster, is waving something white in the air. Maybe it's just an act of praise. No, it's a pad. "What's a pad?" Farmer Boy asks after church.
Yikes!
Later that night, when it's bath time the Princess is in the bath with a water gun.
Farmer Boy entered the room to tell her to hurry up and was assaulted.
He came running to the kitchen, proclaiming her weapon of choice. His, he told, was also a water gun: his "willy." And he was going to taser me with it.
Nice.
Who's kids are these anyway?

So Relaxing

We've just returned from an amazing vacation. My husband and I both agree it was the best vacation we've ever had (except for our honeymoon), even with 4 kiddos with. I think the private hot tub helped. So did the train ride, which left us free to play with the kids, sleep, etc. Did I mention sleep?
We traveled 25 hours via Amtrak to Park City, Utah. The views were so awesome. I was brought to tears a few times because of God's amazing work there. We spent time at the Olympic Park. We even got to watch some athletes train. We saw the Great Salt Lake, the Mormon Tabernacle and even a raft full of people mooning us.
The last thing was the highlight of the trip for Farmer Boy and the Princess.
We played in the snow, saw where they are filming High School Musical 3 (I think I may have seen Ashley Tisdale) and even visited the biggest scrapbook store I've ever seen. That was Tracy's suggestion.
(Can you hear the sarcasm?)
Check out a couple of photos. I'll write more later.