from under the shade of the tall southern pines

maizie and i are finally back home. we moved back to charlotte in mid august. we really enjoyed utah and find we miss it a lot. we had planned to sell our house here while we were in utah but that did not work out (its the economy, stupid!). we are really glad to be back in north carolina, we love our house and love being in it. by chance i got in contact with a classmate from school and through her found a great job in salisbury, nc. we are very blessed. so, from now on, our blog will be coming to you from under the shade of the tall southern pines.

primary activity @ battle creek 8th

the kids had a blast at the primary summer activity. they took a huge vinyl sign and put it on a hill with water hoses and dish soap to make it extra slick.

rubba dub dub!

this morning the tubs were all used up getting ready for church. so i gave olivia a sink bath, just like mama use to do. she looked so happy there i thought i would show you mom... she sure loves that tongue.

caratacatacatus potts the famous invennntor our something like that!

harrison always has great inventions. he calls this one "ball travel." he is currently thinking of modifications and different uses. the purpose is; get the ball flying in the air. he informed me that tomorrow all we have to do is to is work on the flying part. he is currently marketing this particular invention to children. for the price of one penny all this fun could be yours. adults will have to pay one hundred dollars if they want to join in the fun. he and his business partner, Madelaine, are currently working on "garbage travel" this involves a high speed conveyor belt (mom's treadmill), a human engine, a garbage can and the essential component garbage.

the idea (shop drawings).

the demonstration.

the trial.

daisy crazy

mom last time we talked you asked about the daisies in the front. i said they weren't coming up. i was wrong. a small clump popped up out of no where. thought you might like to see them.

battlecreek

we went on a "hike" friday night. i say that because we got to the first pond and turned back.....we got a late start. the kids had fun. harrison and ben were calling out to nick "the red power ranger" in search of "root core" the power ranger lair. madelaine was freaking out because of the dragon flies. she thought they were huge mosquitoes swarming to bite her.....we did not tell her different. that probably explains the paranoid look on her face the whole time.

hey grammy and papa

we miss you and hope you are doing good. we just got out of school on friday. now we are free for the summer. we just wanted to remind you how "cute" we are. madelaine is our helper, a great big sister. harrison has trouble expressing himself.... benjamin is all thumbs, and olivia is everybodies favorite little rag doll.