Happy Birthday Hero!

Yesterday was my Jeffy's 30th birthday! He keeps telling me how old he feels and I just roll my eyes at him. 30 is not old. Anyway, it wasn't so much of a fun day for him I'm afraid. He has been sick off an on for about a month now. I'm thinking its allergies because neither the kids nor I have gotten sick at all. Anyway, yesterday he was not feeling really well, so we didn't do much. We went to Holy Smokes (his favorite BBQ place) for lunch and then hung out together at home. Kind of a quiet b-day. We'll have to celebrate another time, I guess.

Today, Jeff took Bubba to Target while Peanut and I stayed home. Well I guess on the way there, they were stopped at a rather busy intersection here in Layton (Hill Field Rd & Antelope), and there was a serviceman from the base on a motorcycle in the right lane next to them. Both lanes go straight. When the light changed to green, both Jeff and the guy on the motorcycle started out into the intersection. Well, an older gentleman who was turning left coming the other direction, turned right in front of them. He went in front of Jeff, but the guy on the motorcycle ended up t-boning the car in the rear passenger door and was thrown up and over the car onto the road. Poor guy! I'm so proud of Jeff. He immediately put our car in park, turned on the hazard lights and ran out to the guy. Another lady also stopped and ran out as well. Jeff stayed with the man, talking to him and keeping him down (he wanted to get up). The lady had someone from her car call 911. Other people ran out and wanted to take the guy's helmet off, but Jeff told them to leave it and really was watching out for the guy. He said the fire truck showed up within minutes and then the paramedics and police. Jeff was able to pull the Jeep over to the side of the road and tell the police what he saw. Mason said he felt a little bit scared, but he was brave. I guess so! Jeff didn't want to leave Mason alone in the car again, so Mason got to sit in the back of the police car while Jeff filled out his statement. He said it was cool and that he saw real bullets in there. His eyes were about as big as saucers when he told me. I am so proud of Jeff for responding so quickly and being such a great guy!

It doesn't work...not good

Last night, like most Sunday nights, we went to Jeff's parents house. We got home at about 8:30 and when we hit the garage door opener...nothing happened. So I got out and tried the code to the garage and again, nothing. As we got looking around we noticed that there were several neighbors out and the Rocky Mountain Power guy was looking at the utility box up the street. You guessed it, the power was out. Here's the problem. We did not have the keys to the door with us either. So, we were locked out until the power came back on. Dangit!! It was a little crazy. Jeff eventually got us in, but the house was so hot! Long story short, the power was out all night until 7:30 this morning. It was a long, warm night. But we made it. The moral of the story is: always have a house key with you because the garage might not always open. Its funny to realize how dependent we are on modern conveniences, until we lose one.

Also, the kids had some funny things to say about the power being out. Mason said "This is the worst day ever! I didn't sleep good last night, its past our bedtime, and we're all tired." And, he talked to my dad (Ponca) on the phone last night and was telling him about the power being out. My dad said he told him every single thing that wouldn't work because the power was out. I guess he was really serious about it and said stuff like, "The TV won't turn on - not good. The lights won't turn on - not good. The air condtioner won't work - not good." He's so funny!

And Mallorie just sat down on the couch and said "Great! Now we just have to sit here like big freaks!"

Summer Fun!

Summer hasn't been so much summer since its been raining so much here lately. But we have managed to have a few fun times outside so far. The kids were given a double slip 'n slide for their birthday (thanks Auntie Katie and Uncle Brandon!) and they've been begging us to get it out. Last week it was finally hot enough to get it out. It took them a few times of running and jumping on before they really got the hang of it and could slide all the way to the end. Jeff even got in on the action. The kids had so much fun and now they want to do it everyday!

Also, Mason had his final week of T-ball and they got to play a real game. It was so much fun to watch these little boys and girls playing. Mason played first base and if they had been following rules, he would have tagged a few outs. He also hit the ball really well both times at bat and he didn't even have to be told which way to run! I have to say-and this is totally unbiased-Mason was one of the best players out there. He has always loved baseball and Jeff has worked with him a lot to teach him how to play. I'm excited for next year when it is a little more organized and he will have a game every week. Here is a picture of his team (not a great one, but all we have). He is in the red hat on the bottom left.