Lawrences? Who are they?

Heee hee:) Talk about some blog slacking huh? Winter has too many stories to start today.

Grandma is coming home today, and here I am finally blogging instead of cleaning. I motivate better last second...... I have been cleaning and healing cracked fingers....long story once again.

Just know we are here, busy, and still sharing the love with family and friends.
Stay tuned for more updates... the stories will come pouring in once I sit and relax.

5 years old = Kindergarten

In Pine they've been starting school at the end of July. The day after Gwen's Birthday, she didn't mind though, she was TOO excited to go to school & meet other kids her age!

It's truly surreal watching your baby grow to be a big girl. One that you can send away for 6 hours during the day.

Security is found at Pine School. I grew up with her teacher, know her personally, her class size is only 8 students, so I know she's recieving plenty of one on one time with the teacher & aides!

sharing the photos

I am over inindated with great photos from our family's fun affairs while Brooke was here!


No words can describe how much we enjoyed having the whole family together!


Sit back, relax, & enjoy:)

Grey water flourishings

So wonderful what washer water does for a garden....once you get the garden in where the grey water despenses.

Don't judge my compost pile in the corner.....it helps my garden immensely! It was left unturned for these pictures:)

Mostly squash Yellow, Zuccinni & Grandma's favorite, Scallop! We have tomatos inbetween.....and we may success with corn this year! YEAH! The peas having been suppling our afternoon snacks for about a month now, we'd like to get a couple more!

Great Grandchild Update & Re-Count

Grandma asked me twice how many great grandkids she has now. I guessed 25 and figured since I had the list, and we are close to almost a year's lapse since the last count, we should just update it together!
So, let's update together (why not?)
Alyn & Nate - 3 - Madi, Lia, & Charlie
Andrew & Jessica - 1 William Charles
Brooke & Mike - 2 Emma & Andrew
Kori & John - 2 Spencer & Tanner
Jesse & Mindy - 2 Cai & Maya
Allison & Mike - 3 Preston, Caleb & Brigham
Cody & Emilee - 1 Eliza
Stefani & Bret - 2 Gracie & Holland
Mollie & Matt - 1 Gwendalyn Ava
Amanda & Steve - 1 Kate
Amantha & Colt - 2 Damen & Athan
Chase & Aliona - 2 Silas (one in the oven:)
Erin & Matt - 1 Charlotte
Brittany & Daniel - 1 Benjamin
TOTAL = 24

Congrats everyone, we have a great family. We have been blessed with such wonderful babies!

Surgery & Sibling Suprises!

It's routine you tell yourself....it's ok.
Of course it is, nothing was telling me to be nervous about the quaduple bypass scheduled for Dad this past Tuesday.
Well, nothing till Amantha called, explaining the she was dropping EVERYTHING and going to go see dad before the surgery. She is the nurse of the family! When the medical professional gets nervous, the sister follows suit (me that is). I took all my stress & nervousness out on the house. We organized the spices, cleaned the shelving wall, pulled up flooring, vacuumed.....anyway, you get the hint, frustrated holding down the fort while you know your dad is medically bypassed, chest & leg cut open, and knowing that at SOME point they WILL try to get the heart to start pumping as it was BEFORE they stitched new veins on there! SCARY!
Either way the surgery WAS procedure, all went well. Dad is working on walking, healing, & coming home a healthier Dad than he has been in years:)
Now for the suprises!
I recieved a phone call yesterday from mom's phone....Hi my mommy:)
No, this is Brooke, but I AM calling you from mom's phone:)
Ok, you have 6 siblings how did you get here with out ANY of us knowing about it? AMANTHA & HILLARY, they are the conspiring culprits!
We love them for it....Brooke bringing the family here unexpededly after the cancelled trip in March was the BIGGEST HAPPY BOOSTER we ALL needed!
Thank you Brooke!
Thank you for loving us!
We can't wait to see Emma & Andrew again! (it's been a year and Gma Tayrien has NEVER met Andrew:)
As for the conspiring siblings....you two are good....I would have told the world! This was TOO BIG! Made my mommy's week and took so much stress off her shoulders I can only imagine!

Brooke will be here with the family for the next two weeks & we can't WAIT to be together as a family!
Finally Family Photos:)

These are some of the best from the past year's visits from Brooke & the family!

FIRE

Well, it's fire season here in the country! We're pretty custom to dealing with these early "slacker" (campfire) fires. This one is only a mile away, and a little close for comfort!

Matt came home Monday morning from work and asked, "you see that fire?"

I said yes, but not worried, "you know it's a prescribed burn." I was wrong.

It wasn't. I went to work, and before I knew it Matthew was calling me.

Helicopters dipping in the Randall's pond were waking him up from his sleep.

Before he knew it the mountain was covered in slurry!

Years ago we had to deal with one 10 miles out & they had us preparing for evacuation. Grandma was here at the time and I asked her what she wanted to grab.....everything? She didn't know where any of her "important" things were.

I took advantage of this situation to show her that we have to be prepared, and living with stuff stacked up to our eyes.......is NOT being prepared.

Since this, I have worked periously to organize pictures, papers, & items that mean something to her!

Please keep us in your prayers! The winds are suppose to pick up today! 45 mph gusts! I have friends and family that are more worried about how close it is than I am.....I say it's on the mountain, and fires burn up hill. It'd take alot to get that fire down that hill:)

I'll update everyone at the end of today, let you know the acreage.

Pictures show our view from the house, and mom's house!