Another day, another dinner dollar!

Tonight was Trevor's Dinner Dollar Date with G&G Johnson. He chose to go to Hush Puppy for all-you-can-eat crab. He ate Grandma under the table and Grandpa didn't eat much since he was busy cracking crab legs for T-Bone. He had a great time. He loves crab and enjoys a full belly even more, so he is in heaven right now. I forgot to mention one thing about the Dinner Dollar tradition - G&G give each grandchild something that reminds them of each one of them. This year they were given these figurines. Zoë's is called 'Heart of an Angel' and Trevor's is called 'Heart of Gold'. It fits not only because he has a big heart - his middle name is Hart. We love this new tradition. They're both already talking about where they are going to to next year! Thanks G&G!

Together at Hush Puppy Trevor loves him some crab legs! Cashing in his Dinner Dollar! Nice see-food Trevor! Trev's and Zoë's figurines

Recipes please!

My kids' school is putting together a cookbook for one of our fundraisers. I am NOT asking you for money......yet. :)

What I am asking for are some great recipes! Please log onto http://www.gandrpublishing.com and submit as many recipes as you like!

User name: brookman
Password: builders

The deadline for online submissions are 9/30/08. These cookbooks will be available for purchase for $10 each just in time for Christmas! Don't worry - I'll remind you. For now, get typing everyone!

Thanks for your support!

Wow - so much has happened in the last couple of weeks. I have been really bad about posting. Here are some happenings is our lives.......

- 90210 is back and I LOVE IT!!!!! So does Brad....anyone else?

- Zoë tried out for and made the Drama Club at school...yeah!

- I took on my first PTA project - Muffins with Mom. I have yet to call and order the muffins.....AAGGHHHH!!!!!

- The fights on 9/6 were really good! I was kind of sad that Chuck lost his fight, but it was a killer knock out! I don't like submissions as much as a good knock out. I would even take a good bloody fight over a snapped arm or ankle bone any day.

- Brad & Trevor went to CA with all of the Johnson boys to see a Yankee game in Anaheim. They left our house at 5:00 am, met up with everyone across town, drove down to Cali, watched the game, ate dinner at the Chicken Dinner Restaraunt at Knotts and drove back home. They walked in the door around 10:00 pm. It was a long Wednesday, but of course it was worth it!

- Bro. Angell, a member of our ward, passed away a little over a week ago. He was an elderly man who attended the temple for the first time a while back after a long period of inactivity. Brad and I went with him to his endowment session - it was so neat. He was laid to rest at the Veterens Memorial Cemetary in Boulder City last week. Brad has been out there before but this was my first visit. It was a nice service - Brad dedicated the grave.

- Our Primary Presidency finalized plans for a new Articles of Faith program that we implemented this past Sunday at our Inservice meeting, which by the way, had almost perfect attendance! It's funny how people will show up at a meeting after they are told that if they don't we will visit them personally to discuss this new program. I guess making awkward promises (or threats?) to adults works as well as it does on kids.

- We had our quarterly primary activity last Saturday. It was a blast! We did an Article of Faith treasure hunt. It was a great way to introduce the new program, in a round about way of course! And who can complain if Krispy Kreme's are the treats?!?

- I got my Sharing Time done & over with for the month. Whew. It sucked of course, but at least I hit on the points I needed to hit on.

- I have been going in to help Trevor's teacher almost every day after work for the past week and a half. The kids in his class are so cute. He has a wonderful teacher. I'm so glad things worked out the way they did this year for he & Zoë even though they are on a different track than 'everyone else'.

- Zoë went out on her Dinner Dollar Date with Grandma & Grandpa Johnson tonight. She chose to go to Olive Garden - she loves 'cheezy freezy alfredo'. I love the way kids interpret things grown ups say. She had a great time. Thanks Grandpa & Grandma! I treated T-Bone to a Happy Meal. I ate leftover broccoli salad from last night - yum! Brad ate ribs........in Texas. Whatever.

- Disneyland is getting closer & closer! I can almost taste it! Then....track break!

The boys in Cali

Dinner Dollar Date with Grandpa & Grandma Johnson

Labor Day

This weekend was one of those laid back kind of weekends.

Brad spent Friday & part of Saturday at the lake on a Father/Priest outing. They stayed on a house boat and he learned how to ski. He was pretty tired when he got home on Saturday afternoon. I had to work but it was a short day since I had to take the kids to school. The kids & I went to see Space Chimps - it was really cute. I also took my parents to the airport. They're in Oklahoma this week for my neices baptism.

I took the kids up to the mountain on Saturday morning to hang out with some friends who were camping in Lee Canyon - the Darringtons, Howards, Mennigs and some of the Winders, Potters & more Mennigs. It was relaxing and fun. I got a nasty picture of Tanner's leg after he took a spill on his bike. He is such a man! Thanks for letting me follow you up there Amber! I'm just glad we didn't get pulled over. (I thought I had a lead foot! JK - I luv you Amber! But seriously - get your speedometer fixed!) :)

Sunday was the usual kind of day except it took forever for Brad to count tithing - what's up with so many people being at church on a holiday weekend? It was nice though - definitely nothing to complain about.

Monday was nice. Brad had to work for a while but it worked out ok. We spent some time cleaning out the garage, car & house before we went swimming at G&G Johnson's house. It was really hard to go to bed knowing I had to work the next day. Such is life!

Sliding down the hill - Karley, Trevor, Ricardo & Zoë. Yeah, they could have walked down the hill - Karley's just tougher then all of them. Well, at least a little more experienced!
Paige & Trevor had fun riding bikes. They kept telling me that they miss playing with each other every day after school and that they were glad they got to play together in the mountains.
Goofy kids! Can they get much cheesier?
Zoë did a little excavating. I told them we couldn't go home until they were nice & dirty. They listened.
Dustin - the leader of the pack....on his pink bike. I love the look on Carson's face in this picture. Tanner's injuries - they were pretty bloody, but this picture does not do it justice at all. You're so tough Tanner!