Super Heros

Keaton has decided he's not content to just be Keaton anymore, he has many new identities.  At times he will not lay down for his nap unless his mom says goodnight to the right identity.  He goes from being Buzz, to batman, to Nacho Libre!  Since he is having a birthday this month, I decided to feed his imagination and make him a couple of capes.  Since he does not live here, I needed help to showcase my efforts.  Quick to my aid were my trusty super models!!! As you can see, these capes can make anyone a super Hero!

 

Scaling tall buildings!

The green one is not for Kermit the frog…Its Super Keaton!

Up, Up and away

 

If this is the hope of Earth…watch out!

Love is in the air

This is a love story…a story of two people, who meet, date (for a short time), marry, have 5 lovely daughters, and live happily every after.  It all began 28 years ago, oh wait, back a few months.   The Princess of this story, has moved home with her parents to put in her papers to serve a mission for the Church.

 

She sees the handsome prince at a fireside.  She quickly makes friends with his sister.  She flirts and bats her eyes at the handsome prince, he nods back.  He finally asks her out to a concert.  She totally impresses him with her constant chatter and need to spit off the side of the balcony onto the people below (she doesn't).  Surprise… no call for several weeks.  She ups the ante… she convinces his sister to invite him to Tucson, where the sister is attending school, she (the Princess) happens to be staying there at the same time!  She sits on the couch, feeding him green m &m’s,(the food of love)

and refuses to leave till he kisses her…(she a little desperate, she leaves on a mission is 6 weeks)  The Prince is smitten, he wines her and dines her, oh wait her comes to her moms house and lets the mom feed him every night (he is so surprised later when he learns the princess doesn’t cook quite as well as the mom).  The time for her to leave approaches…she goes to the Temple,

her Farwell is the next day!  After a wonderful experience at the Temple, she learns know great things are to come, she just can’t imagine what.  Later that afternoon, the Princess, has a date with the handsome prince.  They drive to Reed Park and wander around, he acts strange, they get in the car to leave, he turns off the key, he turns to her (the suspense is killing you I can tell) He asks the fateful question…WILL YOU MARRY ME…!  She of course knows what a catch he is an instantly says yes.  She does still have to give a Farwell talk at church the next day, but she just lets everyone know that she has chosen to go on a much longer mission with no companion transfers.  They live happily ever after!

     

Riker James Grier

Around 1:30 a.m. the phone rings…its TJ…”we’re at the hospital, Lisa thinks she's in labor…but they probably won’t keep her” I hear Arlon say, “well call us when you know”.  Now of course I am not going back to sleep.  I have plane tickets for 2 1/2 weeks later to go and be there when Lisa delivers.  Why can’t people just keep to the plan.  An hour goes by no phone call, so I finally call back. TJ…”oh yeah they’re admitting her now”  I find it interesting he calls to tell us they will probably send her home but not to say they’re keeping her.  Must be new dad brain freeze.  So at 3:00 in the morning I am changing tickets looking for a flight that I won’t have to sell this new baby to pay for, and I get the next phone call…Lisa…”he’s breech, they are taking him cesarean…and she crying…alot!  Every mothers nightmare, your daughter finally needs you and you are several states away.  But we talked, she said she would call Lindsey who lives an hour away, but I knew she would come so Lisa could have family with her, I changed flights and at 7:00a.m. I am on a plane for Ohio.  TJ picked me up at the airport and I meet Riker.

So cute, so small, (but then any baby after Brody looks small) and Mom and baby are great. (TJ was a little proud too!) 

 

He face always seems to have just a little bit of attitude……………….  But he has hair!

Being the grandma…I get to help with babies first bath…Its tradition.  My mom always gave my girls their first bath.  which really isn’t a bath because you can’t stick them in the tub and let them float around, which from the looks of things, Riker might have enjoyed that more. 

But after mean ole mom finished splashing water all over the poor boy, and we rubbed the magic lotion on him to give him that new baby smell, Grandma got to sooth him and become his favorite.  There is a method to my madness.

                        Notice the cute baby mittens to keep him from scratching his face…I think my girls got socks on their hands.  

On her blog Lisa described herself as and orange on a toothpick…that is an untruth.. she was perfect… and next to this drunken sailor next to her… he can only hope gets some of her genes!

We’re still waiting to see if his eyes darken up.  I never went through that with the girls they were either born with brown eyes, or suspicious blue eyes!  (good thing Lindsey had great-grandparents with blue eyes)  Verdict is  Really cute kids begat cute kids…Love you Lisa, TJ and Riker!

                                  

 

My Favorite Daughter

So I have this daughter.. her name is Summer Nicole. She always has been, and always will be my favorite child. The reasons for this is because.. well... she's perfect! She is up at school @ BYU-Idaho and gets her associates degree this semester. WOW! What an accomplishment! Her senior year of high school she was announced the Homecoming Queen! To go along with that, she is the most beautiful daughter of mine hands down! Her beautiful brown hair and chocolate brown eyes are perfect beyond belief. I don't know what I would do without her.. she is growing up so fast! I love you Summer! Love, mom