Michael has been set on painting his mom and dad's house for a while now and we finally finished (almost) today.  We started last week on his day off and power washed then primed everything, and today was another day off for Michael so we did the last coat...we're just waiting for some scaffolding now to get the hard to reach places.  After the painting Michael threw me in the canal and we had some "Fun" in there.   The 2nd picture of Kandace is a VERY typical face for her...she's very often found in the "getting ready to throw" Position.  She always winds up and makes good sound affects with her throws.  She loves to be expressive in her face and in sounds she makes.  She definitely has a little attitude and is sure to let us know when things don't go her way.  She is almost 18 months now.  She's our little firecracker!  

 

We took Stetson to go see Toy Story 3 last Friday and had fun with that..he was way into it and enjoyed it immensely (as well as the popcorn and pop).  

 

Michael is hard at work studying for his test that will certify him as a lab tech and not just a lab aide.  He's also been looking for a new car since the malibou got totaled.  He was reaching down to grab something and hit a car on the street we live in a couple weeks ago.  Major bummer, but we're glad noone got hurt.  We're excited for Cowley's day this weekend.

sharin the love

Nina Shelton shared this coupon code on her blog a while back: BLOG2010 and I just wanted to pass it along..I got a steal of a deal when I ordered my 2009 116 pg book for only $8.99. So go to blurb.com and make your book..its kinda confusing in the beginning but you'll figure it out and you want to give yourself a couple hours to do it, but I think its a fun thing to have.
Thanks Nina!!

Foulger Family reunion 2010 at bEaR lAkE

Michael and I just got back from a wonderful Foulger Family Reunion. We didn't get to go to the last one because we were in Indiana, so it was fun to finally see everyone! When we lived in Santa Rosa, my cousin Laura was one of my best friends. Some of my best childhood memories were going to Pleasantan where they lived for a weekend or when me, Laura and Rachel would go stay at gma Foulgers at Vista De Lago and eat poptarts, do facials and stay up all night. We got to the lodge Thursday afternoon, checked in, got to see everyone again for the first time and then had dinner.

The next day we went on a fun hike, playead volleyball (my favorite activity of all the different events), had dinner and then a bonfire with s'mores and fun songs and lots of laughs. The next day we played some more volleyball, tie died shirts and went to Bear Lake!! The water was beautiful, but sort of cold. It was fun though because we could walk out with the kids pretty far and it never got very deep..perfect for the kids. Stetson loved the water even though it wasn't that warm. After the lake, Clay & Heather treated us to delicious rasberry shakes and we went back to the lodge. That evening we had dinner and a talent show followed by the highlight...family memories. We really owe a lot to our ancestores, particularly my mother's mom and dad, John & Yvonne Foulger. Its so incredible that so much good can come from just 2 people. Gpa John passed in the '70s before I was even born, but he was a great man. When he was 18 he went and served in WWII for 3 years. He saw a lot of horrific things during the war and never spoke much of it, but my grandma said every now and then he would randomly mention something..like if she was complaining about something he'd say something like "well you try standing in a fox hole with cold water up to your knees with nothing to eat for weeks.." Gpa John served as bishop for 7 years (we think) and was known for his goodness and devotion to the widows in the ward. He magnified his calling and embraced the gospel. Instead of writing letters to all the missionaries and service men in his ward, he would record himself talking on a tape player and have a secretary type the letters and then gpa John would sign them. We got to listen to a short excerpt of tape where he bore his testimony. It was very special and I felt a sweet spirit that night. Uncle Jeff, Matt & Greg and aunt Kim shared some memories and even my brother Michael shared a special temple story and how proud he's always been to be a Foulger. I love my gpa Foulger and have tender feelings for him and can't wait to meet him some day. Its fun to think that hopefully Michael and I will have that much posterity one day and that people will talk about us (hopefully good things:) and be grateful for our our legacy.

I am grateful for families and the great legacy and example they leave us.

Adam was so funny.. One night we had talent show and his older brother, Travis, showed us a bunch of knots he learned, well apparently Adam wanted in on the talent show action so he waltzed right up the the front, took the rope from Trav and started bustin out all these "knots" of his own. He loved being on stage so much we had to tell him good job and that his turn was done and to go sit down...it was so cute.

Thanks Uncle Greg for the pictures.

simple things

Today we: had lunch at the park, swam at the kiddie pool and came home for naps..but the best part of today was when Michael came home and Stetson had the time of his life running through the sprinklers and daddy tickled Kandace's face with a leaf. The simple things are the best things!