Grossology, Burning a Stump and Awards for the Boys

We did our Grossology meal the other day. I think I missed it last year. This year provided some gross faces. (Cat food was really spam. Dog treats were Vienna Sausages, Rat poop was Sugar Babies, Raw meat is rice krispy treats with red and blue food coloring, and dead fish is sardines.) 

Will actually tried the sardine and I almost hurled. They are lucky their mom has a weak stomach b/c I don't get too crazy with the whole Grossology thing.

Tyler wearing the new vest Granny bought him. He picked it out and LOVES it but he was mad about something. I can't remember what now. He's been mad about a lot in "life" lately. 

Amy made a game called Sir-Hoops-A Lot. You have to throw a ball through the hoop. If it hits one of the things on the end, you get the points. I panicked at first thinking she had drawn on the wall. But upon closer inspection, she put a piece of clear tape there first and drew on that.

Will reading from the Ensign for Family Home Evening. I just thought I needed to capture and then keep this image :)

We cut down a dead tree in the front year in early summer. It left the stump and not wanting to rent a stump grinder we just left it to decompose. That was taking too long. So I looked online and decided to try the burning method. You just put charcoal on top, light it and let it slowly burn.

My neighbor came over and said he always does it this way. Then he suggested putting blocks around it (more to ease my own mind) and he let us borrow a piece of tin on top to keep rain out (it was starting to drizzle) and also help keep it contained. It worked like a charm and 2 days later the stump was gone. We still have to dig out a part of it, but this method works wonderfully!  We aren't going to replant anything there. It'll just go back to grass. (and be much easier to cut!)

I've been able to go to the temple almost weekly. It has been so wonderful! I go with a friend of mine's parents (well, they are now my friends as well!) This particular day was absolutely beautiful!

Amy being silly at church one night. He took her long hair and pulled it all forward. She would NOT make an attractive boy!

We were killing time one day and the boys were playing in the backseat. Tyler ended up tying himself up with the seatbelts and tie himself up he did! He was so tangled I wasn't sure how I was going to get him out. I had a thought to just cut him out, but I kept bending and pulling his legs and he eventually got free.

The boys have awards at their school every 9 weeks. Both boys got different awards. Lee and I were both able to go. It's always fun seeing them at school

Tyler's cute class.