Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Sticker Fun - Thomas the Train Style



Logan had fun playing with his Thomas the train stickers - he even stuck them on his cousin Ariel and as I discovered a few moments later, on the house as well!

Pathfinder Camporee



This past weekend we went on the Pathfinder Camporee with our club from Charlotte. I helped Pennie Clements (another of the moms) to do the cooking for the group. In the picture above, Pennie and I are taking a break after cleaning up from a meal! Our club did very well that weekend - we got 191 points out of 200 and we took first place in fire making - especially since it was raining!!

Logan's 3rd Birthday




Logan turns 3! We celebrated his birthday with friends and family with a Thomas the Train theme. I took a chance on trying to make a Thomas cake - it wasn't professional but turned out pretty good for a novice - at least that is what I am told. LOL! We also had choo choo train pizza and carrots & celery. The kids enjoyed the pizza and helping Logan open up his gifts. He really liked his gifts and the kids all had fun with the train set.











Monday, September 8, 2008

Trip to Traverse City & Black Lake






Over Labor Day Weekend we went up north to Traverse City and spent time with my Aunt Diane & her husband Greg, my cousins Amy & Steven and family, Grandma Righter, and also Aunt Diane's exchange student Calli. We had a wonderful time visiting and eating lots of yummy food - especially Greg's homemade Haloumi cheese. On Sunday after a wonderful breakfast we went to Black Lake and visited with my husbands relatives. We relaxed at the lake front and had a great baked potato and fresh corn supper. I had never gone kayaking before and my sister-in-law Julie took me on a short sunset kayak trip - it was beautiful! On Monday before we left, Uncle Ralph and Aunt Nor took us on a boat ride and Wyatt got to ride the waves which he thought was awesome.

Love Blooms

Love Blooms
In Grandma's Garden

Welcome Friends & Family

Welcome to the Gardner Gang blog. Several friends of mine have done these and I finally decided to do one as well. I hope to preserve many family memories and make them available to share with all of you.

About Me

I'm a stay at home mom who loves being with my husband and kids out in the country.

Gardner Family "Remember When" List

  • Wyatt wanted to be a firefighter when he grew up - I just found several of the children's books on firefighting that he collected over the years.
  • Sierra called pillows "po-po's" and carried them all over the house.
  • Logan used to call Jesus "Gigi" and Haystacks, "haysnacks".
  • Logan used the black and red dry eraser markers and decorated Daddy's office and two of the walls in the family room!
  • Logan heard the phone ring and said, "Mommy the phone is talking to you"
  • Logan put nails in Daddy's grill on his car and every 30 feet down the road he heard "plink, plink"!
  • Logan went to the bathroom on his potty chair and then promptly said, Now it's Sissy's turn!
  • Mom totally shocked us all by letting us get a kitty that we promptly named "Morning Star"
  • Sierra surprised us by demonstrating that she could climb to new heights and ended up on top of the dining room table
  • We were at Lay Advisory Retreat and Logan pulled the fire alarm and everyone thought that Mom had done it
  • We were leaving Camp Au Sable and Dad brushed the trees with the RV and Logan said "Sorry Trees, Sorry Trees!"
  • Dad backed up the RV into Aunt Lori's car and wrecked the bumper and didn't even hardly feel a thing in the RV!