Well, it's been a while since I've posted. We went to Utah for our family reunion and then my mom came back with us because Brooke's baby was due on the 19th and we thought he would arrive a little sooner. Eleven days over due, he arrived on Monday, June 30th
and is very cute. He was 8lbs. 7oz. and 20.5 inches tall. He had problems during the labor so Brooke had to undergo surgery. Both mommy and little Sam are doing well. My mom has moved to Brooke's house to help with the baby and I have to admit it's a good thing. I love my mom, but we definitely get a long better with a little distance. She's such a good woman and has been through a lot these past 5-6 years with taking care of her mom, then Dad, then her dad before they each passed away. Watching people you love die isn't easy, not to mention living alone afterward, but she's been so strong and such a good example to us. I'm glad we had this time with her, but visiting over at my sister's will be good this next week. She's flying home on Thursday.

We had a ward breakfast this morning. It was nice, the food was good and the company was great. Caleb had a great time running the property and stealing toys from the other kids. He's still learning that we can't always have what we want when we want it. I know it's a kid's nature, but he usually only wants what the other kids are holding. Especially if it's Max holding it. It gets so frustrating. I hate it, but it seems I'm always on Caleb's case. The poor kid doesn't get much of a break. He just seems to be only interested in what's going to make mommy "upset". I guess I'm just too up tight. My mom tells me that, but I've always believed that prevention was easier than the cure in the sense of clean up. I'm not too fun. Loosening up is harder than I thought.

Kim took this picture of one of the day lilies in our back yard. He enjoys photography so much and he's good. I'm glad he has a hobby he enjoys. He took some great shots at the breakfast I'll see if I can figure out how to get them here.

Caleb is visiting with the Deans this morning. Hopefully, he'll take a nap this afternoon so he can stay up a while tonight to watch fireworks. We're just doing a few out front. He freaks out with the noise of those. I can just imagine how he'd be at a park watching the big fireworks. Right now, we're happy just doing it on our own. It will be fun to see how Max reacts to the fireworks. I wonder if he'll be scared or interested. I guess we'll see.