Farewell Foofrey and Carlie

Jeffrey and Carlie accepted a job offer in Idaho Falls and will be moving next week! We are very sad, but VERY grateful that they are not too far away and have hopes of still seeing them "often". I think Benson and Andrew will miss them the most. They are always so fun with the kids. They bring them treats and toys, and spoil them with love and time and affection. As soon as they see each other it's "play time!" They really are awesome!

We wanted to have them over at least one last time before the final move. Since it rained all day, I decided to make my mom's famous homemade potato soup and bake bread. I told Benson that was the plan. Sometime around noon, I walked into the kitchen to find that he had taken all of the carrots and celery from the fridge and was cutting it up for me- this isn't the first time we've made it- so he knows the routine. Thank goodness it wasn't with a real knife. I took this first picture while I watched without him knowing. He really is a good helper, not just for the fact that he likes to 'be a helper boy" and be involved, but he is also SO good about playing or finding fun on his own while I get things done that need to be done. He has no problem entertaining himself. For that, I feel very lucky.

He even got the cutting board out :)

Once I approached him and asked about what he was doing, he reassured me that he was using his knife- it was safe.

He actually managed to cut the end of a carrot- it took some persistance on his part, once he had it, he walked off and ate his carrot.


So, we made our soup, salad, and bread, and Carlie and Jeffrey came. We had a great time and even got a half game of "Life" in- due to Kimball :) I tried a new dessert- and it was amazing, lets just say it's now in my top three- Molten lava souffle! I've had it before and liked it a lot, but this recipe rocks. If you'd like to try it- come over for game night!


Of course we did some playing in the boys' room. I grabbed one of the quilts and said, "Benson get inside of it." He did and Carlie grabbed one end, while I had the other and we made a human hammock. He loved it, and before we knew it, Andrew was wanting a turn. After we were done, Andrew would sit on the blanket and pull the sides up over himself and scream for us to do it again. Did anyone else ever do this as a kid?? I did this A LOT with my siblings growing up. Mostly when my parents were not home. We took it a step further by getting up our momentum and then hurling the person into the couch or onto a bed. It was really fun. We even had an afghan that we'd wrap the person in- like a cocoon- so they were not able to see and then do it to them. crazy kids.




Here's the video of the giggling that comes from the human hammock. . . . . .