Swimming at Nellis Air Force Base home of the thunderbirds

A friend of ours in our ward is a JAG officer on Nellis Air Force Base and invited us to swim at the base's swimming pool. The kids and Don had a blast jumping in the diving pool while I took pictures and worked on my tan and went down the slide.

Who said humans don't fly??
That reminds me that I was right when I nicknamed Don "the Flying Squirrel" way back in the MTC for how he always dove to save the ball while playing volleyball on Pdays.

boys and cardboard, guns & weapons

I never was a proponent of guns and other assorted weapons, but leave it to boys to turn harmless sticks and cardboard boxes into armor and battle each other.

I introduce to you the self proclaimed "blockhead #1" & "blockhead #2". Thomas now owns a slingshot to play paintball with his scout friends and Nathan was recently heard asking: "Papa, now when do I get a weapon?" !!! He wants a BBgun rifle for Christmas.
We told him: You'll shoot your eye out!!!! LOL.
Don can't say no because at Walmart where we bought Thomas' slingshot, we found the very same air pump rifle he bought for himself many years ago. He was so happy to remember those days, the boys just about dropped dead hearing their dad used to have a weapon to shoot small birds and small game with.
Nathan ever so practical and logical retorted that he needed a weapon to shoot the pigeons that are infesting the neighbors yard, that he had shot a bbgun and a bow at cub scout and that he would be doing a service. Ah, nathan... Even Legos are a source of inspiration...

Sacrament meeting performance

After 7.5 years of taking violin lessons Thomas had a chance to play a musicla number for the intermediate hymn on Sunday. He played "The Spirit of God" accompanied at the piano with his friend Brayden Walters. It's not my favorite piece of sacred music and we couldn't appreciate the whole sound because we sat in the overflow of the chapel, but I think Thomas gave a lovely performance, and Don & I were pretty proud of him. No reproach, no critic. Just a good chat afterwards. I love it when I keep my tongue in check. Thomas just opens up...
i hope htis year he gets more chances to use his talents. He needs to share them and bring joy around him with them.