nEveR a duLL moMeNt

Carter's favorite dino was the Gigantasaurus (I'm sure I spelled that wrong)--so of course, he needed a picture with it. When no one was looking, Jace climbed under the ropes and got some hands-on experience with these little guys. It was boy heaven all afternoon!

And if you need a good laugh, you just need to picture this next little tidbit. Tim's back bumper got destroyed on the freeway a couple of weeks ago (long story). He gorilla glued it together---not pretty, but functional and only slightly white trash--so he has been checking wrecking yards for a replacement. He found a bumper at some place in West Valley. We stopped to pick it up coming back from the dino park. To start with, we got lost in a not-so-nice part of West Valley. We finally found the place and Tim went in to retrieve our new bumper. It was 100 degrees outside, so I was going to take the kids into the building, but Tim said there were way too many shady characters roaming around. He brought the bumper to the van and we attempted to fit it inside--mind you, we had all 5 kids already filling up the van. We tried the back--not a chance. So Tim hoisted it onto the roof where we tried to tie it down. The problem being, the plastic bumper just kept bending, so we couldn't get it tight enough (and we've already experienced what happens when you get on the freeway with something---like a recliner---not properly tied down). So we took it off, and tried putting it behind the front seats. It fit--sort of. Kenzie and Lady had to ride home with a bumper across their legs and surrounding their heads. From the backseat, you could hear Maddy giggling and telling them they looked like they were in a bathtub. Some days, we are walking a very fine line between trying to save money and looking like total white trash.