Kitties...they friends!

Tasha and Sophie, being the territorial kitties that they are, have come to a compromise. They will be best of snuggly friends and completely unperturbed by each other....until mom and dad come home! Then, it's time to wrestle, growl, kick, bite, play tag and any other annoying and disruptive behavior that they can think of, especially when it is bedtime.




But, at least, I'm glad that they are getting along better than in the beginning, and playing more than fighting....I hope that's what it is. Without one another, however, they are so compassionate. Sophie has been learning the hard way that being lazy and peeing on the bedroom floor is not acceptable, so we have been "grounding" her to the laundry room. When she's in there, of course she is not happy about it, and will actually whimper. It's more of a puppy-like sound than a meow. This draws Tasha's attention, and she will actually attempt to reach under the door to free Sophie. It's soooo cute!


I love my babies!

Our Anniversary

So, as many people enjoy their anniversaries, sharing memories and spending time together, that has been anything but us! Our anniversaries have been put on the back burner, so to speak, and half of them, we've not even been together. So this one, our 5th, by far, was the best. It was simple, and cute. A very good memory. We went to watch Hellboy II (I know many of you don't like that movie or it's predisessor, but Jason and I have a fedish for unique movies) and then came home and made a steak, for Jason of course. He is the carnivore in the family. So, being so simple, there are only two pictures, but again, remember, this was the best so far. Maybe next year will be candles and a nice place to stay overnight, but for now, this is great! And check out my man cooking in his natural enviornment!

24th of July in Mendon

The 24th of July is a holiday only celebrated in Utah, as it is officially known as Pioneer Day. Mendon had a few activities that the Leikis family took advantage of. First, there was a parade and Uncle Merlin brought up his rendition of the Beverly Hill Billies truck, at least that's what it looks like. Dad joined in to through candy to the awaiting kids.

Then, they have a refreshing water fight in the park for all of the kids (and even Uncle Jason) to cool down. At one point, they spray out some bubbly foam with the water for some interesting antics. The kids love Uncle Jason, especially when he plays with them. In this case, he got his new tshirt doused. (please pay special attention to the text on Jason's shirt, for a laugh) Taya and Triston were loving it, but Andrew kept getting cold, so we got some snuggles.




Then, pony rides....



Russ and Hilarie were able to come too. We had some dinner at the softball stands, then went back to Nana and Papa's house for fireworks.






What a fun time, and it was great to be able to spend time with everyone! Happy 24th!

Family Reunion (mom's side)

Our family is not known for our family reunions: after all, no cousins wed, we don't rent an entire ski resort, we don't even send out official reminders. But when the family on my mom's side does get together, it's a blast! My favorite part was seeing my Uncle Randy and Aunt Diane, whom I personally have not seen since at least 2002. It's been a while.


Everyone else that was there knew who I was, especially after having to refer to myself as "Lisa's youngest daughter", promptly followed by comments such as "OH! You were just a baby last time I saw you!" etc. It was a lot of fun for me though. I've heard different stories about different people and putting faces to the name helps.

The highlight for the kids (and me, I'll admit this was fun!) was when ground squirrels decided that the bbq potato chips were the thing to get at, of course skattered all over the ground by the kids. Abby had the most fun of anyone; she's scream and laugh and point everytime one would rustle out of the bushes to get some dinner.
Lastly, my cousin Kim suggested that we stay one extra morning and have breakfast at IHOP, one of their favorite dining excursions. It was fun remenising about old time, learning about other family members and I even got some stories out of mom and Randy about their mom, who died before I was born. I loved the whole trip, and it was fun to hang out with mom and Randy at the hotel afterwards. What a hoot!