Grandkids are the best!!! I love having everyone home. We had a very enjoyable weekend with all of our family this weekend. Mike and Becky were going camping and riding out to Knolls with Mikes family on Friday so Nate and Tom and Gwen just kindof went with them (which I'm not real sure was alright with mikes family), but it sounds like they all had a great time any way. Calvin and I played for a wedding in at Wheeler Farms so Natalie brought the kids to the Ashby's house and came over to fiddle for us. It was soooooo fun to have her there, we have been playing without a fiddle for most of our things now. Any way after the dance she went back to the Ashby's to spend the night and then came to our house on Saturday afternoon.

Meanwhile back at the Jackson household Darin had finished changing the fuel pump on his car. ( I think it was his first real mechanic experience and he did a great job.) Calvin just kept encouraging him and he did all the work. After he finished it they decided he should learn how to change the oil so we all wnet to Walmart and Auto Zone and got the stuff and came back home and he ended up changing the oil and the air filter and the car is just like new again.

At about 5:30 everyone got back from camping and Tammy got off work so we sent Calvin and Darin after pizza and we went to the church to play some basketball. What a hoot!!! We are not great basketball players for the most part. Darin and Nate and Mike all play, but the rest of us? Oh well it was a blast any way. We played Dynomite and it was soooooooooooo fun.

On Sunday Natalie and Nate and Mike and Becky and their families all came to church with us and it was quite busy, but so fun to have them there so I could show off the grandkids. I have to say that the highlight of Nayeli's day was the little potty in the nursery. I think she went 2 or 3 times just because she could reach the potty and the sink to wash her hands. When we got home from church Dad and the boys made dutch oven chicken and potatoes for dinner.(YUM). Natalie and Nate went home last night and Becky and Mike are leaving today. It was a great weekend. I really love my family!!!!!

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Well I guess it's time to blog a little. Becky and Mike came up from Cedar City to spend a week with us. We really enjoyed having them here, the grandkids are great, they are sooooo cute and it's fun to come home from work and have them be excited to get to see ya. They went to Idaho to visit Natalie and Nate for the week end and it sounds like they had a great visit. I was suprized to hear that Nate really scared Mike when they were pulling the 4 - wheelers to go riding. Nate always has been a little crazy, (in a good way). Any way Becky and Mike headed home today, but they may be back soon to stay. It doesn't sound like the Flight Academy is doing all that good. When they got back home they said the doors to the school were locked and no one was around. (very scarey) We hope everything goes o.k. for them.

Calvin headed to Las Vegas today after he went to Nephi and Filmore and then to Salina to pick up Turkey roasts and took them back to Salt Lake. I told him he must be superman to do all of that. He was happy though because Tom was going to Las Angeles and they were getting to travel together for a while. We are glad Tom is getting to do a little because the work has been so sparse that I don't know how he is paying his bills, but he seems to be doing o.k.

The weather is supposed to be getting better this week and I can hardly wait to be back out there like Dawny is. I'm very jealous, I did go and buy some Pea, and carrot and radish seeds and we have our garden spot all ready to get them in the ground. I just need some good days to do it. Well I hope you are all doing great. And remember to SMILE, (it does a body good)!!!!