Summer 2012 From Ruth's Point of View

Girls Camp

All the girls except for Anna were able to go this year!

Yellowstone and Island Park 

Tautphaus Zoo 

Anna lost her 1st tooth on the trip....and then lost the tooth in the cabin somewhere:( The tooth fairy still came though!

Chicago

Emily and Ruth had Cooking Club for girls ages 7-11 and Cooking Fun for kids ages 4-6. It was so fun watching the older girls giggle as they cooked in the kitchen with Emily and Ruth.

 Jake is his own Super Hero. I had no idea boys played dress up just like girls! He came up with this one on his own.

Ruth and I visited Chicago with Alan. This had to be the best store we went to. I wanted to buy everything in sight for me! 

Doesn't this look like a Christmas Card

 On our trip to Island Park Anna lost her 1st tooth! She lost it, but the tooth Fairy still found her.

Yellowstone Lake. This was the most beautiful lake.

Emily and her Camera......

Jake was tired of getting his pictures taken after about 3...

Anna came up with her own poses

(Another "Anna pose")

Anna just couldn't resist trying on
Emily's baptism dress

Jake on BYU vs. Utah day at Summer Fun with his friend.
He still can't decide if he likes BYU or Utah..... GO UTES!!!
and byu

Jake's loved Utah Jersey and BYU helmet

Disney Day at Summer Fun!

Oh What do you do in the Summer Time?

Anna and Bella at Temple Square. Bella comes once a year to play. We love it when she visits

We are a family of Girls!!! I love our girl cousin days out during the summer. Poor Jake usually gets dragged with us.

Emily practicing her new found love of photography

This is basically the extent of the boy cousins! They have to stick together. But just wait more boys are coming! (NO this is not an announcement from me! You're looking at our contribution to the boy pool!)

This is my favorite pic of all. When I was a senior in high school Max was around 10 or 11. We went to California for Denis and Melissa's open house following their wedding. I was so embarrased because my mom let Max go all over DisneyLand and California in the ugliest pair of orange shorts and a Utah jersey. Well, many years later here is Jake running around Rexburg in orange shorts and a Utah jersey. I had to laugh because every time I looked at him it brought back my memories of Max in California.

Won't YOU Be MY Neighbor?

Do you remember Mr. Rogers? It was one of my favorite shows growing up. I especially loved his song "won't you please, please won't you be my neighbor!" Well, I am thinking my neighbor is reconsidering this after her son came over and he and Jake found a huge mud puddle in the new burm that we are putting in.

RUTH

Ruth Eating her Disney sucker

I don't want Ruth to be forgotten in all of these blogging moments, but she is just so good! She loves cooking and is thinking of putting together a cooking club for girls between the ages of 7-11 this summer. We will see if that really happens or not. Ruth's talents lie with speech. The other night we were helping Emily write poems for her english class Ruth came up with the best lines. Em had to turn it in so I will have to put the masterpiece on later. Here is one of her favorites:

SODA

I was drinking a large soda pop,

When it fizzled and crumpled up.

I told my big brother,

Then he told my mother,

Now everyone knows what's up!

Emily and Ruth on memorial day. The Ruth no one knows!

Ruth hugging Pres. Mckay's tree

My favorite the two girls as best friends

Doctor Visits

My love has always been the medical field. I watched surgery after surgery with Sarah and it never bothered me. What others deem as gross and disgusting I would say was intriguing. However, I learned this week that at least 2 of my children follow after their dad and not their mom with their passion for the medical world. Wednesday I took Jake in to have some blood work done. He heard me making the appointment and began crying "I not going to the doctor!" Well, he cried the whole way there; the MA takes us to the room and he starts gasping for air. He was having a full blown panic attack! The doctor comes in and gives him a sucker easing the tension a bit. Because of his fear of the office we decide it best to have the blood drawn in the procedure room so that he won't associate it with the doctor's office. He cries but everything turns out ok.

Thursday, I take Emily in for some blood work. The MA come in to draw the blood and Emily goes into a panic attack. She sees the little needle and starts breathing fast. Half way through the blood draw I look at her and say "are you going to pass out!" The answer was YES! she begins falling over when the MA pulls the needle out and helps me hold her up. Seriously! She only prolonged her blood drawing experience because she had to have blood drawn from the other arm. Not that she did much better the second time. As the needle was going in she pulled her arm back scaring the MA. Finally, with her head between her legs the rest of the blood was successfully drawn. Afterwords she asks was I as bad as Jake? NO, ten times Worse! DRAMA!!!

I guess the Bott children better stick to business related fields in the future!