Summer Time

It has been 20 days now since I have last posted anything on here and I can hardly believe it. Surely 20 days should feel longer than this.

We are well into summer and the days are longer which would make you believe you could get more done. Au contraire, it is more like my mother in-laws garage.
You work to empty it, and it is filled just as quickly with more stuff than you had before. My days are busier than before and summer is going to be gone before I know it.

I feel like my son C.C. felt the other day. We got up and made pancakes, rode bikes, played with friends, went swimming, roasted smores in the back yard (burning every kid in the process including the neighbors), and then finished the day off with some left over fireworks. When I was tucking C.C. into bed that night I mentioned that tomorrow we'll have another great day. He responded that we didn't even do anything fun today. He either has very short memory or his standard of fun is really high. Summer is going to be done and gone and I will be thinking we didn't even do anything fun.

I remember as a kid, summer was always the greatest thing aside from Christmas morning. That first day of summer with no school was magic as I would think of all the wonderful things I was going to do that summer. The days back then seemed to drag on forever at times and there wasn't a worry in the world. Summer meant waking up extra early and going roller skating before the sun and parents got up. Playing down in the river or out in the sand hills and bringing home what ever creatures we could catch. I loved sleeping out on tramp under the stars and dreaded the projects my parents would come up with for us. My dad was usually working a side job painting a house or fence and occasionally we were asked to help. I remember painting a fence with my dad and Annie my little black dog ran under it putting a white stripe from the tip of its nose to the end of its tail.

Summer was a time of freedom and fun as a kid. Today its a little different as I am working several jobs and going to school, but I still find time some nights while sitting outside under the stars to remember those summers from my youth. It makes me wonder what my kids will remember from their's when they are grown and grumpy like me. Hopefully I can meet my sons expectations and we can have at least one fun day this summer.

Oh Blessed Day.

This past Sunday we blessed our new little one Alyson Ann Lange. She did her part perfect and just laid there quiet and content. Her little blue eyes just stared upward at the strange site of half a dozen men's faces surrounding her. If you think about it thats got to be a little awkward for the baby.

We were very fortunate to have a good showing of family there to support us and it has made me reflect some the past few days on my own family. I am not the best by any means of showing my love or gratitude toward them. At times I am the worst critic of my own family which I find very sad. We all have our short comings but nothing should divide the family.

I was very proud of my brother Jason for coming and supporting me and my small family. It really meant a lot to me. Believe it or not he made it through an entire sacrament meeting and didn't die from it. I expect this to happen more now bro.

I was saddened briefly as I thought of my family and all my brothers. For a family with a lot of men I was unable to have a single priesthood holder from my family stand in the circle with me. Now there are very valid reasons like living in another state is a good one I guess. And illness kept my dad and another brother away. So in no way am I looking down upon anyone, I just wanted to express my feelings of sadness about not having my brothers with me physically, as I know you were all there in one way or another.



In my life I have always admired and loved my brothers both older and younger. I have idolized my older brothers as a young boy and been very hard on my younger brothers because I expect great things from them. With all of our family events I don't recall all of us standing together in a priesthood circle or blessing. We came close when, with dad, we were able to give mom a blessing in the hospital. We had all but one brother then, and it is a memory I will always keep and cherish. I find great joy when I talk to any of my brothers. I love to see us together and I find strength in each one of them. I have been fortunate in my life to have the brothers that I do. It makes me deeply sad to hear one say he is removing himself from the family for any reason, Jason. I want all my brothers to know that I still idolize each one of them in their own way and admire the strength and light each one has to offer.

Sleep Bug

Our little Kayli has had a bit of adjustment since we brought the new little baby home. She has gotten better but for the weeks she had a hard time sleeping in her bed. We would get up and find her all over the house. Because she had no sleep she would crash everywhere during the day too. I took a couple pictures to share our cute little Kayli.