Month: June 2007

This last week we had a tragedy in our family. A long time member and good friend past away. Pete arrived on Christmas Morning, in 2004, and has been loved ever since. He was well know for his long life, his endurance through our many moves, as well as his gulping mouth. His final resting place is in the Phillips Backyard.
At the funeral, guests said the following things:
Tucker: I will miss talking to Pete
Truman: My Love Pete
Mom: I will miss Pete following my finger.
Dad: I will miss feeding him.

I love Fathers Day, I think I almost love it more than Mothers Day. Almost.
I think I am loving it more and more the older my children get. It is so much fun to watch them honor their father, and it is so much fun to be able to honor my father, father in law, and my grandpas.
I have many wonderful men surrounding me, and I am so full of gratitude for the roll they play and have played in mine, as well as my families lives.
But I would like to wish an especially wonderful Fathers Day to my Husband, Pappa Toph.

Here are the top ten reasons why Toph is a wonderful father, and why he deserves a great Father’s Day
10. He eats my cooking, and ALWAYS says yummy or delicious and Thank You to whatever I cook (except for pancakes, but that is my fault, he eats whatever is put in front of him, but I often forget that he really likes THIN pancakes, not fluffy ones) 🙂
9. He’s got good genes. Case and Point: Toph is the best Wrestler, for reals, he wrestled in High School, and has passed those wrestling genes down to our boys. Anyone who doubts me, just needs to watch Truman. He can come into a room of Tuckers friends, and goes right for the knees, and can take out kids 3 times his size. He’s Got Good Genes.
8.He knows good toys when he see them. I see toys(like Mr. Potato head for example) that look like so much fun to me, but the boys NEVER touch. (the only time Mr. Potato head comes out, is when mom plays with him…poor guy)
7.He can make up and tell stories better than anyone I know. The boys quarell over whom dad gets to read stories too at night, because he makes stories so much fun.
6. No one knows more about bugs, and finding bugs, and what to feed bugs, and what to do with bugs…. (and lets be honest, what do 2 young boys care more about than bugs? NOTHING, we’ll maybe food, but besides food, nothing occupies there mind more and more often than bugs.
5. He is a wonderful provider, with a unique set of skills. I have tremendous stability in my life due to his amazing skill sets.
4. He is still a child at heart.
3. Since we have been engaged, Toph has ALWAYS said, that he willing to take out our children during Sacrament Meeting, and even shares the snacks I pack with the boys 🙂 Just Kidding, I don’t bring snacks for the KIDS 🙂
2. He teaches our children wonderful principles and lives them daily in his life.
1. He’s a Natural Father. Children Love Toph. He loves to play with them, and they love to be with him.

Yesterday we found some bunk beds, and it truely was just in the nick of time. We will set them up in the next few days, because today Truman figured out how to maneuver his body over and down the side of the crib. He has done it a few times today. To watch him, he has pretty good balance, and knows how to shift his weight…I only hope he doesn’t land on his head….

We bought a new slip and slide, my mom came down to watch my kids while I went to a Dr.’s Appointment. While I was gone Tucker broke in the slip and Slide, although he didn’t get the sliding concept part. He would just run down the slide, and stop then splash on his knees in the pool. I came home and tried to explain the slipping process. He wasn’t interested in doing it that way.
Like I have said a hundred times before, Tucker follow the beat of his own drum, and doesn’t worry about others! That is great he had a great time playing, and My mom and I had a great time watching, who needs a TV when you’ve got this kind of entertainment?

He saved Pumpkin Mooses Life by sewing him up. He announced to me today that he loves to sew, and wants to make the other Pumpkins some new clothes. He also announced that he is a Rescue Hero, because he saved pumpkins life.
We all need to feel like a hero every now and again.

Last week when I was putting the finishing touches on the paint, I would touch up a wall, and Truman just didn’t understand the concept of wet paint getting everywhere.
I watched him so closely, I felt like I washed more paint off him then I was putting up on the walls. I thought I did pretty good washing him up, but that night during the tub, I found this:
A nice Avocado Color on Tru’s Elbow and his arm:


And how can your resist this handsome face:

My children are like magnets… they will be dirty, no matter how often I clean them! They are dirt Magnets.

They are still doing them….Thank goodness they have a good daddy to teach them how to be healthy.
Doing Push Ups

Doing Crunches

After Lunch Truman brought me the camera, and said, Mama, Take Picture.
I said sure Truman, say cheese and I went to take the picture, and when I did this, Truman started talking really fast, and I stopped, and I listened, he said,
“No, Mama, don’t say Cheese, Say P-Ewe” (Like a stinky diaper)
I started to laugh, and took a P-ewe picture

And Another…

And Another…

Some days I think that I should be laughing all day long with my boys….

Tucker has the Remote Control,

Truman chases the Car.

Giggle, Giggle, Laugh, Laugh, Laugh.
Funny Funny Boys.

Toph found one of his Childhood Toys at the DI at $2, we considered it to be a great bargain 🙂
Introducing Space Man Ziff and the Constructs Rocket Edition:

The crazy thing is a few days later we found another set. Toph was so ecstatic. They are now the boys latest new favorite toy.
Toph has totally enjoyed playing with the boys, and helping them build new rockets.