Howie & "T": Nate the Great.....

February 4th....

Here is another funny story I would like to share before I start this post.

Steve was heading home from Montana to see our new grandbaby. It was EARLY Saturday morning so he thought that he would grab a bite to eat on the way. He grabbed a bag of bagels from off our kitchen counter and headed out to hit the road. REMINDER....it was still dark outside. As he was driving he reached over and grabbed a bagel to munch on. He thought it tasted a bit strange but continued to eat it anyway! A few hours later when the sun had come up he decided to eat another bagel. When he reached for it....THIS IS WHAT HE FOUND!!!! I can't believe he reached for ANOTHER one! Didn't he feel the FUZZZZZ in his mouth the FIRST go round????

YUCK!

When he showed me what he had eaten I was so grossed out. I am just glad he did not get sick from the darn thing. YMMMMY!

OK, back to the blog......

Howie was FINALLY able to come home to SLC to meet his newest little grandson!

Can't believe how much I miss this man! It was GREAT to have him here with the family.

It was fun watching Howie "check out" this little guy...

Awwwww......he found a new sleeping buddy!

Comfy cozy in his Papa's arms....

It is hard to tell in this picture but....Nate was smiling soooo big. As Howie snoozed with Nate, they both had a smile on their faces. It was adorable! Both were having sweeeet dreams I guess.

My turn to hold him while Papa heads upstairs to play with the boys

I had to go up and check out the fun the boys were having. I could hear the giggles and screams from all the way downstairs. Howie sure knows how to have fun with the boys. Here in this video he is giving them BRONCO rides.

Baby Nate does not want to miss out on the fun. Be gentle Papa Howie!!!

The girls came over for a visit and the BRONCO rides continued. Poor Howie! This went on for almost an hour. He is such a great sport. Fun memories for all of the grandkids. He's the BEST Papa EVER!!!!!

Life is GOOOOOD! I just sit around and snuggle with my new little angel while I watch Howie play with the kids. Can't get better than this! I love more than ANYTHING to hear the sound of laughter in our homes. Howie certainly knows how to create a FUN atmosphere around here. It doesn't matter how tired he is.....He has FUN with the kids.

Papa Howie took a break and the kids went upstairs to play for a while. Not long after they left, I heard SCREAMING coming from upstairs. Papa Howie was sitting next to me so I know that he was not the one RESPONSIBLE for their squeals......WHAT WAS GOING ON UPSTAIRS????

This video shows what I found when I got upstairs! Tyson was HILARIOUS! He had the kids bouncing off this bed so far that I was actually afraid they would flop off of it. The kids were giggling soooo hard. Between Howie and Tyson....these kids are TRULY entertained!!! FUN TIMES!

Tyson took a break.... but not for too long. This is what I found him doing with the kids a short time later.

He was upstairs building a SPECIAL fort out of the bunk beds. He has the best imagination EVER! He has a very creative mind and the kids LOVE it!!!

He built a very cool fort with dividers in it to create separate rooms. Very NEAT!!!

Alyssa hiding in the top section of the fort....

Boo Bear enjoying her time here with her cousins

Brayden settling down holding his little brother during family scripture time. I love to watch Brayden with Nate. He has such a tender side to him. He seems so proud to be his BIG brother.