Melissa, Andy and the kids' Blog

May 4 - Sunday dinner to celebrate Grandma's birthday. It became a hedgehog dinner (no hedgehogs were harmed in the making of this dinner). Local goat cheese formed into a hedgehog and lined with sliced almonds and Melissa decorated this cute hedgehog cake.  The kids helped grandma bake it a few days earlier.  May 11 - Sunday, after church we hit the road to drive to Grandma Flicks.  We had a tire blow out on the back of the van on the way, so that certainly added to the drive time. It was mother's day so Dale and Susan hosted a big dinner at their house.  Grandpa and Grandma Aurich had been staying with Grandma so we all got to enjoy the evening together.  While waiting for dinner, the kids and I went rock climbing around the house.  They live in such a beautiful area, Williamson, AZ.  Happy Mother's Day 2025, 4 generations.  Monday the 12th we flew to Atlanta, Georgia and Tuesday May 13th we visited the Georgia Aquarium.  Melissa and the ki...

April 5 Sat - General Conference, coloring, crochet and learning.  April 8 Tue - Homeschool plus at Cottonwood Wash. Melissa invited Lynette and one of her granddaughters.   April 11 Friday - A few weeks earlier Melissa said, "if I could get a couple of days alone, I could organize the house."  So I checked my schedule and took the kids to St George on my next long weekend.  We drove on Thursday, arriving late. We swam Thursday night and Friday morning.   Then we met up with Grandma and Grandpa Aurich and some of Darlene's grandchildren.  They are living with them near St George, so we all went to the Children's Museum together.  Then we swam at our pool, had dinner in our AirBNB and the kids watched most of a movie.   This was "putting away" the foam building bricks.  The children's museum was fun.  April 12 Saturday - Grandma and Grandpa Jack spent the winter in St George, so that Grandpa could try to stay physically act...