HORRIFIED

It was a dark and dreary night (not really but it goes better with my horror story)
I let the dogs outside in the backyard. When I went to let them back in the house I was unaware that Baxter had brought in a little haunting surprise. I turn to walk back through the house and I find this upside down with it's disgusting legs kicking in the air.


AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! DISGUSTING!!!!!

Baxter attempts to keep putting it in his mouth and then he spits it out again. Jumping around and playing with this beetle. I was horrified!! I scream for Shaun and think I might just throw-up. I can hear crunching noises as Baxter tosses this thing about in his mouth. EW!! EW!!EW!!

Shaun runs to my aid only to start playing and encouraging the dogs to keep attacking the thing. He kept saying, "Go get it boy!" The beetle starts walking a little lopsided from being tossed about inside Baxter's mouth.
I scream for Shaun to stop encouraging the dogs to keep trying to put this thing in their mouths and then spiting it out because of it's flailing legs pricking them. GROSS!!!!! I also didn't know if this thing was poisonous or not. I've never seen a beetle this big and disgusting unless it had a pin stuck in it and it was dead at a museum. I thought those beetles were gross until I got to see this ALIVE one. That's gross!

Shaun flushes it down the toilet and I tell him to keep checking the toilet to make sure it didn't climb back up. The thing was huge!! At least 3 to 4 inches long. EW!! EW!! EW!!

I then look up Arizona Beetles to see if I could find out what this disgusting thing was. I found that it's a Palo Verde beetle. They are harmless (thank goodness) Just really scary looking.
They bury themselves down in the ground and eat off the roots of trees. Especially Palo Verde trees, hence the name.
They come out in the summer months. GROSS!! I guess I need to check my trees because they say they feed on distressed trees. I know I have a big tree that is dying. We need to take care of it. I CANNOT have big gross beetles roaming free in my backyard.
Although they wouldn't last long with Baxter on the prowl.

I spent the rest of the night being haunted by thoughts that the beetle was going to rise out of it's watery grave "The toilet" and crawl into bed with me. It makes the hairs all over my body stand up. I hate big gross bugs! I'm going to have to get used to bugs because I'm sure Max is going to surprise me with some disgusting creatures. I then will have to not be so horrified and help him discover and learn about the world around him, Even creepy crawlers. Unless, it's a spider and all bets are off!!

Meeting the Browns

Shaun's sister Linda and her kids came from Utah for a visit. Max got to meet them for the first time.

Sarah, Jessica, Ben, Josh, and Linda

I love this picture.

one big boy with one little girl.

Playing hockey with the dogs in the kitchen.

Shaun loves playing keep away with the dogs.

Baxter showing everyone how naughty he is. He's trying to get Max's binky. Grrrr!

Look at Shaun's face in the picture. Too funny!

Samantha was also with us. She lives close by in Arizona.

Max loves his cousin Samantha. She moved here from New Hampshire.

It's great to have cousins!!

I hate to say goodbye

Jared, Brittany, Tara, Ashley, and Thomas

My sister and her family moved to Utah this week. I'm really sad about it. It's even worse now that I have Max. I want Max to be with his cousins. They are so sweet and good with him. We miss you already!

We miss Aunt Tara making us smile

We miss snuggle time with Brittany




We miss sleepovers


We miss the opportunity to go four wheeling with uncle Jared

We miss getting lots of hugs

We miss being a little buddy

We love you Silver family!!

THE KING OF POP

Wow! I can't believe Michael Jackson died today. I also can't believe how sad I feel about it. It's weird.
I think although he had gotten really eccentric and weird, You can't deny how amazingly talented he is. I still really LOVE his music. I think it will be timeless. He really is the king of pop.
I think a little bit of my childhood died today. That's why I think I feel so sad. It's like I'm that young girl with a big crush again. (I had a big crush on him.)
I mean we all grew up with his music. It was and still is the best! And will never forget his signature moves. There will never be anyone as great as he was.
The T.V. and radio are all talking about it. They are playing his songs and videos. It brings back such memories. I loved being a kid:)
He is a ICON all over the world and he will be missed. His music and talent will be classic for along time. Like Elvis.
I wish he didn't have to get all wacko jacko in the end. It makes me feel sad for him. I really hope he didn't do what he was accused of with children. That makes me really mad.
At least will always have his music. He didn't seem to be very happy here on earth so maybe he can find peace now.
I'll always have the memories his music reminds me of.

FATHER'S DAY

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!

We had a great day yesterday celebrating father's day.

Shaun is such an amazing Daddy! Max and I feel so lucky to have him! Thanks Shaun for being such a GREAT dad! We love you!!

Max with his presents for dad

(He's so excited about it)

Going to church

We went to Thom and Angie's for a Father's Day party!

THE DADS

Tim Maher, Dicky Maher, Thom Maher, and Shaun Maher

I also want to let my dad know How much I LOVE HIM!!! He is such a great dad and I'm so thankful for ALL he has done for me and continues to do for me!
LOVE YOU DAD!!

Just so you know what a flip flop is

When I went into work the other day I found this note on my desk. It reads exactly as follows.




Team:





In footwear and fashion, flip-flops (also known as thongs) are a kind of flat, backless shoe that consist of a sole held on the foot by a u-shaped strap that passes between the first (big) and second toes and around either side of the foot. If it does not have 4 straps it's a flip flop.





Capri pants must cover the knee when standing or sitting.








See Steph with questions











I do have a question. Capri pants ARE supposed to be long enough to cover the knee. That's why it's called a Capri.





I'm so glad they gave us this DETAILED note. Otherwise I might not know what a flip-flop is. Can you feel the sarcasm oozing from this note? I'm so glad the bosses like to treat us all like morons. Although I'm sure some people I work with ARE morons.


Why is it that the few always ruin it for the rest of us? I'm sure a few people continue to wear flip-flops so we all get a lesson on flip-flops.



I really did find the note quite hilarious. I hope you were able to find this to be a learning experience. You now know what a flip-flop is.


Maybe next time they might go into a more detailed note about the thong. Both kinds of thongs. Butt floss anyone? But that would be considered sexual harassment and we would all have to watch the sexual harassment video again. You know the one they have you watch in training. No thanks!

95th percentile

Here's Max, BIG and LONG

I took Max for his 2 month appointment. He is doing awesome! He's in the 95th percentile for height and weight! Way to go Max! He weighs 14 pounds 8 ounces and he's 25 inches long. The doctor said he is, "Evenly proportioned and very strong!" So I guess that means my baby can beat up your baby. (wink, wink)

The doctor asked me to hold his arms down so he could look in his ears. Max was not liking it and the doctor said Max was so strong he needed me to hold him down so he could safely look in his ears.

Dr. Jones checked everything out and Max is one healthy boy! We feel so blessed to have Max doing so well. I love big healthy boys!

He did NOT like the shots! He screamed while they gave them to him but after that he was fine. I was able to comfort him and he was perfectly normal the rest of the night. Whew!! I was so afraid he was going to have a lot of discomfort, But he was doing great!