Sugar & Spice Vs Puppy dog tails

(Does he think he is going rock climbing w/ spring and chain and then throwing the yellow ball and fly down w/ his one wing?)



Ok, so we all know that there are differences in boys and girls. Ya know....Sugar and spice and everything nice. That is what little girls are made of. And Snails and puppy dog tails. That is what little boys are made of. Well after Mackenzie took it upon herself to sort the laundry I put my book down (Breaking Dawn. Yeah, I know I am a little late at reading it, but I have been extremly busy) and started the wash. After going through all the pockets, this is what I found. That yellow ball is not gum or candy. It is a PAINT BALL!




(Is she getting all prettied up so that she can go get a scoop of ice cream w/ her Baskin Robins tasting spoon? That little tiny thing is the hook that goes on the end of a necklace. Why do you think she is saving that? Not only that, but the last time I can remember going to Baskin Robins is EARLY summer when they had 31 cent ice cream and I KNOW I have done laundry since then. hmmmmm)

First day of school

Well it's that time of year again. You know, the time where you spend all sorts of money on new clothes, shoes, backpacks, folders and everything else that is school related? Then you send them off to the first day of school and you take pictures and you say to yourself, "where has the time gone?" Well that is exactaly what has happened to me again!!! I can't believe I have a 3rd grader and I can't believe that Coleman is in Kindergarten! Seriously, where has the time gone? I am really starting to feel old! It felt weird to go over to the school after the bell rang to go home and to allow Coleman to get on the bus without me!! It was sad when I realized that it is time to allow both of my babies to take the next step into "growing up". I mean, I really want them to grow up but at the same time it is sad. Now if I could just get them to clean up after themselves. Doesn't that come with the growing up thing??????

The past 2 weeks!

The past 2 weeks have been soooo quiet at my house. My kids are with their dad in Oregon and won't be back until Tuesday, August 12th! I miss them soooooooo much! I have been playing with my nephews to try to fill that void. I have been trying to keep myself busy. I am in the middle of moving and I thought it would be such a great idea to pack the kids stuff while they were gone. I didn't realize how much stuff the have "collected". I spent a week in Lake Powell with some friends, last week I drove to Cortez, Colorado for the day for work and I have also been up to Idaho (that seems to be my favorite spot these days!) :) and in the morning I am headed for a vacation in Vegas! I am really glad my kids get to spend this time with their dad but I am going to be so glad to have them back home!

My sleepy child!

I think I have one of the sweetest little boys out there. He loves to talk, play, hug, kiss, organize and aparently he likes to sleep! The first 2 pictures are of him sleeping through the fireworks on the 4th of July! Yeah, he slept through them ALL! The 3rd picture is seriously of him eating a french fry! I couldn't believe it. I think he just has so much energy all the time that he wears himself out at akward times! I sure do love him!

Meet my siblings.........

As I look through all of my blogs that I have blogged, I noticed that I have made this all about me and my 2 kids, so I thought I would introduce you to my siblings. Really, they are nice people!!!! lol The first one is my oldest sister Jeannie. She is the smart one of the group. Then you know me, Mackenzie and Coleman. The next picture is my younger brother Marshall. He is a helicopter pilot. His wife is about to have a baby!!! Then there is Ben. He is an officer at the State Prison and is about to be hired on for the Draper P.D. Last but not least is my youngest sister Lydia. She is has a 4 year old boy. She is engaged to be married sometime in the future!! Soooo, that is my family. I would also like to point out that none of us were together when these pictures were taken. I think that is what makes it funnier! We took these all on our very own!!!!!!!

Grrrrrrrrrr

I noticed that it has been well over a month since I have posted a blog, but that is because we have had a very busy month!!! My girlfriend Shelley and I planned a trip with all the kids (together we have 5) to Bear World in Idaho. Her kids were a little sick, and it was a little rainy, but we had a blast.....well at least I did cuz my kids were not sick!! We borrowed another friends SUV so we could all travel in the same car and we stayed with friends and family in Idaho (thanks Dustin & Jen!) It was a lot of fun. A few years ago Shelley and I took them to a wedding in California (we miss you Heather & Kaj) and while we were there we hit Sea World, Lego Land and the beach. Now I think we need to save our pennies for something like a cruise WITH OUT the kiddos! Anyone else want to come with (or babysit for that matter)?????

Just a little update on my kids with their chores. I really don't have anything bad to say! They are doing such an awesome job! I would like to say that their chores have become a daily habit, but I know if I do say that, things will change. I can honestly say that I know they don't enjoy it (good to know they are normal!) but they LOVE it when pay day comes around. We are going to go to Bear World for Memorial Day weekend, and they are saving every last dollar for our vacation! Maybe they will be willing to pitch in for gas! LOL