Road Trip....

This past weekend I decided to take the kids to my Dad's and Grandma's house. Jason had to work out of town so we were off. The kids had a great time. They love getting spoiled from everyone. My Dad has a steer and a horse, they loved feeding them. They ate way to much ice cream and had way to much sugar, but they made tons of memories.

Hailey getting tickled by Papa's whiskers...she is loving every second of it!


They all love to wrestle with my Dad, he is like a giant teddy bear.


All Kenzie kept saying when she was feeding the horse was "that tickles"


I love Rylies face here...she is just thrilled.


Brenden and Hailey saying...WAZ UP MOM!



Rylie fell and she is asking me "Mom, do I have cow poop on my hands???"


I was just about to take Kenzie's picture when the pig came up behind her. She was a little unsure about him.


Here is Rylie giving me her best piggy pose!!


Brenden and Hailey watching my Dad try to rope the steer.


Rylie trying to sneak some more feed for the steer.


Brenden's best cowboy look!


Brenden even got to pan some gold with my Dad. He loves rocks and stuff like that. We had a great time, but like always it was great to be home!!

Funny things they say

My kids keep me laughing all the time. Jason thinks that I am too easily amused.
Brenden: Mom, do you think it is NORMAL for me to have this many freckles???
Rylie: Don't worry mom, we are just playing Lamenities.
Hailey: Mom, do you think that I could crank call Jonathan?(a boy she likes from school)
They just crack me up!

Pinewood Derby and more crazy sleepers...

Saturday it was the pinewood derby. This was Brenden's first time. Jason did not have very much time to help out with his car, but it turned out really cool. Brenden took first place in one heat and that made his day. It was so much fun to watch him. I guess when you are 8 nothing compares to racing cars and hanging out with your friends.



Here are the past couple of nights...I do not know what the deal is with these crazy sleepers of mine.
They keep taking the pillow cases of their pillows. I guess Kenzie thought is was a sleeping bag. Crazy kid!

Here is Rylie and Kenzie totally zonked out on a huge teddy bear. The crazy thing is I do not care as long as they sleep good!


Just a note...things are going to be picking up around here again. Hailey is playing soccer and is still doing running club. Brenden just started flag football and that is 3 times a week. Plus he has scouts and I have girls over for activity days once a week. It gets kinda crazy but we love it!!

My Valentines....

This is how my kids woke up on Saturday morning...my valentines hung over their door. Some of the hearts said reasons why I love them. Some were coupons that they could use for later. Like: Mom will put your laundry away for you. Things like that. Brenden's favorite was...you can pass on one shower. The kid hates taking a shower. I am hoping that will change one day. They also had some goodies at the table waiting for them.

Jason and I got to go to dinner at Red Lobster...one of our favorites. It was so nice to have the quiet. I love spending time with just Jason. Selfish I know!! He surprised me with some beautiful roses and a new biofit bra from Victoria's Secret(I had been wanting for some time). It made me laugh to think of him in VS all dirty from work, holding a measurement card they had given me last time I was there..that he stole from my drawer. He said they were quite helpful. And I love my new bra!! A big thanks to Nan and Patti for sending us and for holding down the fort while we were out. The kids had a blast watching movies and getting spoiled while they were here.

Kinda Random...
Kenzie is famous for sleeping with just about anything. We find her in her bed with all kinds of stuff and there is barley enough room for her. She has been afraid of the dark lately. We just keep sending her to bed assuring her that she is fine. The next morning I found her asleep with Brenden's HUGE Nerf bazooka gun. I guess it made things a little less scary.

Raisin Boogers...

WARNING...
DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME...
GROSS PICTURES TO FOLLOW...
So Rylie comes to me screaming saying she can't breath. Quickly I asked why??? I mean there must be a reason, she can scream. She SCREAMS...I put raisins up my nose!!! I calmly, yes calmly take her to my bathroom. Get some tweezers and got them out...and they were way up there. I am thankful she only put one up each nostril, or we might be in the ER.

Bull...

Anyone seen The Pacifier??? At our house it is a big hit...my kids are famous for reciting lines of movies. So Rylie a little worked up(nothing new) and mad at Hailey turns to her and says "You mess with the Bull...you get the quarter" it took me a second. The quote actually is.. You mess with the Bull, you will get the horns. We were all laughing which Rylie loved. She informed us that she likes it her way, it is much more funny.

Go Wranglers!!

Hailey is on the running team at school. She has ran in two races. They run about a mile and a half. The first race she was so tired that she came to me about 50 yards from the finish line crying. Her legs hurt and she thought that she was not doing well in the race. After a very dramatic meltdown for all to see she and I walked across. She finished 77 out all the girls. We went home and did not wait for the winners to be announced. A friend called and told us that Hailey had actually placed 5th and would be getting a ribbon. She felt much better. Here is her first ribbon...

Today she ran and finished strong. She was really excited to see how she could do without stopping. She finished 47 out of all the girls. There are hundreds of kids that run and we are very proud of her for not giving up. She ended up taking 5th place again out of all the first grade girls. Way to go Hailey!