Thursday, July 21, 2011
Later that same day DH met up with us at my parents' house for dinner and then we drove over to the South Towne Expo Center to see the floats that were going to be in the Days of '47 Parade the following Monday for Pioneer Day. My brother-in-law was in charge of building a float for their stake this year and apparently the parade organizers have been holding a float preview party for the last couple of years where all of the floats are on display for the public to come and look at. We were truly amazed at how intricate the detail was on these floats! They were so amazing to look at and you could definitely appreciate them more close-up than you could seeing them in the parade. Here are a few of our favorites:
My brother-in-law's float:
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Float Preview
Monday, August 29, 2011
Change of plans
Thursday, July 21, 2011
I have been trying all summer to take the kids swimming at the pool near my parents' house and we just could not seem to get ourselves over there. Finally on a Thursday I managed to get the kids all packed up in the car in their swimsuits and we were planning on meeting up with my parents and then heading over to the pool. At this time my dad was still not 100% because of a kidney stone but he agreed to come with us anyways. Once we got to the pool we found out that they had just barely closed it because someone had thrown up in the pool and it would be closed for about an hour. Unfortunately that put a wrench in our plans because my mom was scheduled to work at the temple in a little over an hour and there was no way that my dad and I were going to be able to manage the six kids on our own (especially with my dad not feeling well). So we ended up setting up my parents' slip-n-slide and the kids played out back for a while. After the hour was up my dad took M&M and Luke to the pool while I hung out with the little ones at my parents' house. Blondie and Kitty were especially bummed that they weren't able to go to the pool. :(
Monday, August 22, 2011
Kay talk
Last week I got out the hair clippers to cut Luke's hair. After I was finished with him all of the girls piped up that they each wanted their hair cut too. (This is for all of you that have watched the movie Tangled.)
Kay: "I need my hair cut so it can turn brown."
Me: "What color is your hair now?"
Kay: "Umm, it's brown."
Monday, August 15, 2011
Kay talk
July 20, 2011
I came downstairs and found Kay doing this:
Me: "What are you doing Kay?"
Kay: "I'm crowning."
I had to think about this for a few seconds to try and translate what this meant. I then realized that she meant crayoning.
Me: "Oh, you're coloring with crayons."
Kay: "Yeah, I'm coloring with crayons."
Guess who turned one!
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
At the time of her birthday she was taking a couple of steps here and there, but she didn't quite have the confidence and the balance to just take off on her own yet. She could say ma-ma, da-da, hi and uh-oh. She had learned a couple of baby signs for soft, more, and hi or bye (waving). She loves looking at herself in the mirror or seeing pictures of herself. Loves to pull hair and poke and scratch - hence trying to teach her to be nice (baby sign that DH taught her).
MJ had absolutely no interest in opening any of her presents. She was interested in the bows on a couple of them for about 10 seconds. Her sisters were all ready and willing to jump in and help her though!!
A new shape-sorting toy since M&M and Luke broke the old one beyond repair. Lucky for them I found this one in really good condition at a consignment store for only a couple of dollars (since they don't make this toy anymore for some reason).
Happy 1st Birthday MJ!
Giddyup car seat!
Saturday, July 16, 2011
MJ trying out her car seat from a different angle. I decided to just switch her to the convertible car seat once we bought our new van so this infant carrier was sitting in the living room for a few days until I took it down to the storage room.
Blondie turns 8!
Friday, July 15, 2011
Blondie's birthday was a little crazy this year because M&M was away at YW camp. We also ended up spending the morning at my parents' house to help look after my dad (he had a kidney stone at the time). So we had Blondie open her presents later on the evening of her birthday and we also had Papa John's pizza for dinner. We waited until the next day when M&M was home to have her birthday cake.
Blondie was so cute trying to decide whether to celebrate on her birthday or wait until M&M came home the following day. She really wanted to do things on her birthday, but she also didn't want M&M to miss out on any of it!
Then on Sunday after church we went over to my parents' house for dinner, leftover cake and a few more presents for Blondie.
Kay talk
Kay this morning: "Mom, I want to play DS." (Nintendo DS)
Me: "No, we're not going to play any DS today."
Kay: "Then I'm not going to be happy!!" as she storms off to her bedroom.
And just remember that she is only 3!! I'm afraid of what she'll be like when she becomes a teenager!!
Friday, August 12, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
4th of July
Monday, July 4, 2011
The kids waiting for our neighborhood parade to start:
This year we went to my parents' house for dinner and then headed over to try out the Sandy City Fireworks. Except for a tree that blocked part of our view until we moved, it was a great show and it was relatively smooth getting home afterwards. We may have to go there again next year.
Having some fun with glow sticks before the show started:
