Camping season is on!!!!!

I can't help but get excited for summer after roasting hotdogs and marshmallows over an open fire in the great outdoors. How are we so lucky? I love it.
I always look forward to the camping experience even with little kids all over the place. There is nothing better than sitting around a campfire after the kids have finally fallen asleep in the tent.
Fire is seriously mesmorizing. This comes about today because we just got back from flaming geyser national park where we had a campfire with friends and all of our crazy kids.
I think I need a fire pit in the backyard even though our backyard is 35 feet deep. I wonder if it's legal??? hmmmm?
I might have to find that out, or else act and ask questions later, hehehe.
Alright, ta ta for now.

Slugs are us?

We have been invaded by slugs in the bag yard. So Disgusting!
We had left a shirt of kayzer outside after playing in the water one day, and matt had gathered it up and brought it inside to the laundry. I was cleaning and found a trail of baby slugs that had fallen from it on the way to the washer. . . ewwwwww! So I got them taken care of, and was removing the clothes from the washer this morning when I found the mother. . . double ewwwwwwww!
Unless you have lived in the moist northwest you may not understand. After rain they are everywhere with the slimy and sparkly trail left behind. Fun for us eh?

Ribbon Organization Box

Check out this fabulous idea for ribbon organization. This is definitely going to be added to my project list. I am in serious need of something similar.

To Be Continued. . .

So to make a long story shorter. . . than it could be anyway. I got there, we had lots of meals alone, shopping without kids, and sightseeing without pushing a stroller.
We did get to eat at in-and-out, which we usually make a point of whenever we go there. This time we took a cab there on our way back from the outlet mall, but couldn't get one on the way back to the hotel. It didn't seem so far so we walked, but it was hot and super windy so when we got there I was beat.
This trip is my first taxi experience. Definitely would have preferred a car, but the hubby's work prefers they take taxi's. . . and I was only there one day really so I didn't see the need, BUT on that walk to the hotel. . . I was wishing I had chosen otherwise. Seriously.
Basically I saw way to many scandalous girls, and a whole lot of eat, drink, and be merry. It great to be with the hubby, but the Vegas environment is so not for me. I always enjoyed it when we would go for the day on our trips to St. George, but staying in a casino is quite a bit different with a whole lot more exposure to Vegas life.
It is always good to be home.

I'mmmmm Back!

So. . . where to start? When I got to the gate to leave, I was feeling pretty lonely without kids climbing all over me. I didn't know quite what to do with myself until I spotted a mom my age with five. . yes I said five children. The oldest of which was E's age. So I stood up and went over to inform her I was helping her with her kids on the plane. She graciously accepted, and so I was entertained by her very well behaved children on the flight to vegas. She is definately much braver than I going alone with five small kids, but they were on their way to a funeral.
Her boy who was H's age was telling me about the church they go to and asked me if I believed in Jesus, and I said "I do". It was very cute. It totally made my day that they were on my flight. I think it made me feel less guilty about leaving my own kids. . . as crazy as it sounds.

(To be continued, kids are calling!)

Viva Las Vegas!!!

So I am off tomarrow for vegas, wish me luck. . . haven't left my kids since H was a baby, and that was slightly traumatic. They got sick the morning we left, so I worried the whole time. I am hoping I won't worry to the point of no fun, but it is a much needed break so the odds are in my favor. It will be nice and hot, so that will be a nice change.

Quinn's new baby girl!!!!

My brother Quinn had a sweet arrival of his second daughter. She was born on wednesday the 14th, and they named her kynlee. What a sweet little family. Congrats little bro!!!!

A Fly In The Window

So squid and kayzer came in the front room where the window was open. There sat a fly trying to find a way out through the screened window. k is not afraid of bugs and tries to touch everything one he sees so they stood playing with this fly until they killed it, yes I know. . . Nasty!! I couldn't help but watch as k giggled his little heart out trying to catch it. After the homicide squid picked it up and put it in the trash. . . sick and wrong. Who's daughter is she?
Then they came back for more, but only dead insects still remained (yah, yah, spring cleaning has yet to be done.) Now K has moved on to search other corners of the house for moving objects. Who needs pest control? ha ha.

Its gonna be a girl!!!!

Tara found out she will be having a girl today!! It will be so fun for Adrie to have a little sister. I love two of the same gender next to each other. So much fun.

Blankie, oh Blankie, where art thou?

So I was reading Rochie's blog about her daughters torn blankie, and when it wouldn't let me comment because I was apparently typing in the wrong password I thought I would comment here about how brilliant she was in mending the torn blankie.
My kids are all blankie kids. Each has his own. My eldest attached himself to a blanket my sister Jess made, and I was happy because I was partial to it myself. My second, however, attached himself to a fleece blankie with Hawaiian pineapples on it. I have learned to love it. I am actually glad he chose that because it was a special one his aunt Becky had made for him. So the personal effect overrides my feelings for fleece. H is also my thumb sucker, and only chooses to suck his thumb if the pineapple fleece is visible somewhere in the room or he is touching it. . . this is actually quite humorous and I have a secret wish that when the blankie disappears then so will the thumb sucking. Squid has also attached herself to a blankie that Matt's grandma made for H. So I find it very sweet. Our little M has attached himself just recently to one I made for H when he was the baby. The youngest two only decided to be attached around 18 months to 2 years old, so I have decided they were modeling their older siblings. I think it was a learned behavior to some extent. That is strictly my opinion. This may be the most long winded entry ever. Can you tell Matt is on a business trip??? hmmmm.

Rolemommy.com

okay so here is the link to the top mommy blogger, and that happened to be one of the stops for team nintendo (aka Hubby) today on a publicity run. check it out. http://www.rolemommy.com/blog/the-eagle-has-landed.php

What the Squirrel?

Is this a crazy squirrel to be perched on the play set or what. who needs a dog or cat? The thing is huge.

david letterman

so matt is off to newyork to make a delivery for work to the David Letterman show. I so wish I was going. . . one of these days. I don't think he will be on the show, but you never know. It is kinda fun to do out of the ordinary things for work, eh. Things are good and busy here for me, so I am cutting it short today. later.

My first door is Complete!

So my pantry door is painted it just needs some touch up on the trim. I am very happy to have accomplished this. I know it seems silly, but I only have the rest of the downstairs to go and the upstairs will have to wait. It is unbelievably difficult to do projects with small children so we are slow but will keep going. Matt put the door in and I am doing the trim work and paint so we are working together. I still need to decide what baseboard I want, everything takes time.