The Fun, The Friends, The Flu

We just got back from a five day, four night stay in Rossland, BC! British Columbia that is...yep, we left the country again. It really does feel like you've gone somewhere exotic because things are so different up there. The languages, the accents, the signs, the metric system...it all combines to make you feel like you are somewhere quite exciting even though you can get there and back in a day. :)

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The fun part about our vacation was that we went with two other families! Last March, at the Booster club auction the three baseball coaches families, which includes us, went together and bid on the 5 day, 4 night stay in a three story condo in Canada. It was SOOO nice. Four bedrooms, four baths (three with garden tubs and separate showers), a hot tub, two decks, gorgeous kitchen, fireplace, heated floors in all the bathrooms and the tile on the main floor, and a family room downstairs with a Wii (I had never played before, pretty fun!).

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It was probably one of the nicest places I've ever been. Between the three families we had 6 adults, 1 teenager, and 6 kids (6 and under). K had the time of her life! She had a small meltdown when it was time to leave yesterday. She was just having so much fun with her friends she did not want to leave!

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It probably would have ranked right up there with one of the best vacations ever if not for the dreaded flu bug. Our token teenager started feeling bad on Friday and by that night was quite sick, her mom got it in the night, the next day her dad wasn't feeling well, but he managed to keep upright, then the mom of the other family got it on Saturday night, on Sunday night I got it, and T got it on Monday morning. It was bad. Thankfully just a 24 hour thing and we are both feeling much better today, but it was a rough 24 hours.

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One of the good things about group vacationing is extra parents though, and our sweet, sweet friends, stayed 5 hours later than they were planning to yesterday so that T and I could be sick in peace while they watched the girls. SO nice. I am very thankful for good friends.

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So, I will get all my pictures organized and try to get them up tomorrow. I have to go clean my house because tonight is the first night of the "young marrieds small group" we are starting with some couples from our church. I'm very excited to get going.

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I'll leave you with some pictures of K and her best bud.

You can just imagine all the fun that was had in the past 5 days!

I'll tell you about it tomorrow.

Our Little Angel

Whenever I brush out Bug's hair it cracks me up! It reminds me of Charlie's Angels...the originals, not the Cameron Diaz ones...you know that fluffy, feathery, 70's hair?

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I always wanted curly hair so I love that Bug has it. All I have to do is brush it out, get it wet, and it springs right up. I don't even have to put anything on it! Love it.

Not sure what expression this is...maybe she just got news that Charlie is in imminent danger. Or maybe she just didn't want me taking pictures of her "bad hair day". :)

It literally sticks out 5 to 7 inches from her head. So funny.

Good morning Charlie!

Wordless Wednesday

"Laugh with me!" - Part 5

June 18th - K must have learned the word "fair" at VBS because after that week she was saying it ALL the time. But she wasn't using it correctly. She would say things like, "I want to watch a movie. Is that fair?" Or, "I'm going to play legos now. Is that fair?" Or "We're eating apples. Is that fair?" I'm not sure I want to teach her the real meaning. I've never been a fan of the phrase, "That's not fair!" I think, for now, I will leave her in her innocent bliss.

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June 25th - Boo sneezed during dinner. I wasn't really watching and K said in a chagrined voice, "Mommy! She blessed in my face!" slight pause, "But not right now. On Thursday she blessed in my face."

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July 2nd - K came running in from outside holding her Koala. "We're scared of Daddy!" she proclaimed thrusting her Koala baby toward me. I, on the computer, absentmindedly respond, "Huh?" She repeats, "I'm scared of Daddy! He gonna beat me!" I swing around giving her my full attention, "What??" She repeats again, "I'm scared Daddy gonna beat me." Me: "What do you mean?" K, "Beat me!" Me: "What do you mean 'beat you'? K: "You know! Beat me in the race!" Me: "Ohhh, okay."

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July 3rd - We were on the way out to Grandma and Grandpa's for the 4th. K had to go potty really bad and there were no stores around. We finally came to a gas station but all they had was one of those "Honey Bucket" port-a-potties. T took her and when he lifted the lid she said, "Yuck Daddy! Somebody went blue potty!"

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July 7th - Praying at the dinner table. We said, "Amen." K yells, "Please be seated!" Guess she's been paying attention at church more than I thought. :)

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July 8th - We were talking about middle names. For the sake of the story I'll pretend her's is...uh...Abagail. I was explaining to her about how her middle name is the same as Noni's and Boo's is the same as mine. She looks at T and says, "And your name is Daddy Abagail!"

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July 13th - Listening to her scripture cds, they were talking about their Grandpa being sick and dying and going to heaven. K said, "But MY Grandpa isn't going up in the sky. He just gonna stay home. And Grandma stays with him."

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July 19th - We were all outside and she starts singing one of her scripture songs that is set to hip-hop music and at one part they start yelling, "Love! Do good! Bless! And pray!" she got louder and louder and was screaming it over and over. I looked at T and said, "The neighbors are going to think we are seriously indoctrinating our child." K looks over at us and says, "What did the doctor do?"

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July 31st - I bought her a Little Einsteins video at my friend's garage sale. She watched it and later said to me, "Fortissimo is when there is a rhino in your way and you have to be quiet." I don't know if that was the message they were going for. :)

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Okay, that's all for now. She's been saying some hilarious stuff lately so I'll have to do another one soon.

Flipper

Boo has finally figured out how to turn from her back to her stomach! I'm not sure why it took her so long to learn that particular skill, but she just figured it out last week. The only problem is that once she gets on her stomach she can't get back. Although that makes no sense because she has been flipping from stomach to back for months now. Odd. So every time she flips over to her tummy she lays in bed and cries until we take pity and go flip her back over. As you can tell she doesn't really like being on her stomach.

"Uh, Mom, can you stop taking pictures and help me out here?"

I hope she gets it figured out soon b/c this waking up again in the middle of the night is not something I'm a fan of. :P

Fair Fun

We had another busy weekend! I think things will start slowing down in a few weeks since summer is winding down, but for now we are still going strong!

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On Saturday morning we had some friends who are visiting from Colorado come over and we all went to the fair together.

Bug's favorite thing was the animals of course. She loves all the animals. I just noticed Bug's hands in her pockets...I do that a lot so I think it's cute when I see my habits in her. :)

They had all different kinds of competitions where people were showing their animals.

K's cousins got to come to the fair too! The train table was a big hit...or maybe it was the suckers. :)

I love how these small town fairs have some of the animals out in the open, no cages or anything. Love how the cousins are posing and K has a "just smile and humor Mommy while she takes picture number 1,271" look on her face. :)

The kiddos wanted to pet the calves.

And Uncle Bo-Bo helped our little Boo get in on the animal petting.

This baby goat was so cute!

And these goats were hilarious! They shoved their heads up really far in the hay bale and every now and then would come out to sneeze. :)

Fascinated.

Baby piglets. They had all kinds of signs up. I had no idea but it said that pigs are listed as the 4th smartest animal in the world...that they can learn tricks faster than dogs and they start responding to their name within 3 weeks of naming them. One sign also said that the biggest pig ever recorded was over 2,500 pounds and 12 feet long or something. Crazy!

K feeding one of the horses.

They had a kid's area and we spent some time enjoying the attractions in there. We all thought this mirror was hilarious! Boo didn't see what all the fuss was about. Why the long face? :)

They had "pud-pud golf" as K called it.

K's turn in front of the mirror. Those legs should be able to do some good high-kicks!

K showing her cousin some bowling moves.

Getting some tattoos from an actual tattoo artist...just kidding, but he does fit the stereotype. :)

Although he very nicely painted a pink and purple sparkly butterfly on a toddlers arm so he can't be too hardcore. :)

Proudly showing off her new ink.

We ate lunch while watching the magic show. They didn't have a microphone for the guy though so it was hard to hear.

We headed home after lunch to give the girls naps and then went back to the fair with Noni and Papa that night to watch some of the rodeo and get an Elephant Ear...yes I would travel many a mile for one of those delicious sugary treats. Yum! :) Boo didn't quite make it so we gave up on the rodeo and headed home for bed.

It was a great day of Fair fun!

7 Months Old

Our little Boo bear turned 7 months yesterday! Wow this cutie patootie is growing up quick. We just went to the fair today and while we were there I was thinking that this time last year (at the fair) I was pregnant and we didn't even know she was a girl! It's amazing that even at 7 months I can't remember life without her. Once your children are born you feel like they've always been with you. Always been a part of you...and maybe they really have.

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Two of my favorite faces in the whole world.

I realized the other day that we haven't had a picture with S alone in a while so we grabbed some. Love that sweet smile.

Boo is getting REALLY close to crawling! Hard for me to believe b/c K didn't start crawling until 10 months and that only lasted about 6 weeks before she was walking. I wasn't prepared for a mobile baby this soon, but I'd better get used to the idea b/c we are just about there! She can go backwards and side to side really well, and is starting to figure out how to get up on her hands and knees, but so far she only lurches forward a bit and then crashes back onto her stomach. But I wouldn't be surprised if she takes off one of these days! Time to babyproof the house again!