Hair today, GONE tomorrow

 With 4 kids, I guess this was inevitable...we finally have a child who decided to try her hand at being a hairdresser. After a visit to Miss Loretta this is the result.  She seems indifferent to the short do, but when asked about it she will tell you that she will never cut her own hair again.  Here's hoping she is telling the truth! 

Just because I know you are curious, she cut a big  chunk out of the side and cut her pony tail off in the back.  I discovered what she had done when I saw the hair in the kitchen trash.  No, I did not cry.  Yes, I did laugh when she wasn't looking.  Yes, I thought about crying and decided not to. She's still cute, but man doesn't she look like Davis?

Summer Theater

 Once again we took the kids to see our friend, Gabi, in her Summer theater production.  This year the teen group did "The Music Man".  The kids loved it.  Kate and Gracie loved the music and the costumes, Owen and Davis loved the humor and of course we all thought that Gabi stole the show.  Of course as Marion the Librarian she really was the highlight.  I adore watching our kids enjoy live theater.  It is magical for me.  Can't wait until next Summer.

Pancake Love

Love that I have a child who is old enough to make pancakes without me being involved...welcome to the next chapter of my life!

BAD Words

 

Recently we had a couple of friends over and one of the kids used the word "sucks".  Jed was here at the time and asked him politely not to say that word in our home.  It reminded me that I have wanted to note what my kids think of as "bad words".

The S Word=Stupid

The D Word=Dumb

The H Word=Hate

The B Word=Butt

The F Word=Fart

  Wish this list would never change!

 

Mama Bear

Last week the kids and I went to watch Jed play soccer.  I still love watching him play.  As my friend Heidi states, "Your husband has some mad skills".  It's true.  He is fun to watch.  By the end of this particular game I was getting fed up with the whining of the opposing team.  Seriously, they whined about any call that did not go their way.  I spend every day with a 3, 5, 6 and 8 year old.  I have no tolerance for whining from them and more especially from adult men and women.  In the last two minutes of the game Jed was going for the ball and another player full on pushed him (yes, thank you, finally he gets that much deserved yellow card).  He falls to the ground holding his knee in pain and I yell, "What the heck!"  My face is flushed and I am mad...really mad.  The mama bear has arrived at the field.  I didn't do or say any more than that, but I have to laugh that the same protective instincts kick in when I feel someone is doing something wrong by my 38 year old husband as with my 3 year old daughter.  The real irony here is that when he is gone (which he was last weekend) I feel so vulnerable and unprotected myself.  Seriously, I hardly sleep.  What can I say, I have both mother and wife instincts!?!

Idaho 2012

 On the way home from Utah we spent a few days in Idaho.  Matt and Ashley were blessing their new baby Lillian Grace.  Is there anything cuter than this baby?

 We also were able to celebrate my Mom's birthday, hang out at a rustic cabin near Henry's Lake, visit the airport there and of course be entertained by my adorable rock star nephew, David.  Love that kid.

 I love that my kids are growing up knowing their cousins.  This is something I didn't have and I am grateful that they do.

The last picture here is unbelievable to me.  On our way home from Idaho we stayed the night with our good friends from dental school.  We just love the Humphreys and I am still dying over how big our kids are.  Seriously!  Definitely have to convert to arranged marriages or something.  

Those kids were too stinkin' cute together. 

What do you do when you go to Utah?

 I know you are dying to know what we do when we go to Utah, so here you have it...We hike to doughnut Falls and have silly contests like who had hold a squat against the wall the longest (and you wonder where Owen gets making funny faces for the camera from?).

 We play dolls for hours and hours and get our hands dirty at the lake.

 We visit the Air Force Museum and go to church with Grandma Nila.

 We play in the sprinklers and network our computers so that all the uncles or cousins can play at the same time.

 We eat at only the finest restaurants with homemade menus and shoot bb guns.

 We have Easter Egg hunts to celebrate everyone's birthdays and my favorite...

We burn the WORLDS WORST PUZZLE and feel no remorse about it. 

Now do you see why we go to Utah?  So much fun.