Summer Move

Well it looks like we are headed back East for the Summer! Jason has work in Maryland & leaves next week. We will meet him out there when school gets out. It is going to be a looong, but FUN road trip across the USA :) Woohoo- I've always wanted to do something adventurous like this! Now is our chance to go WiLd-haha. We think it will be great to show our kids so many historical sights & learn more about our great country.

Distances from where we will be:

Baltimore - 20 minutes

Washington D.C. - 1 hr 15 min.

Philadelphia - 1 hr 30 min.

New York :)BIG GRIN - 3 hours

New Jersey - 2 hr 30 min.

So, if anyone wants to come play with us this summer- you'd have a place to stay with us. Now just sing with me the "Griswald Vacation" song "Holiday Roooolll, Holiday Rooooooolll" -too bad we don't have a "family truckster"-aka: station wagon or, better yet Cousin Eddie's motorhome!

**Jason is selling his Toyota Tundra too - :( He won't need it in MD. It is his FAV & if you don't want it after 4 months, he'd buy it back!!-That is how much he looves it! Anyone interested let us know...

Shape-shifter Dude

While at the park today, Treyg & buddy Kasen were playing & Kasen says to him,

"We are shape-shifters, I am a T-Rex, what animal are you?"

Treyg: "I'm a Rock-Man"

Me: "A Rocket man, that's cool!"

Treyg: "No, a ROCKMAN, someone who can pick up rocks!"

**I love this Unique Kid & his oh-so fun Personality!**

(Not many people can pull-off his sweet outfits & looks-he's one in a million!)

Crazy Kai Guy

What do you get when you mix together: milk, coffee creamer(I use it for frosting), Sour Cream, Chocolate Frosting... & Tekai??? .... Chocolate Milk!!! Yep, new recipe apparently I wasn't aware of it, nor did I realize what was going on while I was folding clothes in the other room :) That's safe right?

This little dude has been getting into way too many things lately!! He is very honest though, so it is hard to get upset. He is a funny character.

Tonight for dinner :

Me "Kai you can come eat some cookie salad"

Kai "No mom I don't want kucky salad"
Me "No buddy it is yummy COOKIE salad"

Kai "Oh, it doesn't have kucky stuff in it?"

Me "Not this time" :)

Kai "Ohhhh YESSS!!"

Part 2 March Happs

Climbing all over the show- nothing slows her down!

Wild dude belly slidin' at the park

*Excited for Baseball season

#9 C-dog 1st batter to start off the Dodgers season :)

Our friends the Hughes' caught this cute little fox in their front yard-- Crazy & viscious little pup

"That can't be safe!!" That is what we were all thinking at Creed's Baseball game. The boys loved it.... me, not so much!

*This is what Jas was doing at Creed's baseball game- the parents were a little freaked out, not as much as the one with Kai on his shoulders!!!

Lovin' life...

Gma & Creed - Science Fair Day

Need more squeezes...

Curtis Kiddos playing - wish it was always this nice, haha!

*CRaZy Hair Day - lots of lil' ponies

*Cinny & Cayz gettin' some love!

Treygalish in his happy place- the park!

*New BFF's -Auntie Jeej & Cayz

Joel, Jodi, Jill, Lori, Kyle (didn't superimpose Kent or Eric)-sorry guys :)

*look at pict below-- this is the finished product :)

Jill doing "another project" at mom's :) she & my Jas fixed her barstools- then I recovered them

Fam hanging at Snow Canyon

*Cousins up at Snow Canyon Cookout/campout Cayz really likes Gwen - even if it looks like she's trying to karate chop her!

Pirate girls -- haha (inside joke)- me & my awesome sisters

End of March Happenings

*This Sassy girl is officially the PiCkIEsT eater... GRrrR, & I thought I was picky! It's a good thing she is soo yummy & cute :)

Awwww the love!!!!

Cayz loves to sing & dance (love this elephant swimsuit)

She thinks she is just as big as the boys & any time the door opens, she takes off running like a wild Banchey- haha

Yep we attended the Tea Party Express Rally at the park - it was fun, even if Sarah Palin wasn't there!
*Creed at the Science Fair- his project: Which toilet paper is the strongest? He worked soo hard on this.... we are so proud of him. He got 2nd place- way to go Creed Dude!

*He was glad the ribbon on the medal was blue (BYU) & not red - haha!

Kai & his bestest buddy "J-bird"

*Easter egg hunt at the park - our baskets are in storage-nice bags huh?

(Capri sun bags came in handy)

**Lots of random pictures, I'm having a hard time keeping up with this blog sitch... between Gymnastics, Baseball, School, Kiddos & Cleaning - such is LIFE!!**

(I really need to edit these photos before posting, but I don't have time-ha!)

Kai Guy Potty Trained

I don't dare even post this, afraid I might jinx the whole "sitch" :) Kai is quite the potty trained guy!!! We finally found something he'd get excited about: "Phineaus & Ferb" fruit snacks, & a Handy Manny toy --- woohoo! Those who know me, know my worst pet peeve of motherhood is Potty Training.... 3 down & now 1 Sassy Girl to go!

These 2 are the Best of buddies, or as Kai says "Youre my best friend Baby geerl"

"I'm doin spitz"
Rock a bye

"I'm a big boy, I wear undies" -Kai

"I'm a big boy, I don't need undies, I go without" (trying to coerce him into wearing his undies to bed!) -Kai

St. Patrick's Day

Gosh, why is it that when I actually need "you tube", I can't find what I'm looking for?!? In honor of St. Paddy's Day, I really wanted to add the skit of Adam Sandler from SNL singing like Bono the song "Not gonna get wasted this St. Paddy's Day" :) Love love Looooove SNL & this song is Awesome!
..."No more acting silly, no more acting crazy, no more waking up with 2 naked guys from Chile.., not gonna get wasted this St. Paddy's Day!"....
This is a Classic : Happy St. Patrick's Day anyway.
My kids were excited to try & find the lil' Leprechaun that left green urine in our toilet- haha! (thx Laurie) - no she didn't do it! - just gave the good idea :)

Happier Days

Of course I have to share Cayz picts because well, let's face it - she's my baby girlfriend, we can't get enough of! She is so sassy :)

*Cojo enjoys dressing up in skirts too, woohoo like her mommy!

Daddy's girl - all the way!

*this girl LOOOOOVES Shoes!!! -- & she has about 30 pair... uh oh we might be in for it!

*Mmmm she has such yummy "Flintstone feet" - they are getting pudgy :)

Yeah she's pretty squeezable!

*Cayz Birthday outfit - pretty sure from now on I will be purchasing them rather than making them! (I'm too OCD)

**Thanks Kel, as always THE BEST- Love you to your very guts!** Can't wait to get the rest of the Fam done :)

Check her out here:

www.elementsphotographystudio.com

Lemons in Life

IF LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS....... START CHUCKING THEM AT YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY'S BUILDING!!!!!!!!

*That is how I feel right now -- enough said!

Gram Gram's Meds, not Candy!

We had quite the scare yesterday, when mom found Kai guy with an empty bottle of her Thyroid medicine Synthroid! He had eaten 30 pills- yeah I was freaking out! I called poison control & they told me it was life threatening & we needed to get him to a hospital, then she told me to hold on a second because they may want to call an ambulance. The line then got cut off & I was a little panicky, to say the least. I called back & she told me after putting in the figures & dosage amounts that we could just wait it out & not go to the ER. WHAT?! After telling me life threatening, ambulance craziness I was still worried. She told me the symptoms would kick in, in about 12 hours - 3 days & to watch him. The symptoms were: fever, redness, flushed, clammy, diarrhea, vomitting, agitated, racing heart rate, severe headache, hyperactivity, restless..... OH JEEZ, is that all?? I hung up, Jason gave him a blessing & he fell asleep in my arms for an hour. I called my doctor, who is our Bishop of our Little Valley Ward :) & we completely trust. They called me back & were pretty concerned, telling me not to wait & go right to the Emergency Room!

I rushed down to the hospital & carried him in. Right as I told the nurse/front desk person what had happened, they immediately got us to the back! They were also concerned like my Dr. & worried that it had been 2 hours now since he took them. After checking all his vitals & the ER Doc came back - he said he would divise a plan.

I'm thinking "PLAN?, okay what are we going to be doing- pumping his stomach?" Anywho, after about 15 minutes he came back & said he spoke with Dr. Thompson & Poison Control & with his weight & the dosage he took, it wasn't as threatening as they thought. The numbers were 1.6 & they get really nervous if they are 2 or higher.

Soooooo, they told us to take him home & watch him for 2 -3 days & make sure the symptoms don't get out of hand. -Not sure how out of hand that means, but I've been watching him like a Hawk! He has had more energy & has acted a little more silly than usual, but thank heavens he's okay. We are praying he stays that way & we don't have to go through any wild symptoms.

Kai enjoyed playing on my phone in there & then kept saying he was all better & ready to go home. He was very excited about the bracelet he got to take home with his name on it. :) He kept repeating himself while we were in the room there "T-E-K-A-I, dat is my name, Dakai - I get to take dis home & show da kids!" The nurses & Docs were all very sweet & just loved him. Me too :) he was happy about the popsicle they gave him also & pinky promised me to NEVER get into any medicine again!!

Judas, we pray that doesn't happen ever again!!

*** I had to add to this post 3 days later: Kai has had horrible symptoms: severe headache, fever, chills, clammy, vomitting, heartrate racing & just miserable! My poor little guy :( this has been a nightmare, he is having all these reactions like drug addicts who go through withdrawls....

We are praying this passes today (Sunday) it started on Friday. ***

Don't Judge Me

I did what I thought I wouldn't do.... yeah, I put Cayzli in a Beauty Pageant! Look, we all know I love to doll her up, dress her up, do her hair, put the whole ensemble of cute stuff on her. Well, 1/2 the time we are all dressed up with nowhere exciting to go... & then my friends tell me about this Miss American Starlet Pageant. I've got to be honest: whenever I hear starlet, I think of a sleezy actress or something- haha! don't be offended! Anywho, I decided what the heck- one pageant could be fun. Plus, she is little enough, that she wouldn't care about winning. :) --- & then, she did WIN!!! Bonus woohoo!

*My pretty princess.... oh, I guess Queen!! (Leesa my sis-n-law made this dress-soo talented!)
*Cayzli (Co-jo) hanging out with her bestest Maizy (Mo-jo)
*The proud Family picture - her crown kept falling off. Cayz liked the light up trophies more than her Big one! -haha She also won Miss Photogenic (thanks Kel for the awesome pictures)

*We had a Fun time together- dancing & clapping! The boys were so cute with her too - they are excited because she won 3 nights in Palm Springs for the family :) at an awesome resort with 42 pools--that is what Creed keeps talking about :) This is where they have the "Nationals" - so, we'll see.