Summer is almost over as I know it!

I hope Cailey can always love summer and think of her summer like this!!!

I have a week left until summer break is over and school starts. It is always hard for me to say goodbye to summer and hello to fall/school starting! Even though I am looking forward to routine again in my life and bedtimes that are actually early. I love being home with the kids all day and going to the swimming pool, dam, or whatever else life may bring us! I am dreading getting up at the same time everyday, the consent rush and chaos that every morning brings us, the extra cost of daycare and preschool. But for this week I am going to take it for what it is worth.

Monday: Roaring Springs...LOVE IT!!! If I lived closer I would have season passes and go probably everyday! I love following the kids around and getting a great tan! When they are older, I can see myself laying out in a chair (reading a trashy novel) while they check back in with me every so often.

Cailey loved the water slides! Her favorite slide is the yellow fast slide.

Cayden was not sure about the slides...he was much happier just hanging out!

More to come for the rest of week...

What is on my list?

The Boise Zoo, the Discover Center, the Dam, the city pool, and I would like to do the paddle boats too...

all in a weeeks time! Ugh

life is so unpredictable!!!

This is a little old, but in July we had a scare with my nephew James. He was with the babysitter for the day and she had thought he choked on a pretzel. He went completely limp, eyes rolled back into his head, and foamed at the mouth. She thought he was dead at the arrival of the Emmett hospital. The hospital (good ol' Emmett hospital) did X-rays and could not find the pretzel in him and were not too sure what was going on so they life-flighted him. SCARY...I was so amazed at how brave my sister was. I would have been a total mess!

At the pediatric ICU of St. Lukes they came to the conclusion of a temperature induced seizure. They are not sure if he will ever have one again or if it was a one time deal.

I am so thankful that the babysitter had him and not me. I would have freaked out! She is the best babysitter ever and I am so thankful that she is our babysitter too!

As for James, he is fine! He almost seemed fine before they life flighted him. But what do you do? Take the risk and drive him yourself to Boise and then have something horrible happen and you never forgive yourself again? Or take the blow and life flight him? I would have done the same for my kids.

Like I said, life is so unpredictable you think finally when they are pass 1 year that they are fine! But so untrue! I think it is probably just the beginning.

Oh me, Oh my, I have turned 29!!!

It is official, I am in my last ending stretch of my 20s. As of now I am not too upset or nervous or whatever else one might be. I am kind of amazed that I am getting older though  because I still feel at times that I am still the little tag along snot nosed sister! Oh wait, I still kind of am!

While I was at the fair this year I was looking around and thinking about all the little tweens running around and chasing after the boys and thought "Wow I remember doing that and passing by the beer booth and thinking how old those people were!" Guess what I am one of those old people now!" Funny to think.

Anymore age really is not that important.

                                                                            

             I am pass the age to get "good rates" for insurance

                    

                                I can actually rent a car now...that is if we ever went anywhere to rent one!

I can drink and gamble...once again, if we went anywhere to do that

                              What else is there to be looking forward to???? Any thoughts?

Not again, Cayden!!!

Cayden, my poor boy! It is going to be a miracle if he is left with any brain cells by the time he enters school! He hits his poor head daily on something or another!

Today I went to wash his face and he totally freaked out on me and ran into the other room. He continued to run right into the corner of a wall. I sure hope the fit was worth it!

My new love

It is no secret, I am madly in love with me new camera! I want to take it everywhere I go, but I don't want to look like the goofy, crazy, camera lady! However, I love it! So at any opportunity I have, I will probably be seen with my huge camera. I was lucky enought to get it with the help of a few people...First, my Great Grandma Bonnie she bought me a few savings bonds for my 1st and 2nd birthday which I just finally cashed in and they were worth almost $700! Then Cody threw in $150 for my birthday present and my mother-in-law threw in another $150 for my birthday and senior pictures that I will be taking for Chace.

(There was a bad shadow going across Cayden's face, but oh well)

This week my mother-in-law from Blackfoot had to come to Boise for training. We went over and visited Grammy Teresa twice. The first night we took her out to eat at the Olive Garden and then Cody took the kids swimming at the motel. The kids loved it and could not wait to go back over to the motel to swim.

The second visit Cody was already back up at work, so I loaded the kids up to go see Grammy. Instead of going swimming (I gave them the option), we went to the MK Nature Center. I totally thought I was going to get a great opportunity for some good photos, but not with my kiddos! However, I got a few that I was pleased with.

Cayden looking at the raccoons

This is her force smile, but I will take it

This is how Cailey likes to roll

A pretty waterfall

A family of raccoons we saw (a total of 4) very exciting

My two hoots :)

It was a great evening. I just need to do it more with the kids. Not to mention that they slept really good that night too!

Living the life

At one time or another in our lives we have it great. I still think I live a pretty great life, but boy when you are a kid, life really is great!!!  What I would give to have the big stress of the day is whether or not I cleaned my room or if a friend shared a toy with me or not. Today I had one of my best friends over for artichokes...

Oh yes artichokes, for a little while we did share the life today. Then of course one of the kids start screaming (or worse... wants to share the artichoke with me!) and burst that little bubble.

I love how kids can be jumping from couch to couch or fighting over a toy and then all of a sudden their favorite cartoon comes on and they all of sudden hit a trance of some kind! Today Max and Ruby came on and they all sat on the couch and watched it. I did not hear a peep out of any of them during the whole cartoon. AMAZING....

I love this picture of them...

Awww...the life of lounging on the couch and everbody getting along and mom cleaning up after them. Could life get any better than this????

Almost!!!

I love going camping because for a few days I almost feel like I am living in a neighborhood! We have neighbors and paved roads and sidewalks. Yes, I know! Really not camping, but in my world it is! Cailey got a lot of practice riding her little bike this year and she was determined to take her training wheels off so we did...

and we have put them back on...I am very proud of her for trying, but she just is not that ready yet! Maybe next year. Great job babe for giving it a try!!!