Taking Four Kids to the Dentist

Kid #1 did not want to go to the dentist and got teary eyed when thinking about the thing that sucks the spit out of your mouth and all things that go in your mouth. That's rough when you are going to the dentist.

Kid #2 Was excited about the cartoon you get to watch while getting your teeth clean but was not impressed with the toothbrush and prize selection and left in tears.

Kid #3 Looked forward to sitting in the big chair until actually sitting in it. Then started to cry.

Kid #4 Sat in my lap for most of the time being entertained with a new toothbrush then when that wore off started to cry.
The dentist has never really been my favorite place but I never thought it was that sad.
We can't wait for braces in a few years.

Summer Pictures

Sometimes I have to think about things before I do them or write them down. You know, let them swirl around in your head for a while. That would be why there are a lot of pictures in this post. Pretty much our whole summer. It was a fun summer.

In August we took a short trip and stopped at this very cool new mall with lots of fountains

We could have stayed and played by the fountains for a long time.

The Olympic Park

We also could have spent hours and hours swimming.

This sunflower grew as a transplant from another part of our yard. It got a lot of sun and water and was the only thing in this flower bed so it had no competition from other plants. As you can see it got very tall.

We had a girls only tea party at a very fancy hotel.

Fancy food. Small, but very good.

Some members of our family had a little to much spare time and/or fun at scout camp this summer and decided to get a mohawk

One Year Old!

Family Triathlon participants

We visited a lake named after a bear with neat reeds in it and no bears.

The lake is fun to play in because you can wade out quite far and the water is still shallow.

Playing on the beach was fun too.

This summer a splash pad opened at the park behind our house. We had  fun playing with cousins and friends.

Family Picture September 2012

Three Years Old!

We won't say how many years old. But when you are this old you get your birthday cake in a fire pit. 

I didn't have a reason to post this picture except I really like it.

First Day of School

Visiting "A Little Piece of Heaven"

Another Family Picture September 2012

Thirty Seconds in the Life of a One Year Old

So Cute.

Quote(s) of the Week

"That's not the strangest place I've found my deodorant this week."

" I want peanut butter on my hot dog."

And if you think kids don't follow politics... Overheard while driving in the car listening to the radio:
"That president made it so we don't get dessert for school lunch!"

Some Things Shouldn't Be Shared

I think this story isn't one of them.
A few days ago I walked into the bathroom and saw two sticks of deodorant sitting on the counter with their lids off. Our three year old was standing suspiciously close by. Our conversation went something like this:
Me- What are you doing with these?
Three year old- Me 'n Nigel are using them!
For those of you who may not know who Nigel is, he is our cat..... I am still glad it wasn't my deodorant.

It's a Mom Thing

I've decided once again I am easily distracted. I'm convinced it's a mom thing. If you find yourself next to something to do and a minute to do it, you do it. Usually one thing that needs doing leads to another that needs doing and the next thing you know you have forgotten about the first thing that needs doing. Maybe I should stick with doing one thing at a time. It might be more effective. But that would totally be going against the mom thing. Yesterday I put a bag of groceries down in the garage then remembered I wanted to do something in the garage so I fiddled with that for a few minutes. Later when I was making dinner I wondered where the grapes were that I was sure I bought at the store. Then I wondered where the cantaloupe was that I know I bought at the store and I did NOT want to go back and show them the receipt and tell them I didn't get my produce. I even walked past the bag to look for the receipt and missing produce in the car. Now that I have admitted all this to the blogging world I am pleased to say I remembered where the bag was before dinner.

Lessons from a Two Year Old and a Train Picture

We found out what can happen if you let a two year old be in charge of the lesson for Family Home Evening. We had three lessons, titled as follows: You Can't Catch Me, Pillow Fight, and Monster. They mostly involved running around and screaming. I'm still not sure what the objective was. I'll be sure to write about it when I find out.

Last weekend we went to a place with neat rocks and brought back a picture of a train. (We stopped here on the way). It was so cold, windy, rainy, snowy with thunder and lightning mixed in, I didn't think about taking pictures. I was trying to keep everyone warm and dry. When I did look for the camera I couldn't find it. It was at the bottom of all our stuff. It was a neat trip despite the winter weather.

Pictures From a Long Time Ago

This is how our pumpkin carving went last Halloween. One kid read a book, one kid gave directions, one kid bounced around, one kid slept, Mom took pictures and Dad..... well he did all the work.

Some people say all our kids look very much alike, I agree when looking at  these two pictures. Can you tell  who's who?

Cute. What else is there to say?

A two year old's demeanor can change with a drop of a hat.

In December my brother married the sweetest girl. 

Still cute.

A priceless picture of my wonderful grandparents.

More cuteness

Christmas 2011 

Every one wants to have a picnic on January 2, right? It was so nice that day, how could we not have a picnic.

Now I will see what awaits after spending the time to post these long overdue pictures. I can already see the mess creeping through the door.