What to do??????

What do you do when your son comes home with a girls phone # and a note that says........

" Dear Joel,

I think your hot.

Love Maycee"

Is it just me or are girls getting really bold these days??????

What do you do when your son breaks down in tears, sobbing uncontrollably and asks you to please give him a baby brother because he is sick of all the girls in the family???

Would you give it to him or find him a dog?????

What do you do when your 3 year old throws a metal ball through, brand new french glass doors and it's not your door???

I really don't have a clever response for this, other than that comes from Justin's side of the family :)

What would you do if you saw a rolo flying through the air, headed straight for your head?

My reaction would be to duck, but some people(Amber) might just sit there and watch it like a deer in the headlight scenario. That never ends well for the deer :)

Is it possible to throw money into a wishing well and wish for more money. Bailee tried that, we are still waiting for that wish come true.

Isn't life grand!!!!! Really, I am not being sarcastic. My life is full of moments like these. Otherwise what would I blog about???

Fun things

Just wanted to post somethings the kids have done and said so I won't forget,

Joel

After telling Joel NO, he asks me.

"Mom why do you always have to say no, is it because your parents always told you no."

Hmmmm interesting theory, what do you think Mom and Dad???. In the mean time Joel, you can go ahead and blame Grandma and Grandpa for that :)


Driving home from school Joel tells me

"When Sydney and Bailee were babies, I think Satan sprinkled bad stuff on them and that is why they are so notty."

Another interesting thought, however unlikely. But this boy is a thinker.


Bailee

We were eating pizza one night and Grandma came to get a bread stick and made a comment on how they were all gone. So Bailee (who loves bread sticks) immediately rips hers in half and gives it to Grandma. It was very sweet, I wonder where she gets it from???????


Sydney
I am trying to teach the kids about the Ten Commandments and last night it was Sydneys turn to pick a commandment (a piece of paper with stuff written on it) . So I help her read it, and in the sweetest little squeakiest voice she says "Thou Shalt not Commit Adultery". Then without me saying anything she continues to say,

"Adultery is bad!!!!!!!!!"

Enough said, good girl Syd. We might explain that commandment more when the kids are older.


I know there is more, but I have already forgotten them, oh well maybe it will come to me. But I do have a riddle.

What happens when you take 2 grown men (meaning Justin and his twin brother Jason) a shovel, an axe, a hose and a spider.................oh yeah and me????

2 grown men, one with a hose the other with an axe, screaming and squealing like little girls while running away and me in hot pursuit with a tiny spider on a shovel.

Oh, Good memories :)

Birthday, school and other stuff!!

Well I have been MIA for a while so here are a bunch of pictures.

First off guess who turned 5!!!!! That's right my Bailee girl is growing up. After seeing Toy Story 3 Bailee decided this was would be the theme of her birthday.

Daddy couldn't wait for her to open her presents, so they all got opened 30 minutes after she woke up.
We love you Bailee you are such a wonderful girl :)

I also had a wonderful Birthday filled with shopping, cute clothes, and Chinese. What more could a girl ask for. This is the outfit that my wonderful husband and brother picked out for me. I love it, Thank you so much honey...... and Tim!!
Joel started his first day of 2nd grade last week. He seems to be doing well but he is sad that he doesn't get as much free time to color and only wants to go to school on art days.....oh well what can you do.

This is Bailees big day, she is in Kindergarten!!!! She was so excited, but I was a nervous wreck. I made sure that the teacher was fully informed about Bailee and her tendencies to wander off. I actually started to cry when we left the school.

These pictures crack me up, notice how big her smile is.....

Still smiling.....

going.....

going.......

And it's gone!!!! This is her friend, she doesn't look to thrilled either.

She was so excited to go to school, but when we rounded the corner and she saw the playground with all the kids her smile instantly dropped. Then she wasn't so sure about this anymore. But she went and her teacher said she did a great job. But I almost had a heart attack, when Justin got home from picking her up and he said he decided to let her ride the bus home. I did not relax until she was safely off the bus and in my arms. But we have made it 2 days without anything happening, yay, lets hope it continues!!!

Don't I have one more child.....

Oh yeah here she is, love ya Syd!!!

And that's a wrap!!!!

In the Market

Well the "Money Pit" is finally gone, and by the "money pit", I mean the Chevy van that we used to drive, that sucked the money out of us.........literately it did.

It went somewhat peacefully when the engine blew. It was filled with and surrounded by family when it happened. A great effort to recover the body and it's stranded victims was made. A couple of days later Justin laid it to rest in a Wyoming junkyard, where the working parts could be used to save other vans. Friends and family gathered to remember it's short but painful life. Later it was determined that the reason for the blown engine was the failure to pray before getting in it.

It is a sad but true story. Luckily we were not in the van when it happened, unfortunately Justin's family was.(So sorry...... again guys :)

So we are in the market for a new Van. Any advice would be great. It can be good or bad things based on your experience with different vehicles. We are looking at going foreign maybe Toyota, Nissan or Honda. But I am looking for all the help I can get, I don't want to have to buy another van for a very long time, so let me know what you think.

But I will leave you guys some excellent advice

NEVER BUY A CHEVY VENTURE VAN, AND NEVER EVER, EVER, BUY A VAN IN YAKIMA, WASHINGTON!!!!!