Hoppa on Pappa!

In an attempt to cheer me up and relieve some stress after 2 weeks of Ryan working every day but Sunday, Mommo and Pappa came down Saturday with a surprise dinner for us. Mommo and I cooked and waited for Daddy to come home for lunch. The kids asked Pappa to jump on the tramp with them and in an act no less than heroic he braved the onslaught. They loved it and he did come out alive. Though Mommo and I were nervous at times as Rylyn jumped on his back while he was down and Ashton jumped feet first into his chest! Pappa stayed in excellent spirits throughout. For good measure we had him do a flip for his Granddaughter Vicki in Virginia to prove Grandpa is simply a "Fart" not an "old Fart". Confused? See quote from Stacy's Blog below...

Vicki: "Dad can you do a flip in the air?"

Dad: "No I can not Vicki."

Mom: "I can do a flip in the air on the trampoline. Dad can not do one he is a old fart."

Vicki: "Hee he hee Dad is an old fart. Mom does that make you just a fart then?"

Full Rounds of giggles

After calling my Dad (Pappa) and telling him everything.

He said "Tell Vicki Grandpa can do a flip on the trampoline too."

She promptly replied " Well that makes Grandpa a fart too." ...many more rounds a giggles.

HERE YOU GO VICKI... Does it qualifiy him?

Mason's first day of 2nd Grade!

Mason loves Fox Hollow; what a fun school! Last year for the first day of school they rolled out a red carpet and wore Formal Dresses and Tuxedos. This year they were all in red lined up, clapping and cheering each student on as they entered, with the school mascot greeting the kids, and others handing out pencils. He was so excited for school to be starting early this year. (Mommy on the other hand could have waited to be put back on a schedule. I love lazy summers.)

Ashton doesn't start Preschool until next week, so he cried several times today asking when he gets to go to school. We did a playgroup school last year and he loved that but it was only twice a week and a bit sporadic. This year we signed him up for 3 times a week at an official Preschool and he is thrilled! We are so grateful that our kids love school!

I have long believed that it's more important for a child to enjoy school than to be the head of their class. This is a philosophy I came to believe while watching 6 of my siblings drop out or get early GEDs and the 7th graduating early so she could move onto college. I was the only one to graduate at a normal time out of 8 kids?!?

Mason was so excited to sit by one of his favorite friends, Jackson, who looks concerned at Mason's mischievous look.

And the Award for Worst Mommy Ever Goes to...

Kamryn's mom! Her achievements in this award include letting Kamryn fall out of her parents bed in the middle of the night, and not recognizing for a whole day that her leg had a buckle fracture. Yes, yes I know you must be saying how did she accomplish this and the answers are she didn't know Kamryn was in bed with her, and Kamryn is not a fussy baby so...

Now I feel absolutely aweful! And don't most kids cry when they break bones?!? Kamryn was a little fussy for about 5 minutes after I picked her up, but then she went right to sleep. The next morning she cried once when I changed her diaper. Then the rest of the day she was just whiny and didn't want to be put down. It wasn't until the next day when she wouldn't put any weight on it that I knew something was wrong. I took her in and the doctor felt down her leg and hit the tender spot right above the ankle and she cried...for about 15 seconds. He said "Well just a bit tender, but we'll x-ray it anyway." Sure enough there was a "buckle break."

And the Sweetest Baby Ever Award goes to Kamryn for smiling through it all; falling, poking, X-raying, bracing, and casting all smiles and jabbering.

Rylyn is 3!

We made it past the terrible twos! I love three year olds...no more diapers, talking starts to replace screaming, and tempertantrums have an end in sight. Rylyn started potty training 3 days before her Birthday and she was already done on her big day! Oh how easy girls are to potty train. Rylyn had a big spoiled day with her cousins, Mommo & Papa, our new favorite neighbors and the Collards all coming to celebrate! We love being home in Utah and making each B-day an excuse for a big family gathering.

Gotta be doing something Right!

When your ten-month old baby folds her arms when you tell your kids to fold their arms for the prayer, you have to being doing something right! Or else she is saving up to balance out her sweetness with total monsterness when she turns two. Call me crazy but I think we will roll the dice and keep her.