At least it's a cute mouse......

So this is what I busted Kash doing the other day.....

Made the mistake of leaving the cheese on the counter within his reach.....

I don't know what it is with my kids and cheese. But they love it. When Skylie was little she was always into the cheese. If she woke up in the morning before I did and needed a little snack before breakfast she would just grab the whole block of cheese and start munching on it. One time I knew that I had a huge chunk of cheese left in the fridge but couldn't find it anywhere. A couple of weeks later I found it in the basement under the stairs. Good old Skylie.

Looks like Kash is following in her footsteps. This is what it looked like after his little snack......

Laramie part two.....

On our way to Denver we took a little detour threw this cool canyon. It was so pretty and worth the drive, well except for me getting a little car sick-but that really doesn't take much. It reminded me a lot of Logans Pass except you don't have a huge cliff on one side that your worried about going over.

We all loved it except Jake. This is him hating his life. But he's still cute.

Brette making the moves on her new man. haha.

Anyways it was really pretty. Took a bunch of pictures but they don't really do it justice.

These pictures are kind of out of order but whatever. The first day we were there was one of my favorites. We went to Martins Cove and Independence Rock. So we were on our way to Martins Cove and in the distance we saw this huge rock in the middle of no where. We thought it looked so cool and as we got closer we realized that it was Independence Rock. I don't know what I thought it would look like, but it definitely was not like this. It was humongous! When we got there, there was a sign saying feel free to climb it so we did.

It was so big and we took the most awkward way possible to get up. I don't know if you can tell from the picture but it was almost straight up. This was taken from maybe half way up.

At the top there was tons of people that had carved there name in the rock. This one was from 1858! I wish we would of had longer to look around up there but there was a terrible storm coming in and we barely made it down before it hit full force. We were drenched by the time we made it back to the car.

Here we are on the top!!

So here's some picture's from Martin's Cove. I love reading about the pioneers and have read a couple books on the Willie and Martin handcart companies. It was so cool being here and seeing where things took place and feeling the strong spirit that was here. This is the sweetwater river. It was the most windy river I have ever seen. Any idea how many time's the pioneers had to cross this??

This is one of the four statues that represented the valley boys that came and carried many of the people across the river.

Here we all are squished into the rhino that took us on our tour of Martins Cove.

We loved our tour guide. He definitely knew his stuff and loved telling us all the stories he knew.

This is the actual cove that the pioneers stayed in to protect them from the weather while they waited for help. (once again, the picture really doesn't do it justice) It was a windy day when we were there and when we got down into this spot we really were protected by the wind. You are surrounded by a huge rock wall on one side and a huge hill on the other. It was such a neat experience going and seeing this and I'm so glad that we did it.

Just a cute picture of my Dad and Jake. Jake is such a cute little thing and it was so fun not having my kids hanging off me so that I could actually sit and hold and enjoy him.

We were gone for a week and for some reason I only took pictures the first 3 days and after that I didn't take a single one. So that's about it for pictures. We did a lot of shopping which was really fun. We stayed over just outside of Denver one night and did some major shopping at some amazing outlets there. Other than that we mostly just hung out and had fun. It was a great trip but I don't know if Steve wants me to go again for that long anytime soon. I think he definitely got a taste of what it's like to be the mom!! He did a great job though and had everything under control when I got home. House clean and even the laundry caught up.

Laramie part one.....

It was brought to my attention that I didn't blog once in April. Oops... The weird thing about that is, is that we actually did some fun stuff that would be worth blogging about. It seems like I only blog about random things like diaper rash cream and coloring on dressers and then when we actually do something fun I don't blog about it. Anyways. What I'm saying is I have a lot of catching up to do. So this is my most recent adventure. My Mom and Brette have been planning for months to go and visit Leslie in Laramie, Wyoming. I wasn't going to go because it's so much work trying to make arrangements for my kids and all that, but then at the last minute decided that I didn't want to miss out on the fun and went. My Dad didn't want to miss out either and ended up coming at the last minute too, then drove a truck home he bought in Utah.

So here are a few highlights from the trip.....

-on our way we saw a sign that said something about the battle of little big horn and colonel custer. This really peaked my Dads interest and we ended up pulling over at the museum, which ended up being the wrong place. Anyways we found the right place but it was closed. It was fun being in no hurry and stopping along the way. We also stopped at a lookout point in Billings, which is actually a really cool looking city.

-finally getting to see the wonderful city of Laramie! (Les you weren't exaggerating haha)

-All the pranks that my Dad pulled on us involving a couple prank phone calls that I fell for both times and the first morning he got up early and threw a bunch of rocks at our window. Brette and I had no idea what the noise was until he confessed at breakfast. We looked later and sure enough there were a bunch of rocks on our balcony. Oh and I can't forget the pizza box.

-All the good laughs we had about the gst, the pizza box, what our personalized license plate would say, delicious looking butter, getting lost, and absolutely nothing!

-Lots of shopping!!!!!

-Going to Martins Cove and Independence Rock. More about that later.

-Hanging out in hotel rooms watching TLC.

-playing games at Leslies house.

-All the amazing meals that Leslie made for us.

There was seriously so much antelope along the way. Here's a little fact, they say that there are more antelope than people in Wyoming, and I believe it. I loved taking this picture cause it reminded me of what I think of tourists that go to Waterton and take pictures of deer. But I just had to take it, and we were all a little excited too.

My Dad was getting mad cause we all had camera's and were not taking near enough pictures of all the scenery. He finally took my camera and got the job done himself. This rock wall was cool looking. We were driving on a path in the rhino and were surrounded by this huge wall of rock forever. The pictures don't do it justice.

And here is Devil's Gate. I thought this was so cool. I love seeing things that you hear about so much. Love having the visual. I would of loved to walk over to it but it's probably a good thing we didn't cause there was a huge storm brewing.

A lot of the scenery on the drive was really boring. But we some of it was really cool. We couldn't get over how much we felt like we were in a western movie or something from this rock.

Well I'll do another post later about the trip. Stay tuned......

Mischief......

What is it about diaper rash cream that is so irresistible??????

Almost everyone of my kids has done this. On a positive note, he didn't get it in the carpets anywhere. Just all over my bathroom, which was a dream to clean up compared to getting it out of carpet.

Doesn't he look like he is truly sorry in this picture and will never do it again?????

A Few Random Things.....

Remember this disaster......

I never did do anything to try and fix it. Just decided to leave it and let it run its course. It has been a disaster for about 6 months now. Well I'm happy to announce that it finally, almost looks normal. A couple weeks ago I cut about 2 inches off and here is the result....

I cut Summer's hair the same day and she really wanted to be in the picture too. Anyways, just happy that her hair is finally looking better and hopefully she learned her lesson.

These two are always together. They are so funny to listen to when they play. Skylie makes up all the rules, tells Summer exactly what to say in all the games, and Summer just goes along with it. I don't know what Summer is going to do next year when Skylie starts kindergarten. Maybe Summer will just have to start bossing Kash around.

Love this picture.

Not sure what Summer is doing in this one...But do you notice the gap that Summer has between her front teeth??

Well that is no longer there anymore. Because I'm an awesome Mom and don't floss her teeth (and maybe missed a brushing here and there..) she got a cavity in between her front teeth and that gap kept getting bigger and bigger. (And don't worry Joe, I made sure she got a toothbrush for Christmas this year..haha.) Anyways, a couple weeks ago we had to go in to the hospital to get her dental work done. She had a couple other cavities that she had fixed too. I wish that I could of gotten a picture of her but of course didn't. So when we got there she had to put on the hospital pyjamas that they have. She would not put them on because they weren't "beautiful". I finally told her I'd buy her a webkinz if she put them on. Luckily it worked.

On Summer's arm and stomach she had these little bumps that she calls "eyeballs". I can't remember what they're called but they kind of look like warts, and I know it starts with an "M". Anyways Dr. Clarke came in and cut them off while she was under. She was more worried about that then getting her teeth fixed. At supper that night I had Summer tell everyone what she did at the hospital and this is what she told us. "Well first they came and gave me a drink of juice (Tylenol), and then they made me go to sleep, and then they cut off my eyeballs." I really don't even think she knew they fixed her teeth. I'm just glad that's taken care of but I'm dreading the bill.

Micah's B-day....

Micah's Birthday was back in February. Can't believe that she is nine!!

Skylie and Summer were with me when I went shopping for her present and they were picking out the most random presents for her. You can see a few things in the picture below. Luckily Micah is so kind that she acted really excited about everything they gave her.

For her party we decorated sugar cookies, had cake and ice cream, then went down and went swimming. I've decided that this is one of my favorite things to do cause you don't have to do anything. Just sit and watch everyone swim.

Here's a few little facts about Micah.....

-She is such a thoughtful and kind person.

-She loves writing and illustrating stories. She always has something on the go and has done this ever since she learned to write her letters. She also loves writing songs.

-She is quiet and kind of shy. I'm always telling her to speak louder because I can't hear her. She is quiet but has a little fiestiness in her too, and I love it when that side of her comes out

-She is such a good sister to Skylie and Summer and is always playing with them. Lately she has been playing school lots with Skylie and teaching her how to spell her name. (someones got to)

-She is bookworm number 2. Probably the only thing that her and Haylie have in common is that they both love reading.

-Loves to draw and wants to be an artist. She loves any kind of craft, painting, or coloring.

-She has lots of friends but really doesn't care about inviting them over. Although she asked for a friend today which was a first, but she wasn't home. She is content just being by herself, playing on the computer, reading or drawing.

-She loves to sing and play her high school musical dance on the wii.

-Loves school and does really good in all her subjects. She is a really quick learner.

-Her favorite food is spaghetti and lasagna.

-She doesn't really care for any sports but is in gymnastics which she really likes.

Micah is such a pleasant person to be around. We sure love her!! Happy B-day!

Haylie's B-day.....

So I know that Haylie's b-day was in December, but I'm still going write about it. Just a few months late. We had a very small friends party. She really wanted her party on her actual b-day, which is right smack in the middle of Christmas holidays, so there really wasn't really anyone around. But she didn't care. Still wanted the party so we did it, with her 2 friends that were around and cousins. First they went swimming then came back for some cake. It was fun.

So here's a few things about Haylie...

-She is such a little bookworm. Loves to read. She got a bunch of books (around 30 between her and Micah) for Christmas and she just finished all of them.

-Loves playing with friends. Every weekend she is over at someones house or they are here.

-Loves school. Mrs. Dittman is her teacher this year. She does really well in school which is good for me cause I don't really have to help her much.

-Just went to parent teacher and was glad to hear that she knows how to avoid girl drama which I'm so glad for. Her class (whole grade it seems) has quite a bit of drama and I am so glad that she does not get involved. Her teacher says she knows when to leave and stay out of things. Hopefully it stays that way.

-She is taking piano and started voice this year. She sang in festival for the first time this year and was really scared but did really good.

-She is starting to become concerned with how she looks and what she wears and how her hair is done.

-won't eat anything that has hamburger in it. Well except cheeseburgers. As long as there is no mustard on it.

-Very determined girl.

-Loves going dirt biking with Briggs and Steve.

-good little basketball player.

-does not have the patience to sit and play a game.

-she is always moving. always doing cartwheels, head and hand stands, doing the splits, and if she is telling a story or talking to me she is pacing back and forth.

Well that's all I can think of for now. Happy late B-day!!!