For All My Fellow Twilight Fans....

You have got to watch this! I don't think I can wait until November....

The Baba King

Orrin thinks that it's time to take away Porter-Pot's bottles. And I think that if we do, Porter won't be the super-good-sleeper that he is. Thus Mommy won't get as much sleep...

Then he came out of my room looking like this yesterday (please don't ask why his pants are around his ankles. The boy is a bit strange). Porter likes to hide bottles around the house so when he needs to suck a little and it's not naptime he has somewhere to go.

Maybe OP was right...

L*O*V*E

Adi had one of her many boy friends (let me clarify: not boyfriend, but a boy that is her friend. Adi reminds of this everyday) over to play yesterday and I was lucky enough to catch a mini- part of their conversation:

Adi: Did you get the letter from Natalia?

Logan: Yeah. It was stupid.

Adi: But she said she loves you!

Logan. Yeah, but I love you- not her.

Oh, goodness. I had to bite my cheek to stop from laughing. Later, OP went to check on them and Logan rushed to cover up what he was drawing. When Orrin asked what it was, Adi said, "Oh, he's just making me love notes."

Orrin came upstairs and told me that it was time for Logan to go home.

Breakfast at Copperton

This is Piper waiting.


She is waiting for her Mom and Dad to find Copperton Park so that she can have her cinnamon roll and then play.

So, OP and I got a bit lost on the way to the park on Monday (ok, I didn't actually know where it was, but we had fun trying to find it. At least I did).

Copperton Park was my favorite park as a kid, so I was more than a little excited to spend the morning there with my own kiddos....

Climbing the giant tires from Kennecot.

Watching Porter climb to the top, decide it is too scary to go down, then climbing back to the ground. Then repeat at least 10 times.

Torturing the kiddos whilest I snapped pictures.

Watching Adi just doing her thing.

Memorial Day

What does warm weather mean to you?

For us it means hanging out at the park,

watering Nana's garden,

making and cleaning up yummy summer treats,

eating said yummy treats,

running in the sprinklers (and turning blue afterwards, it just isn't hot enough yet but that doesn't stop the kiddos)

licking down drippy popsicles,

and hanging out at soccer games.

And what does it mean for you?

Owies

OP and I have been considering purchasing some Band-Aids stocks.

We're pretty sure that Adi and Pipes could single-handedly make us a profit.

And Pipes has a couple on her arms, knees and more hidden by her shoes. *sigh* A whole box of Dora Band-Aids gone in 2 minutes.

Where Have We Been?

Why, enjoying this awesomely warm weather

(for those of you in Arizona, that means 80 degrees- don't laugh... how are you enjoying that 110 degree weather?)

This Little Piggie...

Last night for Family Home Evening, we learned about saving our money, and what's a better way to teach that than painting your very own piggie bank? OK, maybe there are better ways, but we hadn't done a craft in a while and I thought it would be fun...

Anyway, the kiddos started off with drawing a picture of what they wanted to save their money for. Adi wanted to save her money for tithing (OP had to explain that we only pay 10% and the rest of the money could be a donation)- notice the green temple she drew. Piper, always practical, is aving hers for her own car so she doesn't have to drive with Mom and Dad anymore.

And Porter, well, it's supposed to be a dog. Can't you tell?

Oh, and clothing is not usually optional at our FHE, but since we were getting creative we let Porter strip down!

Then the kids started painting. I was actually quite impressed with Porter's skills. He was calm and patient and tried to cover all of the pig. Really. He had OP turn it for him so he could get the whole thing painted.

Adi and Piper took an hour to paint theirs. Really.

Piggie #1 is Pipe's. Piggie #3 is Adi's.

And Piggie #3 is Porter's.

And what did Mom and Dad learn? OP learned that it's better to just hose a painted two-year-old off in the shower and I learned a bit of patience while waiting that long hour for the girls to finish.

Also, I should have bought OP and I some piggies to help us save money.

Soccer Mom

It was COLD. Snotty-noses kind of cold. I was bundled-up under a fuzzy blanket, trying to stifle my whines.

And then there were my girls. Out there on their little field playing their hearts out and loving it. I think my heart just about burst with pride watching these two little monkeys playing without fear or hesitation. Were they afraid of the other kids? NO. Were the afraid of getting kicked in their shins like their mom was when she was their age? NO. They fell, they got right back up, grinning. They LOVED IT.

Adi scored 3 goals (and had 3 almost-goals)

Piper, who was her own worst enemy out there as she tripped herself constantly, scored two goals.

We weren't always sure that the girls remembered that they were on the same team...

Even Nana and Papa braved the cold weather to cheer on the girlies!

And little Porter-Pot even did some cheering (while trying to sneak onto the field)

Arizona Trip, Part 2

We went to Whit's House next... where I got really sick :( The kids had a great time though, and by Friday I was feeling much better. These are the only pics I got and they're from Friday & Saturday, but we all had a great week!

Porter dominating Chris,

Roasting marshmallows outside,

Little Miss Katelynn,

Chris was our entertainment (sorry Chris, but I had to post this pic),

This pic is dark, but I still love it,

The ever-elusive pic of me,

Playing cards,

Here's Adi apologizing for making fun of Whit's fake grass,

Whit and I comparing who has the whitest legs. Sadly, I think I won,

Chris got their neighbor who is a paramedic to show the kids her ride,

The girls were wanting to swim the whole time we were there, but the weather just wasn't as warm as it needed to be... until Saturday that is.

I love this pic of Pipes

Fun, Fun, FUN! I have decided that we are going to move back. I don't know how, but I will find a way!

Arizona Trip, Part 1

I am finally getting around to posting about our trip! We first went to visit the family in Thatcher- the kids had a great time!

Crafts with Emma,

Enslaving Heber,

Torturing, errrr, I mean, playing with the chicks,

Hanging out with cousins,

Motorcycle rides,

Reading with Grandma,

And head-bumping Daddy.

Thanks for having us!