Skinny Girl

I was in the checkout line at the store today.  In front of me was a lady that I wanted to run over with my cart.  She probably weighed about 30 lbs.  She had on a tight black tank top and tight black yoga pants, her thighs weren't even close to touching.  In her cart I took inventory of the following items....

-One little boy
-Several cans of Spaghetti O's
-Pre-made packages of cookie dough
-Regular Coke......not diet.
-Pop Tarts

That's it! If she only had carrot sticks in the cart I would have thought "no wonder she's so thin....she's hungry."
You could probably find any of the above items in my cart sometimes, but my thighs defiantly touch!  Okay, okay, maybe she works out too, considering the outfit she had on.  So jealous!

Mutton Bustin Champ

Oh, so funny!  Belle won the mutton bustin at the rodeo last night.  We have video of it, but it does no justice.  That sheep took her all over the arena.  We were dying.  Enjoy the video.  I wish I could blame the out of control screaming on someone else, but it was me.  I was more excited than I could have imagined.  I didn't even realized I was screaming that crazy.

She was still on the sheep when I lost the video, we just couldn't see her.  The clown finally told her to let go because the sheep had her against the fence.  She was so excited.  She jumped up and down with both fists in the air.  Aaron was so proud it brought tears to his eyes. :)  Then when she brought the trophy to the stands the crowd went wild.  She thinks she is a star.  She loaded the trophy up in the wagon today and went to the neighbors.  Then we had to take it and show her friend Kimball, who won the contest last year.  He gave Belle some good advice, and she credits him and her lucky new cowgirl belt that uncle Heath gave her.  They even had to take picture of them and their trophies together.

When she stood up here to take her picture, random people stopped and got excited and were taking pictures of her.  I think she thought it was the paparazzi.
She has been working really hard to earn her new black cowgirl boots, ah.....the life of a cowgirl.

San Diego, Why Do I Love You So?

Wow, we struggle when it is time to come home from vacation!  We had such a fun time on our trip to San Diego.  We were able to go to Sea World and Lego Land.  Sea World is always a fun time and this was our first time to Lego Land.  The kids loved it!   We played in the tide pools at La Jolla, then we walked down and saw the seals.  We had lots of fun cousin time with Gavin and Damon.  One of our favorite things was swimming in the pool together.  Some of our good friends were able to come and visit.  Steve and Annalee, and their cute family.  This is the couple that set me and Aaron up, so they are extra special in our book.  We also got to take the kids down to the Bishops Store House.  Aaron's parents are missionaries there and they run the place.  The kids were able to go and stock shelves, coolers, and help people fill food orders.  It was a great experience for them, and they thought it was really fun.  It was also an eye opening experience for me and Aaron, we are really glad we got to go.  Most of all, we had a blast with Grandma and Grandpa everywhere we went!  Thank you for such a fun vacation.
(We also did a cupcake tour on our trip, I will put it up on my other blog soon. )

Circus Sunday

I just wanted to give a little shout out to my three wonderful kids!  Sometimes it's easier to see what they didn't do, instead of what they did do.  On Sunday Aaron had to give a talk in church. I was dreading the day from the moment I found out!  I knew that it was going to be a disaster (the kids, not Aaron's talk).  Well I was wrong.  Aaron was able to sit on the stand the entire meeting.  Barnes sat on my lap almost the entire time.  Belle and Reeve sat on the two chairs next to me.  We only had to get up one time about ten minutes before it ended because Reeve had to go to the bathroom.  Aaron delivered a really great talk that I actually got to listen to. It might have looked like chaos to others, but I was so proud of them.  I think I told them about 100 times how good they were, and it was the last thing they heard when they went to bed. Let's hope they are on a roll. 

These are picture from the 4th of July weekend.  We stayed in a condo with my family.  This pic is my fave because it shows the "real us."  I love it.  Look how nicely my neice Sadie and nephew Dallin are sitting.  Ahhh, priceless.

This is what happens when you fall out of the Alpine Slide while you are trying to video record your ride down the mountain.  Ouch!  Good times for sure, it was a great weekend.

Conversations

Belle- "Dad, did they have chocolate chips when you were a kid?"

Aaron- "Yes"

Belle- "Wow, they're old!.......Did they have spoons when you were little?"

Aaron- "Yes"

Belle- "Were they made out of wood?"

Aaron- "No, they were made of rocks."

Belle- "Really?"

Father and Son Camp Out

Reeve LOVES camping! He has only gone three times in his life, and he has decided he is a camper. He said...and I quote "Mom, I love camping." He wants to eat hamburgers and hot dogs every meal now, because that's what you eat when you camp.

Reeve ran around in the tent like crazy when they got it set up. He couldn't wait to sleep in it with his brand new sleeping bag. He was also really excited about holding the flashlight. They both had such a fun time together.

Dirt, mud, cold, rain, caterpillars, what's not to love about camping?  Well, there was one little thing that Reeve didn't enjoy.....

Hiking!  When they got home I told him tell me all the fun things they did. He went through a whole list of things and then he said "but I don't like hiking."  That's my boy!

Summer Blues

We decided to have some fun the last day of school.  We took Belle and a friend out for lunch and ice cream.

Fun times!  After lunch we went back to the house and and the girls were playing on the trampoline. Belle landed funny and rolled her ankle.  It started swelling pretty good on both sides.  So Aaron loaded Belle and her friend up and off they went to the doctor.  They took some x-rays and it was just sprained good, and left a good bruise.

Summer Break Day 2: It's got to be better right? You can see the ankle all wrapped up. Notice anything else?  Belle has an ice pack on her back. She went out on the deck and was stung by a hornet. I couldn't believe it. I felt so bad for Belle. I think she was ready for school to start again. It left quite a mark on her.

All has been quiet until today. Belle started screaming bloody murder. She realized she was standing on an ant hill.  Instead of running off it, she panicked and stood there while they swarmed her. Aaron grabbed her off it and rolled her in the grass and was swatting them off. I think she was traumatized by the whole experience and she cried, and cried. I really hope that her summer starts looking up. Here is a picture of a fun memory this summer....