Where is you?

I'm not sure if I have written this done or not, but I wanted to make sure I do.

Whenever Trey or Emmry can't see me and are looking for me they would say, "Mom!!! (or sometimes Mommy) Where is you?!?! Then I would say, "I'm in the kitchen." (or say wherever I am at) then they would say, "Oh!"
Maybe this is something that needs to be recorded to understand how cute it is, but it really is cute.

Sunday Entertainment

There are some Sundays that just drag on and on forever. Today is one of them.

This is what we did for our Sunday afternoon entertainment.

(pic of Emmry with diaper on her head)

It's sunny...Umbrella

(pic of Emmry with umbrella up in the car)
"It's sunny in the car"

It's not only sunny in the car, but Emmry thinks that it is sunny in the house too.
(pic of Emmry on the living room floor with umbrella propped up)

Driving in the direction to the church

This morning we helped clean our church building. We always take the back way or what the kids call "hilly" or "bumpy" road to church. As soon as we got on this road Trey started to say "Noooooo!" "No! Mom! No!" "No church!" Hahahaha. Today was not the first day he has done this. He has done it several times. Actually, he did it earlier this week when I was taking Tage to a friends house. He must relate going on that road with going to church. So I guess you could guess by now that Trey doesn't like going to church. He still won't go to nursery by himself, the only way he would stay in there is if Tyson or I were in there with him. He is almost 23 months old. I hope he will get used to nursery soon.

Umbrella

Emmry has been wanting an umbrella for a couple months now. Tonight, I finally bought her one. (only because it was 50%. Hahaha) When I came home with it her eyes lit up and she was ecstatic. She didn't put that thing down the rest of the night. In fact, she even went to bed with it.

Horsey rides

We had a lazy morning today. Actually let me rephrase that. I had a lazy morning. 1:00pm in the afternoon I was still in my jammies. We were singing songs, playing ring a round the roses, motor boat motor boat, and I was giving horsey rides. It was wonderful.
(pic pf horsey rides and piling on me.)
But let's not forget the nose picking' that went on too...
(Trey picking his nose)

Not upset...but not happy.

Let me set the stage for you of this conversation...Tyson is sitting on the couch eating a bag of chips, (it is dinner time and obviously he is hungry) I am straightening up the house, fixing dinner, doing the dishes, tending to the kids needs (you know, the normal stuff)
Tyson: (said with a discussing tone of voice) "What's that smell?"
Me: (said with a sharp 'you be quiet tone of voice') "Dinner." (Baked teriyaki chicken to serve over rice with steamed veggies. Sounded good to me.)
Tyson: "oh."

After dinner I took Tage to go get some new church shoes and to try on some shoes he wanted from Tilly's and some shorts so I know what size he is.  I will order the shoes online from Zappos (because they were cheaper online) and order uniform shirts and shorts online for school. I figure I have to have most of his school stuff done because when I get back from Utah he only has 3 days before he starts school! Crazy that Candeo starts school on July 30 this year! That seems so early to me! Maybe just because it's still in July which to me is considered a summer month.

Anyway, when I got home Tyson was watching TV in the play room as the kids were playing. I started straitening up the disaster zone. It really was a complete disaster. Tyson just sat on the couch and watched me. This was at about 8:30pm. I told him I could use help straightening up but then eventually he just fell asleep. I ended up finishing straightening up, got the kids ready for bed, put them to bed, and did the dishes before i got ready for bed. I was rude and just turned off the game room lights at about 9:00pm and went to bed without him.

I can't say that I am mad right now, but I can say that I am not happy.

Went to the Dr.

Ty finally went to Urgent Care tonight to see a doctor about his hemotoma on his thigh. Seeing that it has been 10 days since his accident and the hemotoma is not going away or getting any smaller (in fact it has gotten larger), he figured that he probably should go to the doctor. The Dr. told him that he should just wrap it with a bandage tight and to watch for swelling lower in the leg. If there was swelling that wasn't a good sign and to come back. Take Tylenol instead of Ibprophen and to keep icing it. So Ty is doing Dr.'s orders and is continuing to do what he has been doing this whole time (except for the fact of taking Tylenol because he was taking Ibprophen, they said that the Ibprophen would cause thinning of the blood and that's not good so to take Tylenol.)
I'm just glad that he went and now I have a peace of mind that there isn't a blood clot or something that is horrible going on.

Police

It has probably been almost a month now that this has been going on....
I have had the hardest time getting Trey to come get his diaper changed, holding still to do so and sometimes getting him dressed. One time when I finally got him down to change his diaper he said, "police come?" I wondered what he was talking about and had a questionable look on my face and asked him what he said again. He said, "police come?" Then I said "yes, the police are going to come if you don't let me change your diaper." Magically he laid still. Then it hit me. I had recently been using the phrase to the kids that the "police will come" if you don't sit in your car seat and buckle up. That's where he got it. Now I have been using the "police will come" tactic whenTrey wouldn't listen to me or hold still. It seems to work like a charm and he cooperates. Although, Tyson doesn't like that I say that. And he's right, I probably shouldn't. I just like that Trey then listens to me and obeys after I say it.

Fitness Day 1 complete

How many times do you think the average person starts a workout program? I say a lot. I'm probably on my 100th time. Ok, probably not that but I'm sure it's more than I think.
Today I did it. Day 1 is checked off my 90 day fitness calendar.

Now?...Now?...Now?...

Just as I got in the shower tonight Trey came in the bathroom and started whining that he wanted me. I told him that I would be really fast. He then reached for a towel that was on the floor and wanted to give it to me. I told him just a minute. Then he said, "now?" handing me the towel again. Me: "Just a minute buddy." Trey: "now?" once again handing me the dirty towel Me: Hold on. I'm hurrying. Trey: "now?"
Well, you get the idea. It went back and forth like that until I got out each time Trey saying the exact thing, "now?" and repeatedly handing my the same towel.
After awhile all I could do was just smile and laugh.

En route to San Diego

We got off to a late start today. Not because we weren't packed and ready to go, but because when we were in the car and on the road at 10:20am. It was then that Tyson noticed that the brakes on the car were grinding. When we filled up with gas he checked them. Sure enough, the brakes were bad. So we went back home, got out of the car, and waited for Tyson to change the brakes. What should have only taken him 30-45 minutes took much longer. He has never changed the brakes on the Excursion and he said that there were a couple metal clips he didn't know how to get off or what they did and he had to search online for a YouTube video to show him. Technology is wonderful, isn't it?! But not only it took longer because of the clips, changing brakes with a couple broken ribs didn't help. It was painful for him. Well, 1:30pm we got back in the car and was finally headed to San Diego!
We got to the Marriott Residence Inn about 7:45pm. I was excited that it was a hotel that has 2 bedrooms, a pull-out sofa bed, and a full kitchen. We pretty much just unloaded the car and got settled.  I had pre-made dinners so it would save us money and be easy at meal times. I warmed up some taco meat for burritos and then we got ready for bed.

I'm just glad that we arrived safe and that Tyson was able to fix the car.

looking through photo album..

Emmry and Tage were just looking through some photo albums to find a picture of a beach. They got to some pictures of when I was pregnant with Emmry and Tage told Emmry that that was her in my tummy. Emmry then came over to me and told me she saw a picture of her when she was in my shirt.
Hahahaha

Water Logged

Today we went to Wet n' Wild water park, swam in our, and then had a bath.
Do you think that my children are water logged yet?

(pics at wet n wild)
(pic of em and t in tub)

What are you doing?

While Tyson was at football practice with Tage tonight, he text me around 7:30pm and asked my what I was doing. This was my response:
(pic of screen shot of conversation)
Sometimes I really don't think men understand what us stay at home Mom's do all day long (and all night. Hahaha).

Tyson's injury. Day 2

Only one day after Tyson's fall off Magic and this is what his leg looks like.
(pic of bruise leg)
And it's only going to look worse before it looks better.
OUCH!
He said that his ribs hurt worse today and that his leg didn't really bother him. I have asked him several times if he would go to the doctor, but he won't. "It just costs money to do that and they will just tell me what I already know. And that is they can't do anything for broken ribs." he said. And I have responded with remarks like, "I know, but at least you would know how many you broke" or "what if there is internal bleeding?" He still won't listen to me.

Happy Father's Day

Well so far it has been quite an eventful day.
Tyson left to go riding at 6:30am. I got up at 7:00am and started getting myself and the kids ready for church. We were 'racing' Dad. We all were going to see if we can be ready for church by the time he got home. 8:35am everyone was ready except me. That's when I got a phone call from Tyson. He had fallen off Magic and was hurt and Magic was no where to be seen. I quickly threw some clothes on we all got in the car to go find Dad and Magic.
Ty said that he didn't think that he broke any bones, but his left side really hurt and he possibly had cracked a rib. He painfully made his way to one of the 'main' dirt roads which followed along side of a canal. He told me where he parked at and said I could follow a dirt road along a canal to come and get him. Not too long after being on the dirt road I saw Magic. I stopped the car so I wouldn't spook him and Tage jumped out to go get him. Tage ran ahead on the road and then approached Magic slowly. Thankfully, Magic didn't run away. We found our horse. Now we just needed to find our Dad.
I called Tyson and told him we found Magic and that he was ok. Tyson said he was walking along the road to meet us but it would take him awhile to get to us. I wanted to leave Tage with Magic off the side of the road and come and get Ty. Although, Ty wanted us to stay there. A few minutes later Tyson called back and said that he changed his mind and that the pain was getting worse and that I could come and get him. But Tage didn't want to stay and hold Magic because he was afraid he would get away again. And Tyson didn't want me to tie Magic up along side the road. Ty said that he wasn't that far from us. Tage ran down the road to walk back with him and give him water. Finally, I saw my two boys walking slowly towards me far off in the distance. They had stopped several times and I could see Tyson putting his arm on his side like he was in a lot of pain. I just watched him as I could do nothing for him. For Tyson to show that he was in pain; I knew this had to be bad. He's a tough cowboy, but not that tough.
Tyson drove the excursion as I walked Magic down the road back to the horse trailer. Once back at the trailer I helped unsaddle Magic. Tyson looked pale and in extreme pain. I could tell that he was not feeling well at all. I asked him if he wanted to go straight to the hospital but he said that he just wanted to go home and evaluate everything. Luckily we were only about 15 minutes from home so we all went back to the house. 10:38am we were back home. It had been 2 hours since Tyson called me telling me what happened. Honestly, I feel we were blessed.  Magic could have been lost for hours or not found at all and even worse than that - Tyson could have been hurt so badly that he couldn't get up. Also a blessing that he was close enough to a road that I could drive to find him. I don't even want to think of all the horrible things that could have been. I just feel lucky to have him home with me.

(pic of Em and trey waiting in road as Tage ran off)
(pic of Ty and Magic)
(pic of me walking Magic)

After Tyson had showered, he rested in the living room chair. I gave him some pain medicine and put ice on his left rib area and left thigh. He was scraped up and really badly bruised. An hour later the kids sang him the "I'm so glad when Daddy comes home" song that they were going to sing in sacrament meeting. It was adorable. Even Trey was singing and doing the actions. (I had been practicing this song with Trey for several days now)

Now it is rest time. Everyone is taking a beautiful Sunday nap. The house is quiet. I have the most overwhelming feeling of love, gratitude and peace in my heart. I know that today is Father's Day and we generally give love and thanks to our earthly Fathers, and I do, but I even am more grateful for my Heavenly Father. HE is the reason I have all that I do today. HE is the reason I have Tyson, the Father of my beautiful children. HE is the one whose gives me that deep down comfort. To HIM, I am forever in debt too.

Of all the titles of respect and honor and admiration that we are given to deity, He asked us to address Him as Father.  -Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

 I love my Heavenly Father so much. I love my Dad so much. I love my husband so much. I wouldn't be who I am today because of these men in my life.

Happy Father's Day.

Damn Dog

Yes, you read that right. I swore. Maybe one of these days when I come back and read this and I will regret writing that, but as of today that's right. Damn dog.

(pic of torn library book)

Sign of the Beaver is no longer the library's book. I own it now. I wonder how much they will charge me for the book. Some ridiculous amount I'm sure. I went onto Amazon and could buy it for $4.48. The back of the books says $6.99. They better not charge me more than that.

I was reading out by the pool while Tage and Emmry were swimming (Trey was napping). Then after awhile I wanted to get in but was worried about water damage if I left the book near the pool, so I put the book on a small patio table by the back door right beside my phone which I also was worried about it getting wet (I turn the ringer way up so I would at least hear it). After we were done swimming I noticed the book wasn't on the table. I looked on the kitchen counter thinking I must have just put it inside. It wasn't there. "I could have sworn that I put the book right by my phone" I thought to myself. Then I looked around the backyard thinking to myself that "I know I did. Zeus must have got it." Sure enough, the book was all torn apart in the dirt by the back gate.
Grrrrrrrrrrr!
I was not happy.

I hate this dog. Actually, I hate all dogs. It's not that I am not a dog person, because I don't mind them. I just don't want to own one. I don't want a dog or any other animal in my house (...besides Diesel, our Betta fish that we have. And even that I am getting sick of because nobody cares about it or remembers to feed it anymore and I have to drain and clean the stinky tank). And if they aren't in my house then naturally they are outside- which is where Zeus is. Our horses we ride. Our chickens give us eggs. Zeus just chews on everything, is dirty, sheds, creates poop all over my backyard and just costs us money to feed. Tage is the only one that gives him any attention and even that it's not that much. I just tell him to go away or am hip chucking him (because he is so big) to move. I can go on and on about the things that Zeus does or has done as to why I don't want him anymore, but I won't. Just understand that today I am very upset with him.
I guess I should have taken that extra two steps and put the book inside the house. My mistake.

"Roar"

(pic of trey watching Katy Perry's 'Roar' on iPad)

This picture brings back so many memories.

(pic of Emmry watching Roar in laptop. October 2013)

Father's Day Questionaire

(pics of the kids questionnaires)

Kids Father's Day gifts are complete.
Top 3 Favorite Q&A:
1st was from Emmry.
How old is Dad: 8, 9, 10, 11
Oh my Emmry. When are you ever going to learn how to count?

2nd was from Tage.
My dad's favorite thing to do is: go on Craig's List.
Hahahaha. Yes, your right Tage. He does do that a lot.

and 3rd was from Emmry again. Same question as Tages.
Favorite thing to do: go to work

Children's Museum

It was a long, but fun day at the Children's Museum downtown Phoenix today.
We left around 9:30am (arriving at the museum about 10:00am) and didn't get back home until 2:00pm!
I gave Tage the option of staying home alone or coming with us. He decided to stay home and said that "the Children's Museum was for little kids and he is too big for that." Which I kind of agree, I just didn't want him to feel left out. (But I did notice a note on my bedroom door when we got home.....(pic of welcome home note) maybe he did miss us....??)

There is not much to say because I think that the pictures tell it all. But I will say that I think the Top 3 activities were:
1. air tunnels
2. play-doh
3. car race tracks

(pic of scarfs in air tunnels)
Emmry and Trey enjoyed putting in scarf in air tunnels and catching then catching them.

(pic in treehouse)
We climbed up a gigantic 'tree' house and sat in a boat. (They even had a bathtub with wings which was really cute and the kids liked sitting in that too.)

(pic snack time)

(play doh)
They could have sat at the play-doh table for hours if I let them. We don't play with that stuff too often at our house so maybe that's why. That stuff just gets all dried up and them crumbly and it's just a mess to clean up. Better here than at my house I say!

(pic making fathers day gift)
I finally pried them away from the play-doh table to do a craft. They had a cute poem printed on a paper that the kids could cut out and give to their Dad's for Father's Day. Obviously Emmry enjoyed putting stickers on hers.....and yes, this will be their gift to give to Dad!

(A few other odd pictures; scooping and weighing lentils. playing with magnet shapes. Fastest pencil car and cutest drivers I have ever seen. )

(pic racing cars down track)
This was another activity that the kids loved! They raced these cars down that track at least 40 times. No joke. Emmry would let hers go and then jump off the side and run to the bottom to get it out of the box it landed in. She would show a very sad and upset face if someone else had taken her car out. Trey would do the same thing except I would lift him down to run to the end. He too would have a sad face if there was no car in the box when her looked in.

Culture Pass

Sunrise Mountain Library offer passes called culture passes. These passes give you 2 free admissions to museums or other attractions in the valley but you have to use it within 7 days. The Children's Museum is one of them and a very popular one in fact. Well to get one of these passes (at least one of the popular ones) you have to be at the library before it opens and wait in line. Yes, a line. A line of people waiting to get one of these passes because there is only a small number of them.
Yesterday I got there at 8:30am (30 minutes before the library opened) but unfortunately there wasn't any passes available. (The librarian showed me how to look online to see if the pass I want would even be there that day. Yesterday, it wasn't that people in front of me got the passes, there just wasn't any Children Museum passes there that day. Today I got there 50 minutes early. I was first in line. First! According to the library website they had 4 Children's Museum passes available so I knew for sure I would get one today.
The crazy part of me even writing this is that by the time the library opened at 9:00am there was over 25 people waiting for the doors to open. Not all were wanting culture passes though. In fact only 9 people were.
Anyway. I got my pass for 2 free admissions to the Children's Museum. Which will technically make the trip there free because Trey is already free and Tage isn't going. I can't wait to go with Renee and Patsy and their kids on Friday.

Stick a fork in me......

....I'm DONE!

I had one of those whining/want to pull my hair out/take deep breathes kind of an afternoon.
Because Trey didn't take a nap today I would have thought that it was going to be him that would cause me to want to scream tonight. But no, it was Emmry. Sheesh! Kicking, screaming, hitting....I thought that my sweet Emmry had jumped ship and was gone because all I saw was a nasty grumpy Emmry.
I can't say that she was the happiest camper before I told her that she couldn't go with Tage and Dad to football practice, but that's when the crazy Emmry started. It all started when they left (6:11) and I wouldn't take her to the bathroom and do everything for her (pull down her skirt, and her panties, then sit her on the toilet, wait for her to be done, wipe her, pull up her panties and skirt for her......do it all for her). She threw the biggest tantrum. Hit me with the movie case she had in her hand because I wouldn't turn on the movie. Pulled on my while screaming. Oh my, I tried my hardest to remain calm and talk to her calmly but it was hard to even look at her and talk to her because she would just scream in my face and flop on the ground. Finally after multiple warnings of locking her outside, I took her by the arm and put he on the front porch and shut the door. (I have done this a couple times now and I have found that this is the only thing that is working for her right now. Timeouts, stay in your room, whatever other discipline methods just haven't worked with Emmry like this one has. She does NOT like to be shut outside!) Of course I pull up the dining room blinds so I could see her (not that I wouldn't still be able to hear her crying if I left the kitchen area). After a few minutes I went outside (she was still screaming) and asked if she wanted to cuddle so we could talk. Nope. More intense screaming and kicking her legs at me like she wanted me to leave; so I went back inside. After another few minutes I went back out even though she was still crying and asked the same question. More screaming still. So I turned around as to go back inside and she said ok, ok, I want you. So we came inside and cuddled for a few minutes until she was pretty much calm. Then I told her that we were going to get her dressed for bed and she could watch the movie she was holding (The Chipmunks). That's when it all started again. The kicking, screaming, whining. Ugh!
6:45pm I put the kids in the car. We went for a drive just so I could get them to fall asleep.
(pic of kids in car....not crying...for the moment)
7:03pm Emmry is still crying. (pic of her crying in car)
7:12pm She was asleep.
7:25pm I took her to her room and put a pull-up on trying not to wake her but she woke up and once again started crying and saying that she wanted to get back in the car and drive by the temple. (The Phoenix temple that is still under construction. That's where we were driving to and were almost there when she fell asleep.) I laid with her for a bit and sang the same two songs we sing every night; I love to see the temple and I am a Child of God. Once again she was asleep. Now I just hope she is out for the rest of the night!

Goggles

Trey- show me your eyes......
(pic of trey with goggles on his eyes)
Silliest boy.

Tonight. June 9th.

Dinner together as a family = check.
Family Home Evening = check.
Enjoying an evening swim = check.

We had a good night.

 (pic of kids in pool. Tage on white raft. Emmry under yellow raft. Trey standing on side.)

Wonder

Tonight I finished a book called Wonder. (Tage and I were reading it together. He actually finished 3 days ago.) It was a great book. A must read for sure; especially for kids around the age 9-12. This is definitely going to be a required book to read in my home with all my children! Possibly multiple time throughout their life.
Before I returned it to the library I took pictures of my favorite and least favorite pages.
Favorite page was of course the part that basically sums up the point or moral of the story was (kindness) and my least favorite part was a chapter that I was really saddened on. (complete rudeness)

(pics of pages of book)

Tied up

We hung out a lot back by the horses today. I don't know why because it is so stinkin' hot! (105*)
Trey wanted Dad to tie his hands together. It was hilarious watching him try and get the ropes off. For some reason I kept thinking of Nephi in the Book of Mormon when his brothers Laman and Lemuel tied Nephi up.
(pic of Trey tied up with yellow rope)
I ended up in tying him very shortly after he got tied up. Really, just enough time to take a few pictures.

Sacrament Meeting

I'm going to be honest. I didn't want to go to church today. We were having a lazy morning and none of us were even dressed at 8:20am. Our church is at 9:00am, mind you. I told Tyson that maybe we should just skip sacrament meeting and then go to classes (because we were substitute teachers for Tage's class, otherwise I'm sure I would have just said skip church all together) Even though I said this, I knew it was wrong and that we needed to go to church. I quickly got going and got everyone ready for church. We were late of course, but still made it in time for the sacrament.
I'm SO glad that I went to church today!
My friend Clenece Thompson spoke. She told of her Dad's conversion story and emphasized on the song 'True to the Faith'. It was such a wonderful talk. I felt the Spirit so many times.
After she spoke Elder Hall played 'How Great Thou Art' on the piano. I always love piano solos. The Spirit was so strong in Sacrament Meeting for me today. I felt like I could cut it with a knife. Amazing.
I know that I belong to the one and only true church. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Not tired?

Tyson ended up having to work late tonight so I had to take Tage to football practice at 6:30. Neither Trey nor Emmry had napped today so I thought they would probably fall asleep on the way so I got them all ready for bed. At least I thought for sure Trey would fall asleep. And he did. Except after I dropped Tage off I went to go get gas and he woke up. What?!?! That was only a 30 minute sleep - if even that! I thought he would possibly be out the rest of the night!
So we went to Walmart to kill some time. We got pool toys and floaties and then went back to watch Tage at practice. I thought maybe Trey would fall asleep again, but it was only a 5 minute drive from Walmart to practice. He didn't.
(pic of Emmry and Trey at practice)
Practice got over at 8:30pm and we headed home. Again, I thought for sure they would fall asleep. Emmry did. Trey did not. 9:00pm we got home and Trey was still awake. He must have been on the 'beyond tired and wired phase'.
(pic of trey showing me his muscles w/ floaties on)
Finally around 9:45pm I got him to sleep.
That was a loooooong day for the both of us. He was up around 6:30am and was a constant go, go, go all day long. Playing, swimming, dancing, screaming, you name it. I'm sure he did it.
Good night my sweet Treyzer, please sleep in in the morning.

No more booster seat

(pic of Emmry sitting at table w/ no booster)

Today when I asked Emmry to sit up to the table for breakfast she said; and I quote: "Me don't need my cow seat anymore. No. My a big girl"

I love this little girl to smithereens!!!!! Or should I be saying this big girl?!
Hahaha

Magic

We decided on a name.
(pic of Tage with Magic)
Meet Magic.

We looked at his papers to see what his Mom and Dad names were. Basically, when you hear that if a horse is 'papered' it means they come with a short genealogy sheet. It just tells the name of the breeder and their horses names.
(pic of the horse register paper)
Names that we thought of: (Tyson didn't have a say so. He said that we get to name him)
Big Beef (Hahaha. This was a joke Tage and I said because he is so big looking compared to Reggie)
Blue
Magic
Blaze

We decided on Magic. We feel that it fits him. We like it.

Magic is still shy. We hope that we will warm up to us soon. He doesn't come over to the fence like Reggie did (and still does) when we first got him. But if you go into his corral he doesn't run away from you either, He would stand still and let you pet him. Sometimes he would back up a little, but for the most part he would let you come near him. He seems like a gentle, low key, low tempered, obedient horse. Exactly what we have been looking for.

I'm excited to get to ride Magic. Tyson really wants me to ride with him. It's his way of saying that he wants to spend more time with me and to do something together that we both can enjoy. And that we can "ride off into the sunset together" Hahaha. Yes, Ty really did say that to me. In a half joking tone of voice of course.

White horse

I guess Tyson thought that Reggie needed a friend. In all honesty, Tyson has been looking for another horse for months and months. He wanted to get another horse so that I could ride with him as well as the kids would have a horse to ride.

Reggie isn't the most calm horse. He isn't registered or papered so we don't know exactly what breed he is or where he came from. We are just going by word of mouth as of what we were told - which was yes, he is a quarter horse. 16.1 hands. Doing a lot more looking at horses and a lot more research Ty and I have decided that yes, he does have quarter horse in him, but we think that he is a mix with thoroughbred. Which thoroughbreds are a little thinner, not as stalky, longer thinner necks, and a hotter temper. Tyson wanted to get a calm "family" horse for me and the kids. A pure quarter horse which would be registered and papered so we know exactly where it came from. And he wanted to get a boy because girls would just make Reggie act "too weird."

Well after months and months of searching for 'the perfect' horse (and the perfect price) we found one.

(pic of Magic the night we got him)

He came to us with the name Blue, but we don't feel that name suites him so he doesn't have a name as of tonight. We will decide tomorrow after all the kids get to see him and we have a name making party. Hahaha

Nail polish at nap time

We went to Ross today. I got Emmry a small 6 pack of nail polishes. (clearance for $3)
I told her that at quiet time we could paint our finger nails.
So at quiet time today we had Mommy/Daughter time with a bowl of ice cream and then painted our nails.
(pics of nails and us eating ice cream)

summer time = pool time

You know it's summer when you see this.....
(pic of all towels along fence)

I had a couple friends (Tanya Colhoun and Clenece Thompson) and their kids come over for a swim this afternoon. We had a great time chit-chatting while all the kids splashed around.
Everyone is going to sleep good tonight! They burned off a lot of energy today!

"Me" time

Tyson is at Tage's football practice and I just put Emmry and Trey to bed (actually it was around 7:50ish. Almost an hour ago). I have showered and straightened up the house just a little but I feel like I want my "me time." My journaling time.

Fish Cake

This Friday is my friend Stefanie Neumer's birthday. A few of our friends got together today at the Foothills pool in Vistancia to celebrate.

I made a cake - 'a fishy cake' as Emmry said.

I thought it turned out cute.

(pic of fish cake)