And we're off

Today we are on our way to beautiful Colorado for a week. We are all so very excited for our trip and will be back to blogging as quick as we can get all the pictures organized. And hopefully we'll enjoy some cooler weather while we are there as well. See you all when we get back!!

Happy Father's Day...

...and another year under his belt. Now that I think about it, I never actually asked him if he had a good day, but he seemed to enjoy himself alright. We have made it a tradition for as long as I can remember that we boycott Mother's Day, Father's Day and Valentine's Day. We just don't do anything for those because it's not right that flower shops all over the world raise their prices astronomically for these days. And it doesn't help that he says "they're just made up holidays anyway." For any of you who don't know Dave, he's more of a "just because" kind of guy. So he comes home with flowers a few times a month (to replace the dead ones) for me and the girls. It's amazing to watch the girls faces light up when he comes home, but even more so when he hands them the bouquets he picked out especially for them!! So other than getting out of the mundane chores for the day and choosing what he wants for dinner, there's not a whole lot of hoop-la that gets sent his way.

The day started out with me making crepes for everyone. Many of you probably don't know but I am not the one to make breakfast for us on the weekends. I have 2 things I make, crepes and German pancakes. If I attempt any of the normal favorites, it gets ugly fast. Dave has greatly taken on the responsibility because if it was left up to me, we'd just have nothing, or cereal!! And we're not big cereal eaters.

Since we don't have church until 1 we opted to put in the movie, Enchanted, that we rented the night before. We'd taken all the reviews we heard about the movie with a grain of salt and threw caution to the wind. Although Patrick Dempsey is in it, we will all agree with LaNae on this one - it was "painful" I think were her exact words. I guess it's bad when Kelsey keeps asking "Is this a long movie?"

Next we had lunch and Kelsey kept asking if she could give dad his presents and I think she thought I was going to pull some present out of my hat. But lucky for her she made a footprint poem at school for him and gave him that to hold him over. She gave him her card and that seemed to satisfy her for the time being. We also had a new tie for him that the girls picked out that she was able to give him before going off to church.

At church Kelsey went up to the front and got to sing to her daddy too. This is her first year in primary so she's a little shy about it all, but since Mother's Day she's a pro and knew what to do the second time around. She was also supposed to say the 6th Article of Faith in primary but due to some other conflicts later in the day that is postponed until next week.

After sacrament meeting it was off to Dave's brother's ward. They are taking 2 wards and making a 3rd and Adam was called to be in the bishopric of the new ward created. With their dad out of the country in the UAE launching missiles, Dave was the one to ordain him a high priest. He said he was pretty nervous, but I knew he'd do just fine. I am so thankful for him that he was able to ordain him and that we were there to support Adam and his family at this time. We then headed over to his in-laws house for dinner, which was so good. There's something about food tasting better when someone else has made it, I think. The girls had a great time playing with their cousin Vance and hanging out with their family.

When we got home, I have the best husband because he gave the girls baths, even though Katelyn fell apart, even on Father's Day, especially because I usually do get a break on Mother's Day from my everyday life. Then he finally got his father's day cards from me and the girls so I think all-in-all, it was a pretty good day. A huge hug and kiss go out to you. Happy Father's Day

The loves of my life

Sidebar: He took Friday off and went fishing Friday and Saturday with the sales crew at APCO and had a great time so he was able to get in some male bonding time, along with his sister Kaylene.

The age you act

[x] You know how to make a pot of coffee
[x] You keep track of dates using a calendar
[x] You own a credit card
[x] You know how to change the oil in a car
[x] You've done your own laundry
[x] You vote in every election
[x] You can cook for yourself
[ ] You think politics are exciting
TOTAL SO FAR: 7

[ ] You show up for school late sometimes
[x]You always carry a pen in your bag/purse
[x]You've never gotten a detention
[ ] You have forgotten your own birthday at least once
[x]You like to take walks by yourself
[x]You know what credibility means, without looking it up
[x] You drink caffeine at least once a week
TOTAL SO FAR: 12

[x] You know how to do the dishes
[x] You can count to 10 in another language
[x] When you say you're going to do something you do it
[x] You can mow the lawn
[ ] You remember to water the plants
[x] You study when you have to
[x] You remember to feed your pets
TOTAL SO FAR: 18

[x] You can spell experience, without looking it up
[x] You clean up your own mess
[ ] The people at Starbucks know you by name
[ ] Your favorite kind of food is take out
[ ] The first thing you do when you wake up is get caffeine
[x]You can go to the store without getting something you don't need
[x] You understand political jokes the first time they are said
[x] You can type pretty quick
TOTAL SO FAR: 23

[x] You have realized that the weather forecast changes every hour
[ ] Your only friends are from your place of employment
[ ] You have been to a Tupperware party
[ ] You have realized that no one will take you seriously unless you are over the age of 25 and have a job
[ ] You have more bills than you can pay
[x] You have been to the beach
[x] You use the internet every day you have the chance
[x] You have been outside of the united states
[x] You can read a book and actually finish it...
TOTAL: 28

"The age I act is...28"

More bumps and bruises

So a couple weeks ago after finishing their baths, Katelyn ran full speed into the corner of the bathroom door and cut her lip. She bit it on the outside as well as the inside of her lip. It was gushing blood and I thought she'd lost a couple teeth, but after seeing that they were all still intact her lip turned purple and remained that way for about a week.

Then last week she fell out of her bed in the middle of the night. She immediately calmed down and went back to sleep but in the morning we woke up to this:

It's hard to tell, but she cut her eye and it was all red and puffy in the morning. I felt so bad for just throwing her back in bed. But what do you do when it's dark and she's not complaining and goes right back to sleep?!

Sorry for the blurriness but she just wouldn't hold still.