Something Cute About You....Hadlie....March 5, 2010

Hadlie's primary love language is: Gift Giving! She shows and receives love by gifts. To explain the "Gift Giving" love language: It doesn’t have to be something big like a diamond ring. In fact, for the gift giver, small, surprise gifts have greater emotional value than big ticket items on set occasions. Little things, like a bunch of flowers from your garden, or an amusing item picked up in a charity shop become tokens of affection. -Gary Chapman

Last night as Sam and I went to bed we saw that Hadlie had made these cute boxes and put some of her stuff in them. She had given us both a box and set them on each of our night stands. It was really sweet and it showed us how much she loves us.

Sams box contained: eraser, pencil, candy, shell, and mini basket ball.

Mine contained: candy, sea shell, rock, little panda bear, and pencil.

Isn't she sweet?

Field Trip to Clark Planetarium.....March 4, 2010

Hadlie's grade went to the Clark Planetarium for a field trip this morning. We had a great time. We were able to learn more about the solar system and the planets. We watch an IMAX 3-D film about the walks on the moon. It was called "Magnificent Desolation". It was AWESOME! Everyone LOVED it! It's a must see... It was about the 12 astronauts and their trips to explore the moon. It was incredible.

Hadlie loved a part in the movie where two of the astronauts discovered "Mount Hadley"(I wonder why?)....Mons Hadley is the northernmost of the prominent named peaks in the lunar Apennines. The great headland Mount Hadley rises more than 15,000 feet. It was an incredible find. They compared it to the depth of the Grand Canyon but of course it's on the moon.

Here's some of what we did...

Hadlie and her friend on the bus...


Moon walk...




Me and Hadlie with our IMAX glasses...welcome to the 80's, again...

Wahington Trip....Day 5....February 28, 2010

Home again, home again! 13 hrs. drive back. We had a fun time. Washington was beautiful and we loved seeing our family. We miss you Trae, Aizlyn, Mike, Jamie, and three babies.





P.S...Heres to your surgery Mike...Get well Soon!

Washinton Trip....Day 4....February 27, 2010

It rained ALL day again. We went to a small town called Poulsbo, off the Puget Sound. We went to this European bakery and bought doughnuts. They were so good. You can see how good the doughnuts were, the kids were wearing them. Then we went to a marina . It was fun.

Washington Trip....Day 3....February 26, 2010

It rained ALL day. So we stayed in. My dad and I watched the kids while Jamie took Mike to the doctor. The kids played outside in the forest behind their house.

Tage LOVED dressing up in Trae's batman costume. He wore it every second he could.

Mike had surgery on both of his heels. He was laid up the whole time. Poor Mike!

Me and Mike. Mike is in a wheel chair for a couple of weeks. Ride on Mike!

Hadlie playing outside in Mikes back yard.
Hadlie loved being out in the rain, she got soakin wet. Crazy girl!

Washington Trip....Day 2....February 25, 2010

Jamie and I took all six kids to Seattle. We rode the ferry over. After the ferry ride we went to a little fish and chips resturant called Ivers. We had fish and chips. The kids saved their fries and fed them to the seagulls. They had a riot. Hadlie stood on a table with a cracker held high in the air and a seagull swooped down and bit her to get the cracker. It scared her to dealth. Jamie and I laughed!




After we ate...we walked through Seatle for a bit. We went to a market where they threw fish. Then we rode the Metro to the Space Needle. The kids loved the Metro. When we got to the Space Needle they played by a fountain there and had a fun time.





It was a fun day. The weather was perfect.

Our Washington Trip.....Day 1.....February 24, 2010

My dad, my kids, and I took a road trip to see my brother and his family in Washington....this is our trip....

We traveled for just over 14 hrs. The kids were great. We stopped at McDonald's for lunch, it was there we discovered Paizlie had a HUGE blowout. It was so bad that I had to bathe her in the sink at McDonald's. After we took a few pictures at lunch.

These pictures are dedicated to Mike.
Yeah Baby YeaH!


We got to Mike and Jamies about 6:00 pm. We celebrated Aizlyn's Birthday.

Mike and Paizlie.

ReadY? AiM......FIRE!!!..........January 19, 2010

Intro:
I have a devise called a "FiZZ Saver". Those of you who may not know what a Fizz Saver is, I'll explain: FIZZ SAVER 101: the Fizz Saver is a lid that screws onto a 2 litter soda bottle. It has a little pump on the end of it. You screw it on like a cap, then you pump air into the 2 litter soda bottle until it is tightly filled with air. It keeps the carbonation in your soda.
So...now you ask...what does the Fizz Saver have to do with anything?

Many of you know I am a CokeZero"aholic". So naturally I use my Fizz Saver to keep my addiction tasting great. Every glass of CokeZero I pour is Fizztastic. It's like opening a new can of Coke every time I use the Fizz Saver and it taste so refreshing.

Naturally, my Fizz Saver was on my CokeZero bottle in the fridge. The bottle laid on its side because the Fizz Saver makes it too tall to stand up right in the fridge.

Friday morning, 7:30 AM, Tage decides he wants a glass of milk. He opens the fridge and the Coke bottle is eye level. He then says, "Mom, can I have some Coke instead?" I then replied, "No Tage you can have milk." I glance over at Tage, as I was getting Daxton's cereal for him, and Tage is pumping THE FIZZ SAVER. I say to him, "Tage don't pump that cap or the bottle will explode." 5-4-3-2-1........BOOM!!!!!

You guessed it, Tage kept pumping! The Bottle exploded like a rocket EVERYWHERE and I mean EVERYWHERE. I look over at Tage....he looked like a drenched shocked dog. He was covered from head to toe in Soda. Soda SHOT OUT all over Tage and all over my kitchen. My walls, my stove, my floor, my microwave, my pantry door, and EVERY inch of my fridge was COVERED IN COKE ZERO. Everything in the fridge was drenched in SODA. Every bottle, every piece of fruit, every, everything was soaking wet.

It was a nightmare....a funny nightmare remembered now, but it was a mess to say the least. I was so mad. Actually, I was furious. It took me an hour and half to clean up the disaster.

So needless to say, I now have s SHINNY clean fridge and Tage no longer will touch the FIZZ SAVER......

Here is some of the damage...(note: these pictures don't do this post justice.)