Things Kids Say!

Lately it seems like the girls are always saying something that cracks us up! The best was last Monday when my dad called me to say he was going to a farm not too far away. So I threw the kids in the burb and we met him out there. He just recently got a new job driving the UFA fuel truck and the kids wanted to see him in his new truck. Well we got out there and it was SO WINDY! We talked while he was filling up the tanks and the kids ran around and were being goofy. I had thrown on a hat before we came because I hadn't done my hair yet. Well it was so windy my hair was still flying around. At one point Abbi was by the burb laughing really hard and pointing at me! We said by to Grandpa and came home to have lunch and then hurry to school. While we were eating Abbi said very seriously to me, "Yeah mom, just like when you were talking to papa and you looked like a moose!" It caught my funny bone and I asked her what she meant and she clarified by pulling her hair straight up in the air by her ears. Then she said, "Your hair was flapping in the wind like this and you looked like a moose!" So I guess I remind her of a moose! ha ha ha! I laughed so hard!

 Grandpa Paxman showing the kids what he does. They thought the pump was too loud and would run away but they always came back to tease Grandpa!

 Grandpa and the kids by his truck.

The kids had fun running around and teasing Grandpa and then he'd either chase them in circles or swing them in the air. Always so fun.

Every night before we the kids go to bed we sit in the girls room and read scriptures. I got them the Book of Mormon for kids, so it has pictures for them to look at. They all love it and always remind me to read to them. One night I read and it was where the Laman and Lemuel leave Nephi and Lehi and become the Lamanites and the others the Nephites. In the book it says God cursed the Lamanites and their skin became dark. Anyways I finished reading and we said prayers. Brianna was sitting very quietly on her bed and I asked her what was wrong. She looked at me very concerned and said, "Mom Abbi has really dark skin. Is she bad?" It took me by surprise. I had to cover my giggles. All Abbi has to do is go outside and she gets very tanned. So I had to explain that God loves everyone, it doesn't matter the color of our skin. Brianna was very worried for Abbi, it was kind of cute!

DJ has been going to a speech class, Target Word, with me. It's basically been teaching me what to do. I took this class with Cadence 3yrs ago too. But it's been a good reminder and we've seen some progress in DJ too. Small but it's progress. He has mastered the word "bubbles" very well. He says it clear as day. I was helping him go potty and he was peeing and all of the sudden he said, "bubbles" as he pointed in the toilet. Yup, that's the first time he said it. So now he says it every time he goes potty! Another favorite word of his is GO, but he says it like, DOE. He's a very expressive boy and has his signs and sounds and I know what he wants about 90% of the time. He can even get others to understand what he wants! The speech therapist got a kick out of him and told me he's so expressive! He's a cutie and hopefully he'll decide to say more words! I did take him to the ear specialist again and he does need another set of tubes. It probably won't be till Sept, which is fine by me. That way we can get through summer without worrying about the tubes falling out because of too much water! Anyways, hopefully that helps too. People always mistake DJ for a 3 or 4 year old because he is such a tall boy. He has grown out of his clothes so fast. He is 4T already...crazy!!! He's getting way too big!!

DJ and his cousin Declan (who is almost 4) at Seth's birthday party!

On Friday Richard and I and DJ took off to Kalispell. The girls were very excited to have a sleep over at their Grandma Spencer's house. We took off that morning and dropped them off in Cardston. This was going to be a quick trip to get a fence for our yard. We got a fence, a oven for the rental house, a vanity for downstairs and blinds for downstairs. To say that our burb was packed is an understatement. We were loaded to the top! It was a very successful trip! It was weird just having one kid with us. DJ had fun with us. After shopping that afternoon we checked into the hotel and went swimming. He was so excited. He would stay in the pool forever. Then we went upstairs and got ready for bed and let him play. He got a remote control McQueen car to play with. That entertained him and then he wrestled with a pillow! I guess he missed his nightly wrestling match with the girls. But no worries, he had a blast taking that pillow out! He then went to sleep so good! We left at about 10:30 the next morning after we finished shopping.

We got to Cardston around 2pm. I went over to my sister's house for a bit. They are getting ready to move. Steve was home for the weekend, so it was nice to visit with him too. He graduates next week and he'll be a RCMP officer. Yeah, way to go Steve!

Everyone was at Spencer's for Seth's birthday party. The cousins had fun running and playing together. We got them all together to get a picture and I think I got one good picture from the 10 I took! It was so nice outside. Which I'm glad we took advantage of because it's been raining ever since.

OK this was probably the worst picture. I think every kid is either doing something crazy or looking crazy except for Ella and Kyle!

Here is the best picture, they are all actually looking at me and smiling. I think it turned out pretty darn cute! So l-r is DJ (2), Cadence (5), Ella (6), Jasy (3), Brianna (5), Kyle (8), Seth (6), Abbi (5), and Declan (3). Lisa and Brian are having the 10th grandkid this August, so we are all very excited about that!

On Monday we got together with my family at Henderson Lake. The kids were able to play on the playground before the rain started. Then we ate in a picnic shelter and then came home. It was a fun weekend. Now that it's Wed, I'm halfway done my crazy week. I feel like I've been running around like crazy. I was snack mom for Cadence on Tuesday and then for Abbi today. I have one snack mom day left! Next Wed for Brianna and then we are done...YEAH! I'm excited for the summer and no school for a while. The girls will miss it but I'm hoping we'll have nice weather so we can do fun things!

I was just going to bed and went to tuck in all 4 kids and found the cutest thing ever so I had to share the picture.....

My cute little DJ had such a hard time going to bed tonight (probably because he had a nap!), and was up and down. I could hear him reading books to himself and play and finally was quiet. I went to tuck him in a lot later and he was sleeping like this with Cadence's baby on his chest! Not sure how he got the baby in the first place...must of climbed up and got it from the top bunk because Cadence sleeps with her baby every night. But somehow he did. Isn't it the cutest thing ever...I think so! Good night!