Update disclaimer

I haven't posted for a few weeks so I had a lot to catch up on. I was trying as fast as I could to cover everything and get it all done. I really haven't read through everything so I'm not sure how it is. It is late and I need to go to bed. I might be doing some editing in the next day or two once I have had a chance to really go through what I have posted. You will have to scroll down quite a ways to start at the beginning of the new stuff. It starts with Garrett's 2nd birthday. Happy reading!

Another trip to the mountains

Last week Stefan went to scout camp. Again, like last year, I was not wanting to stay home in the heat so I went up to Eagar and Greer. Of course, we always go to the park there because the kids love it, but I will not post any pictures because you have seen plenty already (if you have been reading our blog). We went in the evening and the weather was nice. It was warm there in the day, but not too hot. Then next day, we went to one of the lakes in Greer and my brother took the 3 older kids on the boat to fish. My brother said that they didn't last very long. He cast out the line and just a couple minutes later they were saying that they were already bored.



Garrett hung out with me and my sister-in-law. He was entertaining himself with a camping chair.


When my brother brought the other kids back I had him take Garrett and I out in the boat for a few minutes. It didn't last long because I couldn't get Garrett to sit still.


The next day before we went to Greer we had a picnic at the park, and then I was wanting to go to DQ for some ice cream. The kids really enjoyed it, and you can
tell.


Last time we were up in Eager, my brother and his wife wanted to take us to this lookout place. We started driving up there, but the road was closed. This time the road was open so we were able to go. It was such a nice view.



When we got to Greer, the weather was a little bit cooler. It was so nice and relaxing there. There were chipmunk that would come right up and eat out of your hand. The kids even fed them. The first few times Garrett called the chipmunks - "chicky-monkies". It was so cute!



This is me feeding the chipmunk. My mom told me that sometimes when the chipmunks come to you to get food, and if you don't give them any that they will purposefully pee on you. I didn't want that to happen so I thought that I had better feed the chipmunk.


This is just a close up of the chipmunk eating.




We also hiked up a mountain behind where we were staying. I hadn't planned on Garrett coming, but he didn't want to stay behind. It was a pretty steep hill, but he did pretty good. I walked right behind him and pushed him up some of the way. After we hiked up a hill we walked a little ways to a little road. It took us right to the entrance to my grandparents place. It was funny because Carson realized that we kind of went in a circle and he said "We climbed up the mountain and then on to the road, and it camed us back." I'm glad that my kids like to hike because I do too.


The kids also enjoy going on quad rides with my dad.


The last day we were there the kids were playing on the trampoline. Two of my uncles were standing on the ground by the trampoline trying to grab their legs and pull them down. I guess that one of my uncles pulled Carson down and while Carson was laying down my uncle was pushing him back and forth while holding on to Carson's legs. I don't know what Carson did, but somehow his hand must have gone underneath his back. I don't know if I am explaining this the right way, but anyways, he ended up hurting his hand really bad. I wasn't sure at first if it was broken. He wouldn't let anyone touch it.

This is Carson temporarily bandaged up.


The next day that we got home I took him to urgent care. They x-rayed his wrist and said that it wasn't broken. They splinted it anyways.



A guy that Stefan works with drew a little dragon on the splint.


The trip was sure a lot of fun, despite Carson hurting his hand. Garrett was sure worn out by the end!

Riley looses his 3rd tooth

One night, a couple of weeks ago, Riley's tooth was getting pretty loose. He kept wiggling it and tried to get it out. He seems to have a low tolerance for pain so he wasn't trying very hard to get it out.

He climbed on his dresser to try to get it out.


He seemed to be in a lot of pain trying to get it out. He finally gave up trying to
pull it out.


Two day later it just fell out.

He was excited because this would be his first tooth that he would have to put under his pillow for the tooth fairy. His first tooth he lost while eating an apple and he didn't even realize that it came out. We are pretty sure that he swallowed it because we couldn't ever find it. His second tooth he lost at school and when he was out in the field walking to the car and he dropped it. We looked for it an couldn't find it. The tooth fairy still came both times. This time the tooth fairy didn't come the first night. It was probably because the tooth fairy was so busy!

Happy 2nd Birthday Garrett!!

A couple of weeks ago Garrett turned 2. I can't believe that my baby is that old now! It went by so fast!! I'm sorry, but I have to say that I think he is smart. Sometimes the kids eat breakfast on colored plastic plates. Garrett knows where everyone sits, and what color plate they usually have. I will give him the plates and he will go set the table. He is a better helper than Carson is. He loves to help clean out the dishwasher. I just hope that he will continue to enjoy helping out. He also loves to look at books, and to sing. On his birthday we went to a park in Chandler in the morning, and then we went to the Hamilton Pool. He loves to swim! They had a lot of fun at the park. This is a fun park!



Garrett likes to scare me. He would stand up at the top and lean out. Oh, it scared me to death!




He loved being sung to, and it took him a few tries to blow out his candles. It was fun to watch.




For his birthday, Stefan's parents gave him this little car thing with a chicken on it. You shake it then put it on the ground and it goes. It clucks like a chicken and plays music. It's pretty annoying, but he loves it! Leave it to the grandparents to give those kinds of gifts. They don't have to be around to hear it all the time. :)

Not again!

Well, it looks like the flu bug decided to visit our house again. So far everyone except Stefan and Keslie got it. First, Carson started out with a fever for a couple of days, then he seemed better for about one day and then the next day he started throwing up. He finally seemed better on Thursday. From the time he got the fever until he started feeling better was one week. He lost 5 pounds. He was looking so skinny. Garrett got sick a couple days later and he still isn't over it. He sleeps a lot and just lays around. Riley was sick for a couple of days. He didn't throw up, but he felt like he was going to. Then I was the lucky one to get it, but it hasn't hit me as hard. I think that once we are moms we should be immune from getting sick. Since we have to go through morning sickness and labor, and have to take care of our kids & husband when they are sick and throwing up. Isn't that enough? This has been a bad start to the summer. We haven't been able to do much yet. I was so excited for school to get out so we could start going swimming and going to the library, and other things, but haven't been able to do that yet. Hopefully by Monday we will all be better and will be able to get out of the house!

School is out!!

I am excited (at least for right now) that school is out. I like not having to have a routine all the time and having to get kids out the door on time. We have some fun things planned for the summer. We are going to swim, go to the library, go to the movies, and the mountains a couple of times. I also plan on going to the gym a few times a week and the kids will get to play. I am hoping that they won't have time to get bored.

First day of school


Last day of school

Oh, the many ways to wear a baseball cap!

As I mentioned earlier, Riley played T-ball this spring. It seemed like there were many times that he seemed bored while in the outfield. He seemed to be wearing his hat a different way everytime he was in the outfield. As you can see below he is modeling several different ways of how you can wear a baseball cap.

First of all is the usual way.


Then there is the popular way of wearing it backwards.


Then, did you know that you could fold the hat in half and wear it backwards?


You can keep it folded in half but wear it to where the brim of the cap is pointing up. (It might be a little hard to tell)


You can also wear the cap backwards, but put the adjuster strap under your nose. I guess if the cap doesn't stay on too well wearing it the normal way backwards you can try this way.


If you need to shade your face or keep bugs from flying in your eyes or mouth you can wear it over your face. If the cap is mesh like his then you can still see what you are doing.


He also had fun playing around with the baseball helmet.


There was another time that he turned his hat inside out and wore it, but I don't think I had my camera that day.

I think that about covers it on ways to wear a baseball cap!