Summer Endings

So I need to at least update this blog a little bit! As of last week my little girl is swimming!! No more tears and fights over the water for us... at least I sure hope so!!! My sister and her kids were in town last week so we took the kids swimming at the neighbors house. It was crazy to say the least. Dax (7) was diving and flipping off the diving board. Riley (4) was also flipping off the diving board. She swam most of the time without a life jacket. Then Mac (2 next month) started to jump off the diving board. He had his jacket on, but insisted that no one help him. We were all cheering for him and the other kids. Pretty soon Mac started to go down the slide. first just feet first on his bum, then on his stomach. By the end he was going down head first on his back. It was really funny to watch. Not to soon after all of this Ryan started to feel like she wasn't getting enough praise or something because she put her face in the water. Then she swam with her face in the water... by the end of our swimming she had swam across the width of the pool without a life jacket! All this time she could swim! Stubborn little girl!!!

We also had Ryan starting school yesterday. She is now in her Per-K class. That means next year is Kindergarten!! YIKES!! I'm not sure I like the sound of that!! She has almost all new kids in her class this year, so lots of friends to make!!

Another Ryan moment

So we went out to eat as a family one night this past week. We decided that we could all stop and get whatever each of us wanted. I asked Ryan... "What would you like to eat tonight? You get to choose anything that is 'good food.'" She started to explain that she didn't know what the food was called but she knew she wanted it.

"Give me a clue and I'll guess what it is."

"What is a clue?"

"You tell me somthing about it and I try to guess what it is that you are thinking of"

"OK. It's yellow."

"ok, all yellow?"

"No, it has red polk-a-dots on the top."

"Ok, so it this thing a snack?"

"No, it's a dinner food."

"Have you ever eaten it before?"

"Yes, once with daddy. I had to share with Mac because it was so big."

"ok, and you said it is yellow and has polk-a-dots? Does it have anything else."

"Cheese, but only on top."

"Ok, I think you are teasing me. This is not real."

"YES IT IS!!! And it has a point with two sides."

"Ok, are you sure it is real?"

"YES!!"

(Now she is mad that I am so stupid and can't figure it out.)

"Well, where did you eat this last time with daddy and Mac?"

"Costco."

"Is it pizza?"

"YES! That's what I want! Pizza!"

Oh my!!! Pizza is just what she said... yellow with red polk-a-dots, cheese only on top, it is a triangle so it has a point with two sides that come down. I guess the joke is on me!! I'm the stupid one!!!

Wheeler Farm

Ryan and I got to go to Wheeler Farm for with her school class! We had a bunch of fun. We learned all about the animals. They got to see how you milk a cow and a lot of other fun things like making butter out of cream. We went on a tracktor ride and then fed some ducks. In the end all the kids were ready to eat their lunches and go home.

As a side note, we drove with one of Ryan's class friends to the farm. Trison, was so cute! He kepts telling Ryan that it was a good idea to hold hands everywhere they went. So, almost the entire time they were hand in hand. So cute. This kid was a doll.

Graduates

Just wanted to tell Alex and Jeremy, my brothers, Congratulations! Alex, for getting his Bachelors at the worst school in the entire world!! Jeremy, for getting his Masters down there at good ol' SUU! Good job Brothers!! Jeremy, send me a picture of you in a cap and gown or a suit and I'll post it with Alex's! Until then here is the graduate completing his HALF IRON MAN!! What was harder Jeremy... Masters or Half Iron? I put money on the Iron man!!

A conversation worth keeping

Today in the car:

Ryan: "Mom, when can I get earings?"

Me: "When you are eight."

Ryan: "You have earings right mom?"

Me: "Yeah, I do."

Ryan: "How old are you mom?"

Me: "twenty-seven."

Ryan: "Well that's not eight is it mom!"

Me: "Well, you have to be eight or older."

Ryan: "Sigh!" (pretty sure she rolled her eyes but I was driving so I'll never know for sure.)

The kids

I needed some pictures of McCallum... and really wanted some with both Ryan and Mac. I can't believe how different my kids are! When we went I tried to get McCallum first because I knew my window would be small. However, I had no idea it would be so small. I had only about one min. to get any photos of McCallum!! He was so happy as long as I didn't point my camera at him. On the flip side, I had to almost yell at Ryan! When it was time to stop taking pictures of her she threw a fit! Ha! I've got polar opposites for kids! I love 'em both though!!

Confrence weekend

We had a really fun time with the cousins this past weekend! It was fun to have them come up again. Even though it was short notice, we were able to put together a really fun Easter egg hunt. The kids also enjoyed dying easter eggs! How lucky are they! I'll post some of the pictures soon of the hunt--Andrea has them on her camera. As for now, here are some of the birthday pictures I took of Riley and Logann. I can't believe how big they are getting!