I Can't Smile Without You

Kip and I were playing in my parents back yard with my brother...I had my camera so I asked him to take some pictures of Kip and me. Well, Kip didn't like the idea, so he was trying to cover my smile! I hope he knows that I without him I truly could not smile.

French Fries

I LOVE FRENCH FRIES. It doesn't matter where they are from, I love them. I think they taste their best when they room temperature, with just a LITTLE bit of salt on them. This is what Kip said to me after I had finished mine, and was moving on to eat Siers..."Mom, maybe you wouldn't be getting fat again if you wouldn't eat all those fries." HMMMM....he has a point doesn't he?? He also said "It's a good thing I don't like french fries, or I would would be getting fat too." Now, most of you might think that it's NOT a good thing for a 5 year old to say things like that, but I have to disagree; without him saying that I definitely would have eaten ALL of the fries, and that my friends would have been bad. And it is a good thing he doesn't like french fries because then he would have the same problem as I do!! Just to let you know, my kids don't think about there weight...they are very aware of what food does to your body though, since they know that I watch what I eat, and I let them know what is good and isn't good for your body....not once have I told them if they "eat that they will get fat", I tell them "It's not good for your body." So, maybe I should cut down on all the fries and maybe I can loose the 7 pounds I've picked up over the summer!

High School Tag

1. Did you date someone from your school? Yes...Lots & Lots
2. What kind of car did you drive? My first was a Ford Taurus...but most people remember my black Sentra we called "Yolanda"
3. What was my most embarrassing moment in High School? I don't remember ever being embarrassed!
4. Where you a party animal? No, but there was always somewhere to go and something to do.
5. Where you considered a flirt? Some people think so, I think some of my friends nominated me for "biggest flirt", so I guess I was.
6. Where you in band, orchestra, or choir? Yes, I was in Dorkestra.
7. Where you a nerd? Probably
8. Where you on any varsity teams? Nope

9. Did you get suspended/expelled? No

10. Can you still sing the fight song? Most of it...Binghams sons and daughters, like the mighty waters roll along to victory.......I could keep going

11. Who were your favorite teachers? hmmm...Cindy Petty

12. Where did you sit during lunch? At a table!

13. School Mascot? Melvin the Miner

14. Did you go to Homecoming, and with who? Yes, all three years, but I don't remember with who on any of them...If I got my pictures out I could tell you, and have a good laugh!

15. If you could go back, would you do it again? Who wouldn't???

16. What do you remember most about graduation? It was long & at UVSC ( now UVU). My boyfriend came with us.

17. Where did you go on Senior Skip Day? Shopping with friends for our graduation outfits! It was a rainy day :(

18. Where you in any clubs? No, but I would be if I were to do it again!

19. Who was your prom date? Matt Higbee

20. Have you gained some weight since then? YES! But fortunately it's gone now!

21. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? It depends, but I would like too.

22. Looking back, what advise would you give yourself? That you only have one chance to do it- so do it good!

Thanks Jeri for the tag...Now I tag....Annette, Jesse, Joni, Sara, & Jera....Make them good!

Lego's

My Kids Love playing with legos. They could build things for hours on end. When I say "They" I really mean "We", since they still need a little help. Kip is getting so good at building things like trucks, cars, airplanes, helicopters, even all of those things all rolled into the same thing; his favorite?....a "trarplane"...a truck, car, and plane all in one. Sier still needs a lot of help, so he just stick with the little guys that come with the sets. His favorites are the Storm Troopers that we have that came with some starwars sets.
They not only like to play with the Lego sets, but they love to play the Lego video games...and sad to say...I think we own most of them. The newest one is Batman Lego's...man, where they excited to get that. Kip has been making his bed, unloading the dishwasher, and anything I ask him to do...he even weeded some of the garden with me in order to get the game. He loves it, and played it for 2 hours strait when we got home with it, and Sier will just sit there and watch him while he plays it. I remember when I was a kid my brothers had an Atari, and I think I was pretty good at Frogger! Now Kids have way more options...When a 5 year old wants a Nintendo DS for Christmas, what is he going to ask for when he's 12??? Oh well, times are changing...what on earth did our parents do when they were young? (they'll tell you "worked")

Happy Birthday Brock!

Today is Brocks 7th birthday- Yippee!!! He is such a fun kid to be around, and my kids absolutely love him. For those of you who don't know much about him....He has BEAUTIFUL eyes, he knew his phone number when he was only 18 months old, he is very original...last year for Halloween he was going to be a surf board, or a s'more, or a marshmallow...all of which were his very own ideas. He is always watching out for the under dog, and is a very compassionate little boy. And, he is the only kid I know who actually spit up in Marks mouth when he was a baby!! We love you Brock... Happy Birthday

Thank You Dad!

Mark is a really great Dad. He coaches the kids in sports, plays with them, takes care of them, teaches them....BUT he passed on his Cold Sore DNA to Kip!! Thanks a lot Dad. Kip is only 5 and has had more cold sores than I have! I'm sorry buddy, blame it on Dad.

How many shirts do you have hanging in your closets??

Last week I dug out all of the kid's old clothes to go through them, and to find some fall clothes for Sier....well, now he has 63 shirts that fit him!!! I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I thought it was kinda funny. Kip is a little sad, because he only has 42 shirts hanging in his closet. Now before you all start thinking that I'm a clothes whore, those numbers are including tank tops, t-shirts, long sleeves, sweaters, sweatshirts, and church shirts...so a lot of them will be out of there closets in a few weeks when the weather turns cold. The really sad thing is that when kip was wearing those clothes it was right after he turned 2...Sier is 3 1/2! What a little guy.

Just thought I would share this all with you, I'm a little embarrassed to admit it, but I think it's funny! (and a little pathetic) So, how many shirts do you have hanging in your closets???

State Fair

Jera and I decided to take the kids to the State Fair on opening day because tickets were only 2 dollars for adults on opening day, and the kids were free!! There's nothing like cheap entertainment! The kids loved looking at the animals, and they did so good walking around all day. They did a hands on exhibit where they were farmers... it was really fun for them. They had to feed cows, then milk the cows; They got to plant seeds and harvest them; comb a sheep; pick up the hay; gather the eggs; take their produce to market; and at the end they got to buy a treat with the money they made taking their produce to the market. They had a lot of fun! We also got to see a 14 foot alligator, tigers, a huge robot, clowns, and a lot of other cool things. We let them go on one carnival ride- it was 3 dollars a kid! Good thing I only have 2 kids!! We were there for a bout four hours, and by the time we were done the kids were tired, and mad at us because we forgot were we parked! So here's Jera and I walking around Rose Park with 6 tired, grumpy kids! Kip and Makade were so mad at us, and Makade knew the whole time we were going the wrong way, maybe parents don't always know best!

Home Grown

Kip looks like "Dopey"
Little ears!!
This spring when we moved into our new house I was soo excited to have a garden! I had my 8 month prego sister come over and till up the dirt for me...I know I sound heartless, but she asked if she could! She helped me plant some green peas and onions. The peas were great, but Mark "accidentally" tilled up the onions! A few weeks later I had my dad come "show" me how to plant tomatoes...."show" meaning he did all o the work. While my dad did the maters I planted some corn. Now, I know it shouldn't be hard to grow corn but mine started to tassel when they were only about 3 ft. tall! Mark teases me that I'm growing the baby corns that you eat with Chinese food!

Well, today I told the kids "lets go out and pick some corn to have with dinner tonight." Oh man were they excited!! They ran outside and picked the closest ear of corn to them!! Sier couldn't get just an ear off, so he ended up ripping out the whole stalk! It was great. Now I know most of you are just picturing me yelling at my kids for doing this, but it was really hilarious at how excited they were. After all,they have had a hand in helping me take care of the garden. I tried to show them how to peal back the husk and check to see if the corn was ready or not, but I was too late. The husk peels were flying everywhere! Sier was getting mad at all the "noodles" that were getting stuck all over him. Unfortunately little husks, mean little corn! The kids couldn't wait for the corn to cook, so they ate it right away. I'm not too worried because there wasn't much corn on the ears to begin with. Hopefully next year we won't get baby corns!

What time is it??

It's preschool time!! Sier's first day of "real" preschool was today! Kip calls it his "real" preschool, because he was in a little preschool program which was ran through the Early Intervention progam that he was involved in, but the smarty pants tested out of it when he was 3.

He was so excited when he woke up this morning. I told him that he was going to school today and he said "I know Mom, I'm smart now and I know that"! What a little sucker- he's smart now? I don't know where that came from!

I know Sier will do great, have lots of friends, and give Ms. Amy a run for her money! He is quite a little shit sometimes, but hey... when you're cute and funny-use it to your advantage! I love you Sier...good luck!