Thanksgiving Point Fun.

I took the kiddos to Thanksgiving Point for some much needed run around and get out the house time. They had fun seeing the different animals and making the animal sounds back to the animal. For instance, the cow went moo so did the kids, sheep went baa, so did the kids. I think the best was when the donkey made this donkey sound and Dawson jumped and tried to mock it and then the donkey did it again and Dawson started laughing and dancing around. And then it did it again and Dawson pointed his finger at it. And in a very Dawson way, made a face and said "that's too loud donkey!" It was so funny.
We enjoyed a picnic lunch in the shade of a tree on the grass. The kids fed the donkey apple slices and fruit snacks. Turns out donkey's don't like Transformer fruit snacks. Nor do they care for tattoo fruit roll-ups. Go figure.
After lunch we walked around the different little play buildings they have there and took pictures. There was a jail house and that's what has the bars on the windows. Then there was another house and that's what Dawson is sitting on the window frame of.
Before leaving, the kids all got pony rides and were little cow boys and a cow girl. Dawson loved the pony ride. Xander was cool with it. Kenzie however, was scared. I said to her Kenz, how can you be scared of something that is tied up #1 and is shorter than Dawson? I looked at her and said, honey, you do flips and twists up on the uneven bars and jump off the balance beam. How can you be scared of a pony walking in a circle? She finally decided to go and hated every second of it. Claiming it was boring and I made her do it. To clear that up, I told her to give Dawson her ticket. And once I said that and she realized she was going to completely miss out on something she changed her mind.
I think deep down she actually liked it. She did tell daddy all about it when he got home. I know the boys loved it. And I don't think that donkey will ever be the same. Poor thing.

Loosing my sleep over the gold.

Ok, I have been sucked into the Olympics forever. And I truely am feeling the effects of the late nights/early morning wake-up to go on my walks. Why, why do they have to put gymnastics on at 10 at night. Why not, Rowing or Shot-put? Please people, put the good stuff on at 8.
And can we please talk about all the hotties in the pool. Tyler knows I love him to death. But all those 6-packs! Ok, enough of that. But, seriously how amazing was Micheal Phelps with his 8 Gold medals. That is just crazy.
And the girl gymnastics. I ofcourse because of Kenzie had to watch. Those little girls doing all those tricks and flips and jumps and tumbles. Holy cow! I look at Kenzie who still wants to go to the Olympics and think HOW! I can't imagine my baby girl doing all that stuff and accomplishing all that by the age of 16. I will be in tears at her accomplishment. I already swell with pride when she shows me a skill or perfects a back bend, kick over into the splits. Maybe in a few years she will be supporting us with her sponserships because of her Gold Medals.
The reporter person was talking about Shawn Johnson and how her parents had to morgage their house a few times to keep her in the gym training. Talk about dedication to their daughter and their belief in her. I have a feeling that if Kenz wants to go all the way, we'll be doing the same thing. We are not accepting sponserships for Kenzie.
Just to let you know, we have asked Xander if he wants to do any sports like, mini-football, or soccer, or tee-ball. He asked if he could go to "Jedi" class and learn to fight with a "Light-Saber." I said that as soon as they offer one, I will sign him up. Loved his sport.

Ring Around My Finger, Oh Wait, No There's Not!!

Catchy title huh! It's to be sung to the tune of ring around the roses. Ha Ha.
OK. Now onto the story.On Saturday, Tyler was helping his mom move into her new place and Kenzie had spent the night at her Aunt Stephanie's house. I had the boys at home and Ty was picking Kenzie up on his way home. When he got home I was taking Kenz school clothes shopping. So I got in the shower to get ready. As soon as I finished, Xander came up with my cell phone telling me daddy was on it. Ty and I talked a bit and he was on his way home with Kenzie. I finished getting dressed and took care of the boys.(got them lunch) Ty made it home while I was doing my hair. So Kenzie came up and we were chatting about shopping and getting nails done and girly stuff like that. Now it was time to go! Oh wait, one last thing. My wedding ring! Where is my ring!!!! It was missing. And not just, o'where did I put it.
It turns out that when Xander brought me my phone Dawson came too. He came into the bathroom and was playing and doing Dawson stuff. So my obvious person to ask where my ring went was a 3yr old. Xander was in his room playing and he doesn't come into bathroom while mommy is showering cause that's a no-no.
Now,try asking a 3 yr old where something is. He started naming all the places where I already looked. He said, "in the drawer", "in the closet", "in your make-up." Finally I approached it a little differently. "Dawson, did you play with mommy's ring?" "Yeah",he said. "Where did you put it?" He looks at me and says, "in the sink."
The drain was pulled out because it was broken and I didn't think anything of it. After my shower I brushed my teeth, then put lotion on and washed my hands. Not realizing my ring was missing. So in complete panic mode I screamed for Tyler and he came running up and I told him where Dawson said my ring was. He ever so Tyler like, Walked out of the room and came back a minute later with a flashlight and bucket. He looked down the drain,couldn't see it. Then without saying a word got under the sink and took the pipe off. Only then did he say, "It's not in here."
What!! I thought for sure, at this point, I had washed it away and will never see it again. Ty informed me that if my ring had managed to get in the pipe it would never be able to go back up and around the bend in the pipe. It would be too heavy. I pray he's right.
So off to shopping with Kenzie. After we were done I came home and pulled all the drawers out of the vanity. Pulled everything out of the drawers. No ring! I went into my closet, pulled every piece of dirty clothes out their baskets and searched piece by piece. No ring! Then I moved to my night stands emptied the drawers and moved them. No ring! I emptied the bathroom garbage cans. Piece by nasty piece. No ring! So the moral of my story is-- NO RING!! I have absolutely no clue where it could be. And Dawson keeps telling me "in the sink". Please don't let it be gone for ever!
To close this story, I will end with a final thought from Tyler and Xander.
Tyler said, "Well, it's gotta be in this house some where."
And Xander said, (as we were heading to church,)
"Are we gonna pray for your ring?"
"Yes son we are!"

Xander's b-day pics.

I know I'm late with Xander's birthday pics. After all he did turn 5 back in April. Hey, better late than never.
At Xander's party he had just 3 friends come and they were all boys. So he chose a transformers theme. Go figure huh! We had games with balloons and they did the limbo. I found these awesome transformer masks and got one for all the kids. We had a transformers themed cake and transformer grab bags for all the kids to take home. They weren't really a bag but, more a plastic cup filled with stretchy lizards a whistle and candy.
The kids ran around playing and having a blast. Because they were having so much fun, and Xander never really gets to the center of attention. (Maybe it's a middle child syndrome thing.) I made a few phone calls and extended the party. It now included a pizza lunch and more play time.
It was fun for all. Especially the birthday boy! Happy Big #5 Xander!!

Fun in the Canyon

We took the kids up the canyon to roast hotdogs and make smore's. Thay had a blast. The only problem we ran into was keeping the kids away from the river. Soon after enough warnings and threats, the kids learned they weren't going to win, that's one point -parents.
The fire was Dawson's favorite part. He enjoyed putting sticks in it and helping daddy roast a hotdog. Did he try one? NO! However the smore's were a big hit, once he pulled the marshmellow out and left the graham cracker on the table. If you were following along that left him with just chocolate. He's no dummy! One point-kids.
Kenzie and Xander stuffed there tummys full of several hotdogs and smore's. When I say several, I mean it. Kenz had 3 and Xander had 2. Heaven only knows how many smore's they had.
We enjoyed ourselves and made great memories with the kids. We then headed home once the kids were sufficiantly stuffed. And once they were dirty enough. I know the kids can't wait until the next trip up the canyon.

Kenzie At Gymnastics

Here are a few pictures from Kenzie's gymnastics performance.
I know I'm a little late putting these up. Just be glad there are pictures with the blog. I am still learning.
Bear with me.