art

abe had a piece of his art chosen to be displayed at the county fair.
a friend called and informed me.
i asked abe if he knew about it and he said nonchalantly, "yeah."
he just forgot to mention it.

big bandaid

this picture is when max hit his head. nothing a "big band aid" (and his dad) can't fix. he has had his share of ouches lately. yesterday he fell and bit through his lip. it was bleeding a lot and i could tell he was going to need stitches. he cried for a minute and then kept saying, "big band aid. big band aid." so we got the ace bandage out and wrapped it around his chin. he got stitches and returned home around one in the morning. this morning after his bath, i noticed the stitches were gone and his gaping hole had returned. i'm not sure if he bit through them or what but it was too late to have it re-stitched. i hope it heals ok. he walks with his swollen bottom lip sticking way out. it looks like he has a bad case of pouting, but it must make it feel better. the good side is he has free access to all the popsicles he wants, which is a rarity at our house.

help

i need help. tues and thurs this year are going to be a little crazy for our family. does anyone have any good, EASY, CHILD-FRIENDLY, crock pot recipes? come on, speak up all you great cooks out there. save me.

thanks for the warning

i ran across our samoa pictures today. a lot of things about samoa made me smile. this picture is a perfect example. we went for a drive and at the beginning of the road, this sign was posted--warning us it might be a little steep......and it was.

moab

here are a few pics from our moab trip that happened way back when...we met my sister, brother, and my mom in moab to do a few hikes. the hotel was not the best, but the kids didn't care. they had games, cousins and hostess cupcakes (gross).

i love these pictures of my mom. since we moved to az i really look forward to calls from her. everyone needs a mom that calls and checks on them. it is comforting to know that she is concerned about the kids and what they are doing. i'm glad she suggested this trip.

sadie, being her cute self.

we found a great little camping spot that i'm anxious to try, which means we will have to go again.

white-y tight-y

max fell asleep just loungin in his whiter tighters. he always falls asleep with his arms like this. i love it. he has been potty trained for a while. that wasn't too hard. the challenge has been keeping his clothes on....he loves to hang out in his underwear. and the BIGGEST challenge (thanks to our trip to utah when we pulled over and let him pee on a rock) is he loves to pee outside WHENEVER he gets the chance. first thing in the morning, if i hear the back door open, i know exactly what is going on. abe finally told him to at least cover it up with dirt (like a dog.)

big 5

today is kai's birthday!

we love him so much. he knew we bought his presents last week and it was painful for him to wait until his b-day to open them. he told me numerous times that he does not like surprises so he should just open them right away. today finally came. he woke up early to open his gifts. we went out to breakfast and he got ice cream with a candle in it. next, we headed to.....BIG 5 (since kai is now a big 5) he got to pick whatever he wanted, except for the metal bat that i vetoed.

the big pick ended up being a soccer coach's clip board with a dry erase marker so he can come up with amazing soccer plays all day!

here are a few fun pics of kai to celebrate his big day:

happy birthday joshua. kai. ocean. bubba. tullis....you make us lucky.