OCD?
Micah had Navy at his office, and took this picture for me to see.
Apparently she was drawing dots on the board, and Micah was AMAZED by how perfectly lined up they were for a brand new 4 year old.
I agree.
But please — PLEASE don’t let that mean she is OCD.
I am anything but OCD, and I would hate to clash with my sweetest girl on earth!
Dashing
Dash should be named “Dashing”. Because that boy charms me more than anyone currently does.
My favorite thing he does lately is find me anywhere in the house and give me a bag of Pirate Booty he got from the pantry and say “Muh, muh, muh.” He does this at least 8 times a day. He has mastered the pantry door, the shelves, and the go-to-everyone-until-someone-says-yes!
And this kid is smart.
Because he knows Nonnie is be the biggest sucker of us all.
Scout’s Belated Valentine
Scout ran into me one morning and asked, “Mom….where is a card and envelope?”
I told him where, and I didn’t see him again for 20 minutes.
When he returned, he said that he forgot to give his Valentine her letter.
Then he showed it to me.
I was so touched.
His Valentine he had skipped was his sister Navy.
“Scout, to Navy”
Phonetically above
“My sweet favorite girl of mine. You are my angel.”
(Micah — take note!)
And then he glued an angel on the back for her.
It was the cutest, sweetest thing I have ever seen.
And when that sweet angel received it, she was determined to not like it, and wouldn’t even open it.
I was so disgusted by her reaction that I told Scout to go give it to Bella because she would love it!
To which he replied, “I can’t give it to anyone else except my Valentine.”
So with a few silent eye threats, she finally opened it and mumbled out a thank you.
Needless to say we “talked” after Scout was gone.
She’s “Reading”
On the way to take Navy to school this morning, she found a book in the back and “read” it to me. This is what I heard, “Fart Fart Farty Farteeee Fart Fart Farteeeee Fartso Fart”. (This is a word we don’t use in our family — EVER!) So I said, “Navy, I don’t like that book, it isn’t a
very good one.” So she said she would read the next page….”Nice Nice Niceeeey Nice…Nice Nice-oh, Nice Niceeee………..UH OH………..FART!”
This girl NEVER ceases to amaze.
We’re Back!
My mom’s peace and quiet came to an abrupt stop when we came home. But I know she loves it.
Except maybe, for the times she wants her very own cereal.
Exploring On Our Drive
I am not a fan of breaking up the trip to or from Utah. I think it makes it terribly long. But this time we did just that. So on our second leg — from Vegas to California — we did a little exploring to let the kids have a little fun.
Our first stop took us ten feet from the “longest train in the world” where the conductor honked and waved at us.
And then we went exploring some awesome rock caves. It was really windy and must have been 35 California degrees which felt like 0 Utah degrees.
Then we were driving and saw this awesome huge green hill. We stopped and Micah took Scout and Navy hiking up it. In the above picture, you can see them as little specks along the ridge line.
They made it to the top, where it was freezing and windy again.
Dashy was down with me snapping photos and eating Doritos.
When they finally made it down, it looked like they all had a great time.
So much that when my mom asked Scout about his favorite part of the trip, he said that it was when he got to explore “these huge mountains!”
Joy’s House
Bella was watching Joy’s kids while we were in Utah. So at the end of Midway, we went to stay there for a few days. It was a blast, and the kids dies over the huge dump of snow we got — and the toys that went with it!
Especially these mini snowmobiles that Hunter was a pro on.
He made a track in the front of his house, and went to town.
Then Scout found an awesome sled hiding under the snow that he took a few rides on.
But he was most proud of his stint at snowboarding.
Not bad for his first attempt.
Little Dashy wanted in on the snow so badly, but I kept him indoors this time for fear of him getting buried alive.
This little stud played outside during a serious storm. It was literally a white out for a few hours, but he was in heaven.
He liked “without” goggles better, so we stripped them off for better visibility.
About two hours later, he finally came in. The wind was out of control, and I think his eyes were finally feeling it.
Meanwhile, Dash and Navy joined Micah for some leftover Chinese.
Joy’s place was a hit, and we hope Bella watches her kids A LOT in the future!
Midway - Sledding Again
The kids had such a good time sledding, I took them again on our last day.
But since it was just me and the kids, I told Scout that he was in charge of getting everyone up and down the hill.
That sweet boy was up to the challenge.
RoRo and Grey were loving their independent sledding.
So was this boy.
After a few runs, someone got the idea to move chunks of snow around, and they did this for at least 30 minutes.
RoRo got in a few licks while moving his chunk.
And then it was group picture time where Navy seemed to ruin most of them.
Typical.
But Scout and Grey got sweet justice.
And as soon as she was being good, the boys all ruined the pictures by licking the snow off their shoes.
Nasty.
And then it was home to warm baths.
Midway - Dash
This boy was PERFECT while we were in Midway.
P E R F E C T!
He slept like a pro, didn’t complain and cruised around and did what the big kids were doing.
Even when he went outside without shoes (30 degrees with snow on the ground) he was all smiles.
He loved playing ball with Scout and Navy.
He stuffed his face like usual, and pooped Mini Wheats when he couldn’t swallow anymore.
He watched and copied Navy’s snow angels.
And he waited patiently when he was supposed to.
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Dash — it is true what they say….Third time is a charm!
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