The fact that we finally were showering Tristen and Baby Blush is a miracle! The turnout was spectacular, because I think everyone involved thought it was as big of a miracle as I did! Congrats..and HALLELUJAH!
Showering Blush
3 Generations
Scout is obsessed with this video where a soccer goalie has to block sudden death goals. It is a spoof, and this goalie is so beat up by the end, he is carried off in a stretcher. It was decently funny the first time I saw it. But the fact that these three generations were crying from laughter, was a little ridiculous.
Especially considering that this was all their millionth time seeing it!
Citris Smiles
I caught these kids swiping our oranges off our tree. And then Scout and Navy were trying to teach Dash and the Pips how to stuff them in their mouths for some fancy smiles. Pippi wasn’t into it. And Dash was convinced that his mouth was too small.
Coloring
Dash and Pippi love playing together in the mornings.
Actually, they love doing everything together in the mornings.
It is like they are on a date with each other each morning, as they play, laugh and quite honestly — destroy.
Luckily this morning, I caught the destruction before anything too bad happened.
I did my huge and dramatic “breath in” when I saw that they were up to no good.
This was Pippi’s reaction, with, “I not color on myself!”
Clearly, we need to work on our lying.
Sturdy & Pippi
I think it is interesting to see that when we hang with Sturdy and Goldi, Pippi gravitates towards Sturdy.
They play together, talk to each other, and unfortunately….get into big messes with each other.
Good thing that their mess today involved the very thing we use to clean up their messes.
I guess a soap mess could have been so much worse!
Costco Matchers
When my kids are matching at Costco, our shopping trip takes twice as long. Because every little old man or lady that sees them, comments and wants to ask them a few questions. I love it! But what I don’t love, is when my boys are happy and willing to engage, while my girls play coy and shy.
It is these Costco trips that give me a few teaching moments.
Because if there is one thing I do not like, it’s when kids don’t know how to act in front of adults.
Homework @ Pickup
Every once in a while, when I go pick up Scout at school, he is sitting on the ground working on his homework.
He forgoes playing “backpack bumpers” with Noah, he doesn’t chase any girls, and he doesn’t try to do tricks on the swings — he just sits and works.
There are two reasons he can be found working….
1 — he wants to do something after school, and knows that homework is to be done first.
-OR-
2 — He is on a kick where he is trying to be the perfect child. He does this quite often, and makes me sooooo proud as a mother to know that when he wants to, he really does know how to be awesome!
Fruit Lover #2
I don’t know if anyone will pass up Scout in the fruit-loving department.
But Dash is giving a valiant effort.
He is loving the Cara Cara Oranges we have been getting from Costco, and I have been loving that he is begging for fruit.
(And Cool Ranch Doritos.)
Ice Fishing
I have talked about going ice fishing, ever since my coworker from Utah told me how awesome it is. So when Bryan and Kelsi told us they were going to go in Minnesota (Bryan’s stomping grounds) Micah was in! (What a rip that he was invading my wish to go. But when another spot opened up — I got the bed!
My coworker didn’t downplay the adventure at all!
It was an absolute blast.
Here is our home away from home.
There were four beds per unit, a small kitchen area w/ a stove, and 7 oggered holes around the perimeter of the open space, to fish all day and night.
The weather was a dream — low 30’s, so we fished outside as well.
Bryan created the raddest trip — and I think Karma was in his favor, because he caught tons of rad fish.
Actually, we all did!
There was a max amount of fish we could pull up each day, and we were actually picking and choosing which fish to keep, because we were catching so many.
At day’s end, we would grab our fish, drive to the shore, and filet the fish.
Then the guys in the kitchen would fry them up.
It may be the best fish I have ever tasted. It was mainly Walleye, and was so fresh, that after filleting and handling the fish, there was no fishy smell on your hands.
One night we ate the fish just as it came.
But another night, Kelsi made all the fixins for fish tacos, and they were insane!
The best part, was that everyone was looking at us, wondering what we were doing. Most had never heard of a fish taco — and certainly never tasted one!
Because our bounty was so large, we started passing out fish tacos to everyone, and they were all sold!
My contribution to the trip was a box of Snickers.
We stuck them in the snow to freeze, and like the advertising says….they really did satisfy!
One of the craziest things while we were on the lake, was the ice expanding.
We would hear these crazy loud cracks, and Bryan assured us we weren’t going under.
Apparently, when the ice freezes and expands, it pushes huge ice formations above and below the water line.
It kind of reminded me of a scene out of Superman.
It was the funnest trip.
It was warm, we caught tons of fish, we ate well, and we loved hanging sans kids.
And to top it off — we hit up Mall of America!
Talk about a great time!
Thanks Kelsi and Bryan.
Hiking With Auntie Gail???
I have these cute pictures of my four kids on a hike.
I know only two things about these pics:
#1 — I was not with them.
#2 — I have no idea who was?!
Based on the pictures, I can tell it was in the Bear Brand area…and based on that, I vaguely remember Auntie Gail taking the four weasels on a hike.
So Auntie Gail,
If this was you — which I am guessing it was….thank you!
I am sure my kids had a blast!
XO
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