Maybe

I had to document this before I forgot it. My kids constantly say things and I put it in the reserve part of my memory (aka worthless part...haha) so I can be certain to remember it for years to come.

We put up our Christmas decorations on Saturday and this conversation took place Sunday evening. Due to technical difficulties (broken tree stand for the SECOND time) we put off doing ornaments the night before.

So here's how the conversation went:

Kambri: Can we put the ornaments on the tree tonight?
Me: Maybe.
Hollie: Most days maybe means no.
Kambri: Mom, today can it mean yes?

Oh my gosh! I laughed so hard. Needless to say, we ended up doing ornaments and I learned a valuable lesson. Perhaps I could try having 'maybe' mean 'yes' more than 'no'.

Sleeping Beauties

We/I like sleep time a LOT! Maybe it'll wear off on my girlies after all.

Uncle Chris stayed the night and the kids were all super excited. Kambri grabbed her blanket the next morning and went and crawled up next to Uncle Chris who was still trying to get some ZZZZ's in.

How sweet is that?

As Chris taught my children so readily, this should be a "Wakey wakey, eggs and bakey" moment!

Hollie got some cute pj pants that came with this sleeping mask. She decided to wear it to bed one night and I honestly didn't think it'd stay on long. (Figured it'd be off before she even fell asleep.) So when I walked in to check on her in the night and found her this way, I couldn't help but take a quick picture!

A shoe mishap

School shopping brought a new excitement into little Kami's room. Let me set up the scene for you. I am in the living room playing the piano for a few minutes and then realize it's really quiet. I go to check on Kami and this is what I see.

She's trying to wipe off glue from a glue stick off her foot.

I then look and see that her shoe straps are cut off. Yes, that's right. Her brand new shoes for school that have never been worn, with a makeover- Kambri style, which entails cutting the straps into several pieces and then using a glue stick to glue the inside of her shoe.

So our conversation went something like this:

Me: Kambri, why in the world did you cut your brand new school shoes?
Kambri: I didn't like the straps.
Me: And why is there glue on your foot?
Kambri: I glued inside the shoe so that my foot would stay in.
Me: If you would've left the straps on there wouldn't be a problem KEEPING your foot in.

Grandma Leslie took the shoes home to do surgery on them and she did a pretty darn good job. If only the little stinker would wear them now. Nope! Not once...

Kangaroo Zoo- Part Two

Then it was off to do Black Light Mini Golf. It was actually very cool. If there hadn't been so many distractions, we may have had a 'real' game of mini golf.

We decided to try it out being treehuggers.

Fun with Uncle Chris- he made it even more fun!

The kids enjoyed chasing the ball around and when all else failed, they'd help it into the hole with a hand or a foot. :)

Then the goofiness began...if one can so imagine...where is our mother when we need her to keep control of the boys?



"I think I've almost got it..."
We all had a great time. When we were done at Kangaroo Zoo we went to Chris & Mike's for pizza and a good visit. What a fun evening!

Kangaroo Zoo- Part One

Linz and I had made plans to take the kids to Kangaroo Zoo before summer started. It's right by Chris and Mikes house in North Salt Lake so it made the trip all the more worthwhile. Then factor in that I found a screaming deal on 1/2 price admission tickets for there..and my family and Linz's were off to the zoo.

It just so happened on our way that we would run into a wreck mess and then some construction. What should have been an hour ride ended up being close to 2 1/2 hours. The kids behaved rather well for the long delay.

One must be careful what they say to an adult about going to the zoo though. My brother-in-law Mark was quite disappointed when he was told that there were no 'kangaroos'. He thought we were going to a real kangaroo zoo. It was hilarious!! So of course we had to make fun of it all night.

Shaun was a little embarrassed to be seen at the Kangaroo Zoo. (Just kidding.)

You might take notice of the beautiful flowers on the back of his hat. He took the girls' hair clips for them and modeled them throughout our stay. He got several compliments from others.

Down they go

Kami didn't care so much for the specified 'little kids' jumps/slides.

The girls jumping in their jail cell.

I'm an awful mom and somehow missed getting picture of Taylor & Hollie. I blame it on the fact that they were so fast running around from slide to slide. They had a blast though!!!

Treehouse Museum

All the girls loaded up in the Bess' Van and off we went to the Treehouse Museum with the moms in tow.

Hollie, Kambri & Haddie had a good time and it provided a few hours of summer afternoon fun! (And it was FREE day, which makes it perfect for moms!)

Such cute little firewomen! It must run in their genes. :)
...The girls raced off to put out a fire...

...stopped to make sure that all was well within the city...

...feed the baby...

...weigh the baby...
Of course the girls loved the babies. This center held their attention for a few minutes anyways.

...check the babies cells under the microscope to make sure baby could pass with a clean bill of health...

...and then exam baby and make sure she is completely healthy!!

Then we went off into our teepee where we warmed ourselves by the fire.

...Then it was time to water our garden and pull the weeds...



...Can't forget the milk that we will need for drinking later...

...now we must play for one more minute...

We sure had a busy day!!

Alpine MS E-Lemon-ators

At work we decided to team up and participate in the MS Walk.
Our team was called the 'Alpine MS E-Lemon-ators'. Pretty ingenious, right?!

I walked for 2 ladies I work with, Tracy & Jeannette, who have MS as well as my 'Aunt' Diana.

This particular disease is something that hit close to home when my mom was going through a lot of health problems a few years ago and they were thinking it was MS.

Our group! We came close to being one of the teams with the most participants.

Me, my mom, Jill from work & her daughter Madeline.

I was proud to participate in such a great cause!
Tracy, Jeannette & Diana- I love you all!

Fun at Aunt Sissy's

Kambri loves spending time with Haddie and her Aunt Sissy!!

She loves riding bikes, and Haddie is so kind to share with her when we play at their house.
However, I realized after looking at these pictures that she is starting to look too big for the bike. Sometimes it takes pictures to point out the obvious things to me...

Thanks for playing Haddie! I love spending time with you!

Happy 8th B-Day Hollie

I can hardly believe my lil' Princess is already 8! Hollie is such a joy in our family, we love her so much!

What a beautiful girl she is!!

She decided on a self-portrait for her b-day!

We relighted the candles several times so the smaller girls could have 'their' turn!!

A rather quick cake...but I think it still turned out cute!

Hollie got a lot of fun presents. She loves clothes and got several in that direction. Grandpa LaMont took her shopping to pick out what she wanted. They headed to the Newgate Mall because she has been talking about 'Pillow Pets' for months now. So she got one of those and was extremely excited...in addition to some other things he got talked into.

From Shaun's family she got a card with a certificate to go shopping on them! She ended up buying an i-Dog, clothes, 2 cute bags (did I mention she is definitely my bag/purse girl?)...

Her own new outdoor chair amongst the many other things...
I'm quite sure she could be considered spoiled! But we all love her so!



Aunt Sissy, Grandma Leslie, Grandpa LaMont & Taylor
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8 things I love about Hollie, in no particular order...

#1- Your wittyness. You says things that leave us all laughing, without even trying.

#2- Your imagination & creativity. We never know what you're going to come up and what things you will use in the process.

#3- Your love for music. You have a beautiful voice and have the potential to do great things with it. It's something that comes natural for you and I love when you sit with me at the piano and sing, and that you've developed an interest in learning to play the piano. I love to listen to you sing and to see the passion you have for it.

#4- Your stubborness/tenancity/determination. This is one of those things that can be a struggle between you and others (most especially you & me because we are so much alike). I believe this will prove to be a great strength for you in later years.

#5- Your ability to share & do kind things for others. You frequently make pictures or other things for others and you're very quick to share with others.

#6- Your beautiful smile & dimples. Be proud of them!!

#7- Your love for Heavenly Father & Jesus. I love that it is a 'fight' between you and Kambri for who gets to say the prayer, those are actually proud moments for me. I am so proud of you and to see the way the Gospel is affecting you in your life.

#8- You are so loving! I especially love our moments of snuggling together or spending time just the two of us and having 'grown-up' conversations.

I love the girl you are, and the young lil' lady you're growing into. I hope we will always be close! You are such a vital part of our family! Thank you for choosing your dad & I to be your parents!!