Mighty Mud Mania

The City of Scottsdale put on the Mighty Mud Mania again this year.

I used to go when I was little, but my kids were a little too timid.

It took Charlee and Oaklee a few minutes to get the feel for the mud. Then all three of them went through the little obstacle course.

The best part was when Oaklee went face first into the mud after the slide.
Oaklee and her cousin, Nina, got pretty cumfy in the gross mud pit.

Jaxson was not as muddy, but Johnny looks like he had fun.

We ate a HUGE icee while we waited in line for the slip-n-slide.

It was a fun day to spend with the cousins:)

What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

Charlee: A Teacher
Jaxson: A Worker Man and Fix Stuff
Oaklee: A Banker So I can see Daddy.
Scottee: Just like these 3 kids!!
Brian: "Me? I am a Banker"

What To Put??

Okay, so I am trying to figure out what to put on the girls' headstones. We did not purchase one for Trevee because we were going to wait until we got our tax return to buy one... now we get to buy two. So, I am trying to decide what to write on them. Do I go traditional with "Families are Forever" or "Our Beloved Angels" or do I go with what I really feel "See you later"? I want it to be from us... something we would really say... something we mean.

It has been a while since I updated. We are doing great. Jaxson got his papers to go to preschool next year. That is right. Three days a week, no kids which is good considering my next bit of news... I am the PTO President at our new charter school/ I am very excited. I am thinking that since it is the first year, no one can say that I am not as good as the last President. I also like the idea of scheduling the meetings hehe.

The summer has been packed with fun activities. I try to take the kids one place a day, the library, swimming, the science center, or anywhere out of the house for a couple of hours. I love Summer!!!

Moving Update

Well, I would not advise moving into a house and leaving on vacation for a week the next day. i like to come home from trips to a clean house. Yeah, not this vacation. We are still stepping over stuff to get into the front door, but we are making progress. The kitchen is pretty much put together and the toy room was organized yesterday. Of course, the kids have already trashed it, but it looked good for about 10 seconds. We organized our closet and are working on the bathroom.It is hard going from a dream bathroom to a regular one, but I am only focusing on the positive. I love my new pantry. It is HUGE! This is great because I miss my old HUGE laundry room. When we are all unpacked, we will have a house warming party. Is it nerdy to throw yourself a house warming party? I am not sure of proper etiquette. Oh well, I will be tacky and show the house to my family and friends.

My Theory

I wanted to tell you all my theory for why I had Trevee and Journee at 22 and 19 weeks. When Dr. Erickson went in to tie my tubes, he said there was a ton of scar tissue. My uterus had actually fused itself onto the front of my stomach. He had to make a 3rd incision because he could not reach everything because if all of the scar tissue. So, here is my theory. 1/3 of my uterus could not stretch because it was fused to my tummy. Once it got too stretched, my body went into labor. It kind of makes me happy to know why...

Bump Its

Okay, I know I am a big nerd, but I bought the As Seen On TV Bumpits for my hair while we were in California and I love them!! They make my hair look so cute. I know they look stupid, but they work great!! You all should try them. The best $10 I have spent in a while:)

Feeling Hot Hot Hot!!

The AC in our new house broke today. Needless to say, the 110 degree day has kindly invated our space. We sat down for dinner and Oaklee said, "It's freaking hot in here!" I told her that she can't say that... then again, I know I am who she learned it from. Yesterday we stopped at Love's truck stop for gas (Oaklee called it lovees). While we were going in, Oaklee said, "Why do we live here. I am boiling!!" Is it bad to be wishing for summer to be over when it just began?

Our Fun Vacation!!

Family Pictures on the Beach.
Cute Cousins going hunting for shells.

Cute Oaklee!!

Cheesy Charlee!! (Notice the tooth)

Jaxson is silly. Nice glasses, Jax!!

Being Mermaids in the sand:)

Aren't they so beautiful?

I never get a picture of just Brian and I. It turned out okay.

Oaklee learned to boogie board.

My funny brothers probably talking about manly stuff on the beach.

We had such a good time. The kids had fun. We hit great sales at the outlet mall. It was a perfect vacation with perfect weather. I love the beach, but I am so happy to be home and in my own bed:)

Happy 4th of July!!

Moving Today

We were up until 12 last night, but we are packed and ready to go:)

The girls went to GoGo Camp today. She is taking all of the potty trained grandkids for a full 24 hours. They are going for pizza tonight and playing games and having a slumber party. Jax was a little bummed to not go, but I think it is good potty training incentive. We are going to have a day of fun packing and moving and taking beds apart. It should be a fun day:)

Our Week In Pictures

Charlee lost her front tooth.GoGo's trampoline has a hole and everyone had to take a turn falling in.

This picture is Oaklee.
Here is Charlee.

Happy Fathers Day to the best Dad in the world.

Jaxson made him a m&m's bow tie.

We went to a party at the school. Paige came with us and the girls loved going down the water slide.

I am Still Alive!!

As my mom would say, "Stress, Stress, Wearing A Dress!" Totally not the words in the movie she is quoting, but none the less, describes my situation perfectly. I am almost packed up which is a relief, but I am not packed to leave for the beach on Sunday yet. It is so hot that I don't want to make the necessary runs out to the trailer in my front yard. I think that will be my goal for tomorrow and then move on Saturday and go to the Beach for a week on Sunday. Oh yeah, did I mention how 25 people were laid off at Brian's work today? Thank heavens that Brian was not one of them, but that not knowing feeling could have contributed to the not falling asleep last night until 3:00 am thing. I was woken up by Brian at 6:00 so he could shower. No, he does not wake me up to ask permission, but we had a worker coming to the house at 6:00 am and he did not want to miss the knock on the door. Wheewww!!

Yeah, so now you can understand why my blogging posts have taken a dip lately. Hopefully by next week, I will be posting from the beach while sipping a virgin Pina Colada:)