Ohh, the things you do. . .

When you don't have a yard and therefore don't have a swing set!

When you don't have a high chair because you just don't have the space for it!

Oh well, Ambree still seems happy, and I guess that's all that really matters. . . RIGHT!? (I'm trying to convince myself).

Gotta Love Sesame Street!!

A while back we went on a family outing to the Discovery Science Children's Museum. Part of the museum was Sesame Street, which Cade loved!

Cade is having fun with all of "his guys!" They weren't actually his but that's what he called them!

Gotta love Elmo's World. . . it is definitely one of Cade's favorite shows!

Where's Oscar?! When ever we pass garbage cans similar to this at the park or where ever, Cade always has to talk to Oscar, and he usually wants to give him some trash to eat!

Ambree was hoping that some character would answer the door but no one did!
There was an exhibit on the human body which was very informative! I guess it's ok to pick a nose as long as it's not your own and it's made of plastic! By the look on Cade's face I think he found something up there!
This exhibit made me laugh quite a bit, but I guess it's a fact of life!


I guess it's ok to pose next to someone, or should I say something going poo, as long as it's not you who's doin' the pooin'!

There was also a Pirate exhibit outside, which Cade loved! This pirate was dancing and Cade decided to join in!
Havin' fun with daddy. . . learning how to be a pilot!

One of THOSE days!!

I think this picture pretty much sums up how my day was today!!

Ugh, just what I needed was one more thing to clean up!! Word of advice: Don't put watermelon rhines into a paper bag and then let the bag sit on your counter for a few hours before you pick the bag up!

Today was just one of THOSE days where you feel like things just keep going wrong and you can't wait for it to end, and hope that the next day will be better! The highlight, or should I say low light, of the day was when I heard a shrill scream from Cade and went into his room to find him standing in the closet with the sharp corner of the sliding door on his toe and blood gushing all over! Yeah. . . lots of fun! I got the door off his toe and discovered a pretty deep cut! I rushed him to the bathroom and put pressure on it with tissue. In the mean time, Ambree had pulled herself up to my leg and was crying louder than Cade was! I couldn't even think! After everyone calmed down, I assessed Cade's toe again and thought neosporin and a band aid would be fine. At this point, he just kept saying, "I want a nap!" over and over again and I was more than happy to oblige! When Craig got home around 5:30, the rest of the day was a lot better. . . Cade woke up from his nap in a great mood and said his toe was all better, Craig read Cade stories while I finished dinner, which was very yummy (I highly reccomend the bruchetta sauce from Trader Joes. . . it's great with pasta, feta cheese, chicken, and basil), Craig then suggested that I go get some frozen yogurt and a movie while he put the kids to bed! Once again, I was more than happy to oblige!

Happy Fourth of July!!

Ok-I know it's almost a week late, but it's never too late to celebrate this wonderful country. . . right! Since I never got any pics of Ambree in her "patriotic wear" I just had to dress her up again and take some pics. . . that's part of the fun of dressing kids up anyway, isn't it!?Well, these are the best shots I could get of both of them. The one above isn't actually what I had in mind, but it is a pretty cute action shot! Ambree looks pretty distraught in the one below, but it really shows the relationship my kids have with one another. . . Cade always trying to hold Ambree down, and Ambree always trying to escape. . . ahhh, brotherly love!!The kids playing around, and not cooperating with mommy!
Ohh, what a little angel. . . most of the time!?
I just love this little outfit. . . two dollars at a thrift store, Old Navy brand, with tags still attached. . . you can't beat that! Oh, and aren't the matching bows adorable!? I made them myself. I haven't scrap booked since Ambree was born (bad mommy), it's just such a process because I have to take out all my rubber made bins and search for everything and make a huge mess of the kitchen table, and then have to clean the whole thing off if I want to use the table again! Ohh, maybe someday I'll have a craft room, that would be nice!! I do, however, keep a journal for my kids, and I have been having fun making Ambree's bows! I am thinking about making and selling them. . . would anyone be interested? We'll see!!

I guess ya take the good with the bad!!

My husband can attest to the fact that I always say there is good and bad about almost everything. . . I guess that's my way of trying to be optimistic! LOL! Our little trip to Burley, Idaho for a family reunion on my dad's side of my family was just that. . . good and bad. Here are a few of the good and bad things that happened on our trip (good-yellow/bad-black).

-Leaving my husband in California because he was unable to get a lot of time off.

-Cara vanning with my family so I have help with the kids on the loooooong drive.

-Getting up at 6:00am to meet my family in Riverside at 7:00am.

-Waiting an hour at my parents house before we leave.

-Staying the night in Provo at my Aunt Kathy's house.

-Losing Cade's favorite shoes (crocs) while at Kathy's house.

-Running into very little traffic on the way there. . . yeah!

-Driving with my brother, Steven, the whole way!

-Getting to my grandma's house on Sunday before everyone else!

-Cade throwing up every hour or so from 12:00am-5:00am our first night at my grandma's house!

-My grandma watching my kids so I could sleep in after being up until 5:00am.

-Spending lots of fun time with family!


(some of the girls)

(Some of the guys)

My brother Justin, his wife Tara, and their son Brogan.

Hangin' out with my little man!

All my siblings were there (me 28, Justin 26, Steven 22, Jenny16, Derrick 24, Brittany19)

We are getting so old!

-Shopping with "the girls" at the Burley mall, which consists of JC Penny and Maurices and finding a cute new outfit. . . buy capris, get the shirt for 88 cents! (see outfit above).

-Having awesome brothers that helped me sooooo much with my kids, while I didn't have my husband to help! Thanks Derrick and Steven!

-Going on a four mile run with my brother Justin and his wife, Tara.

-Keeping up with them the first two miles.

-Needing to walk a while after that.

-Finishing the last two miles alone.

-Having no water and feeling so desperate that I drank water from a sprinkler!

-Finishing the run/walk later than I thought and being too late to go to the parade!

-Have a great dad and brothers who took Cade to the parade anyway!

-Dressed Ambree up in a very patriotic outfit. . . she looked soooo cute!

-Didn't get a picture of her before she spilled baked beans all over herself and ripped the bow off the clip!

Cade having fun after the parade, petting the pony!

My dad with Cade and Steven with Brogan!

- Inner tubing behind a motor boat!

-Feeling very sore from tubing and the previously mentioned 4 mile run!

-Taking Cade on his first boat ride (we are in the back center).


-Having a beautiful view of the Snake River (this is my grandma's backyard)!


-Having way too many people in a small house!

-Being one of the few to have my own room, with my kids of course.


-Cade getting into the sour cream left on the table after dinner and getting it all over himself and his toy. . . luckily he didn't have his shirt on!

-Celebrating Ambree's birthday two times (once with my family in Idaho, and again with Craig's in Utah).



-Cade insisting on opening Amree's presents and blowing out the candle on her cake at both parties!

-Having the battery on my camera die, during Ambree's party in Idaho (that's the reason I don't have many pictures from that party).

-Driving from Burley to Salt Lake alone with two kids!

-Meeting up with Craig in Utah on our way back!

-Spending the night at my in laws house in Salt Lake City!





-Ambree being more interested in feeding Craig the cake than eating it herself. . . I guess that could be a good thing according to my previous post!

-Lots of family to celebrate Ambree's birthday with!





-Watching Ambree and her cousin Jacob play with her new toys!




-Watching the sunset on my in laws roof with my cute husband!

-Having Craig with me on our drive back to California!

-Stopping to eat at the Casa Blanca Buffet in Mesquite and finding out it is $16.50 a person because it is sea food night.

-Deciding to go to the Oasis Buffet instead and wait for 15 minutes for it to open.

-Discovering that it is sea food night there too, and costs $15.00 a person. . . decide at this point just to pay the money and eat!

-Stopping at a rest stop in Baker where it was 113 degrees at 7:00pm and very windy, with no changing tables or grass!

-Sitting in lots of traffic, due to 3 car accidents, high winds, construction, and 2 closed freeways that we were going to get on.

-Having a portable DVD player!

-Hearing "The wheels on the bus" and other children's songs over and over again!

-Having lots of snacks, toys, and books!

-Arriving home at 11:30 pm instead of 9:00pm as planned!

-Arriving home safely and still some what sane!

-The children going right to bed when we got home, and not waking up again until 9:00am!