While on the topic of hair, Brin woke up with a nice bed head. I couldn't resist the picture....she obviously wasn't too happy about it.
And here she is looking a little better, and a little more happy (thankfully)!
Friday, August 8, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Boondocks
Here are a few pictures from our Boondocks adventure. 
The little ones started out pooped!
The bumper boats were fun, and they only had to wait for about 20 minutes!
The start of the line for the kiddy go karts
This picture is too small too see their faces. They were both SOOO serious driving! It's a ride have fun Maddie and Sam!
Maddie relaxed a little when not at the wheel.
The little ones started out pooped!
The bumper boats were fun, and they only had to wait for about 20 minutes!
The start of the line for the kiddy go karts
This picture is too small too see their faces. They were both SOOO serious driving! It's a ride have fun Maddie and Sam!
Maddie relaxed a little when not at the wheel.Brinley's healthy dinner!
Sam thought the grown up go karts were more fun than the kiddy ones! (Nice photographing Madd's)
....going....
And here she is on Wednesday...
It's a good thing she's so cute! Goofy hair! I'm just hoping she follows Maddie and Sam and gets a lovely head of thick-ish blonde hair. Brinley has yet to get the thick part, but it is starting to grow finally.
Going...
All four of our kids have started out with a decent amount of dark hair. I have had a lot of comments about all of Karly's hair. I keep telling people I'm enjoying it while it's here, because it will be falling out. I think everybody thought I was a little silly, so I'm going to document Karly's New Born baldness disease. I bathe her every other day, and while washing her hair on Monday, I noticed her hair felt and looked different. Sure enough! After her bath this is what she looked like...
Yes, she enjoys eating....look at those cheeks!
Friday, August 1, 2008
What To Do???
I'm feeling a little lost this afternoon. Half of my family is gone. I'm not sure what to do with myself. Maddie and Sam went camping with my parents and 2 of my sisters and their families. Jess of course is too far away for comfort. We just sent Richard off to Youth Conference with the Young Men. So, I'm hear with Brin and Karly. Last night I had a little panic attack about having everyone gone. But I think I'm ok with it now. I'm just hoping there isn't a major earthquake or something like that.
So what should I do with all my "free" time. Clean, iron, scrapbook? No, I'll just blog real quick. But now I realize/remember Richard took the camera with him. So sorry, updated pictures of Karly will have to wait.
Last night we took the kids to Boondocks for a fun family night together before everyone went their own way. What a stinkin' joke! I want some pointers on how to make the most of your time while at Boondocks. We bought the kids and Richard the "unlimited" pass, which let them do basically everything, except the batting cages (the one thing Sam really wanted to do). I bought the pass that I could golf unlimited and do 2 rides. We got there at about 6:45. By 9:00 we had done 3 things. Richard and I both got to do the Go Karts, but that is only because we made Sam stand in line by himself while I was in line too. Richard joined him and rode with him after I had my turn (Maddie rode with me). So, needless to say it was a complete waste of $80. The Go Kart line was seriously 45 minutes. We didn't have time for the arcades, to golf, to do the laser tag. We had to leave so Richard could finish up some prep work for Youth Conference. The kids were totally disappointed. Brinley was wanting to ride on the boats. Karly was starving. We were thinking it was a total waste of a night. The rides were fun, but were pretty disappointing after the horrendous wait. So please, tell us, how do you make Boondocks fun? Do you just buy one turn on each ride so you aren't out so much money? Is there a good time to go when it's not so busy? It didn't look very busy, the lines didn't appear to be long. They were just SLOW!
On a positive note, Richard talked to the manager to complain about the horrible lines, the waste of money, etc. He asked for a pass so we could come back and golf or something. The manager ended up giving us a full refund. So I guess the night didn't end up being so bad. Other than melting, we got to try a few things, and do it for free. We later remembered we still had the tokens, so we'll have to try it out again, and hit the arcades.
We did get some cute pictures while we were there, but they too are on the camera with Richard. I'll post them later.
So what should I do with all my "free" time. Clean, iron, scrapbook? No, I'll just blog real quick. But now I realize/remember Richard took the camera with him. So sorry, updated pictures of Karly will have to wait.
Last night we took the kids to Boondocks for a fun family night together before everyone went their own way. What a stinkin' joke! I want some pointers on how to make the most of your time while at Boondocks. We bought the kids and Richard the "unlimited" pass, which let them do basically everything, except the batting cages (the one thing Sam really wanted to do). I bought the pass that I could golf unlimited and do 2 rides. We got there at about 6:45. By 9:00 we had done 3 things. Richard and I both got to do the Go Karts, but that is only because we made Sam stand in line by himself while I was in line too. Richard joined him and rode with him after I had my turn (Maddie rode with me). So, needless to say it was a complete waste of $80. The Go Kart line was seriously 45 minutes. We didn't have time for the arcades, to golf, to do the laser tag. We had to leave so Richard could finish up some prep work for Youth Conference. The kids were totally disappointed. Brinley was wanting to ride on the boats. Karly was starving. We were thinking it was a total waste of a night. The rides were fun, but were pretty disappointing after the horrendous wait. So please, tell us, how do you make Boondocks fun? Do you just buy one turn on each ride so you aren't out so much money? Is there a good time to go when it's not so busy? It didn't look very busy, the lines didn't appear to be long. They were just SLOW!
On a positive note, Richard talked to the manager to complain about the horrible lines, the waste of money, etc. He asked for a pass so we could come back and golf or something. The manager ended up giving us a full refund. So I guess the night didn't end up being so bad. Other than melting, we got to try a few things, and do it for free. We later remembered we still had the tokens, so we'll have to try it out again, and hit the arcades.
We did get some cute pictures while we were there, but they too are on the camera with Richard. I'll post them later.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
Our First Week
This has been a great, fast week! I can't believe Karly is already a week old. So far so good. She has been an awesome baby. All of our kids are awesome and easy, so with each one, I hold my breath hoping we haven't pushed our luck. I don't want to jinx it, but I think Karly already has her nights and days figured out. Last night, and the night before she woke up only to eat and poop, but then went right back to sleep. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed that this trend continues! Richard was able to work from home or work half days all week except Thursday, which was so nice. The days he did go in, he took some of the kids. They love going to work with their Dad, and the girls spoil them so much! This time, they all got FLARP. This has been a hit at our house. For those who have never experienced FLARP, it is a gooey tub of slime basically. You push on the slime to make cute, very realistic farting noises. So gross but oh so funny. Brinley now begs for her farts. "Please can I have my fart" Just that cracks me up. Farting has always been a funny thing around our house. Richard thinks farting is totally disgusting and tries his hardest to avoid it at all cost (I know, I'm lucky, he is not a typical man). At my house growing up, farting was a fairly common discussion, and cause for a round of serious giggles more times than not. So, when my dad came to play with the FLARP and he got the giggles it was too, too funny! Thanks CSV girls for the cheap entertainment this week! P.S.--Thanks for feeding my addiction too!
Yesterday, we celebrated our 12th anniversary....whew where has the time gone! We had a nice romantic dinner at Fong's Family Restaurant (our favorite Chinese Restaurant) and then hit the new Sam's Club, such a romantic night! Our cute neighbor brought us Chicken Noodle Soup, but we thought we needed to celebrate a little. We have had a rough time celebrating our anniversary. In the past, we have been on family vacations, or for 2 years in a row I was at girls camp, and now this year....one year we are going to have a big anniversary. I don't know what people do to celebrate their anniversary, but one year, we're going to do it!
Earlier in the day, Maddie had asked me if I was ever going to leave the house, I guess she was going a little stir crazy too. I asked her where we would go if we were to leave. She said, "Maybe to the gas station to get you a coke and us Slurpee's!" What a smart girl! This was probably at about 10:30, so I had a bee in my bonnet all day to go and buy a coke! So, our first official outing was to 7-11 to feed my addiction!
Here are a few pictures of Karly. It's amazing how much they change in such a short time! 
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