Whatever works

Getting ready for 9 am (and I mean 9 am--I hate being late) church can be a little crazy sometimes. Chad has meetings, so I am trying to get the 4 of us ready by myself. I have learned that if I just get as much done on Saturday night as possible it's not so bad.

This particular Sunday we were really on-the-ball and the boys were wanting to head out at 8:30. I still had to get the baby bathed and dressed and the fighting had begun so I told them to go play basketball--but not to get dirty or mess up their hair or outfits. They looked at me like I was crazy, but they ran out fast before I changed my mind.

Like I said---whatever works!!!

Kindergarten Graduation

Oh, he's growing up. Cameron feels like such a big boy. I will be sad to have my big helper gone all day next school year, but he's ready for it. When I asked what he was looking forward to for next year he said, "two recesses!"

Cam loved his teacher!! She was great for him. I was able to be a Mothers Helper for an hour on Wednesdays. I really enjoyed getting to know the kids and loved knowing exactly what was going on in class.

Cam and his 2 best buddies. They are smart little farts too!!! It was surprising that the "smartest" and best behaved kids in class were boys.

Grammy had Spencer point at Cameron, "you're the man!" I have a picture somewhere of Grampy that looks JUST like Cameron here.

Girls' Night

My seesters and our "Bernell" cousins

We have such a great time together. As we get older we only seem to see family once or twice a year, but we have really made an effort to get together for dinner and talking with these wonderful women. This time Andy was kind enough to make a MARVELOUS dinner for us. It seriously was delicious--that dude has cooking skilz. Abby was the perfect little baby that night---she's on her way to being the daughter I dreamed of---A Girls' Night lover. All we need is her to love a day of shopping and lunch and I've got it made.

Dinner and talking was great ladies,,,but next time we are throwing a craft in there too!!!!

Mantha-moo and Alex enjoyed giving Abby loves before they were scooted off to bed.

We need a review of Gospel basics

Just a random Cameron picture. We were making volcanos on our Bear Lake trip last year--not that we're excited for it again or anything.

Chad played the piano for Primary today and told me that Cameron was a little chatterbox during Sharing Time. He raised his hand for nearly every question--and although Cam is usually spot-on with his Gospel knowledge, we obviously have some review to do.

Sister Watson asked how many members are in the Godhead. Cam raised his hand and answered, "335!!!"

Ummm, I know what our next FHE lesson will be about.

They don't have to wear socks!?

Tonight I introduced my boys to my favorite summer TV show--So You Think You Can Dance. Oh the joy and wonder and giggles. If I wasn't nursing Abby I would have grabbed the camera to capture their attempts at mimicking the dancers. So darn cute and funny, especially with Spencer's choice of PJ's: No shirt, but 2 pair of bottoms. Of course the shorts OVER the long bottoms. I asked Spence what he thought of it all and he said, "mom, they REALLY don't have to wear socks? WOW. They can do it in bare-feet? Cool!" He would notice something like that--Spencer LOVES socks and is very particular about what kind he will wear. He flips-out if one gets lost in his bed during the night. It's actually hard for me that he isn't more like Cam in the footwear department (Cam loves clogs and flips--just like his momma.) Spencer is all about full foot coverage. And when we are in a hurry out the door it takes much more time for him to decide which pair of shoes he wants and to make sure his socks are pulled up enough, as I am pleading with him to just put on his flips---not a chance. I have to remind myself--"pick your battles Kami--especially with Spencer"

Zip Line (Daddy's New Toy)

A while ago Chad got another one of his brilliant ideas. "Let's build a zip line in the back yard!" At first he was going to connect it to the playhouse but that didn't provide enough slope or stability. So he talked to our next door neighbor and asked if we could use his tree that is just over the fence. Dave (our neighbor) had no problem whatsoever with us doing that. So yesterday while we were having pizza Chad asked Brett what he was doing for the day. Brett said nothing really. Chad asked if he wanted to come help build a zip line. Brett was all over it and came up and within about an hour they had the whole thing set up. Much thanks goes to Brett as Chad would not have been able to set it up himself.

The videos are like jeeping videos -- they really don't give you the true persepective. The start of the zip line is about 15 feet off the ground. Both Cameron and Spencer were a little nervous about going all the way from the start. Chad kept saying, "You don't have to if you don't want to." But I would say, "Yes, you want to!" Once they tried it they loved it and went time and time again.

Chad being our safety nut tried the zip line first (if it could hold his now even heavier body) it could hold the kids. He also made sure the boys were strapped in with their climbing harnesses and wearing their climbing helmets.

Cameron's Ride:

Spencer's Ride:

Two Months

One Month
Two Months

Our little Munchkin is two months old today. I am enjoying her so much right now. She gives me lots of smiles and is starting to coo. She loves her swing, and sleeps so well in it. Like both boys she enjoys being on the changing table. I remember bringing a barstool into the nursery and just sitting by Cam because he was so happy just laying on it. Abby usually takes great naps during the day---her evening nap is a little tough, although she sleeps well in Chad's arms. Obviously Momma isn't as comfy to sleep on because she wants nothing to do with me for her evening nap. Luckily she will take a bottle, but prefers to nurse. I am nursing her much more that I did the boys. She's not a cuddler, likes to be held looking out. This month Abby is doing much better just laying on a blanket on the floor. The boys are usually in her face when I put her down, so it's good entertainment for her. If an infant can display a talent at such an early age--I would say her talent is spitting-up. We go through 4-5 spit cloths a day. And several outfits for the babe---I probably ought to change my shirt a time or two, but I hate laundry so I just deal with the wet and stink--luckily it's not formula stink. We are starting to put her to bed without the bink, which makes for up to an hour of crying (some nights none at all though). When we get that down we will not plug the bink at 1am, 2am, 3am and so on. But I am not strong enough to deal with middle of the night crying yet. From the day we brought her home from the hospital she has only been up once a night (around 4-5 am for a feeding). So if we can get rid of the bink I will be happy to feed her once.
We love this little girl and are looking forward to seeing her little personality come out more and more.