How to Milk A Cow

When we were at the historical farm in Logan I was asked if I wanted to milk a cow. Everyone else went eww no thanks. But being the try anything new type of person I volunteered. It was gross but interesting. I am happy that I have learned a new skill that I will never have to try again. The smell of the cows teet made me want to vomit and I washed my hands as quickly as I could find a sink.

24th Pioneer Style

Dave went out of town to Toronto. The kids and I went up to my parents for a few days. As always Nana and Papa kept us very busy. To the pool, a circus, The Historical Farm, and the pool again. It was fun and a needed break from the everyday same old.

My wild boy in a rare moment of stillness.

Papa taking the kids for a ride in the handcart.

Ronan riding the horse. I thought it was so cute both Nana and Papa stood on either side of him.

My girls are best friends I love how they take care of each other.

Great Aunt Rachel

I dont know if that makes me really old. This is my nephews baby. She came for a visit the other day. How could I resist a quick photo shoot. Beyond being one of the cutest babies I have ever seen she is also an angel.

Haven't Blogged Because of THIS!

My adventurous 16 month old Ronan decided he would no longer stay in his crib to sleep. During the middle of the night I woke up to him screaming. In his room I found him holding onto the railing from the outside of his crib. The next day each time we tried to put him down for a nap he would climb out and lay on the head board part of the crib. I would have been fine if he could get out safely but we saw only visions of broken arms. So I cleared all the furniture out of the room except for the mattress on the floor. The only solution was to create a giant crib with a locked door. I had 3 days of no naps and lots of crying. Yesterday he found the diaper rash cream under his crib. He was covered, the carpet was painted, and then me. We all smelled funny the rest of the day. A thought to you who haven't cleaned that up. I would rather have to clean any other substance, poo included and I can compare. It took me hours to scrub it out of the carpet and comforter. I even threw away his sheets because I figured the 20$ would be worth not having to scrub one more thing. But there has been some success. Finally today it sunk in and he is falling asleep without crying on his bed. When he wakes up from a nap he knocks on his door. Here is a picture of him I took tonight.

The Jewelery Diamond Party

This was the easiest party I have ever put together. I found diamond wedding cards already made at Target. Another good Target find was the foam hats for 25 cents. The kids made their own party hats when they got to the party.

All the kids modelling their hats.

The girls made their own necklaces with pony beads and boondoggle. We also painted fingernails.

Happy Birthday my big 5 year old girl. I hope you had a dazzling time.

Adventure of the Week - Tracy Aviary

I want you to look closely at Leah's arms. That is the position the arms were held in for 2 days following her kindergarten shots. Finally I figured out that she thought the band aids would pull if she moved them. We ripped off the band aids and by the next day her arms were back to new.

Ronan was so excited about these birds.

The kids are all looking at a bird egg.

We were planning on playing in the waterfalls but they were closed. Does anyone know if there is a place you can find out if they are open or not? It is a good thing there is water at the park because we were all in our swimsuits and needed somewhere to get wet.

Pictures from the 4th

At the Real Salt Lake Game Fireworks

BBQ at the Carmacks. Ronan got that messy from one little chocolate cookie.

Dave took this cool shot with the night setting on my camera. I do wish my knees weren't in it.

Davy and Leah had some bike riding practice. At this point it she is really a danger to herself on this bike. Things are not looking good for no training wheels. Although not for lack of desire on her part. Dave decided that she must have on knee pads, elbow pads, a helmet, and close toed shoes. What is he Lagoon, close toes shoes.

If You Have Girls and Love Hair Read On

My friend Lisa sent me the link to this blog that I am dying over. It is a lady who loves to do her girls hair and has created a blog around it. She has every style you can imagine. She takes pictures of the step by step and gives great instructions. I am loving it and am totally addicted. I will give you the same warning Lisa gave me. Proceed at your own risk may be addicting....

www.shedoeshair.blogspot.com

Fireworks and Sickness

This weekend was a combination of fun and not so fun. Thursday was Leah's birthday. We went to the Real Soccer Game with some friends and got to see fireworks afterward. That night Ronan was up til 2am and Eva didn't sleep all night. She kept complaining about her ear. So 4th of July morning I took her into the doctor. Her eardrum has burst overnight. The poor girl I felt so bad for her. After some ear drops and antibiotic she is doing much better.

The rest of our 4th was spent at a neighborhood BBQ. The weather was just perfect with some clouds and a breeze. Then while we were sitting outside there was a micro burst wind. It blew limbs off trees all our food off the table. My neighbors trampoline blew all the way over their fence onto a car. We went up to Davis High to see some fireworks.

In the morning Ronan didn't wake up until 11:30 when Dave went to get him. His temperature was 103. He was so sick all day and didn't even move. Which if you know him is not normal. I got his fever down and he was feeling fine. After church Sunday his fever came back at 104. He was breathing funny and I couldn't get his temperature down. After another trip to the insta care I found out that he had strep throat.

Today was Leah's 5 year old visit. She was a little angel for the whole appointment. I took her into the bathroom to pee in the cup. She thought it was the funniest thing. Eva started crying because she wanted to pee in a cup too. Then came the shots at the end. I had prepared her well for a little pinch. We had a sucker to eat while getting the shots. The two nurses come in 2 shots each and in a flash it is over. Leah is screaming very angry, "ahhhh, you said it would be a pinch that hurt much more than a pinch." The whole rest of the day she refused to move her arms. She couldn't open doors, go to the bathroom, or pick things up by herself. I made a comment about how it probably didn't hurt that bad. She put me in my place by saying, "Mom you haven't had kindergarten shots so you wouldn't know." I hope that her arms work tomorrow.

Parade of Homes is Kinda Like Shopping You Cant Get Enough

I loved this island that is turned to the side with seating on both sides. It is like an informal table where you could actually look at each other.

The one thing that did make Emily and I a little jealous was the organizational things. The mud rooms, the pantries, built in shelves, and oh closets to die for. A few with washing machines and ironing board in them.

This sink was by far the most creative thing we saw. The whole room was this racing theme including a dirt bike.

Thanks to my mom who babysat yesterday I got a day off to go to the parade of homes. When you see that ticket that has spots to see so many homes you cant just go to a few, right? My friend Emily are both fans of that theory and I went up to the Mountain Green fixed site to see the 11 homes up there. Mountain Green was beautiful the views from the homes were unbeatable. Then we went to Bountiful to meet a few friends of ours for dinner and a few very large Bountiful homes. I got to get my haircut which makes the day even better. Then off to the most picture perfect view you have ever seen. I am all about the surroundings and these homes were in areas that I would live in a tent on. It was a very girly fun day.