The Sunny Side of Life

Here is a plethora of Pictures from the past few weeks or so-ish.

Chunker D ~ Check out those cheeks!!

Relaxin on the Hammock

Oaklee's favorite! (Dora)

Introducing the Mom's Cooking in the Kitchen Band!!

I swear my little sister Samantha used to make this exact face!!

Crazy Faces!!

Oaklee (and Dayton)

Kyndi

Me

Dayton

Utah County Fair Tractors

And there you have it!!

Date Night

Kamron and I have a weekly date night. This has become Tuesday night as that is the only night I am free from school or work. Lately we have spent our time at the Spanish Fork Reservoir, fishing. Its relaxing, allows for lots of conversation and although there is rarely a fish caught, we still enjoy the time trying. (I prefer not catching one, a lot less messy that way) (I have a hard enough time baiting my hook let alone getting a squirmy fish off of it!!).
One night whilst enjoying our fishing time my lip suddenly began to itch. Within mere minutes there was a big ol’ cold sore-type lump there. Said lump began to grow and grow rapidly!! I was a wee bit freaked out! What on earth caused this? And how on earth is it growing so fast? Kamron thought it hilarious. I could barely talk it was so huge. As bedtime came Kamron said, “I’m really tired but I’m afraid if I sleep, that thing on your lip will attack me in my sleep!” and “See what you can do about keeping that monstrosity on your side of the bed” It ddn’t really hurt so much, it was just huge and freaky. I had intentions of getting to the dr first thing in the morning, but by morning it had completely 100% vanished!! Weird!! Kamron thinks an alien temporarily took up residence in my lip. My mom said it looked like marbles in my lip. Whatever it was, it was Crazy!!! (And don’t worry, I got a picture for you all)

Doesn't this look relaxing??

How beautiful is that??

Elephant or Ape?

Dayton is a walking machine, has been for quite a while…(Mid-July) . His walk is so funny!! It’s like he’s a huge ol’ ape invading and terrorizing the planet! He doesn’t merely walk away, he thunders away. I got him a new shirt that says: "I walk to my own beat” That’s what he does!! Before he learned his ape-walk, he perfected his own elephant walk.

Today he started moon walking after watching Tate do it. Wish I had a picture of that!!

Snack Time?

One day I awoke from a nap to find this on my bedroom floor:

Apparently Oaklee's baby was hungry and snuck in my room for a snack while I was sleeping

What?!

October first, Home Depot

No News is Good News…

No News is good news, but I thought I’d quickly share our latest news bits around here just to enlighten you all… (Be prepared for a boring post)

So Kyndi started preschool a couple weeks ago., She loves it!! We were a little lost at home her first day because she is such a good helper with the babies. She loves it though.

Kamron started a new job Wednesday (finally). We were doing the unemployed thing around here for the past 3 months and 4 days. Yuck. But all is solved on that end for now… he was informed upon hire that this may be just a temporary thing depending on incoming work, so we’ll keep our fingers crossed and see how long it lasts.

Dayton and Oaklee officially wear the same size clothes… he can still fit 18 months, but mostly wears size 24 months which is what Oaklee wears most of the time. Too bad dad won’t allow them to share clothes!! Ha ha.
Not much else exciting to report around here…Life is crazy as ever, and we’re still alive! Sorry for such an incredibly boring post… I’ll get to better ones soon, Promise.

Pictures of Kyndi's first day:

The sun was in her eyes..these first two are sun-in-the-eyes pictures!!

This is "trying to keep my eyes open and smile with the sun right in my eyes."

Inside the classroom

With the stormy day the other day, she said "Now we can take a good picture without the sun!!"

Happiness Is...

...Listening to your 2 year old and 4 year old singing along to the radio in the backseat of the car.

Fountain of Knowledge

Everything I need to know, I learn from my kids....

Bike Riding can be Exhausting!!

PineCones have good flavorFinding someone else's fingers under the door can be very entertaining


It's probably best that daddy isn't aware if everything that goes on in our house

(Dayton)

Fry Sauce tastes best straight from the container

If you take a bathtub to the front yard and fill it up to test for leaks, do not be surprised by what you'll find inside when you return.

Sometimes camera's are a girls worst nightmare

Beware of Angry Eyes

Never leave Temporary Tattoos unattended

(Tate, Tate, Kyndi)

(Kyndi, Kyndi, Oaklee)

If Mom says it's time to wash your face, hurry & sit on the nearest box.

(She'll never find you there)

It's not a good idea to tie your bike to your big sister's with a rope and then ride your bikes around that way

(Unless you like getting stitches in your chin)

I know, I know!!

So apparently my kids back in school does not free up my time as I had hoped. I think life actually got more chaotic. Besides that Kamron is still home without a job and seems to think I have to share the computer with him or something... and I'm back in school taking 15 credits which overly occupies my days... and and and... But here I am now. So lets see if I can spit a few blogs out before I am needed elsewhere... Or perhaps not... the picture function isn't working in my favor this morning... Dang it!! I'll try again later.

The Countdown Has Begun

The first day of school is rapidly approaching... Only one week to go. (Woohoo!) And secretly I am thrilled! Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE my kids, but 6 of them at home all day everyday for three months straight becomes mom-pulling-her-hair-out-chaos everyday!!! (Not to mention Kamron has been home all those days too, unemployed…)
Tyson is going into the 8th grade. Tate and I went with him to school registration a few days ago. He got his class schedule and his locker assignment. We went around and made sure he knew where all his classes were. The whole time we were there we kept asking him if this girl was cute, or that girl… or “Hey Tyson what about the purple shirt to your right?” “The blondie straight ahead?” Every tease was generally answered by a shy embarrassed “no” Cute kid.
Tate is another story. We went to his school registration last week (and Morrissa too) Tate loudly said hello to everyone he saw, even the girls. When asked if he thinks they’re cute we get a really loud obnoxious “NO” something tells me that answer was not always the case… Tate’s teacher this year is Miss Jordan. He seems excited about that, especially since he learned his friend Hunter will be in his class too.
Morrissa’s teacher is Mrs. Cooper. She was hoping for Mister Somethingerother (Can’t remember his name). She said she wanted him because he’s nice, then I saw a picture of him… he’s young and cute-ish…I think secretly she thinks he’s cute. (She’s going through that phase right now… Currently she’s head over hills in love with the Jonas Brothers) Anywho, she got Mrs. Cooper and was originally bummed, but her good friend Jessica is in her class so she seems to be excited now. (Plus she’ll most likely see Mr. Somethingerother everyday anyways, right?)

A New Phenomenon

Peace and quiet. Not something often found in this house…ever! Until today… Kamron took the kids swimming at the Spanish Fork Resevoir. I opted to stay home to complete some tasks. Dayton got to stay home with me and is sound asleep in his crib. They’ve been gone a little over an hour now, and what have I accomplished? I’ll tell you. Nothing. That’s right folks, I stayed home to get stuff done and upon being slammed with total peace and quiet, I have opted out of chores and opted into relaxation. It’s nice. I had forgotten what quiet houses felt like. But I have to be honest with you, I did call them a few minutes ago to find out when they are coming home, the honest truth is, I miss them already. But for now I will continue to enjoy the sounds of the refrigerator running and the single fly that continuously buzzes around my head. And I can enjoy the last piece of homemade Key Lime Pie without any hoodlums standing at my feet begging for a bite. Aaahhh…this is the life.
(P.S. What a good dad to venture out and take them all swimming by himself, right?)

In Other News...

...As of about a week ago, Oaklee is fully potty trained (she even stays dry all night)...

And Kyndi (as of about 3 weeks ago) can ride a two-wheeler without training wheels. She pretty much just taught herself. Kamron went out with her once or twice to hold on to the back.. the rest was pure persistence on her part, and one day she got on and never fell off again. She's pretty proud of herself. For about 5 days after she learned she'd beg everyone to come watch her. Dang. I meed a picture here... but cannot seem to find my camera. I will get a picture soon (and by soon, don't be surprised if it is weeks from now.)

An Ice Cream Adventure

I recently ventured upon making homemade ice cream with my fancy new ice cream maker that my parents gave me for my birthday. (Side note: When I say recently, I mean well over a month ago...) It was delicious! The deliciousness of it though is not my reason for writing. The reason for my writing can be explained in two parts. Part 1- I used waffle cone bowls for everybody except Little Dude. For him, I gave him a cone in which the rim was lightly dipped in ice cream. He ate the cone in 3.46589 minutes flat. He downed it! The second one too, and was still begging for more! (Apparently my ice cream skills are phenomenal)

Part 2 - Oaklee loved her ice cream so much so that she left it exactly where I put it, and ate the entire bowl surrounding it. (Consequently leaving ice cream run off all over her tray).

(Take note the left side of the picture is the ice cream and spoon leaking from what used to be her bowl.) (Also note, anytime I try to take a picture these days she pulls a crazy forced "Cheese" face.)

Perhaps there is a 3rd part to which I am willing to admit to you at this time: Each person got their own bowl of ice cream. The ice cream tank makes 6 quarts. (for those who struggle with the math, that is 1.5 gallons) I ate all the rest myself. It was divine! (Not all at once!! It took a few days, cut me some slack here!)