Basketball

Liam got in on a basketball game with my cousin Darins' kids.  I don't think he has ever played basketball before and I also think that he was smiling the entire time!  Thanks guys for letting him join the fun  he had a ball (no pun intended)!!

Trampoline time

Watching my kids jump on the trampoline at my aunt Nan's house brought back so many memories for me.  All growing up I would spend the best part of my summer every year at my aunt Nan and uncle Mike's house in Idaho.  My cousins Brad and Darin were so much fun and we would spend the days doing all sorts of things, like floating down the canal, laughing walking to my grandparents house, laughing, playing football on the front yard, riding motorcycles and driving cars long before we ever had a liscense(please don't tell my mom or my kids!!) and laughing.  The nights were spent playing No Bears are Out Tonight, laughing, TPing, watching scary movies (then watching Darin walk in his sleep), laughing hysterically and sleeping out on the trampoline.  And really this is just a small sample of the things that we did,  I could probably fill a book with all our summer adventures.  I really do miss those times and when I think of them I miss being a kid.  I am so grateful for those memories and most especially for those people in the memories.  

Mckinna

This story just like the last one has nothing to do with a kite but the kids sure did have fun flying them at my sister's house recently.  Mckinna has been begging me for a while to go fly a kite and I was grateful to be somewhere she could do it in the back yard with lots of room to run and no power lines.  (oh to live in the country...).  anyway the point of this post is acutally to share a quick "McKinna story".  The other day she and I were at Costco to get a few things and I grabbed Kade some Zyrtec and McKinna said " oh, it's good that you are buying Zyrtec, it is much more effective, then Claritin."  I used to sell Zyrtec in my drug selling days so it must be in her blood!

Liam

My Dad for years has been asking me if I am writing down all of the funny things my kids are saying and unfortunately I have not been very faithfull with that.  My excuse is that I would be writing all day every day but I am going to try harder because my memory seems to be slipping and I will forget them all if I don't write them down.  So here is a quick "Liam story" as we call them in my world.

The other day we had just gotten home from our trip to ID and we had a hectic day in the works, starting bright and early with dentist appointments for the kids.  I was frantically trying to get the kids ready and out the door but I was out of my normal routine and I sent them to the car and I had not yet disarmed the alarm.  So the alarm went off,  I quickly shut it off and waited for the alarm company to call but they didn't and I was late for the dentist, so I could wait no longer.  On the way to the dentist I was calling Kade to see if he knew the number to the alarm company so I could get this handled before the police came to our house and knocked the door down plus there is enough crime in this town that they don't need to be coming to my house on a false alarm.  After I got off the phone Liam kept asking me if we were going to go to jail and I told him that we were not going to jail but he was having a hard time letting it go.  After a few minutes he said "I sure am glad that Dad is a lawyer so if we go to court he can help us".  I said "Liam we are not going to have to go to court."  Liam then asked again if we were going to jail and I again said "no".   So after the dentist appointment  we went home and as we turned on to our street, there were three police cars and a police van quite close to our house.  Before I could say anthing I heard Liam say "uh, oh just act natural."  For he was sure that they were there for us!

Idaho Tourism

I've been meaning to post this for a while but I was having photoshop issues.  Anyway I know that I look like I am advertising for the Idaho State department of tourism but I don't care.  I love this part of Twin Falls,  it is so scenic the pictures don't do it justice.

Desert Rats go skiing

My sister wanted to take the kids skiing when we went to ID and to be honest I wasn't so sure how it would go over.   My kids have not spent much time in snow and I thought skiing may be a bit much for a first time.  I was thinking they would just want a good snowball fight but when I asked them if they wanted to go they said they were up for it.  We got their gear and took off for the mountain  and when I turned around to see if they were having second thoughts, this is what I saw.  I guess this answered my question
My sister and my kids after a successful day on the slopes.
Mckinna's happy but pooped.
Liam loved every minute, he seemed to take to it right away.

11 years of wedded bliss

Besides being Kade's Birthday, it was also our 11th anniversary.  I have to say that I think Kade had a fun B-day but it was probably one of the least romantic anniversaries I have ever had, since we spent it with our kids, my parents, my sister and brother-in-law.  Oh well,  I am still happy that I married him even tho if I had to do it over again it would not be on his Birthday!!