Random thoughts...

The other day after bath time Navie asked me if Greer was going to be a tiny parent.  To give you background on this story Greer is small, so small in fact that we have her on a diet that is trying to bulk her up (it is not working that well) all the children hear us talking about how small Greer is and how we hope that she'll start growing soon.  I asked her what she meant and she said again "You know one of those small parents that are only this tall."  She then held her hand up to her waist.  I asked her why she thought that and her reply was priceless...

"Because I think it would be cool to be a leprechaun for a Mom!"

1 step forward, 2 steps back

Last weekend Ryan went out and finished teaching Blakely how to ride a two-wheeler.  He had started a month or so ago but she never seemed too interested until lately.  She picked it up quick and was on her way without any help whatsoever.  She was so proud of herself, and so were we! At grandmas on Sunday night she had taken her bike to show everyone how good she was and she decided to join Navie and Maddie on a little ride.  She tried hard and pedaled as fast as her little legs would go but she was on a teeny tiny bike and couldn't keep up.  Needless to say she face planted it on the street.  The asphalt was unforgiving and before her Dad could run out there to rescue her she was pretty beat up.   She had a goose egg on her forehead the size of a golf ball followed by a black eye, bloody nose, road rash that stretched from her face to her legs and a wounded sense of accomplishment.  Ryan tells me that the minute he picked her up and started back to the house for medical attention she stopped her crying long enough to tell him to go back and get her head band!  That's my girl always worried about her goods.  Anyway she seems to be doing way better now she just let me know that she didn't want to ride her bike anymore.  We were so proud of our little girl today when she informed me that she wanted to get back on her bike.  So even without her wounds healed she hopped back in the saddle and went for a ride today.  She did so well and I am glad that she overcame a fear of hers.  Thanks Blakely for teaching us all a great lesson today!

Cousin Camp 2009

This post could go on for days but I will try my best to summarize the amazing time that we had in Colorado this year for Cousin Camp!  We got there on Tuesday and met up with Jeriannes family, Tara Comfort (my cousin from KC) and her children, Aubrey, Brianne, Jaimie & Creed, and Lacey Bates (my other cousin or 2nd or something) and her two girls, of course Jacqui, Mom, & Dad (eventually) were all there as well.  

Jerianne is so creative and very organized and without her things would not have been what they were.  The first day they kicked off celebrations by getting their own shirts and some small toys to use at the Butterfly Emporium!  We then went to the Butterfly house and got to see way more than just Butterflies.  There were insects of every kind and some that I still close my eyes and can see SCARY! I am proud to say that many of us came home with the "I held Rosie" sticker (she is a tarantula in case you are wondering) supposedly she is harmless you couldn't have made me believe that though.  Then we came home to bug stew and Mud pie full of insects!  What a fun day we had.  Every evening was ended with a story book read by the amazing Nonna that pertained to the days theme!

The next day was Pirate Day and we all went on a treasure hunt with are pirate hats on.  We then played some pirate games and followed that up with a trip to the Aquarium.  It is one of my most favorite places to visit in Colorado and I am soooo jealous that they have things like this there.  My kids are in love with the place.  We finished it off with dinner at Long John Silvers.  Weird but everyone of us adults were looking forward to Long Johns, or Short Jack Golds as we call it it is a favorite of ours.  Must be a KC thing!  I thought that maybe Jack Sparrow would join us for some festivities however he never showed.  Sad I know!

The following day was Hawaiian Day...  Ironically that day we received over 2 feet of snow.  Now I absolutely love the snow it was a blessing for me.  I stood outside and just soaked it all in.  I swear I am a mountain woman stuck in a desert!  The kids got to go to the local swimming hole.  Inside at the country club my parents belong to.  They would have stayed there all day it is by far their favorite thing to do.  We came home and did a pinata and then made some sleep over pillows.  Jacqui painted all the girls nails and then they watched Bolt on the big screen.  

We also spent many afternoons at Jaimie and Tios house.  They have a real functioning outdoor playhouse filled with furniture and fun stuff.  They also have plasma cars, barbie electric cars, tree swings, an awesome swing set, and best of all for me a razor motorcycle (fat boy style) fully loaded with flames and all!  There house is definitely a one stop shop.  Thanks for letting us invade guys!

This trip was unforgettable and I pray so bad that it becomes a yearly adventure.  I love to see my children be surrounded by their cousins and family members that they don't get to see as often.  It is such a blessing to have family and memories with that group.  I am especially happy that I got to see my Grandma J.  She is having vision problems and this might be the last time that she got to "see" us.  She also got to meet my two youngest children for the first time. There is plenty that I missed telling but thought this post would got on forever.  If you want to see and read more and for sure in better style you can visit my sisters blog at www.theconroys.blogspot.com She is an extremely talented writer and summarized the visit into days.  Thank you thank you thank you to everyone that spent so much time planning and preparing for this adventure I think that it was amazing cousin camp!  Love to all!!!