Pudding Painting

In an attempt to keep the kiddos busy and enjoying their summer, we finger painted with pudding....

Kenzie made some great pictures...everyone else pretty much just ate it!

Ice Blocking

So, remember that big microburst? The one that blew my corn over??? Well, said microburst also caused a power outage...a LOT of lines down all over town. So, Chris was concerned about the state of things in the freezer and fearing a total melt down (ha ha, get it?!) He went to Maverick to get ice...a few hours later the power came back on and we had two blocks of ice. What to do with two blocks of ice in the end of the summer on a hot day??? Go ICE BLOCKING!

Yup, I tried it too. Jax went a few feet and didn't try it again, there was a science to get it to work properly...he wasn't into it. Jayden tried twice and then he and Payt (who tried once) began to eat the ice. Kenzie and Jaxon's friend went over and over and over...for about an hour. Then we donated our stuff to the older neighbor kids who had a blast while we went home for popsicles.

I thought the day was a bust since most of my kids didn't enjoy it, but Jayden will keep asking if I remember the time we went ice blocking, or summer sledding!

First Day of School 2010

I should begin the posts by saying that as I write this, Payton is getting ready for a nap and Jayden is playing with friends and the other two are AT SCHOOL....all day, both of them...until next summer!!!

thanks, again, Corinne...she LOVES the back pack

giving each other bunny ears...aren't they so CUTE?!

Yes, another year of school has begun. Jaxon is in 3rd grade...with Chris' 3rd grade teacher. Mykenzie is in first grade, with Jaxon's 2nd grade teacher (you follow?). My friend and I laughed at back to school night because they put Jaxon and her son next to each other. We don't think that will last too long. Jaxon is excited to be movin' up. (I hear third grade is a killer) And Kenz is excited to each lunch at school and for her new shoes (that are a size too big, but she insists they fit just fine...hello GYM class!). I just can't get over how big these two are getting. Even Jaxon's 2nd grade teacher...now mykenzie's first grade teacher....commented on how big ALL of the kids have gotten since last year (when they were running amuck while he was trying to have a parent teacher conference with me...someone bless those dear teachers. they put up with a lot!)

Bear Lake

Oh how I LOVE Bear Lake. We took a saturday and went up and spent the day (or the afternoon at least) at the Lake...we talked Grandma and Susie into coming with us. It was a GREAT day and so relaxing and fun:

Jayden is a lot skinnier than Jaxon was at this age, so the shorts kept on falling down

Jaxon happened to find on of his friends there too

Susie practicing her matrix moves

the shock of all time...Jaxon spent the most time in the water. He didn't want to get out

She wore two different shoes!