Gum and hair

Kamri got some gum in her hair. It was at the end of her hair so the easiest and quickest way would be to cut it out. Unfortunately I made the mistake of pulling on her wet hair before I cut. So when it dried it was a lot shorter than I had planned. She still looks cute but I mourned her long hair more than I would have if it had been my hair. Thankfully Bracken walked in and raved about how cute her hair was (since my telling him I mutilated her hair didnt help things) so Kamri decided she loves it. I'll post a picture tomorrow, I never took one today. It really isn't THAT short but definitely a change.

I took the kids swimming  while Bracken was at lunch with a friend. I set Lyla down to help Kamri and she started trying to back feet first into the pool! She loves the water and has no fear, a bit scary! She went all the way under the water four times and didn't seem to mind at all.  Kamri had fun practicing her kicking back and forth with her floaties on and if I was nearby. Xander and Hayes were pretending to be lifeguards and asking me tips on what lifeguards do. They were practicing the jump in with a noodle underneath them as the lifeguard tube. Oh, to think a lifeguarding job is glamorous again! I spent way to many days bored out of my mind in the chair ( with a few moments of sheer terror) to ever want that job again!

Hayes and Xander played RISK with Bracken moderating while the girls and I went to my primary presidency meeting. Xander and Hayes are both little world dominators that do not want others telling them what to do, yet love telling each other what to do. By the time I got home I could tell they needed some time not trying to take over each other so after dinner they rode bikes (Xander on his scooter) to the park. After some physical activity they were friends again. They also fell asleep quickly at bedtime, an added bonus, or in nerd speak: a positive externality.

We picked up my nephew, Xander, in Cedar City on our way home Saturday night. He is staying with us until Thursday when we go back up to Cedar City.
We went to a splash park today with our friends the Doxeys, Belts and Browns. The Browns were in town visiting and this was their last day here. Since Jordan was there today Bracken came to the park with us. The kids loved playing and the adults enjoyed talking, win-win situation.
The rest of the day the kids played Legos and computer while I unpacked and did laundry. All that fun stuff you get to do when you get home from a trip.
Xander is an entertaining kid, he had a few lines I wish I could remember now. Guess I'll have to write them down tomorrow as he says them so he can be my favorite line of the day guest.

Country Dunking Booth

Yesterday when we were in Loa my Uncle Matt set up a dunking booth.  Hayes wanted to get dunked.

Looking a bit nervous...

Stop! I'm not ready!

and a successful dunking!

Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of his huge smile after he got out.

My Dad & Uncle Mark had a dare that they each got to throw three balls while the other was on the platform.  My dad went in on the third ball. Mark didn't get dunked.  I'm pretty sure that outcome was probably typical in their relationship growing up!  Preston, Matt & my aunt Louise along with some other young boy cousins were all good sports to go too.

We had a ton of fun in Loa. Hayes & Kamri ran around with cousins, I ony saw them about every hour or so.  It was fun to catch up with Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents & Cousins.  I have a lot of great family to look up to and learn from!

Grandma's sourdough pancakes with coconut syrup are delicious too, and now I have the recipe. :D

Drove home

Drove home tonight. Well Bracken drove us home. So tired so here is a repeat of yesterday's post. Hopefully I'll blog more tomorrow!

Up late tonight talking with family and watching olympics. I'll write more tomorrow hopefully!

Loa

We drove to Loa, UT today. Growing up we would drive over and spend time at the farmhouse with my grandparents. I loved the freedom of being in the small town and playing in the large yard and fields. It is fun watching my kids enjoy a place I love. I also love that they know their great-grandparents and I hope they'll have memories of Loa.

As we were driving over the kids were watching for animals in the field. Hayes spotted cows with horns and yelled look those are bulls cause they have horns! We told him that sometimes cows have horns. Then Hayes said "Well there is only one way to find out!" Bracken and I were trying not to laugh as we waited for him to explain the one way to tell the difference...

"Bulls have a thing in their nose and cows don't!!"

Turns out we are raising a city boy and he doesn't know much about cows but he is entertaining!

I didn't shower in the morning because I was going to tackle scrubbing the floor and after mopping I feel like showering.

Then I ended up watching olympics, then the washing machine overfilled and got water everywhere, so I did mop that up.

Then held Lyla for a few hours because she has decided she'll scream whenever I set her down.

Bracken went and mediated a divorce. Does not sound fun but I do love that whenever he comes home he tells me how grateful he is to have a non-crazy wife. Ok those aren't his exact words but I try to keep the mushy levelness down on here.

Kamri went to a Butterfly Birthday Party tonight. She was on cloud nine when she got home. She brought home all kinds of butterfly loot and kept talking about how C. loved everything she gave her and kissed all the presents. I love her excitement for everything.

Hayes had two friends over while Kamri was at her party.  They played legos, attacked dragons, took turns baking each other in a pretend oven....weirdos...boys and girls play so differently!

I finally mopped the other half the floor that didn't get flooded by the washing machine, after the kids went to bed.....never showered, there is always tomorrow right?

Now I'm going to go watch more Olympics. Thanks to Bracken & Denise for finding a way for me to watch!!

Oh and in case you are wondering why I suddenly switched to private....when I was driving home from our last trip, I was coming home without Bracken.  I was suddenly a little weirded out by the fact I had announced to the www that I was out of town. A bit irrational I know but we are going to be out of town a lot this month so I decided I'd make it private at least for August, then I'll see how I feel.  Now if we get robbed I'm totally blaming it on you people on my blog list! kidding....