Sweet & Sassy

Lexi was invited to a birthday party at Sweet & Sassy. It is this total girly girl place that does updo's, makeup, dress-up and a whole lot of pampering. The girls get to walk the runway to music and dance. Lexi is so very shy when she is in groups and I was amazed that I actually got her to look at me and smile.

S'mores

Shelly wanted to get me a firepit last year for father's day but I think she really wanted it more. However, at the time, I couldn't find one that I really liked so I said we would just keep looking. Time passed but I always was on the lookout for one that I liked. About a month ago Shelly again told me that she was going to get me a firepit for father's day and told me about one that she saw. I, of course, didn't like it that much but she said if I didn't find one that I liked that she was going to go ahead and get it. I spent a few weeks looking through ads and browsing stores but still no luck. I was finally resigning myself to the fact that I was just going to have to settle for the one that Shelly first saw when I happened to be at Target getting something for the kids when I passed the Seasonal section. There it was - and it was on sale. I immediately asked a salesperson to get one for me when they said that they didn't have any except for the floor model which they wouldn't get rid of for at least another month. I had them check the other stores and they said that the store in Murray had two. They told the store to hold one for me and off I went. When I got to Murray it took them 10 minutes to tell me that they actually didn't have them but they were "ghost" locations. Aaaarrrrggghhhh. Again I asked them to check the other stores. They said that Jordan Landing showed two as well so we called there. No one answered their phones though so I got the number and started on my way there. By this time the kids kept asking why we kept driving around and that they were hungry and wanted to go home. Right as I was reaching Bangerter Highway I finally got through to someone at the store. I asked if they indeed had two firepits and if they could hold one for me. They checked and said that they did have two in the backroom but they were already on hold. The guy then said that Murray and Sandy both have two and I should check there. I laughed and told him that the computers were wrong because I just came from those stores. He said the new South Jordan store wasn't completely set up on their stock communication system and gave me the number for them to try. I called and after a few minutes on hold they said they showed that they had one in the backroom. I asked if they would mind going back and double check to make sure that it was actually there. It took about five more minutes and by the time the girl got back on the phone I was almost to the store anyway but she said that yes it was there. I said I would be there in just a minute and gave her my name. Woohoo! After a couple of hours of running around the valley I finally was able to get the one I liked. The best part was setting it halfway in the trunk and trying to tie it down so that it would stay. It's a good thing I always keep some tiedowns in the vehicles. The kids were happy that I was happy and that we were finally going home. Yay!

The first thing the kids wanted to do though was roast some marshmallows and eat some s'mores. Adam enjoyed roasting the marshmallows and eating the s'mores. Lexi liked trying to barely get hers brown and then freaking out when it would catch on fire and then giving it to mom so she could eat the burned part. Bailee enjoyed stuffing the marshmallow immediately into the rocks in the fire and catching it on fire. Then she would give it away and do another one. We did get her to eat one but she spent more time getting it stuck to every part of her other than in her mouth.

Lexi Graduates

Lexi had her graduation performance yesterday. She has blossomed in preschool this year. When she started the year she would hide by her teacher during performances and now she ended the year singing and dong the actions throughout the whole show. We are so proud of how much she has grown up!

Bailee's Trauma

Last night the Elder's Quorum hosted a night out at the Bee's game. We all went and the kids were giving plenty of snacks and candy and kazoos to keep them busy and happy. In the bottom of the 3rd inning one of the Bees players fouled behind the first base and nailed Bailee right in the side of her head. She had been standing up in front of the seats talking to me when WHAM! Talk about a heart attack. As I was running my hand over her head looking for blood gushing out she was screaming her poor head off and just wanted to lay down on my shoulder. After not finding any blood I started focusing on finding a big goose egg on her head but all I could feel was just a small bump. Talk about having a hard head. At this time Adam was proudly holding the ball that had hit Bailee's head and then hit his knee and landed in the seat next to him where Lexi was hitting. Adam found it and was proudly trying to show Bailee it the whole time. The stadium medics came up and asked if we would mind bringing her down to the first aid office so they could examine her to make she she was doing alright. During her exam she would listen and answer everything but kept saying the ball hurt her and then would hold her head. It was soooo sad but oh so very cute. They asked her if she at least was able to get the ball and she said 'Adam ball' so they gave her another ball to have so she wouldn't have to fight over it with her brother. She seemed to be acting just fine so we declined an offer to go to the hospital and then they gave us some advice and signs of a concussion to watch for. I went and got Bailee a sno-cone which she was ecstatic about and went back to our seats. Since half of our ward was there she got a standing ovation of applause when we came back and 2 bags of snacks and candy and she finished the game as if nothing had happened except to tell everyone that talked to her that the ball had hurt her head.

Adam is holding the ball that hit Bailee and Bailee is holding the one that they gave her in the medical office.

Making Some Changes

Over the last month or so we have finally decided to start making some changes to the front yard and the exterior of the house. It has almost been 4 years since we moved in and it is definitely overdue. I know I have a picture of the front of the house from a few years ago but it is on a disc somewhere. For now you can just see the work in progress. We still have a new front door coming and we will probably paint it the same green that we did around the windows or maybe we will just leave it white. It depends on how lazy I am when that day comes. :) I just barely did all of the mulch so I still need to do a lot of planting but it is coming along nicely. It is amazing the difference that it makes to have all of those ugly bushes and ivy gone from the front yard. I especially like the curbing that we put in and I think the green looks well. I think that the next thing to change is the old and ugly rain gutter that runs the length of the house but have yet to start that project. We'll see.

Mother's Day Moochers

For Mother's Day we got Shelly a fruit bouquet form Edible Arrangements. This used to have pineapple, cantaloupe, and chocolate-dipped strawberries. Adam stole almost all of the chocolate-dipped strawberries and the girls stole most of the regular ones. They definitely loved sitting on the counter and eating fruit for 30 minutes. This ended up being their dinner because they ate too much to even have a couple bites of food later.

Hawaii Outfits

I am finally getting around to posting some more pictures. These ones are from a couple of weeks ago right before we left for church.