Sisters

I didn't want to put this in my other post because it deserves its own one! I was so glad to get to spend some time with my sister from Minnesota. They drove all night to get to Vernal as quickly as possible. She's a great person and a wonderful Mom to her four kids. Oh wait, she has three. That's ok, her husband counts! JK TIM! We had a great time hiking with them and enjoying family time! Love you Bre!

Finally!!!

Ok, so I finally added new slideshow pics! Check 'em out!

Yey for Red, White, and Blue!

My parents helped me drive home with the kids on Thursday and stayed through the weekend. Rich and I got to go on a wonderful date to the cheesecake factory. We don't ever get to go out because we don't get babysitters, so it was a special treat for us. Then on Saturday we went to the parade and Kailer got some candy, that's pretty much why we go to parades. Although, this parade had the second half of the floats water fighting floats. People brought coolers full of water for squirt guns and water balloons to throw at the floats. It was a huge water fight and we're going to have to participate next year. Then we drove out to the Bass Pro Shops and spent like 4 hours in the store doing free things. Kailer made a birdhouse, shot b-b guns, shot a bow n arrow, did lazer tag, and lots of other little games. They were having a family fun camp there. He enjoyed himself, he's a mini Richard! Then we had a great dinner at the silverton buffet. We're almost getting our moneys worth now cause Meili eats almost as much as Kailer! We met some friends for fireworks in Boulder City and the show was great. It was pretty long and really close, so it was really fun. We didn't get home until about midnight because of traffic, but it was worth it! It was great to have my parents in town and we're now getting back to our schedules at home. Wish me luck with potty training! That's my next adventure!

V-Town Fun

We went back to Vernal for a couple of days and had some good old V-Town fun. First we traveled to Manti and watched the pageant. It was really neat. There was lots of fire, dancing, and spiritual messages. During a reinactment of a battle between the Nephites and the Lamanites Kailer said "Mom, are those Jedis?" He was totally into it and stayed awake the whole time. He loved it so much he wanted to see it again the next night. We went camping after the pageant to Lake Yuba and tried our luck with fishing; not so good. We had fun anyway. Once we got to Vernal there was lots of fishing, shooting prairie dogs, a zipline, and more fishing. Kai has gotten to the point where he is catching his own fish completely on his own. He will hold the pole and says, "I'm a good waiter, I'm being patient, I'm a good waiter!" He outfished his father by catching about 12 bluegill. He is an awesome fisherman. He casts and reels them in and everything! After the first fish he caught he yelled, "That was stinkin' awesome!" It's funny hearing words like that coming from a little person. My dad set up an old zipline that my brother used to mess around on and it was pretty fun for Kai. He did it over and over again. He even loved riding on the lawn mower with my dad. He almost fell asleep on it! He has been so tired lately because we pack our days full of play! He loves to go shoot prairie dogs with my dad and Rich. What can I say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. The love for guns is genetic. I'll leave you with this tid bit from the man himself.

Me: "Old mcdonald had a farm, e i e i o, and on this farm he had a..... what did he have Kai?"
Kai: "Ummm.... He had a prairie dog!!"
Me: "Ok.. Prarie Dog. With a.......... What noise does a prarie dog make Kai?"
Kai: "With a ........ POW POW here and a POW POW there!"

Wow, well I guess a shooting noise would make sense, what else would a prarie dog say???? Love him.

Now I am going to get to see my sister Brenda coming from Minnesota! So excited for that. Rich is headed home, as he is going to clinicals on Wednesday. I will be home on Thursday. So, I'll have to think about re-baby proofing my house and blocking off the stairs, because Meili is a crawling MANIAC!!!!!!

Price Weekend

Ok, so bear with me because this is going to be a lengthy post. I think I shall start out with a recent quote from the always entertaining Kai Man. Rich hadn't shaved in a couple of days and the facial/nose hair was a bit wild and lengthy, which rightfully so provoked this from Kailer. "Dad? Why you have grass growing on your chin and grass in your nose?" Gotta love it, doesn't miss a beat! So, on to our festivities here in Price. Rich got to see both his brother's and his step brother. We stayed at his mother-in-laws place, which was great. We played games late every night. The brothers played basketball in the rain and took the boys to play in the mud. I don't have those pictures yet, but when I get them I will post them later. It was really crappy weather, but that didn't stop the boys from enjoying, rolling, jumping, and throwing mud. The only nice day we had, we packed it full of fun. We went out to Castledale to a new water park that just opened. It was perfect for little kids. Kailer and his cousins swam their hearts out. There were little water slides for them and even a lazy river! Then we went golfing for the first time in a long time with my sister in law. Her husband works at the golf course in Ferron. We got to take the kids with us and Kailer and Joey had such a fun time. I had a couple good drives and even more shanks! It was beautiful! Meili enjoyed riding on the cart in her seat. Then we headed to the park for a barbeque. The park even had a climbing wall that Kai worked over. What an awesome fun filled day and a great weekend. Now we're off to Manti, to see the pageant and do some fishing! Then home next Sunday. What? Home? Yes, I said home! What a whirlwind, but we love it! Rich just found out that his first rotation is Pediatric Psychology. That will be crazy and very interesting. We're excited!

The star of the weekend, baby Caden with his cousins!

There's a lot of love there!

Kai with his "Berry Dangerwus Gun".....YIKES.

The brother's taking a break from b-ball to wait out the rain. This pic is hillarious, they are all looking at something, trying to figure it out or really pondering something. They all have the same curious look on their faces!

Like father like son! I caught the boys like this later on!

The Golf Pro himself.

The Ladies of the course! My Mother-in-law and Sister-in-law.

The Men of the course!

On our way back from golfing we had to wait 10 min or so for the 200ish cattle being herded to clear the road. Only in good old Emery County!

Growth

Last week my sister made 3 garden boxes, ok we really all slaved away for 3 days straight landscaping; hauling and shoveling, dirt, rock and mulch, but it was great family fun. There were definately some sore muscles though! Anyway, she wanted some cute little signs made to separate all the fruits and veggies. Here's how they turned out:

Meili is keeping us busy. She has started to crawl at a slow running speed and is getting into everything. She puts everything in her mouth and we can't keep track of her! She loves her Mommy and still sleeps like crap, nothing there has changed! Kai is always a laugh, the other day he told me "Mommy, I love how you paint your eyes." I guess I am using the right eyeshadow! Love that kid, can't believe he's going to be 3 in less than a month! Next step: POTTY TRAINING! Wish me luck :(

Rich is done with the DO test Tuesday evening, the MD one was a bit hard on him. We'll find out what he gets in a month or so. He's excited to finally have some free time. He's so dedicated. We're so proud of him.

Hill Air Show

We got a chance to drive up to Ogden to see the airshow at Hill Air Force base. It was really cool. There were a zillion people there and rightfully so cause it was such a neat show. The thunderbirds at the end performed for about 30 min and the formations were amazing. Meili hated all the noise. She cried most of the time. I got one good picture of her early on before the defening thunderbirds hit us. Good luck with the 4th of July festivities little lady. Kailer enjoyed most of it, but probably his favorite part was all the free airplane models they gave away at different booths. Although, later he said his favorite thing was the big jet that made a lot of noise. Rich had a blast and I would have enjoyed it more if I didn't have a screaming babe the whole time. It was still worth it though. SHE is CRAZY. Gotta love it, here are some pics of the lovely event...