On the farm...

Yesterday while we were all trying to get in the car to go to the store I asked Kaily if she needed to go to the bathroom. She told me no and ran off down the drive-way. I told her not to go too far and as she ran back I quickly ran back in the house to retrieve my keys. Clint was occupied at the moment also, so our 3 year old was outside by herself all of 2 min. As I stepped out of the house I saw Kaily playing with her skirt. I told her not to pull it up so high and she said she needed to cover her underwear. OK... "Kaily, honey, run in and go potty before we leave." "Mommy I already went, see right there." I looked in the direction she was pointing and to my dismay there was a huge wet spot on the cement and as she turned around I saw one on her bum that matched perfectly. I asked her why she had an accident and she told me that Daddy told her that was it was ok to go potty outside when we were at Papa Willis' house. *In her defence we did tell her that it was ok to go in the dirt while we were traveling down to AZ to eliminate the need to find a bathroom so often. While on the road she would tell us all the time she needed to go so we told her this was ok.* Clint came out and saw what had happened and explained the difference between being on the road and on the farm vs being in the city and close to a bathroom. He then helped her change. What have we started?!

A day with Kaily

It amazes me how Kaily can go all day long pretending. To her, the world is a stage and everyone else is there for her to entertain. She can turn every day things into a world of other things. Markers become people or something to stir with. It doesn't matter that she has a toy box full of dishes and play food. Those have to be something different too. Nothing is as it seems in Kaily's world. I think I should get her into drama or something, she would be great. Kaily is usually a sponge, she soaks up everything anyone says, anything any one does and anything she sees. Lately it seems as if she is an XL sponge. Clint and I don't know where she comes up with some of the things she does. For example, when she is upset or mad she will walk around the house stomping her feet singing, "OO OO OO, I'm really really mad. OO OO OO, I'm really really mad." It is so cute; Clint and I have a hard time not cracking up. She will continue to do that until we engage her in conversation about why she is mad. That question usually follows with a lecture of some sort from her about how we need to say sorry for whatever it is we did to make her upset. I can't wait until she is a teenager....What have I gotten myself into? She is loving the new house. She loves her new room and the fact that she can play hide-and-seek with daddy without having to hide in all the same places. There is so much to explore in the house and it's been so cold outside that she just wants to stay in all the time. I wish there was a nice park close by that had a bigger playground for her though, she gets bored at the one by our house. Oh, did I mention that every day we play "wedding" and she tells me constantly that she is going to marry her brother when she gets old. How do you explain to a 3 yr old that she can't marry her brother? Right now we're leaving it alone.

Trip To Arizona

May 28- June 2 we took a trip to Arizona to see Clint's family. It's been 4 years since we've been down on the farm and it will probably be another 3 before we make it down that way again. I wish family, both of ours, were closer, but we understand and are happy when we get to spend any time with any of them. The trip has gotten considerably longer! What used to take us 13-14 hrs now takes us almost 2 days. It's amazing how much time you have to add to everything when you have little kids. Between the feedings and bathroom breaks we had to stop more often than we would have liked, oh well, I guess you take the good with the bad. The trip was a lot of fun! We spent time with Clint's grandpa Haggard and his new wife. He and Clint talked about Family History and getting records. (We are both trying to get into doing more of that.) Grandpa Haggard has an amazing garden. He raises Talapia fish and has pond where ducks have decided just come and stay; it helps that he feeds them. (= He has a ton of chickens and Kaily loved to watch them. He also has a lot of grape vines. Thank you Grandpa for letting us come and visit with you, we had a great time. Then we went across the property and visited with Uncle Jim, Aunt Terri and their two beautiful daughters, Emily and Darleen. It was fun to see them again. On Saturday we made the trek out to Ajo to visit with Ben and Theresa, Clint's brother and SIL. WE had so much fun at the pic-nic and then playing Age and Settlers of Zerahemla. It was fun to see the kids and how big they are getting, not to mention Shaelynn, we had never met her before. She is adorable! She was born a week after Conner so I had fun seeing the difference. Conner is a chunk compared to her, but I guess that's how boys grow. Then Sunday came and it was time to go home. Clint's dad got really sick while we were there so we didn't get to see him as much as we would have liked. Because of that we didn't end up leaving there until after 12 and so it took us until Monday morning to drive home. Why is it that family trips never seem to last long enough.

4 months

• Wears size 3-6 months and a size 2 diaper
• He's eating apple sauce and carrots baby food mixed with cereal and really doesn't care for the cereal part
• He loves watermellon and apple slices (just sucks on them)
• He likes to grunt and "talk" a lot
• He loves to kick and stand
• He's very fascinated with things dangling infront of him
• He's always sucking on his fingers or whatever he can grab
• He still doesn't sleep through the night
• He likes to squeel really loud
• He loves to sit up and wishes he could do it more by himself
• He can roll over by himself
• He ADORES his big sister and laughs at her all the time
• His nails grow crazy fast- and can slice though your flesh -OUCH
• He loves the morning but is ready for a nap at 10 am and then again at 2 and 4 both naps are only 1/2 hr long
• He goes to bed at 8 pm and loves his bath time
• He's a total momma's boy
• He hates his carseat
• I've had to buy new socks for him twice (each a different size)
• He wears a size 1 shoe

I got this idea from Sarah, so thank you Sarah and I hope you don't mind if I steal it (= Busy at 6 months * I can roll all over the floor * I like to eat some baby food, but mostly I like my mom * I like to try to get others food * I grunt when people talk to me * I smile at everyone * I wear some 3-6 month cloths and some 6-9 month * I wear size 3 diapers * I only tollerate being in my car seat if I am moving * I can sit up * I love to be outside * My eyes are still changing color * I love it when my sister gets mad, but hate it when she cries * I love to play * I get frustrated b/c I can't crawl * I don't sleep through the night yet * I kick my dad out of bed * I love the water, but not too cold * Everything goes in my mouth * I love paper * I love to grab whatever I can * I love my family * I LOVE icecream * I weigh 16.25 lbs. * I'm 26 3/8 inches long

Bowling

Moday May 12, 2008

We went bowling with some firends of ours. Kaily had so much fun. She loved to tell us how to do it. She was so fun to watch!