Spare Time...What's That?

As many of you know, I have been trying my hand at making a braided rug. A little bit ago, I decided to just do it. So, I bought some supplies and found some info on the Internet and got started. Well...it's a slow process. Making a rug isn't necessarily hard, it just takes a while to do it. It is not a overnight craft project, to say the least. Here are some pictures of my progress. My kids are great. Ben is really excited for it to be done. In fact, he told me the other night, "Mom...you should really work on your rug in your spare time and get it done." Well...there you have it. Right from the mouths of babes...I SHOULD work on my rug in my spare time. Now...for spare time....

Another Trip to The Emergency Room

All in all, our family has not had many trips to the ER (knock on wood), which has been fantastic. But we have been babysitting our neighbor's rat named Drake. All our kids, even Shasta, are so amazed by this little creature. They watch it for hours. Of course, McKayLeigh wanted to touch it and was poking her fingers in the cage. Drake bit her finger...really good. She started crying and we noticed blood EVERYWHERE! I think the finger tips bleed a lot more than other places on the body. We put pressure on it of course and tried to stop the bleeding but it wasn't working. So, I drove her to the ER. After 4 1/2 hours sitting in the waiting room, her finger stopped bleeding on its own. The doctors even had the nerve to ask me, 'Was her finger bleeding at all?' YES!! So after all that, it just looks like she has a small paper cut on her finger tip and got just a good ol' regular bandaid. I am glad it wasn't worse, but I was kinda hoping for stitches with all the drama that came with last night. Oh well...we are grateful it is all good.

Playgroup

I have been really enjoying being a part of the playgroup in our ward with some of the other moms and kids that we know. I've been trying to do some sort of fun activity when it is my turn to host it. We took the kids to the firestation a while back and now we have taken them to our local Police Station. And last week we let them color some Easter Eggs. That was GREAT fun. It was only after two pots of egg dye were dumped out in my kitchen that we finally realized this was an outdoor activity with children this age. So, we took them outside and they finished their eggs. At least they enjoyed themselves. And the mess was not that bad inside...it cleaned up pretty good. But...note to self...Dye Easter Eggs Outside Next Year.

Easter 2009

The kids on Easter Morning.








McKayLeigh on Easter Morning.

















Zack on Easter Morning.













Ben on Easter Morning.









Adam and I on Easter Morning.


We had a great Easter this year. The kids got one new movie and new swimsuits and a bit of candy...which was mostly eaten by Sunday night. Oh well...they enjoyed themselves.

KayLeigh's Birthday!!

McKayLeigh in New Birthday Dress.



McKayLeigh with Baby Princess Birthday Cake.



McKayLeigh opening her presents on her Birthday morning.

Another shot of her Birthday Dress.


Her Baby Princess Birthday Cake.

March 2nd was McKayLeigh's birthday. It seemed to last all week. We opened her presents on her Birthday. We did her cake the day after. The next day we went to the firestation and had more cupcakes with them. It's been fun. I want to thank (and KayLeigh wants to thank) everyone for the gifts and thoughts they sent her. With her Birthday money, she bought a Dora the Explorer DVD. For some odd reason, we didn't own any of those DVDs. Now, it's one of her favorites. Since she has seen it so much in such a short amount of time, she is really picking up on things. I overheard her the other day counting in Spanish. There's a few other words she and Zack say as they are playing, too. What fun!! Thanks again!

Fire Station Field Trip

Yesterday the playgroup in our ward met at our local Fire Station and the Firemen took us around their station. The kids had so much fun. The kids were able to interact with Fireman Darryl in all his gear so they would get used to seeing that and not be afraid if they ever saw a fireman in all his gear. They were very friendly and nice. They took the kids outside and let them look at the trucks. Our local station is very old and they are desperately waiting for the new one. They broke ground for it in September 2007 and it seems like it won't even be ready til the end of this year. Hopefully the workers will get moving on it. It will be so nice. One thing interesting that we learned is that the Firestations no longer have Fire Poles. They actually caused too many accidents and they don't put them in any more. They try, as much as possible, to have the Firestations on one level.

Beau-geous!

I have been fiddling with my blog and finally adjusting some of the stuff making it MY OWN. I have found some things that I really like. Since December, McKayLeigh has been using a word she made up and she uses it A LOT!! It's BEAU-GEOUS! It's a cross between the word Beautiful and Gorgeous. I love it! I find myself using that word, too. As example, the new layout of our Blog is...BEAU-GEOUS!