Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Top 15 for May & June

I am sure I will not post for the rest of June due to vacation. So here is our Top 15 for May and 1/2 of June....

15. Summer is here!

14. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts re-opening.

13. Jordon and Katie moving back to AZ after completing dental school. Congratulations!

12. Travis completed his third and final year of Cub Scout Day Camp! Cade missed it by a few weeks and gets to go next year for the first time. :)

11. While Braden was gone to scout camp, Darin had a few days of boredom, with out his brother around. He actually said he missed Braden. I asked him if that meant he would be nice to him when he got home. He of course said yes. I think it lasted about 5 minutes!!

10. Don gave a talk for Father's Day, and did a great job. But he sang the last verse of "O My Father". I'm sure the people around us thought we were so cruel, because we were all laughing, Kambree actually started it when she heard him singing, Braden was hiding behind a Hymn book. It was really funny, luckily Don said he didn't hear or notice!!

9. Mckell was writing down her cousins name. She was asking me how to spell each of them. When we got to Cooper, she said "Mom, I know how to spell Cooper because it is on the big green sign." (We live near Cooper Rd.)

8. Braden turning 12 and receiving the Aaronic Priesthood. He also survived his first year at scout camp, which was "BORING".

7. Travis and Cade are both attending summer school. They have a week and a half left, this is what I've heard so far....
Travis does not like to read, so he says to me, "Mom if I do better in reading in 5th grade, will I not have to take a reading class next summer?"
Cade says, "Mom my teacher says my handwriting is perfect!"

6. Darin graduating from Gilbert Junior High! Wow...a freshman next year.



5. On Memorial Day, Darin, Braden and Travis went swimming all day and got sunburned. Braden with his fair skin was the worst, he was in such pain he had to go without a shirt for a few days, he then blistered, scabbed, and peeled.


4. Cade asks me one day, "Mom when is dad going to die?" "Oh, probably when he is about 80." "Well, how old will you be when dad dies?" "Oh, about 72." "Well, when dad dies will you buy me a puppy?"


3. Darin's baseball team lost 1 game all season. They lost their one and only playoff game. But fortunately the team they lost to didn't have enough players to continue on in the tournament, so the Yankees were asked to play. They ended up WINNING the tournament! Darin was not able to play in the final game. He left for a super activity with our ward the same day. (ask me about the details of that ordeal.) CONGRATS YANKEES!!!

2. I have been 'making' Kambree get in the water and swim. Today when I asked her if she wanted to go swimming or stay home and take a nap. She opted for the nap!

1. To sum it ALL up.....school is over, summer school, swimming, HOT, cub scout day camp, scout camp, super activity, EFY, HOT, grandmas house, sleepovers, cousins, HOT, library, reading (even if it is forced), chores, Father's Day, lots of tomatoes and zucchini from the garden, FOOD (always hungry), teasing, "I'm bored!", HOT, excitment to go to Utah and Idaho, fly fishing, sleeping in, staying up late, watching movies AND school starts August 6th, but whose counting?

Saturday, May 17, 2008

The first two weeks of May...

Mommy Makeover:
Mckell's kindergarten class pampered their mom's for Mother's Day.
We got our makeup done...

and our hair...
I was one of the lucky ones, Mckell did a great job!
View the video at the end of this post!

Another year of BASEBALL...

When we first start the season, I love it.

I love to watch the game.

I love being outside enjoying the weather.

AND MOST OF ALL

I love it when the season is over!

Darin still has a few more games.

Braden, Travis and Cade are officially over!!


BIRTHDAYS!


Braden turned 12.
Lucky guy, he always gets to celebrate his birthday with Mother's Day.
Besides going to Magic Mountain for Skyler's birthday, he and 10 of his friends are going to see a movie next weekend.

Travis (10) and Skyler (13)


Travis had a baseball party for his birthday at the park! It was lots of fun!







Thursday, May 1, 2008

Following good examples....

Okay I am going to attempt a TOP TEN (following Sarah and Katie's examples). I am not very good at writing anything down, and REALLY not good at remembering, so this is going to be a challenge for me.

Here's the TOP TEN for APRIL

10. Baseball season is coming to a close; Darin's team is undefeated while Braden's team has won 1 game; Travis and Cade's teams are doing well (not so competitive at this age, we are thrilled if they manage to hit the ball and get on base!)

9. Whenever Kambree has to go to the bathroom, she announces, "Hurry mom, I am going to pee myself" while she is running and grabbing herself.

8. Don loves nick names he calls: Travis 'Buck' and Cade 'wheat'; Kambree is "Kambrees POPCORN Leavitt". Braden would like him to STOP calling him 'Bunch' especially during a baseball game. Cade would LIKE everyone to call him 'Cadester'.

7. We have finally gotten over, "and we are thankful Pres. Hinckley died for us" in our prayers.

6. I have a conversation with Mckell on who came from whose tummy. When we were discussing Don's mom, she said "you mean the grandma that lives far away with the grandpa I like?"

5. All of the kids beg for gum during sacrament meeting. Finally, I give in. Then Mckell says, mom "I don't know how this gum got in my hair!!! " Thankfully it came out fairly easy, but she is not allowed to have gum until she is six!

4. Kambree's list of baby dolls: "white baby", "fat baby", "laugh baby", "naked baby", "Cindy" (the only one with a name), "pink baby", and "little baby".

3. One more Pinewood Derby car complete. 8 down, 4 to go (but who's counting??)

2. Letting Darin drive home from G & G's house after Sunday dinner. It was quite amusing to hear everyone's comments on 'we were going to die' and 'watch out for that car'.

1. Brace yourself for this one, and excuse the language! Mckell went across the street to see if her friend could play. She came home and says, "Damn-it mom I forgot to tell her something." I was trying very hard not to laugh and explained to her that we can say dang-it or darn-it, but not that word.