And Now...

Give it up for Tink!

I don't know if you can hear her at the end, but she says, "That's all the moves I got."

I love these kids.

School is back (YIPEEEE)

Aw yeah! There he is looking all bad, don't mess with this guy, he's goin to 3rd grade today in his custom made ghetto blaster t-shirt, and his wind breaker, breakin' all that wind...Third Grade, I sure wouldn't want to be you!What?! Look at this kid, no fear, nope not one. That's a three for third grade, not an offensive gang sign being thrown by my 8 year old-for the record.

He was so excited this morning to go to school, he even made his own lunch, I'm so proud. We quietly celebrated his excitement so we wouldn't wake up anyone else in the house-everyone else in the house. Then, he was off to school, he did let me give him a kiss and hug goodbye (just as long as his friends couldn't see).

And my Tink! Here she is making a K with her fingers just in case you couldn't tell.

And again with her whole body. Nice going huh. She had a really hard time pronouncing Kindergarten, so for a couple days she was calling it K-town. My kids are so tough, Peregrine Elementary better watch itself. Check yourself before you wreck yourself if you know what I mean...

And on the bus she went. She was super excited about that part of today. She got on the bus and sat right by cute little Will (and trust me this kid is CUTE). That's my girl. I only cried a little bit, I did much better than I thought I would.

Oh! And on the way home after school, I had the honor of walking next to Kermit and we heard someone calling his name, only to look over and see some super cute girl in the car with her dad, yelling out the window to my little Kermit.

What?

Not that I can blame her though.
And the 2010-11 year starts with a BANG BAM BOOM!!!

that's pretty good I think

Welp, there goes summer

I feel like I just blogged about my cute niece, and now here we are the last Saturday before school starts!

Summer went by too fast, and a little too slow at times. Tink and Kermit are done with each other, they love each other and they are sick of each other and they tattle on each other, then they make messes together, and fight some more...yeah, I think they're ready for school.

Our summer went a little like this: Get up, find a body of water somewhere to go play in and do it.

Here are the girls at Eagle Island Park. I was not prepared for a water day, so they are swimming around fully clothed. Tink did a magnificent impression of a crab for anyone who would watch and Smalls was just content to walk up and down the beach for the rest of her life if I'd let her.

My Smalls. She is not so small anymore, she can wear a 3T and sometimes a 4T. We're looking into volleyball and basketball for this one.

We did some Boise exploring this summer.

Every Wednesday night there were bands playing on the Grove and these B Boys were all set up to do their magic. Tink was amazed to say the least. She could have watched them all night.
Lucky for us, she showed us some of her moves as well. I have video of this I will post in a different post since this one's got way too much goin' on.
Earlier that day we found an inch worm, and she played with it for like an hour before deciding to search for it's family so she could return it safely to them. She was content to let him go after I explained to her that they were probably involved in hide-and-seek and he was the seeker so she'd never find his family because inch worms are the best hiders ever. I had a worried little Tink on my hands for a little bit there.
Had to hit the Boise Historical Museum (this is what you do when you have no travelin' money). We had never been there and it was something Kermit could use for Scouts. There were some interesting things there and some boring things too, and we looked at them all.

The interactive saddles were a huge hit with my kids.
Smalls was amazed by this canoe in the Lewis and Clark wing of the museum, she later decided to go ahead and get in the boat, but that picture's at the bottom...stupid Blogger.
Smalls in front of the great Gem State, how cute is that outfit? I know and perfect for museum day because there were no rivers or fountains or any of that stuff.
Tink and a donkey. This was at the museum, but I can't remember what for...I mean, does this look like history? I dunno, I'm gonna have to go back and check it out again.

Oh parades! This was a doozy of a parade too, the Meridian Dairy Days parade with Miss Dairy and lots of cow-themed "floats". They throw tons of candy and they also give out cheese sticks and milk. Good times and dairy food, what more do you need?
Here we are getting the perfect spot. Tink and Kermit are following Dan, he's our adopted Grampa, we adore him and his wife, Diane.
They came with us to the parade
There's the gang, I had to at least get one picture of us all together except Dan, he is recognized everywhere he goes and at this moment he was being loved by another family.

Aren't these guys too cute though? And Diane is the nicest person you'd ever meet. She and my stepmom are super best friends, they've known each other forever and ever, that's how we met them. Since our Grammy and Nana and Grampa live so far away, we take out our Gramma/Grampa time on them.

They don't seem to mind so far.
Kermit caught a smashingly stylish t-shirt, it fits him perfectly too.

Tink was very kind to share her candy after she tried it and decided she didn't really like it. That's my girl...

What summer is complete without the backyard swimming pool?

Rambo would tell you every summer, and probably swear a little too.

Lucky for my kids, I don't feel the same way so I got them a pool to play in, and it is being loved!

Smalls looks like some kind of swimsuit model in this cute little pool, she stinkin' loves this thing. When it's not full of water, they turn it upside down and get underneath it and play. I love watching my kids play in the summertime, they are a lot more creative than I thought they were...wow, that sounded really mean. I just love seeing their minds work and watching what they come up with.
Who's got the cutest kids? We all have the same answer to that question and that answer, of course, is "me".

Ah! I told you she'd get in there with that wood guy and his wood dog.

"THAT DOG LOOKS JUST LIKE UNCLE NATE'S DOG!"

"SHHHHHH", said mom.

"We're in a museum you know."

"I know it's just that, it looks just like his dog, Stoner or something like that-"

"I know."
That's Me and Kermit talkin'.

So, sorry we couldn't blog for a while, we've been kinda busy.
That was a lot of pictures, and y'know something, I still have like a ton more, I will spare you though. Hopefully I'll have more time to do this now that school is back in and I have afternoons to just me and Smalls!

She's Here!

We have a baby!!!

Look at this precious little thing! She is like the most beautiful thing on the planet! I looooove newborn babies, I am salivating just looking at her. Not like I would eat her, it's just that-well, look at her!
This picture just makes me cry, what a baby! Me-not her, although she is a baby.
Every new mama knows this picture. I did not look this good in any of my new mama pictures- stinkin D, lookin all pretty already. Note to Sassy: It's okay to be ugly sometimes, sheesh!Seriously, how totally precious is that? How can you see love like that and ever question if there is a God in Heaven?
I love you and your sweet little family!

Well, it's not the Pop Tarts

Our little Smalls, is not so small anymore. She's not quite 18 months and I can put her into 3T crap. She's my little chunka monka, I love it personally. However, I have had some people make comments on her little chubbiness -which I LOVE!-not the comments, the chubbiness.

I can tell you from this experience, it is not the Pop Tarts.

Do you see what she does with them? She just sort of performs an autopsy on them.
I don't think anyone has ever done this during an autopsy, but there you go. That's probably all of the pop tart she actually ate. Not nearly enough to make her thighs look the way they do-which I heart!Anyway, I love my chubby bubby, so please no more comments unless it's about how much you love her too.
WORD from her mutha!

PS They're not comments I get on my blog, you are all very nice on my comments on my blog, these are comments people make to my face! Can you believe it? To my face!!! I'm not naming names-but psh....To my face!

Like Riding a Bike

So, this weekend I got to go to Smithfield and ride in Little Red with my sister. It was a lot of fun, and bum still hurts a little.

The race started in Shirt's living room....just kidding!

We are just being fitted to our bikes so our knees don't hurt so bad. B and their neighbor Bert (right bottom corner) are super bike guys! They know everything about bikes and how they should fit you, so good for me because I know nothing about bikes except -picture me rollin'.
This is Shirt with her cute neighbor's wife-who is also cute herself-they are just a very cute couple. She has purple in her hair! It looks so cute, (a lot of cuteness happening this weekend). I think she's inspired me to put a non-hair color color into my hair just for a little while. Can you imagine? My kids would think I was the coolest-what am I saying, they probably think that already.

This was our first stop, I think we were 20 miles in at this point, and we look so tough-kinda tough. Who am I kidding? Shirt could kick my butt.
She looks tough and I look, well, like that. Sittin' there doing her bike thing. Cute pink handle bars huh? B did that.

Look at my leg! I don't know how I did that. Must be chains on that bike or somethin'.

Me and Pat and lunch time, I so should have eaten more, and played on the playground a little more.

After almost passing out from not eating enough at lunch we finally did cross the finish line. We accomplished 60 miles this year. Shirt could have gone a lot longer, she could probably ride her bike up to my house, but she hung out with my sorry sore bum and did the 60 with me.

I love this girl.

This is us rockin' our paper crowns. Can I get a woot woot!

And this is the bike that got me through it all. Isn't she a beaut'?

And now it truly was time to pass out.

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2 days later we were feeling back to normal again, and it happened to be my birthday, so these 2 took me to dinner at Cafe Sabore (you gotta roll the r at the end, it's much cooler that way). It was so much fun. Look at them, aren't they just so cute you wanna pinch their cheeks? I love B's smile, he's as nice as he looks in this pic too. And he got stuck with my crazy sis'. They are perfect for each other.

Love you guys!!!

What's that you're wondering about? That adorable drink next to Shirt...

It's a PINK ZEBRA!!! Like the one from last year. It is a tradition to go along with Little Red, we must have our zebras.

And this is just before I had to go. Isn't she so cute?

Here she is with her cute puppies, they are so sweet.

And one for the road. Right before I had to get in the car and go away.

And then I got in the car and this is what I saw. She is so sad that I'm leaving... But I was the one who cried, I am such a baby!

We had a ton of fun together watching SYTYCD and laughing until our tummies hurt, making cake, eating way too much crap, sleeping late and staying up late, beading, zumba-ing, shopping, eating crap, laughing some more. It was just too much fun.

Thank you for letting me come stay with you B and Shirt! I love you guys way more than you can imagine, and that's a lot.
For more information on this post, visit Shirt's blog from my sidebar. It's the one that says "Shirt".

I don't know how to do that instant click thing and then you're there.

Okay, done.

Okay

I know it's been forever since I blogged, I will not bore you with all the details of why not, I'll just move onto the most recent of our adventures. Tink has turned 5, and if you'll notice, her party consisted of mainly boys-should I be worried? They all love her too. There's one boy at preschool who tells her every time I pick her up, "I'll miss you 'Tink'", and she says in passing, "Yeah, I'll miss you too." It actually sounds more like "yemishyouto". She's so unaware of her adoring fans. I hope to keep it that way until she is out of high school and well into college.Okay, I love this picture of her getting a rainbow dress, this is exactly how we would all react at getting a rainbow dress right? Love it.
Originally these balloons were for the party-Tinks party, but Smalls fell in love with them immediately and, lucky for us, Tink was in a sharing mood so Smalls got to tote them all around the house with her for hours and hours and hours.

Okay, this is the money shot! Look at that bikini babe! She looks so stinking adorable in this thing, and look at her working the runway. I hope your computer will let you make this picture bigger, it's absolutely stunning. Could you die? I love this baby and her big old kegger of a belly, I just eat it, she is absolutely delicious!

And let us not forget that Tink graduated Preschool, she has moved on from Busy Bees and is officially a Kindergartener. Dang, life is going to stink without Miss Janet. I'm sure she'll be thrilled to know that Tink plans on visiting her all summer to play in her backyard (she doesn't want Miss Janet to miss her too much).

Kermit is doing swell, he's still just scouting along, they had the Pinewood Derby the other night, I will try to post pictures eventually, he looks soooo cute in all that scout junk!

Over and out.