Baths and Candy

This is what happened when I wouldn't let Kristen take a bath the other day. She ran off to pout so I went about my business. Which happened to be laundry that day. I left the lid open while the water was filling so I could run up and get a few more clothes. I came back down and she was submerged in the water of the full machine.














She always will try and find a plan b or c or d to accomplish her "goals". Which later in life will be a great thing but for now her "Inventiveness" is just annoying and frankly exhausting.

We went to a parade the other day and got way to much candy. Colin has his own huge bag he worked hard collecting in the rain. I heard a friend talking to their daughter about donating some of the candy.Knowing how Colin has an unhealthy(in more ways than one) obsession with candy I thought it would be fun to mess with him a little. Yes I know thats probably not in any parenting book but really I have to find entertainment somehow.

So I say to Colin--hey colin how about you donate some of your candy to some kids in the hospital. I see the alarm instantly in his eyes. Then he slowly and cautiously says umm I don't think that's a good idea. "Really", I said why not it may make them happy". Umm no I think it would probably be really bad for them to have it and just may make them more sick....so I think I better just keep it all. Way to take one for the team Colin.In the car today the radio was giving some entertainment report and says something about someone on TV "dropped the F bomb" on this live show. Colin was in the back and says a few minutes later-- so mom did they throw it at someone or just drop it?

Summer in September

As you are aware I have been a great big slacker in the blogging department. I am trying to get caught up with blogging and with housework and with eating better and exercising more. SO naturally I picked to start with blogging. So we will do some review to get back up to date.
In June we went to my mom's in TN for a visit. My kids found some wigs and were having some fun.Ben had fun with Grandma playing blocks.Colin and Ryan were talking about what they want to be when they grow up

Ryan said I want to be an artist and a guy that does puppets. Can you do both? Colin says yeah probably. I want to be an inventor. If I get fired from being an inventor I think I will be an Airforce guy with planes and stuff.

Way to have a back up plan Colin.
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Apparently according to my camera(because there were no pictures on it) we did nothing else until August when my whole family came to visit. It was really great seeing my brother and his family who just got back from their 2 years in Nepal. So we had a full week. Kevin and Mike took the older kids wakeboarding. Fun and painful was what they decided when they were done. My brother said it would have been cheaper to just pay someone to beat us up in the parking lot.
We went to the sprayground for the little people.
We played in the rain.
Then we went to the Aquarium. Highlight was petting the sharks.
Then we went to a great big amusement park that was probably the worst day for me ever. If I would have thought it out I would have realized that strong willed 3 year olds do not like standing in lines quietly and get highly agitated and offended when they are told after they finally get on and ride that they have to get off after the 5 sec. ride and go stand in line again if you want to do it again. So I don't have many pictures but all the other kids loved it. Thanks to my mom and dad for watching Ben so I didn't have to battle two kids.