Thank Goodness for Baseball

My Brother-in-Law coaches varsity baseball and his team made it to State again this year. Way to go Jason! Unfortunately, the trip down here was about as far as they went. The excellent part is that my sister came down with Dylan and Hallie. My mom was also able to join them. We had a great time. Kevin got to take Dylan on a very COLD fishing trip, while the girls spent the evening at Pojo's. We rode the carousel (several times), played lots of games and ate lots of candy. The best part of the Pojo's night-out was the bumper car ride that my sister and I went on. I do not think I have laughed that hard in a LONG time. I literally could not breathe at one point. There was a little girl on the ride with us that had it out for my sister. She was probably about 8 years old. The hilarity of it was that she kept looking at my sister and saying "You're going down!". It was hysterical.

It was so much fun to watch the kids play together. Sidney is finally old enough to really get in on the action. Her older cousin Dylan was more than eager to accomodate her. He "Drove Miss Daisy" all around the neighborhood.

On Saturday, we all went to the pool at the gym. Kendall was like a little fish. On previous visits, it would take about 30 minutes for her to even leave the steps. During this trip she was determined to keep up with the big kids. Before the day was over she was jumping off the side of the pool, dunking under the water and "swimming" to her Aunt Stephie.

Next weekend we are taking the girls up to spend a week with my parents all by theirselves. My mom made a countdown chart (complete with a sticker for each day) so the girls could see how many days until their big trip. I am really excited for them. It is going to be a very special week and I hope that we are able to do this every year. My Dad told Kendall that he would cook her breakfast every day. I am not sure he knew what he was getting himself in to. Tonight Kendall told Papa Mark that she really wants pink pancakes with chocolate chips in them.

While my mom was here I stole some pictures off her camera. Here is a picture of my gorgeous niece Hallie. She had a dance recital at the local college. My sister said she was just like a professional. At one point during the routine, her hat fell off. My sister said that she just kept on dancing as if nothing had ever happened.

For those who were wondering, Kendall is finally back in her bed. She spent nearly two weeks sleeping on the floor of her bedroom in this nice cozy bed she had made. Two nights ago when I went in to kiss her she was sleeping in her bed. I asked her about it the next day and she told me she was having a hard time falling asleep. So back to her bed it is!

Triple Post Day

Sheesh. Apparently I need to post more frequently. Kendall has been having this terrible cough that comes and goes. It results in near sleeplessness for several nights. Enough was enough. We took her to the doctor and as it turns out she has Asthma. They gave her a breathing treatment in the office. She really liked the cool mask.

They sent her home with her own mask to use at home and some medicine to take daily. After the breathing treatment, she came home and slept for 4 hours. She has been responding to the medication very well.

Double Post Day

I got a new bike this week. I have been wanting one of these for quite sometime. It was a choice between green, blue or pink. Pink won!

Bounce House - Take Two

Saturday morning we got the girls ready and went to browse the yard sales. Check out Kendall's "sassy" new haircut. We found a few good buys including a bead set and a couple of preschool books.

While we were out, we stopped by the fairgrounds to check out Idaho's Largest Garage Sale. Kevin and I were pretty nostalgic. It reminded us of the Saturday morning flea market in Ventura. They had three bounce houses and two GIANT slides. We got there early enough that we pretty much had the place to ourselves. If you recall from the last post, we were at a birthday party and Sidney did not want anything to do with the bounce house. This week it was a completely different story.


The girls had a blast. We all (yes, myself included) took our turn down the giant blow-up slide. It was pretty hilarious.
Kevin and I followed up the great day with a date night. It is amazing how three hours without the kids can seem like an eternity. We went to dinner, out for a drink and stopped by Mrs. Powell's candy store. It seemed like we were out forever.

On an odd "toddler" note...Kendall has taken up residence on her bedroom floor. She discovered this cozy flannel blanket in her closet a couple of days ago and proceeded to make herself a bed on the floor. She has been sleeping there ever since. Oh to be made of rubber and think that the floor is a terrific place to sleep.

Mmm Mmm Goodness

This weekend we made a batch of homemade power bars. This is a recipe that I won at the United Way auction at work a couple of years ago. They are full of yummy goodness - raisins, dried cranberries, coconut, walnuts, sunflower seeds, honey, peanut butter, flax seeds and best of all chocolate chips. The thing that I love most about this recipe is that I can alter it however I choose and they always turn out yummy. The girls got a lot of enjoyment out of licking the spoons.


Kendall and Sidney went to a birthday party yesterday. There was a "bouncy dragon" as Kendall called it. She spent most of the afternoon getting tossed around in the house. While Sidney would have no part of it. I tossed her in at one point, and she totally freaked. Then after pulling her back out she kept clamoring to get back in. I do not believe that she actually "wanted" back in, but she sure had fun trying to crawl up the dragon's tongue (the slide).

Speaking of freaking out. Sidney hates the carwash. Her mild dislike for the carwash has turned into a full fledged panic attack. Who can blame her? I hope this passes as going through the carwash can be a lot of fun, and the smell is SO good. Especially the ones that have the "triple" soap.

Kevin was true to his form and made Mother's day a very special occasion. He arranged for a manicure and lunch with my girlfriends on Saturday. The ladies and I went to a Hawaiian Cafe that turned out to be VERY yummy. The french fries were a mixture of white and sweet potatoes sprinkled with coarse salt. Of course I picked out all of the sweet potatoe fries and ate them first! Then I awoke to a beautiful card and starbucks gift card on Sunday. Kevin wanted to take me out for breakfast, but was kind enough to listen to my cries of "NO WAY". I did not want to fight the Mother's Day breakfast crowd. So we opted for homemade pink pancakes with chocolate chips instead.

Happy Mother's Day to our mom's. They are two of the most loving ladies I know! Both of these women are a true testament to the fact that Motherhood does not stop once the kids are out of the house.

A closing picture for today - Kendall getting a kiss from Coco. Not sure she was too thrilled about it:)