EMBRACE THE CHAOS: August 2010

Sunday, August 15, 2010

TGIS (thank goodness it's schooltime!)

Finally, I can go shopping, to the gym, and prepare lunch for only 1 child! Cale started 1st grade, and Carli started full-day kindergarten! hooray!

Even though this is cute, Carli's motivation to hold Cale's hand was to hurry him up. He was taking his sweet time getting to school, and she was terribly anxious to start her first day.

This is a normal scene at lunchtime for Cale. He's always the last one out to the playground, again taking his sweet time. The lunch ladies make him evacuate when the "big kids" come to eat at his table.

Summer Lovin', had me a blast!

Aside from the $400 electric bill we have to put up, summer can be quite lovely, even in 112 degree weather.

Especially sitting out in the hot, hot sun during swim meets. Don't ask me why, but they held these swim meets at night between 5-8pm. It is still over 100 degrees at this time, so we just soak in our own sweat while we enviously watch our children frolicking in the cool water.

Cale is on the left

His awards ceremony

I unfortunately turned the big 30 this summer as well. Stacy and Chad, Kristin and Mike, and Karen all came to my little party.

I've never been a cake person, so Spencer made this fruit pizza for me. Delicious!

Cale and Carli wanted to try a lemonade stand this year. Right when we got it all set up, the one and only storm of the entire summer rolled in and down-poured on us. It was rather ironic. We'll have to try again next summer. They made their own poster and everything.

Now that Danielle is 2, Carli and her are becoming great friends.

Getting ready for church.

Spencer inherited a bunch of bow ties from his grandpa. Cale discovered them and absolutely LOVES them. The first time he wore one to church, a bunch of teenage boys were coming up to him and complimenting him, saying they wished they had a bow tie. Cale was very proud. He loves nothing more than to dress up in a 3-piece suit with a bow tie. WHY?? Because that's what vampire's wear. If we would let him wear his cape to church, trust me, he would.

Playing in our pool is our favorite part of summer

picnic under the trampoline

Funny Quotes

I found Cale trying to drag our old microwave into the house. I asked him what he was doing, and he said, "I want a microwave in my room."
Cale: "Dad, Why am I short like you and not tall like Mom if I was in Mom's tummy?"
Cale: "Mom, I don't always want you in command of my food!"
At dinner, my kids were not happy with what I was serving. Carli said,"Why do we have to eat burritos again?" and Cale said, "Why do you have to put melted blobs of cheese on top?" So I said, "Why do I have to have such whiny kids?" And Cale said,"Well, if you didn't put blobs of cheese on the burritos, I wouldn't whine about it."
Carli suggested to Cale that he get on the floating bed in the pool and she would push him around. He said no, and she asked why. He said, " Because I don't want a crazy back-seat driver pushing me around the pool!"
(this is what Spencer said as we were touring D.C.) I knew where we were, until I realized I didn't know where we were going."
My sister, Debbie, was telling Cale all about what surgeons do. I asked Cale if he wanted to be a doctor when he grew up, I told him that doctors make a lot of money, and he said, "Really? Well, I would give all my extra money to the poor people." I said, "are you sure you don't want to use it to by a big house, a nice car, or a boat?" And he wisely said, "Mom, I think the poor people would need it more than me."
Carli: "Mom, I love you because you let me do whatever I want."
Carli: "Mom, when I see Mike kiss Kristin, I get really jealous."
Carli: "Mom, I should probably dress my barbie, because I don't think Heavenly Father would be very happy if the barbie came to life and she was naked!"

Funny Happenings

I was telling the kids that I had something I had to go to on Saturday morning, and that I hoped it wouldn't be during Cale's BB game. Carli said, "Well, Mom, if it is, how will Cale get to his game?" And I said, "Dad will take him." And she said, "Oh yeah, I forgot about him!"
When we were at my Mom and Dad's house for Christmas, we watched "Dumb and Dumber" one night for old time's sake. We didn't know Carli had snuck to the stairs and was watching the movie quietly. We quickly sent her to bed as soon as we found out. Then a few days later, Cale was asking Carli what kind of pet she would want if she couldn't have a dog or cat. She said, "nothing". Cale said, "not even a bird or something?" And she said, "No way! There head's fall off!"
We were showing our kids our old VHS wedding video last night. When it was over, another home video came on screen and it happened to be my brother's birthday party when I was about 15. I had taken a burnt out, smoking birthday candle and was pretending that it was a cigarette. I really looked like I was enjoying it. I looked over at my kids, and their eyes were as big as saucers. Cale said, "Mom, why are you smoking?" Spencer gave me a disapproving look and I felt so ashamed.
We were eating in a restaurant, and Cale said, "Mom, look over there." All I saw was some empty tables, so I asked, "what is it?" And he said, "That's what the lunch room looks like when I'm eating!" (Apparently he is always the last one in the lunchroom eating, and all the lunch ladies are always pressuring him to hurry and eat.)
Cale was teasing Carli about something, and she calmy said, "Mom, I'm going to be like Joseph Smith and not get mad when Cale is being mean." Well, guess what happened? Cale immediately stopped teasing, because it was no longer any fun!

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Sunday, August 15, 2010

TGIS (thank goodness it's schooltime!)

Summer Lovin', had me a blast!

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