LOLO AND PRINNY K

PICS FROM TASKA'S VISIT IN FEBRUARY

Hatch man playing dress up. He's a Pirate-Cowboy.

Zailee is a Kung-Fu Dinosuar

Logan is a Samurai

CLICK.......PAUSE........REWIND........STOP!

Ever seen the movie "Click" with Adam Sandler? Pretty cute movie, and totally GENIUS idea. I'm sure that every mother who saw that movie thought as I did, "Wow, I'd love to get my hands on one of those remotes." Today was most definitely a CLICK! kind of day. Since I don't have a handy dandy remote to pause a moment in life, or mute a screaming child, or let's be honest, REWIND a few things (a thrusting sword that knocked over and broke my favorite lamp and vase, as I said before, one of "those" kind of days), I have several hiding places instead. Yes, I admit that I occasionally hide from my children. There, I said it. Truthfully I can't hide very long. I've got 2-3 minutes tops before my 4 1/2 year old Evil Kanevil is on the loose, but this couple of minutes is just the right dose. There is a stool in my pantry I use to get things down from the top shelf. I also use it to rest my weary rump when I need a break. It's actually very quiet in there. I prefer the light off...otherwise I'm looking at the messy pile of tupper ware and dust in the corners. Another one is a chocolate break in my master bathroom. Yep, I sneak candy and tip-toe into my bathroom to eat it in silence on the comfy chair by the window. Totally weird I know, and totally worth your judgment. My husband gave me the strangest look when I brought that chair home from the D.I. and placed it in the bathroom a couple months after we moved in. But now he hides there once in a while as well. And last but certainly not least, my cold storage room. It's always freezing down there, and the cool air gives me a little oomph every now and again. It's always a work in progress, so when Kresta is down for a nap and Silas is at preschool, I take 15 minutes to clear my head by organizing and putting away my food storage items. Crazy I know, but it works for me. So there, who needs a little click remote. There's nothing that a few good minutes of piece and quiet, and a little chocolate can't fix!

KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS

I was driving Silas to to preschool one morning when a tumbleweed blew across the road in front of us. Silas says, "Look Mom! Ets a tumbeball from a cowboy state!"

One morning as I'm dressing Kresta for the day Silas says, "Mom, can girls go to construction site worker school? Cuz I think Kresta will want to drive BIG trucks when she grows up!"

Gaige (Si's best buddy) was over for a play date.  Gaige wanted to say the prayer for lunch, so since he was the guest Silas obliged. When Gaige was done, Silas said, "WOW Gaige, dat was fast!" Gaige replied: "Yeah, Jesus had short prayers. He really did Si. My daddy said so."

Silas was walking a plate of apples, cheese and crackers to the table when a couple of the apple slices slid off his plate. "Ahhh, Snaps!" LOL

Jason and I were heading out for a date night, so I admit, I got a little carried away and dolled up, I even curled my hair. What can I say, I was excited about having adult conversation and getting to actually eat my dinner while it was still hot! As I came down the stairs Silas was playing with his cars, and he stopped, stared and dropped his jaw as he said, "Wow Mom, you look...fantastical!

BASKET RACE CAR DRIVING!

It's a given that almost every adult on the planet (who's mom does laundry, and let's face it, that's pretty much EVERY woman) has a picture of themselves as a baby cheering and cooing from inside a Laundry Basket Car. What is it about these pictures that just make you smile? Must be a reminder of our childhood. I have many, many memories of goofing around with laundry baskets, including racing my brother down the stairs of our house in Cokeville (I was 8). Luckily, no stitches were needed! I have pics of me at about one in a laundry basket, as well as one of Logan and Silas, and now Kresta.