Memorial Day 2005

On Memorial Day we went and put flowers on my little brother's grave. He would be 15 years old, a freshman in highschool. We couldn't decide if he would be playing sports or sitting in front of the computer like his dad. Probably both. Love ya Danny!

Satisfied Homeowners

We turned on our sprinklers for the first time since we moved in. I'm surprised they worked. Actually, there was something really satisfying knowing that they were our sprinklers to our home.

Good Neighbors

Yesterday when I got the kids home from daycare I took Kayla in the house, let the dogs out back and then went back outside to get Jaida. Well of course she was no where to be seen. I went down the driveway and looked over at the neighbors house and there she was. She was trying to open their door. I told her to come home and she yells back, "No, I want to play with Sydney and Hannah. Let me in! Let me in!" The closer I got to getting her the louder she yelled and then started pounding on the door. "Let me in, let me in..." When the door opened I could hear Bobbi saying, "Hi Jaida, did you want to come in?" I finally got to the door and after talking for awhile Bobbi said that she would feed Jaida lunch and let her play with the girls for awhile. Do I have awesome neighbors or what?

This morning Monty called me at work and said, "Why didn't you wake me up when you left this morning?" I immediatley asked, "Why? What did Jaida do?" He said that he got a call, waking him up. It was Bobbi, "I don't know if you know this, but Jaida is over at our house..."

Thank goodness for good neighbors!

Grandma Visits

Grandma at her visit to my house. Can you see Rocky in the window?

Kayla At The Zoo

Kayla slept most of the time we were at the zoo, but she had fun when she was awake.

Jaida At The Zoo

I'm finally posting pictures from our trip to the zoo. This giraffe got really close to us.

Stinker

The other day Monty's brother Dusty, came up from St. George to get some stuff that he had left at our house. He stayed for about 15 minutes and then decided to head back down. Monty and Jaida went out to say good-bye and this is how it went.
Monty: Jaida say good-bye.
Jaida: Good-bye Dusty(softly)
Monty: Louder
Jaida: GOOD-BYE DUSTY(yelling)
Monty: Tell him to drive safely
Jaida: Drive safely(quietly)
Monty: Louder
Jaida: DRIVE SAFELY(yelling)
Monty: Say, I'm a stinker
Jaida: I'N A (pause), I'N NOT A STINKER!

National Provider Appreciation Day

Friday, May 6 was National Provider Appreciation Day. Honestly I think people in that line of work deserve an appreciation week. They probably have one of the toughest jobs. Imagine dealing with four infants at one time. Diaper changes, spit ups, messes after eating, bottle feedings - and they don't just prop the bottle. Then it's the older kids - eight kids to one teacher? I'm not sure on that number. There is of course laughing, playing, singing, and fun. However there is also crying, hitting, pinching, biting, screaming, and pure defiance. I cannot imagine doing that for eight hours a day - well, I guess I do it almost 24 hours a day but I only have two kids to worry about.

We gave each teacher a jar of Burt's Bees Hand Salve, a small bottle of smelly lotion, and a thank you card.

My thanks go out to all daycare providers!!

"Don't Argue With Me"

This morning while Jaida and I were eating breakfast I was watching her take really big bites of cereal.
"Wow, you are taking huge bites of cereal," I commented.
"No I'm not!" Jaida says as she furrows her eyebrows and gives me a look of death.
I calmly reply, "Jaida, you don't have to act like that. I wasn't being mean I was just making a comment."
With the same look of death and furrowed eyebrows she curtly replies, "Don't argue with me!"

I ducked my head and hid my smile.