Princess Festival, Girls Day Out

Em and I had a Girl's Day Out today at the Princess Festival in Lindon. We went with our friends, Kellie, Mackley and Emery and had a rip roaring time.

Prince Charming had a lisp, but it didn't phase the girls at all. I thwear he thaid printhess like a ba-thillion times.

Hot Damn the shoe fits!

I didn't realize they knew I was coming. It was nice of them to warn other Festival Go-ers.

How Much Wood?

We saw a dead woodchuck/beaver/rockchuck thing smashed to the road the other day, and being the clever mother that I am, introduced the Hoodlums to tongue twisters. I spit out the Woodchuck Tale, and Sally Seashell to the Boyz, and they thought it was a great time.

Tonight, Dave and I were folding the mountain of clean laundry at the foot of our bed, when we heard Dyl come laughing down the stairs. His laugh always gets me, because it's a very high pitched giggle, and it is usually uncontrollable. He stumbled into our room, and was barely able to verbalize the new twister that he and Dawson had come up with.

The first time around, all I picked up on, was the word, "pooh," before he dissolved into giggles. Dave and I both set in with the warning eyebrows, when he blurted out, "How much pooh, could a kangaroo chew, if a kangaroo could chew pooh." We lost it. We laughed so hard, and lost all credibility, but what can I say? As Twisters go, that's pretty damn good.

Sticks Turns Six

My baby boy turned six today. What a crazy, unpredictable little guy. He is always saying the funniest, sometimes loudly embarrassing things, but he keeps us wildly entertained. He had a bunch of his friends for swimming party and they had a spectacular time.

Later we had a party with the Fam, which is just as fun for Dyl, because he loves to play with his cousins.

He got two frogs, and named them Meat and Sticks, after himself and Dawson.

Smith & Morehouse

Today we decided to venture up the canyon. It was crazy to see the Weber River overflowing on both sides of the road. The water looks really mad, as Dawson would say, and incredibly dangerous. I don't think I have ever seen it overflowing the banks, and it is quite a sight to behold.

We took a picnic up to Smith & Morehouse and attracted some unwanted insects. At one point a dinosaur-sized wasp started buzzing around my head, and I mentioned very calmly to the kids to observe the correct way to handle a bee. You know, if you don't bother it........ Well, Dave decided to help, and I felt that he was trying to trap the bee in my ear, (although he tells it differently) so I started screaming bloody murder and thrashing around like a maniac. I was successful in scaring the bee, and scarring the Hoodlums. Lesson learned.

We had a great afternoon catching frogs, pretend fishing, and hiking around. We finished off the day with a pine cone fight, which I believe the Hoodlums won.

Dancin' Darlin'

Emma had her dance recital tonight. She did great and it was hilarious to watch all the little dancers.

The Boys were funny about clapping and cheering her on. They think she is the Cat's Meow, and I know that she loves their guts too.

The best part of dance every week for Em, is getting to twirl around with her friends.

Mackley, Brinley and Halle.

Halle, Em and Brinley

Miss Alene was a great teacher. She got a little ornery towards the end of the year, but I can hardly blame her.