Trip to Twin Falls Temple (Say that three times fast)

Well, two weeks ago we went to Twin Falls to walk through their new Temple. We had a great time. We then went to Shoshone Falls ("Niagara Falls of the west"). The falls were running pretty high, so the kids were impressed. We then drove home and Cora threw up, twice. That was the beginning of a crazy couple of weeks. So we got home and she threw up again. She was doing better when I put her to bed, but then it was Spencer's turn. He threw up 7 times and had the back door trots ALL NIGHT LONG. It took all of Wednesday to recover from that night. Then Thursday I got us ready to go camping on Friday (that will come in a later post). We came home Sunday, I started reading Breaking Dawn and it took all of my free time til Tuesday. Wednesday Kate came over for a play date. After she left, Carter and I started to feel like crap resulting in throwing up. We then felt like crap for another couple of days and so here I am! Finally posting!

Here we are! Myself, Cora, my mom (Sandie), Carter, My mother-in-law (Carol), and Spencer My cute kids.

Here we are at Shoshone Falls with my mom.
Here we are with Carol.

Fair Play!

It's fair time again! Every year my mom has the kids come out to enjoy the Canyon County Fair. It's nice because it is small and the kids have a nice time. My mom has a garden wagon that they ALL decided to ride in. They kids got to enjoy the fair in style.

Here the kids are checking out a chicken.
McKinzie was in a bind and needed a babysitter. I said cool, as long as you don't mind her taking a trip. So Kambree got to go to the fair as well.
Checking out the goats!
One cool chick! Too bad she wouldn't keep her hat on.
Annabelle and Liz petting a baby pony.
Spence giving the pony a pat.
Nothing softer than a bunny. Some fresh ink!
While the kids were getting their tats, the lady all but physically forced me to put a small tattoo on Kambree. Even at my protests she cleaned off Kambree's leg and put one on. So now 6 month old, Kambree, is sporting a small heart tattoo on her ankle. Sorry, Ryan and Kinzie! (I was too embarrassed to take a picture of that.)

Tagged!!!!

All right, I have been tagged so many times and have not done it, but these are simple answers, so I thought I would finally do one...
1. Where is your cell phone? kitchen
2. Your significant other? gym
3. Your hair? sweaty
4. Your mother? awesome
5. Your father? compassionate
6. Your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night? none
8 Your favorite drink? Diet Pepsi
9. Your dream/goal? Masters in Counseling
10. The room you’re in? family room
11. Your hobby? anything computer
12. Your fear? I can't say it out loud
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? getting my masters
14. What you’re not? relenting
15. Muffins? blueberry
16. One of your wish list items? Interior decorator
17. Where you grew up? Idaho/Alaska
18. The last thing you did? Canyon County Fair
19. What are you wearing? capris and T-shirt
20. Favorite gadget? Tie - Blackberry/laptop
21. Your pets? none (do kids count? J/K)
22. Your computer? Loved
23. Your mood? relaxed
24. Missing someone? yes
25. Your car? dirty
26. Something you’re not wearing? earrings
27. Favorite store? Target
28. Like someone? most of the time :)
29. Your favorite color? green
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? Thursday
I'm sorry Leslie, but this is stopping with me. I don't ever do them, therefore I am not going to ask anyone to do it. But, if any of you are interested in doing this, feel free!

A Little Bit Girly

So... I just figured that Cora would be a little Tomboy. She has two older brothers and loves to play with their toys. She has some dolls and stuffed animals but always looked at them like they were planning a sinister plot. Well, we had a girly breakthrough. A friend of mine, Danielle, gave me a bag of clothes that her daughter has grown out of and in that bag there was a pair of princess shoes. Now, Cora's has had a healthy interest in shoes (shoe was one of her first words), so she was happy when she discovered the shoes. She insisted that she wear and walk around in them. Since then, she has now enjoyed playing with her baby dolls. Although, the tomboy does still show when she carries it around by its foot and throws it.

Meet Andy

No, we didn't get a new dog, but after looking at his cute little face, I wish we had. Grandma Lloyd got this cute little Bichon. His papered name is Raggedy Andy, but we just call him Andy. He loves to chase after my new (not so much now after Andy) broom and chew on it.

4th of July

Another holiday, other child sick! I only have three, how is it whenever a holiday roles around I have a sick child?

Well, it was a fun holiday in spite of the sickness. We went to my mom's for lunch and then to Karen's for dinner and play. The evening started with dinner followed by swimming and fireworks. We also celebrated Mark and Steve's birthday. Mark turned the big 50 today. Happy Birthday, Mark! I took Cora home early so she wouldn't be scared by the fireworks which turned out to be a good thing, since when I took her to the doctor the next day, she had a double ear infection! Yippee!

Here is Ryan with John (in blue, family friend), Mark (birthday boy) and Karen Annabelle and Spencer watching the fire crackers and bottle rockets being lit.
Carter
Kristi throwing Spencer in the air.
My poor sick baby! You can tell she is sick by those glossed over eyes.

Rest of Mexico

So the rest of the trip to Mexico was a lot of fun, but boring to people who don't know who we know. So I thought I would make things a little easier on you all and just show some highlights. The next day on the trip we went 4-wheeling with Chris and Lisa. I hadn't done it since I was little so it took some time getting used to, but once I was used to it, we had a good time. They took us on a a tour of the desert and then down to the beach for us to ride around a bit. The helmets they had us wear were like hard hats. We were a little afraid that they were going to take us to a construction site and put us to work. We also had to wear bandannas because of all the dirt. Ryan and I looked like we were going to rob a stage coach, but Lisa looked like an Arabian princess. I am jealous of those eyes! I was so ready to take a shower when we got back to the hotel! That night we had another reception! The next day we hung at the pool and had massages. That night we went to dinner with a couple of Area Vice-Presidents. The next day we hung at the pool all day and then we went to the dinner/party that recognized the sales winners (Ryan). That was fun as well. The next morning we came home. It was a little sad to leave a nice vacation, but it was also nice to get out of Mexico and be back in the good ol' USofA. The best was seeing my kids when we got home. I missed them sooo much!

Chris on his 4-Wheeler
Lisa, Miss Arabian Princess.
The night we went to dinner with the Area Vice-Presidents
The Awards Banquet
What do you do with Sombrero's lying around? Take a picture, of course! (I am not pregnant, no matter what the picture looks like. I just ate dinner, so lay off! :) )
A look from above at the dinner/party on the beach.
This sign had spotlights on it when the sun went down. They also put on a nice fireworks show. Only in Mexico would they shoot off fireworks so close to where people were sitting. Let's just say that I got something in my eye from the fireworks. Good Times!