New Doo

Last week Kyle's mom cut & colored my hair (back to my "real" haircolor). I was tired of the long hair & wanted a change. It's nice having a mother-in-law that does hair:).

Talking to G'pa & School Pic's

Well, the first two pictures are of Shaylee talking to my Dad. Caleb handed her the phone & she didn't know who it was at first. But...

as soon as she realized it was Grandpa Dent, she just sat on the phone with a huge smile on her face. She didn't say one word to him, just smiled. She loves talking on the phone.

Shaylee's first day of school. Since I procrastinated & waited until two days before her school started, all of the good backpacks were gone...so, we ended up with one almost as big as her!

But she still loves it. She packs her babies in it. Here she is after school...she had so much fun & couldn't wait to go back! I hope this continues through all of her school days. Cross my fingers!

I couldn't find the picture of Caleb in front of his school. So this one is the next week. These are some of his art creations. He also loves school, & I am so grateful!!!!

Doing homework (Shaylee is supervising).

Caleb likes to give Shaylee lots of loves. Sweet kids:)

Trip to the Lake

About a month ago (I'm a little behind on my posts) we went with the Robinson's to Saguaro Lake. We were only going to stay for a few hours, but ended up staying all day. We were having too much fun to leave!

The first picture is of Caleb cliff jumping. At swimming lessons he thinks it's funny to jump off the diving board "superman style". WELL, I forgot to tell him NOT to do that... as he was flying through the air I was terrified!! I felt
helpless as my baby was about to hit face first (it's way higher than it looks). After he popped out of the water, Uncle Shane rushed over to help him, and the only thing Caleb said was "my face hurts". He didn't even cry! What a tough little boy. After a little bit of convincing he jumped off a couple more times (this time holding onto Uncle Shane & Daddy's hands).

I couldn't quit laughing over this second picture... Me & Melissa are flying in the air & the boys have a look of terror on their faces.



Poor Nadine was so scared to go - we finally got her to go with Shaylee, but she spent most of the time telling Shane to "slow down!".



After we got the little girls off of the tube, Madeline got on with us. Kyle kept trying the entire time to dump ME off... I'm proud to say he only succeeded once (but I lost my sunglasses in the Lake - that sucked). Watch out if you ever see Kyle behind the wheel of a boat (or car)!

Utah Trip

The first week of August we took a road trip up to Utah. We stayed with my brother, Bill, for a couple days in Delta, then drove up to Price for my cousin's wedding & stayed there for a couple days. My kids had so much fun with their cousins...they didn't want to leave. Shaylee LOVED the cats at Bill's house, she wouldn't leave them alone (poor cats), and they also had fun swimming & riding in the Rhino. I have to admit it was fun getting out of the city and hanging out with my brother & his family in "the country" (good ol' Delda). I only wish we could visit more than just once a year...the drive is just so dang far!!! It took us 11 hours to get to Delta. But we had a great time & maybe one of these days Bill & his family will come down & see us?!








Uncle Bill letting Shaylee drive....scary!








Kinsey, Cassie, Shaylee, & Caleb riding in back of the Rhino.












Ty, Chrissy, & Bill at Lee's wedding in Price.
He's such a good baby & so dang cute! He was finally getting use to us right about when we left. I love my sweet Nieces & Nephew!

The Great Debate

We watched the debate last night between John McCain & Obama. We just have to say that McCain was AWESOME!!!! I had some doubts about him before, but after last night, I think he would make a great President for our country. Go McCain:)

Kyle's Trip to Hawaii

Kyle went to Hawaii about 2 months ago for a business trip, with his business partner Spencer. They were gone for 5 days & I think they had a little too much fun without "the wives". I think my next post will be of our "annual girls getaway"... last year we went to the Celine Deon concert in Vegas without the guys:)

Kids Say The Cutest Things!!!

Writing down the things my kids say doesn't do them justice...as all parents know. But I thought I would try. And just remember to keep in mind the cute little voices saying these things (oh, and don't forget the attitude that goes along with the cute voices!).

* Shaylee fell off the couch, jumped back onto her feet, and said "any time, any place, I'm ok!".
* While eating her yogurt, Shaylee said "I stir it up like paint". (what? how often do I talk about stirring up paint? Little sponges!)
* Caleb watching Disney channel - "this show, it's not gross, it's not scary, it's just right!".
* Shaylee - "I said no, and that means no!". (I have no idea where she got that from)
* Shaylee - "Think about it". (she says this a LOT)
* Shaylee - "Mommy's can do anything...(long pause) if they want to".
* Caleb always says "the next good morning" (he means tomorrow).
* A few days ago I accidentally scratched Shaylee, and she said "you hurt me Jessica", so I replied to her that I am her mother, then she said "well, you are a mommy and a Jessica". True:)
* Caleb said this to Shaylee - "that's a pincher spider, one pinch and you'll die!"
* The kids wanted a peanut butter sandwich, without the peanut butter.
* Shaylee looked out the window last night and said "it's not hot anymore, dude". (if she would have actually walked outside, she would have noticed that it unfortunately is still hot...even at night).
* Shaylee - "I colored on myself, I'm sooooooooo naughty!".
* She was rocking on her chair hard, & it hit the wall. She stopped, turned around to look at the damage, and said "dang it, dang it, dang it!".
* Both of my kids are always saying stuff like "Dude...That's hilarious!...Oh, fine!"

These are just some of the funny things they said this weekend. It's fun to write it down & read it again. I love my kids, they are soooooooooooooo hilarious!!