Surfin' USA

 
 
 
Right next to our neighbors house we have a drainage pond (or the "watering hole" as the girls call it). Since we don't get a whole lot of rain in Boise, it is always dry. The girls spend hours digging in the dirt, finding pretty rocks, etc. Last week we had a couple days with temps in the 50's so they spent a lot of time at the "watering hole". At one point the came back and asked for their sleds and when I went down a few minutes later to check on them this is what they had come up with... Surfing!!! Luckily they had their helmets on because they were also riding bikes. I was quite impressed with Hannah's form, she looks ready to hit the water. Cousin Audrey was mostly observing but I am sure she will jump on and give it a try any day.

Mmm... Dove Choclolate.

 
 
The other day I needed to run a bunch of errands so Aspen came over to watch the kiddos. While I was out and about I bought her a bag of Dove dark chocolate (her favorite). The babies were very curious what we were eating so Auntie Aspen gave each of them just a tiny taste. About a minute later Elle was yelling at us because she wanted more. When we looked down we saw just what a HUGE mess such a small piece of chocolate could make. She is a girl after her auntie's heart. Elle loves her Dove dark chocolate!!

Making the dishes difficult...

 
 
 


When the dishwasher opens my helpers are on their way... They can make it from anywhere in the house to the dishwasher in record time.

Mom of the Year!

So I will get to our vacation posts pretty soon, I promise! But a little side note about my day. I am pretty sure that I will be up for the mom of the year award today...

(a little history) While we were on vacation Will ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (which he has had many times without problems) after he proceeded to smear the sandwich all over his face he broke out in hives and his eyes swelled shut (how is that for a mental picture)? We ran to the drug store and bought benadryl, gave him a dose, and then sat out in the parking lot of an ER for about an hour before we were sure that he was okay.

Fast forward today... Today I called the doctor explaining to him what had happened and he suggested we come in to have Will's blood drawn so the could test for nut and berry allergies. When we arrived at the doctor he checked Will out and chatted with us for a while then he said to get Will dressed and head to the lab for his blood draw. While I was dressing Will, Elle started to crawl out the door and instead of asking the girls to grab her like I usually do, I turned around and grabbed her. Lo and behold the power of gravity took hold and Will went head first off the exam table (brilliant). Of course the doctor and nurses come running in and I feel like crawling into the garbage can. After calming him down we head down to the lab where we have a very confident phlebotomist that is going to draw Will's blood. Up front I told him that we have been out and about most of the day and he has not had nearly the fluids he should have had so finding a vein may be a little hard. After he searched for a while he asked "has he had enough to drink today"? Had I not already made that clear? I again told him (in a long drawn out trying to make myself feel better way, that indeed I had let him get dehydrated). So my lesson for the day...

Mom lesson #25678. Keep them hydrated for blood draws.

Mom lesson #25679. I know they will fall from a high place on to their head, just don't let it happen at the doctors office... it kind of ruins your reputation.