July 24, 2009
July 13, 2009
Finally Posting the Fourth
We had a crazy busy fourth. In the morning we took the kids down to the Liberty Day parade. This is my favorite parade as it is very low key. It reminds me of the small town parades I remember from my distant youth. The kids love it because everyone throws candy.
At the end of the parade the firemen squirt the bystanders with the fire hose. I guess there were complaints so this year they held the hose up in the middle of the street and hollered, "If you want to get wet, get in the street." So it was like a giant sprinkler. It was very refreshing as it was starting to get hot.
We then picked up some fried chicken and other low calorie food and had a picnic at the park. By that time is was getting rather toasty so we all played in the fountain.
After everyone had a bit of a rest (supposed to be a nap, but that didn't happen) we ran out to a couple of BBq's. The second one was a family event at my sisters house. The beautiful model in the above picture is my neice Aubrey holding the family supply of poppers. They lasted less then a minute. We stayed there and lit off the fireworks with only one mild burn among all the children.
We left my sisters at about 11:00 and headed home (did I mention we rode our bikes to everything?). By the time we got home the kids had both fallen asleep on the bike of Michael's bike. The were both sitting up and completely asleep.
At the end of the parade the firemen squirt the bystanders with the fire hose. I guess there were complaints so this year they held the hose up in the middle of the street and hollered, "If you want to get wet, get in the street." So it was like a giant sprinkler. It was very refreshing as it was starting to get hot. 
We then picked up some fried chicken and other low calorie food and had a picnic at the park. By that time is was getting rather toasty so we all played in the fountain. 
After everyone had a bit of a rest (supposed to be a nap, but that didn't happen) we ran out to a couple of BBq's. The second one was a family event at my sisters house. The beautiful model in the above picture is my neice Aubrey holding the family supply of poppers. They lasted less then a minute. We stayed there and lit off the fireworks with only one mild burn among all the children.
We left my sisters at about 11:00 and headed home (did I mention we rode our bikes to everything?). By the time we got home the kids had both fallen asleep on the bike of Michael's bike. The were both sitting up and completely asleep.
July 2, 2009
Who does she look like?
New parents hear it all the time. Who does she look like? And then if you have other kids it is which kid does she look like. Some families are easy. Each baby seems to be a clone of the last. But if I am honest I think most infants (including mine) are clones of each other. There are of course the exceptions, such as the baby born with 3 inches of black hair or big ol' pop eyes. But for the most part, they are born looking like little old men and change gradually from there. So I am lifting an idea from a woman at playgroup. I am posting pictures of all three of my babies without their names attached and you see if you can figure out who is who and who Grace looks most like. And to add to the fun, I've put baby pictures of both Michael and I in the mix. Good luck!
Twin/Shoshone Falls
So I am ashamed to admit it but I have lived in Idaho for most of the last 15 years and I have never been to Shoshone Falls. Many more years would probably have passed without me going but by a stroke of luck our good friends Spencer and Whitney moved to Twin. Spencer needed some computer work done for his new Chiropractic office so we loaded the whole family and went on a mini road trip. On a side note it may be time to get rid of our little Subaru and do what I never want to do; buy a minivan. Back to the story, Michael spent the morning working on computers and Whitney and I spent the morning letting the six kids play. Our "eldests" are only a week apart, our middle children a year apart, and the babies are six weeks apart. Late afternoon the husbands came home and we ran out to a sweets shop that served something called volcanoes. Our son found a new reason for life.
After that we rushed off to see Shoshone Falls. The day we were there happened to be a day that the falls were going in full force. It was an awesome display that made me nervous beyond all measure. I carried Grace and made sure Michael was clutching both Ethan's and Libby's hands. My logical mind realized the danger was minimal. But the still slightly postpartum mother in me saw death and doom everywhere. Despite my fears it was a fun outing. We were even lucky enough to have Michael's sister Kristal and her husband Tom go with us. The kids were in heaven. In there young innocence the best thing about the falls was not the falls themselves but the big hills, hills just meant to run down at top speed (oddly this didn't make me the least nervous). 
Grace Practicing Her Yoga
Grace Practicing Her Yoga
Smiles
Grace started smiling at about 3 weeks old. No one believed me until she smiled at them. I don't expect you to believe me either but she would look right at you and smile. But now that she is a little older she is smiling a lot more (and crying A LOT more)
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