June is one of the
busiest months for us. So many birthdays in our families and fathers day
and our anniversary!
The month started off
with swim lessons for the kids for 2 weeks. I wasn't going to do them at
all this year because we don't have a pool and I didn't think I would get out
to a pool much anyways. I found out a girl in my ward was doing them just
down the street so I decided to go ahead with it. I'm so glad I did.
Kinzi only cried the first and second day and then warmed up really quick. Baiden,
however cried/screamed the whole first week. But the funniest thing is, he
never tried to run away or threw a fit. He did whatever she asked him to do,
just while crying. By the second week he was all warmed up and the kids
couldn't wait for swim lessons each day. Kinzi surprised me with how quickly
she caught on and how fast she can swim!
One night in June, Phil had signed us up to feed the missionaries.
Ended up he had to work late and wasn't able to make it home so it was just the
sisters and me with the kids. Oh what a crazy night. Everything was
cooked and ready in time, but keeping the kids happy while taking things out of
the oven and setting the table and such was a nightmare. At one point I
was pulling the bread sticks out of the oven and look over to see them dumping
cheese all into the salad and mixing it up with their little hands, that I'm
sure were dirty. Then picking cheese pieces out and eating them. I know
the sisters felt bad for me. I felt like they were there to help me with the
kids and clean my kitchen haha. They helped my kids eat all their dinner then
helped with the dishes. It probably wasn't as bad as it seems in my mind, but
man, I wont be doing that alone again!
We also attended my Grandpa Daly's funeral. Sad to see him pass, but
all of his kids were actually able to be there which was pretty cool. And
I don't get to see my Daly cousins a lot, so that was fun to have a little
reunion. That was the 5th funeral in 3 years I have attended. They
sure make you reflect on life and the gospel. My thoughts are always drifted
back to Barton. How eager I am to see him again and how blessed I feel to know
the plan of salvation and that families can be together forever.
Next event I can remember in June was fathers day! My memory is drifting from
the events that happened that day. The kids made some fun cards for
him. Kinzi's had a bunch of things she loved about her dad on them. Like
having pillow fights and being pushed in the swing by him. She also said
she loves when he takes her to Disneyland haha. We got him some more work
shirts and a new pair of shoes. Kinzi was excited this time around to go
up and sing for fathers day. And boy did she perform. She told me
numerous amounts of times that she was going to be brave and not cry-and
she did great. Sang at loudly as she could from the pulpit actually. I
can't remember even what I made for dinner, but I'm sure it was something good
he picked out? But I remember dessert haha! He picked out ice cream and got
reeses and whip cream to go on top. The kids sure enjoyed that part, if
you can tell by Baiden's face. I'm so lucky to have a husband who does so much
as a dad. He helps out so much with the kids and housework and such that
I have never felt like I was doing it all alone. He is the reason having
kids has been so much fun. I know I can rely on him to take over when I'm just
too tired to deal with the 2 crazies at the end of the day.
Next up was Kinzi's 4th Birthday!
She suggested she do this picture...
This girl has one big
personality and keeps me laughing all day, or is driving me nuts the other
half.
I have been writing
down every once in a while funny things she has said... These go back pretty
far.
I was telling her about how Santa was watching her all the time and she
needs to be good. Well I dropped something and she said, "Santa is
going to be mad at you mom."
She came out of her room from her nap very sad. I asked her what was wrong
and her reply was, "You don't like me." Saddest thing ever, but still
cute.
Aunt Nicole told me this one. Kinzi had a plate of crackers and stood up
with it and one fell off. Kinz looked at it and said, "Are you
serious?"
Talking to our new dog Sasha while taking her on a walk, "Slow
down hunny!"
We made a thankful chain and these were the things she said put on there,
-Pancakes
-Trick or Treating
-Aunt Summer
-Cheese
-Baiden
-Her Family
-Daddy
-Mommy
-Toys
-Kaylin and Taylor
-Grandma and Grandpa
-Jesus
-Chocolate
When her nursery class visited primary there was a visitor named Sophie and
Kinzi yelled, "That's not Sophie, THAT'S (pointing to me) Sophie.
When she had to go potty but is holding it, she dances around and I tell her
to go to the bathroom. She says, "Do do do do do, I am just
dancing" and puts her fingers in the air and dances.
She woke up from a bad dream and her Dad was trying to help her get back to
sleep. He told her to think about Disneyland and Ice Cream. Her reply was,
"But, Ice cream at Disneyland makes me sick!" (True Story)
I once asked her why she liked puzzles so much. Her
reply, "Because they make me feel young!"
She took my journal and said, "I want to see the
letters you have worked on."
I told her we would go to the bank when Baiden woke up.
15 min later she said, "Let's go to the bank and leave Baiden."
After Phil and I were joking to each other in the car and
laughing really hard, she pipes up in the back and says, "NOT FUNNY."
With a very serious tone and face.
She had a little scar on her hand and when Phil asked her
what happened she said, "I biffed it."
I told her about her new paints she got for her birthday and
she replied, "Let's go! What are we waiting for?"
One Sunday right after we got to church she looks
at me and said, "Mom can you do me a favorite? Can you go get me
some...coffee?"
She
got to have a fun party with lots of friends. The girls got to have pizza. Then
do their own makeup and then we had dress up and a fashion show. Kinzi
was in heaven. It was so much fun!
Baiden really enjoyed the cupcakes. By the end of the day his new favorite words were birthday and cupcake.
Kinzi was very insistent that she wanted pancakes for dinner, talked about it all day. So we took her to IHOP where she ordered Mac & Cheese haha.
I tried to get a pic of me and her after dinner and Baiden came charging in. Can't leave him out of the picture these days.
That weekend was followed by a pool party at the Kerrigans.
To have a little combined celebration of Katy and Kinzi's birthdays that
week. We had fun! The party ended up being on our anniversary and we
didn't want to change it so we decided to instead do something the following
morning while Phil's mom offered to come watch our kids.
So for our 6 year celebrations, we had breakfast at
cracker barrel. French Toast. Eggs. Bacon. Blueberry Muffin. Orange Juice. And
a coke haha. Then we went and got massages! Best day ever! AND, Phil then
signed me up for a 6 month membership where I get 1 massage a month. He wins
for best husband ever.
That night we got
another babysitter and went to Texas Road House and ate our hearts out again.
Then went shopping at Ross for a little bit.
The rest of the pictures are just random happenings from our summer so far.
I have been trying to keep the kids occupied with things
other than tv. Mornings are usually when we go to the gym. Then come
home, eat lunch and take naps. After naps is when we will either swim or do
something fun together. Play dough, Painting, Coloring, Blocks, Reading. Or
days I will just let them watch a show. Or we fill up our little pool in back
and they swim.
Enjoying our snack from family night.
I have been making healthy popsicles for them a lot and they inhale them! Grapes, berries and spinach do the trick!
We love going to aunt Summer's to swim. She has a cool little splash pad that the kids love to play on and bonus I can swim still too without having to watch them like a hawk so much.
Kinzi likes to swim around by herself with just a noodle, a
kick board, or her floaties when I let her. We have been trying to swim
somewhere at least once a week so the kids don't forget all they have learned.
Kinzi swam across the whole pool a couple of times!
Kinzi is very into coloring and drawing lately. She loves to draw her family.
Baiden loves getting involved in the whole dress up idea. But usually that ends up with him in a princess dress...
Our garden is done for. Phil went through one night and pulled all the watermelon out that he thought might taste good. When Baiden saw all of the watermelon lined up he booked it over there! Phil cut one open for him and he was in little Baiden heaven getting a watermelon to himself.
And that was our month in a tiny little nutshell.
