Brooklyn's makes me laugh!

Brooklyn gave me a good laugh today! She was helping me get ready (it is amazing what you can't do without a thumb. It just gets in the way and hurts. And I can't get it wet...Gotta love the plastic bag trick) So Brooklyn was brushing my hair and I told her "You are being the mom today." Since I am usually the one who brushed her hair. Brooklyn's response was..."So I get to do whatever I want to today." It made me laught...what a smartie pants. She wishes!!!!

She is being a good helper...now we off to walk Sway and Maeby (the Ferrells dog).

Have a nice day!

My ER Visit!

I am so mad...yesterday I was trying to earn money for my Utah Trip next month. So I was cleaning at Erics work. I was vacuuming under a stainless steal table and pulled out the vacuum and hit my thumb on the raw steal. Well Stainless Steal cuts fast, deep, clean. I sliced the top side of my thumb. I went to the bathroom to rinse it and it kept bleeding. I was thinking it would be ok without stitches. Well...until I lifted up the skin and we could see the thumb tendin move. So I cut it too deep. It was so gross...I started to feel sick. I don't like exposed body parts..yuck! It even made Eric yelp.

So of course it happens after hours...just my luck. We called around to find a clinic but had no luck. So we headed to the ER. We only were in the ER for 2 hrs total. Not too bad. I got a tentis shot...Which hurts really bad today. feels like someone punched my arm really hard. Then I got 3 big stitches on my thumb. The doctor checked my tendin...I think I barely missed it. I am glad I can move my thumb ok. I watched some of the stitch process...it was just yucky for me. Now I have a thumb wrap and it has a constant little pain. Not too bad but it does hurt.

I can't wait to get my $700-1000 bill for this one. I am so mad. I hate to waste money. Now I will not have a lot of play money in Utah. Not happy!

Here is my picture...My computer is finally back! Update (July 5th) it is healing great! The scare isn't too bad. Still a little sore if I hit my thumb on something.

Schools Out!!!!!

Today was the official last day of school for Brooklyn! I am so excited! She is too! She finished with great grades. She has learned so much. I loved her teacher, Mrs. Bazzano. She was the best teacher for Brooklyn. Very strict... but very fun! She taught those kids soooo much! More than I ever learned in Kindergarten-2nd grade. Brooklyn is excited to be a 1st grader. And to play on the big playground all the time and eat lunch in the cafeteria.

Our Summer Plans:

Today: End of School Carnival with Water slide jumpies, game and food!

Go to Six Flags at least 2 times! June 25th for sure...anyone want to join us?

Enjoy the Pool and Lake at least 1-2 times a week!

Go Boating 1-2 times a month!!!! (If the weather would warm up here:)

Have a fun 4th of July BBQ with Friends...Anyone want to join us? Enjoy watching Fireworks...so much fun!

Go to Utah for 3 weeks...Can't Wait! July 10th here we come! And Flying not driving, Yes!

Go to Idaho and see my cousins for a weekend! So Much fun!

Go to Lake Powell for a week....I AM SO EXCITED TO RELAX IN THE SUN!

I am so excited to visit with family and friends in Utah.

Go Camping with the boat...if we only could decide where and when!

More Lake, Pool, Boating....I just love having fun in the sun!

Then School will start up again! I am sure at this point I will be glad to send the kids to school. Easton should start preschool which is well needed. And then what is Mom going to do???? Clean, work on the computer, relax, party, exercise...I will see!

Have a great summer everyone! I know I will!

Pictures of Brooklyn's Kindergarten celebration to come....(Our computer is getting fixed and I am using Eric laptop until then)

Eric is a proud owner of a Biffy!

Happy Birthday to Eric! Eric decided to buy his own gift this year! He has always wanted a "bidet" so he found this option online. Eric is now a proud owner of a "Biffy Personal Rinse." It still makes me laugh to think about it. I am not sure I will use it..but he loves it! It is a little too cold & wet for me. But he loves it. So Happy Birthday To You!!! I am still surprised he bought it! Here is the website if you want to see how it works...http://www.biffy.com/. It was only $100. Not too bad. It sure made Eric happy... so it is worth it!

Pinkalicious!!!

Brooklyn and Easton turned me into "Pinkalicious" (A very cute girly childs book) while I was sitting out on my back porch reading "New Moon" yesturday. Didn't the kids do such a nice job? And then I got to do Brooklyn's face! She wanted to be Pinkalicious too! Easton didn't want any on his face.
At least it matches my shirt!

My little makeup artists!

Before shot

Momming doing payback!

Aren't we so cute!!!!

Note: I washed my face twice last night and you can still see a pink tint on my face. Looks like a bad self-tanning job! I hope no one notices... Kids makeup is more like paint! But the kids had sooo much fun doing it...so it was worth it!

Playset update

Brooklyn said we had to post a picture of the playset for Grandma. So here it is. Phase 2 is done. The hardest part... I might add. All is left is building the boarder around the perimeter and then adding 5 yards of playground chips. Almost done..Yeah!!! The kids love it. They love eating up in their "tree house" (Sway proof..she can't steal their food). Thanks Daddy for spending so much time building it for the kids!

My crazy weekend!

My Saturday was full of excitement!
I started off by going to a yard sale and it was a good one. I just wish I had been there 1/2 hour before because I saw lots of "saved" stuff that I really wanted and it was really cheap! But I did get a few good things.

Then I went to our youth waterski trip. It wasn't too hot but the kids were ok. It was sunny but only around 70 and breezy! You would never get me in that water unless it is over 90. Everything was going well until someone said a boat SANK. I couldn't believe it and I had to see for myself. So I walked o the ramp and sure enough the NICEST MOST EXPENSIVE NEWEST WAKEBOARD BOAT WAS GONE! It was 100% under water. All the seats floated up but no boat in site. I couldn't believe it.

This is what happened...First of all they had a few extra bodies on board because the driver didn't count his small children on board. He had 3 on a tube and they stopped the boat. A few teenagers were standing at the back of the boat on one side and no one was on the other side. And a wave came in on that side where the weight was and took the boat down instantly. Everyone jumped off and swam to shore. It was gone! Just like that. Luckily they were only 50 feet from shore and everyone had a life jacket on except the driver and one girl 18yr old that could swim fine.

So now the fun begins of...How do we get it off the bottom of the lake? I felt so bad for the owner. He was a young guy and he was so frustrating. (The boat was basically brand new and worth over $50,000. Crazy.) So they drove down and hooked a ski rope to the boat and another boat pulled it toward the ramp as far as he could. Then they pulled it forward with a truck until it reached the trailer which they had put in the water pretty deep. Once they hooked up the crank to it from the trailer they were able to bring it forward and some of the boat was sticking out at this point. But it wouldn't stay on the trailer because it was floating and still under water. So they then pulled it out of the water a little bit until they could start bailing the water out of it. At this point it was easy and they were relieved. It took 2 hours to do this process. A few awesome strangers were the main help and they were great!!! They couldn't have done it without them and their big truck. We then left the activity! The excitement was done!

Then I came home. A couple hours later...I heard a helicopter circling my house multiple times and sirens from firetrucks. I went outside and noticed that across the street and 5 lots down there was a fire on the levy. They put it out immediately and I was relieved. It was a breezy day so that made me a little nervous. In Utah I would say that is no big deal...but here in Cali...that little of a fire can destroy every home in sight. Luckily our community makes everyone cut their weeds down to the dirt and they just did that on the levy this week. It was a good thing! We get dry weeds that are about 2-3 feet tall that just burn like fuel. So that was exciting!

We then finished the night at the Lakeport Speedway. It was alot of fun. A little boring at first while they did the first races but then by the end they were doing the final races and they were better. And then they had the demolition derby with trucks. It was fun. It just didn't last long enough. But it was still fun to watch. The kids didn't do too well. They were bored and wanted to go home. Next time they will stay home. I thought they would like it...since they love "cars" but oh well. I think the kids did better when they were younger at the speedway. It was still a fun night. We went with our friends, Steve and Erin. So we had good company!

So we got home late and this morning I woke up at 9:20 oops. Church started at 9am. So we played hookie today and took it easy. Next...Reading & Nap time!

What a weekend!!!! At least I will remember this one. I took pictures with my cell phone of the boat...I am not sure if I can get them off though. I will try and post them if I can.

Healthy Recipes needed!

HELP!
Does anyone know of a good recipe blog or website for healthy YUMMY recipes? We want to eat healthier but still yummy! Sometimes I dont like the taste of healthy foods. If you know of any..send me a link! I am really trying to exercise and eat better! So help a girl out! Thanks

Update
I have found one website..so far...I love this website for recipes. But just found their healthy eating section. Here is the link...
http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/HealthyLiving/HealthyLivingLandingPage.aspx
I am making one of the recipes tonight...I will let you know how it was.

Update 2
This is the recipe we tried...it was ok! I will probably make it again once every 6 months or so. Now I am eating Ice Cream Cake and defeating the purpose. Do you see where my problem is????
http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/chicken-lo-mein-107768.aspx

School is almost over...yeah!

Even though we still have two weeks of school...Brooklyn had her open house where she can show us all the projects they have done. She was so excited. We first hit the book fair to get a new book! She picked a barbie collection. I don't mind buying books...better than toys. She then took us to her room to show everything! I can't wait for school to be over so we can have fun!

Brooklyn painted a self portrat of herself.

Her's is the middle one on the bottom row.

She knows all about bugs and all their parts.

She can name them better than me!

She grew a sunflower plant.
Brooklyn with her teacher, Mrs Bazzano. She is a great teacher!
Their "Rain Forest"

Their Flower Garden with butterflies.

Their Story book. It is cute to read their little stories.

Side picture!
Claire slept over while her Mom and Dad were on the Stake Trek. So I set up a tent in the family room. Brooklyn and Claire slept in there. Easton took a late nap and couldn't fall asleep so he ended up in my room. (That it is his norm anyways)

Update...

New strawberries are growing and I am hoping the deer stay sway!

I spent an hour and half swinging in my swing the other day! I finally did it! It was nice weather outside and I had to lay down (for girly stomach pains)...so no better place than outside in the warmth. I talked to my sister-in-law on the phone...it was quite relaxing!

I planted more flowers outside. They look really nice. My flowers are doing really well. I will take a picture and post it later!

I did a 5K on Saturday. Mainly walked. I could have ran more but my friend, Julie and I decided we would do it walking. It wasn't on pavement...so I would rather walk fast. I have been starting to run alittle bit. I like to Run for one Ipod song and then walk one Ipod song. I run out of breath too easily. Next time I will run more. On a postive note...next time I am sure I can beat my walking time!!!!

My kids are quite the swimmers! I am so proud of them. We have gone to the swimming pool twice now and also our friends house that has a little kids 3 ft round pool. Brooklyn loves the water and now can swim enough to get around without help! Yeah. She loves to jump off the diving board at the pool! She even was trying to touch the bottom of the pool at 9 ft...didn't quite make it yet but maybe next time! She loves the water! Easton is my scared one. The first time we went to the pool he just held on me unless it was 2 ft from the side and mainly he just glidded into the side. But after visiting our friends pool...he now swims really well and even jumped off the diving board...well he did a great belly flop! But he loved it! Both my kids swim under water and just come up for air. I thought it would be easier to swim with their heads out of the water..but I guess not! They both are doing amazing! I will be taking them to the pool often...I want them to be really good swimmers for our lake powell trip!

We saw the movie UP on saturday. It was cute! The kids enjoyed it. I enjoyed it but don't think I would buy it.

Off to Erics work to deliver Birthday Cake! ICE CREAM CAKE!!!! Yummy!!!! Eric is 31 today! Happy Birthday! The kids made him a birthday poster and put notes in balloons for him. Eric wants to buy his own birthday present...so the kids gave him some candy!

That pretty much wraps up our family! Sorry I have no pictures...next time!