Swimming in Bubble Solution

Sunday mornings are long and slow. We don't have church until 2:30 in the afternoon, which means we have plenty of time to lay around all morning, eat lunch, take naps, change kids' clothes at least 4 times, take multiple baths after getting dirty and having potty accidents and eat lots of snacks. Of course, by the time we have done all of that, we never get ready for church on time! Maybe next week!

Grandma and Grandpa graciously watched the kids last night while Doug and I went out to dinner, then went to a movie at the spur of the moment. Kyah and Zane convinced both Grandma and Grandpa Weikum to jump on the trampoline with them. They also blew bubbles and had a great time. Thank goodness for good weather and exuberant grandparents!

This morning was a beautiful 75 degrees. Zane found the bottle of bubbles from the night before and started playing with them. Before long, I found him in the backyard with the entire bottle of bubble solution dumped out inside the tiny turtle sandbox/pool. Zane was sitting in the middle of it covered in soapy water. He came in to wash off, then Cannon found his way into the turtle as well. I ran for the camera and he climbed out. He walked in the house whining because he was all wet. His pants and feet were so slippery he could barely walk across the floor. Needless to say, Cannon and Zane received their second bath of the day after that. We'll be keeping the bubbles out of reach from now on!

Take a look at these cute boys! They sure have a good time playing together. Cannon is starting to really show his personality... he is extremely happy or extremely mad! He has some amazing lungs and doesn't hesitate to use them when he is angry! But on the other hand, he is so easy to make laugh. He is starting to copy our words and sounds. Its so fun to hear him say "Hi!" or "Papa!" Why is it so fun to watch each kid start to talk?

Zane's hair is getting a little long for the feau-hawk look... its turning into a real mohawk. He is also starting to grow a rat-tail in the back, so I guess it is time to cut his hair!

We had a great game night last night, but it was so late we ended up staying over at my parents house all night. Kyah was excited to wake up this morning and realize that she had a sleepover at Grandma's without even asking! The grandkids were sprawled out in the living room. They woke up bright and early at 6 am! I wasn't ready to wake up.

We left around 10 am, and Zane had already zonked out in the car within 5 minutes. The poor kid is exhausted! I am too.

Here is a great photo of all the kids on Easter. This is just before the big hunt in the backyard. Once they were let loose on that it was impossible to get them altogether for a picture again! They are a good lookin' bunch of kids!

45 Wonderful Years!

My parents are celebrating their 45th Wedding anniversary this weekend. 45 years of living and loving happily. I am proud and excited for them. 5 more years to 50! We decided last minute to take them out to dinner for their celebration. Because of the short notice, not all of my siblings can attend, but we are looking forward to a fun night without grandkids. Thanks to my other parents for watching our kids while we go out top celebrate.

Becky, Allie and I decided we would like to have a fun game night at Mom & Dads. We all met together here to play games and it turned into quite the affair! Bless my mother, she was ready with a full hot dog bbq in the backyard. The kids had a great time playing then settled down late to watch a movie while a few of us adults played board games in the dining room.

Doug took the kids out on Great Grandma's 4-Wheeler this afternoon. Harley took a turn by herself and did a great job driving it. They all came back smelling like gasoline fumes. We will probably go out tomorrow again. We have to make sure it runs well before we take it back to Grandma's!

Its nearing the end of the spring break week and I am having a great time, but will be happy to get the kids back in school next week. Let the homework fighting begin!

New Season. . . New Blog!

Ahhh Springtime! The kids are enjoying full sized backyards and fun with their cousins. We've had our share of scrapes, bruises and split lips from playing outside in the last couple weeks. Its a sure sign that spring is here and the kids are playing happily in the yard!

Becky... apparently you didn't like the "Sconedogs." That just goes to show how long its been since you have been on my blog site! Well... I haven't updated it for months, so I guess I don't blame you.

Today I begin on my journey to creating a cuter blog page... thanks for the challenge Allie!

Beautiful Kids

Christmas break is over and we are back into the swing of things at school. The hardest part of the transition is for me to wake up! But Kyah and Zane were excited to be back in school and see their friends and teachers again.

There is a cute little Mexican boy in Kyah's class named Emiliano. We call him Emi for short. He is a tiny little guy with a big head and floppy dark hair. He is too adorable. He is very quiet and doesn't talk to many of the kids in class. He is having a little harder time learning to read than the other kids because I think his parents don't speak English. I finally got him to talk with me when I was working with him before Christmas. He told me Santa was bringing him a Spiderman Action Figure and a Doc Octopus. He was really excited. I was shocked and didn't know he could talk so much!

Well, Kyah has a funny habit of saying hello to anyone that she sees speaking Spanish or anyone that looks like they should speak Spanish. She does this at the mall, in grocery stores, or anywhere we happen to walk by someone that may look Latino to her. But she doesn't just say hello, she yells out "Hola!" We are going to have to have a talk about how not everyone may speak Spanish even though they might look that way. But for now, its kind of funny.

During the first week of school Kyah befriended Emi in her normal fashion. (She is friends with everyone). She walked up to him and said "Hola!" He looked at her surprised and said "You speak Spanish?" Then she said "No, I just learned a little from Dora." :) Classic! They've been friends ever since.

Kyah came home yesterday from school and was in a good mood. She said "Mom - do you know what Emiliano said to me at school today? He told me I was beautiful." As she was telling me her face started to go a little pink. It was too cute. How could I blame him? She is beautiful!

2008 Here we come!

The new year has come. I am enjoying it by hanging out in my pajamas for as long as possible!

For New Years Eve we played charades with the kids. Zane didn't quite get the game at first. I would tell him what his word was to act out and tell him how to act it out. He would then just whisper the words to everyone or dance around like a crazy man. It was still fun.

After the charades, we fried up some scones, ate ice cream and made orange party hats for each of us. BYU puts on a big family New Years Eve activity at the mall and they put on a fireworks display at 9 pm and then again at midnight. I figured that only Doug and I would last until midnight, so we took the kids up to watch the fireworks at 9 pm. Kyah was so tired she barely was able to stay awake for the fireworks. When they were over and we started to drive home she was very upset because she wanted to stay. She fell asleep within a minute of leaving the parking lot.

After putting all the kids in bed, Doug and I watched a movie. When it was over and we were getting ready for bed we heard some loud noises behind our house. It spooked us a little bit until we realized it was the neighbors setting of firecrackers! How did we get so old and tired to not really celebrate the new year?!

We are excited for this next new year. It is going to be an amazing one! My only resolution this year is to read the entire Book of Mormon twice through. When I told Doug, he said he would do it too. And then somehow it turned into a competition between us who would finish reading it once first. It should be interesting!

Santa's RICH!

As any other parent experiences, kids' television programming before Christmas is painful. Every commercial on TV is followed by the sound of my kids saying "I want that for Christmas!" We had to have the talk again about how its not polite to say you want everything you see...

Kyah came to the realization the other day that Santa has to make and deliver a lot of toys all over the world. She is quite inquisitive and notices details that I overlook quite often. Shortly after watching a commericial for some toy, she said "Mom, Is Santa Rich? He buys lots of toys for all the kids!"

"Nope, the elves make all his toys for him!" (Just don't tell her it still costs money to buy the supplies to make the toys for all the children in the world!)

Blogue... or Blog?!

For some reason, Doug has an issue with the word Blog. He can never remember if it is pronounced "Blog" or "Blogue" (like rogue!). So anyway... he is teased unmercifully!
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The life of a Sconedog

Anyone wondering what a sconedog is?

Years ago, we spent every Friday night driving up to Layton for Doug to play on a softball team with some friends. We always stopped at a gas station just off the freeway (Flying J) to get refreshments. They have a large hot rack with all sorts of quick bites for people on the go. Well - there we saw an amazing invention... one that apparently is quite popular, but looked pretty nasty to us. It is a giant hot dog, wrapped in a large blanket of bread dough. And possibly deep fried. Almost like a humongous pig in a blanket. Although we've never had one, it is said that they are delicous. It has become our favorite mascot... one which brings us joy each time we remember that Flying J. We've since wanted to name a sports team "The Sconedogs." Doesn't it just sound intriguing?

Sconedoggers Forever!

Hair color and Holidays

If you have never seen your 3 year old child with a different hair color, it is amazing.

I've always wanted dark haired children... but with the genes coming from me and Doug, I doubt it will happen anytime soon. As part of Zane's superman costume for Halloween, we died his hair black. Wow - I was amazed at how different it made him look. Going from light blond to that dark was sure different. His eyes were a different color. His head was a different shape. His ears didn't look as big! It really took us a few days to get used to seeing him with dark hair. Zane was playing in the backyard with his little blonde friend and when Doug came home he said "Who's the Asian kid playing in the backyard with Zane?" Really - the "Asian Kid" was Zane and the other blonde boy was his friend. When Zane came down the stairs the next morning I was confused and wondering what the dark haired boy was doing in our house at 7 am. But he looked awesome for Halloween!

Just as I am getting used to his hair color - I am starting to miss the little blonde boy again! Even thought the hair dye was permanent - there are a few spots that are coming out quicker than the rest. So today we shaved it down short. There is still a touch of dark on the very tips and it looks like he has salt and pepper gray hair. In a week we'll try it again. I'm sure it will be back to normal soon.

Thanksgiving is in less than two weeks and we are so excited to have Doug's parents here. We are planning the feast of a century! (Or at least the month). I have a few new recipes from friends of mine and I am feeling adventurous! It should be interesting at least!

Who says we have to wait until after Thanksgiving to decorate for Christmas? The stores don't! Amanda and the kids put the Christmas tree up today. It is nice to sit in the living room with no TV and just enjoy the ambiance!

Doug and I packed up our Christmas decorations seperate from Amanda's last year and they are hidden somewhere in our storage shed. Just don't tell Kyah there are more decorations because she will be begging to put them up too.

Kyah has been working on a letter to Santa. She said she didn't know what she wanted and then said "Mom, how do you spell 'Bag of Makeup?'" Its amazing how fast they grow up. Last year it was a baby doll... this year it is makeup and jewelry. Next year it will be a car.