Our Busy Weekend

The weekend started off with sleepovers. McKinna had Jaiden stay over at our house and Bodin went to stay the night at Landon's house. What fun! They had such a great time, they were not ready to let it end... SO.... McKinna went to stay the night at Jaiden's house and Landon came to our house. We met Monya at the temple because Damon and Rachel were getting sealed in the temple. It was a beautiful day and we were glad to spend the day with them.

After the temple it was off to Chuck E. Cheese for T.J.'s birthday. Bodin and Landon played games for hours. They had a blast. Ben and I played speed ball (I think that is what it is called) and I must say that we make a pretty awesome team. We could take on any of the other 4 year olds playing there and hold our own. The boys loved spending the accumulated tokens for the day. They bought some sticky hands that they played with for hours. The joy of being kids!

We got home late on Saturday night and went to Baby David's blessing on Sunday morning. We got a phone call first from McKinna between her sobs she informed me how much she missed me. (It kind of felt good to hear her say that, she is the kind of kid that always wants to be on the go). Poor Monya had to deal with her throughout the night as McKinna had decided that she missed me. I think two sleepovers in a row was too much for McKinna. McKade had fun hanging out with grandpa after the blessing. They both took a nap together. Grandpa loves babies and the kids all love him. None of us can compare to fun Grandpa Bill.


By the time we got home on Sunday all three of my kids were asleep in the car. This was a fun-filled weekend and they all got tuckered out.

Last Soccer Game

McKinna and Bodin had there last soccer games last Saturday. They did very well for their first season playing. Bodin's team won most of their games. McKinna's team had a little work to do. They both had a lot of fun though. Bodin will be playing some more soccer and McKinna has decided she is ready to move on to a new sport (maybe something without a ball, she is a little scared of it). It is also very hard to teach her to be aggressive. I think that is something that comes naturally and she is just not an aggressive girl.

I got skills!

Bodin said he learned a new trick on the tramp wanted to show off his new skill. He starts by jumping really high. He then all of the sudden tucks his legs under him going into a knee bounce. Once his knees hit the tramp he catapults himself into a hand/head stand, pauses for a second, and then flops over!! Where did he ever come up with this trick?? He was very proud of himself. It’s funny when kids learn or figure out new (to them) things and think they were the first ones to do it, it cracks me up. But if I am the one to do the new move, then it’s legit because I’m 2 legit to quit!!!

Slugs or Sugarbugs?

So, we were watching Harry Potter last night. It was at the part where Ron Weasley tries to put a spell on Malfoy to have him eat slugs and the spell backfires (as Ron's always do) and Ron ends up with slugs coming from his mouth. Bodin then pipes up and says, "Mom, what are those?" "Slugs", I say. You can see Bodin pondering as he replies with "Sugarbugs?"

I see this as a great teaching moment..."Yes, they are sugarbugs!"

Again, Boding takes a few minutes to think this over. His answer..."I brushed my teeth today."

"Yes, you did."

Contemplating once more..."And I did not eat too much junk."

"No, not today."

"I will brush my teeth everyday, and not eat too much junk."

If only I had known years ago that is all it takes to make him brush better and eat healthier.

Lesson learned!

Been a while since my last post. We got a new vehicle, Nissan Armada, and McKade received his 1st haircut!! Shani didn't want me to do it and I have been fighting her about it for a while. His hair was kinda cute when his head was smaller and it fit right. Since he has grown and his head expanded he started to look like a homeless child with a hair loss problem. So, being the man I put my foot down and shaved it with a 3 guard on the clippers. I must say, he looks much better!!

Gone fishing!!

Uncle Tommy had a great idea today and invited us to go fishing. I loaded the kids up and we headed out for a fun couple of hours of man vs. wild!! It was Bodin, McKade, Uncle Tommy Boy, and I with two kiddy poles and one man pole. We baited up the kid poles with tiny hotdogs with cheese in them and cast them out to the depths of the bottomless lake and waited. While waiting I started getting the man pole ready so I could try my luck at the bass I had seen there some months ago. I decided to use a top water lure that had two treble hooks on it. I just about had it tied on when Bodin, in the middle of his fishing dance, came running across my line. I feel the line go tight and the next thing I know my lure goes zipping out of my hands and into my palm! Yup, off to a great start. Luckily it didn’t stick me too good and I was able to tie it off and start fishing.

Well, while I was with my man pole going after man size fish Uncle Tom yelled “I got one” WTH!! (what the heck). Tommy Boy hands the pole off to Bodin and it was on. The epic battle between fish and boy went for a good 3-4 minutes till Bodin finally wrestled in a good sized catfish. My boy’s first fish, I was so proud you can almost see a teardrop in my eye! Bodin ended up catching 3 more good sized fish, one giving him a really good fight, before we had to leave. If push came to shove we would have been able to eat that day because Bodin and his kiddy pole caught all the fish and I got skunked!!!

Half day at school

It was a half day at school for McKinna today and she got to take a friend home with her. I can kinda handle Bodin and McKade for the day, but adding McKinna and her friend is begging for pain!! McKade wasn't the best today and almost made me go ape SH*T on him so I had to put him to sleep. It is not too bad though, at least it keeps McKinna and Bodin from fighting each other every chance they get. McKinna doesn’t get too many play dates so it’s nice to see her play with a friend. McKinna’s friend has some really pretty blue eyes so I had to take a pic.