I am almost too embarassed to post what I am about to post. But, the most embarassing moments make for the best memories. So here it goes. Don't think that we are overboard parents. So, on Thursday night the kids were all ready for bed and decided they wanted some toast. Justin got them some food and I was down stairs, doing something productive I am sure (on the computer). I hear Justin, quite upset at Caden, asking him "what did you put in your mouth?" Then I hear Caden gagging, choking, coughing.... I go upstairs and Caden is in the bathroom trying to throw-up into the sink. He won't tell Justin why he is choking. I ask Caden, what he put in his mouth. He tells me "money". WHAT? Is that dangerous? I have no idea. I call the ER and ask the nurse if swallowing money is bad. She says, "it can be." Well, what should I do? The nurse suggests bringing Caden into the ER. At 9 p.m. we all go to the hospital. Once at the hospital Caden starts being his crazy, naughty self and is running all over the waiting room. I ask Caden, "are you sure you swallowed money?" Caden says "yes, my tongue hurts." Okay then. We go through all the hospital stuff: blood pressure, weight, heart beat, x-rays etc....After the xrays the doctor comes in and says "he didn't swallow money. There isn't anything in there." YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!! The doctor concluded that Caden must have been choking on some of the crust from the toast he was eating. At this point, I am so mad that Caden told me he swallowed money and I am so embarassed that we are at the ER for choking on BREAD, that I just wanted to run out of there. I know that later, probably years down the road, I will think that this was funny. I am NOT looking forward to getting the ER bill. It will be nice when I finally get into my nursing classes so I can learn about medical things and know if they are serious or not and how to treat them. Swallowing money, I think, is probably not serious. The hospital just tells you it's serious; it is an easy $200 plus bucks for them. I have to add this. Before we went to the hospital Caden got some sand in his eye and had been rubbing it so it was quite red. As the ER doctor was checking Caden over he asked him what was wrong with his eye. Caden said, "I got rocks in it." hmmmm. It went from sand to rocks. ?? Sounds like a "fish story" to me.

I LoVe Summer!

Summer is my favorite time of the year. I love the heat. Along with summer comes all the fun activities, like swimming. Justin's grandma has a pool in her backyard, so we like to go there when we get the chance. Caden likes to go swimming, but he only likes to stay on the steps. Lexie, on the other hand....if you put her arm floaties on she is gone. She loves to jump off the diving board and also swim in the deep end of the pool. Lexie will even dive in, head first! I have never seen a 2 year old dive into a pool. Here is our little cautious guy, just hanging out on the steps of the pool and practicing blowing bubbles.

On this jump off the board, Lexie was trying out some tricks. She did a funny little twist.

Here are the kids waiting for their turn for swimming lessons at the Payson pool.

Lexie was so tired from all the swimming and jumping in. She swam over to me, laid her head on me and just floated on her tummy. I think she could have fallen asleep.

Living Planet Aquarium

We were going to go to the zoo but Caden didn't want to go because, "there are elephants there". Instead we went to the aquarium, which we haven't been to before. It was pretty neat. But if you have ever been to the Monterey Bay Aquarium (Kalley, Christina, Mom, and Dad; you know what I am talking about.) well, this aquarium just doesn't compare. I am always buggin Justin about going to Monterey, he isn't a big traveler so we haven't ever gone. For as much as the kids loved this little aquarium they would have so much fun in Monterey. Lexie would liked to have touched one of the sting rays, but her arms weren't long enough.

I love the two close-up pictures above. You can see all the amazement and wonder in the kids faces.

Our 4th of July Celebration

For the 4th of July, this year we went camping with my family. We stayed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. When Sunday rolled around I wasn't ready to go home and neither were the kids. We rode the 4-wheelers, went fishing, took naps, ate lots of good food, and had lots of fun! Caden loves to ride the 4-wheeler, and always wants to steer. He only likes to ride with his dad.

Poor thing! Lexie looks like she has had a LONG day. I promise, I do comb her hair when we are camping. She had been wearing her helmet.

Here is the camping crew!! We went on a ride to the top of the mountain. We could see everything from up there. It was GORGEOUS! Although, there was a thunder storm coming; with lightning, so we didn't stay for long. Luckily the storm missed us and we didn't get soaked.