3 Men & A Little Lady: March 2009

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

My son?

Who says you have to have a girl so you can paint toe nails? Ian did this pretty little number on himself with a dry erase marker. He at least got the right color to go along with Saint Patrick's Day. Kenny told me never to paint my toe nails in front of him again and told him that toe nail polish is only for girls. Lets hope this isn't a trend for him!

Where to go?

The weather was absolutely beautiful yesterday, so as Kenny and I went on a bike ride together with Owen, the older boys were both in school, we contemplated on what to do in the afternoon. I suggested either going hiking in the mountains or going to the beach. We opted for the beach, picked up the boys from school, and headed to Oceanside. We spent 3 1/2 hours soaking up the sun, building sand castles, and playing at a playground. It was a great time, minus the sandy-poop diapers Owen is having today. Have I mentioned how much I love California? Yes, we do have a lot of people who live here, but why wouldn't you want to live here when you have such amazing things to do so close to home.

Drew seeing how far he can throw rocks into the water.

Ian & Owen swinging.

Ian loved to watch the surfers. He tried as hard as he could to swim out to them.

Owen and daddy digging in the sand.

The boys slept all the way home, which gave Kenny and I time discuss plans for this summer. We are wanting to take a boat out to Catalina Island and stay overnight. We heard there is great snorkeling, hiking, and beautiful camp grounds. However, there are hotels too and that might be where I opt to stay since I am with child. If anyone is interested in going with us let me know.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Career Day / The Vet Is In!

Kenny had the opportunity to go to Drew's Kindergarten class during career week and talk to the kids about being a Veterinarian. He did a fabulous job teaching the children about his profession. He brought in x-ray's and let the kids guess what animals were on the pictures, he brought ticks in a jar, dog's teeth, a cat and a dog, and his stethoscope! The kids seemed to enjoy themselves and Kenny was invited to come back next year.

Dr. Summers

He let all the kids take turns listening to their own heart.

Drew listening to his heart.

Drew petting Ma-Ma cat.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Doodle Bugs!

While Grandma was here she helped the boys make Doodle Bugs! They had a great time decorating the cup cakes and sharing them with friends.

The Finished Product

Kyle Dunn, Kelly Summers, Kenny, & Richard Huffaker

Kenny grew up with a great set of friends from Grand Junction. We were lucky to have his friend Richard Huffaker visit us while he was out in CA for a Dr. training. He brought his whole family, so that was a special treat. I loved chatting with Debbie and the boys loved playing with their son Brock. I'm excited that we live so close to Debbie's family, so hopefully we will be able to visit with them more often when they venture out here. Of course we had the Dunns over too, so the 3 adult boys could reminisce about GRAND old Grand Junction!

They say the cutest things.....

Mya, my little girl, said in her prayers last night, "Please help us to be strong and healthy like the Hulk!"

Owen almost ran straight into a woman as we entered a dark parking garage. As I told him to watch out, he quickly yelled, "Well she's all black!" Coincidentally she was African American! She was wearing a black dress, which is what he was referring too!

Owen told me today, "You are the best mom I ever had! I love you all the way up to Jesus!" He also loves kissing and told Kenny, "I just want to stay home from school and kiss mom all day!"

Drew lost a tooth at school when he bit into his apple. He felt the tooth inside his mouth as he was chewing and when I asked him about it, he said, "I didn't realize it was mine and I wondered if it was one of the workers!"

While at church, a teacher asked the kids what happened to Jesus right after he was baptized and brought up from the water. Ian enthusiastically raised his hand and said, "He asked for a towel!"

After a long struggle with my boys, to get them inside, bathed, and into bed, I yelled, "I am done, go to sleep!" Owen looked up at me and said, "Mommy I'm sorry you're sad, but the problem is that you don't beat up Drew and Ian. Just beat them up and I will be on your team!"

We are not a family who eats beans, so when Drew went to a friends house to play and eat dinner, he was hesitant to eat the burrito that had refried beans in it. When I picked him up he said to me, "Mom she put mud inside the burrito!"

Aunt Connie pleaded with Owen to shoot his daddy with the gun instead of her and his response, "No, he's the best daddy i've ever had!"

I begged the boys to quit fighting and Drew looked at me and said, "Its not Mothers Day anymore mom!"

Owen got kicked in his "man hood" and said, "Oh, I hurt my Tenders!"

Drew asked this morning, "Mom in 2011 can we get a cat?"

Everytime I feed Mya prunes, Owen comes up to me and says, "Me like chocolate mom!" I give him a bite and his face turns to total disgust.

Owen ran up to me after wrestling the dogs and said, "Me see Cassie's boobies!"

While I was nursing Mya, Drew walked in and said, "Is she done drinking from your boob?" I replied, "No and it is called a breast, thats the proper way to say it." He looked at me puzzled and said, "No thats the Spanish word for it."

Kenny opened the fridge and said, "Something in here stinks." Ian looked at him and said, "Dad, sometimes I toot over there!"

Last night as the boys were saying good night to Mya, Drew looked up at me and said, "Mom, Mya has a boy haircut!"

Drew was reminding me about how when we saw macaws in Hawaii, that one of the macaws was chewing on a woman's hair. He said, about the macaw, "Thats not very nice, it's not choosing the right."

My favorite word Drew and Ian used to say when they were toddlers was, Laddie- for water. I thought it was such a cute word. Owen comes to the fridge and points his little finger and says, "Wa-Wa" for water. So cute!

Last night Kenny went in on a call to deliver a goat and Ian came into our bed. He climbed in and snuggled up beside me, he usually snuggles into Kenny. I asked him why he was snuggling with me and he said, "I can snuggle you because daddy isn't here mom!" He is such a daddy's boy.

Ian is such a daddy's boy. The other night Kenny had to go to the clinic and Ian was sobbing for him for a good twenty minutes because he wanted to go too. When I asked him why he was so upset he replied, "I just want my daddy, he is my favorite boy!"

Birthday parties celebrated in California are usually BIG! There is always a huge jumper, pinata, food for the whole family, and tons of presents. Well we went to a party last night and the boys spent 2 hrs. jumping in a big jumper. On our way home we saw another party going on that had an even bigger jumper with a slide attached. Ian asked, "Can we go to that party too?" I replied, "We don't even know who those people are. " His response, "Well lets just go ask them their names."

As we prepared to go to the Glenwood Springs pool in Colorado with Kenny's four sisters Drew impatiently said, "Come on girls, you're taking too long!" Kenny told him, "Get used to it, this is what men do, wait for girls to get ready."

Much to my dismay I found black ink all over our white sheets on our bed. I of course went straight to Ian and asked very sternly, "Did you write on my sheets with a pen?" With an innocent look he replied, "I was just trying to write my name."

Drew was watching me as I divided my hair into sections with clips to straighten it. He looked up at me and said, "Wow, you look beautiful!" Then when I was completely done with my hair he said, "You're a cute little mommy!"

Ian was dipping his finger in Kenny's contact solution and then touching his eye. I asked him what he was doing and he replied, "Just putting my eyes in mom!"