3 Men & A Little Lady: February 2011

Friday, February 18, 2011

Proud Parents

We are so proud of Ian for receiving the Student of the Month award! When he was presented with his award, the principal said it was for always completing his work quickly, staying focused, actively participating in class discussions, being a super reader and writer, and for being kind.

Ian & Mrs. Randall - his kindergarten teacher.

Classmates in kindergarten.

The lighting is bad on this picture, but I just am always amazed how tall Ian looks compared to the other kids in his class.

Ian~ You are an amazing kid, who is exuberant in every thing you do and say! I am so proud of all your accomplishments in school and am so grateful to have you as my son. Continue working hard and being a good leader. You will go far in life, I just know it! I Love You! ~ Mom

Kangaroo

All I can say is that this kid makes me laugh everyday!

Valentines Recap

Valentines day seemed to sneak up on us this year. We spent Sunday night making Valentines for school friends and teachers and that's as good as we got. Sorry to our dear family members, who did not receive anything from us this year! We love you and will do better next year!

The kids LOVED receiving cool Valentines gifts in the mail! Ge & Grandad sent each of the kids a coupon book to McDonald's for free ice cream and treats. We have been there a lot this week! The "Denver Gang" sent us our family favorite, ~Skittles and Toy Story pencils!

I was really excited about the sweet Valentine cupcakes brought to our door from our friends the Dunn's!

The boys/mom, we had some pretty intense sugar highs the whole day! I love Valentine's Day!

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Digging San Diego!

Last weekend grandma and grandpa Summers came out for a visit and we spent a beautiful day in San Diego. They love getting to leave the cold CO winters behind, even if just for a couple of days. We went to the newly renovated Mormon Battalion in Old Town San Diego. We had so much fun learning about the journey and faith of these righteous men who had been asked to sign up to join the United States Army. The kids loved playing in a covered wagon, mining for gold, making bricks, pumping water, and getting water from a well.

Grandpa Summers and Owen

Grandma Summers, Mya, and Owen

Daddy and Drew

Ian, who when asked if he would like to dress up as a soldier, jumped at the chance to hold the big gun!

We also took the boat to Coronado Island where the kids played at the beach and where we enjoyed the Cupcakery and Cold Stone!

Oh How I LOVE the California Winters! Hopefully, grandma and grandpa Summers will do as they talk about and rent a place in CA to escape to during the CO winters. We love spending time with them and would love to have family close.

My Little Super Hero's

Mya is often found following right behind her 3 big brothers with either a gun, making her own sweet shooting sound, or a toy car. My visions of playing Barbie dolls and My Little Pony together are fading. After watching the "Super Hero's" in action, she carried up to me the Power Ranger costume and started taking her clothes off. At least she picked a costume that matched her hair accessory and her painted red toe nails!

I was glad to see that her baby got to join in on the fun!

I sure do love my Super Hero's!!!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Armed & Dangerous!

Pretend Play

Yesterday, Mya and I went to Costco and my cart was packed so high that I couldn't even see in front of me. I had to look to the side so that I wouldn't run over anyone who got in my way. Our shopping experience provided Mya with the desire to do a little shopping of her own today. Owen and her spent most of the morning in their pj's playing grocery store. This is the first time Mya has actually played with someone. I was so excited to watch it all take place!

I love our walk in pantry that provides hours of entertainment as a great grocery store. Costco supplies runneth over...

Both Owen and Mya took turns being the checker.

Mya found a sale on toilet paper and tried desperately to get as many in her cart as she could...Like Mother Like Daughter!

Owen yelled out as Mya was throwing toilet paper at him, "That's too much Mom!" What a man thing to say. He must have heard Kenny say that to me a time or two.

So instead of mopping my floors, or cleaning toilets, my morning was spent in my pajamas playing and capturing all the fun. Gotta love being a kid and a mom!

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!"