Fourth of July Weekend

We spent the 4th in Marysville. We started the day off with a community pancake breakfast. They were the most expensive pancakes I have ever eaten! It sure made me homesick for the Evergreen Park breakfast and parade. The parade here wasn't so bad, we did score a GALLON ziplock bag full of candy. In the evening we went to a family fun day and watched fireworks in the rain. Cooper is terrified of fireworks. As soon as they started he ran faster than I have ever seen him run to the car, good thing Matt is fast!
Matt had a 4 day weekend so we headed up north. We found this yummy little place called Scooters. An order of fries was BIGGER than a basketball! Don't worry, I didn't order it! I did have some yummy ice cream though. I am now back to my chocolate loving self. I haven't eaten chocolate for 6 months. The thought of it made me want to spew. I am now making up for it.




Lake Erie was HUGE!!! I thought the Great Salt Lake was big, it isn't! These pictures crack me up because it was pretty nippy! Even with my 30 extra pounds of insulation! Cooper was very timid in the waves and Ruby jumped right in. At the end of it all she was singing, "I have the whole beach in my pants" to the tune of He's got the whole world in his hands. I think she was right!


We drove 3 hours north up to Kirtland, Ohio. It was amazing to be in the same place as the early pioneers. The stories were amazing. It was humbling to stand in the same room where church history took place. I am thankful to the early saints and for all that they endured.

*Cooper is a part of our family, he just hates being in family pitures.

PS Cast comes off tomorrow, thank HEAVEN!!!!!

Frog Jump, Raspberries for Coop, and a little venting

Poor Coop, he has had his cast on for 3 weeks now. We go to the Scott's pool almost everyday and Coop just hangs out and watches us or plays on my iPod. I let him in the kiddy pool with a bag on his hand and of course he fell in and soaked it. Luckily it dried ok. 7 more days!!!! Man that thing STINKS! I hope he isn't growing mushrooms down it!


We attended the annual Frog Jump in Dublin, Ohio. They had these huge frogs that the kids could race. Most of the frogs just sat there so you could hit the grass behind them, blow on them, pat them on the behind or whatever would make them move. So much fun!


Ohio is covered with different farms, mostly corn. We found this little gem of a farm where you could pick your own raspberries! There were millions of them! No wonder they are so dang expensive in the store, it takes forever to pick them! After about a half hour of picking, Cooper called me over to see how he had picked LOTS of berries. I think it was the sequal to Blueberries for Sal minus the bears! You can see how many he had picked. I told the farmer to weigh my kids before and after and he could charge me for what was eaten. They were oh so yummy. We put them on our favorite 4th of July cake (a week early).


OK now I have to vent. Do you ever have a day where you don't LOVE being a mom? I was so mad at my darling offsprings that I sent them to bed at 7:30 before FHE! I washed Cooper's mouth out with soap, did lots of time outs, counted to 10, etc! I know I love them, but today I sure didn't like them. I think I am experiencing the recipe for disaster: raging pregnant lady hormones + heat + support hose + homesick + 2.5 month "camp out" + no school = CRAZY LADY! I might also add that I don't even want to know what my next bra size is, I am probably going to have to order some udder aperatus from the local seed and feed! One of the few stores in this teeny tiny little town.

I look in at my lovily children and think, how could I have been so mad at these sweet faces and then I remember that they are refueling for tommorrow!

Happy Anniversary Muzz!

It is crazy to think we have been married for 11 years. Lots of great memories! Here are just 11 things I love about my Muzz:

1. He is a HOT PAPA!
2. He is an amazing daddy.
3. He is very patient.
4. He makes me laugh.
5. He is a VERY hard worker.
6. He goes after his dreams.
7. He is a fact wizard.
8. He doesn't move when he sleeps and rarely snores.
9. His spontaneity.
10. His smile.
11. HIM!!!!

Happy Anniversary! Love you!

Out of the mouths of babes

Today we were listening to some fine Ohio radio and Def Leopard came on.
Mom: Guess what? The drummer of this band only has one arm!
Coop: Like me? (Remember that he is in a cast for 2 more weeks, whose counting, ME!)
Mom: Yes, like you.
Coop: Does he have any legs?

After laughing like a crazy lady, I cut a motor cycle cop off but just got a "Friendly Warning"!

Scott's Familly Day

We are loving Scott's! They are treating us awesome. We went to Scott's Family Day at Sports Ohio yesterday and it was all FREE! Go Carts, Put Put (mini golf for you westerners), face painting, batting cages, balloons, bouncy toys, lunch, cotton candy, ice cream, you name it! It was so fun telling my kids yes to everything instead of the normal NO!!!

We also did a whole bunch of firsts: I had my first tick, we caught our first lightening bugs, Ruby and Cooper caught their first fish, Ruby hit her first soft ball, we saw Rocky move for the first time!

New Most Embarassing Moment

I stopped by the local Village Pantry (a gas station) with a Burger King inside during lunchtime. All of the sudden, I tripped on something. So I look down only to realize it was MY SKIRT!!!!! Just imagine a big fat pregnant lady wearing support hose and funny underwear standing in the middle of the gas station parking lot with her skirt at her ankles! Those lucky construction workers "had it their way" at the BK today! We now call it the Village Panty!

Self esteem booster!

We went swimming the other day and my beautiful daughter said, "Do you actually think you can still fit into a swimsuit?!?!" Love you Rubes!