September Recap

September went by very fast, but here are some pictures of our adventures

We spent a lot of time at the park, Caylee is now walking (slowly) but she really likes being outside.

 Both of the kids love Grandma and Grandpa Kelly's swing, even if Caylee looks scared in the picture below. She giggles a lot while swinging

 Bryce waited patiently for Caylee to be finished, but he couldn't help posing for the camera. He has started pre-school again this year, he goes on Tuesday's and Thursday's, he is learning to write his name.

 Jason was really excited to go pick fresh peaches at a local orchard, Caylee not so much. In the picture below, she got the hang of it, but after she smelled each one she picked she tried to eat it, we had quite a few with teeth marks.

 Bryce was in a bad mood that day as well, but he did have a couple of good minutes. 

Caylee wants to touch everything! I think she is going to be a scientist, she loves to put things together and inspect her toys from all angles. She is starting to talk a little, with Mama and Dada and Uh Oh. She is growing up to fast. She has a lot of personality and is very expressive with her face.

Bryce and the Lifeguard

On Monday the kids and I went swimming with our friends the Griffin's. There was a new lifeguard that day and Bryce decided that he was more interested in talking and playing with her than anyone else. It was like I was watching "The Sandlot" in real life. Within an hour and a half, he showed her how long he can throw a toy, how he can dive, hold his breath and blow bubbles and jump. Bryce increased his level of dificulty with each jump by taking a longer running start. What was great about these running starts was he was holding his breath when he started to run (his lips puckered and cheeks blown up) also, when he takes off he keeps runing in the air until he hits the water. Each time looking at the lifeguard and asking "Did you watch me?"

As we were about to leave he decided he wanted to jump without his life vest (he can't swim without it, he just sinks) he took off running before I was there to catch him, but I got there a couple of seconds later, so no lifeguard in the water. If I didn't know better I would have thought he was trying to get his first kiss via mouth to mouth.

I wonder if this is a sample of what the teenage years will be like!

Thought this was Funny

I saw this while blogstalking and thought it was worth a chuckle.

I'm a Big Kid Now!

Bryce has begun to pick out his own clothes each day, I want him to start making decisions and at the same time it lets him feel like a big kid. Today's church outfit was interesting, it took all I had not to change him.

 I thought this was a really funny picture of Caylee

Here is my big kid standing all be herself. She is not walking yet, but standing alone is becoming a more common occurence. My kids are growing up too fast.

30th Birthday Surprise!

On the fourteenth I turned the dreaded 30. As anxious as I was to be in my thirties, Jason made my weekend wonderful! On the actual day, we went to lunch as a family and then Jason and I watched True Grit after the kids went to sleep. The next day, I woke up with a note from Jason Saying happy birthday and my adventure began!

When I opened my note, it had two cordinates on it, I was given the first clue to an all day scavenger hunt. I could not figure out how to work the GPS so I called out friend Sabin and asked him for advice, he gave m e some hints on working the GPS, but I still couldn't do it, I called Jason and he said that the clouds were messing up the GPS, so he told me to follow our path in the woods to my first clue, he also told me to take Oliver with me, because he knew where to go. A quarter mile into the trail I found another blue not taped to a tree with a compass.

I have not used a compass in three years, so I was a bit rusty, I asked Jason for help again and he told me to look under a big rock, eventually I found the rock and my second clue, that hinted at a rusted mail box in the woods, there I found a bucket with a new shower head (my present) and another clue. It took me a little bit, but I figured that clue out and was sent to the library, to look for a car with a particular license plate at 11am. The car belonged to my friend Emma who took the kids and I out to lunch at a yummy Tai restaurant.

While there Jason sent me a video message on my phone telling me to tell my contact "The sun always shines brighter in the sun" then Emma gave me my next clue and the letter M. After lunch I was sent to Reedy Creek park to find the next clue on hole 14 of the disc golf course, I had the kids with me, I was wearing high heals and it started to rain. It was a lot of fun. Bryce insisted that we find a map and he led me around the paths and to our destination. He is such a smart kid.

In the next clue was a bar code looking drawing, after calling Emma for help I learned I needed to look at the clue from eye level and I read "Meet me at Bombay Cuisine at 5:30pm. How luck was I, Tai and Indian food in the same day. My Mom took my kids at 4pm and I got dressed up to go on a date. Yippee!

At the restaurant Jason gave me my last clue and letter, which allowed me to open my cryptex that he set up, the word was Amour (my love) When I opened it, I learned we were going to my dear friend Laurel's house after dinner. Dinner was great with wonderful company! When we got to Laurel,s I was walking up and heard all the little kids yelling, "she's here" I walk in the door and here "SURPRISE" Jason, Laurel and Emma put together a surprise party. I had inkilings something was going on, but nothing to this extent.

I have not had a birthday party in about 20 years and it meant the world to me. I am blessed to have such a wonderful husband, amazing family and friends to do this for me. Thank you to everyone, I had the best time ever!!!

The next day Jason took me to see Harry Potter and to Mexican Perfect end to a perfect weekend.

(The flowers and cupcake jar were from my family, they are beautiful, Jason frequently picks flowers for me in our field and he picked the orage flowers to compliment the ones my family bought.)

I hope they call me on a mission

Caylee's friend Beth is leaving for her mission to California on Wednesday and I wanted to share some of the pictures Caylee took with Beth and her Mom, Amy. I just love these two women and how good they are to my children and what amazing friends they are. Beth I wish you the best in Cailfornia!

Thoughtful Bryce

While on vacation we all had to share a room. One morning Bryce came to give me a kiss and tell me good morning, as I responded and said good morning, he turned around, grabbed my deoderant and said" Mommy your mouth needs to put this on" Jason almost wet himself. Gotta love the honesty of a child!