6 years old!

Shay's kindergarten class went to the zoo on her birthday and all the kids sang to her on the bus.

We had a barbeque at Grandma Lorna's house and played games inside because it's always too cold to go outside!
Oh Hannah! Thanks to Grandma Sheryn, Shaylee loves her Hannah Montanna dressups.

Funny things Shaylee says:

* last year on the 4th of July I gave her a red, white, and blue popcycle and told her if she ate the red, white, and blue she would turn into an American. After she ate it she asked if she was turning colors....then she started crying and said "I don't want to be an American!"
* about two years ago we were running late for a baptism....waiting for dad to get his shoes on....when Aaron finally got in the car, Shaylee says "Mom, are you gonna kill my dad?" Whoops.
* In the car, on the way to the diabetes expo, Shaylee told Grandma Sheryn "I have an uncle that's disobedient." What? She got frustrated when we didn't understand....turns out she was trying to say "diabetic." Uncle Ryan is also diabetic.
* I love when she says "mom, I'm sirsty."
* when Kate first started playing with Shaylee, Kate hit her on the head with a toy. I overheard Shaylee say "Kate! When you grow up, you're gonna have to say sorry!"
* sometimes when I make a mistake I say "Yikesabee!" Then Shaylee always says....."where is the bee?"
* Shaylee loves my clothes and she always asks me "Mom, can I borrow that shirt when I grow up?"
* Every morning when the kids wake me up, Shaylee always says "mom, will you get up? and don't say 5 more minutes!"

Shaylee is a tough little girl. She has had some traumatic experiences in her short six years; last summer when Kate dropped a cast iron piggy bank ( a brick ) on Shay's toe and sliced it in half. a trip to the emergency room to stitch her toe back together. About six months ago when she started throwing up and we found keytones in her system. another trip to the emergency room to get an I.V. and fluids. Two months ago when one of her warts got infected on her leg. a trip to the doctor's office to cut her leg with an exacto knife and drain the infection out. Shaylee now checks her own blood sugar five times a day and NEVER complains when she gets 5-6 shots a day! She's a special little girl and we love her to pieces!

Earth Day - "Backyard Adventures"

In celebration of Earth Day I thought I would do some yard work this morning! So I took my camera outside and took some pics of beautiful flowers and plants growing wild in my yard. I woke up at 5:00 this morning to some very loud, very noisy ducks talking in my backyard. NOISY! They live in our backyard...I caught them sunbathing right next to this tree a few days ago.

This was not here last year! Is this morning glory? Don't know where it came from, but it's going to be hard to get rid of.

SNAKE!

I knew it! I knew I would find one in my yard! I picked up the tarp that we use to cover the grill, and this snake was hiding under it. Okay, I know it's just a baby but it gave me a heart attack! That's what I get for trying to celebrate earth day. He kept sticking his tongue out at me....he was mocking me. I could tell. He was.

I saw the "Bee Movie" so I know bees are important.....but how annoying are they? They live outside my sliding door so every time I open it, they surround me! I think that's enough yard work for this month.

Easter

Easter egg hunt at West Haven Park....always a good time. Breakfast at Golden Coral....then shopping.....and end the day with a fantastic date night with my hubby. Wish every day was spring break!
These are the eggs Shaylee colored. Great imagination.

Love our cousins.

She's selling all her candy to Grandma Lorna for a toy instead! That's a better deal.

Cute kids!

Baby Animal Farm

Who doesn't love baby animals! Shaylee and Ari don't see each other often, so we took them to this farm in Logan that has baby animals every year. They got to hold goats and chicks. Was it packed......oh yes! But totally worth it. Spring break rocked this year.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Alli and Sunni came with us to the Gateway on St. Patrick's Day. We went to see "Under the Sea" in 3D at the Planetarium which the kids loved! Then we played in the water....and had dinner at Applebees.

The kids had fun at the Discovery Museum. Today was free day!

Kate fell asleep on the way home. Actually, they all fell asleep, so it was a nice, quiet drive home.

It's Officially Spring

Shay flying her kite......she makes it look effortless.

Fly Barbie.....Fly!

Well, tomarrow it's officially Spring, so we celebrated at the park. This kite cost me 'one dollar' at Walmart.....a small price for an endless day of fun. She flew for a good 30 minutes and we are quite impressed. Just look at her go...

This blog is under construction!

I am in the process of changing our blog layout, so this will have to do for now. Not sure how I want it to look just yet. Thanks to our voters, the winner of our coloring contest was Shaylee! And boy was she excited....she won 5 bucks and got to pick her favorite dinner. If Shaylee could live anywhere in the world, she would go back and live at Grandma Lorna's house. She misses her friends there. Stay tuned, we've got family pictures coming up!

Coloring Contest!

Aaron, Shaylee and I had a coloring contest tonight, and we need our viewers to pick the winner! The subject was to draw your dream house.... We won't tell you who's is who's.....just pick the house you like best! You can e-mail me your vote at lysabethc@juno.com or vote on our blog! We really need a winner here so everybody vote!

Picture #1 - Grandma Lorna's House

Picture #2 - Farm House - Red

Picture #3 - Roller Coaster House

Kate is growing some hair...yay!

Kate now sleeps in the bunkbed with Shaylee and so now she won't take naps! She absolutely, totally and completely refuses to take a nap and so you can see for yourself in this video that she still needs one!