Precious Smiles

Last Wednesday we learned about ears. They played quietly while I fed Kacen and looked up the info and learned! I am learning at the same rate as my children. They listened while mom told them the different parts of the ear and what they do and Alona remembers! Then the fun part, they made puppy ears! Pretending to be an animal is just the greatest! And to learn that dogs have the same type of ears as us, they were thoroughly amused.
Kacen's first candy bar, I was holding a snickers and he grabbed it out of my hands. As if to say, "Mom, I call dibbs on this one!" Good thing it was a Monster snickers bar. He enjoyed every last bite that he sucked and chomped on.
Friday the kids and I stayed at Marta's house. How sweet it was to have help with baths. Scrubbing the shampoo into a little head which screams "don't, stop!", of course I tell her shampoo will make your hair clean, I'm not stopping until that happens.the baby is climbing my legs and screaming, throwing himself backwards he does not want to stand. I am just made well aware that he needs to be fed and put to bed, NOW! Usually at home he just gets to be more irate, though Friday night we were rescued. Kacen got to be fed while Alona finished in the tub. Thank you, Marta.
We went to her stake "fair" hot dogs and a zillion pies to choose from. Marta chose to get cooled off in the dunking booth...We get there
Are you hungry , do you want a hot dog?
Child 1:NO
Child 2: YES
I get one child a hot dog and the other just sat there.
Then of course papa comes up with watermelon and both children devour this and then those who have finished their hot dog get pie and others want and get some too. Why, to avoid hysterics and arguing. Child 1 consumes entire piece of pie, and were they hungry, NO of course not.Though I should give her kudos at least it was a cherry pie, got some nutrition.
Kacen started saying Ought-oh on Friday. And he knows what it means too! he drops something over and over and just keeps saying, ought-oh!

Yesterday we went and took the girls swimming at the grandparent's pool. Alona rode the 4-wheeler over with Grandpa "Honey". Older and younger people driving vehicles with my children scares me to death. I indulged Honey and he did great, very cautious. The pool was short lived, but very much enjoyed. They got to use a noodle and an alligator floatie. Almost every time that we have one this year we have forgotten our ONE floatie that we have and who brings one floatie any way when you have three children?! And so it was wonderful Caren having a noodle! Our choices for dinner weren't very appealing, hamburger helper or this new casserole that I looked up with kidney beans, broccoli,rice tomato sauce, cheese and spices, ingredients which can all be found in my kitchen as we speak. This recipe does not seem very appealing to many in my family. We have tons of kidney beans and lets say we are verry close to pay day. Paul isn't shy when calling his family, he very openly says what are you doing for dinner? She made a wonderful dinner, delicious!

Kacen likes to crawl around when he is tired just lay down wherever make the cutest faces and then get back up seconds later. His favorite is laying in the laundry, he will lay down there even when he is not tired. Paul and I were up last night attempting to fold towels and socks. He crawled right over after each time that me and Paul folded a towel and excitedly unfolded it. After putting all the socks on the floor to sort out and match up he came over layed down,crawled and rolled on top of them, sat up and threw a few here and there. We have a LAUNDRY BABY!!
I didn't post this picture earlier so I thought I would do it now. Paul's uncle, Paul and his cousin Kateri came to visit in the middle of August. Abbi really took to him, she takes to everyone.we went out to an Italian restaurant, Carrino's, I give it 5 stars! Family Meals to share, great dessert, it was great!