Getting together with family!

This past Saturday we went to a potluck and family gathering with Zac's family. We enjoyed the afternoon with Grandma, Grandpa, aunts, uncles, cousins, 2nd cousins, 3rd cousins...etc! It was a lovely afternoon as the weather has been so nice and the kids had fun playing in the huge yard.

Football fun!

Lucas tire swinging with cousins!

Rachel hanging out and enjoying all the attention of being the cutest baby girl!

The mini John Deer was a hit with all the kids!

Lucas could have stayed all day and played on the tractor!

Quiz

I saw this fun quiz on my sister in law's blog and thought it would be fun to try with Ben (8) and Lucas (5..almost 6). They were both not too thrilled to be answering these questions and thought it was weird that I was asking them. Ben also didn't want them posted on my blog. I had to coach them a little but these are their true answers.

1. What is something that mom always says to you?
Lucas: go clean your room
Ben: empty the dishwasher
2. What makes mom happy?
Lucas: When I clean my room and do things the 1st time.
Ben: I don't know....Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?
3. What makes mom sad?
Lucas: fighting with you
Ben: When I hit my brother.
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Lucas: tickling me
Ben: tickling me
5. What was your mom like as a child?
Lucas: cried a lot
Ben: smart
6. How old is your mom?
Lucas: 55
Ben: 35
7. How tall is your mom?
Lucas: 6 inches
Ben: I don't know...how tall are you?
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Lucas: go to the store and eat ice cream (he actually said steel ice cream but since he was just being silly and it's not actually true I changed it!)

Ben: Read...play volleyball
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Lucas: play with Rachel
Ben: clean the house
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Lucas: to be a rock star!
Ben: nothing (thanks a lot Ben!)
11. What is your mom really good at?
Lucas: Running on the treadmill and running
Ben: Volleyball
12. What is your mom not so good at?
Lucas: soccer
Ben: mowing the lawn
13. What does your mom do for her job?
Lucas: clean the house
Ben: work at a hospital and make dinner
14. What is your mom's favorite food?
Lucas: Ritzy chicken
Ben: Hawaiian Haystack...wait that's my favorite. I don't know...ice cream?
15. What makes your mom proud?
Lucas: when I unload the dishwasher
Ben: us helping out
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Lucas: John and Kate plus eight (I informed him that they were not cartoon characters...but it is his favorite show.)..No....Phineas and Ferb
Ben: Isabel from Phineas and Ferb
17. What do you and your mom do together?
Lucas: go shopping
Ben: make food
18.How are you and your mom the same?
Lucas: we are both wearing blue
Ben: we have the same eye color
19. How are you and your mom different?
Lucas: we have different hair
Ben: born in a different state
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Lucas: she gives me kisses
Ben: she gives me hugs

Great...now my husband wants to buy a paintball gun!

Our friend Kevin just celebrated a birthday and his only wish was to get all his friends together for some paintballing fun! I normally would never subject myself to that kind of torture and call it fun...but I guess that's what you do for friends! Here's a run down of the evening:

It started out just lovely when we got there and I went to put my shoes on (I of course was running late and walked out the house with my flip-flops) and I realized that I had grabbed 2 right shoes. I wanted to grab some old shoes so I went to this bag that had D.I. shoes in them and was excited to find my old running shoes. I didn't realize that there were 2 old pairs in the bag (I always buy the same running shoes and just get rid of them after 6 months!) So...my choices were flip-flops or 2 right shoes. I guess you can tell what I chose and clumsily ran around and hurt my big toe in these shoes. At least I provided the comic relief for the evening!
This was our girls team.....we totally rocked! Who would of thought I would secretly like shooting people....as long as I didn't get hit!
I think the girls had more fun just hanging out, talking, and eating while the boys had their fun running, hiding, and shooting!

Do I look scary or what?

What is it with guys and guns? They think they are so cool!

I'm sorry I didn't get this guys name....but check out the wound on his neck...that is REAL blood! That is why I didn't want to play with the guys.....they are out for the kill!

So all in all it was a fun night. The funnest part was ganging up with Nicole and watching her back while she took out 3 of the other team! I only got hit once and it had hit something else first so the blow wasn't too bad. I secretly liked shooting at other people....I was just afraid of getting hit! Zac of course already wants to buy a paintball gun so he can make it his new hobby. Thanks Kevin for a fun night and Happy Birthday!

It's a curse!

I swear I have the curse of Thrush! I have gotten this awful infection while nursing all 3 of my kids. It is the most painful thing I've ever experienced....next to labor! And..the medicine that's prescribed by the doctor doesn't usually seem to help me. The only thing I've found to work is the purple staining Gentian Violet...too bad it's so messy and stains everything it comes in contact with. Anyways...I somehow will get through it and hopefully will get rid of it soon. In the meantime...I feel like I have a part-Smurf child and am afraid to take her out it public!

TAGGED

I've noticed that since summer vacation is over and school is back in we don't do very many interesting things and I don't really have anything to blog about. Plus...my friend Amber keeps bugging me because I haven't updated my blog...she's my blog stalker and really gets mad when I don't put anything on! So , since I was tagged awhile ago but have never gotten around to doing it (sorry Lindsey!)..and to please Amber...here I go!

ALSO...I must foolishly admit that I just realized the questions go along with the alphabet...I never got it before! I'm such a retard.

A. ATTACHED OR SINGLE? Attached, just celebrated 11 years!
B. BEST FRIEND? Zac..( I have to say that, right?) JK...I'm so glad I get to share this life with him....and eternity!
C. CAKE OR PIE? cake..definately chocolate..I don't love pie crust or cooked fruit..however, does that stop me from eating it???

D. DAY OF THE WEEK? Saturday..I love having Zac there for re-enforcement..and I like to go shopping by myself!

E. ESSENTIAL ITEM? books on a long trip, contacts (I hate wearing glasses and I'm totally blind!), and ice cream..I love it!
F. FAVORITE COLOR? I don't really have one...black maybe? I think it makes you look slimmer!
G. GUMMY BEARS OR WORMS? Neither...but if I had to choose...bears
H. HOMETOWN? Vista, CA (I'm still a Cali-girl at heart!)
I. INDULGENCE? ice cream before bed...I feel like it gives me sanity!
J. JANUARY OR JULY? July for sure. We usually end up in San Diego and get to enjoy the beach!
K. KIDS? 3...2 boys and 1 baby girl!

L. LIFE ISN'T COMPLETE WITHOUT? family, faith, friends

M. MARRIAGE DATE? August 23, 1997

N. NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS? 1 Sister and 6 Brothers

O. ORANGES OR APPLES? Oranges...I love them when they are really sweet!

P. PHOBIAS OR FEARS? Finding a dead person, having close family members die.

Q. QUOTE? "Never suppress a kind thought" - It was the last thing my Dad ever said before he passed away...I know have it hanging in my kitchen.

R. REASONS TO SMILE? A cute and fun baby, funny kid sayings, laughs with my friends

S. SUPERMAN OR WONDERWOMAN? Superman..I guess..don't ask me why!

T. TAG 5 PEOPLE? I'm sure everyone's already been tagged

U. UNKNOWN FACT ABOUT ME? I like to read LDS Fiction Romance Novels...sappy romance, but good and clean.

V. VEGETABLES? yuck..only corn, green beans, or carrots

W. WORST HABIT? too many sweets....they are like a basic food group for me

X. X-RAY OR ULTRASOUND? I've never had an x-ray...but ultrasounds have been 50/50 for me....3 good and 3 bad.

Y. YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? roast beef, mashed potatoes, and my mom's homemade rolls

Z. ZODIAC SIGN? Taurus