Cousins

"Cousins are a little bit of childhood that can never be lost."

 

Jodie and the girls were down for a cheer competition last weekend and we got to spend some time with them.  This thrilled Kamdyn, who just can't get enough of Kamryn when their together!  We had dinner Friday night and then went to the competition on Saturday.   This is the only picture that I got and I couldn't even begin to tell you which one was Kylie....

We were able to do a little boutique shopping after, which is always interesting with the girls! 

Cooper stayed with Mimi and Braxton while we were gone and had a great time!  Here they are playing the Wii....

I'm so grateful that my kids have the same bond with their cousins that I do with mine!  It really is a special thing!!! 

Cooper and Braxton at their first sleepover together in January (I'm posting totally random pictures now)....

I'm sure I'll be reported for posting this picture of Cooper's booty, but this picture cracks me up of him and Madison....

The little cousins eating in Mom's laundry room....

Thank you, Lord, for the wonderful gift of family that you have given me!!!!

Spring

I took a few pictures at the park during spring break and forgot to post them.  We are fortunate to have a very nice park not too far from us.  Mark met us there one day and I was able to go get groceries without kids while he stayed with them!

The kids were way more interested in the creek and throwing rocks than any of the slides or playground equipment.....it wouldn't be such a big deal if I knew that their aim and rock throwing ability were accurate..... they both have pretty wild arms and I was so certain they were going to hit someone.....

Kam just had to get her hands wet and muddy....

When have you known Kam not to pose for the camera?

Cooper exploring...

I finally talked Cooper into going down the slide before we left for a picture....

Mom took Cooper and Braxton to the park this weekend and they had a blast.  She told us the funniest stories about their conversations in the car and at McDonald's after....they involve who's married to who, and body parts.  Can you guess?

Monday

Boo, Monday!  That's how we feel about you!!!

Not really....well, yeah, really!  

And while it's sticking out for everyone to see, let me tell you that Cooper's tongue has gotten him into a lot of trouble lately!  He sticks it out a lot now, mostly at Kamdyn, but he has made the mistake of sticking it out at Mark a few times when he was in trouble.  Not a good idea.  Not at all....

Let's just say he got a little soap in his mouth.  Honestly, I never ever got soap in my mouth as a child but I had friends who did.  I think times have changed though.  Instead of a bar of soap, he got a little liquid coconut lime verbana.  I shouldn't laugh but it was pretty funny.   Bless his heart... every time he gets in trouble he throws his hands over his mouth to hide his smirk.  It's like he just can't help it and I so remember doing that as a child!  Brian still talks about me laughing at him when he got in big trouble! 

April Fools

The kids and I have been talking about April Fools Day the last several days and it got me to thinking..... 

The April Fools Day after Mark and I got married, he called his mom to tell her that we were expecting, when obviously we were not.   She was so excited and it was almost cruel for him to eventually tell her the truth.  We had a few good laughs over it and eventually she and Court took their revenge on us in the form of a false engagement.  Turn about is fair play and I so wish she would have been around when we finally were pregnant to share the good news!!

"Back in Black"

Here is a video of Kam singing a little "Acey Dacey," (AC/DC) as she likes to call them at the party....

Mark is so proud! However, I'll be downloading a little more Justin Bieber and Katy Perry on her ipod very soon!

Rock Star Party

Kam and I went to Kylie's birthday party at Little Rock Jams on Saturday.  I think I might have a rock star "wanna be" on my hands!    

Kylie, the birthday girl, and the party leader explaining all the fun they were going to have--the girls made groupie posters, got tattoos, had VIP passes, colored their hair, danced, sang..... there was even a DJ!

Kam getting her hair sprayed orange and blue.... she's already asked me to buy some of this paint.  I personally wanted her to get hers done in black and pink to match her outfit but she wanted orange and blue...

Kamryn and Kamdyn....

Bless her heart!  She has my rhythm....Kam could not keep her booty still the whole time we were there!  One of the moms just kept telling me how funny she was!

Group photo...

Groupies....

Rockin' with one of the party leaders....

I think Kam and Kamryn were singing "Back in Black" here.....

I had to laugh because I know Kam didn't know some of the songs the girls were singing. I told Jodie that she has a lot of AC/DC on her ipod, courtesy of Mark.... Kam heard me say that and went to ask the DJ to play "Back in Black" for her....

The party leader came to ask Jodie if she was alright with them playing that there, which totally cracked us all up!  The bigger girls totally stopped dancing when it started playing and were looking at Kam like "what in the world is that music playing?"   Her daddy would be so proud!  Rock on!!!

Branson

Mom and Dad decided to go to Branson on the spur of the moment Sunday and I just couldn't stand it.... I called Dad and asked if the kids and I could go with them.  The kids were still in Heber so I didn't think Mark would go for it but when I called to ask him he said, "I'll meet you in Guy" to make the exchange. 

The kids were not thrilled about shopping and begged the whole time to go to the "RK" (arcade)... and if the trip would have been longer we would have done all of those things. They did get to swim which Kam was thrilled about.  She's a fish when it comes to water!!  The first thing Cooper asked to do was to eat at Starvin' Marvin's....

The boy can seriously put away some breakfast.  The next day we went to Golden Corral for breakfast, which didn't make him too happy at first.   I think he got over it once he got his plate though....

We ran to the red-top mall for Crocs and I tried to get the kids to pose for a picture.

Cooper wasn't having any of it, which eventually resulted in a shove and scraped foot for Kamdyn.  Always drama! 

To prove that, take a look at this picture of Kam's hair stuck in the zipper of my suitcase.  I can't even begin to say how this happened...

Kam normally likes to shop but two solid days of shopping is pushing it for her.  She finally found a book section and did what she likes to do most these days...

It was nice to get away for a few days and do what I like to do best--shop!  It wasn't a cruise or resort, but it was more than I had planned so I was grateful.  We are a little over two months away from our Disney World trip and we are getting so excited!  However, I have been threatening the kids about their behavior and going for a month now.  They don't know that I really wouldn't change my mind about going and I'm using that to my advantage now.  There are no fits and tears at Disney!!!