The Beach, A Potty Party & Halloween

Pretty hot sunglasses huh?

Just laying out, like the not very covered lady next to us.  We went to the beach the next day with a bunch of friends and the kids got into the water by themselves for the first time.  We had lots of floaty toys and they had a blast.  I even got in- huge sunburn though.  It was really fun.

Reagan is obsessed with birthdays and birthday cakes.  She went to a birthday party the other day and was determined to buy him a cake instead of a toy.  So, after one week of no accidents Reagan got to go to the store and pick out a birthday cake.  She chose ladybug cupcakes and ate ALL the frosting first, she wanted everyone to have mustaches like her.

Brother trying to stick out his tongue like Reagan, good mustache. 

I think he is trying to be a princess pirate.  It could be the latest thing, like the puffy shirt.  I guess we'll have to wait and see if it catches on.  We'll try to find a more manly costume for Halloween.

Our First Camping Trip

This is as close as they got to sleeping in the tent.  

Reagan wants to be Belle one day, so she's practicing doing her hair just right.  I think she's just about got it.

Coen foraging for food.

Our favorite game!!

We're trying to get ourselves prepared for emergencies.  So we thought we'd try out the tent in the backyard and see if it was possible for the kids to fall asleep with us in there with them, before we ever have to do it for real.  We were all ready with our scriptures read when we heard some thunder and then saw some lightning.  So we had to come inside.  We tried to wait it out, but after an hour and a half we admitted defeat and put the kids to bed in their rooms.  So boring!!!  We'll try again some other day.

More Summer

Solar cooked Reagan.  YUM!

Our tomatoes!!!  We can't wait to have tons of fresh tomatoes!  That is one plant in front of Nick and one behind him.  Then there are 3 other tomatoes, 2 peppers, a cucumber & a pumpkin.  We didn't get any beans or peas this year, but hopefully next year we will.

We went down to Art on the Green today.  It was great fun.  Perfect weather.  The kids played on the beach after slurping smoothies & buying way cool sunglasses.  Of course I didn't bring the camera, but Coen looked smokin'.

What's New

First one to call me wins!

So, I've been tired lately!!!  Good tired, but tired all the same.  I'm due February 28th (not a leap year luckily).  I'm almost 10 weeks now and looking good- not me, the baby.  Reagan is certain we're having a girl (I'm pretty sure she's right) and will be named Ariel Barbie.  Hopefully she'll like what we pick out instead and won't be too disappointed if she gets another brother.  

Summer Fun

I found Reagan helping Coen take a nap... or bath.  She covered him in bath soap (and most of the toys and the playpen and herself).  Then threw tons of his toys in the play pen so they could bathe too.  Isn't she so helpful?  He obviously loved it.

This is a little bit more fun for the both of them.  I do have to fill the pool with hot water, but they have a great time pouring water on each other.  Then the football goes in and they try to stand on it and not die.  At least I think that's the game.

We went to the river today with some friends.  Reagan actually got into the water a little ways and made a huge mess in the sand.  Coen walked around with his life jacket on- screamed if I tried to take it off him- and did nothing.  He eventually let me get him into the water up to his knees.  I think he had fun though.  We got to see some ducks and a couple of dogs, he loves to bark at them.

Reagan's Real Imaginary Life #2

This is just me doing a little overdue maintenance. I'm going to put them in the same place (July 08) so I can find them easier.

Reagan found a kit kat wrapper the other day (yes, I opened the halloween candy early) and came marching in to see me. She had it in one hand and her other hand was on her hip. She said "this is a chocolate!" I said "it could be" and she said "What have you been eating? Show me your tongue." Busted.

I told Reagan she could play for 10 more minutes before bed, but she talked me into letting her play for two 4 minutes instead. She drives a hard bargain.

Whenever we go to Tubbs Hill, Reagan wants us to look for dead princesses. Nick asked her why they were dead and she said "because I shooted them with my gum." We aren't allowed to take them home.

Reagan's brownies:
You put a little bit of chocolate, then some butter, then some cookie frosting and you're done.

Nick told her that big girls don't cry and she told him they do until they get home then they stop.

Everything is this month. If I tell her we're going to the beach tomorrow, she says "but I want to go this month!"

"I want to watch a cooler movie!"

"You want to see the coolest thing you never ever saw?"

Reagan and Nick were watching football when she looked up at him and asked "Did you burn my black dress with flowers?" Nick said no and she said "You can't burn my dress!" So Nick said it was on the wood pile and she said "But it matches my black sparkly shoes!" Nick said "Well in that case we won't burn it." Reagan said "but it has a hole in it. We need to fix it. We'll use lots and lots of tape."

"I can't, I'm too tuff" is her excuse to not clean her toy room.

Reagan asks everyone she knows "Do you remember Hailey?" If you ask her what her favorite word is, it's Hailey. When we watch out the window for Daddy to come home, everyday she says she saw Hailey drive by. Can you tell that she misses Hailey?

"I don't want to put my pants on, my legs are freezing warm!"

Reagan- "What's that?"
Me- "A burrito."
Reagan- "I don't like burritos. I like burrito friends."
Me- "What's a burrito friend?"
Reagan- "They have bigger arms than their mamas. They have princess families and they have lots of dress ups that they love to share with me."

On the way home from the lake this week, Reagan said "Daddy, would you just love to see Melody (her friend) at the grocery store?" Daddy replied "that would be a dream come true." Reagan then said "Cinderella says that."

We went to the baptism of a girl in my class today. Reagan ran up with the other kids to watch. When she went under water Reagan jumped up and running to me said "I don't want to get baptized!"

I asked Reagan if she had finished her yogurt and she said "I emailed it to me."

Fun At Nanie & Poppy's

Reagan & Nanie mowing the lawn.

Reagan's wedding.

Coen's favorite place to play.

Coen's new best friends, Jasmine and baby Kinsey.