20 questions

So I saw these 20 questions some where and thought it would be fun to start asking these to my kids each year on their birthdays! Well, I missed Kai's so I did this back in April or May! It will be fun to see how they change each year! The first answer are her answers and then the ones in parenthesis are the ones I added.

1. What is your favorite color?  Pink and purple
2. What is your favorite toy? Beep Beep- red car ( puzzells, brown baby, kitchen, scooter, bike, coloring
3. What is your favorite fruit? Strawberry's. (grapefruit, baby pears and apple blueberry,)
4. What is your favorite TV show? Dora and Diego
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Yogurt
6. What is your favorite outfit? dresses, pink dress to dance
7. What is your favorite game? Hide and seek, matching game, monster
8. What is your favorite snack? Fruit snacks, raisins, fruit leather, baby mum mum crackers
9. What is your favorite animal? Whales, I love whales, they are pretty.
10. What is your favorite song? Cougar song, Bee song, (aloha oe)
11. What is your favorite book? Where the Wild things Are, ( Blueberries for Sal, The Berenstein bear books,)
12. Who is your best friend? Brinley and Vannah
13. What is your favorite cereal? Rice Chex and Ganola (granola)
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play with friends (ride scooter and bike, she always asks "Are my kids out side to play with")
15. What is your favorite drink? Milk and water (pretty much the only thing she will drink)
16. What is your favorite holiday? Easter and Valentines day (obviously since they are the  most recent)
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Brown baby
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Waffles, oatmeal
19. What do  you want for dinner on your Birthday? A cake, apples and popcorn ( She gets confused between breakfast, lunch and dinner. And she just asssociates cake with Brithdays)
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Mommy

Proud to Be an American

Our annual dress up as a family in 4th of July style photo!

We had a pretty low key 4th of July. Jared was out of town, in Mexico, this time at a conference and I was busy trying to get all ready to leave for 2 months so this day was a nice break from it all. After we spent the day at the Guadalupe river, we came home and showered and Andrea and the kids came over to do "fireworks" which was really sparklers since real fireworks aren't aloud in San Antonio. The kids had a fun with their pop-its.

I bought a huge box and they had a blast popping all of them!

Kai decked out in her 4th of July gear!

McKean was stoked for his first 4th of July

Once it got a little bit darker we attempted sparklers. 20 matches and one burnt finger we finally had a couple lit by then the kids were a little bit nervous of them. . Note to self: Be sure to have a lighter when trying to light sparklers, don't buy the rainbow ones they are annoying to light and most importantly don't hold a match up to it because it will probably burn your fingers really bad.

We finally borrowed a lighter from a neighbor and it was little easier.

 Andrea took over

The girls were a little timid especially after I burned my fingers and threw the sparkler!

Then the sprinklers came on and the poor babies McKean and Madi were on the grass.

Poor little things got soaking wet!

Then the fireworks started so we ran upstairs and a had an amazing straight on view of them. I am so glad I didn't go to sea world to see them. Fighting the crowds by myself with two kids super late is definitely not my idea of fun.

We even had some glow necklaces to play with!

Kai learned about the flag and is always spotting them everywhere we go now!

McKean spent his Independence day wishing he had some freedom from his sister's love and smothering!

Don't worry duder's next year you can get her back!

4th of July San Antonio Style

 We had a great 4th of July. Jared was out of town of course. I am back to being the "single" mom again. This time he was in Mexico  doing a conference for work. Our friends invited us to go to the Guadalupe River State Park to have a BBQ. It was beautiful and nice to see something pretty in Texas!

We played in the river!

Madi stealing McKean's binki as usual!

These two played together and fought over their sticks as usual!

We do occasionally spend time with other boys.
Usually McKean is the only boy.

My two crazy Kiddos!

McKean and his buddy Beckam.

 McKean is already practicing his wrestling skills!

The babies!! Playing nicely!

Kean didn't want to fall asleep and was fighting it until I turned him away from the group and then he was asleep within a few minutes!

Lazy Summer Daze!

We have had a crazy busy summer. June we were here in Texas trying to enjoy the heat. July was mostly spent in Hawaii and August we were in Utah so it has been nice to be home and back in a regular schedule. Now I need to catch up on all of our summer fun!! This is our summer back in June!

This summer has been surprisingly cool. Well in the high 90's instead of the 100's if you can count that as cool. So we tried to enjoy the cooler weather and introduced Kailie a few of our favorite summer time activities the slip in slide!

Brinley, Savanna and Kai had a blast.

 And of course you can't have a slip n slide day without enjoying some yummy Popsicle's.

 

 We wen to the church playgroup at this really awesome swimming pool. Of course this is the only picture I took but it is pretty awesome. McKean got so worn out swimming he fell asleep sitting up. 

That pool was amazing and a total lifesaver this summer.

 

 We had friends over for BBQ's. The kids all got to eat outside.

Kailie discovered the fun of tower making and we spent hours making all sorts of them.

There was also the crappy weeks Kai spent being sick. That was not fun! This shot was taken at some point in the middle of the night. When she got home from the hospital for the first week she would wake up every night saying her tummy hurt and so we would go plop her in the game room turn on a movie and let her snack on crackers and cheese. Poor thing!

We spent quite a few days at a place called Mini Town here that is like a small version real life. 

Kai loves the grocery store, and the hair salon the best.

McKean and his buddy Beckam enjoyed just sitting around. 

Kylie, Kai and Brinley all playing in the little baby section. 

Silly girls.

We hung out a lot at the Keck's house. Jared teaching Mckean the art of music.

Daddy was out of town a bunch so I put Kai to work and made her take care of the Baby!  

Oh wouldn't that be nice!

Kailie kept bugging me on day about getting some Rapunzel hair like her  friend Savanna has. Well Savannah's "hair" is just a really long red scarf, so I got out my longest scarf and Kailie has been pretending to be Rapunzel ever since and is constantly asking me to come climb up her hair and of course you have to say Rapunzel let down your hair!

Of course these two had fun together as well.

We started a sticker chart for Kai, she gets a sticker when she does good stuff, washes her hands with out fighting us, cleans up, is nice to her friends, etc.  It seems to be pretty effective, now if i could just remember to use it more often.

Some of our other daily activities
-The monster comes-Kailie loves to pretend to be a monster and come and "Get" McKean and I.
- We do our little excercise where I lift them up in the air on my legs
- Hide in seek, is always a favorite although Kai hasn't really quite gotten the concept and she always hides in the same place. Either under a blanket somewhere, in closets or behind the couch.
-Tickle tickle and more tickle. Kai always wants to play tickle time with us or as she has been calling it "Fight together"
-Puzzels puzzles, we did lots of puzzels.

And of course no summer would be complete with out playing on the tramp.

Especially one that has a sprinkler underneath. Oh that brings back the memories.