Lets talk Sea World (better late than NEVER)...

...Can I just say sleeping at sea world with the Manatees was (how does an excited kid put it) TOTAL AWESOME...TOTAL COOL...WICKED...AMAZING...OUT OF THIS WORLD...WOW!

Ok, Now I'm just going a bit over board but really it was really cool!!

OK, so the drive down wasn't as bad as I thought! Well with one exception...Teresa and I had to share a sit (do you know how hard it is to fit my long legs into a bus sit, granted it was a gray hound type bus but still). We did have our own sit but thought that there wasn't going to be enough so we gave them up...boy were we dumb, two other parents got them, OH WELL, WE SHOWED THEM...WE MADE THEM SHARE ON THE RIDE HOME AND HAD OUR OWN SO WE COULD STRETCH OUT AND SLEEP...NICE!

Ok...back to the drive, the reason it wasn't so bad was the teachers on our bus every 15 minutes, yes that was 15 minutes handed out snacks. I thought for sure we would have someone get sick but no one did, CRAZY. But up until 40 minutes before we reached Sea World the kids were eating and watching movies.

When we got there it was activities all night. They split us into our groups, half with the manatees and half with the sharks and took us to those areas. During the night we got to feed the bat rays and go around as see the dolphins and some of the whales. We even made little dolphin our of clay. They took our group that didn't see the sharks into the shark area. There was just so much to see and do.

But at bed time...this was soooooooo cooooool! You see Manatees don't really sleep all night. They only sleep for 20 minutes and then have to get air. So every time you woke up during the night they were swimming around. Of course you really didn't sleep really good, but that was ok, you had a cool show to watch all night long. I just layed there watching the manatees swimming around. Pretty neat if you ask me.

OH WAIT...if I don't share this little bit of info, Teresa just might have a cow. This was the high light of the night. NOT REALLY. So we were walking along, it was kind of dark and all of the sudden, slat...yes slat. A bird, in a tree, sleeping, pooped down and it hit me, ME of all people, in the face, yes that was the face and the head. IT WAS SO SICK. You had everyone helping me clean up. It got my hair, the side of my eye and reckashade and hit Teresa (serves her right!) So that was my little adventures at Sea World.

The next morning they took us around to feed the Sea Lions and to a few other places and then to Breakfast! They really take good care of you there. After breakfast we broke off into our smaller groups and spent the whole day at Sea World.

It was kind of funny...so when we got to Sea World, we all had shorts on cuz well we were coming from Phoenix were it was 100 degrees. When we got there it was in the 50's. We were freezing. At times I'm sure I was turning blue. The next day was a typical San Diego day, over cast. Our helper person says "oh it will burn off, don't worry." Well, I still wore pants and kept my sweater. I told Josh to keep his sweater, but hes on the verge of being a man and didn't listen, so he was in shorts and the ugly lime green shirt that we all had to wear. As the morning is going on the poor kid is freezing, so I was going to get him a sweat shirt of some kind (side note...I looked all day, did you know they really don't sell just regular hoodies, they have jackets and sweatshirts (for girls) and other types of things, but not just hoodies).

Anyways, we decided as our small group to go to the big show first. It started at 11:30. So we get there and our kids who are already cold want to sit in the slash zone...NOT ME...NOT TERESA! So we say that's fine and move to different area were we can still see them. OH MY HECK did they GET WET!!! Ok wet does not even come close to what they got. It was dripping off there clothes. Ya lets just say they were cold. After that we figure since you already wet lets hit the rides....It took them hours to dry off! Teresa and I just watched from the side (I was already cold didn't want to be colder!) They had fun though! Funny thing at around 3 we went to go and see the Dolphin show, thats when the sun finally came out! It took all day for it to come out! Oh well.

If you ever get the chance to go to Sea World on a field trip...GO, it is fun to sleep with the animals. At about 5 we headed home and slept the whole way! What a day!

Camp~Christmas~What?

You know the song..."Christmas is coming...the goose is getting fat...please put a penny in the old mans hat...if you haven't got a penny...a ha'penny will do...if you haven't got a ha'penny...well then God bless you".... (hope you know the tune....)

"Girls camp is coming...Suzi's getting stressed...late nights with Stephanie is truly a blast...we've been working really hard...or maybe hardly working...we've been kind of playing too...soo what else is knew!!"

YEP!! Girls camp is coming and I've now reached my ZINE ZONE...MY WHATEVER ZONE...MY IT'S ALL GOOD ZONE...and the new phrase for Suzi...MY HAKUNA MATATA ZONE!

Thats right! Now you all know, I've been going to camp since I was a teen(yes, I know that was a long time ago). My mom went when I was small, put the LOVE of it right into me back then. She did so much that was so fun and spiritual! And thats what I always made camp. So, lets just leave it at ...

HAKUNA MATATA! DON'T YOU JUST LOVE LIFE!

Through the years...

WOW...how time flies...Cayla was just saying this last week~how old she feels and looks and I made the commit..."if she feels old whats that make me?" (No commits needed from the peanut gallery~thank you very much!)

MY BABY IS 17 TODAY!!!!!

So I guess I AM getting old!!! Just a little!(Shut up Kimmy...yes I used the "SH" word:)!)

That's right...Today, Cayla Janay is 17. Its hard to believe. This year she is a Senior in high school, on cheer, student council, active in church, active in tons of school activities and clubs, you name it~shes involved in it...what more could a parent want? Well, what every parent wants...FOR HER TO BE HAPPY!!!

I can truly say its been interesting watching my clutsy, giggly, book brainy, not so people smart (just joking Cay), daughter grow. Shes kept life not so boring for us! SO today Cayla, Here's hoping you have a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

I wont write too much about you cuz I know you'll kill me if I embarrass you too much so I wont, cuz I'm not that kind of mom! I would NEVER tell any one how you can't say some words or should I say pronounce some words (well I can't either so its all good, right), or how you can't whistle, or how when you see a spider or cricket you call your LITTLE brothers to come and kill them or you just scream bloody murder. Those sort of things will remain our little family secrets and NO one will ever find out! What kind of mother would I be if I told the world EVERYTHING about my little girl...so I'll just stop right now and not say another word about anything that might turn you red!

Cayla has always been close with her grandma Waldron

Cays been really luck over the years to go to girls camp with her grandpa...ALL her years at camp!! Shes NOT EVER had him NOT at camp!! Its their special time together!! I really think she just might cry if he wasn't there....

Shes had really good friends in her life over the years~some crazy~some wild~some some strange...but we LOVE them all!!! Thanks for always being there for her when her moms all of the above!!

Now for the mushy part...as Caylas grown, shes kept her family close...she really loves her brothers and they love her, they all drive each other crazy but that's what makes them a family. Along the ways, shes remembered to have fun! Isn't that what life's all about!

Keep smiling as you grow Cayla and remember...

we LOVE all the funny little things about you!!!

HAPPY 17TH BIRTHDAY!

OOPS!!!

Monkey see ~ Monkey do!!

Can I just say OOPSY to my friend Stephanie....

You see Stephanie and I really do share the same brain sometimes! We've worked together very well for years in Relief Society and Girls Camp. We think the same, we act the same, heck we look the same... just kidding...Steph is much cuter than me!!!

So a few weeks ago DJ was mowing the lawn and bang, crunch and shatter...THERE WENT OUR SLIDING GLASS WINDOW!! Ya lets just say it wasn't a happy moment in our lives!!

Well you know Steph and I have to do EVERYTHING THE SAME... Like when she moved to Buckeye for some strange reason WE FOLLOWED!!

SO when we broke our window, Stephanie decided to follow and today she called me with the glorious news "YOU CURSED ME!!" As soon as she said those words I knew....

Sorry Steph, no one said we had to do everything the same!!!

Monkey see ~ Monkey do!!

19 years

OK so this ones about my hubby and me!! I'll make it short and I'll make its sweet! Only because there really isn't much to say except for that I really do love that guy!



We like any couple out there have had our ups and our downs! But its been a fun roller coaster ride! Can't wait to see what happens this next year and what we'll have plan for our 20th Anniversary! He keeps asking me what I want to do... Any ideas? I have a few....(The wheels are turning...uhm...lets wait and see what I decide...but lets first get through the year!)

Plus I really CAN'T wait to see what the NEXT 19 years has plan for DJ and me...ok maybe I can wait on some of it, but NOT all of it...NO I can't wait, it should be interesting cuz, well, its our lives and we have VERY interesting lives!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DJ!! Thanks for finding me!!! "1-4-3"

Just an FYI...

GUESS WHAT...

OK...SOOOO Today is MY 19th Wedding Anniversary (Happy Anniversary, Happy Anniversary, Happy Anniversary...Haaaaaaaappy Anniversary)

BUUUUUTTTTT... That's NOT what this BLOG is about....

You see my WEDDING DAY was the HOTTEST day on record. My WEDDING DAY was over Memorial Day weekend, which means that my Anniversary is kind of the unofficial START of SUMMER...

That's right LADIES (and any GENTS that read my blog) SUMMER is officially here and its here to stay.

Don't be angry about it, embrace it!!!

People its Arizona, its HOT, DEAL WITH IT!!!

Schools Out for Summer...

...Well almost! Well sort of!

See Cayla is out of school today and the boys get out tomorrow!

I have mixed feelings about this....

Heres why....

~It was a very busy year at school and I'll be looking forward to a break (yes me NOT the kids).
~All those late nights with Cayla helping with homework and ealie mornings waking her up for semianary in Tolleson (it will be nice not to have to worry about those for 2 months)
~Spending the two months...locked in my house with my kids cuz of the heat (not too sure on that one, kind of happy, but kind of scared...serously have you met my kids)
~happy to have the time with the kids but I know that after awhile they will begain to drive me crazy and it will be a race to see who will crack first...me or them! (and we all know its such a short drive for me)
~Drive me crazy...they will start to drive each other crazy...thats when the fun really starts!
~The trip...you see normally we don't travel during the summer cuz, well, its too hot, but this summer we decided to take a trip and again, have mixed feelings on this one. We are heading up to Utah for a week. Yep thats right Utah, not so much to see the family, but to see all the historical stuff they have up there that is only open during the summer, hence, the summer trip instead of the fall or spring one.
~Oh and then there is girls camp (so much fun coming up...sorry Steph, I've been a slacker)
~Cayla has Cheer and dance and whatever else she has, so she'll be busy.
~We have Cayla and Joshuas b-days (love those days)

So see I have mixed feelings, I'm pretty happy about the summer, but at the same time, just kill me now!
(Oh I'll write about my Sea World trip next time...it was a blast!)