SURPRISE...

Number 5 is on the way!

 

We just found out we are NOT done having babies....another adorable baby coming our way end of May 2012.

We told the kids on Halloween and asked them if they would like a trick or a treat for Halloween; they said, "both!"  So, we first tricked them by saying we were packing up right then and going to Disneyland instead of trick-or-treating...they, of course, did not believe us.  Then we showed them the ultrasound picture and said, "here's the treat!"  McKenna knew right away what it was, Harrison soon caught on, Tyler didn't care, and Addison sat and giggled for whatever reason.

McKenna would like this baby to be another girl, Harrison immediately said he hoped it was a boy, and Tyler said, "I want it to be a boy so we can name it something cool like Optimus Prime or Very Hungry Bunny or Bumblebee..."  ha ha!

I asked the kids a couple days after we had told them if they still wanted the same gender and they both said yes.  Then I told them if it's a girl, she can share a room with Addison, but if it's a boy most likely the older kids will have to move downstairs....Harrison has now quickly changed his mind to wanting another girl!  We should find out what the gender is around Christmas time!

1st PERM

After many years of asking and asking, I finally decided McKenna could get her first perm (she literally has been asking since Kindergarten). I told her it would take a few hours to finish and that the perm solution really stinks! But, she was willing and ready anyway.

Here is the before picture:

and after...SO CUTE!!

 

I wasn't able to stay during her hair appointment - while I was paying for this beautiful new hairdo, the hairdresser told me that Kenna was very inquisitive.  She talked and talked and talked...pretty much the whole 3 hours! 

At one point, the hairdresser had a friend come in to tell her that she was going ahead with the divorce...after she had left, McKenna let the hairdresser know that her parents weren't ever going to get a divorce because they got married in the temple (and said hairdresser is not LDS), but she just laughed and agreed with McKenna. 

The sad news about this cute perm is that it only lasted a short month!  I don't know if it was the week at Bear Lake, the weekend at the hotel swimming pool, swimming at grandma Crom's, but it was practically gone by the second week of school....and it was so easy to do!!(even Adam could do her hair in the morning!)  She refuses to get another perm because, "..IT STUNK SO BAD!!..." 

Oh well, it was SO CUTE while it lasted...  "hair" today....gone tomorrow! ha ha

WE'RE ROLLING...IN STYLE!

Adam and I have been wanting to rent segways for awhile now. We had tried to rent some for our anniversary date, but they were all rented out. When my dad's birthday came around I thought it would be a lot of fun for him (and everyone else) to try...I am really into "experience" birthday present for our parents now - they have EVERYTHING! I think he had a great time cruising around the cul-de-sac!

I think everyone had a great time riding around on the segways and we only had one injury....my sister Steph had to bail on a fast moving machine before she crashed into a curb - she mangled her toes pretty good....so almost a spotless record! We took them over to my parents house for the evening!

Dallie and Tyler didn't ride the segways that night...but they always have a great time together!

The next day we took a few more spins around our neighorhood on them and even let a few neighbors try them out!

The segways made another road trip up to Adam's parents home for a few more test runs...we just had to share the fun with everyone!

Both McKenna and Harrison are now asking for a segway for Christmas...I really hope Santa doesn't get too crazy and grant that wish....

BACK TO SCHOOL

Today is a wonderful day..for the kids are going away....not to the circus, not to the zoo..can't you see they're going back to school! 

This year, McKenna (3rd grade) and Harrison (1st grade) will be in the same class! It's called a spectrum class where there are 1st-3rd graders in the class. Harrison is really anxious to be a 1st grader. McKenna is a little nervous because she won't know so many kids in her class this year. I know they will both do great and I hope being in the same class together will be a good experience for them.

Tyler is starting preschool with "Miss Kris" and he goes twice a week. He is really excited to be like the big kids and going to school.

I wish my kids the best of luck for this school year! I can't believe how fast they are growing!

MONSTER TRUCK SHOW!

Our brother-in-law takes his boys to the annual Monster Truck show every spring. We decided to take our kids this year (minus Addison) and we had a great time!! We went a little early to have our pics taken with some of the "stars" of the show...(so much dust in the air, the camera caught it)

The line-up...

The tricks the trucks performed were amazing! I almost got car sick just watching!

Some amazing jumps....

and some amazing landings...all in all, we saw one tire fly off, this truck land on its side, another land on its top, and we watched the Ghost Rider do a 360 flip!

We already have the show for next year marked on the calendar (along with a note to take ear plugs)!!