Mady makes me laugh

AAron got new glasses and so yesterday we had to go pick them up. The whole time we were at the eye Dr.'s Mady is trying sooooo hard to convince me that she needs glasses. Of course I kept telling her she doesn't need them. The girl has perfect vision! So this morning as I am telling Aaron he looks so cute in his glasses, mady comes over to tell a story. She starts by using her hands and all of her body to describe this. This is her "Mom, I think that I need glasses, I'm serious! At school I closed my eye like this and I couldn't see out of it. Then I did the other eye and the same thing. Serious mom! I couldn't see of that one either! I need glasses mom. I am being so serious!" I looked at her like, ARE YOU SERIOUS GIRLFRIEND! Then I started laughing my head off. She didn't like that too much. I let her know again that she was NOT getting glasses! I wonder what story she will come home with today! Guaranteed it will make me laugh!!!!

California Dreamin!

For fall break this year my parents invited us to the beach. My kids were so excited especially after I told them they could invite a friend to go with us. They decided it would be fun if the Hewards went with us. So we invited Jarren, Dallin, and Brentton. These boys are all my boys ages so it was perfect! we headed out on Monday and it was a long trip due to a boy, I won't name names, who kept stinking up the air quality in the car! A couple of times I found myself dry heaving as the stinky culprit sat laughing!!! Anyways we finally arrived 6 hours later at the camp ground we have been going to for the last 20 years!San Alejo campground. We got beach front, which means you get to camp right on the edge. When you look over there is the ocean. It's pretty cool. And speaking of cool it was a little chilly. I sat on the beach with a blanket on the whole time, yes I DID. Me the one who is hot ALL the time! What can I say, it was chilly! Anyways. We popped up the tent trailer and as soon as it was up the boys, all 7 headed down to the water. They grabbed their boogie boards and off they went. I fogot to mention at this beach when you go down to the water you gotta climb down 150 steps to get to the beach. It seriously makes you think if you REALLY need to go to the bathroom or can you hold it! Trust me I had that thought a couple of times.
The boys had fun. Cameron and Jarren's favorite was the kyack that nonni and poppy brought. They went pretty far. As i sat on the beach, I told my mom if something happens I'm not swimming out there. I don't like the ocean or anything that lives in it! They tried getting the dolphins that we were all in amazement at (on shore of course).Spencer and Dallin stayed closer to the shore. They boogie boarded most of the week and built sand castles. Brentton, Payton and aaron did wave jumping and played on the kyack (on shore). They had a blast being with each other.
My cousin Janelle came with her kids and Mady and her little girl Corrin played the whole week. So everyone had a buddy and everyone was happy! It was a great week.
We made 3 trips to the grocery store. With 7 boys you can only imagine the amount of food they ate. Everytime I turned around one of them was hungry. The first day we were down on the beach they ate all my snacks that I thought would last the entire week! We made a run to smart and final that night and stocked up!
We all slept in the tent trailer. It fit all of us. There was only one night that I had to kick out the Mr. Farty pants (2 boys). The rest of the time it was nice and cozy. Everybody got a long. I was amazed. And I also thought, "I am taking the heward boys more often on trips!"
Thank you mom and dad for inviting us. We had tons of fun!!!!