Camping at Mt St Helens

Vic took the kids camping this weekend. They went with my friend Cori's husband Mike and their two boys, Jack and Sam. They left at 10 am on Friday and didn't come home until 5 pm on Sunday. It was a glorious 3 days for me. When Vic got back, I asked him if he had fun. He says, there were parts of fun. I think it was a little hot and long for him. They had fun though, they played in the water, caught about a hundred frogs, and hiked through a lava cave.
I'm so glad to have a husband who spends so much time with his kids, and doesn't call it babysitting.

Tag Shmag

So Kelli tagged me...

6 random facts about me:

1. I'm spoiled. My husband cooks dinner for me almost every night and puts the kids to bed. He also let's me sleep in on the weekends.

2. Swimming in fresh water is one of my favorite things, but I'm also afraid of being in the water.

3. I am afraid of the dark.

4. I have crazy complex dreams almost every night. Last night I dreamt my mom's arm was burned off in a fireworks accident, and I was overwhelmed by how much I loved her and how glad I was that she was alive.

5. I love being alone. I love silence, not having anyone talk to me, and not having anyone touching me.

6. I can touch my nose with my tongue, but no, I will not show you.

I also like tag, so I'll tag Sara and Shauna.

Erik strikes again....

Erik has been our mealtime entertainment the last few nights. It seems like each night he says something that has me and Vic crying with laughter. Erik also does not like to be laughed at, it makes him more mad.

The first night he said something funny and we were laughing at him, so he looks at all of us and says.."what the heck is wrong with you people!"

Then the next night he got mad at me and gives me his best evil eye and says, "you are hell".

Last night was the best, he got upset about something someone said, and said to all of us, "you guys don't have my back... you just have your own faces....on your bums."

Obviously we're still dealing with his anger issues.

Less is more

Alright, fine. You know me, I am a woman of few words. I thought the pictures were better without the explination.
Erik has this thing about his head. He thinks it looks weird. He grew his hair out, mostly out of laziness and because he doesn't like getting a haircut. But he wanted it short. He doesn't really like the attention he gets from his long, gorgeous locks. I told him whenever he was ready, I would cut it for him. Vic tried to do it, but Vic has thing about Erik's hair and thinks he needs to be the boss of it. Erik wanted it shorter, but Vic wouldn't do it for him. This is the cut Vic gave him:

He wanted it shorter, really Erik would have been happy to be bald, but thought the process would hurt more. So we settled on the length that it became. He asked for short little hairs that stick up out of his head, and I had to explain that his hair lays flat, it doesn't stick up like Vic's.

I think he's pretty happy with it.

Taryn's first Triathlon

Taryn did her first triathlon today from the inspiration of her friend Eva. It was a 75 yard swim, 2 mile bike ride, and then a 1/2 mile run. She was a bit nervous, and I was nervous for her.. but as always, she did so awesome. I was so proud of her. She is such an incredible person and can do anything she wants to. I am so lucky to know her.
This is Taryn with Eva after the race. You can see on her face how happy she is. Taryn is the one in orange.
Getting ready for the bike ride...

Finish!!

Erik is 6! (not 60)

We've had a rough two days. The waiting for his birthday has been too much for Erik to bear. He has had meltdowns, screaming, hitting, and tears. He woke up at 6:30 this morning wanting to get started. Lucky for everyone, I convinced him to go back to sleep until 8:15.

Erik is a fun, excited, loving boy. Our family wouldn't be the same without him.

Thanks to everyone who helped make his birthday special!

Kids say the darndest things

Erik says he wouldn't want to be a pirate because they can only see out of one eye, and he can use both his eyes. Also they have to dig for treasure, and that's just too much work... and they don't have microwaves.

Taryn's friend's mom asked her if we would like to make some lemonade, and Taryn told me she told her no, because, you know, it was that Bud Light kind of stuff. (meaning Crystal Light).