Makayla's a Genius

So Makayla got a new bike for her birthday because she has out grown her old one. She will not ride it at all. She says it keeps falling over on her. The bike has training wheels but they suck! They keep collapsing. So this day she decided to get on her old bike and was just using her feet to push her around on it. Then she started to get going on it like fred flinstone and build up a momentum and then start pedaling. It was so funny to watch her. I watched from the window and was giggling cause I was so excited that she had accomplished this. Last summer we tried to teach her to do it but she just wasn't ready. But the fact that she had done it by herself is such and amazing accomplishment for her. So I came outside and started recording her without Kayla knowing it. Afterwards I told her how proud I was that she did this and that she is so smart to figure out how to ride this bike. She was beaming! I just love moments like this!

Oh No!
Ellie was playing on the playground at daycare and she fell off the slide and landed on the back right above her elbow. She couldn't move it or squeeze her arm and it was swollen. So Marshall took her to the ER and they just said she sprained it really good. So here is her bandage. She wore it for two days. I took it off of her and she wouldn't move her arm. She wouldn't move it for three more days. Poor thing! She is better now though. But this is a first real injury for her, so I thought I'd share it.

These videos are so dang cute! The bottom one is Kayla singing her quarter song. And then the next one is Marshall galloping with the rest of the kids. I was giggling so bad at this. Anyway, her last day of school was fun. Marshall spent the morning with her and the made cupcakes, made picture frames, necklaces and then cleaned up there cubbies. I got there with Ellie for the program and they sang a couple of songs and then played games, did a pinata and then we ate lunch. She was sad to say bye to her friends but it she is so excited about Kindergarten. Oh they showed a slide show of the class throughout the year and of course since I've become this little ball baby I cried through the whole thing. I can't believe how fast Makayla has grown and how much she has learned. On to the next phase in life!

Water Day at Headstart
Kayla's class had water day today. I went and stayed the whole time. We had so much fun. I just love that I can go and be with her at school. I love to see what they do and how they interact with one another. It is so much fun for me. And Makayla loves it to, but I'm sure that will change sooner than I would hope. Anyway she only has one more week of school. It is sad that My little girl is growing up! Kayla is so smart and funny. She is going to do great in Kindergarten I have her all set and registered to go...now we need a back pack! ahhhhh it starts, the school, the teachers, the homework, etc etc.....

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
I wanted to wish all of you a Happy Mother's Day. I hope you were pampered and treated like a special Mom today. I hope you take time to relax and have some fun! Happy Mom's Day!

ZOO DAY!
We went to the Zoo on May 2nd and had a blast. Maykayla's school went and we got to go. The girls had so much fun. It was cute to see them react to all the different animals. Kayla kept calling the Giraffe's Zebra's and the Zebra's Giraffes. It was funny. Ellie was fascinated by the snakes and elephants. Anyway, we had a great family day.

Well I can't figure out how to do a youtube video as a post. My gran sent this to me and it was an eye opener and struck me. So I'd thought I would share....Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehD390q9G3k

Well I downloaded these backwards. Marshall, Tyler, Katie and I decided to give an early mother and father's day gift to Calvin and Karen. We redid their kitchen. When they bought the house the kitchen had this blue and white striped wall paper in it. When we lived there we tore it down and then they moved back in. Well it had remained unfinished for a really long time and I thought that we should all get together and get this done for my inlaws. They do so much for other people and have done so much for us that I wanted to do something nice for them. So I rounded up the troops, planned out what we needed to do, did the shopping and we started on Thursday the 17th and finished on Saturday the 26th. The painting part wasn't hard but the top of the cabinets had board up above it. Marshall and Tyler tore that down and built a cove above it. That was a major project and that took up the majority of the time. But it got done! I wasn't there for the "reveal" to see Calvin and Karen's faces but they say they love it! So I'm glad it all worked out in the end. I am proud of the work we did. I can't believe how good it looks. So I thought I'd share these pics. The bottom is where we started and the top pic is the finished product.

Where's Ellie?????
So they started in their beds and I checked on them before I went to bed and I see these legs hanging out? I thought it was so funny that I had to take a picture...I can't for the life of me figure out how she did this? I also ask myself why is the floor more comfortable than their bed? But who knows. I just thought this was so funny!

So here is Kayla's new 'do'! This came from a little accident. Kayla, her friend Molly and Molly's
little brother Aiden found some scissors on the road and decided to cut their hair. So Kayla cut her hair first then cut her dolls hair and then started cutting Molly's and Aiden's. So then I had to fix it. So here is the result..It actually turned out cute. Naughty girl! I guess she just wanted a new do!

This is a response to some of the comments I got from below. I can't believe he said that to me either. I think I needed that dollar more than he did and I also think he had more in "his" pocket than I did in mine. As I was reading your comments a commercial came on tv on channel 2 of a report they did about how much pan handlers get a day and where they go and do with their money. They followed a girl and watched where she went after she was done asking for money. It will be on Channel 2 news on Tuesday and I think they said at 6 but I can't remember the time now. Anyway, I was asked twice this weekend and had to say no. I jokingly said to myself sorry your fellow co-worker ruined it for you! that is rude I know! But I am so irritated with this whole thing.

Generous??? I think not!

Alright, I have a story to tell, oh boy do I! So let me give a little bit of build up to this incredible tale....I shop at Walmart often, everytime I go which is about twice a week, there is a guy who stands at the entrance/exit of the parking lot. He is there everyday M-S 8-5. This is seriously his day job. I get so frustrated everytime I see him. I think to myself, why can't he go to a temp service and get a job, why is he here every day? I absolutely refuse to give him money. I know that is mean of me and I'm sure I'll go to hell for being so selfish...but honestly don't you think him being out there everyday is a bit much! And his sign says, stranded and homeless, please help and god bless!!!!! Yah stranded at the walmart for 5 months? right! Okay so after that let me tell you this part.............Marshall and I and the girls are leaving Walmart, it is about 7:30 pm and I guess there was a "shift" change on the corner!? There is a different guy and he looks really bad, haggard face, torn clothes and he has a dog, his sign says "need help,need money, need gas. I had a dollar in my pocket and I thought well I'll just give this to him. I said to Marshall I just have a dollar should I give it to him, so marshall rolls the window down I stick my hand out the window, mind you I'm going against my stubborn will to not give money to these "employed" people, and he walks to the car and I say to him good luck, while I'm saying this he is already saying to me, before he starts taking the money, I normall would just throw this dollar bill back at you, this is drug money!" and he is putting it in his pocket by the time he is done talking and walking back to his "office space". I just looked at him and then looked at Marshall with this utter shock and bewilderment as to what just happened. I called the guy a naughty word to marshall after I rolled up my window. Marshall says What? I repeated to him what the guy said, oh man, I saw my husbands face turn from confusion, to stunned, to angry, to bleeping mad! The blood ran from his toes straight to the top of his forehead. He said, with all composure he could handle, do you want your dollar back? Lucky for the "independant business Executive" I said no. We pulled to the stop light and my poor husband was so irrate that he sat at the green light without realizing it was green. I was shaking and he was shaking. I could not believe what just took place. The nerve of that "motivational speaker" to say that! I will never in my life be generous to anyone that is begging on the streets like that, ever ever ever! It took all energy Marshall had to not go back to that guy and say, have you ever been mugged? Well your about to! he he Anyway, this bother me so much that I thought I would share.

Here is a Family picture. This was suppose to be a generation one but somehow all of us ended
up in the picture. It turned out to be a great picture. In this pic is Marshall, His dad, his grandpa and his grandma and then me and the girls. Below is some pics from Marshall's cousin's wedding. Morgan was being fussy and Marshall asked to hold her and he started singing to her and she totally relaxed and just laid on his chest. It was so cute! And below that is Makayla and Ellie posing! I tried to just get a pick but they always have to pose...I don't know why they just do. And below that is Tyler playing my favorite game...Guitar Hero! He is being goofy and was dancing all around the room playing the guitar! Silly Savage!!

So I have found a new blogspot with a ton of cool templates for your page. I'm loving it! Also I found a playlist...I'm so excited about dressing up our blog! It is fun to change it around and stuff. Anyway I added links to these fun places under my links page.

Happy 5th Birthday Makayla!
This was a dress up party and my friend did their hair, and another did their makeup and I did their nails. They had so much fun!

Easter at the Anderson's
So this was a fun filled day for the kids. For Braydon and Makayla's birthday Grandma Jaelann took the family to Chuck E Cheese. They had a blast. I don't have pics from that day, darn it! But then in the afternoon 3 little Easter bunnies hid eggs in the backyard and then the kids went on their hunt. They had so much fun finding the eggs and eating the candy!

Princesses on Ice March 15 2008
This was so much fun! We had a ball! We rode trax downtown and the girls dressed up in their princess stuff. It was cool cause they knew all of them. I just can't tell you how much fun it was and good the show was!