Dinosaur Museum

This was Lincolns year for a birthday party (since he was turning 5). He kept telling me that we wanted to go to the dinosaur museum and so he made the choice to go there as a family instead of having a party with his friends. So, last Saturday we took the kids to the Royal Tyrell Museum. It was awesome. Its about 1 1/2 from Calgary in Drumheller. We left Harrison with grandma and grandpa and took the 3 bigger kids. They we in awe over all the dinosaurs. I don' t think that Jackson closed his mouth the entire time that we were there. It will definitely have to be repeated!!!! Good idea Lincoln!

Ben LOVES triceratops. He had to get a picture with it. As you can see Jackson likes them too!!!!

This is an actual dinosaur bone from their leg. They say that is comes from a medium size dino. Can you imagine how big the bone from a large dino would be?
The kids were trying to look scared. Really they loved it. Bailee was a little aprehensive at first, but got into it in the end.

It is amazing to me that these are all actual bones that they have discovered. The kids always ask, what would it be like if the dinosaurs were still alive. What wold it be like? I am assuming that we would be on the menu. I'm not sure that I would want to have the experience. I'll stick to letting the kids use their imagination.

Jackson turns 3 today!!!!!!

So totally can't believe that my baby turns 3 today. There is no way that it has been 3 years already since he was born. He's been though some stuff in the last 3 years, but made it through like a trooper. I went into preterm labor with him at 25 weeks....(yuck!!!!). He spent a week at the children's when he was 2 weeks old, we found out that the poor kid couldn't hear when I had put him into speech because he wasn't talking by 18 months. He had tubes place in his ears in May 2008 and then this year found out that the poor kid can't see. We got him fixed up with some nifty glasses and its a whole new world for him, he can now see and hear!!!!! Amazing!!!!. Oh ya, lots of bumps and bruises and a set of stitches last summer to top it all off. He's had to be tough being the third child and all. He still loves to cuddle and still loves his binky. I wonder if they will let you take those to school with you??????I guess that we will have to jump that hurdle when we get to it. I love you J. Happy birthday!!!!!!!

This is his cake that I did, well actually it was cup cakes. It is supposed to be a monkey. It looked a lot better before I stuck the candles in it. Now it reminds me of a reindeer. Anyways, I was happy with the way that they turned out. Definitely pleasantly surprised!

Bailee's new hair do

Grandma and grandpa Shaughnessy invited Bailee and Lincoln over for a sleepover last Friday (Aug 20). They had so much fun. Thank you grandma and grandpa for everything!!!!!

Bailee has been wanting a new hair do for school for sometime. She hadn't ever really decided on what she wanted, so I never went a head with it. Grandma must have figured it our, because when she came home from her sleepover she had the most amazingly cute hair do. She looks so grown up. She still grins from ear to ear when she looks in the mirror. She loves it. Thanks grandma!

BEFORE

AFTER

Totally need an update

So, I have totally slacked off this summer in updating my blog. My mom, my sister AND Ben have been on me about getting some updates. So here is a little synopses of I've missed so far.

1) We went down to visit the rest of the Hughes gang the end of July, beginning of August. It was so much fun. I mean who wouldn't have fun with 11 little ones all playing and laughing. We usually go to a water park close by, just outside of Boise, but this year we thought that we would try something different. We all went to Utah!!!!!!! We spent 2 day at at Lagoon. Man did the kids ever have fun. That was, I think the highlight of there summer. Bailee and Lincoln we actually able to ride a big roller coaster. Thanks uncle Scoot for introducing Lincoln to the Bat!!!!!!!!!! Yes that is Lincoln in the front with his Uncle Andy beside him.

2) We were able to spend a few hours at temple square. It is amazing down there. They now have this mini replica of the Salt Lake Temple. It shows what the inside of the temple looks like. It is really cool!!!!!

3) We went of a tour of the conference center. The kids thought that it was so cool that they actually were able to be where President M

onson actually speaks. The roof is amazing. The views are amazing!!!!!!!!

I thought that this picture is a perfect foreshadowing of things to come!!!! Keep your eyes on the goal girls and you will get there!!!!!

All in all our trip was a success. We had a few bumps in the road like Lincoln puking just as we arrived at the border and Bailee getting heat stroke our first day at Lagoon. But it was nothing that a little nap and air conditioning couldn't fix.

July 26 2010, TORNADO

We TOTALLY got hit by a wicked storm. The wind was so bad that we thought that the hail was going to smash our windows. We actually headed to the basement for cover. I have NEVER seen a storm like this before.

The hail is crazy. Looking outside you would have thought that it was December.

Thankfully our umbrella is the only thing that be need to replace... plus a few leave off of our trees and bushes.

Watching the weather network, after the storm we came to find out that there was indeed a tornado warning in effect for Calgary and that there had been sightings of tornado's in the southeast of Calgary. We also had water pouring into our windows (I mean pouring).

Saturday Picnic at the Lake

Aunt Pam and Uncle Matt thought that it would be fun to have a race to see who could roll down the hill the fastest.... without throwing up. It looks like Lincoln may have won (or cheated, one or the other!!!!!!).

Hanging out with big Papa. Who wouldn't want to hang out with a topless, good lookin dude and his cowboy hat!

Jackson and Harrison share a common love......food!!!!!

Not only is Harrison walking now, he's running too!!!!!

Baby Chet. How can you forget him. So quiet, so stationary and so cute.

The BOYZ

So this is the LAST picture that we will have of this trampoline. Three days ago, Lincoln was jumping and landed on his back (kind of like doing a back drop). Only I don't think that he was really ready for it, because his head whipped back and then he complained that night that his neck hurt. I bet that it did. The next day (yesterday) the poor kid was in such agony that even sowing down the car to turn a corner was hurting him enough to make him cry. (Lincoln is not a complainer...he's a tough kid). So needless to say, I tried 3 walk in clinics before I found a place that had time to look at him...2 hour wait though...sucky part was, I had to work in 1 hour. So my awesome mother sat in the doctors office, with 4 children and waited 1 1/2 hours until they could get him in, then waited again as they took x-rays. I am glad to say that h does not have a broken neck (thankfully), but down have very sever whiplash. The kid is tough though, he played al ittle today and complained a little, but I know that if that were me or any other adult, I'd be in physiotherapy for moths trying to get back to normal. Kids are so resilient it amazes me!

It looks like I have another dare devil on my hands. Harrison has only been walking for a week and a half, and already he is trying to walk up the slide. Oh boy........

The look on his face, is priceless. How can you not love his kid?