Dinosaur Park

On Wednesday, me and the boys, along with Brittni, Caleb, my mom, and Grandma Babe went to the Dinosaur Park. I haven't been there in 8 years or so and it has changed a lot. The boys loved it. Caleb, not so much, until we got outside. There was a stuffed buffalo thing that Blake would NOT get by because he thought it was real. There is a place upstairs that has BIG pupped dinosaur things and Blake thought they were real too. It could have been because some old man told him they were, so thanks, old guy! He took me up there and as we got to the doorway to go in and see them he pushed me (freakin hard) and said, "YOU GO!" It was so funny.
Outside Griff and Blake dug for dino bones. Griffen wants to be a paleontologist when he grows up. But I can't convince him that he won't get to keep what he finds, so maybe when he comes to that realization, he will switch career paths. They had the outside decorated for Halloween. And they had headstones for me, my mom, Brittni, and Blake. Weird??

Party Animal

Griffen had a sleepover at a friends house last week and they stayed up ALL NIGHT. That morning he went to his cousins football game and just collapsed to the ground and slept under some chairs for the whole game. Then he had to go play a soccer game. (which he scored 2 goals in:)) After that they had a party to go to at the bowling alley. He was so tired. I've never seen him look like that. He has always wanted to stay up all night, but I don't think he'll do it again. At least not for a while.

SpongeBlakeBlueChin

After Blake got out of the shower the other day he was coloring in his room and I went in to tell him something and his chin was BLUE! I thought he must have got marker on it or something so I tried to wash it off, and it wouldn't come off. I asked him what happened and he didn't believe me so after he looked in the mirror, he said, "Some kid at school grabbed my chin with 2 fingers and slammed me into the ground." I'm all, "Ya, right. Blake what happened?" "I fell off the monkey bars and hit a teeny tiny rock." so I said, "Whatever, you need to go to bed, so you can get up for school." he goes, "I can't go to school like this, I look like a freak show." I had to agree with him. I wouldn't go anywhere if my chin was blue. So Wednesday he stayed home and by that night it was still pretty blue, and he didn't want to go back yet, so he stayed home Thursday also. He still wasn't ready to go back on Friday, but he had to because I had to go to work. I just sat down and asked him, "Ok, were you squeezing your chin?" , "No", "Was someone else squeezing your chin?", "No.", "Well was someone sucking on your chin?", "No, but a cup was." I'm all, "A cup?!?" And he says, "Ya, you know, those Chili's cups?" Finally the story comes out. I had given them some m&m's after school in those blue cups and they get to watch TV for an hour when they get home. So he must have eaten the candy and then sucked the cup to his chin for the whole time. What a dork. I guess that's what we get for taking those little cups!

Tonight at dinner Griff said, "Blake look at that huge spider behind you!" Blake slowly picked up every piece of steak he had and turned around only when all pieces were gripped in his chubby little hands. I was all, "What are you doing?" and he said, "Griff was just going to take my steak." Griff exclaimed, "Dang, you're getting smart!"

It is that time of year again when whenever the boys say they want something I say, "Maybe you should put it on your Christmas list." Blake informed me that he wants a cell phone. Not just any cell phone, but a black, boy one. Girffen wants a MILLION dollars in ones. I told them that I didn't think 6 year olds got phones, and that I was pretty sure Santa didn't give money, but for them to go ahead and ask anyway. But to just remember that "you don't get everything you ask for". To which Blake responded, "Well that will be the only time that ever happened."

Griffen

Lunch Boy by Day,

Soccer Star by Nite!

Griff was so excited that he got to serve lunch at school. He will be doing it for the whole week. He had his first indoor soccer game of the season on and he scored 2 goals. What a kid!

This morning as Griffen was getting ready for school, still in a sleepy fog he said, "I wish we didn't have to learn. I just wish we could be free." It cracked me up.

Blake sold his Thomas stuff to Marchelle today. I told him he had a check for $20 and he said, "But I only wanted to take cash."

And Ben is a spoiled brat who wears his mamma's bra.

We took the kids to Peach Days this weekend. They really enjoy it. The rides, the food and all the stuff to buy. They each got $20 to spend how they wanted, so they climbed the rock wall, got drinks at the car show, Blake bought a couple "diamonds" and a sword, and Griff got a "diamond", a sword, and a light-up mouth guard. They went on the Ferris Wheel for the first time, and it scared them a little. Griff went on the Ring of Fire for the first time, and he screamed the whole time.
Blake and I were walking around the kid rides and he said:
"You are such a good mom. You're the best."
me: "Oh, Blake. Thanks!"
Blake: "I'm serious. It's true. You're the best mom I ever had."
How cute is he?

Griff and some of his friends were playing and making a bunch of noise in the garage. I went to see what they were doing, and this is what I saw. BOYS!

On Saturday me and Griff went down to the big SLC and returned some shirts at Nordstrom and went to eat at the Blue Iguana. We drove around the block the Blue Iguana was on about 3 times before we saw it. It is right below Benihana. The food was so good. Griff sounded like how the Cookie Monster sounds when he is eating a cookie. I finally was like, "Griff! Stop!" and he said, "I can't help it, its sooooooo good!" We were so stuffed when we left, and we brought 1/2 of our food home! Later that night we all laid on the driveway and watched the lightning storm until it started to rain.

Griff had a friend over the other day and they were talking and the conversation went like this:

Griff: So, are you gonna go to college?
Tristin: I don't know. Are you?
Griff: No, I'm going to buy an ice cream truck.

Let's hope he has really busy summers.

Today it stormed. We all went to Treetown and took some stuff back to my mom and grandma. By the time we left my mom's we were bringing more back home with us than what we took to her. At Babe and Carlos' we had some cake and ice cream. She freakin cracks me up. She comes and sits by me and says, "Now, I'm going to tell you a story, and you tell me if it would just piss you off." I was like, "mmmmmmkay?" Too funny.

My mom called Blake and Griff to see how the first day of school went. While she was talking to Blake, he said, "Just a sec, let me put you on speaker phone." So he puts her on speaker phone and she's like, what the heck?? "Blake! Blake! Why did you put me on speaker?" Blake says, "I'm trying to play a game here!!"

Blake also thinks it's awesome that you don't need lunch money. You just walk in and get some food. Little does he know, I pay the lunch money.

I thought they looked good again this morning, so I took some pictures. They wanted Yoda to be in them too, but he wasn't feeling too photogenic.Enjoy!

First Day of School

The First Day of School. I think Blake was kinda nervous and wanted me to walk with him to his class. Griff didn't even look back. Then to celebrate the first day of the rest of our All Day School Kid lives me, Jerri, Gina and Karyn went to Bert's for breakfast. Blake was excited that they get 4 breaks, and snack, and lunch, and zipper points. He also thinks Mrs. Bagley is pretty nice. And he is girl trapped at his table. Griff's favorite part of the day was extra PE. He says his teacher is nice, but not funny at all.

Our Last Summer Fling

Over the weekend we went to Bear Lake and stayed in our friends, Steve and Jerri's cabin. We had a blast. We went to Whiskey Flats 4-wheeling on Sat and hung out on the beach on Sun. Blake thinks it is so awesome to go "camping at Kyler's Hotel". It takes a while for the slideshow to show all the pics, but there are some cute ones of the kids if ya wanna wait it out.

WHAT??

Ben: So are you guys excited for school to start?
Griff: Ya
Blake: No
Ang: You get to eat lunch there now.
Griff: And you get to stay all day like me.
Ben: You'll learn to read even better.
Blake: What??? We have to go to Sylvan?

(you know, the learning center?) I think they have watched too much t.v. this summer. To back up my theory, we have had many conversations about how I should get some "Debbie Meyer Green Bags". And Blake told me I should send all my jewelery to "Cash for Gold" or something so I can get money the very next day. 7 sleeps until school starts!