Free to good home !

The mama, Olive !


The sweetest one, Licorice.


The spicy one, Pepper.

Well, at least it's not twins !

It's triplets. 

Please give a warm welcome to - Olive, Pepper and Licorice.

Nate, one of Sydney's favorite people.

Olive, one of Sydney's favorite foods.

GOOOOO, B-force. 

(you know, like G-force...but B, for Blanchard...oh whatever)

Memorial Weekend

Camping spot booked.   Chance of rain noted.  Camping spot cancelled.    89 degree weather located in St George.   Condo booked. 
Snake released.   Car loaded.  diet off. 

Sunscreen and swimming pools all weekend.  (no pictures of swimming pools however.  I'm not sure what happened, too busy making sure kids didn't drowned I suppose)

There was the greatest park right by our condo.  Which just happened to be right by a couple of our friends who have a vacation home in St. George.   We were able to hook up for lunch and then went back to their house for a BBQ.  

Syd and one of her best friends Hailey.

The GREATEST swings.

Our friends own a RC company.  Their house is on a golf course so after the golfers were done we headed down with one of his remote control trucks and let the kids chase it for an hour.     It's just one way to wear them out.  :)

Nathan clapped and cheered them on from a distance.   A truck going 50 MPH wasn't as much fun as he had originally thought.

Which is when he started screaming "STOP!"

Free range babies in diapers.  

Our patio was against a walking trail behind the condo's.   The babies escaped a LOT.

This guy was very cool with 2 toddlers screaming "ball, ball !"

He passed the ball back and forth and even let Nathan take it for a minute.

I swear he'll be dribbling at 2. 

This beautiful girl rolled down the hill at the park (pictured above)and ended up with a rash from head to toe.   She wasn't the happiest camper.....but with a dab of hydrocortisone and some benedryl AND of course given the opportunity...totally smiled for the camera :)

I just love this picture.   It may just be framed.

Wordless Wednesday !

Papa's girl

Syd had her gymnastics concert.   Her papa and Grandma came and gave her flowers.  

I can't even put in to words how much this little girl loves her papa.  It's a sight to see, that's for sure.

Thanks for coming Grandma and Papa....and thank you for the flowers.   They made me feel really special.

Tuesdays two cents

NEVER open the front door expecting to see a neighbor child.  It will surely be an adult who will notice the smeared left over makeup, the wet spots on your t-shirt revealing your nipplah because of the fight you just won (?) to get the faucet out of the hands of a 1 year old who knows to roll the office chair to the counters in which to turn it on.

ALWAYS pick up the closest child to hide said nipplah.

NEVER trust a 1 year old to make the right choices

ALWAYS run in ANY and EVERY direction when you notice a calm and quiet fall over your house for longer than 26 seconds and don't stop until you get to the bottom of it.   (this routine can sometimes proof disasteress at naptime)

NEVER let the babies outside to play while you finish this last hurry fast I just need to get these floors done, before making that trek around the yard with the pooper scooper.

ALWAYS assume it is in fact dog poop that you find your two 1 year olds crouched down inspecting and RUN SCREAMING WILDLY "CUH-CUH, CUH-CUH."  because if you don't.....

NEVER casually pick up a child who has been playing outside who was once crouched down inspecting something on the lawn and you just continued sweeping the floor assuming it must have been a bug or something fun.

ALWAYS use a nail scrubber on dog poop on little hands.

NEVER question the hard as nails drying ability of dog poop within a matter of 10 minutes, it isn't from the day before....it is from 10 minutes ago when they were crouched down inspecting something.  right ? I checked their hands the night before ? I think I did ? I'm positive ? I did.  for sure.

ALWAYS check the otha brotha...because yes, they are both nasty little, if it's trouble or poop we'll find it, babies.

NEVER forget to laugh.  even during the 'crappiest' times.  (pun intended)

ALWAYS forgive immediately following clean up.  but ONLY because you're cute and I could kiss your whole faces off. 

Mother Nature's late April Fools Joke

It's SNOWING AT MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW !  I have at LEAST 1 inch and it's just comin down with no end in sight.
Are you serious about this weather ?  I could spit to June it's so close.   And that it's snowing and almost June makes me want to spit.


Now if you are looking at this picture and realize that it is a wisteria blossom, you would be right.  My bush BLOOMED this year and I've wanted to talk about it but the excitement of it blooming for the first time in 6 years sends me to the closest chair with a tingly head.   OH MAH GOODNESS !  I am madly in love with it.  and now she's getting snowed on. blah :( 
Well, I need to go clean myself up...talking about my wisteria made me pee a little.
(sigh)