Home Sweet Home

Well we are home and happy to be. After a long vacation it is always nice to see home again. We had a great time in Utah. I am happy to announce that since our return to Miami, my kids are sleeping trough the night once again (thank goodness), and we had our ENT appointment. Turns out that the cartilage issue is her only issue and it should clear up on its own. Therefore we are now able to give our baby the solids she has been wanting. So far she is the opposite of Bryant. She does not want any veggies, only fruit. Really she just wants to eat what I eat already. Sorry Briley! Anyway we are blessed to be together and healthy.

Day with Dinosaurs

The morning started out a little earlier than we wanted it to so we decided to go to the Dinosaur museum.

To start out all the kids were freaked out. Ryann even said," Mommy, are we gonna die?" Funny kids!

Bryant then got a little braver and stood under a big guy with me. I think it was a Brontosaurus.

Braver

Then we found our way in to play with the sand and water.


Briley found her hair bow more exciting

We traced some fossils

We played pin the body part on the Dino



We played where in the world were they

We rode the Dino

And last but not least we played uncover the Dino bones.

There was nearly no fighting so it ended up a good trip. Car rides are pretty painful with both toddlers in the back seat together, but it was a really fun day for everyone.

Dress up

Today the kids decided to play a little dress up. Bryant started out being a cowboy, but it quickly turned into....well....I don't really know.

S-E-X...what's that?

So funny story...My niece Alyssa has discovered the word sex, but does not know what it means. She is about to turn 8. She heard the word in a commercial we were watching during American Idol on Tuesday. So Wednesday she comes home from school to play with Briley. She walks up and says," Hi Briley. You are so sexy. You have lots of sex don't you." This of course is all in baby talk. Pretty hilarious, but Bryant and Ryann were in the room so I told her she needed to stop saying that word. Soon after she asked me,"What is sex anyway." All I could tell her is that was a good question for her mom and I assured her that Briley has never had any sex. The rest of the time playing with baby was full of," hey sexy" and "you do have lots of sex huh baby?" What a funny girl. Time for little talk Angela and Elliott.

Saturday in Utah

Today was full. The kids all decided it would be best to wake up at 5:30 in the morning. Therefore I took Briley and Bryant up stairs to feed them. After that as I was falling asleep sitting up, because of the long night before, I handed the baby to Kylee and told her I just needed to lay down for a while. I was thinking more like 30 minutes, but when I woke up and looked over at the clock it had been more like 3 hours. oops! Then after a drawn out lazy morning, we got ready and set out to see some more family. Our first stop was to Grandmother and Grandpa Moons house. This may be the last time we are able to see them. Grandpa turns 93 in April. They looked pretty good. I was able to introduce Briley and get some pictures with them and the kids.

After giving them as much as they could take, we went on to have dinner with John and Vanessa. Of course with all of the kids along it was best to go to McDonald's so they could run off some energy. After running them down for over and hour we decided to go to their house and chat for a while. When all the kids came down whining and crying we knew that was our time to make an exit. Was really good to see everyone and will really miss them all. ( By the way, incase you are wondering where Bryant is in all of these pictures, he is wrapped around my leg wanting nothing to do with any of it. Hard, long day for a buggles.)

Craziness and Waxing

My sister-in-law Angela called me up a few weeks ago wondering if I would like to come out to Utah for a few weeks while her husband went out East to take some classes. Of course I jumped on that. Anything to see some family. We have been here, in Utah a week now and let me tell you. It has been a mad house. Poor Bryant is a lone man in a house with 7 girls. Two of which by the way he really enjoys engaging in a fight. The 3 of them would go at it all day long if we would let them. To add an element of stress Briley has decided to wake up every three hours, which she has never done in her life. Between waking up to feed her and Bryant kicking or yelling in his sleep (he is sleeping in the same bed as me), nights are not my favorite part. On the other hand it has been a great get away. Angela and I enjoy putting the kids to bed and either watching a movie, or sitting and chatting. Before we know it, it's midnight and we both know we are in for another long night. I'm so glad I have been able to come out and see the girls. My little Alyssa hates how hairy her cute little arms are so Yesterday Angela and I took a trip to good old Cosmo prof and bought her a wax pot. She was such a brave girl. I would put the wax on and she would just repeat," Uh Oh", over and over until I ripped the strip off. What a trooper with super smooth arms.

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after

The Heat

A few weeks ago, Paul and I had the opportunity to join some friends a a Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks game. We left the kids with a few girls from our ward that needed some money for girls camp. It was a long night for those poor girls and they will probably never do it again, but it was a much needed break for us. We drove with another couple downtown and had one heck of time looking for parking. We ended up parking like 8 blocks away. Kind of a pain, but it was worth it. It ended up being a great game. We won 21 to 15. Really it was neck in neck the whole second half, after being down by at least 10 in the first. Anyway we had a great time. Here is a picture of us way up in the nose bleeds.