Cinderella

Totally UNplanned! This is from Saturday when they were washing toys. All of a sudden I hear Hailey singing a song "sing sweet nightingale....sing sweet nightingale....ah ah ah ah ahhh".....can you say CINDERELLA!?!?! =D This girl IS a PRINCESS!!!!!!

Also...posted pictures of the kids washing the toys on Saturday too!!

Five?!?!?!

Okay...how on earth can Hailey be turning FIVE on Sunday?!?!?! This isn't possible, is it??? Well, it is going to happen whether I want it to or not, so might as well document how ADORABLE she is right now. ;) I took her into Sears for her 5 year pictures this morning. Aren't they cute?!?! She did FANTASTIC!

Watch out Barry Bonds....

Here comes RYAN PILCHER!!!! Last night we did A LOT of playing outside!! There was softball, soccer, Frisbee, bike riding, and just goofing off too!!! But the highlight of the night was Ryan hit the softball THREE times. Now, not a big deal if he was using a tee, but the boy hit it when Chris THREW it to him. And, Chris said he hit it really good! Ryan was proud "me hit ball HARD. run fast!" And, the boy also has a good arm on him already. Watch out if he has a baseball. He isn't accurate when throwing, but he does throw it good. Come on Ryan...mommy wants a new house! :)

Weekend Recap

Well...the weekend was another busy one! I took the kids to the Farmer's Market on Saturday morning. Then we went to a carnival put on by a local church. The kids loved it....games, prizes, blow-up jump thing, free backpack with school supplies, and lunch...with pop and cotton candy too! :) It was a fun morning for us. After nap, they helped clean a little outside. I was working on the inside of my car, and they washed a lot of their toys (I will post pictures of this later :)). It was fun! BUT...the best part about Saturday was at about 8:45 PM the door opened...and in walked...DADDY!!! They were both so excited to have their daddy home! :)

Sunday we were all ready to leave to go on a boat ride, and Chris checked the battery only to find out it was dead. Good thing he checked before we drove all the way there!! So, instead we had a picnic in the backyard by the swing set and played around the house. Then we went over to Grandma and Papa's for supper and more playing.

FUN WEEKEND!!!

Pictures of the kids....I think they get this from Papa Buckhouse and his love of a clean car!! :)

Teamwork!!!

And of course...you have to pay attention to the details, and get every piece clean, and take this job SERIOUSLY! :)

Sports Camp -- Week 4

First, I think Ryan is better. He stayed all day at daycare yesterday and was himself last night (as you will see soon). So...hopefully he is over that bug! Now onto sports camp....

Last nights session was on kickball. It sure looked like Hailey was having fun! She had a few good kicks, ran the bases, and even had some good "saves"!!! :) Ryan was fun to watch too. He was in a goofy mood! (well...they both were)

Here is Hailey sitting on the ball...taking a break I guess. And one of her trying to stop the ball!

Look at Ms. Exerciser!! She stopped to do a few push-ups without being told!! :)

While Hailey was playing, Ryan was making his own fun. He was running around and then would "fall" down...not dramatic at all!!

Last, to give everyone a good smile, Hailey came back making a funny face, so Ryan had to do the same thing. SILLY KIDS! Gotta love 'em!!!

Sick little guy

Poor little man...Ryan is sick. :( Monday when I picked him up from daycare, he had a temp, but Tylenol brought it right now. Tuesday morning he woke up fine so I brought him to daycare. Tuesday afternoon I got a call that Ryan had a 102 temp and that I needed to get him. Off I went! I got there and he was all clingy. Poor little guy! We came home, got some medicine and he was FINE! He was singing, dancing, playing baseball ("I hit it hard Mommy"), and anything else I didn't want him to do so I could work!! He really was fine....just one messy diaper and he was playing all night. He did get mad at me once when I was leaving a message for Chris and then hung up my phone. Ryan, who was in the backseat, said "Mommy, I talk to Daddy. NOT NICE!" He woke up this morning fine again...but I am waiting for the call from daycare that I need to get him early again.

On a side note...Hailey did AWESOME at daycare yesterday. She was of course all excited when I was there at 3pm to get her sick brother and she thought she was coming home. I let her pick...did she want to go home with Ryan and I, or stay and play with her friends. She picked to stay (I would have too!!). And she was helping as much as she could with Ryan. And overall in a GREAT mood! Gosh I love it when she is like that! :)

Fun at the Hill Climb

What a busy weekend we had!! Saturday morning Hailey, Ryan and I got up and enjoyed their favorite...Krispie Kreme donuts that we got Friday night. Then we went to downtown to the Farmer's market. They did very good...but I should have brought the wagon so they both could have had a ride!! :) We brought our purchases home, and headed to the Great American Hill climb to watch our friend Ed Taylor (and the kids wanted to play with Hailey and McKenna too!!). We got there around 10:30 and it was HOT outside!!! Ryan was so excited to see all the "bikes...blue bikes Mommy...more bikes..." -- the poor kid was overwhelmed at first!! He didn't know where to look :) Hailey's time at the hill climb consisted of the following : chasing Hailey T, playing in the camper, eating watermelon, and just overall playing. She didn't really care about the motorcycles at all! :) Ryan on the other hand was all about the bikes. He just sat in the chair and watched to begin with!!! (see pic below) He was always looking for Ed and would stop when he heard a bike going up the hill. It was so cute!! I think he is Ed Taylor's "smallest" fan!!! :) We didn't leave the hill climb until 2:00 PM. We got home...kids took a bath since they were dirty and HOT...and then off to nap-land! Ryan didn't wake up until 5:00 pm and then we went to Pizza Hut for supper. Hailey wanted to rent a movie, so we got a movie to watch and then just relaxed on the couch.

Sunday morning we were being lazy around the house and Rainya called to tell me she had another ticket if I wanted to buy it. Ryan was already asking about Ed and going up the hill, etc. by this time. When I told him we were going back, he really did scream and jump up and down!!! It was so cute!! They were both happy when I told them we could stop at Krispie Kreme to bring donuts for everyone too. :) Sunday we left around 1:00 PM and just came home for naps. Hailey got to play with Crystal after her nap, Ryan got me! :) After supper they had fun playing in the swimming pool. Hailey was the "teacher" and Ryan was the "student in swimming lessons." They both loved it!! :) And it was fun for me to watch too and see what Hailey remembers from swimming lessons! :)

Here are the pictures of the hill climb :

Ryan just waiting for another bike to go!!

Ryan ate SO MANY of these avocado chips I couldn't believe it. "More green chips please"

When we went to see Ed race, Ryan was chanting (all on his own) "Go Ed Go! Go Ed Go!!" It was so cute (and of course I have video)!

What were the girls doing when Ryan and I were watching Ed?? Playing in the shade. Sorry Ed...they could care less about the bikes! :)

Sunday...another HOT day!! We took the kids in the wagons to get ice cream/snow cones. Wouldn't you know it that the Haileys wanted to pull the wagons! :)

And...them enjoying their treats (and Ryan acting crazy!!)...

One more of Ryan playing with motorcycle toys. NO ONE could play with those...they were all his! :) (well...they were someone elses, but he was the temporary owner :))

Couldn't forget Ed!! :) Here he is leaving the camper...and riding the bike Ryan loved the most "yellow bike...go Ed go!!!" And he is going up the hill in the second picture.

All done with swimming

Last night was the last night of swimming lessons (only one more session left for us...but first week get 2 weeks off!!). Ryan did AWESOME! The little man wouldn't hardly get wet at the beginning, but by last night he was putting his whole head under water, and was even jumping in WITHOUT holding on to our fingers!! We are so happy with how well he has done. Here are pics of him trying the blue slide thing they do on the last day....

Then there is Hailey...the little fish! She did AWESOME again. Since she will be 5 during the next session, she was given a ribbon for passing the "Seahorse" level. Ages 5-10 can go into 3 levels. Hailey was given a "free pass" to go right into the middle level!!! She will go right into "Star Fish"! :) Congratulations Hailey...we are SO PROUD of you!!!

Sports Camp - Week 3

Wednesday was the 3rd of 5 weeks for Hailey to be in Sports Camp. Chris took her this week, and the sport of the week was Track and Field. Ryan and I stopped by at the end after swimming lessons and it sure looked like she had fun!!

There must be something about wearing halter tops to Sports Camp!! :) Nice backs, Hailey T and Hailey P!!

Good jumping Hailey!!

Running ... time for a water break! :)

My door

Okay...so funny little story from last night. We went over to Clay and Marjie's to have cake to celebrate Catherine's 17th birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN CAT!!). It was late coming home, so it was a quick bath and to bed. Chris put Ryan in his crib, and I was getting Hailey in her bed. All of a sudden I hear "Mommy....my door....close my door." I go in there expecting him to be standing up...but....no....he is still laying down and just wanted his privacy so he could go to sleep! :) He is such a good sleeper!!! Goes RIGHT DOWN!! I hope this continues when he gets his big boy bed (it is ordered...but we might not get it until November unless the guy makes another trip closer to Billings...but we are in NO HURRY).

Just a little story...no pictures yesterday (can you believe it!?!?).