A lovely day...

When you have lots of cousins, here is some good advice. Hold hands tightly...

Wear your lighting bolt t-shirt so you can run quickly...

Make sure to know where the water is located, so you can stay hydrated...

And always, always, be careful of the sandman...

All in all, a super fantastic, wish the cousins weren't leaving day!

Future surgeon, or fashionista?

This morning Buddy woke up asking if we could go to the zoo. Great idea, that is, until someone started throwing up their breakfast. So another day at home, attempting to entertain ourselves. First we made rocket blasters...

One just wasn't enough, so of course we had to do two. And then of course when you have two, you just have to race them.

Then we decided to practice our karate moves on the evil and wicked balloons. Buddy triumphed, the world can breathe a sigh of relief. No longer will we need to worry about the world domination of balloons...


Because when all else fails, pins always work...



Then Buddy decided to get a head start on his home ec. classes, just in case...

All in all, a super balloontastic day, over and out the blue tounged man...

My Poor Little Booger Pie...

So last night Buddy was so excited. We had a sleep over planned with the cousins at our house. Buddy was so excited about it that he told my mom that he needed to take a nap so he could stay awake all night to play. And then actually proceeded to take a very long (according to my mother) nap. The cousins came over, there were board games, playing with Jerry and Ashley, movies, lots of running around, and then there was lots of puke. Buddy taking a nap should have been the first clue something was awry. At 10 pm he began walking around saying his belly hurt and that he needed to go to the hospital. By 4 am and 17(and I am not exaggerating) pukes later we were there. Buddy was a super trooper, he got an IV and a liter of fluid and started perking up a bit. So much that they gave him some Gatorade, that he kept down, they took out the IV, then he puked again. He aimed very nicely for my shirt and Primary Children's entire ED nurses station. So here we are at home, anxiously awaiting for our puked upon bed sheets to be dry so we can attempt to go to sleep again(OK one of us is waiting for the sheets to dry)...

So far all in all, a super puky day!

Sorry Shane, I couldn't resist...

So this morning we went with some of our cousins to check out the Pioneer Day Parade. It was hot, but Buddy had the best seat in the house, so to speak, up on a tree branch shared with several other cousins. After it was over Buddy and I went to go see the new movie G-Force. It's about some secret agent guinea pigs, Buddy loved it, that's how I'll end the review. Anyway, afterwards we had to go to Petco to pick up some more cage liner bedding for Jerry. What do you know, they have guinea pigs at Petco! So we just had to get a friend for Jerry...

Seriously, Buddy and Jerry can't fight crime all by themselves, they needed another addition to their super hero league. Her super power must be snuggling into dark tunnels in a single bound...


Her name is Ashley Rachel, aptly named after two doting, older cousins.
All in all a super fantastic fake holiday day!

Getting older...

So the cousins are here, and Buddy is having a marvelous time. He's been itching to show his rat off to the cousins since we picked her up on Sunday night. So now, we're kicking back and watching Jerry, the rat, watch Tom and Jerry (our favorite cat and mouse)...

Yet again, another super "rat"tastic day!

It's too hot!

My favorite sister came into town today (for those of you who don't know, she's my only sister), luckily bringing her seven kids along. Nothing like seven cousins to make sure that you stay nice and cool on such a hot sunny day!



All in all, a super fantastic, splashing good day!

Date? What's that?

So today Shane and I shamelessly used Buddy's new BFF connection and had a date. I've been longing to go kayaking and Buddy isn't old enough quite yet. So we rented a kayak and headed to our own private island. We picked up several treasures on the beach for Buddy( since we're great parents and all)...

Shane wanted to pick up other treasures on the way back in...

(Don't miss the helicopter on the back)

All in all, a super fantastic, wish we didn't have to go home day...

The end...

Actually not quite. This is Lilly, Buddy's new best friend that he loves. I just have to include a picture because he talks about her endlessly. Buddy took this picture, can't you see the love oozing from the camera lens?

A bear and some monkeys....

Today, we had some friends over while Shane was at work. Buddy decided to take some pictures to commemorate the occasion. As the professional he is, he's telling Zephyr to make his mean face with the stick that was quite the cause of contention.

Then, we saw a bear, it was two houses away and we had a sturdy chain link fence to protect us, so there we stood, gawking, it was pretty darn cool. And yes if the battery hadn't died, there would be a pictorial keepsake of the bear that Buddy has been talking about non-stop. That, and he keeps making sure to deadbolt the lock to all doors, doesn't necessarily need to be ours to be closed and locked.
Then, for the coolest of all feats, Buddy attempted and completed for the first time today....

Buddy did make a request, if you have read this blog, please leave your name so he knows that you saw him.
All in all, a super bear tastic day!

Buddy takes control...

This morning we woke up and decided to just do a little of the same ol', same ol'. Went on a helicopter to Taku glacier, I mean, seriously, we are just so boring!




Then, Buddy took control of the camera and took some pictures of downtown and Mt. Roberts that he wanted to put on the blog. Here is a little snipet of sampling for your viewing pleasure. For a small fee you can make an appointment with our world famous artist!











And yes, the pictures are actually a condensed version.
All in all a super fantastic picture worthy day!

A train, a ferry and a waterfall!

So the last few days we've been in Skagway to ride the train. We've had a blast, rode the ferry, rode the train, mourned the loss of a rusty engine, and hiked to a waterfall. We even saw a bear on our train ride, all done while wearing shorts! Yippee Alaska!











All in all a bunch of super fantastic days!!!!