Dance Family

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Jordanisms

Doug taught Jackson and Jordan was sarcastic means a few night ago. Right after he finished teaching them, Jordan said "I'm going to hit you." Then he said "I'm being sarcastic."

Doug was trying to take a toy apart and he was having a hard time doing it. Jordan said "It's indivisible."

Jordan has a very hard time staying in bed lately. Friday night he stayed in bed. The next day I was asking him he felt happy (I was thinking because he was so well rested) and he said "Yes, I got a star, a smiley face, and a popsicle stick." Haha, he has quite a few rewards :) Then he said "The only thing that's going to keep me in bed is listening to Frog and Toad" (which is what he had listened to the night before.) Then last night we were driving home and talking about how he needs 1 more star to be able to have Kenzie and Jack sleep in his room. They both really wanted to sleep in his room (so they could listen to Frog and Toad) and he said "I stayed in bed last night when I listened to Frog and Toad so I might again today" It sounds like he thinks staying in bed is out of his control :)

He claims he gets out of bed because he can't sleep (even though he is obviously very tired). One night he told me that he closes his eyes, but then they just open again. Keeping his eyes closed must also be out of his control :)

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

What's Doug been doing?

Working! He has a huge project he's working on. He works all day and all night after the kids go to bed. Well most the night. He does sleep 6 or 7 hours most night. Sometimes only 3-5 though. Poor guy!

Dancing the Night Away

On the last night we saw the Kenyons we partied late into the night. Jack and Kenna did a magic show. Kenna, Jack, and Jordan sang the state song, Kenzie and Nati, and eventually all the other kids danced Gangnam style. Nati and Kenna are experts at it and taught my kids how to do it. Then Shell and I spent the rest of the night playing Just Dance. The kids, my dad, and Doug danced some of the songs too. My mom and Aunt Nancy, who was visiting, watched us all. At the end of the night we were all so sad to say goodbye. We wish the Kenyons lived closer!

Singing the state song.

Getting ready to dance.

All the kids following Nati. Kenna didn't want to do it at first.

But then she got into it.

Kenzie left because she wanted to stand by Nati, and for some reason didn't think she could.

Eventually Kenzie joined in and they all were dancing and having a great time.

Taking a big bow.

I love this picture.

Haircuts

During bath time on Sunday I decided to give the kids haircuts.

Colie and Kenzie just played while I cut the big boys hair. Actually Coleman had to get out because he was splashing too much.

Before:

After:

We asked Jordan if he thought people would know who he was with just short hair and no front tooth.

PSE Family Picnic

We went to my dad's work family picnic. Jackson had been before but none of the rest of us had. He kept reminding us of that fact :) It was at Lake Tapps and was really fun. There were blow toys, crafts, games, bucket rides, and Reptile Man came. Thanks dad for letting us come!

Jordan didn't want to do the bucket ride so us and Coleman played while the others waited in line. Doug, Jack, Kenzie, and Nati all ended up not going in the bucket ride at that time because they went to see the Reptile Man.

Sam and her friend in the bucket ride.

Coleman touching a snake.

Jack, Kenna, and Alli checking out the snake.

Kenna wanted to hold it.

She's holding up it's head.

Alli wanted to hold it too.

But she thought it was too heavy to hold up for very long.

There was also a tortoise.

There was also some kind of rubber snake... Maybe a rubber python? It's supposed to be very rare I think.

Eating ice cream sandwiches and popsicles to hold us over until the lunch line became much shorter.

We played some beach volleyball.

Kenna and Jack doing a craft.

Coleman eating bread.

Kenzie and Nati playing.

Coleman trying to hula hoop.

Once it warmed up in the afternoon the kids went swimming.

Konrad took most of the kids out on the boat.

They jumped in to swim back to shore.

Michelle blowing bubbles for Coleman.

The rest of the kids jumped in/were thrown in except Kenzie. Konrad probably didn't want to hear a bunch of screaming if he threw here in :)

Coleman loved splashing his toes.

Grandpa helped Nati and Jack get in the bucket ride. They were the last ride of the day. I think it's funny that they're holding up their harnesses. I don't think the harnesses would save them if they fell.

Don't they look cute?

We ate lots of shave ice. Not quite the same as Matsumotos, but it was pretty good :)

Jack and Nati in the bucket

ride. That thing goes so high up. Jordan said it went too high up for him to go on. Kenzie wanted too, but I didn't want her to unless Doug was with her.

Jordan's 3rd Tooth

Jordan lost his 3rd tooth on the 17th. He pulled it out himself.

Super excited!

Wild Waves

We went to Wild Waves with the Kenyons and Crabtrees. All the kids loved it. It so fun to play with cousins all the time :)

I took these ones and Coleman to the little kids rides. All the other kids were able to ride the bigger rides.

They love the frog hopper. Kenzie, Jack, Jordan, Nati. The rode it twice in a row. The second time there were 4 other kids riding too (Jack didn't go that time) and Kenzie wouldn't get on at first because she would have had to sit in between 2 kids she didn't know. So one of the moms told the kids to switch so Kenzie could sit by Jordan and Nati. Then the ride wouldn't start and there were sitting on it for at least 5 minutes waiting for the worker to figure it out. After the ride Kenzie's hand got squished by one of the other kids and she refused to get off the ride until I came to get her.