Memorial Day was Memorable

I was really looking forward to the Memorial Day weekend. No church activities, no work, just time to spend together as a family doing fun stuff outdoors. Except that it rained pretty much all weekend. It was a bummer. We did get a little geocaching in on Sunday afternoon, but my big plans to hike up to Timp Cave had to be postponed indefinitely.
Memorial Day was the day Adrienne finally decided that she was ready to use the potty full time. She is wearing big girl panties and is doing great! I couldn't be happier that we are cutting down the diaper buying. She does know how to work the system, however. Because cleaning up poop is one of my least favorite things to do, she gets a treat every time she goes. She has figured out that if she does a little poop every 30 minutes or so, the quantity of treats goes up. I won't complain though--I'd much rather have it in the potty than in her pants.
The treat she likes the best are chocolates we got from our neighbors for Christmas. They have white chocolate on top with sprinkles of red candy cane mixed in. She calls it the chocolate with owies.
Besides the poop-fest we have had this weekend, we also got in a visit with Burke's parents and my parents. Unfortunately, we got a big fat hole in our tire just as we arrived in Highland. The memorable weekend officially ended yesterday with me taking four kids to Costco for three new tires.

Warp speed

We got our new internet "stuff" installed today. It is a new experience being able to get things done so quickly online. I have done a few things to my blog, but they aren't quite what I want, but it will have to do for now. All of my technical support staff are asleep right now.

Winding Down

The final week of school is here. I feel like there should be some sort of death knell played. Kade actually shed real tears when I told him he would only see Mrs Penman five more days. He perked up a little when I also told him that he would be starting full day first grade in the fall. I am so glad he loves school. For now, Nathan is thrilled to be done. However, I give him about two weeks and he will be begging for something to do and wishing he were back in school. Unfortunately, staying home with a two year old is not his idea of a good time.
Annika had her little preschool graduation today. It was so cute. There was a little program where she had a part to say and everything. The best thing was that Grandma Terry and daddy were both able to go to see her. She felt pretty special and made sure to seek out plenty of praise.
After her graduation, we went to the store to get the things Burke was in charge of getting for the Father and Son's campout this weekend. They are really going to have some adventures because the campout is at the ....wait for it.....wait... STAKE CENTER! Woo hoo! How they ended up there is a story I am not at liberty to discuss because Burke believes in Thumper's mantra: "If you can't say anything nice, don't say nothin' at all."
Anyway, the boys are there right now, the girls are sleeping and the house is ...quiet. It is so strange. I am looking forward to watching the History channel until I fall asleep. What a bachelorette I am turning out to be.

Learning new things

Okay, I am a complete idiot when it comes to anything electronic, so starting a blog is a big challenge, and I am determined to do it myself. The biggest problem is that we are in the stone age of dial up internet connection at our house (although I am working on that). It takes an eternity to get anything done.
I hope you can find time to check the blog and see how things are going around here. I will try my best to keep it current.