The Evolution of Dance

The only thing he misses, is head banging. What a weird culture we live in.

D-backs

We had a fun time at the Diamondbacks game. It was their last home game of the season and they won! We were excited because there were rumored to be fireworks but it was too windy and they thought it would be to dangerous. Kali was especially upset about that. I didn't get that great of pics because of the wind and it's hard to get the kids to look at the camera when there is soo much going on around them.

Praying Mantis

Last night I was standing outside and I felt something tickle my shoulder, I thought of sure it was my hair tickling my shoulder than Adam said hold still you have a praying mantis on your shoulder. So we put him in a container for the kids to see. The next morning Preston had woke up at the crack of dawn of coarse and noticed the container. "There is a really weird bug in there." After he got home from school, we got it out and the kids wanted to hold it. There was a time when I would have held it too, but I have just grown out of that. I know it looks like Preston is eating it in one of the pictures, but no.

I got this wig at greenbacks today so Kali could pretend to be Ariel. She loves dressing up and looking like a princess. She loves to get dirty and play hard, yet she still always wants to be treated like a princess. Lately she loves Snow white which is fun becuase I get to pretend to be the wicked Queen turned into a witch tempting her with a poisonous apple. Usually she will say "No, I am too smart for you." but sometimes she will eat the apple and fall to the ground dramatically until her Prince comes to kiss her a ride her away on the horse to live happilly ever after. (I also get to be the prince.) I love playing around with my kids and letting them remind me how fun simple things can be. Too bad we had to grow up and don't have time to play all day.

I will never forget the immense emotions we all felt as newly elected President Bush told our country exactly what we needed to hear on such an awful day. I have taken some time to reminisce about the fear I felt as reality set in. My heart swelled with courage as our President said "I hear you, the world hears you, and the people who crashed into theses buildings will hear all of us soon!" I am proud to be an American and support the war on terror. We are blessed to live on this promised land, God's Country.

Barberino

We were lucky enough to get to do some dog sitting last weekend. We ended up having so much fun with Ashley and Joe's dog Barbie. She is a fun dog. Thanks Ash N Joe, for making me realize that pets can be more than just a pain in the rump. We are considering a pet. We always thought that little dogs were annoying but really I think big dogs are just such a slobbering hastle. The best pets are obedient pets and that is all that matters. Maybe Santa will bring us a puppy this year? Can we believe that the Holiday season is already fast approaching us? Toy companies are really starting early this year marketing their crap to my kids!

Silverchair