Date Night

Brent and I got a rare evening out thanks to a sweet neighbor who offered to watch our girls for the evening.  Dinner and a Concert.
  
We went to the historic McAlpine's Ice Cream Parlor in downtown Phoenix for dinner. The restuarant has been around since the 1920's. The wait staff dress in 1930's attire, and the fixtures are original. You can get a float from the same machine they've used since the '40's. They had a 3 column small print page of all the different soda flavors you could get from the soda fountain. Anything, ANYTHING from pickle juice, to bubble gum, chocolate, coffee, tiger blood, cotton candy...

 Brent ordered a chocolate peanut butter soda, (yuck!) I ordered a red velvet cake soda. Mine was delicious, his was terrible. Now he knows that there is a form of chocolate and peanutbutter that he doesn't like.

After dinner, we went to a christian concert. We were supposed to buy our tickets at the door, but we didn't realize they meant literally, at the door. We didn't have cash so we had to walk over to the closest place to see if we could find an ATM. Closest place, Coopertown; Alice Cooper's restaurant. Check that off my to do list. :-P

 By the time we had cash in hand, and got our tickets, there were only seats left at the very top of the stadium. For the first hour I was so dizzy from the height we were at, I didn't have the nerve to stand up. The concert was great though and it was so nice to be out together and not have to take any little ones to the restroom.

We Sled

We took the girls to Flagstaff yesterday to play in the snow. It's pretty cool to live in Paradise, and make a day trip to the snow and then return to our nice 80 degree weather at the end of the day. It works well in the summer too.

Happy 6th Birthday Angie!

Sigh. What a cute kid. Happy Birthday baby.

We hike

After school we decided to go hiking for a little while. The kids had a whole lot more energy than we thought and we hiked and hiked. Straight up the mountain, on over to the next mountain and down again 2 hours later. The trails were very rocky and steep. I was very impressed with my little girls. At the top of the first mountain is a stack of stones that you are supposed to add to to show your accomplishment. They all put a rock on and Lucy found a piece of gum and popped it in her mouth. Oh yuck!

Public Enemy No. 1

The garbage truck came today. Lucy heard it and started yelling that it was too loud. I explained to her that it took our trash away. I expounded and said they're taking your poopy diapers away. She cried out "they taking my poopy diapers?" Yup.
 "Whaaaaaa!" She started crying and said over and over, "They taking my poopy diapers!" Bring back my diapers!"

I have no idea so don't ask...

I got her sidetracked and she got over it after a while. When Lucy and I were walking home from dropping sisters off at school she saw the trash truck again and started wailing.
 "Garbage truck! Bring back my diapers! They take my diapers! Waaaaaaa"

Being a good momma, I just laughed.

President's Day

I told the kids this is President's Day and what it means. They all know about Abraham Lincoln. They've read a book on him, and of course he shares their daddy's birthday. I told them George Washington also has his birthday in February. I said, "George Washington was the FIRST president ever for our country!"

  As I paused for effect, Amy didn't miss a beat and quickly inserted, "And who was the second president?"

How dry is it - post script.

Oh and my jeans stick to me. Have you ever had so much static charge that denim sticks to you from sliding across the car seat??

How dry is it?

Arizona is great but they ain't kidding when they say it's dry here:

It is SO dry that my dogs walk around with half of the dead grass in the back yard stuck on their backs and their hair sticks straight up, always.

It is SO dry, I tried to cut my little dog's long curly hair and none of it came off when I cut it. It stuck to her, it stuck to the scissors and it stuck to my hand. What a mess. I had to wet her down to see what fell off and what I still had to cut.

It is SO dry I can't brush the kids hair more than one stroke without causing friction and their hair sticks straigh up.

It is SO dry that I can't iron without the fabric jumping up to meet the iron.

It is SO dry wood floors + broom= forget about it, too much friction nothing gets swept up.

It is SO dry that when I touch the light switch in the girls bathroom I get a shock so strong all their little blinking toothbrushes go off. Really!

I have seen how I will die some day, there is only so much electric current a human body can take.

Bike ride

Two weeks ago, the training wheels came off of Karianne's bike. Gotta get video of that for you. Sunday, the neighbors loaned us a little 12" bike for Lucy to ride. Amy and Angie love riding their scooters. Yesterday and today Lucy has rode her bike to school to pick up sisters. Momma is having a hard time keeping up!

Lucy steals the show - again

Ah, this picture makes me laugh every time  I look at it.