Girls Camp

Well I survived girls camp. Seriously, another year or two and I will have spent more time at girls’ camp as a leader than I did in Young Women. The girls were great and all the activities were fun. We went to the Heber Valley Camp. It was an amazing site – Thank you very much Sister Hinkley- what an inspired lady! It was fun and all, but I am so glad it is over. I am always shocked at how much work it takes to organize, feed and entertain 30 girls!

Chip's Special Presents

Last year Blakeslie and I got matching PJs for Christmas so for Chip’s birthday we made her and Chip a matching pair. When I asked what we should get Dad this year she insisted on more PJs. This time we made a set for the whole family. Blakeslie helped cut, pin and sew. (None of the pictures turned out because of the light behind us. :0( ) We have had fun sporting our new duds. FYI, my sewing skills are completely limited to PJ bottoms. I laugh so hard every time the machine is going – there isn’t a straight line on any of the four pairs!

Chip's Birthday Party

We had a little surprise birthday for Chip’s 34 ½ birthday. For those of you who don’t know his real birthday is Christmas Eve so ever since his 2nd birthday (his mom forgot his first- due to all the Christmas hub-ub) they have celebrated it on his half birthday. At first this annoyed me – I have a December birthday – it seemed like he gets two birthdays. However, after a few years I realized not only does he not get two birthdays he hardly gets one. Most people forget both. Anyway, we decided to throw him a little party. He was totally surprised and we had a great time complete with his golf theme (thanks Blakeslie) and his favorite ice cream cake!

Dance Recital

Blakeslie had her annual spring dance recital. She was so excited to perform and especially to have all her family come see her. She danced to Lolipop and she was a star! She loved all the attention and especially the flowers. Everyone was so good to her – Thanks!

Girls Playing

One day I walked out from my room to find Blakeslie and Mayzie “playing.” I know she has skills, but I’m pretty sure Mayzie had help getting in her basket. At least they play together nice… so far.

Is she so stinkin’ cute, or what?!!
Blakeslie never crawled on all fours. She only army crawled until she started walking, so it is so cute to see Mayzie in a real crawling position.

The Name

Some of you have heard what Blakeslie calls Mayzie, but I realized I would be sick if I never got it on video- so enjoy! Poor Mayzie is going to be warped by all her nicknames. It has been quite the evolution and I’m sure her next phase will bring yet another hyphen.

Translation: Mayzie-Pantalones-Chunkalumpus-Pooperooni-MessoPantalones-Moover Magoo!
Evolution: It started with Mayzie Pants and then one day Blakeslie shouts out Mayzie Pantalones. Chunkalumpus was added around 5 months when Mayzie was a little on the large size. Pooperooni was added when we were in Pheonix and Mayzie was having blowout diapers at every change. Blakeslie added MessoPantalones because after the third diaper/clothes change in one day Pooperooni wasn’t sufficient. Moover Magoo came when Mayzie really started to get around. We can’t wait to hear what comes next.

The best is when a stranger will ask what the baby’s name is and before I can answer Blakeslie starts rattling off the whole thing. You should see the bewildered faces!

Day Camp!

Blakeslie did a little “dance camp” last week. A neighbor girl put on a camp in her home for an hour every day. You’ll never guess how much it cost me…..$6. That was better than babysitting and Blakes had a blast. On Friday they did a little performance in her back yard