Red, White, and Bleu

Ok, I think Myles should quit his day job and we should start a food magazine together! What do ya think? Here's his latest original that he came up with for the 4th:

spinach
candied pecans
fresh raspberries
bleu cheese
poppyseed dressing

I'm Glad to be an American!

I'm so thankful for my freedom, my family, my country!
God bless the USA!

Our New Pet

Just kidding! This reptile show was part of all the fun, free festivities!

My Three Little Kittens

I guess the long wait in long was worth it! Actually, it worked out perfectly because the line was in the shade and under a tent full of crafts for the kids to do while the parents waited. The girls were in heaven with red white and blue nail polish, beads for necklaces, etc. They would have stayed ALL day if we'd let them. They had some of those huge blow up slides and jump houses. Loads of fun, and all FREE!

Our New Time Out

Full of Hot Air!

I was glad Mikey Boy motivated us to wake up in time to see the hot air balloons this year before lift off. Carly and Robyn lucked out to be in the right place at the right time to be invited inside one of the balloons. It was amazing!

Colonial Days

We discovered such a fun little Colonial Village where we met Abe Lincoln, made a corn husk doll, watched chalk artists, and learned the story behind upper and lower case letters. (They used to take capital letters out of a literal higher case when having to place each letter by hand into the printing press).

Raspberry Pickers...

and Eaters!

Tomato Girl

I Love You More Than Meat Loves Salt

This was my favorite line from Robyn's Father's Day card for Myles. Here he is on Father's Day teaching Robyn a new song on the keyboard and showing Carly how to use her pinky fingers to hold hair while braiding. He's such a good, patient teacher!

I thought it would be fun to ask the girls (independently) some questions about their dad. These were some of my favorites.

What did Dad like to do when he was a kid?
Carly: I wasn't around when he was a kid, so I don't know.

What does he do for his job?
Robyn: He has a PhD.
Carly: He cleans the floors.
Macy: Sometimes, he helps me and gives me a big kiss!

What's his favorite thing to do?
Robyn: He likes to cook.
Carly: With me, reading Josefina. By hisself, he told me he really likes to work in the garden.
Macy: He lets me go outside and then he says, 'It's rest time! And then I run in my bed.'

What's his favorite food?
Robyn: Almond Joys and Reesees.
Carly and Macy: hasbrowns.

Where did Daddy meet me?
Macy: At the temple.

What's his favorite song?
Robyn and Macy: I Am A Child of God

What's his favorite thing to say?
Robyn and Macy: I love you!

What's his favorite place to go?
Robyn: Grandparents' house, home, library, and the store.
Macy: The restronaut (restaurant) and Chucken Cheesing

What does he do at church?
Macy: He's Robyn's teacher and he loves to do his lesson, and he sings.

Where did Daddy live when he was a little boy?
Macy: With Blythe

What's your favorite thing about Daddy?
Macy: I love you, Daddy!

We are blessed to have such a wonderful husband and father in our family! We love you more than meat loves salt!!

Go, Emily!

We were so excited to have a visit from Emily and get to cheer her on for the Provo Marathon! Myles surprised us by running the last few miles with her.

Way to go, Emily!!

Mom, I'm Doin' a Trick...

...You've got to blog this!!

Do spiders pee?

(Pointing to my stomach) Can you get us a baby boy in there?

You do the Hokey Pokey, you turn your house around, that's what it's all about!

Take the keys and lock her up...my fairy lady.
Me: I think it's fair lady. Fair means beautiful.
Macy: Have you ever met the beautiful lady?

These are finger drums. (mini Reese's cups)

Me: Uncle Mike gave you the snake, remember?
Macy: How come he didn't give us a dolphin? We don't have a dolphin.

Me: Macy, did you have a nice nap?
Macy: No! It was a zoo in there!
Me: Really? What do you mean?
Macy: Well, I woke up all sweaty!

(As we pull up to Super Target) Look, Mom! We're at the eyeball store!

Don't worry, Mom. I locked the door so a wolf or a stranger won't come in.

I know some Spanish words, but not most Spanish words. Pina Colada!! That's French.

We have a body. Heavenly Father cah-rated (created) us so we could talk, and wash dishes, and eat freeze pops!

Macy: Dad, this is a lap top, right?
Myles: Yeah.
Macy: It's a lap heater!

I Was Just Wondering...

What is a sin?

How old are you going to be when you're a grandma?

How many seconds old am I?

How many friends does Dad have...not including cousins?

What is the biggest number?

How DO you weigh a person in a wheelchair? (@ the doc's office)

If a half of a hour is 2 minutes, then a whole hour would be 4, right?

How do you spell dot com? (She wrote a story and wanted to end it www.carlywatson.com).

How do people in Antartica stand up if it's upside down? (looking at the bottom of the globe)

If you got all the people in the whole, entire world, could they lift up that mountain?

Carly: What is this flower called?
Me: an iris.
Carly: That's cool! Like an iris in your eye and a flower! Like pupil is a student and the teacher is an eyeball because the teacher's bigger.

Carly: I'm gonna wash this sticky off. It's killin' me!!

Me: I don't think they know if it's a boy yet.
Carly: Sometimes, you don't even know when the baby comes out because sometimes a girl is bald, but looks like a girl, and sometimes a boy has lots of hair and looks like a boy!

Carly: Robyn, that's not polite.
Robyn: I know. But, it's fun.

Carly: So, the Scarecrow needed a brain. The Tin Man needed a heart, and the Lion, he needed a kidney.

Standing on top of the World

Robyn: I'm trying not to eat too many sweets because I have grown-up teeth now.

I guess it's paid off. All 3 girls and I came home from the dentist today still cavity free!

Grandma's 90th B-day

We had a wonderful family reunion to celebrate Grandma Audrey Knighton's 90th B-day. Grandma came over to the US from Australia the day after Pearl Harbor. She is an ah-mazing woman who grows an incredible garden (year round), plays the piano, paints, and plays with her many great grand kids. We're so grateful to have her close by!