bee hors d'oeuvres, por favor

This was a busy week for us.  We went to the water park on Monday.  Colton could live there!  Khloe gets sick of only sitting in the pool now, so she wants to crawl around.  Since there's a gradual decline into the water there, it's perfect for her to crawl around on her tummy.  I let her do that a little bit ... when I noticed she was chewing on something.  Some of the trees have recently lost their flower buds ... while a few mulch pieces sometimes find their way into the pool area, as well.  I thought she must have one of those in her mouth--potentially a leaf, even.  I picked her up and fought her to get my finger into her mouth.  I did a general swipe through ... and came out holding a dead bee!  That's right, Khloe found a dead bee and decided to have it for lunch.  I don't think she really cares what it is ... if it's in her reach, and she can pick it up ... it goes in to her mouth.  I'm so happy I discovered her chewing on the dead bee and not a diaper with a dead bee in it!  Yuck!

Prior to the dead bee incident.

Khloe enjoying her time in the pool.  Splashing away!

Colton does this all of the time at the water park.  It's his favorite past time!

We did the water park again on Tuesday.  It's been so hot here that we are there most of the time.  On Wednesday, I thought my MOMs Club was going to the zoo. (I obviously did not completely read the calendar for this week.) I showed up to the zoo to find out zoo day was today (Friday).  So, we walked around for about an hour.  Colton got to see a ton of animals.  Even the tigers were out sunning themselves.  Luckily, it was kind of a cloudy day, so it wasn't too hot.  

Our first zoo trip this week.  We were watching the monkies here.

We were watching the rhinos chase each other here.  They were racing around and playing and chasing.  Colton thought it was pretty cool!

Thursday was Khloe's 9 month birthday!  Happy nine months, Khloe! She went to the doctor that day, too.  Here are her stats.

June 21, 2012--Nine Months Old

I thought this one was funny ... how does she do that!?! 

Weight: 19 lbs. 3 oz. 

Height: ? 

She lost weight over the past three months.  I talked with the doctor about this ... it's very unusual considering her pattern thus far.  She said that because she is a lot more mobile, she will need more to drink at each meal.  She recommended I feed her at least 24 oz. per day ... more if she seems like she wants more.  She said that the more mobile she gets, the more she will burn off ... so she may seem hungrier.  Her height ... is a question mark, because the nurse measured her incorrectly.  She had her losing height from her last appointment.  The doctor said that it wasn't right, and she wanted to remeasure her ... but we all forgot to do it.  Billy and I will measure her this weekend and let you all know.  I have a book that tells me the percentages, so I can list that, too.  She got zero shots.  So, it was a pretty basic appointment.  All is well ... she can wave, pull up on furniture, say "hi" "da da" and "ma ma", scoot all around the house, and she understands simple commands.  She knows when I say "no" or "don't touch".  She will give me a very mischievious look ... and then smile.  She knows what's going on!  If I say, "Wave Khloe."  She will wave.  I know that she is starting to understand some commands.

Khloe at her 9 month doctor's appointment.  She is clapping her hands ... a new trick she has learned.

Smiles and giggles at the doctor.

Khloe passing the time waiting for the doctor to show up to check her out.  I thought it was cute!

It has been pretty rainy around here lately.  It rains nearly every afternoon.  The weird thing is that it has been raining every afternoon, but it continues into the night.  It may even rain all night long!  Usually, it will rain in the afternoon, but it will clear up by the evening.  Billy and I missed two days of running this week.  I hope it's not this rainy next week! 

Speaking of rain, on Thursday, I took the kids to the water park again.  It looked like it was going to rain, but we needed to get some fresh air and exercise.  We were there for over an hour before it started to rain ... then it started to pour!  It didn't feel like it was going to lighten up, so I put a towel over the kids in their stroller, and I walked them home.  Colton had fun playing at the water park a little bit while it rained.  He thought that was pretty cool!  I didn't want Khloe in the rain ... she's still a bit small to be playing around in the cold rain.  They took a good nap when we got home.  I love naps in the rain ... the kids always sleep so well.

Colton enjoying the water park in the rain ... trying to catch some in his mouth.

Today, we went to the zoo again!  It was fun, but it was so hot.  Colton rode the carousel.  He got on it and immediately wanted down.  I held on to him and convinced him to ride.  He asked for it to go slowly the whole time.  I told him it was going slowly!  Once the ride finished, he looked at me and said, "That was FUN!"  Yeah, right!  After we went and saw a ton of animals, we took the kids to the splash zone.  Colton had a blast running through the fountains with his friends, but I would not make a speical trip to the zoo just for the splash park.

Watching the penguins at the zoo today with his friend Tanner.

After we got home, Colton and Khloe took a nap.  Here's how I found Colton when I went to wake him up.

Isn't he so cute?

Billy worked late a lot this week.  He didn't come home most nights until around 8 p.m. or later.  One night, I thought it would be fun to have a jammie party.  Here are the kids ... looking exactly alike ... having their jammie time party.

Don't they look exactly alike?

On the plus side, we got our XBox fixed this week.  They tried to make me pay $75 more than they quoted, but I did not let them push me on that.  They never called to tell me that they needed to order a part that was an extra $75.  They should have asked me if I wanted that done ... not just fixed it and charge me more.  I might have said forget it!  So, they backed off on making me pay that.  I'm just happy to have an XBox that works again.  We can rent movies again!  Billy forgot last week and rented something ... only we had nothing to watch it on.  Ha, ha!  

As I said in my last blog, I made Billy a Father's Day blackberry pie.  Here it is!

I had one piece ... the rest was eaten by Billy.  It was pretty tasty!

One night this week, Colton wanted to use his new chair while he played puzzles on the iPad.  He was pretty excited to use this chair.  I have been working on the kids' table and chairs, and they are almost completed.  He wanted to check it out.  I think he felt like a big boy in his own chair.

Here are some Colton funnies from this week:

Billy asked Colton to spell his name this week.  He said, "C-O-L-T-O-N!"  Then he asked, "Can you spell my name?" Colton thought for a minute and said, "B-O-L-T-O-N!" Ha, ha!  Then he asked him to spell mommy's name.  He spelled my name, "T-O-L-T-O-N!" And he asked Colton to spell Khloe's name ... he said, "K-O-L-T-O-N!" What a funny guy!


Colton watches DUMBO a lot when we drive in the car.  He loves to watch the elephant!  One day while he was playing with his monster truck he was singing, "When I see a monster truck fly!" The song from DUMBO goes ... "When I see an elephant fly!" I thought it was cute that he changed the lyrics.


If Colton wants to tattle on Khloe.  He will say, "What's Khloe doing?" Whenever he sees her doing something he knows she's not supposed to do ... he comes to me and asks that question!


One afternoon, I told Colton, "Cole, you are the cutest boy, aren't you?"  He said, "No, I'm HANDSOME!" :)