Boom Boom

I like to call Maggie "Boom Boom" when she's sporting this look:

 She really hates clothes with the exception of hats and socks (because its winter!!!).  Anyway, last week while my parents were here I told my Dad I was a little surprised Maggie wasn't using more words yet.  He said, "she says all kinds of words, you just aren't listening."  Sure enough, the next day I heard lots of "new" words from Boom Boom.  My most favorite word (which I get to hear ALL the time) is "yucky."

Babies and Trucks

I finally got around to pulling out our Easter decorations today. I really wasn't going to do it, but not having anything out made me sad.  Eric got so embarrassed that the Valentine's Day decorations were still up that he took those down himself last weekend, so at least I had a blank slate to start with.

As I pulled out the decorations, Maggie yelled, "Babies!" and Amos yelled, "Truck!" and then I had nothing left to decorate with...

...they're bound to get bored with them at some point, and then I'll have my decorations back.

St. George

Two years ago my parents and I took our first trip to St. George.  Amos was just a little guy and Maggie was a fetus.  (You can read about that trip here.)  We decided it was time for another trip, so we took our second trip this week.

I didn't take nearly enough pictures in St. George, and I am really sad I didn't get a picture of "The Pink Sausage" (Maggie in her swimsuit).  We'll almost certainly recreate that for the photo op someday next week...I am also really sad I didn't get any pictures of "The Pink Sausage" swimming, because she learned how to use floaties and she became the cutest human bobber ever.  Next time.  Next time.

What did I take pictures of you ask?  Our trip the park:

 

  

 

That's a wrap for this week. 

Silver Reef

During our visit to St. George we also checked out Silver Reef, UT.  Its a ghost town now, but it also houses some of the most amazing homes I've ever seen.  Nothing was open while we were there, so we mostly wandered around and enjoyed the nice weather.

Judging by the pictures I took, it also looks like we spent quite a while sitting on a bench.

 

Las Vegas

After Park City, we spent a night in Springville and then headed down to St. George.  The first thing we did in St. George was head to Las Vegas to meet my mom's sister, Sharon, and her husband, Verl.  They are part of our Minnesota People, and we were excited to see them.  Sharon and Verl, along with 300,000 other people were in town for the Nascar race, so it was a bit crowded.  That did not stop us from enjoying the sightseeing though.

We started out at the Flamingo hotel, where Verl treated us to a very delicious buffet lunch.  We all ate until we were sick, and then we headed to the dessert bar =)  Amos even managed to get his hands on some cotton candy, which then managed to get itself on his hands.

 Amos had his first ever public timeout during lunch.  He was so mad at me.  (Sharon took this picture, I was busy being stern).

After lunch we checked out the flamingos and the beautiful garden courtyard.

Best story: Maggie darted out in front of a stranger, and he thought she was a wild flamingo!  I can see the resemblance.

My mom and Sharon called their sister, Gin, on the phone to make sure she knew they were thinking of her:

Amos LOVED Verl on our trip to Minnesota, and now Maggie does too:

We were so glad to get to see Sharon and Verl and we hope we get to see them again soon (along with the rest of our Minnesota People).

Park City

Last weekend my parents came for a visit and we spent Friday night with them in Park City.  We stayed at the Peaks hotel (thought of you the whole time, Annie) and had a great time utilizing the indoor/outdoor pool and hot tub. 

Maggie really surprised all of us with her bravery in the water.  I didn't even put her swimsuit on her because I thought she would be in and out of the pool so fast it wouldn't be worth the effort.  Maggie was a little fish and happy as a clam in the water.

Amos also did well in the water, he's gotten really good at using the floaties.  Its nice to have him as a free agent.

After swimming, we headed back to our rooms for some Olympics watching and snuggling in bed.

Soap

Last week before my parents came I did my quarterly cleaning of the kitchen floor.  The quarterly cleaning is serious business: we're talking hands and knees scrubbing.  Maggie was taking a nap, so I set Amos up to watch "Cars" and I got to work.  Amos loves "Cars" so I figured I'd have plenty of uninterrupted time.  Not so.  After about 15 minutes Amos came wandering into the kitchen and said, "Mama, what are you doing there?"  Then he answered his own question, "Oh, soap" and ran off.

A few seconds later Amos came back with his bath soap and proceeded to squirt it out onto the kitchen floor.  Then he came over to the bucket and got a sponge and started to scrub.

Did it take me much longer to clean the floor than usual?  Yes.  Did I miss more spots than usual?  Yes.  Did I have way more fun that usual?  Yes.  It was so worth it to have his "help."

My favorite moment had to be when Amos leaned over too far into the bucket and got his head covered in suds.  Poor little guy.

The floor is already a mess again, but thinking about cleaning it with Amos makes me smile.