Pink Kink in your Think!

Kayla got her cast on today! She's so glad it wasn't a cast that went up past the elbow. She was so excited to get it on and then when we were in the room and they were ready to start, she lost it! But only for a second...once they got started and she realized it wasn't going to hurt she wouldn't stop talking. If anyone knows Kayla they know that you don't have to say one word and the conversation won't stop. She chose pink for her cast...her favorite color. We are constantly quoting "Pink? Pink? I think you have a pink kink in your think!" From Incredibles bonus features. Only 4 more weeks without swimming... at least it's not all summer!

Hungarian Dance No. 5

My sister Marie put together a music recital for our 93 year old Grandpa Hubbard for Father's Day. All of the Hubbard family was invited to participate with their musical abilities. We had piano, guitar, recorder, violin and vocal numbers from 3 years old to 93 years old. It was entertaining and fun to see everyone and share their talents. Grandpa says we get it from him. :) Here's a video of Marie and I playing our duet...

It's finished!

When grandma passed away we inherited a fantastic piece of furniture from her... a beautiful dresser and hutch. It's perfect for a little girl's room! The only problem was it was a dark brown stain with old, intricate gold knobs and pulls. So, I painted it! A primer coat, 2 semi-gloss coats and 10 hours later, here's the finished product. I used satin nickle knobs and pulls to make it that much cuter! The best part is that Kayla loves it just as much as I do.

It's broken!!

Well, 36 hours after falling we decided to get Kayla's arm checked out. I took her to Primary Children's ER yesterday. Luckily it was dead (no pun intended) so we didn't have any wait. Two hours, 2 x-ray's and one arm splint later, we were done. She fractured her radial and ulna bones and has a buckle fracture. She's in a temporary splint until next week when she'll get a hard cast. Unfortunately she'll be in a cast for most of the summer...no swimming for us for a while.

MacKay Family Gathering

Well, if we can't get together once a month we'll try for once a year... We manage to have one BBQ with my whole MacKay family once a year in June. It seems to be a lasting tradition. With everyones crazy schedules and busy lives, we're lucky to fit this in and get most everyone here. This year we even had a surprise visit from Aunt Sherrie and Uncle Ken from Iowa. They were here to pick up my cousin Scott from BYU (since he graduated). We celebrated Aunt Sherrie's 29th birthday. She's the one in the lower left corner in the white shirt and black pants... She can pass for 29, right? wink wink

Everyone had a great time catching up, visiting, dealing with throw-up from one of the kids (yes that nasty flu bug is going around and will probably hit each one of our homes). The kids played on the playground and dug in the volleyball pit, making sand castles. They each took turns blasting at the pinata. The kids were having a so much fun!

Sadly the night ended abruptly for us. Joe was working so it was just me and the kids. Kayla was crossing the monkey bars and fell, using her hand to break her fall. We still aren't sure if it's broken or just sprained. Joe wrapped her wrist tonight and we'll check it out in the morning.

We Survived!!!

We had our very first camping experience with our kids this past weekend. It was quite the experience considering it rained the entire time. You think I'm kidding but I'm not. It was either a sprinkle, drizzle, constant rain or complete downpour. It's funny that the two worst times it rained were when we set up the tent and when we took the tent down. Funny how that works. We were soaked to the core!! Little Joe's hands were freezing the whole time. We couldn't get him quite warmed up. We'd try to get him close to the fire to dry out and warm up but then we'd have to keep him from falling into the fire.

We went with my sisters family (Marie, Kevin and their 6 month old baby Mack) my brother Marc and Kevin's brother Steven...Oh and three others you'll hear about later. The best part about the whole trip was when we headed home....I mean...the fire! Kevin brought up enough firewood to last for a week. Not for us though. The boys built a bonfire and kept it going till bedtime and throughout the morning. Despite the constant rain the fire never went out.

The other three that joined us on our wet adventure were Titan, Hercules and Bart. Three of the cutest, sweetest, well-behaved, HUGE Great Danes! Titan is the tan colored one, Hercules is the tiger-stripped one and Bart is the black one. The kids loved them! MacKayla and Titan bonded. When Steven showed up with the three dogs my sister says "Look! There's a herd of deer!" Me, being the gullible one says "Where?!?" and started looking around. I looked like a fool because she was clearly referring to the dogs.

It was a short trip, thank goodness. At least we know we can survive in the wilderness for the most part. I'm glad we had a nice hot shower and a sleep-number bed to come home to!

Searching for a home...

We never thought this time would come. When you're in the heart of school, living on student loans, living in grandma's basement, hoping for time with your hubby amid the mountain of studying, you dream about the day you will be "FREE" again. We would dream about where we would live, what kind of home we would have, the 60" TV we would own, the family vacations we would take. Well, slowly we are taking those steps. We've recruited our friend as our realtor and it just so happens that his wife is our loan officer as well. It's nice having them both there when we're looking because we get home and loan questions answered without having to wait. We've looked at a few houses the past couple weeks and surprisingly early we think we may have found a house we want to buy. With butterflies in our stomaches and excitement galore we may be moving along. To be continued...

Little Joe is a trooper!

Joe and I are ones that believe in wearing your kids out so they will sleep good. So, we took our kids on an hour and a half hike yesterday, making them walk the whole time. Then we went to a birthday party for their cousin Phoebe. They proceeded to play for two more hours endlessly. Well, at the end of the birthday party little Joe stepped on the root of a tree and his ankle slipped out and he sprained it. Poor little guy is limping around with these big sad eyes. He didn't even want to walk. We came home from the birthday party and he slept for an hour and a half. This is rare because I don't let him sleep for more than 10 minutes in the day or he won't sleep through the night. I just felt so bad for the poor kid. Luckily daddy is a physical therapist and knew just what to do. After wrapping his ankle he would walk on it with a slight limp. He's such a trooper!