SCATTER SUNSHINE

Today Jayson took the day off from work and we took the kids to the state fair. It was awesome because we got in free, parked free and the kids earned free rides by doing book reports. We watched the Banana Derby and rooted for "Bobo--the Monkey-Jockey" (see pic), saw grizzly bear cubs and learned some neat facts about the wildlife in Arizona through the Game and Fish Department. They have fun farm exhibits and a Jungle Safari activity center. We also rode the ferris wheel and took a lot of pictures which was probably the highlight of the day. And to top it all off I got to eat Indian Fry Bread. Yummy!

So I thought it might be fun to start this page and have a place to post cute pics and tell funny stories about the kids. Jay and I are pretty boring on our own, but the kids definitely liven things up for us. Take Smoochie for example. Tonight she got into my makeup bag and with the wisdom that comes from watching "What Not To Wear" properly used all four colors of my eye shadow and was outlining her eyes with eye liner when I found her. Pretty good for a 2 year old. She was so cool when she saw me that she just kept right on applying the liner until I grabbed it out of her hands, looked up at me, smiled and pointed to her face, "Sparkles Mamma!" She likes sparkles! Lil' Puke comes by her nickname honestly. She can't help it, she just is what she is. Four burp clothes later, she smiles happily and smells sour. But I can't help but think that she is just the cutest baby ever! Bobo has become a hunter! His uncle took he and Jay "scouting...