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blast! i just realized the you tube version quit working at some point today...check it out here instead.

mclayne...the fish killer

i am going to start calling mclayne darla. she has always loved nemo and fish, but today she loved them a little too much! she actually fished out "Tank Fish," held him...or her? in her hand, and gave it a kiss. i thought she was just kissing her hand, but then i realized she was kissing the fish! she immediately threw it back into the water when she knew she was caught. miraculously it survived...so far. i tried to expain to her that taking the fish out of water will make it die. then she apologized to the fish..."i'm sorry for killing you fish." that didn't stop her from picking it up several more times. poor Tank...i sure hope it's true that fish don't feel pain!

the great outdoors

i thought utah was a pretty active/outdoorsy state until we moved to colorado! i have never seen so many bikers, hikers, fishers, runners everyday of the week! we decided to join in all the action and take a hike up waterton canyon early saturday with the kids(early for me is any time before 10 am). we weren't kidding around... we're talking all-day intense hiking! we, or i should say i, packed protein bars, water, snacks, juice, + sunscreen. while ryan worried about the really important things like a knife and gun...it is mountain lion country after all! right...we let cole sit in one of the packs while it was on the ground just to make sure he was ok with it and then were off. we get there, put cole in the pack and he starts to cry...so much for the test run. then i put the pack on my back and i feel like joining in with tears, but decide to tough it out. ryan straps on mclayne and we began our long journey...of 20 minutes! yes...about five minutes up the trail i took cole out of the pack. partly because he was screaming and partly because my shoulders/neck were on fire! then five minutes later we decide that we should turn around. again, partly because we knew i couldn't hold cole the whole time, and partly because ryan's body was now on fire! i think we were back to the car before mclayne even realized we were on a hike! hopefully next time it lasts a little longer...that's what she said!

pictures of the week

not a lot going on this week...we were fed by neighbors on saturday and sunday, cheered on the jazz, and frequented the park.


mclayne on mother's day...thanks for the adorable dress sarah!{i tried to get them in their matching outfits, but cole was sleeping. when i get it, i'll post it for you!}

so, here are the pages for mclayne's book so far. i just need to add more journaling. i thought it would be neat to turn my own handwriting into a font for that...

mclayne eating "dinosaur eggs" with her new sunglasses...elton john is back!
giving cole some love
fishing with a deflated balloon on a string, magnet, + little metal "fish"...she would cast the balloon into the box, hook a paper clip, and run around showing off her catch. i think she's ready for the real thing!