The mouse trap

We went to Holly's house today for our play group...what a story to tell.....

Apparently Holly went into the bathroom last night and there was a little mouse huddled in the corner behind the toilet staring out at her.....So, all the boys decided that they needed to try to catch it. This was their plan...ingenious isn't it??? The old bait and trap.....yeah...it kept their attention for a whole five minutes....mouse is still loose on the house...

Dierkes Lake

We went to Dierkes Lake this last weekend...I've never been there before sadly enough...we had a pretty good time....poor Landon was bummed out because they wouldn't let him go off of the diving board....and he had to play in the "kiddie pool" area which was so boring compared to Bass Lake where he gets to go down the slide and jump off the board out at the dock....oh well...Mackenzee had a blast, as usual when it comes to water. She just can't get enough of the splashing. It's almost exhausting taking her to where there is water now, because she will just jump in and go for it with or without your help. Sigh....

Greta's mommy mistook a pullup for a swim diaper and so by the end of the watery day...Greta was simply "bootylicious" due to the swell of the pullup...it was hilarious..

We went to Dierkes because my sister Mel came to visit for the weekend..one last hurrah before school starts up again. The boys are inseperable, and so much fun to watch...the age difference is drastic enough just yet....Talon is 8, Landon is 6, and Austin is 4...so soon enough the span will be large enough to distance their relationship some....but for now...you couldn't tear them apart even if you tried.

And the girls....a bunch of blondes and a red head....Shelby is so much fun....such a sweet and fun loving spirit...I decided that since Jaysen had Kenzee and Landon was stuck in the kiddie part with the others...I would take to the diving board with Shelby so she wouldn't be alone...I had so much fun...I forgot what it was like to just be silly while you were swimming. For so long now, it's always been about making sure that the children were okay, and what not...but I decided to be a bit selfish and went for it and decided that I need to go swimming without my kids more often....very refreshing....

Tyler's homecoming

This is Tyler....he's home now....
I tried to make a post several days ago, because this is old news now....but the computer was not working with me....anyway...we went to his homecoming last Sunday. I guess they don't call it that anymore do they? Well, whatever....this posting is really random. My brian isn't working well today...so, sorry Tyler. But, we're glad you're home.

Tyler flys in

Jaysen's cousin Tyler just finished his mission. So, he went to the airport yesterday to see him come off the plane. What a crowd!

Everyone waiting as patiently as possible to see the plane come in.


Here he is!!!


He looks so much older than I remember...which happens when you haven't seen someone for two years. Here he is with his mom and dad. His dad is Jaysen's dad's twin...does that make sense? They don't look the same though...anyway...that's besides the point. He's home and the family is happy to have him back. His homecoming, or whatever you call it now, is on Sunday, so there will be more pics to come....

I can't believe it!

Really...I can't. I just took a peek at my blog posting of the family reunion and realized I didn't put a single picture of my kids in there....holy cow! So, here they are! Mackenzee had such a blast in the water. She would have sat there all day long splashing.


And...I know you can't see his face...but this is Landon doing what is now his favorite thing at Bass Lake.....going down the slide. head first...backwards...cannon ball style....you name it...he did it....down the slide...

And though I know he is not one of my own children....I just have to add this one. No fear in this kid...Austin literally flew into the water when he got there. Doesn't it look like the landing would have hurt though?

Casperson reunion

This picture best describes the Casperson family reunion. Just chilling out. It was so much fun! It was hot, but the water was so nice...even if you just dipped your feet in it. Just being able to take a day to relax, be outside, and do it with your family was great.

Here's the fam....okay...not all of us..we were missing preobably half of the family, but that's okay. Don't we look like an exciting bunch?

And this....just love this...Grandma Casperson and the most recent great grandchild to be born. Bailey is 7 1/2 months old. Isn't that what family reunions are about? To bring together families that don't get to see each other as often as we'd like, so that we can re-connect, or continue to be connected. What are we without our families?

Addicted

I have something I need to confess. My name is Ashlee and I....am a sour patch kid-aholic. I can't seem to get enough of them. Right now I am sitting at my computer desk with a huge bag of them. I bought it in bulk at WinCo. My favorite ones are the red ones. They call to me. My teeth are currently throbbing from the excessive amount of sour and sugar coating on these little guys, and yet...I still pop them into my mouth. I was doing good for awhile, and then a few weeks ago I bought a small bag at the grocery store. I gave into temptation. And now...Jaysen eats them, and Landon...even poor little Mackenzee wants them. She loves to suck the sour sugar off of them. What can I say? I've contaminated my whole house with these devilish things. Look at my poor children....don't they look mad with hunger for that soury sweet combination you can only find when biting the head off of a sour patch kid?



Sadly, they don't have a program for my kind of addiction. So, I guess I just continue torturing myself until my teeth fall out. It will have been well worth it though.