Ally's First Day of Preschool

Today Ally started pre-school. She was just giggling with excitement. And now that she is back from pre-school I am finding that 2 hours just isn't enough!! She keeps complaining about how Paige and Marley aren't home from school yet and how she is bored! (they won't be home for 3 more hours) Heaven help me!

Button Button Who's got the Button?

BUCK DOES!!! This weekend we went to my Grandpa's Cabin in Alpine, AZ. On Sunday afternoon after church Buck was changing Preesley out of her dress. From the kitchen I heard Buck yell "Trachel", we he didn't say anything else so I just kept doing what I was doing. Then I finally went in to see what he wanted. I get in there and Buck says "I pulled it off" He had just pulled Preesley's umbilical cord off!! She is almost 6 weeks old and it still hadn't fallen off, and apparently Buck was really sick of it. So he just pulled it off! I was all "you can't do that" and he says, she was smiling at me the whole time. He said he just tugged on it a little and she didn't care so he tugged a little more and then just finally got it off. When I got in there he was dabbing it with a kleenex because it was bleeding. I told him her insides were gonna start coming out. I have a cousins who is a labor and delivery nurse so I called her in to see what Buck had done, she assured me that it was fine. And it is! She took her first real bath last night, and hated it, screamed the whole time just about. Anyway, its gone and she has a cute little belly button in its place, so I guess I should thank Buck.

Preesley SMILES :)

I finally captured Preesley's smile on camera! She has been doing it for a few days now, but I never have gotten it on camera. But today was my lucky day!!! She is a sweety, she mostly smiles at me in the early a.m. hours, I guess it is my little reward for getting up to feed her.

In other News....

Buck had an antelope hunt in New Mexico this weekend. So he and Paige and Pops left on Wednesday to go scouting and then to hunt opening day. Paige has been really excited about this hunt, and she even got her first set of camo for the hunt. We call her Poco when she wears it. Anyway, Buck got permission from her teacher to pull her out for a few days and they left. They scouted Thursday and Friday, and saw tons of antelope, like 50-60 bucks. They were all excited for opening morning. On Saturday morning they got up at 3:30am and went to find the buck they had seen the night before. Well at about 7:30am Buck calls me and asks me "how do like your antelope steaks cooked." That was just his way of telling me he had killed one, because he knows there is no way I'm eating that stuff. So here are the pics! I'll have to get back to everyone on the details, but I do know it made the Boone and Crocket record book. Buck is so happy, my husband, not the dead antelope!!! SORRY TO ANYONE WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND HUNTING AND THINKS IT IS SAD, ( I actually do too, but I've come to terms with it) ha.

The BIGGEST, Prettiest Flower I ever grew!

Buck got me some Dahlia bulbs to plant this year, and now they are starting to bloom. I just had to post a picture of this one, so far, none have been bigger than this one. I just love it! Its hard to tell from the picture but it is about as big in diameter as a volleyball.(Impressive, right?) Thanks Bucky!!!

First Day of School

Here is everyone on the first day of school. Ally didn't start of course, but she really wanted her picture taken. Everyone loves their teachers, and Marley wants homework everyday! (notice the scissors in her little pocket on her shirt)

Paige's Surprise Party

On Saturday we had a surprise party for Paige. It was sort of last minute, her birthday is on August 5th which is the day before school starts, so I thougth it would be funner if we did it ahead of time. She didn't have a clue. We had it outside, and invited her cousins that were in town. I wish the whole family could have been there, the weather was perfect! We had hamburgers and hot dogs. Then Paige decided this year she wanted donuts instead of cake. So we made donuts and let everyone decorate them themselves. It was a hit! Paige got an Ipod shuffle for her birthday and it hasn't quit playing. Sounds like a teenager is in the house! Marley loves jammin out to it too! I am surprised at how well they know some of the songs! A little scary. Anyway it was a fun night. HAPPY 9th BIRTHDAY PAIGE! We love you.