Here is a picture of Cali in her Ariel mermaid swim gear. She has got to be the most imaginative kid I know. She LOVES to dress up and I mean EVERYDAY. After getting this swim gear she wore it to Seth's school every morning for over a week. Of course, she thought she was the coolest kid in town and a lot of kids at Fletcher Hills thought so too. She sure is alot of fun!
Well, the reason I starting writing this blog today is not about Cali's costume (which I do love and had every intention of adding anyway) but about her love for animals/bugs. She thinks she is going to be a mermaid when she grows up and I think that is a great idea!!!
Today, in true Cali fashion, she captured a bee. I will have to share the whole story so that you understand the funny side to all of this. The other day at the pool she was with KC and she told him that she was a friend to all bees and that is why they do not sting her. She saw some outside the pool and was watching them but they did not sting her so it confirmed in her mind that she was right. She was very proud to point this out to KC as well. Then today I gave her a small empty container to do whatever she wanted with. She told me, "I'm going to collect a bug in it". I of course thought, "sure you will" and sent her on her way. Well, 2 minutes later she came back to me with a live bee in the container. I was shocked and asked how she did it. She proudly told me, "I was very careful and just scooped him up". I just started laughing as she told me she would let him go "one day". It was all so very cute and I'm glad she did not get stung. Gotta love our Cali girl.
What a fun night!
Although the circumstances for KC being home on the 4th of July were not what I would have wanted (his internal bleeding ordeal)....we were happy to have him here. We first started the day with the annual Grossmont Ward pancake breakfast. It was yummy and the kids got to play some fun games and make paper airplanes. Then, with the Jenkins family, we braved it and went to the beach. We were going for a short bike ride and they were going for Ab to fish. We luckily found parking spots and got in our short beach visit on the 4th....with all the other crazy people. Then, we went home and cleaned up a bit to head over to the Schallocks for a BBQ. We had your traditional hot dogs and hambugers and all the fixins'. Last, we walked over to a nearby baseball field where we watched the fireworks. Above is my crazy family in the dark watching the show. It was a fun-filled day that we got to spend with KC...all day...a rareity.
KC was in the hospital last week for internal bleeding, due most likely, to too much Motrin...crazy, huh? Anyway, my mom sent him an edible bouquet of chocolate covered bananas and strawberries. So, of course the girls and I dug right into it and you can see the results of it on Hanna's face. She is so cute and LOVES to eat.
