What Is A Quiggle?

I was in the checkout line at the store today.  In front of me was a lady that I wanted to run over with my cart.  She probably weighed about 30 lbs.  She had on a tight black tank top and tight black yoga pants, her thighs weren't even close to touching.  In her cart I took inventory of the following items....

-One little boy
-Several cans of Spaghetti O's
-Pre-made packages of cookie dough
-Regular Coke......not diet.
-Pop Tarts

That's it! If she only had carrot sticks in the cart I would have thought "no wonder she's so thin....she's hungry."
You could probably find any of the above items in my cart sometimes, but my thighs defiantly touch!  Okay, okay, maybe she works out too, considering the outfit she had on.  So jealous!

Oh, so funny!  Belle won the mutton bustin at the rodeo last night.  We have video of it, but it does no justice.  That sheep took her all over the arena.  We were dying.  Enjoy the video.  I wish I could blame the out of control screaming on someone else, but it was me.  I was more excited than I could have imagined.  I didn't even realized I was screaming that crazy.

She was still on the sheep when I lost the video, we just couldn't see her.  The clown finally told her to let go because the sheep had her against the fence.  She was so excited.  She jumped up and down with both fists in the air.  Aaron was so proud it brought tears to his eyes. :)  Then when she brought the trophy to the stands the crowd went wild.  She thinks she is a star.  She loaded the trophy up in the wagon today and went to the neighbors.  Then we had to take it and show her friend Kimball, who won the contest last year.  He gave Belle some good advice, and she credits him and her lucky new cowgirl belt that uncle Heath gave her.  They even had to take picture of them and their trophies together.

When she stood up here to take her picture, random people stopped and got excited and were taking pictures of her.  I think she thought it was the paparazzi.
She has been working really hard to earn her new black cowgirl boots, ah.....the life of a cowgirl.

Wow, we struggle when it is time to come home from vacation!  We had such a fun time on our trip to San Diego.  We were able to go to Sea World and Lego Land.  Sea World is always a fun time and this was our first time to Lego Land.  The kids loved it!   We played in the tide pools at La Jolla, then we walked down and saw the seals.  We had lots of fun cousin time with Gavin and Damon.  One of our favorite things was swimming in the pool together.  Some of our good friends were able to come and visit.  Steve and Annalee, and their cute family.  This is the couple that set me and Aaron up, so they are extra special in our book.  We also got to take the kids down to the Bishops Store House.  Aaron's parents are missionaries there and they run the place.  The kids were able to go and stock shelves, coolers, and help people fill food orders.  It was a great experience for them, and they thought it was really fun.  It was also an eye opening experience for me and Aaron, we are really glad we got to go.  Most of all, we had a blast with Grandma and Grandpa everywhere we went!  Thank you for such a fun vacation. (We also did a cupcake tour on our trip, I will put it up on my other blog soon. )

I just wanted to give a little shout out to my three wonderful kids!  Sometimes it's easier to see what they didn't do, instead of what they did do.  On Sunday Aaron had to give a talk in church. I was dreading the day from the moment I found out!  I knew that it was going to be a disaster (the kids, not Aaron's talk).  Well I was wrong.  Aaron was able to sit on the stand the entire meeting.  Barnes sat on my lap almost the entire time.  Belle and Reeve sat on the two chairs next to me.  We only had to get up one time about ten minutes before it ended because Reeve had to go to the bathroom.  Aaron delivered a really great talk that I actually got to listen to. It might have looked like chaos to others, but I was so proud of them.  I think I told them about 100 times how good they were, and it was the last thing they heard when they went to bed. Let's hope they are on a roll. 

These are picture from the 4th of July weekend.  We stayed in a condo with my family.  This pic is my fave because it shows the "real us."  I love it.  Look how nicely my neice Sadie and nephew Dallin are sitting.  Ahhh, priceless.
This is what happens when you fall out of the Alpine Slide while you are trying to video record your ride down the mountain.  Ouch!  Good times for sure, it was a great weekend.

Belle- "Dad, did they have chocolate chips when you were a kid?"

Aaron- "Yes"

Belle- "Wow, they're old!.......Did they have spoons when you were little?"

Aaron- "Yes"

Belle- "Were they made out of wood?"

Aaron- "No, they were made of rocks."

Belle- "Really?"

Reeve LOVES camping! He has only gone three times in his life, and he has decided he is a camper. He said...and I quote "Mom, I love camping." He wants to eat hamburgers and hot dogs every meal now, because that's what you eat when you camp.
Reeve ran around in the tent like crazy when they got it set up. He couldn't wait to sleep in it with his brand new sleeping bag. He was also really excited about holding the flashlight. They both had such a fun time together.

Dirt, mud, cold, rain, caterpillars, what's not to love about camping?  Well, there was one little thing that Reeve didn't enjoy.....

Hiking!  When they got home I told him tell me all the fun things they did. He went through a whole list of things and then he said "but I don't like hiking."  That's my boy!

We decided to have some fun the last day of school.  We took Belle and a friend out for lunch and ice cream.

Fun times!  After lunch we went back to the house and and the girls were playing on the trampoline. Belle landed funny and rolled her ankle.  It started swelling pretty good on both sides.  So Aaron loaded Belle and her friend up and off they went to the doctor.  They took some x-rays and it was just sprained good, and left a good bruise.
Summer Break Day 2: It's got to be better right? You can see the ankle all wrapped up. Notice anything else?  Belle has an ice pack on her back. She went out on the deck and was stung by a hornet. I couldn't believe it. I felt so bad for Belle. I think she was ready for school to start again. It left quite a mark on her.
All has been quiet until today. Belle started screaming bloody murder. She realized she was standing on an ant hill.  Instead of running off it, she panicked and stood there while they swarmed her. Aaron grabbed her off it and rolled her in the grass and was swatting them off. I think she was traumatized by the whole experience and she cried, and cried. I really hope that her summer starts looking up. Here is a picture of a fun memory this summer....

The only thing better than having one blog I don't keep up with, is having two blogs I don't keep up with!  I have had a bunch of people kindly request for me to archive things on my blog so they could find recipes and ideas. I decided that I wanted to keep my family blog separate from my crazy kitchen and craft ideas.  So I am starting a new blog call Stick It Spray It Whip It. It is a blog dedicated to three of my favorite things (besides Belle, Reeve, and Barnes)...glue guns, spray paint, and butter!
I will try and keep it updated and archived so it will be easy to find things. I will slowly try to move some ideas over from my family blog. So you may see some repeats.
You can continue to find crazy stories about the Quiggle family here on our family blog!
Here are a few things you can find on the new blog

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Our bud turned 4 on May 11th. Oh, what to say about my Bud.  Look at those beautiful blue eyes.  He keeps us on our toes.  This boy is on the go 24/7....I am serious, he even gets up about three times a night. I would love to bottle up some of that energy and use it for myself.  Reeve is curious as could be, no wonder he loves Curious George.  Other things he loves are gum, snacks, cars, trucks, tractors, anything with wheels, animals, balls, playing outside, riding on the lawn mower, riding his bike, talking-he is now giving his sister a run for her money. Reeve is like his brother and sister and is really quick to say please and thank you. Reeve makes us laugh all the time.  He is such a funny, sweet, active boy who likes to show his love. He likes to hold my hand and rub it on his soft little cheeks, then he says "I love you." ..... Bud, "I love you too!"
We had Reeve's first friend party. He wanted a Lightning McQueen party.  He likes to say "Lightning and McQueen."  The party was so fun. I love this last photo. They went on a scavenger hunt.  There were clues all over the house. The car treasure box was in the oven. It was so funny because I thought they would rip it out of the oven and open it up. They just stood there in amazement and didn't know what to do.
Happy 4th Birthday Bud!

Anyway, I thougt for today's entertainment I would post the findings in Belle's scripture bag. I sat down next to her and I noticed it was bursting at the seams. This is what I found.

So a couple of weeks ago we went to put the boys to bed.  We couldn't find Barnes a "bink" anywhere. Not good. The boy must have a bink. After searching the house for an extended period of time we put him to bed without it. Now we already had issues going on with him climbing out of his crib (remember the plea for a tent?). Now he was out of his crib screaming for his bink. He screamed for a really long time, and just as he was begining to stop, Aaron found a bink. I threatened him not to give it to him. I figured we had got through our first night, let's just get rid of them. So we did.
While we were on a roll, we figured we would turn the crib into a todler bed. He climbed out of bed anyway, this just made it easier for him to get back in. Let me tell you what, it was a crazy few weeks! In the end, I am glad we did it all at once. Crazy big boys! I must say, they party like rock stars at night. They definitely have themselves a good time. And we have only come across the following scene a few times......