Kaylinisms 10

Hi everyone. It's been a while since I blessed you with the wit of my 5 year old. Here are some of her latest sayings that tickle my funny bone: *One day she found a spider in the bathroom. She told me it was a "chinchinilla" and talked about the "chinchinilla" all day. Saying things like: "I cannot believe we had a 'chinchinilla' in the bathroom." (In case you didn't figure it out - she really meant Tarantula - which it wasn't by the way.)

*She likes to make jewelry with her beads. But instead of laying out a pattern she makes a "patterin"

*A couple of weeks ago Kaylin went to Walmart with Grandma. As they passed the swimsuits Kaylin commented on the "zuchini's". (Translation: wait for it........bikinis).

*Since Kaylin was about 2 she's been saying "Holy Smoley". I still think it's the cutest. But lately she's been adding on to her favorite saying. She says "Holy Smoley Kwok-a-mole". And if that wasn't enough - she's started saying "Holy Smoley Kwok-a-mole Macaroni Salad" (Don't know where she comes up with these things.)

Question for fellow bloggers

Does anyone know how to work the "Pages" gadget. I've seen it in other blogs where people have different pages (home, info, pictures, etc). I know you go into the "add a gadget" function but I'm still not sure how to get multiple pages listed.

Steamboat Springs

Last month we went to Steamboat Springs for my nephew's wedding. It was a mini-vacation for us. We headed up early and stopped off in Glenwood Springs for the Strawberry Days Festival. Good thing the festival was free because we paid $6 for a chocolate drizzled strawberry kabob. After that we drove over to the carnival. Kaylin had a blast on the rides. I was hoping to go on the ferris wheel with her but she didn't meet the height requirements yet. For now she must stay on the kiddie rides. It didn't make a difference to her. She LOVED the roller coaster. I have to say - I think James and I enjoyed watching her face as much as she enjoyed the ride. After our fun in Glenwood we made our way to Steamboat and met up with family. It was time for food, fun, family, wedding and more food, fun and family. We had a great time. Steamboat is a very beautiful and picturesque place. James and I came home with the plans to retire there someday. Here are just a few pics (mostly of family).

James, Kaylin and I at Fish Creek Falls

The cousins: Fallon, Trevor, Kaylin, Heath (the groom), and Maverick

Fallon and Kaylin in the park

Kaylin "swimming" for the first time with the help of cousin Trevor After wedding pics of the kiddos Fallon and Kaylin again (one of these girls looks like she's used to posing)

My Almost Professional Photographer

We recently went to Steamboat Springs for my nephews wedding. I'll share some pics from that trip later. But for now I thought I'd share a picture that, believe it or not, was taken by my 5 year old daughter. She did pretty good, I'd say.

Kaylin's Big First Catch

Last year James took Kaylin fishing with him a couple of times. She has a kid fishing pole and everything. Although she loved the adventure she never really caught anything (other than seaweed). Last month when Uncle Mike was in town the gang drove up to the Grand Mesa and Kaylin went with them. They took their fishing gear with them (you know - any opportunity should be taken). Kaylin got to try out her fishing skills again and actually caught her very first fish. She was beyound excited and Daddy was so pround. Here is a picture of her and her catch. Sometimes I can't tell if she's a princess or a tomboy. Maybe she's a princess tomboy!

The Cowboy, Princess and King

Here are some pics of my Cowboy, the Princess and King the pony!

Diggin' Up Bones

Yesterday Kaylin found a bone outside and was so excited about it. I'm not sure what kind of creature it came from - although she is quite sure. I made her leave it outside so she asked for a wet paper towel to clean it off. All the while telling me how fragile bones are and how you have to treat them very carefully. Of course when she came in I made her wash her hands. I mean who knows what she was touching. Her excitement was still evident. She said "I can't believe I finally discovered a bone." Clearly she has been anticipating this discovery for years. I asked what kind of animal she thinks the bone came from. To which she assured me that it's a dinosaur bone. Now bear in mind the bone she found is all of about 2 1/2 inches long. "It's a triceratops bone." she said. "Oh, I said. I think maybe it's a little small to be a triceratops bone." She was not daunted. "Well, some triceratops are small." I let it go. There was no need to dampen her discovery. She went on to tell me that she might be a paleontologist when she grows up. This is all thanks to the show "Dinosaur Train". She has learned a lot from it (albeit from a clearly scientific viewpoint). I'm still impressed - I probably couldn't have said dinosaur when I was five - let alone triceratops or paleontologist.