What we learned in Idaho

I have noticed that we all came back to New Mexico with some new talents. After watching and occasionally helping my mom I have learned how to get a lot more done in a day. I am amazed that I don't feel so bogged down by all there is to do in the day and my house looks slightly more organized on a daily basis rather than once a month. Mason learned how to swim (from Olivia). All three of the kids, Rylie, Mason and Olivia, would want to have a bath in my parent's big tub. Even when I had Mason in his PJ's he would find the girls and beg them to let him in. Olivia likes to hold her breath under the water for as long as she can and she taught them both how to plug their noses and put their heads in the water. This is great because we go swimming about every other day at our apartment pool. I can just put their floaties on and watch them both go. Rylie's new talent is not so great though. She picked up a few 3rd grade words that I am not ready for my 3 year old to be saying. "Don't be a copy cat" and "Duh". Tonight she was saying "duh" in the car and then another little person started saying it with the exact same intonation. Mason only says about 5 words and he chose to add that one. REALLY, I have been trying so hard on animals, body parts, and vehicles, but no, he picks up on that one in two seconds. Maybe I should hand over his speech sessions to Olivia and Rylie and he would be learning much more.

We also cuddled cute kittens.

 My cousin Tyler and his family were staying at my mom and dad's house, and his daughter Sydney loved the kittens too.