YE HAW!...

Dennis and I haven't even been home from Vegas for a full day, and someone (okay, me) thought it would be great fun to take the kids to Chuck E Cheese, and then the rodeo.



The rodeo was insane - but fun if you enjoy total chaos, mixed with a little bit of fear that your three-year-old is going to fall to her death off the top of the bleachers.

The kids said so many ridiculously funny things, I actually started writing them down on a napkin so I wouldn't forget.

During the calf roping:

Kaiya said, "Oh good, he missed."



As a calf was roped and left lying there, Hayden said, "Oh sad! Another cow died."

Emmie said, "When you left to take the little kids potty, everyone was being quiet and Daddy yelled "YEA!" really loud. It was so embarrassing."



Hayden, looking at the rodeo grounds:

"Is that mud or pudding?" I started laughing and said, "Honey, that's dirt." Hayden replied, "Oh, shoot, so it's yuck?" I think she was dreaming of eating the entire rodeo ring.



Emmie had already had a snow cone and some nachos, but then saw some other kids with soda pop. She promply started begging for one, and I told her that I really didn't want to take my life into my hands by walking down the over-stuffed bleachers to stand in line (again) to get her a drink. She said, very pathetically, "But, Mo-om! I'm DEHYYYYYYYYYYYDRATED!"

At one point, Emmie choked on a nacho. She was crying and holding her throat and being very dramatic, but still making plenty of noise, so I was never that worried. I handed her the root beer (yes, I eventually gave in and got her one) and told her to drink a bunch. After she'd recovered she asked, "But Mom, what would you have done if I was choking and you didn't have a drink around?" I said, "Hmm, I guess I would have had to spit in your mouth so you could swallow that." She said, "I can't decide if you really love me or if you're really gross."

Hayden turned to the old man behind us, and proceeded to ask him his name, his wifes name, and if he had any dogs. After chatting with him for a while, she said, "Hey, I really like you hat!" He let her try the hat on. So then she got a mischevious look in her eye and said, "I really like you licorice!" Of course he handed her one. She is such a stinker.



I looked over during a lull in the action, and Kaiya was standing, flipping her hair and practicing her "beauty queen wave". She noticed that I was looking at her and got all embarrassed. I wish I'd caught it on camera.

Claire asked me if cows and horses fart.



Happy Lehi Days, everyone!