Strange conversations

Kinley and I have been having some very strange conversations lately. I'm starting to notice that not only is she one very funny and silly little girl, she is also a tad on the strange side. Here's a few of our conversations.

Kinley: "Mom, I was talking to Heavenly Father and I said, Heavenly Father, I don't want to eat the seeds (on her strawberries), and he said, that's okay, you don't have to eat the seeds. Then I said, Heavenly Father, I really want some Handy Manny toys, and Heavenly Father said, of course you can have some Handy Manny toys."

Me: "Did Heavenly Father say how you were going to pay for the toys?"

Kinley: "He told me to ask Santa."

Kinley: "Mom, you can't be my best friend anymore. Reese is so much my best friend, I don't have room for you."

Me: "Well that makes me sad. Who is going to be my best friend?"

Kinley: "Maybe daddy has room for you."

Rich and I have both been very busy attending various different church meetings. It seemed like one of us was at a meeting almost every day last week (okay, mostly me). Kinley calls them "mediums", seems like a strange word to not be able to pronounce. Today, I overheard her talking to a few of her friends of the stuffed variety. It went something like this: "Raffey, we are having a medium in 5 minutes. If you are late, you are going to be in big trouble. Tiger, you have to be at the medium too." I only caught the beginning of the meeting, but it was pretty funny. "Thanks for coming to my medium. Today we are going to the dentist. If I'm nice, we get Monsters vs Aliens. Don't ruin it for me." To this I will just say, classic Kinley.

Introducing

Before I had a child, I use to say idiotic things like, "my child will never do.....". Apparently I have bad karma or something. Naturally, my child is doing all of the things I said she wouldn't, and worse. For some strange reason, I always figured that my child would not be one to insist on wearing some crazy outfit in public. I thought for sure I would be able to talk them out of this. As I feast upon my words, let me take this time to introduce you to our new Superhero.

I know what you are all thinking. It's a bird. No, it's a plane. No, it's just Kinley in a ridiculous mask. Wrong! This amazing creature is Batgirl. Batgirl made her first appearance a little over a week ago. Thanks to a cape that I was able to use my poor sewing skills to make, and a great $1 bat mask from Target, we now have this beautiful creature running around. At first, Batgirl was just content to "save" people that were in our house. Then, she needed to save a few people in our neighborhood and we had to take a walk in her costume. Then yesterday, apparently the folks at Walmart were in peril and she insisted on going to save them. I must say, I am proud of myself for actually letting her wear the costume out in public, it is a big step for me. Plus, she makes a pretty cute little super hero.

Shortly after this picture was taken, Kinley said "okay mom, Batgirl to the rescue!" Hopefully she can rescue my sanity, motherhood seems to be knocking it out of me.

Another classic from Kinley

Earlier this week, I was heading out to the movie with some friends. I had Kinley in bed and was just waiting for Rich to come home from his meetings at the church. As I was grabbing my bag and jacket, I could hear Kinley yelling for me. I opened the door and asked her what was wrong. She said, "I put my hand down my pants and now it stinks. I think you should wash it." I thought it was pretty funny, totally disgusting, but pretty funny. The sad part is, it isn't the first time it has happened.

Trying to stay afloat

A friend of mine recently told me that part of the test to become a beach lifeguard includes being able to tread water for 3 hours. I personally think that is absolutely insane and don't understand why anybody would want to do that. However, after a few changes in our lives, I'm starting to feel like somebody chucked me in the ocean and I'm just trying to keep my head above the water. In June, I was called to be the 2nd Counselor in the Relief Society presidency (over Home and Personal Enrichment, hilarious, right?). As of Sunday, Rich is now the 2nd Counselor in our new Bishopric. I am still having a hard time wrapping my brain around these new changes, and I really have a hard time accepting the fact that we are old enough for these callings, but apparently we are. So, for now, I think we are both just trying to figure out how to stay afloat. Unfortunately, my blogging has been seriously interrupted lately, so here is a tiny attempt at catching up on a quick trip.

My brothers Jason and Chad, and sister Shawna, all took a trip to Island Park with their families a few weeks ago. Kinley and I were able to drive up and spend some time with them. We had a blast. I absolutely love Island Park, it is beautiful. We hiked around Mesa Falls and then went to Big Springs and saw John somebody's cabin (sorry, can't remember his last name). Then of course, we had some awesome food and made some smores. Here are a few pictures from our trip.

Kinley loves to sit by the fire as long as she doesn't get too close and somebody will get her stick on fire once in a while. No marshmallows for her though, they're too yucky when they get brown.

Jason with Kinley and his son Wyatt

Chad with his girls Hayden and Haley

Wyatt, Kinley, and Hayden

Kinley, Haley, and Hayden in front of the falls