Little Angels

I don't think I've mentioned that the name of Kellan's t-ball team is the "Angels". When his coach told me that, I couldn't help but think "This is probably the only time in his entire life that I will be able to refer to him as an "angel". While all three of our kiddos definitely look angelic (I can say that because I'm their mom!), they most certainly don't always act it. For example, Megan and Kellan have a new saying. Every time one of them....um...toots, they exclaim "Oh! I just did the ugly American thing!" I have no idea where they got this, but it sounds horrible! The thing is, it's also a little bit funny.

Lately, Megan and Kellan seem to have a lot of up and downs in their relationship. One minute they play like the best of friends and the next they are beating the heck out of each other. Then, before we can even figure out who should be in trouble, they are back to playing happily. Megan can be a tich (is tich even a word?) bossy and Kellan definitely does not like being told what to do. Kellan has a very quick temper while Megan is a peacekeeper. However, they both have amazing imaginations and are generally very happy children. Interesting combination.

And Mr. Jacksen? Well, he is a fairly compliant kiddo who prefers to do his own thing. He likes playing with Megan and Kellan, but he mostly enjoys playing with little cars and trucks and riding his tricycle by himself. Really, his most favorite playmate in the world is his daddy.

Isn't it funny that these three children who are growing up in the same house with the same parents and the same rules can be so different?! Sure makes life interesting!

Family Time

We took the kiddos to the carousel this afternoon for a ride and some home-made ice cream. It didn't take me long to remember why I rarely ever ride on the carousel - the darn thing goes fast and it makes me very dizzy and nauseous. Of course, I managed to recover quickly enough to eat ice cream, though! The kids were thrilled to spend some uninterrupted time with their mommy and daddy and we had a great time. Here are some pictures from our afternoon:

As you can see, I've grown bored with my blog design so I decided to change things up a bit. Okay, I changed things up alot. I'm not sure I like it, though. Any thoughts?

Kellan Left....

....but then he came back! Kellan asked for a snack while I was bbqing pork ribs tonight and when I said "No", he decided to run away from home. He packed his backpack and walked to the end of our property. It was getting pretty cloudy and windy so I think he got a little nervous. He came back to get a sleeping bag and his little elephant tent. The more he thought about it, the more he decided it would be a good idea to stick a little closer to home. So, he decided to camp out under our deck. But then it got a lot more windy so he decided maybe he should just camp out in the livingroom....in his tent...with his Aunt Ami... and Jacksen...and some gummybears. (At this point, we had eaten dinner so I didn't have an objection to a snack!)

I just love this little guy!

Somewhere Over the Rainbow....

The weather here in Montana has been a little unusual this year. We usually get most of our precipitation during June, and July is generally hot and dry. This year, however, we didn't get as much rain in June, and July is starting out with rain and cooler temperatures. Kinda nice, if you ask me!

Anywho, the McCauley kids really like rain storms - even thunder and lightning. Their mother, however, is a big weenie about lightning! A little thunderstorm passed over our house a bit ago and left us with a double rainbow! Unfortunately, by the time I went out to the garage to get my camera out of my vehicle, realized Marc left the garage door open and the floor was all wet, went back into the house to get some shoes on, put my memory card in my camera and raced to our back deck, there was only one rainbow remaining. I got some pretty pictures anyway!

This is one end of the rainbow (to the south of our house):

And this is the other end (to the north of our house):

Megan is convinced there is gold at the end of the rainbow....the question is which end?

One Tired Kiddo!

Only a very tired kiddo could sleep in this position for an entire hour!

4th of July Weekend

We had a great weekend! On Friday evening we enjoyed an early 4th of July bbq and fireworks at Aunt Katy and Uncle Bill's house. Here is a picture of all the cousins posing for the camera:On Saturday we went to Virginia City with Grandpa and Grandma McCauley as Auntie Ann and Uncle John. The kids, especially Kellan, loved the candy store and the ice cream stand! We spent the night tent camping with Ann and John outside Sheridan, MT. Megan and Kellan liked making smores over the campfire and Ann made delicious blueberry pancakes for breakfast this morning. Here are some snapshots of our afternoon/evening:

We had a beautiful campsite - right next to Mill Creek with lots of wildflowers and trees.
Happy 4th of July!

Darling Children

Kellan had a t-ball game tonight - he played very well. He is definitely starting to figure out this game! Here is a cute picture of all three kids together before the game:It is so hard to get a great photo of all three of them - one is always moving or not looking at the camera. I've decided I've just gotta take what I can get!

Oh, and by the way, Kellan has decided to stay with his family....for now.