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These are my new bangs. Somedays I like them, some days I don't and other days I love them. They are like an instant glamorous accessorie which is a total benefit for a girl with a not so glamorous life! My dad sure does like them. When we went home last weekend to see Janni and Marvin he asked Matt who his new wife was. It's just because I look more like my beautiful mom with bangs.

We went to Disneyland - known as "Dineyeyland" at our house - last Thursday for Shea's birthday and then again on Monday with Mom, Dad, Janni, Marvin, Luke and Shane. And guess what...the boys still ask to go to Dineyeyland every day. In fact, they like to randomly shout "Dineyeyland" back and forth, and it is the subject Gaige talks about the most.

When we went with my family the boys took their first trip on the Matterhorn. They are both tall enough, but Bentley was the one that had to be checked by the worker. Gaige is now only half an inch shorter than his older brother. Bentley rode the roller coaster with Grandad and Gaige rode with me. They both held on tight the entire time, but said they wanted to go again when it was over.

We went to the Fire Station for Shea's birthday party and the boys loved the fire truck and fire hose. The firemen gave them a tour of the fire station, educated them about what to do in a fire, let them squirt the hose and play in the fire truck. Needless to say, they LOVED all of it. One of the firemen asked me if Bentley keeps me busy, as he was laying on the ground scooting around on his back and running around like a crazy person. The fireman didn't even realize I had two of them.

The other morning we had some time to kill so we decided to do a science experiment called "Dancing Raisins." I got the idea from my friend's blog. Here is what you do:

What you will need.
Water, Baking Soda, White Vinegar (we used apple vinegar), a few raisins or craisins, Measuring spoons, Measuring cup, tall clear glass or jar.

How to do it.
1. Pour 2 cups of water into a tall clear glass.
2. Add 2 tablespoons of baking soda.
3. Mix the baking soda until it dissolves in the water.
4. Drop in your raisins and watch them sink to the bottom (we rinsed our craisins first)
5. Slowly pour in the magic....1 tablespoon of white vinegar.
6. Voila a raisin dance party!
*If the raisins don't start dancing add a little more vinegar.

Why does this happen?
Vinegar is acetic acid and baking soda is sodium bicarbonate. By mixing them together, you are creating a chemical reaction---making a carbonic acid, which breaks down into carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O). The CO2 gas is what you can see foaming and bubbling. It is the gas making the craisins rise to the surface. The gas clings onto the raisins and causes them to rise to the top of the jar, as they reach the surface the CO2 gas evaporates, making the raisins fall.

And the boys enjoyed stuffing themselves silly with raisins too!


A few weeks ago my friend Lauren got tickets to go to an American Idol rehearsal. We had lots of fun and even got to stand the entire time in the pit where they stick all of the teenagers. At first I thought they put us there because they thought we were chaperoning the 17 year olds we were sitting next to. But now that I see this picture we looked HOT! No wonder they put us in the front row!

Bentley and Gaige went to the doctor today. The highlight of our day, seriously. The boys were so great there, and we were there less than an hour which is a complete miracle! Here are their stats.

Bentley - 3 years old - 36 inches tall - 28 lbs

Gaige - 2 years old - 35 1/2 inches tall - 30 lbs

P.S. Next time you lose your key (our apartment keys are cards like hotel keycards) look in the cuff of your jeans. That is where I found mine the other night after losing it!