Lovely Ladies

Today was Chenee's baby shower at the Four Seasons. Tiff & I joked for weeks about having to wear a dress and a fancy sun hat, and even though we felt out of our element it was a lot of fun and Chenee looked amazing!!

Welcome to the Dominguez Retirment Home!!

Thursday night was Bunco with the girls! We've started doing theme nights and tonight's theme was senior citizen night! Jenean & I dressed up as an old couple, don't we look hot!!

1/2 way to one!!

WOW the last 6 months have been a blur and I can't believe Dax is already 1/2 way to one! I haven't taken him back to the doctor so I don't know how much he weighs but he seems to be healthy and progressing normally so I'm not to worried, I guess by the 4th kid you follow your instincts a little more and my instincts tell me he can wait a little longer before they try and give him 100 shots! He loves to have his Daddy put him to sleep! He likes his veggies except for green beans and he likes most fruits except for apples & pears, if he doesn't like what we're feeding him he spits it back out at us! He isn't rolling over or sitting up yet and I think it's because he doesn't let us put him down! But we just can't help ourselves he is just to darn cute not to hold all day!

First & Last

Dax-Grandma-Azia

I Love this picture of my mom with her last grand baby and her first great grand baby!

California here we come!!

This years Cali trip was pretty low key, we basically just hung out at the KOA and the kids enjoyed playing with their cousins!! Degan thought he was pretty cool hanging out with the big boys and ate way to much junk and him & Ryker threw up within a minute of each other all over their sleeping bags the first night we were there (fun times) The next day we all headed to the mormon battalion and the kids got to pan for fouls gold! The travel channel was shooting at the KOA this year and interviewed Mom & Ann and filmed all the kids playing "super sized olympics." We of course went to the beach and even though it was crazy cold the kids still got in the water! The kids put on a talent show for all to enjoy! Degan & Dusty of course danced & Dillon wrote a book with Maicey & Gage about whales! We tracked down Hodad's from diner drive ins & dives and enjoyed a yummy burger & an even yummier strawberry shake! We also went back to Luigi's pizzeria again cause they have the best pizza ever! Dillon was as happy as can be hanging out with Gager & Maicey :) Degan made us track down a skate park to work on his scooter skills and spent a lot of time in the back of the KOA on a bike track! Dusty loved playing at the park and riding his bike around with his Dad! Dax was super good the whole time we were there I think it was because someone was always holding him especially Tayia! It was another fun year and we of course can't wait till next year!

Scones Anyone???

I was in the shower and Degan took it upon himself to warm up some scones! He said he meant to push 1-1-5 like he does for burritos but pushed an extra 1 so the scones were in the microwave for over 11 minutes!! When I walked into the living room it was crazy smokey, smelled horrible, and took over 2 hours to air the house out!! Degan is no longer allowed to use the microwave by himself!!

Shhhh.....Big Brother is here!

Dax was sitting with Degan watching cartoons and he was getting kinda fussy so Degan started tickling his face and put him to sleep! So cute and good job Degan!!

School is awesome, When it's closed for summer!

Patricia, Ryan, Zach, & Dillon

Dillon took his camera to school on the last day and this is what he came home with! He had a good year and made some good friends!

Grant M. Bowler's got talent!

Zach, Cropper, Ryan, Dillon & Dalley

Mrs. Hall had a talent show for her students so Dillon and his friends did a dance to I'm sexy and I know it!! There was a lot of snake action on the ground and the running man was what they were doing when they weren't on the ground doing the snake! And than Dillon showed everyone how to draw woody woodpecker!

Watch Out 1st Grade - here comes Degan!!

Degan had his Kindergarten program today! They sang some really cute songs and than Mrs. Hammons made a slide show of pictures of all the things they did through the year, which totally made me sad cause I hadn't really stopped to think about how fast this year flew by and Degan moving on unti I was standing there watching his kindergarten year flash before my eyes. We than made our way to the "pooper scooper" with Granny & Papa for a celebratory lunch! And Degan acted like a goof ball dancing behind people in line without them knowing (he clearly has been watching to much Ellen with me!) than home with some of his friends to play the day away! I've got my fingers crossed he'll get a good teacher next year, they have some mighty big shoes to fill Mrs. Hammons was the best!

Afternoon Fun!!

Jesse, Dusty, Degan, Tanner, & Breckan

With 100 degree weather and a bunch of wild and crazy boys we headed for the splash pad to cool off and release some energy! I have a feeling we'll be spending a lot of time there!

Boy oh Boy oh Girl!!

Jenean & Maddon-Jody & Emry-Dax & I

We were all pregnant at the same time and this is the first time we've all gotten together since we had our little munchkins! Dax & Emry chatted,smiled, and briefly held hands! We had a lot more to juggle this shopping trip with all the babies but it was just as much fun!

The Great Brain

*HONEY BADGER*

     What is Black & White? Will face off against... EVERYTHING! Birds, Snakes, Small Children whatever! It'll fight anybody or anything because it's the toughest critter on earth???

-The Honey Badger-

     In 2002 the Guinness Book of World Records has it listed as "The most fearless animal in the animal kingdom!" This small carnivore measures about 2 1/2 feet long and weighs in at 28-35 lbs, with the females being smaller than the males. It has white or gray bristle like fur on it's upper body and black fur on its underside. Honey Badgers have long claws; thick, loose skin that provides protection from bee stings, snake bites, porcupine quills, human arrows and can even withstand several blows from a machete. They have special glands that give off a foul-smelling liquid that may assist in calming bees when raiding a beehive.

     Honey Badgers are also called "Ratel" Males are referred to as "boars" and females as "sows" they live in Saudia Arabia, India, Nepal and much of Africa. They live alone, mostly in self dug holes in the ground. But can also live among rocks, or in hollow logs, stumps or trees. They are skilled diggers, being able to dig tunnels into hard ground in 10 minutes!

     Because the Honey Badgers have been known to savagely attack their enemies, are tireless in combat and can wear out much larger animals in a fight, they only have one natural predator, the Lion.

    
     When the sun goes down the Honey Badger hits the town for some extreme hunting! They are fabulous climbers and can scale a tree to find food, however much of their prey is found underground through their powerful sence of smell and are rapidly dug out and eaten. Honey Badgers have the least specialised diet of any animal, and despite their name they eat mostly meat like small rodents, lizards, birds, frogs, eggs, insects and both poisonous and non-poisonous snakes. They devour all parts of their prey including skin, hair, feathers, and bone. They can also feed on tortoises without difficulty due to their powerful jaws. When not eating meats it'll snack on plants, roots, and fruit. The Honey Badger often looks for honey with the assistance of a bird called the honey guide. The honey guide's call leads it to a beehive, and then the Honey Badger uses it's claws to break open the hive, and both animals feed.

     By now, I think you get the idea that no animal is safe from the Honey Badger. It doesn't matter where these animals live, the Honey Badger must keep eating and ALWAYS gets what it wants. Because the Honey Badger "Don't Care!"