I gave up board games a few years ago. I had bought so many when the boys were just way too young; all of them were destroyed and my visions of a fun time were too.

So last night we bought Monopoly and it was amazing how well it went. It lasted over 90 minutes with tears ONLY towards the end.

Savanna practiced her adding and stealing skills. Wyatt quickly bought every property he possibly could with the upgraded Spongebob pineapple house to the Krusty Krab. Hunter was the banker, property manager, and eventually the winner.

At one point I owed each of the boys over $200 each. Wyatt quickly convinced Savanna to give me some money. He said, "Savanna think of how much mom does for you. And she just bought you those sparkly shoes." All the while, HE has a fat stack of $100's. He is definitely my smoosher....before we went to bed he tells me this is one of the best days of his life. Except the time he and I went to the Dinosaur Show (this is always his number one). Then he said, "well everytime I see your face its the best day of my life." Seriously, could there be anything more cheesy or sweet than that?

Yesterday we found a dead duck and the Barbies went naked hot-tubbin. Summertime is awesome.

The weather has been wonderful just to be outside. Crazy for AZ. The mornings always fly by in the summer because the kids sleep in until at least 9. Then it is laziness for the next few hours until they get bored and hungry. So far their diets have consisted of frozen pizza, chex mix and soft pretzels.

We went swimming at my friends parents house yesterday and Wyatt comes up to me and says, "mom, do you think Bambi (the mom) has gum balls?" I said that was kinda a weird thing to have on hand but what is it you are chewing on right now? Wyatt said, "oh, its a gum ball." Ok?... So you want a gum ball but you are actually already chewing on one? Wyatt, "ya. This one I found on the balcony stairs and I just want to know if she has any more." Nice! I know exactly what its from too; the party we catered there last week.

Which brings me to the video clip below. Another word Savanna doesn't know how to say and Hunter and I think its too cute to teach her the correct way.