POOL DAY at GRAMMY'S . . .

Speaking of better late than never ... hahahaaa ... as I was going through all my pictures today and trying to update my shutterfly site, I came across these and realized that I never posted them!!! A few weekends ago we spent the day at Grammy's house, swimming & bbqing for a fun and relaxing afternoon!!
the kids had a blast jumping off the diving board!!

Trey, Charlotte, Rhett & Grandpa John!

Well I never was able to get a good picture of this, but the boys (Trey & Clay vs. Rhett & Darin) were having chicken fights!! Pretty entertaining ... here is a glimpse of the after math of one round!!

Rhett and Uncle D ... best buds!!!

"I una hoot" ... hahahaaaa ... Rilyn's favorite thing, shooting or as she says "hooting"!!!

GRANDMA'S BIRTHDAY AT MUNDS PARK . . .

So this post is a little late, but I guess at this point I'm goin with the fact that late is better than never!!! As I had mentioned in Rhett's 5th Bday post, a couple weekends ago we went up to Munds Park to celebrate my momma's birthday in the cooler weather which was her choice and I must say a good one!! We did all the normal Kaintz Family stuff like riding, shooting, fishing you know same ol same ol .. hahaaaa!! It was such an awesome weekend with the whole entire fam dam and I'm so glad we actually got the chance to celebrate my mom's birthday this year because it always seems like it gets missed with everyone's summer schedules and Rhett's bday being just a couple days later!!

Here is the cabin we crashed for the weekend ... it was pretty sweet, 3 levels with an awesome patio!!!



Grandma & the Kaintz kiddos ... they love their Grandma!!!
The two R's .. double trouble right here!!!
Clay and the boys went hunting for some good sticks and made Bow & Arrow's out of them which turned out really cool. I dont know if Trey & Rhett really realize how lucky they are to have such an awesome daddy!!
The boy's shooting with the finished product!!
Saturday we went out riding to the Cinders and spent some time hanging out and shooting. The kids enjoyed climbing the hills on foot!!
Bradley, Momma, Me & Lay!!!
The whole adult crew!!! (Clay & I, Lay & Cody, Momma & Normy, Bradley & Lorie)

Once we had our fill of the Cinders we headed back to the cabin to bbq dinner and then do cake & presents!! Lacey & I had so much fun shopping for Mom's present and got her 3 different gift bags filled with stuff, each having its own theme: desserts, wine & desk supplies!! We were so excited for her to open them and she loved all of it!!


On Sunday we made breakfast, packed up & then went fishing before we headed home!! Believe it or not I didn't get any fishing pictures (I know you've seen plenty already hahaaa) but I did capture this one which is one of my favorites .... Rilyn laying on the blanket looking at my scrapbooking magazine!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMA (GRANDMA) .. WE LOVE YOU SO SO MUCH ... AND I'M SO GLAD WE GOT TO CELEBRATE YOUR SPECIAL DAY WITH YOU!!

RHETT . . . LIVE IN CONCERT!!

The other night I was playing with Rilyn in her room when Rhett walked in with his guitar to put on a live show for me ... I told him I would love that and I couldn't wait but that he 1st had to let me go get the video camera!! He hesitantly agreed, as he is a tad bit camera shy. When I returned with the camera this is what I got ... first a song he said was especially for me, called "Rock & Roll" and then second a little "Dirt Road Anthem" by Jason Aldean!!! Hope you enjoy the show as much as I did!!

AN ARIZONA SUNSET . . .

This right here has to be one of my favorite things about living in the Arizona desert ... here is last night's sunset from our back patio!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!

THE RESULTS ARE IN . . .

Got a call from the Doctor today and the results from Rhett's testing came back all clear with no abnormalties ... cannot even begin to express the amount of relief I feel and the weight that has been lifted off my shoulders. Now its just a matter of taking it day by day to try and figure out what is causing the headache's. One step at a time!!

Thank you again to everyone who has had us in their thoughts & prayers ... we are very blessed to have all the positive support surrounding us.

RHETT'S MRI and MRV . . .

Yesterday we took Rhett Man in for his MRI& MRV appt at Phoenix Children's Hospital. The night before I helped him pack his backpack with some books & toys just in case we had some down time in the waiting room and he wanted to bring his "shawk"(shark) book, even though it wouldn't fit in his backpack he told me "its ok, I can just cawwy(carry) it". He did such an awesome job and was so brave, we are so very proud of him!! The doctors and nurses there were amazing and made everything fun and exciting for him as well as very patient and informative to Clay and I, answering ALL of our questions (which trust me I had plenty)and making us feel very confident that he was in good hands & they would take good care of him. We got to go back with him as they gave him the anesthia to put him to sleep and then we were kicked out to the waiting room during the testing which took a good hour or so. I'm not going to lie, even though they warned us of what to expect while he was going to sleep, it was not easy for me to watch and definitely teared me up pretty good.

As soon as he started wakeing up from the anesthia they came and got us so we could be with him and let me tell ya he was not the happiest little guy, woke up a total little grump butt!! I informed the nurse that he is not much of a morning person and pretty much never enjoy's wakeing up!! Eventually we got him woke up, he got some goody's to bring home and we were on our way! As soon as we got in the truck he wanted the bandage from his IV off (not my kid or anything!!) and wasn't going to give up until I took it off, so I made sure it was done bleeding and pulled it off. When he saw the blood on the bandage he asked me "momma how come they had to make me bleed"! Hahaaa!!

They told us to expect the results from his pediatrician by Thursday afternoon. Being my normal anxious self, I actually called Dr. Gutman (his pediatrician) on the way home to let her know that he had the testing done and that she should be expecting the results by Thursday. She told me that its a good sign that they let us walk out of there and that she would let me know as soon as she hears anything.

CELEBRATING THE BIG "5"

Amazingly enough, we celebrated Rhett's 5th birthday yesterday and I know I say this with every birthday but I cant believe my little dude is officially 5 years old. 5 is a big one for me, as it brings with it so many milestones and changes like starting kindergarten & sports, beginning to read, learning much more independence and reaching a whole different level of maturity. We are constantly teasing all of our kids that we are going to put them in a shoe box so that they cant grow anymore, but the truth is that although it is sad for us parents to let go of our babies, we also couldn't be anymore proud to see them growing up into the little people that they are with so much personality, confidence and knowledge and becoming their own person in this world!!! Rhett's official birthday party is yet to come but this past weekend we went up to Munds Park to celebrate Grandma's birthday (post to follow) so we couldn't help but celebrate Rhett's too with cake, a present from Mom & Dad, and we even did a little fishing on Sunday which is what he really wanted to do for his birthday!!!

Tow Mater Legos ... I have never seen Rhett more attached to anything in my entire life!! From the moment he opened this present from Clay & I, he didn't put it down and there is no exaggeration there!! He litterally held it under his arm any and everywhere he went for the rest of Saturday night and all day Sunday, even playing out in the woods with all his cousins!!

Rhett @ 5:

* is very passionate about what he does and believes in, whether it be coloring, music, building legos, etc ...

* loves fire trucks and says he wants to be a fireman when he grows up

* still say's his "R's" like "W's" which is one of the cutest things ever to listen too

* loves getting his tool box out and working with daddy in the garage.

* a music man and total Jason Aldean fan!! Always asking us to "tuwrn it up" when we are jamming tunes!!

* the "lazy bones" of the group who will sleep in til 9 - 10 o'clock in the morning if I let him!! In fact I end up singing him the lazy bones song as a wake up call probably 4 or 5 days a week!!

* loves one on one time and especially loves having stories read to him.

* is very proud of his lego collection and can follow the step by step directions like a champ!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUNSY!!!