Capell Family: RUBY SUE

Monday, March 23, 2009

RUBY SUE

Warning: Lots of pictures!

This last weekend we went to southern Utah. Our plan was to go down in our RV and camp at Zion National Park, then spend one day in St. George and see family. It was quite an adventure.

The kids loved riding in the RV. We named her Ruby Sue. (Ruby Sue is Cousin Eddie's daughter on Griswold Family Christmas. It was fitting since they lived in an RV. My brother, Jeremy helped us name her. Isn't he creative??) It is kind of a pain to try and keep them in their seats. They wanted to be up and playing. Neither one of them slept the whole way down. (Six hours) We blew a tire when we were about an hour away from Zions. Phil is a champ and got the tire all changed. By that time the kids were tired and hungry, so we stopped for the night.

The tire was shredded!

The next day, we drove into St. George to buy another tire....just incase. So, while Phil was at the tire store, the kids and I went and visited my grandma. She didn't know we were coming, so it was so fun to suprise her! We spent the afternoon at her house visiting with her and my grandpa. That night we parked the Ruby Sue at my cousins, Carl and Danielle's house. We had dinner with them and let the kids play. The next day they came to Zion's with us and hiked around. It was a beautiful day!

I am not really a fan of scenic pictures, but southern Utah is so pretty with the red rock canyons. I couldn't resist.

Our family at Zion's.

We camped in Zion's the last night. Carlee got sick, so it was a long night. Come Sunday morning we were ready to come home. It was our first trip with Ruby Sue and we learned a lot, like make sure you dump your holding tank so it won't back up into your bath tub. All in all she ran like a beauty!
Don't worry, we blew another tire on the way home! Glad we picked up that tire!
I think we will just be taking her up the canyon from now on. She is a 1984 model.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...: i enojoy your blog :); March 23, 2009 at 1:20 PM
Unknown said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; March 23, 2009 at 1:21 PM
Dustin and Lyndsey Wright said...: I loved the pictures! I am sorry about all the tire blowouts! That had to suck. Grandma looks so cute with the kids there walking and smelling the flowers. Loved the pictures!!!; March 23, 2009 at 1:31 PM
The Bender Family said...: HAHAHA I love Ruby Sue! It looks like you had a great first adventure with her!!; March 23, 2009 at 6:23 PM
A said...: Okay, that is a trip to remember! THose are always the best, when you blow 2 tires! That happened to us once on Ryan and Becky's boat trailer. Cute fam! Love to see happy families!!; March 23, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Chandra said...: How fun! You guys look sooooo cute! Ruby Sue- Priceless! And you got to hang out with Grandma and Grandpa Peterson? Lucky! I love them!; March 23, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Anonymous said...: We are so sorry you had 2 blow-outs!!! But we promise, we thought the tires were good. Now that they are fixed, why not try again? I love your pictures and am so glad you had a good time, inspite of the blow-outs.; March 23, 2009 at 8:19 PM
The Bertagnoles said...: What an adventure! I loved the pictures. You are quite the photog!!! :}; March 24, 2009 at 5:20 PM
Trent and Carlie & Co. said...: Your kids are so adorable Jenny! And it wouldn't be a family vacation if you didn't blow at least one tire! We have been there! :); March 24, 2009 at 9:25 PM
Cassi said...: so fun...and your kids are so dang cute. How are they so good all the time? And I want to see a pic of Ruby Sue...can't wait to meet her :); March 25, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Jill Wright said...: Jeremy is really jealous of Ruby Sue:) i love the picute of Carlee and Bodie where he's holding her under the chin. So cute. We miss you guys.; March 26, 2009 at 12:27 PM

Say what?

July 20

Bodie: "Mom, when you play t-ball is doesn't matter if you win or loose....it's how many medals you get!"

April 16

Bodie was at a friend's house, so Carlee and I decided to go and get our nails done. While we were there, all the people that work there, were speaking Vietnamese to each other. I was watching Carlee and she had the funniest look on her face. She said (right in front of the lady doing my toes), "Mom, why is she talking silly?"

April 14

We were driving in the car and I was getting after Bodie because I had told him he could bring one toy with us to the doctor and he had snuck another one in his pocket. Carlee said, "Mom, I have something to tell you. You are so annoying!"

I can't wait till she is a teenager:)

March 10

We were babysitting Lily, our cousin and she was in the backseat with Bodie on the way home from school. (She is 4 months). She started fussing, so I asked Bodie if she was getting pissy back there.

He looks at her and says: "Ya looks like she is staring to piss!"

Dec. 30

Phil's mom was going to watch Bodie while we took Carlee to the doctor. We had been at her house the night before and Bodie was being kind of crazy and he kept saying butthead. She got after him a little bit. So before he went back to Grandma's today, I had a talk with him. I said, "Bodie, when you go to Grandma's today, you need to talk nice. Grandma doesn't like it when you talk naughty."

His reply: "Oh, sure she does!!"

Dec. 21

We are laying in and Bodie grabs me, "Mom, I am going to snuggle the crap out of you."

Dec. 9

I am doing Carlee's hair in the bathroom. Bodie was talking to us and said the word 'something', but said it wrong. Carlee says, "Bodie is 'something', not somefing!"

Dec. 3

I was doing laundry and was trying to find some clothes for my kids to wear. I pulled a shirt out of the dryer and threw it outside the door. Bodie comes running in the room pointing his finger at me. "Mom! I saw you throw that! That is not being a good example. I am telling Santa!" He marches out.

Sept. 10

Kassie was nursing baby Grayson and Bodie saw her. "Kassie, is that really necessary?"

Aug. 3

I was heading home with my kids. They were fighting like crazy. Carlee kept bugging Bodie. I told her if she didn't stop I would give her a spanking. Of course, she didn't. We were at a stop light so I smacked her leg. She goes, "Ha ha! Didn't hurt." So I did it again. "Didn't hurt!" I had to turn around not to let her see me laugh. Then Bodie yells, "Mom! Stop this car and spank her hard!!"

July 22

We were hanging out after dinner. Bodie and Carlee were playing fireman. Bodie always makes up "emergencies" that they go to. He was telling Phil and I about one. (He is in such a cute stage right now where when he is telling us about something he goes on and on and on and on.) This was what was he was doing. He was telling us how high the fire was, but then he said something about 4500 legs. I said there were 4500 legs in the fire? Phil starts laughing and tells me that that's how he was measuring the fire. Not with "feet", but with "legs"!

July 22

We went swimming with Phil's cousin who are visiting from Florida. I was taking them home and Bodie wanted to know why they always go to Susan's house. They told him that she was their step mom. After they got out of the car I decided to explain to Bodie a little better. I told him that sometimes moms and dads don't live together, but they are still your mom and dad. Then I told him that Uncle Mark was the boys' dad, but they lived in Florida with thier real mom. Bodie seemed fine with my explanation. But a few minutes later he had a question:

"Are you my real mom?"

July 21

Bodie and I were snuggling talking about the new school year. I told him he couldn't grow up. He pulled my head and whispered in my ear:

"I will still be your baby!"

July 14

When we were in Yellowstone, Carlee was playing with Phil's dad. She stopped and looked at him:

"Grandpa! You have green teeth!" It was so funny. He was convinced he needed to start bleaching.

June 19

I was babysitting my sister's kids so she could go do her glucose test for her pregnancy. As she was leaving Bodie yelled to her, "Kassie, have fun getting your blood taken out!"

June 18

I was planting my garden and Bodie and Carlee were "helping" me. After we got done...

Bodie: "Mom, planting a garden is not as fun as I thought it would be."

June 16

My (pregnant) sister Kassie was at my house. She stood up and I told her that her boobs looked huge. She said, "I am huge! I'm a freakin'....." she paused.

Bodie piped in:"fattty!"

June 9

On Sesame Street they remade the Bob Dylan Song, "Blowin' in the Wind" to say something about counting pigs. Phil and Bodie were driving in his truck. Phil put the real version of the song on for Bodie. He just sat there and listened to it intently. After it was over Bodie said:

"Dad, why are the ants our friends?"

(The answer my friends, is blowin in the wind.....)

June 5

I asked Carlee where she lived. Her reply:

"Lehi, Tootah."

June 2

I was at Girl's Camp for a week. I was talking to Carlee on the phone while I was there. After she got off the phone she said:

"My Mom is in top of a mountain. She might fall off!" It made me sad that that was what she was imaging me on top of a mountain.

May 28

Phil was leaving for work and the kids were yelling bye to him. Bodie: "Don't worry, Dad,I will take care of the womans!"

May 21

Carlee went to the bathroom. She is a "big" girl, so she has to do it all by herself! When she came back I asked if she wiped. Her reply: "No, but that's okay though. I do it next time, okay?"

May 13

I was in my bathroom tweezing my eyebrows. Bodie and Carlee come in and needed me to do them a favor. I told them to hold on for a second. Bodie was annoyed that I was busy. "Mom!! Why are you picking you eyebrows out?" He was so disgusted with me.

May 12

Bodie: "Mom, I really want you to be cool.....but your not."

May 7

Bodie and I were outside admiring the flowers we had planted. I said, "They are so dang pretty!" Bodie replied:

"They look so damn good!"

I start laughing and then tell him that there are some words that are not good to say. (I knew he heard it from me) And sometimes Mommy has a hard time with saying bad words and I need him to tell me not to say them. Bodie stopped and said, "Sometimes I have a hard time too."

April 29

I had just gotten dressed for the day (jeans and t-shirt). We were going to the park with Kassie and her kids. Carlee says, "Mom, you look so beautiful!" Bodie says, "Yah, wear that to the park today. Kassie will think you look sexy!"

April 28

We were out to lunch with Lorraine, my mother-in-law. Carlee was telling Lorraine about her teacher. She told her she was so pretty. So Lorraine asked Bodie if his teacher was pretty. Carlee answered for Bodie, "Yes!" Bodie's response:

"She is not! She never wears bows in her hair!" I guess should start wearing bows.....

April 26

Bodie ate four hard boiled eggs. I told him he was going to turn into a chicken if he kept eating eggs. Right after I asked him a question. His reply: "Bock, bock!"

April 25

I was watching my sister, Katie's kids for a couple days. She came to pick them up. She asked Bodie if he had fun with Gavin.

Bodie: "Well, actually, we had a little bit of an accident. Gavin didn't listen to my mom."

We cracked up.

April 15

Bodie and I are laying in bed watching a movie. He turns to me and says: "Mom, you don't smell very good. You should take a shower." I start laughing and he says, "Mom, you really should!" Love his honesty!!

March 25

Bodie was trying to decide what he wanted to drink, and this is what he said to me:

Bodie: "When I feel milkish, it means I want milk. When I feel applish, it means I want apple juice. When I feel orangish, it means I want orange juice. When I feel waterly, it means I want water."

March 22

We were in our RV. The kids and I had just woke up. Phil was still asleep snoring.

Carlee: "Dad sleeps like pig."

March 17

Bodie, his friend, and Carlee were playing out in the backyard. I was in the shower. Bodie comes running in the house, rips open the shower curtain.

Bodie: "Mom, my sister made a bad decision"

Me: "What did she do?"

Bodie: "She is throwing sand out of the sandbox."

Me: "O.K., tell her not to."

Bodie: "O.K."

Bodie is such a rule follower. I love it!

March 11

It was Bodie's birthday.

Bodie: "Mom, I can't believe I am four years old!"