Sausers are the coolest

I have to add this story here so that I won't forget and you all can have a laugh too. When we went sledding the day after Christmas it was the youngest first time. I didn't know if he would like it or see how it worked and just walk away. Well, the big kids and dad went up the big hill and I stayed with him on the little hill. We watched a few kids go down and we decided to go for it. So, I put him on the saucer and gave him a little shove. He zipped down the hill and across the flat area and right into the parking lot and had to put his hand up to stop from going under a truck. I meanwhile am at the top of the hill laughing and trying to yell stop at the same time. I finally composed myself and got to him thinking that he will be upset. I asked him if he was ok and he looked up at me with his big eyes and said "that was SO AWESOME!". He had a great time and we all decided that the saucer is the coolest way down the hill.(visions of Chevy Chase in Christmas Vacation enter my mind)

Well, we survived the holiday! I was so unprepared with my shopping this year, but it helped me focus on the other things, not just the gifts and shopping. We read a scripture each night about Jesus and got to know him a little better. We also focused on our traditions. Santa found us and left plenty of stuff. We seem to have been media and nerf focused this year. Everyone got a game and movie and the boys all got huge nerf guns.....there are darts all over and you just have to yell "don't shoot" each time you go into another room. On Christmas Eve we did the usual dinner with my family including the nativity re-enactment. Then we went with the Blanch's and had our dinner and gift exchange. It is so fun to see family and see the excitement shared with the kids and adults. On Christmas Day we went to the in-laws' home to eat and recount our morning. A blizzard blew in while we were there, so we didn't stay long and went straight home. We enjoyed hot cocoa and a movie and thought about getting things cleaned up. The next day we met with some family members at the local park for some sledding. We had a great time and added more hot cocoa and mom's homemade doughnuts to our menu. We did a little clean up and then went to Morgan to be with my extended family. That is always fun to see everyone and eat more food. We were told that my cousin is expecting and we couldn't be more excited for them. We brought my 14 yr old cousin home to hang with the kids and he stayed until today. I love that someone other than me likes my kids and wants to spend time with them! Buy the way, I left my camera home for most of the above events, so you just get a few with us on Christmas morning. Now onto some serious cleaning and welcoming a New Year!

The Nutcracker

The girls in my family have been attending Ballet West production of The Nutcracker for many many years. My sweet, wonderful, perfect grandmother started this tradition years ago and although she is not with us now my mother and my aunt have continued this tradition. As I looked down the isles to see the smiling happy faces, I think for a minute I saw my grandmother smiling right along with us. At times like this I feel her close. I am grateful my daughters get to have this experience with me and their grandmother and aunts and cousins, and this year my mother-in-law was able to come too which made it perfect.

Thanksgiving Fun

We had a good time in St. George and are on the way to recovery. We stayed in a really nice house with 21 of us. The other families were spread all over. It was crazy but fun to have someone to visit with or play with all the time. The husband didn't feel well most of the time, but he was a good sport and did all the manditory activities and was even QB for the football game. The kids had a wonderful time catching up with cousins, avoiding sleep, and playing games. We first cousins put all the "originals" in charge of all the kids (23 vs 8) and went to dinner and watched a movie. It was nice to have adult time and I think the grandparents were very happy to see us return. I had a good time catching up with cousins and being around wonderful people all weekend. We visited In and Out Burger many times,I think they put some addictive substance in the food that makes you crave it. Good food cheap, yeah!
Now we are into real life and getting ready for the holiday season!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

We are off to St. George for Thanksgiving and the rest of the weekend. My mother's siblings and families will all be congregating there I think there are going to be about 60 of us. We are so excited to see cousins that we haven't seen for years. It will be crazy, but hopefully fun. We will eat lots, gab and gab, play football, swim, shop and just enjoy being together. (once the drive is over!)
Enjoy Thanksgiving and remember that we are thankful for you!

FaMiLy RiValrY.....I MeAn sChOoL RivaLY

Ok, so the big game is on Saturday and I feel the need to show my colors here. My husband will be so proud! We bleed blue here, every color of blue i.e. Dallas Cowboy blue, BYU blue, Yankee blue and even Freemont blue. Many family members are saddened by this, but hey it's just the way we are. We will be eagerly watching the game and yelling at the television with much gusto, praying that we will be victorious! GO COUGARS!!!!

Relief...

We had our Primary program yesterday and we made it through without any major issues! I kinda put myself in charge of the sunbeams, and that was a challenge, Twenty 4 year olds on chairs on risers right in front. The kids did a really good job. I LOVE the song "If the Savior Stood Beside Me" and the kids sang it so well. The congregation sang "I Am A Child of God" with us at the end of the program and then just the children sang the last verse and that really got to me. The other thing I realized is this was my only chance to have all the kids in the program together and it was the oldests' last Primary program. That kinda made me sad for a minute. I did sharing time and luckily I didn't prepare too much with structure 'cause they were pretty much done for the day. By the time I got home and got lunch for us I was done too. So, we watched a movie together and I secretly read the "Princess Diaries" while "watching". I even went to bed with the kids.

I've been wanting some place that I can record the things I am thankful for, so here it is. I'm going to try to add one thing to the list each day.

New Basement

Bathroom

Entertainment center

Hallway




Before the remodel

So, my wonderful husband has been at it again! He has remodeled the basement! (It only took us 10 years to do it!) I think I'll want to spend all of my time down there now. (Maybe I will actually keep up with laundry!) The bathroom still needs to be finished. Lynn's friend is going to come help with that. We still need to do the finishing touches like, lights, carpet, blinds, and furniture, that will come in time. I am so glad that he is so good at what he does, I can't imagine how much this stuff would cost if I had to pay for his labor too :)!

Fabulous Fall

So here are some pictues of our fall festivities! We've been busy and having fun. We have picked apples and pears at the farm, went to the pumpkinaze, saw High School Musical 3, continued remodeling, playing in the leaves, watching football, wresteling and playing with friends. Halloween went buy really fast. We had several last minute costume changes so that made getting ready kinda crazy, but the kids all got plenty of candy and they seem to be working through it pretty fast. With plenty of help from mom and dad!

General stuff

As you can see I've been making changes here. As you may or may not have noticed I haven't used any real names around here. I have decided that it is too impersonal to refer to my kids as numbers and I'm just going to use their names. I was being a little freaky about privacy so I'm letting my guard down. Anyway we are just doing our thing, not much new. I have been slowly trying to de-junk and de-clutter. How do we collect so much so fast? Why do we save some of the silliest things? What is with all the papers? I think those who know me well can agree that I am an organizational failure, so this a long process. Today we have begun re-construction on the family room, this should be fun. The kids are staying busy and we only have one more week of soccer- yeah me! Although what will we do with all the extra time?! I've been spending a few hours at the school each week with PTA stuff and helping in classrooms, that is always fun to see what is actually going on inside the classes. I have also enjoyed a few days of just sitting with a book and reading while everyone is gone....ahhhhhh! I've waited awhile for this and now that it is here it is a little weird. We are enjoying the cooler weather and keeping up with all the football games. Well, that's it for now! Thanks for checking on us!

New rooms

As I have said before, we have remolded the two bedrooms in the basement. Well, here are the pictures. The carpet is in the girls room and they will be back in there as soon as I get motivated to move those beds again! The blue room will be the oldest son's. He is so excited to be in a room on his own. It may be hard to tell but the green room is beadboard and the blue room is board and bat style- just fyi.

Birthday Boys

Yesterday was our oldest son's birthday! He is now 10! He has always been a good kid. He tries really hard to do what is right and he tries to do his best at everything. He loves to wrestle and play with his brothers, and tease his sisters, but he has a really kind heart too. We love you son!
Today is my wonderful husbands birthday! What a great guy he is! He takes good care of us all and works hard so I can stay home. He tolerates my insanity on a daily basis. He makes our lives happier every day. We love you So much! You are the BEST Babe!!

Random thoughts

Well, here I am staying up too late looking at all the blogs I have not been able to read for a few days. Our computer decided to go nutty, but thanks to my wonderfully talented, genius brothers we are up and running again! (How many brothers does it take to help Kate fix a computer? 2- one to diagnose over the phone, one to actually troubleshoot and fix) Thanks guys! Why does it feel like life sometimes revolves around this dumb thing? I can't pay bills- for personal or business, blog, check email, shop, im, oh and no Webkins or Lego.com. The kids have been mad for days too.
So, the hubby left Friday night to go to Arizona for baseball and football games with some friends. Actually it was 2 couples and him. I opted out of this trip, because I didn't want to go if I couldn't see the Cowboys, and who wants to take over my family for a weekend? I was bummed to have missed this trip, but hopefully I can go next time. So, Monday when he got to the airport he jumped in his already packed truck and headed to Moab to meet up with the elk hunting group. So, who knows when he will return, it all depends on when they get that prize elk!
I have finally finished with painting and now we are waiting for carpet and then we can get that room back to normal and move onto the next one. :( I have to say, I am tired of painting and the Home Depot will probably shut down if they see me again.
I got to have a little girl time and go with my mom and my aunt to dinner while my cousin tended the kids. They had a great time and so did we. We had yummy food and talked forever, so much fun! I've also stayed up too late watching movies and doing nothing. I hate going to bed too early when the hubby is gone.
My really good friend had her baby Sunday after a long and miserable pregnancy, only to have a terrible delivery with a C-section at the end. The baby is doing fine, but she has not been so good. She had a blood clot in the beginning of the pregnancy and that just adds to the stress of delivery and then a few things have gone wrong. I think she is finally stabilizing and things will get better. I have 2 of her kids tonight because her husband can't really leave her and their families aren't close to the school, etc. They are really good kids, so I don't mind helping. I think my family scares them because they are so mild and quiet and we are not!! Having a few extra kids just adds a little more. Speaking of extra kids, I got to have two of my nephews last week, one 4yrs one 5mos. They were so fun. The 4 year old and my 4 year old are best buddies so they were easy and the baby is such a good boy and so fun to hold and play with. I really enjoy being in a place in my life where the idea of an extra child or two makes me happy instead of scared to death.
This is getting long, sorry. I will end by saying:
BYU Rules!
Way to go Cowboys!
Isn't fall wonderful :)

2 weeks down

First day of school pictures.






We have survived our first two weeks of school. Everyone is still in good spirits about getting up and getting homework done, etc. We have started all the extra activities and that keeps up busy. I have to say it is nice to have the oldest help watch the other kids for a few minutes while I run another one here or there. Those days of sitting in the van all together waiting for dance or soccer practices are over! Three of the kids are in soccer, both girls are taking piano and oldest daughter has dance two nights a week for 2 hrs each. Fun stuff. We are excited for soccer games and not doing anything else on Saturdays for the next 7 weeks. :)
This week each of the big boys lost a tooth, what fun brotherly bonding.
The youngest started pre-school on Wed and was so excited to go. He had to wear his "cool" shirt and take his "awesome" backpack! He was really cute after we got there he just looked at me and said "you can leave now and come back and get me later". Okey-doeky! But today he threw a fit getting ready and getting in the van and I practically had to pick him up to get him inside. He was worried about me being all alone! I told him I was a big girl and I would be fine. I guess it took him a minute to calm down, but he did and was happy to see me when I came to get him. I hope Monday goes better. He has been kinda stinky lately. Maybe too much time with me alone makes my kids crazy....can't say that I blame them! So, I have been to the store too often, doing PTA stuff and doing some painting here and there. (As soon as this second room is done, I will post pictures of both.) I have stayed busy and really haven't savored my alone time yet, maybe next week.

Back to School

The kids started the new school year on Monday. It was a half day, so was today and tomorrow is too. Kinda strange, but helpful for the transition I think.
The kids were all some what nervous Sunday night and a few of them had a rough night, then they were all up bright and early ready for the day. I have hit a real milestone this year. 4 children in all day school! The oldest is in 6th grade. I feel so weird about that. She loves her teacher and is planning on having a great year. She told me one of the rules is that boyfriends are not allowed. I think my jaw dropped and I tried to say really calmly, "that sounds alright, don't you think?" "Yeah, I just wanted you to know."- GAG, I'm not ready for any of that.....
So the second is in 4th grade! He is in the same class as his best friend, so life is perfect. He has team teachers that are both "cool". The third child is in 3rd grade. She doesn't know too many kids in her class, just 2 "annoying boys". But her teacher is wonderful and she has already tackled her work that is due next week. And the fourth is in 1st grade. He thinks this is all wonderful and his teacher is great. I think he is mostly excited about all the recesses and eating lunch at school. He is the only one who has brought home work each day....
Just so you know the 5th child will be starting pre-school next week, 3 days a week for 2.5 hrs. What am I going to do by myself on those days? I'm a little excited and a little nervous. I have lots of lists of things to do, but I probably will just read or wander aimlessly around the house.
There have been a bunch of other things happening around here. We got another dog- don't ask- Patch is around a year old and Dutch loves having someone to play with. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law had a baby boy on the 20th. He is darling and we are so glad he is here safe and sound. Congrats to them!
My mother-in-law had knee replacement surgery too. She is doing well and they keep her active with exercises and therapy. What a lady!
My wonderful, talented, crazy husband has finished the room in the basement that has been a storage room, so that we can actually use it- finally! It looks really nice. I have before and after pictures, but my camera is not functioning right now, so I will have to add them later. After that room was complete the man made the decision to start work in the other bedroom and then will move onto the bathroom and then the family room and storage rooms. I am so glad to finally be getting some stuff done, it's just difficult living with things torn up here and there. Never a dull moment around here..... By the way, I'm upset with the Harry Potter movie move- mean people- but that does lead to Twilight movie a few weeks earlier.


P.S. If anyone is interested in new info on Twilight stuff you gotta check out Stephenie's web sight and then there is some really good question and answer stuff on MTV.com. Just so you know.

Home at Last!

We just returned from a trip to California for some sun, surf and sand! We had a great time just hanging out and getting all sandy on the beach. We took the guys that work for the husband and their families with us. So it was my brother-in-law and his wife and their 4 kids, another couple and a single guy. With 9 kids we may have cured the others of ever having kids. Actually I thought the kids were really good! They just played in the sand and water and got along really well. I enjoyed sitting and watching the kids and the boys play, reading a little, mostly just talking. My sister-in-law is super to put up with me and my family.
On the way home we stopped in Ceder City and got a puppy. He is a walker hound and he is going to be trained to hunt big cats. He is cute and busy, like a puppy. I feel kinda bad he has to be outside and then I think about him in my house and I don't feel so bad anymore. I don't have the patience for that. His name is Dutch- after a character in the movie Predator, or so I'm told. The kids really like him so far and can't leave him alone, poor thing.
Anyway, now we are home and have tons to do in the next two weeks to get ready for school. I'm loven the slide show thing, so here is another one. Thanks for looking!

Breaking Dawn, proceed with caution!

Ok, so I have read Breaking Dawn! Somehow between returning from the reunion, helping my brother and sister-in-law move and piles of laundry, paper work and other general rubbish,and preparing and delivering my first sharing time I have managed to read the ending of the Twilight Saga! I won't give too much away, but I loved it! Jam packed with excitement and good old romance. I think Stephenie has grown into such a great writer. I hope she has more for us. I also have to say that I have been a HUGE Jacob supporter....I know! I still love him and I always will! But Edward and Bella are meant to be together for forever and forever and forever. So, in honor of the Twilight Saga I have added a playlist of some of the songs I associate with the series. There are many more, I might have to add later......
So now I will attack the laundry and other junk and ponder the book some more.

Montana

So, we are back from Montana. We had a very good trip. The ride up was kinda long, but the kids did really great. We stopped in Missoula on the way to Bigfork to see my husband's brother and his wife. After we got there a crazy thunderstorm hit and there was water everywhere. We braved the weather and went to dinner at a nice Italian place. We then headed on to Bigfork and got to the Motel. We stayed over night there and then we moved onto a house, so we could all be together. That turned out to be VERY crazy. I love my family, but spending all that time with 25 people under one roof was VERY crazy! That day the hubby went with his brother fishing and I went with the rest of the families up to Glacier National Park. It was SO GORGEOUS!! So many trees and wildlife and the mountains are really picture perfect. We went on a road up to the top, sort of, and got out and went for a hike around the area. I was not really prepared for that adventure. We got up to the top and it was lower 50's and here we all are in our shorts, t-shirts and flip-flops. We survived and the kids liked touching the snow in the middle of winter. My boys even got close enough to a squirrel to pet it. Anyway, we got back to the house and the big boys went off to the bachelor party. I ended up running errands for everybody and was able to get to know the area a little. I got to go to my brother's in-laws house and it is AMAZING! Very rustic, but comfortable. I was totally coveting. The next day the big boys went and set up tents and tables for the wedding. We watched the kids explore and then went swimming. That night was the rehearsal dinner and it went really well, very casual. Sat morning the girls went and helped decorate for the wedding. That was fun. The colors of the wedding were black and white and red. She used cherries for fun accents all over. Eventually we all got ready and went for pictures and then the ceremony started. It was really pretty right near the lake. I of course got choked up seeing my brother actually tying the knot! They are a cute couple. She is an Angel to put up with my brother. The rest of the night we laughed and danced and enjoyed the party. It turned out really nice. Sunday we got up early packed and left. We stopped again in Missoula and had breakfast with the brother and sister in-law. They were very gracious and patient with the kids. We said our good-byes and headed home.

Another Update

I got to go to the American Idol concert with some of my favorite people. My wonderful Aunt got the tickets for her two daughters and my mom and I. It was so much fun. I still love Michael Johns, Carley and Brooke, they all sang some of my favorite songs. When David Archuleta came out everyone went crazy. I know we cheered more for him than for Cook. He was great and so humble, he even cried. What a cute boy, I hope he stays that way.
I also got to go to the Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick concert last Friday. Heart totally rocked! Those women are still so awesome and their band is great too. We missed Cheap Trick because of traffic and Journey was pretty good. I have to admit that I am a Steve Perry fan. The new guy is good, but not the same for me. The band is really awesome though! Those guys are serious musicians! The only bad thing about this concert was the stupid people all over each other being obnoxious in front of us. That was really annoying. I think I'm getting old, 'cause I don't tolerate that stuff well anymore. Oh, well.

By the way, we got the furnace fixed and we are all better and have noticed a huge difference.
For the next three weeks we will be in and out of town. My brothers wedding is next Saturday. Then we have a family reunion for the next weekend and then we are going to go to the beach the weekend after that. I'm determined to take lots of pictures so you can see what we are up to.

So Hot!

We are "baking like a toasted cheezer" over here. (That is one of our favorite lines from one of our favorite movies, Sandlot!) Our furnace decided to die Saturday morning. I thought maybe the hubby could mess with it and get it to work. So, I just left it alone and worked outside for a few hours, 'cause if I'm going to be hot, I may as well get something done. When hubby got home he messed around with it for awhile and finally called a serviceman. Luckily the guy showed up quickly and said that it was the motor and that can be repaired without replacing the whole furnace. Well the furnace is 26 years old, so we decided it would be best to just replace the whole thing. Why are these type of repairs so expensive? The good thing is I'm sure that the air conditioning will work much better with a more efficient furnace. But, it won't be until tomorrow that we can get it installed. It would be the busiest time of the year. So, we have tried to get of the house so we don't cook ourselves. The kids don't seem to be bothered as much as I am, and it is really hard to do house work. So, we've visited the library and McDonald's and swimming in the neighboors pools. We took refuge at my sister-in-laws and watched her kids while cooling off. Today we are going to meet up with one of my good friends that we hardly ever see. It will be fun to visit....I'm sure we will talk forever!

Just so you know

We are still here. We are just doing what we can to stay busy and not get too hot. We have done a lot of swimming. Most of our neighbors have small type pools that all the kids bounce in and out of. My kids are trying to talk me into getting one too. I am all for it, I just can't make a decision on size and style, etc. We'll see. We have also discussed the trampoline thing. I am surprised at myself for even considering this. I have always been from the side of they are too dangerous and not only do I worry for the safety of my own children, but others as well. My kids have been given strict rules on jumping on other peoples tramps. (not that they follow them so well) So I'm not sure about that one either. Any ideas?
Anyway, last Saturday we had a family reunion with the hubby's family. We were there all day. The kids had a great time and the big boys played non-stop. We girls got to sit around and visit and supervise kids. It was fun. I enjoy my in-laws and I hope I don't drive them too crazy. This week is looking busy with Independence day to finish off the week. It will be fun. I am going to be sure and take pictures so that you can see what we are up to.

Gone Again

So, the hubby is gone again for the weekend. He and his brothers and a few friends go to Hoop Lake in the Uintas every year. They usually go in May, but because of schedules and colder season they waited until now. This all started about 12 years ago when my hubby and a friend attempted to take us wives up to the lake. Well, we were really early in the season and not very well equipped, so we turned around and came home. A few weeks later the boys went on their own and made it in. So for the first few years it was just the two of them going, now there are about 7. It is a great time for them to be guys and we don't have to deal with it. :) So, the kids and I are going to do something fun with Grandma today and then tomorrow we will all be at the Primary activity. Hubby won't be home 'til late afternoon on Sunday, so I will plan on making dinner and a yummy dessert. My dad will be here too, he is supposed to be going to Boston with my Mom, but because of farming schedule he won't be meeting up with her until Tuesday. So, I will take charge and make sure he has somewhere to be. We will see who else shows up.

Tag!

I've seen this thing around and wondered if I would ever be singled out to participate, and someone has named me, so I just have to do it now.

I have a terrible memory, so I hope I can remember something.

10 years ago- I was 25. My first child was 1 and I was expecting #2 in September. I was working for the State of Utah full-time helping people on assistance improve their lives. I was taking my baby to a sitter every day and hating it. We were looking to buy a house and eventually bought the one we are still in. After I had baby #2 we decided I would stay home. At the same time my husband decided that he would branch out on his own and create his own business as a finish carpenter. He was putting in super long days. My sister-in-law lives across the street and she helped me so much during those times.


5 years ago-I'd had #4 child and #5 had decided that he was on the way too. I was surrounded by dirty diapers, kids, clothes and house and it is just where I wanted to be. Hubby was still working long hours, but had finally hired his brother to work with him.


5 months ago it was a new Year and I was making resolutions that I totally have forgotten and not completed. The kids were heading back to school for the down hill slide. I was still surrounded by dirty kids and house and still loving it for the most part. The hubby now has 3 guys working with him and can actually take a few days off when he wants too.

5 things on my to-do list
1. do some cleaning
2. do some laundry
3. try to get the kids to help clean a little
4. try to get the kids to read or practice math
5. eat better and do some exercise

5 things I would do if I was suddenly a Billionaire
1. Pay off all debts, including house and cars
2. build a nice new home with new furnishings
3. save some
4. share my money with family
5. take everyone on a once in a lifetime vacation

5 bad habits
1. oreos
2. being lazy
3. having no organizational skills
4. procrastinating
5. doing things that are not as important as the things I really should be doing

Places I have lived
1. Wellsville, Ut
2. Kaysville , Ut
3. Rexburg, Id
4. West Weber, Ut
5.Harrisville, Ut

5 things people don't know about me
1. I lived on a farm and milked a cow by hand
2. I certified to scuba dive
3. I am still totally crazy in-love with my husband
4. I am not an affectionate person, except with my husband and children
(the rest of my family all hug and kiss and all that stuff, but I don't like it, I just do it so they won't be offended!)
5. did I mention I'm an organizational mess?

So, there you go. This tag goes out to whomever wants it, (Becky, Annie, Liz, Jenni)

Camping

So, we ended up leaving Monday to go to Hoop Lake in the Uintas. We got up there, set up and spent some time exploring and catching a few fish. The next day it was pretty cold, but the kids took shifts on reeling in the fish and I read a book, snuggled in a sleeping bag. Around 4ish the hubby and kids came back and said the camp host had said that there was a snow storm headed our way, estimated to leave about 4 inches of snow. Well, I said "I'm out of here!" (I am not so wimpy, but really....and I have 5 kids who like to complain about the cold and I hate it too!) So, we packed up the stuff and got out of there. The hubby was kinda sad because he wanted to keep fishing and exploring new trails. Oh, well. He will be back there next week with all the boys and he can fish and freeze all he wants! I really don't mind camping, but I am getting a little spoiled and I prefer the weather to be warmer and there are things that I don't like going too many days without. I'm sure we will be camping again before the summer is over.

One week down

We survived the first week of Summer Vacation! It actually was pretty good. We have been pretty lazy. I have spent too much time looking at blog stuff ( I finally figured out how to do a cute background, after many attempts) and on eBay. The kids have entertained themselves very well. We've had basketball camp, dance with a recital to finish the year for one, and summer dance camp for the other. We had a family reunion with my extended family on Monday and a BBQ with the hubby's family that night. We have a baby blessing tomorrow and I get to start my new calling as 2nd counselor in the Primary. It should be a fun day. We are thinking about packing stuff up and hitting the hills for a few days. The hubby bought a 4 wheeler last week and is itching to get it up into the mountains to break it in. We'll see what the weather will be like to decide. That's about it for now. Thanks to those of you who check this out. We love comments!

School is out!

School is out! I'm glad in so many ways, but nervous in some. I hope that we can stay busy enough to not drive each other crazy. The kids are totally excited for sleeping in, no homework, playing anytime and more TV and game time. So they think.... :) I hope that the weather will warm up for more than a day or two to help us get into the summer mood.
That's all!

American Idol

I know I am a little slow in posting this, but I just had to say something. I was disappointed that David Archuleta isn't the American Idol. He is so cute and has such a good voice and he is from Utah! I like David Cook, but always felt like he is fake humble. I hope that he proves me wrong. I do like his style of music. I really liked Michael Johns and wanted to see him go a lot farther. I really liked he and Carly's duet during the finale. A lot of friends and family think I'm a nerd for getting so into this, but it's fun, and it's the thing to do. :)

Happy Birthday #1

Monday was our first child's eleventh birthday! Wow! She is growing up too fast. She acts so much older. The one thing she wanted was to try out for a dance competition team that happened to be on her birthday. She tried out and made it! She is so excited. This will keep her busy all year. She insisted on going out for dinner, so I took all the kids by myself and went out. They were really good! She is a great kid and she is so helpful when she needs to be. Happy Birthday! We love you!