Saturday, October 27, 2012

October

Killing time while waiting for the girls to get out of school!

We had a day to kill at BYU recently so we found some dinosaurs!

Sammy getting ready to chop her hair

Locks of Love donation

Sammy getting recognized at school for her locks of love donation.

Wedding Rapunzel (Andrea worked hard and saved money for this costume).

Mickey Mouse

Cowgirl
Optimus Prime was unavailable for pictures...maybe next week we can catch him!!

Thursday, October 4, 2012

No More Lazy Days

My slow paced life came to an end this week! I have loved having nowhere to go and nothing that has to get done by a certain time (other than picking the girls up from school)! Jeff takes the girls to school every morning because they start at 8:00 AM. It has been so nice to just hang out with my boys every morning and play! Josh is always wanting to have someone to play with him so most mornings were spent going on rescue missions with his Rescue Bots.

This week our lives got a little more scheduled! I love the activities my kids are in and especially love that Josh got in to preschool with his best friend but sometimes I miss lazy days!

Samantha is the busiest with gymnastics, piano lessons, Activity Days, and she is in a Children's Choir with our church. Andrea has gymnastics and piano lessons. Josh has preschool twice a week and playgroup at the park twice a week. Ben just gets to go wherever I am :)!! I also trade off volunteering and babysitting with a friend from church. Our girls are in the same class this year so we share a volunteering time. I am so happy to be back in the classroom helping out again! Then you add all the homework on top of that and you see why our lazy days are over!

I love every minute of my life and love watching my kids try new things. I am so thankful that we have the ability to put our kids in different activities to strengthen and build upon their talents.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Family

We had my cousin snap a few pictures of just our family at Chris and Jennifer's Wedding in May. I am trying to figure out which one to blow up. I think I am going to do the one of us sitting down.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

New Toys

I cleaned up the playhouse and slide and brought them inside this weekend.  Ben is always wanting to go out and play with them but it is too hot for him to be out there on the patio.  He is in heaven and loves to go in his house every morning when we come downstairs.



 

First Day of School

Sammy and Andrea are at the same school this year!!!  Life has been great!  The first day of school, I was ready to make dinner at 3:30...last year we would get home from picking up Sammy at 4:00 and we get home by about 2:25 this year!  It is so nice, I can't even explain to you how much easier my life is this year over last year.

Both girls ready to go to school!

Andrea's first day of 1st Grade!!

Samantha's first day at KW and 3rd Grade!

Andrea waiting to walk in with her class.  Sammy went too fast so I couldn't get one of her with her class!!

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

8 is GREAT!!

Sammy made the choice to be baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints when she turned eight.  We believe that children become accountable for their actions at the age of eight and are given the opportunity to be baptized at that point.  We had a fun day filled with family and friends and we are very thankful for those that were able to travel to Vegas to be with us and we missed those that couldn't come.


When I told Sammy we were going to take a picture in her baptism clothes she told me she didn't want a picture "in this"!  I just laughed...apparently it wasn't girly enough.


Our family

She finally got her own scriptures!  She has been asking for them for over a year!

Sammy turns 8

A week after Ben's birthday, Sammy had her turn.  We had a movie party with her friends and got to celebrate with family on her birthday!
Eating pizza with friends

Dancing during the movie

Sammy and her candy barrel cake.

Opening presents!!
Happy Birthday Sammy...We Love You!