Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Date Night!

Brian took the girls to the Princess Ball.
They all looked so beautiful... even my sweetheart! Nancy and I got to take Jax and Koa to the ASU football game:)
This is how cute they were in their strollers in front of the stadium.
Cheese!!
We had so much fun!
Jaxson was exhausted. Look at his cute ASU Sparky book!

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Happy Birthday, Oaklee

She really wanted a fish party!!Here she is jumping off the diving board like a cute little fish:)This is all of the kids looking at her frogosphere! It is 2 little frogs and a snail (She named them Swimmee, Swimmer, and Turkey). They eat on Mondays and Thursdays. They only need their water changed 2 times a year.... Great Pet!!
Oaklee is 5!!

Friday, September 4, 2009

Oaklee's Tooth

The root in Oaklee's front tooth was broken when she fell on her face when she was two. It turned a little brown over the years, but a couple of weeks ago it started to turn black... eeewww! I took her to the dentist and we had the option to root canal and cap the tooth she will loose in a year ($$$$$) or have it pulled. So, here is my cute Oaklee without her front tooth!

She had to have a thing of gauze in her mouth for half the day. She got the glasses, the toys, and the balloons from the Dentist's office. I thought she looked sooo cute!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Charlee's Lunch Special

Is it bad that I just cooked up a petite sirloin steak to put into Charlee's lunch? Brian thinks it is pretty spoiled, but the kid is so picky when it comes to eating the lunches I pack and steak is one thing I know she will eat. Some days she just eats her fruit roll up all day. She is usually so hungry when she gets home. I would have loved the lunches I pack for her when I was a kid. We did not get "prepackaged" stuff. We did not have 6 things in our lunch boxes with a juice box and all. I did not know what a juice box was until I got married (jk). We were lucky to get the real mac and cheese, not the store brand... eeewww! My kids on the other hand like to have Velveeta Shells and Cheese. Of course... It is 3 times the cost of mac and cheese when it is on sale. Yeah, way spoiled kids:) Cute beyond measure, but spoiled!!

Bad, Hot Mom!!

We realized yesterday that we forgot Trevee's birthday. Yeah, what a bad mom! I guess this goes to show that life moves on! So, Happy Birthday, Baby Trevee. We all love you!

Oh, and I am hot. Our AC broke today and we are at 87 degrees right now in the house!! ARRRRRRR!!!! Did I mention I hate renting???

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

I'm BACK!!

I have been so neglectful of my blog. I guess I need to get my priorities back in order:)

Well, my life has consisted of mainly PTO stuff 24 hours a day. I am having a ball! I made it through the summer and seem to be busier now that the kids are all in school. Oh, and I am a farmer now... a pig farmer. My kids have turned into these cute little piggies around the house.

Jaxson is having a lot of fun in Preschool. He can count to 8 in spanish very well. His writing is pretty bad, but I am pretty sure that will get better.

Oaklee is excelling in school as well. She makes her teacher laugh all the time. She had a little incident in school where she got locked in the classroom. The teacher counted everyone to go to lunch. After Oaklee was counted, she decided to go into the classroom's restroom to wash her hands and forgot to tell the teacher. She told me, "I came out of the bathroom and everyone was gone. The door was locked, so that was the big problem. I dragged the chair over to the door and reached up real high and unlocked it. Then I started to cry. Then I went out and found the bathroom lady and she found my teacher!" Her poor teacher was crying looking everywhere for Oaklee. It was a happy reunion!!!

Charlee is very happy. She is doing well in school and is having so much fun. She told me that she had a new friend in 2nd grade and they formed a club. I asked her name and Charlee did not know it, so I am not sure how strong the friendship is:)

Brian has been busy on the Grand Jury. He has to go 2 days a week for 4 months and do jury duty. He finds it interesting, but has to complete 5 days of work in 3 days for his job that pays us more that the $13/ day the county does.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Today was my goal date for having Journee. If I could make it until August 19th, I could bring home a healthy, happy baby girl. Wow. Alot has happened since April 24th. I know that she knows I would have done anything to get her here safely. I know Heavenly Father must have more important things for her to do up there! Still stinks, though!

Grandma Halladay

August 2009

My sweet Grandma Halladay passed away on Sunday night at 7:11. It sounds bad, but
I am so happy for her. She has been suffering for a long time and has wanted to go be with Grandpa since he passed a year ago. She loved my kids. They had the best Great Grandma any kids could ask for. I will miss her, but I am so glad that I had the opportunity to call her my Grandma. She promised to hug my little ladies in Heaven and let them know I love them. I am sad for my Mom and her Sisters, but I know they will all be okay. Once again, I am humbled by and grateful for the Plan of Salvation. Without the knowledge of this plan, I would not have the confidence of knowing that those I love who have passed are all happy, safe, and doing God's work on the other side. I love You, Grandma!! I will see you later:)

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

First Day of School

Brian and I were so excited for school to start. Check out these cute kids:)
Toothless Charlee loved her first day.
Silly Oaklee had a good time and learned about A's sounds.
Charlee is in Mrs. Telep's class.
Oaklee's teacher is Ms. Carol. She was funny. She got out all of the supplies out of her desk to show them to her friend, Anna.
Jaxson had a great first day.
He walked into class like a little man:)
It is Jaxson's turn to have Mrs. Lorene in preschool... finally!!
Can you believe I am kid less for 2 hours 3 days a week?? I don't know what to do with myself. No, I don't want to use the time to clean as Brian suggests, but we will have to see:)

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Grandpa




Grandpa came to visit a couple of weeks ago.


He only got to stay for a day, but the kids were so excited.


Come again soon, Grandpa!!

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Busy Bee... That's Me!

I have been so busy. I am the PTO president for our new charter school. It is a lot of work, but it is also so rewarding for me. I get to meet and work with new people that I would not know otherwise. I get to be involved with my kid's school and everyone gets to know my sweet kids.

A lot happened this week. We had a party at the school. I was in a sling the first part of the week because I bruised my elbow Sooooo BAD!! I am so excited to be out of that. It is hard to do your hair and put on mascara with only your left hand.
This week, Oaklee had a few doosies...
Charlee wanted to sit up front in the car and I told her it was too dangerous. Oaklee said, "I sat in the front seat once. Kenzee made me duck so the cops wouldn't see". Aunt Kenzee got in trouble for that one.
She also wanted to take a bath yesterday and I kept putting it off. She finally said, "Go turn on the water and I will get in. Do you want me to keep bugging you all day? No you don't."
Charlee got to meet her teacher at her new school. She is so excited. She has read 117 books so far this summer. With school starting on Monday, I think we will only make it to 120, but she is getting so much better.
We left the front door open and a BIG lizard snuck into the living room. I was too scared to get it out and Jaxson would not even get out of the car to come in for a fear of the lizard. Dad saved the day by coming home and getting it out with his hockey stick:)
Speaking of hockey... Brian has a class every Thursday and he is getting better. You may remember that he got a TON of ice hockey equipment for his birthday without knowing how to ice skate. He only fell on his butt 2 times this week and the "Big Girl" is his class (that is what he calls her. I don't know her name) complimented him on his skating abilities. I think the whole class is pretty bad, so he is right at home.

I love my life!!!

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

DOG FOUND!!

We found this "well loved" dog when we moved and it looks like it could be someone's best friend. Please call me if he or she (I can't tell) belongs to you!!