Wednesday, September 10, 2008

my daughter the cat?!

Jensy came home today with this darling cat on her head.
I couldn't resist grabbing the camera and asking her for a smile,
but this is what I get...
posing...
and attitude!




well, I thought it was too cute!
Also, her picture that she colored was chosen to be on the cover
of the book they are making! She was soo excited!
It has been said a time or two that she is a little artiste!

I gotta say, I love ham.
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Monday, September 8, 2008

BS!


Big BS!
BLOG SLACKER!
oh well.
A few important events
and one not-so-important one...

j. june lost her first tooth today!
This cool car was right in front of me at a light and so I whipped out my camera and shot a picture.
can you tell why it's so cool? Look close...

This is Jaxon on his first day at U Can Learn! He has a very nice teacher, Sara.

This week I am busy getting ready for our trip to Disneyland on Saturday!
Landon had a soccer game tonight in Ogden, they won 6-2!
Over the weekend, Shawn took Lincoln to the U football game, courtesy of aunt Dood! Thank you so, so much, they had such a ball! (and thanks also for the cool football, Lincoln takes it to school in his backpack and plays with it at recess!)
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

don't blink...

I used to think that my kids would never be in school all day.
My friend used to tell me
that it would be here before I knew it.
I would think to myself that she was wrong
and it would never happen.
well... she was right and I blinked.

I used to think that one day my child would sit beside me in the car
and they would actually grow out of that car seat
and we would sit together and have real conversations
not the ones with my singsongbabytalk voice.
again, I blinked.

I used to think that one day I would have a daughter and do her hair in the mirror.
Today she looked at herself and said she looked like a teenager.
It's okay she said, I'm not a teenager.
I'm trying not to blink.

Monday, August 25, 2008

the big day...

3 down and 1 to go!
Landon, Lincoln and Jensy started school today.
Jaxon starts next week
after Labor Day

Here they are on the big day!...
4th grade Landon: Mrs. Campbell (his BFF's mom!) and Mrs. Hansen
1st grade Jensy: Mrs. J. Johnson (Lincoln had her last year and loved her)
2nd grade Lincoln: Mrs. Bertram (Landon had her and she's our favorite!)

My Five:
1. A fun day with Jaxon, going to Target and getting Frosty's at Wendy's.
2. Three happy kiddos after school! They had a great day and can't wait for tomorrow!
3. 3 cuties one grade older!
4. One week with Jaxon all to myself!
5. Quiet time to read my book!

The real fun begins one week from tomorrow,
when all are at school...all day!
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Thursday, August 21, 2008

#22, silly and GOLD!

Jaxon's first football game was last Saturday!
They won 39 to 0.
Jaxon played awesome,
although he was pretty nervous in the beginning...


Jensy and her BFF were being pretty silly today...
and Landon won the gold! (first place in a Striker's tournament!)

My FIVE:
1. Card Friday on a Thursday! We've officially changed to Thursday for the school year. Also, we will be travelling to Park City more often (every other week). I don't mind one bit checking in with the outlets more often!
2. Cleaning out the house for stuff to sell at a yard sale- a great way to dejunk!
3. My sister starting a blog! Now all you have to do is post, Nat!
4. Four more days until school starts, but I'm not counting down or anything ;)
5. A good cry. Because I went here.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

day trip!

Yesterday
Kelly and I packed up our *7 kids
and headed to Bear Lake
When we arrived, we heard the kids saying:
This is the best day of my life!
Here are some pictures
taken, not by me,
but by the professional...




(you should have seen Jensyn's face as he got closer...and closer...)
We rented this water trampoline. You can see Jensy in the foreground. She wouldn't go near it.
What did the kids think of the trampoline? Well as we were heading back to the car...freezing... we heard them say: I'm soooo glad that's over!

* It was 7 instead of 8 because Jaxon had football. Unfortunately, he locked himself out of the house and couldn't get his gear and therefore could not go to practice afterall! Poor kid. (But true to Jaxon form, he was negotiating with Shawn that because they didn't get to go, the two of them would go next time. just them. because that would be fair).
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

I am WHITE...

I love these personality tests.
I have been reading other people's
and I was not planning a post on this,
but I am amazed by how dead-on I think it is!

This is me, to a T, don't you agree?...

Whites (Motive: Peace)
Whites are motivated by Peace. They seek independence and require kindness. They resist confrontation at all costs. To them, feeling good is more important than being good. They are typically quiet by nature, process things very deeply and objectively with great clarity. Of all the colors, whites are the best listeners. They respect people who are direct but recoil from perceived hostility or verbal battle.
Whites need their "alone time" and refuse to be controlled by others.
Whites want to do things their own way and in their own time. They ask little of others and resent others demanding much of them.
Whites are much stronger than people think, but are not often seen for their strength because they don't easily reveal their feelings.
Whites are even-tempered, diplomatic, and the voice of reason; but can also be indecisive, unexpressive, and silently stubborn. When you deal with a WHITE, be kind, accept and support their individuality, and look for non-verbal clues to understand their feelings.

p.s. I did mean to add the link, just didn't get to it,
but here it is!