Playing in our pools - April 23, 2012

Monday - April 23, 2012

It turns out that the kids' friend, Paige lives close to us now.  Her grandma lives a few houses away from our old house on Tremont Street.  She spends a lot of time at her grandma's house and that is how the kids met her and became friends with her.  She used to come over and play at our house a lot when she was visiting her Grandma.

Now we live closer to her.  The kids were so excited when they realized this.  Paige came over after school today.  We set up the pools and the kids have been having so much fun playing outside today.

School Program at Mckinley Elementary - April 13, 2012

Friday - April 13, 2012

Playing at Meadow Park - April 9, 2012

Monday - April 9, 2012

Alissa's friend, Erin came over to play today.  The kids had a lot of fun playing on the playground at Meadow Park.  Alissa really misses living close to Erin's house.  They like it much better when they can just walk to each other's houses when they want to play.  They are happy that they still get to play together, since we moved.  But they can't play as often and they are really missing each other.

Easter - April 8, 2012

Sunday - April 8, 2012
Sorry I haven't posted in a while.  I've been busy with school and moving.  After I got all our stuff put away in the new house, I got sick.  It was miserable.  I lost my voice completely (that's never happened to me before).  My voice is still recovering.  It was not a fun.  So anybody that tried to call me and I didn't answer, that is why I didn't answer.  I really couldn't talk.  Anyway... we love our new house!  It is so nice.

Since church starts at 9:00 am, we had to wake up early to have our Easter fun before church started.  The kids were super excited, so getting up early was easy for them.  They had so much fun finding their Easter baskets and eggs this morning.

 We didn't get a chance to decorate our Easter eggs before Easter, so we decorated them today after church.  The kids loved it.  We did it a little different this year.  We had a lot of different decorating options.  We normally just dip the eggs in a color, but this year we had paint, glue with sparkles, stickers, and all sorts of fun stuff.  The kids loved it.  I think I want to do it this was every year.  I just need to make sure we have time to decorate them before Easter from now on.

 Brinley finished her eggs first and went in the living room to practice her hula hooping.

 When Parker and Alissa finished we all ended up in the living room playing. Roger came and joined in on the fun.  The kids love it when their dad plays too.  They had fun playing with their hula hoops, the big bouncy balls, and Parker's new bat.

The Kids Made Cookies - March 10, 2012

Saturday - March 10, 2012

We will be moving on the sixteenth and seventeenth!  I'm so excited!  I can't wait to have a dishwasher again.  I really dislike washing dishes by hand.  It's miserable.  I'm also looking forward to having more room.

Packing is stressful and a lot of work.  It is really hard to pack, take care of your family, and keep a clean house.  So, in all of my pictures, you can see that the house is not very clean, but I am doing my best.  The kids wanted cookies really bad, but I was busy packing.  I told them how to make them all by themselves.  They all team worked and these are the cookies they created.  They were so excited to be making the cookies all by themselves.  When they started to put the cookies on the cookie sheet, they got the brilliant idea to make one cookie sheet have extra large cookies on it.  They were excited about the thought of having a cookie that takes up their whole plate.

 I had cleared most of the small stuff out of the living room.  We needed a place to store the boxes after I packed stuff in them, so we moved the kids' mattresses into the living room and I'm using their rooms for all the boxes.  The kids love sleeping in the living room, so they had no problem with this move.  Parker and Brin love jumping on their beds when it is like this.  Their mattresses are in really bad shape because of this.

Pinterest

I'm addicted to Pinterest!  My sister Missy told me about it and suggested that I check it out.  I can't get enough of it!  I've gotten so many great ideas and I have a ton of craft projects I would like to do.  The kids and I have had fun trying different activities we've gotten off of Pinterest.  I think Pinterest is going to be life changing for me.  I love to play and have fun with the kids.  With the help of Pinterest I have an endless amount of fun ides to do with them and on top of that I have a zillion crafts, recipes, and things I love that I can't wait to try out.

The Church Playground - March 4, 2012

Sunday - March 4, 2012

The kids always want to play on the playground for a little bit after church.  I have a really hard time telling them no, since we don't usually have anything going on or any reason to hurry home after church.  Alissa was being really goofy, then she hurt her leg, so she came up really close to the camera for me to take a picture of it.

More Snow - March 2, 2012

Friday - March 2, 2012

I love how everything looks covered in the snow and I want to take pictures so we don't forget what it was like living here.  We will be moving in the middle of the month.  We are sooooo..... excited!  We will be moving to a house on the south side of Tremonton.  We realized that living in this much smaller house with lower rent really wasn't saving us money.  Rent was cheap, but our utility bill was through the roof.  Also we spent more money on gas, since everything is so far away.

Playing in the Snow While Waiting for the Bus - March 1, 2012

Thursday - March 1, 2012

We have not gotten very much snow this year.  It's been kind of a bummer, but also a blessing, since snow blows in through the door at this house.  It is an old house and the door does not seal well.  It's also a blessing because I started going to school at Steven's Henegar College in Logan and I really don't like to drive in the snow.  Especially in our tiny little old beat up car that doesn't handle the snow very well. 

The neighbor's dog came out to join us while we were playing.  The neighbor's dog is fun and it makes us miss our dog, Mollie.

I've started taking a CNA course at Steven Henagers College.  It keeps me busy.  I've been a stay-at-home mommy for the last 10 years.  I love being a homemaker and I love having little ones at home.  The sad thing is that my little ones are growing up.  They are all in school now and that is just CRAZY!  I can't believe how fast they are growing up.
Lately I have felt a real urgency to get started on my education.  Now that the kids are all in school, it's time!
I've been praying about this for years and I have decided that nursing is what I will go in to.  My goal is to become a nurse anesthetist.  I've got a long way to go.  I will finish my CNA course the first week of May.  I've turned in my application at Utah State University.  I'm hoping to start school in the Fall.  I'm excited to get going on it all.