Enjoying the first Snowfall

The girls were super excited that if "finally" snowed!! As they were getting ready for school this morning they were already asking about playing after school. Lexi was really worried about the snow all melting before she got home to play in it. I assured her that there was way to much snow for it to all melt before she got home at 12! Lexi and Maycie started playing the second they got finished eating lunch. Why do I always forget how much time it takes
to get the kids all geared up for the snow??

Adelyn posing her heart out!

Adelyn and Maycie with their snowman.

Makenley and Maycie getting ready to shovel the walkways.



Makenley is all ready to go!!

Maycie shoveling the driveway. You got to start them early! She was loving doing this. In fact she was really mad when it was time for her sisters turn!

Kenley

Maycie found her bike in the backyard (oops!) she and Lexi didn't believe me that it wouldn't work in the snow!

Getting some use out of that diving board even in December!

Maycie

Lexi and her snow angel.

I love this time of year! I love the snow! And love even more when the kids get so excited to play in it until I drag their frozen bodies in for dinner!

Yeah for mother nature and the beautiful blanket of white outside.

The Aliens

While Lexi and Addy were upstairs playing today I heard Lexi say that she called Aliens. I thought oh wow what a goof. Then tonight at dinner we went around the table and said what our favorite part of our day was. Lexi with so much excitement in her voice and a certain sparkle in her eyes says that her favorite part of the day was talking to "the aliens"!! I ask her where did you talk to them? She tells me on the phone. Ok. Then again later tonight we got ice cream for a FHE treat and she says to Corey I talked to aliens today...swear on my mom's eyes! After we got home and the kids got pjs on we were gathering to do sciptures and prayers and she takes Kenley in the corner of the room with the phone and starts calling a number...to the aliens. It doesn't work so Corey asks her what the number is, she gives it to him. Corey puts in the number and sure enough it's a real phone number to what sounds like aliens! Corey laughs and tells her he knows another number for some aliens and proceeds to give her his fax number! You know when you think about it with the right imagination it could be aliens!!

Riding Home

This is what happens when you combine a camera, a 10 minute ride home from preschool and one darling 4 year old who loves to take pictures of herself. This one is my personal fav.
She sure thinks she is funny!

OH Maycie gotta love ya!

Halloween

HALLOWEEN MADNESSMaycie as a pirate.
Adelyn, Jacob and Annie

This is my cute little nephew, Kaleb, he was the cutest monkey! He is really chunky and I often call him a chunky monkey and on Halloween he really was one. We had him "for sale" at my dad's store.

Lilly

Makenley

Part of our crew. Their was a lot of us!

Jacob ( on the left) asked me if I wanted to take a picture of him and Brady( on the right). I said sure so he and Brady posed for me. I love Brady's face and Jacobs actions. Hilarious!

Lexi as Little Bo Peep

Adelyn, Annie and Rachel

Maycie

I have admitted before that I do not LOVE Halloween, however, I did enjoy it this year! The whole thing. The costumes, the decorations, ALMOST all of it. But come on does anyone really enjoy spending $20 on Halloween candy/prizes? I think one thing that really helped me like it more this year was the fact that we borrowed 3 of the 4 costumes the girls wore, so money saved there! We had a great time going trick or treating at Grandpa's store, making and eating pizza at Grandma and Grandpa's house, then trick or treating some more at our house. I do love seeing all the cute neighborhood kids in their costumes. Maycie stayed with me to hand out candy. It was pretty funny because we were sitting in the front room and she would see the kids walking up and if they looked to scary she would look at me and say, "Mommy maybe you should do this one, it's your turn." Isn't that nice of her!

Thank you Kimber and Lacey for letting us borrow your cute costumes and helping me enjoy Halloween just a little more!!

Hope yours was a great as mine!

Saying Goodbye

A few weeks ago we went swimming for the last time for the winter. It's funny because by the end of the summer we don't use the pool as much compared to the beginning of the summer, but now I am missing it already!! It creates lots of great family time. Corey and the girls!
Me and my hot hubby

Adelyn walking up the slide.

Kenley

Maycie. Just looking at this picture makes me laugh!

until next spring!

May I have a moment to brag...

If you don't want to hear me be a proud mama for a moment you may not want to read this post. I am giving fair warning...so if you don't like my bragging.....well it is your own fault!
At the end of each school year the kids take the Iowa test. This is given nation wide. Addy brought home this certificate from her 3rd grade test on Monday. It says that she scored in the top 10 percent in the whole nation in six different categories! I am so proud of her. I told her I was so proud of her and tried to help her understand what a neat achievement this was. Corey and I took her to dinner on Wednesday to Los hermonos (her choice). She thought it was pretty fun to go on our date with us and loved having one on one time. Even though I did want her to know it was a big deal, I am also grateful that she doesn't think to much of it at the same time. I love that she just thinks cool, not wow I am so cool, you know what I mean right?? I am so proud of her and the great student she is!

1st day of school

Oh the first day of school....I am such a cry baby!! I don't know what it is about school starting but I always get a little choked up. Not just about my little preschooler or the fact that I had a new kindergartner, I cried just as hard for my 4th grader (which totally freaks me out by the way) and my 2nd grader. I worry about the little things...will they have someone to eat lunch with, will the teacher be nice, will they have someone to play with at recess, and most of all I think it just freaks me out that they are at school for so many hours out of the day. I like the summer where I decide who they come into contact with. I know I am a little cookie but I don't know all the kids at school, their parents that come into class, the janitors or all the people that work at the school. I am a worry wart and I just want them to be safe and be happy. So needless to say I shed a few tears each time a new school year begins. Luckily they all LOVE school and they were all so excited to start! It makes it easier to leave them knowing they are super excited for their new teachers, new friends and most of all learning. I am excited for the new school year and I am happy about the cute teachers they all have. Let the fun begin!!

Funny Thoughts by Lexi

So we are headed home from lunch today when Lexi spots the temple. She asks me so which is Jesus house the temple or the church? I say both. She says I think the temple is his house and the church is his cabin.

Gotta love the things kids say!!

Discovery Museum

My sister, Keil, and I decided to fit one more fun thing in to the summer so we headed up to the Children's museum at the Gateway mall. Keli thought the kids would have fun riding trax in to Salt Lake...she was right. They thought that was pretty cool to go on a little train! Once we got there the party really started. The kids had a blast. There is so much to do and not a whole lot of "no you can't do that"s going on. Kids love that! Here they all are waiting to do a Popsicle art project. They painted with Popsicles. Then got to eat them.
Lexi loved this little horse. She got on it several times and thought it was really fun. ( I didn't personally see the fun in it but hey whatever makes her happy!) One of Addy's favorite things was the rock wall. This view is from the opposite side of the wall. She thought it was so cool that you could see to the other side of the wall. She got pretty good at climbing it.

There is a big water thing to play with all sorts of different ways to move the water and catch the water. All of the girls really liked this activity.

Alexiya is a little police officer! There is a little town with a grocery store, house, construction site, farm and gas station. She made sure everyone was following the rules!

Adelyn and Makenley climbing the wall together.

There is a whole news station to play with. I thought it was so cute! The sat down and could see themselves on T.V then there was a weather station where they we standing in front of a green screen so on the T.V. there would be things going on behind them. Pretty fun!

Maycie getting dressed up to do a play on the stage.

Maycie and Lilly building something. There were tons of different things you could build with.

I thought this thing was so fun. Addy loved it. You created a little scene and then took a picture of it, moved the scene, took a picture....get the picture? ( ha ha I am so funny!). When you were done they put it all together to make a movie. Then you could add sound to it.

Putting coins in and watching them roll in and hoping someone didn't grab yours before it was done...that happened a few times!

Yeah for fun filled summer days!!

Wednesday Fun

Wednesday has been a party day at my place for about 4 years now. About 4 years ago my mom and Keli decided it would be a fun idea to come over every Wednesday and play. In the colder months when the pool is not open we play Cities and Knights. I know the reason they started this in the beginning was that they were a little worried that I might lose my mind after having Maycie. My oldest, Adelyn, was 5 when I had my fourth Maycie. So it was a little crazy at my house and I loved the adult time that Wednesday created! We have had so much fun on our Wednesdays and I am so glad they are still willing to come out every week. In the summer Jesse joins us since she is not working..Yeah!! The kids have lots of fun and we get some good swimming and chatting done!! Kenley going down the slide.

Lexi being a diva.

Adelyn showing us her dive.

Brady being crazy on the slide.

Makenley, Adelyn, Keli, Rachel and Maycie ( not sure what exactly what she's doing but whatever...she's smiling!)