Oreos

The kids wanted Oreos after dinner, Grant was in the bathtub - this is what happens.

College Weekend

My parents came to town to stop for a few days before taking Amber to BYUI for her freshman year - yeah that makes me feel old. We had a great time visiting. We had decided that on Saturday we would all go to Lava Hot Springs for a fun day. Unfortunately Chad and I both had to work. I got to go for half the time and brought dinner for everyone, but Chad had to work, so he couldn't make it. It was fun for the kids to spend some time with Grandma and Grandpa without me around. They had a great time. Both Claire and Owen went down the big slide. I went with Owen, but Claire went all by herself. Grant finally loved the water, and the other two were little fish. They had a lot of fun, and were exhausted when we were finished. Thanks for a fun day mom and dad.

Claire's First Day of School

Claire started 1st grade this year!! I can hardly believe it! She is getting so big. We were all ready for school to start this year. She was ready to have some time away from us, and we were ready for her to have a little more structure in her life. Her teacher is Mrs. Stout, and all she has told me so far is that her school day is soooooo long. She was very excited to eat lunch at school. We love you Claire and hope you have a wonderful school year.

Meat on a Stick

One night while working at the ticket office, I was talking to the girls about how frustrating it is to get my kids to eat meat. Seriously I don't think I cook that bad, but I hate dinner time. Every time they ask me what I'm making they whine and say "I don't like that." Well, they told me to try putting meat on toothpicks. I told Chad my plan, and we decided to try it.

It worked, this is what our kids looked like after they tried their "meat on a stick."



Owen said it was the best chicken he has ever had. Having the success of chicken, we tried it with steak, and they loved that too!! Thank goodness for toothpicks.

Miss Ava Jean

I feel like I haven't shared very many pictures of my sweet Ava. She is growing up so fast. She is such a joy to have in our family. She is sleeping most of the time, and sooo happy. We are lucky to have her.

Trouble!!

I was busy working in the preschool trying to get everything ready. The kids love to play out there, but they know that they aren't allowed in the preschool unless I am with them. I don't want it to become a play area. Anyways, I ran upstairs to do some work on the computer, and Claire came upstairs as happy as can be. This is what I found . . .

Oh yes, she was in trouble!! Not only did she cut a ton of her hair off (she was trying to look like her friend Cassidy, who has long hair??), but she also convinced Owen to cut his hair, and they cut some of Grants hair off.
Seriously?? You would think she was old enough to know better. Of course this was the week that school was going to start for her, and I was starting preschool. So I told her that they would have a hard time figuring out if she was a girl or boy. She looks terrible!! I am not even happy with the fix that I got, but it was the best my hairstylist could do. She had to pay for a haircut, which she was not happy about. Owen's hair was a much easier fix, a short buzz, and he was fine. I keep thinking that Claire will learn her lesson, but it hasn't happened yet. Here's hoping that this is the last time. But for now we have quite a few headbands with big flowers.

College and Preschool

Both my boys started school. Chad had is first day of classes at Idaho State University last week, and Owen and I started preschool today. We are excited and scared of this new adventure that our family is taking, but luckily I have the preschool to help us out. So now I become a college students wife, but we have 4 kids, a mortgage, and a car payment. Lets hope we can make it through the next 3 years with our sanity!