I think I've finally got it

After many frusterating attempts at making my stinking blog publish my posts, it seems to finally be working. Anyway, fall is here again and it is my very favorite season. I'm ignoring the big storm we got last night that has left everything all white and yucky.

Halloween came and went and the kids are as cracked out as ever on sugar. We went to a party with some of my high school friends, a school carnival, my friend Cassie's daughter's costume/birthday party, the Simmons party and trick or treating with the Bowman family. Those costumes really got some good use this year. Gavin was a phantom, Kaylee was Clawdeen from Monster High, and Daxton was an HVAC guy aka Daddy.

Gavin and Kaylee and I also went to the pumpkin patch with a bunch of my friends and their kids. Gavin

picked out the biggest freaking pumpkin ever and had a heck of a time carrying it back to the car. There were rides, games, a corn maze, roasted nuts, and the best most fresh kettle corn ever!. I even got my last sunburn of the season.

I know it makes me sound old when I say "Can you believe how fast the summer has gone by". But I'm saying it anyway. I was kind of dreading summer because my kids were going to be off for 3 weeks longer that what I'm used to, but it still went by fast. Kaylee was thrilled to go back to school and Gavin is already counting down the days until they go off track again.
The weekend before school started, a few of my friends and I went on a girls trip to St. George. The first night we went to the Elvis Cirq Show in Vegas. I loved the dancing and the music and the footage they showed of that hunky man, but I have to say I was a little put off by the last number. All of the dancers, men and women, were dressed up in jumpsuits and were wearing some crazy plastic Ken doll looking hair. I am a fan of Elvis impersonaters of all kinds, old Elvis, young Elvis, you name it. But I really have to draw the line at Elvis with real boobs. Man boobs I can handle, but real ones? Come on now. Anyway, on Saturday the girls and I hung out at the pool and watched crappy TV for a while, then went to dinner at a cute Italian place and to see The Help. "You is good, you is kind, you is important" sniff sniff.
It was a great and much needed getaway. I came back feeling like maybe I could make it through the day without hurting anyone.
Last Tuesday was the 100 Monkeys concert. My friend Cassie won a meet and greet with the boys and we felt pretty stinking special to be able to go with her. It was quick, but they are so nice and cute. I really wore the wrong shoes that night and after standing for an unspeakable amount of time in them, I thought I might never recover. Thankfully I am finally walking almost normal.

Good Times

May was as always a busy month for us. With all 3 of the kids having a birthday within the same week, there is always a lot to do. In addition to 3 birthday parties, Kaylee had a dance recital and Gavin had a school program. We've even managed a few fun in the sun days during the very little bit of sunshine that summer has offered us so far. Enjoy!

What's new?

Well we just wrapped up another expensive but fun holiday season. It always feels like such a lot of planning for such a short amount of time. The kids got everything that they wanted for Christmas, and then some. The "and then some" part came in all kinds of sicknesses for everyone except for me and the baby. We've had the flu, tonsilitis, and a stomach bug in our family all since the middle of December. I'm hoping that means we got it out of the way and we're done, but that hope is probably in vain.
Daxton has been busy causing all sorts of trouble in our home. He is truly inventive and has managed to destroy things that I didn't even know could be destroyed. He is lucky that he is so darn cute cuz if not we would be looking into baby boarding schools...