Updates

I knew it had been a long time since I updated my blog, but Halloween?  Wow, I am really behind.  Here are some pics of the kids at their birthday parties and some other fun stuff.

Gavin and his friends at Classic Fun Center for his party.

Kaylee, Rachel, and Quinn at her birthday party at the Clearfield Aquatic Center for her party.

Daxton getting ready to blow out his candle on his birthday.

Gavin mowing the lawn for the first time at the cabin this last weekend.

Daxton was really roughing it at the cabin.  Eating goldfish and watching Elmo in the car.

Kyla, Kaylee, Daxton, and Morgan blowing bubbles at the cabin.

All three kids playing dress up.  Daxton didn't take that cape off for days after.

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...

California Dreamin'

We just got back from our California vacation and I'm realizing that reality is highly overrated. After more than a week of not having to cook (except make peanut butter sandwiches), not having to clean, no homework supervision, no runnng errands, and a basic disregard for schedules, it's been a little hard to get back into the swing of things. The weather in California was record breaking hot and way humid, but other than flat hair and sweating out of places that really shouldn't be sweating, it was great. The beach was my favorite part and I'm already trying to plan a time to get back to it. We also went to Legoland, California Aventure, and we met up with our friends Sam, Angie, and Dakota for a little while at Disneyland.

Summer Fun

Well it has been a super busy and fun summer. My kids are on year round school, so they were only out for 6 weeks. We tried to fit in as many fun things as we could. We fed ducks at the park and had a couple of picnics. We went to the cabin a couple of times with most of the fam for some hard work and good food. Kaylee got to be in a 4th of July parade with her cheerleading team and we had a yummy BBQ at the Bowman house and a sleepover with the Simmons family all in one weekend. We went to Cowabunga Cove water park with our friends Lisa, Quinn and Jesse. Next was the first day of day of school with Gavin starting 5th grade and Kaylee starting 2nd. On August 3rd, Pam gave us a new little niece/cousin baby Kinsley. Today, we celebrated my grandpa's 90th birthday party.
Even though the kids are back in school, I'm still hoping to fit in some more fun and hopefully be able to enjoy some more good weather before the leaves start falling and we have to start thinking of Christm... Oh man I can't even go there yet.