Kid History

We discovered these while at Park City (thanks, Danny & Leah!). Maybe I'm the last to know about these hilarious videos...... The kids have most of them memorized now, and watching them NEVER gets old! Our favorites are Numbers 4,5, and 6.

hello?

 

Hey, I'm just chillin' with my mom at the car place. Yeah, she should have brought me a snack or something.....at least she let me call my peeps while we're waiting. 

Hang on, I'm texting someone. I can do it upside down cuz I'm cool like that.

Hellloooo??? Is this thing on? I'm about done now, so I'll probably chuck this on the floor. See ya!

Fall Break

 It's definitely Fall around here..... just look at my mountain!

We spent Fall Break in Park City with my family. This year Shinji was with us (the son of Kanako, who lived with our family for a few years when I was young). The kids LOVE Shinji, especially Jackson. They would not leave the poor guy alone! Jackson pretty much bossed him around the whole time- "Shinji, come here", "Do that again, Shinji", etc, etc.

We swam, went on walks to the park, played football, made crafts, ate yummy food, went on a hike, and RELAXED!

 Landon rang the trolley bell

 making para scopes with Grandpa

 We all had fun holding our new cousin/nephew Dallin

 Sorry, Dallin!

 Decisions, Decisions.....

Thanks Mom & Dad! It was great!!!

Crazy Hair Day!

mr. independent

Landon has been a little stinker lately when it comes to eating. He whines, turns his head, and keeps his mouth shut tight. Yesterday I was fed up, put his bowl on his his highchair and said "you can feed yourself, then..."

Okay, mom! 

Now he's happy as can be at meal times, and will eat whatever is on his plate as long as he gets to feed himself. Problem solved!

boo!

Project number 2 was inspired from Pinterest. 

 cardboard letters + green yarn

The finished product. I don't mind telling you that it took me FOREVER to wrap these things! I had to take breaks because I would get so annoyed. But the end result was worth it, I think.

dollar store wreath

Matt was out of town for work the majority of September. What's a girl to do.......

Craft!

I was sorely lacking in Halloween decor, so I made a few things. The first was this wreath. Not the cutest, but it will do. I got everything from the dollar store:

 

This was my first version, but I thought it needed something more.....

Here's the "something more". Not sure which I like better. What do you think?

whew.

Remember when it was summer and we stayed in our pj's (or swim suits) all day and did nothing but eat popcicles and relax? That. Was. Awesome! 

I miss the days of having nothing to do and nowhere to be.

My days (and nights) right now are filled to the brim. Between school carpools, work 3 days a week, dance, flag football, piano, homework, weekday mutual and Sunday teaching I don't have a free day to catch my breath. Heaven help me when I have ALL the kids involved in extra-curriculars.....

Part of me likes being busy. I feel like I'm accomplishing and providing......though mostly for other people. Such is the life of a mother. I'm fairly spent by the end of each day, but I am telling myself to enjoy this stage of life- for soon I will have teenagers who will exhaust me even more.

In other news, my mountain is ushering in Autumn with reds, oranges, and yellows. Although I'm still sporting shorts and flip-flops every day and the house is full of open-window breezes, the evening brings a chill that makes me suddenly long for a pot of chili and some pumpkin bread. My favorite season is upon us!

Also, we have new neighbors at the brothel house. Against all odds, they are an amazing family who is fixing the place up, has super cute kids (older than mine but who cares!) and shares our beliefs. My prayers have been answered.

Flag Football

 Lincoln started flag football last week. He has been so excited for this! They're still learning what to do, but his team is great and they are having so much fun. So far they have three plays that they run, Red Hawk, Black Hawk, and QB Sneak. Lincoln loves playing all the positions, but I think he likes running the ball the most. He's been close to a touchdown several times, but hasn't gotten one yet....