Monthly Archives: November 2016

Happy Happy Birthday Nate! 

I sure miss the incredible birthday parties we used to have for Nate when he was younger. Nate always LOVED to help make his cake and plan his awesome activities with all his friends. Boy how times have changed. Now that he has to leave for school in the morning, even pancake breakfasts are hard to make happen. (We had to toss them to him as he ran out the door for the bus.) Tonight, Sam and I took him out to dinner at Razoos and brought him clothes shopping. He is such a handsome young man! I LOVE him so much and am so proud of him. Nate is SO very smart and talented. He has helped me understand photography so well. I am just amazed at his knowledge. It was so wonderful to be able to spend time with just him, uninterrupted by any of the other kids. 😊

Kid Mania! (Well, maybe.)

This morning, we went to our usual early storytime because the boys wanted to go to Kid Mania for our Friday trip. Lucy enjoyed jumping among her pink and orange chairs after it was over, which is now driving the boys crazy. They are so ready to leave the library when Lucy and I come out, they dread when she goes running towards them.Today she chose orange……before she chose Pink! 😆 Luckily, the boys did not have to wait too long, because Lucy came right away when we said it was time to leave. She cracks me up though. She is always intently watching everyone else. She saw several kids walking while holding their moms’ hands, so she insisted I hold her hand. It is SO funny because she is actually very obedient and I usually don’t make her hold my hand if she doesn’t need to. By the time we made it to Kid Mania, Lucy was out. She actually slept for an hour and a half on my lap while Alex and William played.Lucy was so excited to wake up and see where we were.The boys were so good with her, and Lucy felt like such a big girl because they included her in their play.Little girl, with big plans, going LOTS of places. 

Hallelujah Fall

Today we woke up to cool glory! Maybe fall is actually going to happen after all! I LOVE being cuddled in warm snuggly jammies, instead of baking in a sauna every day. I was actually able to put Lucy in one of her new fall outfits today, and I think it is one of my favorites!It helped getting some awesome smiles of Lucy having Wesley playing across the street. She is such a ham!

Wild Wednesdays!

I despise Wednesdays lately! They are INSANE! We run from one thing to the next, from sunup to sundown. We will definitely be making some changes, come next semester, because our current setup is exhausting for us all.Lucy barely makes it into the van from school before she is out.Poor Khaliyah sees her crate more than she sees us.I am so grateful we did not have scouts today and were able to have a little bit of a play break. Lucy LOVES going over to the Gundersen’s. The kids are all so sweet to her and make her feel so welcomed. Today, she even took their phone.I truly appreciate Esther for being so patient with her, and letting her feel like a big kid. ☺️

Trick-or-Treat

Today was a very busy Halloween. I have been sad having some of the kids back at school because we are not able to do all the fun activities on holidays like we used to when they were all home. I made the best of it though, and had the boys help me get things ready for nighttime. They sometimes dread going out though, because people are always stopping us over Lucy. Today in the store, the demo lady kept following us around, taking pictures of Lucy with her cell phone. William kept saying it was so creepy. 😆 We got out of there as fast as we could.We cooked our dinner in a pumpkin, which I have always wanted to try. It was FABULOUS!Nate dressed up like Marty McFly and was surprised to see his principal was Doc Brown.William has decided that it is more enjoyable for him to create his own costume, than to buy one. Sure makes it easy on me. 😊 So we had a zombie, a ninja, a ladybug, Marty McFly, and a lost BYU cheerleader. (We caught up with her later.)Lucy caught on to the whole trick-or-treating thing super fast. The boys were great helpers too. They realized you get lots more candy with a cute baby sister. Sam and I thought it was crazy that we are usually embarrasssed to take pictures of our kids trick or treating at peoples’ homes, yet this year, they were taking pictures of us. Crazy the way the world has changed with technology.Our favorite house was at the end of our street in the culdesac. Not only did they have amazing decorations……they also gave out fresh popped popcorn and fresh spun cotton candy. It was a hit for the entire neighborhood.Natalie went around with Sabrina again this year. I guess there comes a time when it isn’t “cool” to go around with your parents anymore. She sure swept up on candy though. The kids all had a blast and agreed it was one of the best years ever.