Wait...stop...time is going too quickly!!! (still)

As the weeks go by in a flash, I get more and more behind on things and forget things I'm really looking forward to. (Like the VT luncheon this past Thursday, darn it.) If I wrote about the things that have happened in the last 2 months I would be even more behind than I am now. So I decided to just move forward. My kids are healthy, happy and the bright spots in my life so the craziness that I find myself in because of them is worth it. I'm posting a picture of them all together, which is rare, all with smiles on their faces, which is also rare, and syrup on the dogs head. That is a bonus. Atleast the kids got a got breakfast that morning.

I've been picture tagged--and I was honest!!!

This is the 6th folder and the 6th picture. Would I lie about a picture like this. I thought of using a different one, but good grief, I can own up to the picture. Each year on our anniversary we take a picture of Brett and me. This picture was taken in Dec. 2007 while I'm putting my jewelry on for the actual picture. Thanks Mendie!!! Atleast your picture was of Kenzie on her birthday. I tag Teri Esplin, Kimberlie Hall, Amy Hatch, Jen Kesler, Stacy Rhineer and Clarissa Campbell.

New Form of Punishment

This past Presidents Day the boys had slept in late, ate breakfast in front of Sports Center and then went up to shower and get ready for the day, or so I thought. It turned out they started fighting with each other. Not the fist fight kind of fight, but the kind where goofing off and horse play goes a little to far. Well, I didn't want that on a day where we were all supposed to be home having fun together. After calling Brett at work about what to do, (he doesn't necessarily like that type of call), he suggested I have the boys pull out the two big ugly bushes in the front that needed to come out. Brilliant!!! I told the boys what they needed to do and they did it. The boys got to work quickly since they had plans with friends in a few hours, and I got the bushes removed...next time this happens I might have a freshly swept out garage or the rocks moved for our garden area.

Finally, the tooth came out.

Emily has had a really loose tooth for a very long time. I am not posting the picture of the loose tooth because, quit simply, it was really gross. But finally Sunday morning it came out. Brett had already left for church so she took the tooth in a ziplock bag to show him and a bunch of other people. The missing tooth has left a really cute whole. Making her freckled face even cuter to me. By the way, do other kids leave notes and M&M's for the tooth fairy? It used to be so simple--leave your tooth, get your money. Now days kids leave notes asking the tooth fairy questions about what she does with the teeth and what her favorite candy is.

Back to School so Soon?

I walked into the family room just after the boys came home from school on the first day after the Christmas break. Justin was sitting on the couch like this...he was not thrilled about being back in school. Sorry Justin, you still have 6 years until you graduate from High School and then there is college after that.

Christmas dresses made easy!

I usually stress big time about the girls Christmas dresses. For some reason I feel a need to make them and then race to get them finished. This year I went with the dresses from Costco. I know lots of other girls had them, but for some reason, I didn't care this year. Emily and Kelsey would wear them every Sunday if I let them. Hopefully Costco comes through next year too.

I have so much fun with Emily and Kelsey. I can't believe how big they are getting.

Memories of Christmas 2008

Christmas is such a fabulous time of year. This year Brett took two weeks off and it was so nice to have him around so much. I know Christmas is nearly a month ago but there are some things about Christmas I want to last forever.
We went sledding on New Years Day and it was so much fun. We really miss having more snow.

Brandon and Justin really dislike each others NBA teams. Justin loves the Lakers and Brandon loves the Jazz. My mom gave Brandon and Justin NBA shirts and purposefully gave them the other Team shirt. They could barely touch each others shirt. They can't stand each others team

We live across the street from two extremely decorated houses at Christmas time. On Christmas eve Santa and Mrs. Claus always come to visit these 2 houses. It was quite cold outside, but Kelsey is of a different breed because she always wants short on.

Like many families we open up one present on Christmas Eve. It is always pajamas, but Emily still hopes it will be something different. This picture is of them holding the presents. I didn't get one of them in their pajamas. Oh well.
This is a picture of one of the houses. The grandpa that lives there is the nicest man. He starts setting up in early November so the lights are ready just after Thanksgiving.