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Shocker!

The shock is that I'm posting something. What have I been doing? What have I not been doing is the question? I really have wanting to blog, but just found better things to do with my summer. So I obviously can't write everything we've been up to for the past long while or you'd get pretty bored, but I guess I can write some highlights.

My mom had a birthday and doesn't age.

My brother Jon got married, soooo fun.

Jay worked like a dog all summer.
I went everywhere with 4 kids and survived.

We spent good times with family.


Got haircuts and ready for school.



See that didn't take too long, now we're all caught up, so I guess I don't have to do this again till Christmas.....

April Fun

Wow, busy. That about sums up the month of April and it's not over yet.
I've been making cakes, swimming with the kids, piano lessons, music events, dance rehearsals, temple, bridal shower, women's conference (in Utah, coming up the last week of april), watching kids while Jay study's for finals, lessons for sundays, outings with the kids.
So I'll just post pics instead of describing everything, which I'm sure will just end in me saying that I need a break.

Oh dear

When your kids are sick, it's HARD! I would say I've been blessed with children that don't get sick very often and I'm thankful. I know some of my friends have kids that are constantly getting sick, which is horrible, and I give it up for you ladies. You are amazing. But this time as my two youngest have been sick I have realized that we often overlook the tender mercies that are given to us.
For example, this week has been hard because Owen and Cole have been sick and I have been on the verge (mostly stuffy and sore throat). The only thing worse than having sick kids is being sick yourself with sick kids. Anyway, when Owen is sick he is all about you holding him and not moving and watching TV. It is hard to even go to the bathroom without him breaking out into hysterics. So it's a lot of doing nothing and getting nothing done. But, (and here comes the tender mercy) Jay has reading week this week so he is home. Thank goodness. I know someone is watching out for me because Jay has been gone a lot in the last couple of weeks and I have been worn out by my kids so to have this lazy week is actually quite a blessing.
There you go. Sometimes looking at our trials in a different way can help us get through them.
p.s. (my random thought) I have come to the conclusion that there is nothing that I have smelt in my lifetime that is worse than this: opening the door to your child's room in the morning and smelling rotting vomit from the night before all over the blankets, clothes, and hair of your child
-okay this didn't happen this time the kids were sick, but it has happened before, I can't even put into words how disgusting it is (I'm not sure what I learned from this, maybe don't breath right away after opening a door that has been closed all night)

A NEW YEAR

Wow, time flies when your having fun.



I've felt really busy lately and definitely a little crazy. My kids are letting me know they have had enough of winter and being couped up inside, which isn't pleasant. I've taken them to a lot of different places, but of course all by myself. Jay has been super busy with school and trying to squeeze some work in when he can and so that leaves me to entertain our kids. Even though I've taken the kids out I always end up feeling at the end of the outing that I'm DONE! It takes a lot of prep, patience, and packed food to keep my campers happy.
I have managed to do some things I like to do, like decorate cakes. Well specifically I've been experimenting with cupcake recipes and icing recipes. It's been fun. I like excuses to do cakes so when Valentine's Day came I thought why not, I'll do a cake for Jenna's school Cake Raffle. It was fun to make.
Speaking of Jenna, she is growing up so much. She lost her first tooth on Valentine's Day during supper. She kind of freaked out and was a little scared when her tooth just fell into her mouth out of her gum. I told her calmly just to spit it into my hand. She did and then cried a lot because she saw the kleenex I was using to wipe up the little blood that was there. After a few hours she was fine and then she wrote a not to the tooth fairy that was sooooo cute.

If you can't read it in the picture it says: "Dear Tooth Fairy, This is my first tooth. What do you do with all the teeth? Thank you for coming. It kind of hurt, but I was brave. Love Jenna




I found a picture on the internet and I wanted to copy it, it turned out pretty close.