Say Hello

Say hello to my little friend, Mr. leaf bug!  When I went to take Filippo to school, we found this big guy chillin on my passenger side mirror.  He hung on while I drove Filippo to school and back.  He was huge.  We watched him groom himself and check himeself out in the mirror for an hour or so and then he hopped off.  I have never seen a leaf bug up close.  It was huge!

late summer highlights

It was a pretty mild summer.  Because of that, the blackberry bushes by our house bloomed late.  But don't worry, we were patient.  Is there anything better than warm blackberry cobbler with ice cream.

Bridgete

Happy Birthday to my darling Bridgete.  I love this girl so much.  Daughters are so special. 

I love talking to her about life...you know, life when you are in first grade.....

the boys that talk too much in her class,

 her request for a heart shaped sandwich in her lunch,

 the necessity to sing "I Am A Child Of God" every night before bed,

 pretty toenails,

 what clothes her baby dolls should wear,

how we have the cutest baby in the whole universe,

the fact that she is the fastest girl on her soccer team,

how far she can jump,

the need for daily art projects,

made up stories for her baby dolls,

and the list goes on. 

Sons don't talk about any of that,

just daughters.

My daughter.

I Love You.

a typical birthday picture.  Love this one even though it is blurry as heck.  LOOK everyone, Evan is smiling his regular smile and I captured it.  And he is holding Sophie...I think that is the third time that has EVER happened :)

Summertime

Summertime...and the living is easy.

School is in full swing and the kids are not used to it.  They loved this summer.  Spencer told me over and over again how this was the best summer ever.  Cute. 

Since I didn't post any pictures over summer, here are a few. 

I think these photos definitely represent the Summer of 2010 :)

And now we will move on.

I'M BACK!

School started yesterday.  I now have a chunk of time while Sophie is napping to blog. 

 Who cares about that sink full of dirty dishes,

or the four loads of laundry that needs to be folded

 or the floor that needs to be vacuumed?

Ok, the vacuuming needs to be done...I'm funny that way. 

 But stay tuned for our summer highlights.  There were a lot of highlights.

Here is a sample.  She is a water lovin baby!

 

Happy 18th Birthday Jenny!

Today is Jenny's 18th birthday.

Wow.

Where does the time go? Jenny is such a loving sweet girl. She brings happiness wherever she goes.

On Saturday she will FINALLY be baptized. She has been waiting for ten years. She has asked time and time again and her mom would not budge.

But now that she is 18, there is no stopping her.

Happy Birthday Jenny. We love you

MIA

Well, I'm not really missing in action, but since the end of May it seems like it.

School is out which I love.

The kids have been getting along pretty good.

We've been busy with lots of yard work, cleaning out closets, cleaning out the shed, gardening, and just getting rid of stuff we don't use. It feels good. Our DI pile seems to be growing by the minute! The garage is the next item on the list... oh boy!

Of course, we have been swimming, and visiting Tops yogurt too frequently. We went to Six Flags and that was a lot of fun. Sophie wasn't too thrilled to be stroller bound, but what are you gonna do? She is becoming a good little walker. But I don't know if I am ready to unleash her in public.

I have been practicing editing photos in photoshop. My SIL Stacey gave me a few pointers when she came for Spencer's baptism and I should have recorded her voice as she explained so many things to me. Next time!

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Filippo has been busy swimming all summer. He is doing great, especially his backstroke. He tried double practices last week (morning and evening) and he was like a zombie the next day. Evan started summer football, and was happy that he didn't throw up the first week. He walked around like a zombie drinking water all day so he didn't get dehydrated. I could only stand the zombie sleepy teenage boy thing for a day and put them to work the next morning. Sorry boys :) but I had to bring you back to reality.

Jenny is working for her bf's dad and for Dave. She is doing good...just saving up for BYU Idaho. Oh to be 17 again. Second thought, I like 36 :)

We have been preparing for Dave to get laid off in July, but things are looking much better. Say a prayer that they don't have to lay anyone off from the Sheriff's dept. Thank you!

I will post some new pictures soon. Camera drama. Drives me crazy!