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Since my mom never checks my blog, I decided to post pictures of her Christmas present!

In case you haven't noticed, I'm hooked and loving it!

Busy Fall Break!

It has been one busy Fall break, and it isn't over yet! This is just a brief update but I'll expand more later. We picked up Sophie (my mother in-laws dog who will be visiting for a week or so), then headed to Heber to the cabin with Aunt Amy and Harrison.

We got to visit the pumpkin patch in Snowflake. We skipped the haunted corn maze this year.

The Snowflake temple was amazing. It was closed by the time the craft fair was over but we still walked around and took in the sights. It was so beautiful.

The cabin (belonging to Amy and her family) was AMAZING. I had so much fun. Clay is so sick of hearing about the cabin! Hopefully we'll get to go back soon!!Hobby Lobby was a fun place for the girls (and mommy too). Good thing I live far away from all those crafty places!

More to come!!

I'm hooked!

For me, it is so easy to get hooked on things to do. I get bored very easy so I like to be busy. I have gotten hooked on making these rag quilts. I love that they're easy first of all. They don't take long so it's hard to get bored with doing it. You also get an awesome finished product. This is how Sydney's quilt turned out. She's happy, I'm happy. I'm looking forward to making myself one next!

The girls love their new blankets. I still am in awe that I actually completed something so cool Go Me!

What have we been up to?

Well, obviously blogging has taken a back seat lately. I'm always thinking about updating, but can't ever find the time to do it (or the self motivation). However, I do find plenty of time to play games on Facebook. Hmmmm, go figure! So........


School started and all the free time went out the window. I love going to school for only four days a week. I think it's tough on the kids but come Friday we are all ready to do something fun together. Monday through Thursday we are running in overdrive. I'm up at 4 AM, partly because one of our bathrooms is being remodeled so I like to get in and out before Clay needs to get ready for work. The girls are up at 6AM and we're out the door at 7:15 (on Wednesday's I have a staff meeting at 7 AM so we have to be out the door at 6:45), school starts at 8 Am. The girls get out of school at 3:30 PM and I get off at 4. Then it's home to do homework and get dinner ready, play for a few minutes, get baths, and get in bed by 8 PM. Like I said Overdrive! It is one hectic 4 day week. Then comes Friday. We usually clean so we can play all day Saturday. This week the house was relatively clean so we get to have fun ALL weekend.

This weekend I'm starting on my second rag quilt. I already made Alex one, now it's time to make Sydney's. Here is Alex's finished quilt.

This is the front. I can't believe I made this! Maybe I did get some of the talented gene after all.
This is the back side. Sydney's is a little different so I'll post pics when I get it done.

I'm sooooo excited. I finally finished a project. I'm so proud!! It was so much fun. I also have plans to make myself a King size quilt for my bed the same style. My mom has also expressed (over and over again), her need to have one too! We'll see. I love reading your blogs and I'm glad to see everyone is doing great. I need to find my blog mojo (as Amie would say) and get back to it!!

Hang In There!

OK, Ok! I soooooo need to update the blog! School started and our lives ended. I promise, we're all still alive and kicking over here. I'll be posting updates and pictures soon. Hang in there. I know the two of you that do read this are so anxious to know what we've been up to. I know the feeling, I'm a blog addict in recovery so...........

Alex gets a new bike.

Alex got a new bike the other day from my dad and mom (Papa and nana). I was so excited. We have bought at least two bikes in the past for Sydney and she has wanted NOTHING to do with them. Since we've been playing with the kids in the neighborhood, who all have bikes, Alex has been dying to get a bike. My dad is a firm believer in every kid knowing how to ride a bike. So Nana and Papa came down, got a bike, and wanted to help Alex learn how to ride. I wanted the training wheels on, but Papa said no! He said it would take her twice as long to learn. I remembered having training wheels when I was little but he said I didn't. Ok, ok, I'm not going to argue with my dad so the training wheels stayed off. After a few close calls, one major fall, and a scraped knee Alex was getting the hang of her bike. My back was killing me from holding her up straight (training wheels would have helped this but me and my dad rarely agree on anything when it comes to kids). She was falling less and lees and then.......

She was off and riding. Two days flat and she can ride her bike!! I was surprised after her big fall that the very next day she wanted to get right back on and try again. Yay for Alex! I can't believe it only took a few days, she rocks!

Sydney on the other hand could still care less about riding a bike! She'll play outside with everyone but doesn't really like to try to ride Alex's bike.

I was so proud of Sydney when she did ask if she could try to ride the bike too. She went up the road once and that was enough for her. I had so much fun helping Alex learn to ride her bike. I want to get a bike too now, so I can ride with her.

The best gifts come from Dad

Clay will no longer be working under big lights any more at night. Now, we'll all be on the same schedule again, Yippee! So, to celebrate him not working nights anymore, he decided to bring home a treasure trove of BUGS and other various living things for the girls. I have no idea what this bug is. It was hard to take a picture because he was moving so fast all over the place. It also flies. If you know what it is, we'd love to know so leave us a comment!
Daddy brought home 5 or 6 huge moths. These are the girls favorite. They love to hold them. I know huh, Girls and Bugs?? They were soooo excited when dad got out all the bugs, you would have thought it was Christmas morning.

Special Delivery just from Dad. What could it be??

Frogs......YAY!

Alex holding the smaller of the two frogs. These were fun to watch hop around. Then off into the wet grass they went. Hopefully they stick around for a little while. I think I'll leave the porch light on for them tonight so they can eat some bugs.

He was one happy frog once he got to the wet grass.

What are bugs without the beetle. This was a big one. Once he hit the dirt he started digging and before we knew it he was gone! Thanks Dad for all the gifts!

Lasr trip of summer....part 2

When we were in Phoenix visiting grandma, Aunt Chalice called and said she was coming down to visit too! YAY!! That meant we not only got to see her and the kids, we also got to hold the new baby! That in itself is worth the long hot drive to Phoenix. Grandma had a few new toys for the grandkid's. These swords were one of them. Wow, did the kids have a good time. By the end of the first night we had to hide the swords to get some peace and quiet.

Sydney with her cousins Autumn and Braydn. Alex was somewhere playing with the other cousins, Shayn, and Colton.

Then Alex (a bigger baby hog than me), got to hold the new baby Treyson. She loves to hold babies. I think she's going to be a big fan of babies and kids just like her mom when she grows up!

When Treyson woke up I finally got to hold him! Then luckily Alex went to go play with the kids, so it was moms turn to hold and snuggle the little guy!

What a special little boy. I loved every minute of getting to visit with him. He was so tiny. He reminded me so much of Sydney. My kids are growing up sooooo fast, it made me a little sad. That's what sister in-laws are for though...... they have the babies and Aunt Roxy gets to love on them!

Then Aunt Amy brought over Harrison (who Alex also got to hold, like I said, baby hog!). Our two newest nephews meeting each other for the first time. Harrison couldn't keeps his eyes off of Treyson. They're going to be good buds I think.

Thanks Aunt Amy and Aunt Chalice for sharing your little boys with us. Now that we've had our baby fix, we can concentrate on school. We hope to see you guys soon!! Love ya.

I loved these pictures so much I just had to post them. The kids were so happy when we finally left for school, I think they were sick of taking pictures. Between their mom and dad, I think we got the first day of school pretty much covered.Sydney: First day of Third Grade!
Alex: First day of First Grade!

Good luck girls, have a great year!

Last trip of summer....part one

Can you tell by our stylish shoes what we did with Grandma and Grandpa? Yep, we went bowling!! The shoes were totally hideous (the girls shoes were actually cute), but we had so much fun. We can't wait to go bowling again. The girls were a little scared at first. They had been to bowling alley before but never really gone bowling.
Then they started bowling and there was no stopping them! Sydney was very good at reminding you when it was your turn. The scoreboard was very entertaining to watch. Whether you missed all the pins or got a strike there was a little cartoon that followed. The girls would always run back after their turn to watch the score board.

Aunt Amy met us there and bowled with us. It was so fun, we laughed all night long. We missed baby Harrison, but it was so loud in there he wouldn't have had much fun. We're glad he let us borrow his mom for a few hours. What a crack up, we love you Amy!

Even though Alex bowled granny style she was still able to get a STRIKE! Sydney got one too! They were so excited. I think all the adults got a few strikes that night. If I remember right Grandpa beat us all both times!

We had a great time with grandma and grandpa. The perfect end to a great summer.