When you are 7 this is what your Christmas List looks like!

Kaitlyn handed me her Christmas list last night and this is exactly what it looks like. I am actually not sure what half of these things are to be honest and the misspellings are adorable. Number 17 is precious. She makes me smile...a lot :)

1. Make-up
2. Zoobles
3. Blizzard Maker
4. Ipod
5. Vanity
6. Church Dresses
7. High Hills :)
8. Pagamas
9. Notbook
10. Cosco big fat bear
11. Fake nails
12. Singing Tori
13. Pants
14. Rug
15. Cote
16. Bike
17. A jingle bell off your reindeers
18. DS
19. Dove deoderant
20. Banana chair
21. Computer
22. leegins
23. books
24. Crans
25. Password journal
26. Head bands
27. Animal Planet Air
28. Crayola Magnetik double easel

Halloween!!

A glimpse into our last few months

If there was a "WORST BLOGGER AWARD" I would definitely be a running contender. Life has been so crazy and BUSY! I started this blog as a journal and a fun way to share our lives with friends and family..but yes I have slacked. We are currently living in Springville and have been for the last 6 months. We LOVE it, we are CONTENT, and I can't possibly move again for a while. 4 moves in less than 2 years has been really hard on all of us and it feels good to have some place to call home. I miss my friends in Monroe dearly, and my mom...but hopefully she will be up here soon as well. Our neighborhood is fantastic, I have amazing neighbors and my kids have so many friends. We have sidewalks and sewer systems..lol Only my Monroe friends can appreciate that comment :) We love the school here and my kids go back next Monday. Tyler will be in 4th grade, Kaitlyn in 2nd, and Nick will be attending the preschool at the same school. He will only be going for 4 1/2 hours a week, but I think Jackson is going to have a hard time not having his best buddy home all the time. They are so close...Nick asked for a picture of Jackson for his 4th birthday, which still makes me smile when I think about it. Life is beautiful and I am trying to soak it all up right now. I am blessed.

California Trip- DiSnEyLaNd!!!

The Happiest Place on Earth..yep!

California Trip-The Beach

Who plans a spur of the moment California trip in less than 48 hours..that would be me. As crazy as that sounds, sponenaeity really works for us. When we plan things in advance something always comes up or someone gets a cold. We had a great time even though it was more of a "mini-vacation" We didn't tell the kids until we were a few hours into the trip. I actually wanted to video tape their reaction, but didn't. I thought they would be screraming in joy, but actually their first reaction was disbelief, then the screaming and excitement followed soon after. It was a great moment and a memory at least the older two will always remember. We also got the chance to go and see one of my really good friends Lori who lives in Carlsbad, just outside of San Diego. It was an amzing trip and we are already making plans to go back in a few months.

WE LOVED THE BEACH...ESPECIALLY AT SUNSET!

Miss Kaitlyn Brianne turns 7!

Kaitlyn turned 7 and this year she actually got 3 birthday parties...because she is fabulous..and because it was impossible to get everyone together at the same time. Here are some pictures of her "friend" birthday party!

Nick's 1st Day of Preschool

Pretty much since he turned 3 Nick has been so excited that he could start preschool. All summer long he asked me frequently when it was time to start school. The days leading up to his first day were so exciting for him. The excitement continued all the way to school...that is until we actually got out of the car. My super happy and excited boy decided maybe school wasn't for him afterall. With my mom powers I am able to coax him into his classroom, but pretty much only because I got desperate and bribed him with candy. After staying for a few minutes I decided I better try to sneak out. He has this amazing instinct that tells him when I am trying to slip out a door without his consent or knowledge and it was in full swing yesterday. He runs to me crying and so I decide maybe I should take him home and try again next week, but his teacher assures me he will be fine. She takes him from me and he tries to hold on to me, in fact takes a large hair sample of mine with him as he's trying to. I made the walk of shame to the door wondering what all the other parents were thinking of me as I was leaving him there. I wish I could have stayed and had I a babysitter for the lil boys I would have. It's hard to balance all their needs sometimes. Needless to say I cried all the way back to my car and there I sat for the next while, asking every parent that left afterwards if he was ok. They all replied he was fine and it made me feel better, but I still stayed. When I picked him up he had on a little crown he made and even better he was wearing a great big smile. He says he wants to go back next week, but we'll see come next Thursday.

Here he is MY BIG PRESCHOOLER: