A WINDY AFTERNOON!!

It was far too windy for playing outside this afternoon. Ryanne invited a friend over before dance to jump on the trampoline. They were outside for a whole five minutes when they decided it was too cold and windy. We decided to work on a puzzle instead. Emmie had to put the last piece of the puzzle in place. It was an absolute must. (Otherwise we might have ended up in World War III) You will notice the smile on her face. As usual she got her way. Some battles are not worth fighting!!!

Ryanne looked so cute. She was all decked out for dance. She is such a cutie. She is loving dance. Right now Hip Hop is her favorite class. She is definitely a tomboy though. (That is what she tells me daily). Tomboy, or not, Ryanne is doing great at dance and school. She is getting to be such a great reader. She will bring home her take home reader and tell me it is far too easy! Her teacher always tells me that she is a joy to have in class. I am sure that she is.

It is 7:30pm and I only have one more trip to the dance studio. Then I can turn on my electric blanket and get in bed. Tomorrow I am going to the Temple. Then to work at the Elementary School. Then to the paint store to pick paint colors for our old house. Then to Home Depot to get the name of the molding for the base boards in the old house. Then try to make it home before the kids. Then play date/late nights with the kids friends. Then a soccer game and so on, and so on, and so on.......

Wednesday November 8, 2006

Emmie had preschool today. The older kids had school. (obviously) Hanna and Emmie had dance this afternoon. Ryanne and Morgan have tumbling and hip hop this evening. AND....Jaxson AND Hanna have Young Mens/Womens. I am officially old, the sad thing is my kids are getting old too. I am also not really enjoying the attitudes that seem to be the outcome of this coming of age! I am absolutely positive that my kids are the only one's with attitudes, opinions, and dirty looks. My kids tell me that I am the only mom that makes her kids do chores, help with brothers and sisters, and do any other "duty" that seems undesirable to a child. I do hear, however, that in a good 3-7 years things will start looking up. That makes everything better.

On a more cheerful note- my team won our soccer game last night. The team we played was young. I would say early twenties at the oldest. We showed em' though. They were rough and there were a couple of tense moments between players,but, in the end we pulled it off. My team is great. I have been feeling yucky and was not very energetic last night. As far as I know, I haven't been kicked off of the team yet. That is good. It is great excercise!

Well our mac and cheese is almost done (Only good moms make their kids mac and cheese for dinner), Emmie is getting out of the tub, and I need to run kids to Tumbling. Until tomorrow!

Emmie's Birthday Party

Emmie is turning 5! I can't believe it! Her birthday is not until November 20th, but due to dad's crazy work schedule we had to improvise. (We are not forgetting Hanna-her party is on Saturday November 11. We will blog about it then.) Emmie invited her friends to a Build A Bear Workshop party. She thought she was the queen. All of the little girls had a great time. They got to choose the bear they wanted, help stuff it, give it a bath, give their bear a name, and pick an outfit and dress their bears!!! They were in heaven. That was such a fun little party. After the workshop we went back to our house four pizza and cake and ice cream. What fun!!!!!

I was so sick yesterday that it was all I could do to go to the party. We will do more of a spotlight on her on the 20th. Until next time.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNA!!!

Hanna is 12 today!! Boy am I getting old! Here is a quick flash back. This is Hanna's birthday party five years ago. All of her "little" friends from the neighborhood aren't so "little" anymore. I can't believe how young Hanna looked. My how things change....














This is Hanna now. What a difference a few years makes. Hanna is a beautiful little girl. I guess I mean Young Woman. Tomorrow she will graduate from primary. Wow. Time flies!


Hanna is a fun kid. She is so "nice". I mean that, she is just a nice kid. We love having her around. Here are a few "fun facts" about Hanna:

Height: 5'3"
Favorite color: Pink
Favorite food:Any Mexican Food
Favorite TV show:So You Think You Can Dance
Favorite past time: Dancing
Favorite Subject: Art

Hanna has such a great passion for dance. I love to watch her. I have to hold my breath for her whole dance. She shows so much emotion. In fact at the studio they will tell other kids to try to "feel" the way Hanna Hellbusch does. She has so many talents. She can do anything she puts her mind to. Happy Birthday Hanna. I love you.

CAUTION: VERY HOT

Jaxson babysat for my sister the other day. After she got home Kate went in her room and came out wearing that shirt. She asked Jax if he liked it. He just looked at her kind of funny. Kate told him it was for him and then he was happy. Don't get me wrong, he is not lacking in the self esteem department, but when he puts these shirts on he thinks he rules the world! He is too funny.

I had a soccer game tonight. We played against all the girls who work at the indoor field. They were so good. We tied 4-4. They worked us.

Well, I am off to round up all the kids.

Mr. Goodtimes

My sister, Kate, got Jaxson this shirt when she was in Colorado. In case you can't see, it says, "Mr. Goodtimes." It is so cool. Jaxson is quite the hottie and I am not just saying that because I am his mom. (Okay so I am a little biased)Jaxson has just recently started "worrying" about how he looks. It is funny. He will ask Hanna or I if his clothes match and if they look "cool" or not. I love it. He was playing catch with Kate and Morgan today. I just had to get a picture.

Sam was hangin' out with me today. He is my buddy. He found these Halloween fingers that Emmie got at a party last week. You slip them over your fingers (like a finger puppet) and they have long,red pointed nails on them. I put them on and was tickling him. He wasn't so sure about them until I wore them and proved that they did not make your fingers fall off. Later he came downstairs with these funny teeth in his mouth and those fingers on his hands. This is a picture of him growling at me. He is such a fun little guy.



We ended the day with showers, homework, reading, dance and young men's. I am happy that we are healthy enough to do all of these things.
Goodnight!

Halloween pictures!

Emmie and her cousin, Avery.
Savannah, my niece, Ryanne and Emmie. Ready to Trick-or-Treat.
My nephew, Sam. (Batman)
Me and Batman.
Morgan and her dead cheer leader friend, Chloe.
Hanna
Ryanne and her teacher at the school party.
Jaxson and his friend, Andrew.
Emmalyne