Wednesday, December 2, 2009

What's going on

Well it has been a while for me here. Guess it is just me being to lazy to sit here and type and trying to think of something to say. So I thought I would just ramble on for a bit and see what comes out LOL. So for me things are okay. I am enjoying my Friday night bowling it is great to get out and all but this will be my last year bowling on this league. Not sure if I will join a league again it really has just taken the fun out of it. McKay is working as much as he can but this is the slow time for concrete so things are tight. but hey they are tight everywhere. here is an update on the kids.
Joshua has managed to pull all his grades up and is now passing all his classes we are very proud of him about this. We just wish he would make some friends around here. He says he has friends at school but that is it. He does have a concert coming up this month and I can not wait to hear him play. He is getting better everyday and I actually do not mind hearing him practice anymore.
Alex is well Alex. getting perfect grades on honor roll ect ect. His teacher is trying to get him in the gifted students program. Which will be great for him since he finishes his classwork and home work before the other kids even finish their class work. He spends most of his school day just reading. Sometimes he helps his classmates also. He has made a few friends here at the apts so that is nice.
Nathan is adjusting to the apt and new school alot better then I thought he would. He actually is liking school getting his homework finished and doing great. He has made friends here aswell and enjoys playing out side with his siblings and friends untill i have to drag them inside.
Hope is getting good grades. So is is still struggling in school and I am getting concerned about it. Thankfully she is not failing anything. If she is not outside she is doing some arts and craft project making a big mess and just having fun.
Avery LOVES school. He has a best friend that lives in the apt complex they play nearly everyday. Avery can now write his alphabet his name and numbers he can tell you what letter is what and starting to read a bit.
We discovered this great web browser made just for kids. it is very safe and fun. it is called kidszui. You have to check it out. makes playing on the internet fun educational and safe. It is nice that the kids can play on it and I do not have to sit here and watch what they are doing all the time.
Oh ya Mr Mater is doing great he found his bark. It is cute but annoying. he stopped wanting in my bed at night which I am grateful for. I made him a dog bed and McKay made him a dog house. He is so spoiled!
Well that is really all I will try to get pictures up soon.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

School Dance


Well on Wed Joshua's school had the first dance of the year. Joshua asked me if he could go. There was a girl behind all this. Once he told me this I decided to allow him. It was only for an hour and Joshua said he had a great time. The girl Megan told him he was a good dancer and cute when did my little boy grow up.

first day of school

well here we are all my children are now in school.
Avery has been doing very well. He is upset when it is time to drop off but the teach says he is just fine in class. He is enjoying it it seems. The others are really liking the new schools and all the teachers







Friday, August 21, 2009

New School year

well here we are a few days away from Joshua's first day of 7th grade. where has the time gone?
In a few weeks Alex starts 5th grade. The last year of elementary school. Hope starts the 4th grade and Nathan starts the 3rd grade. Oh ya Avery starts Kindergarten. He will be only gone 2 1/2 hours a day.
So fort he first time on Sept 14th all my children will be in school. This reality has now hit home and I am freaking out. Granted yes I have been away from my children but only for a few hours and they were always home with either McKay or another family member. But always in my own home. And never with a complete stranger.
I knew this day would come but never realized it would be this quick.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

what fun

Well many of you know that I love to play video games. Well my favorite has to rockBand and Guitar hero if my hands would allow me to play all day I would. So here in a few weeks Beatles RockBand is coming out I soo want it bad Then in November Lego RockBand how fun is that going to be. The kids love watching me play and know when to leave cause i failed to many time or was at the end with no notes missed and bam miss a simple note.

Well kids are doing well we are just busy with going to the library or playing in the pool.
I can not wait till the end of August now and be able to have a few hours of an empty house.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Been like for ever

Okay so blogging is not super my thing.
So I have told myself that I need to start putting something on everyday. Mostly family read this. Since we are not close anymore thought i should try again.
Well here in Vegas it is HOT hitting about 115 everyday. So we are melting but we try to get in the pool everyday so that is fun.
School year is nearly over for Alex Hope and Nathan and in a months from now Avery will be starting. I am not dealing with that too well but I will be okay. I was thinking of joining a gym for something to do during the day. a few ladies I know go so we can go together.
Yesterday I took Alex to See Harry Potter 6. Movie was good but was disappointing.
As for me I have been gaming alot I play a mmorpg called Free Realms it is really fun but of course I have my Wii and my PS2 that I still play.
My niece Kingslea will be in Vegas for a few days I am hoping to see her but know she will be busy with cheer leading camp
There is a killers concert coming up Hoping to go if I can win tickets

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Nathan's Birthday

well wow he is 8 years old now!! We have had a great day with him. Today our fish eggs hatched Nathan things it is so cool it happened on his birthday. Tonight we had pot roast with potatoes onions baby carrots and fresh green beans. Then we had sundaes for desert! He got a Happy Birthday balloon. We are taking him birthday shopping on Friday to pick out what he wants he is hard to shop for but I have a feeling he will want Pokemon cards! I can not believe How much he has grown up since we have been back in Vegas!!

Monday, April 13, 2009

Hope's 9th Birthday

well today was the first day back to school from Spring Break. Does this phase my little princess??? NO WAY!! She was happy to go ad see her friends and teachers. She had a great time. When she got home she cam home to a Happy Birthday balloon and daddy home early. What else could a little girl ask for. well I can answer that. A sewing machine. Yes you heard me Hope got her very first sewing machine. She has been asking or one and I found a battery operated one at a yard sale. Oh boy was she happy. She also got a barbie doll 4 new Littlest Pet Shop toys.
For dinner i made Chicken nachos, Which we ate watching Speed Racer. For dessert we had strawberries with whipped cream with marshmallow peeps and sugar cookie. Of course I took a plate filled with whipped cream and shoved it in her face.
It was a great day. I will get the pictures up soon.

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http://www.youtube.com/DrlSgtDena

Monday, April 6, 2009

Trampoline fun fun fun








So we are having a blast on the trampoline. It is great that we make it a family event nearly everyday. Did you know that Hope can fly!!! Yes there are pictures of me but do you really want to see me in a bikini LOL

Right now we are setting up are new pool. Okay well it is not new but new to us. It is taking longer then we hoped due to the fact we keep finding little holes. And I think it will take a day or more to fill and about a month to warm up LOL

I have bee busy with sewing I repaired the wedding quilt Grandma Ellen made us. I made a few sets of curtains and still need to make several more.

Kids are out of school this week so they will keep me busy.

Friday, April 3, 2009

One man's stuff is another's treasure

Well I have been stuck on craigslist.com and freecycle for a few months now. Able to get some nice things. recently we received a 15 foot trampoline in great condition we all love it. A large bathtub with shower doors. We will be putting this into Hope's bathroom since it is just a shower stall. 2 nice oak frames medicine cabinets. A patio table. A dresser. Today McKay is picking up a new gas stove and refrigerator. the fridge needs a minor repair but we are fixing it up and already have a buyer for it.
I watch these sites all the time. Sometimes you never know what you are going to get.
I am happy to fix things up to either make my home better or to resell. At least it gives me something to do and plus driving around town to pick them up I am learning the areas better!!

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

science fun

well while making the duritos we figured it would be fun to see what would work in oil and what would not
works
duritos
popcorn
eggs
bologna
bread
apples
bananas


doesn't work
grapes
maraschino cherries
skittles
water
rice

undecided
fruit loops


see how fun my house is LOL

my new addiction




So this is my new thing. We have this guy that walks around the neighborhood selling these things and corn and snow cones well duritos are my new fav thing in the world. they are also called duros you buy them in bulk sections of your store then fry them it only takes a few seconds. you can eat them plain or sprinkle chili powder or really anything you want on them best if sprinkled right out of the fryer!!!

Monday, March 16, 2009

how to deal with avery

so i figured it out Avery just LOVES Becca so if she comes and teaches kindergarten here at his school then he can be in her class and all will be great.. Okay well it is a stretch but I can try I think he will be fine it will be me flipping out

what has been happening

well besides I have been super busy with playing video games hey what else am i suppose to do clean ya right LOL. Well I found out yesterday that kindergarten here is full day so I am freaking out a bit cause I am just not ready to not have Avery all day long I was ok with half day but now don't know. there is a half day pre-k at the school so i am going to look into that I hope they have an open place for him. So I am flipping out here. Yesterday I went to church with Josh and Hope. Ma it is amazing on how our new ward is sooo very different then our Utah ward. Sacrament is first here. primary is totally different. There are not many children so they do things weird they have 8-11 year olds in the the same class. Hope was not happy about this. Besides the fact she is so tiny she was the youngest child there. The only 2 girls are both about to turn 12. the rest are boys and there is only like 5 of them and they are all 10 and 11. So she flipped out and would not let go of me. I was going to take her with me but she was all I want to go home. so we did. It is going to take time for her to get use to it. I am going to be calling the Primary pres to see if she can go to the younger class so she can feel more comfortable. Since she has not been baptized I hope she can. Well during sacrament one of our missionaries spoke. Elder Butler is great the kids really like him and he makes the lessons fun. really to me that is a big deal. It was odd seeing the member sleeping and balancing checkbooks and stuff like that during sacrament. But all in all it was good to go.

I have been taking and hosting playdates for Avery and I am starting to make some friends. Tomorrow we are going to the zoo. We are all going to wear green and make green snacks. We also have mom nights out and a sewing group. So I get to get out with out kids and have grown up talk. We have a big project this fall. We are putting together a craft fair. There is going to be bands booths all sorts of stuff. exciting stuff!!

Thursday, February 12, 2009

pictures above

well nothing much is going on took the kids bowling a few weeks back never again with four kids way to much just for me but we had fun
Avery is now 5 can not believe it

as for me I am doing okay I am tiered lately Just taking it easy I am hoping that it is just my body catching up with the move and stress of holidays and such. I will be going to the doc here soon to get a complete blood work up since i am way over due for it. Now that the insurance has kicked in it will be nice. I will be returning to my old primary doc I had before we left for Utah So that will be nice. Besides the blood work up I need to go in to have my kidneys checked something that was suppose to be done in Utah but never did. So i am taking it easy. I am trying to do things for me which for me is very hard. I love going bowling on Friday night it is great time just for me takes alot out of me but hey I love it. I am talking to an old friend of mine from here and it is great.

Mckay is doing well he is working and Liking it and that is what matters. Since we have been here medically he is better the RA is not acting up as much and his allergies have nearly gone. I think he is growing his hair back out he says he does not know what he wants to do yet.

Joshua is okay he was failing most of his 6 classes and now is only failing 2 so if he gets a passing grade in one of those he will pass the 6th grade. I have a new additude about him and it is very hard on me. I can not keep pushing him to do his homework anymore since it does not work and just gets me upset. it seems to be getting better i do have to remind him about projects but he is in a tutoring program after school 4 days a week that helps with homework and anything he is not understanding. Joshua has became to read the twilight books I think he is a bit young but he likes them so hey at least he is reading

Alexander well what to say about him he is Alex nothing else. straight A awards from school. He is Nearly finished reading book 7 of harry potter then withes to read the Jurassic Park books. He has started to built car models. For those of you that remember McKay as a child I think I know what you saw cause I see it in McKay's face helping him. It is a great thing or the 2 of them

Hope is doing good she is handling the new school alot better then I thought she has started Girl scouts. I have looked in to Achievement days for her but still have not gotten calls back but I did find out that there are few girls in the ward so that can be it. She continues to amaze me in the kitchen She asks to help with everything I make and is eager to learn more and help with new recipes. I may have a budding chef

Nathan well he is an emotional roller coaster he is not liking this school and the fact that people are speaking Spanish I think he thinks they are talking about him. He missed his old school and old friends and is very hurt that the few we have tried to keep in contact with have not replied to him at all. Poor kid. I think alot of it is the age. He is doing great in school his math skill have greatly improved here. He is reading better and seems to like to read

Avery well that is my monster and a half. Spoiled rotten to the core and not just by me. He can sing abc well abcdefglmnoprstquv or something but he can count to 9 and write the letter A He loves going to the library. He is not sleeping very well but that can be due to growing. he is alot more vocal as well. he is looking forward to starting school this fall.

Well I thought I have not posted anything for a while honestly I think I am on face book more then anything now LOL We are happy to be back in Las Vegas and since McKay is still talking to most the people we talked to before we left it is like we never did we are just in a different house.

For those of you who know them we did get to speak to Heather she seems to be doing well and liking where she is. We have not spoken to Sean since before we left and it pains me.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Hey all

Sorry I have not been on much. Much has been going on. Well Christmas went well here. Kids raked it in as usual. But we did more family type gifts this year and the kids seemed very happy. I finally got the tree skirt I have been wanting to make for the past 18+ months so I am happy about that. We had a cold few weeks here but was not to bad compared to everyone up in Utah LOL. New Years eve we had a blast we stayed up playing the Wii all night. Nathan had a wonderful idea of doing gift bags for everyone so we headed to the dollar store bought candy chips drinks ad a few small toys to put in each person's bag. I also had bought some party poppers and snap its to put in the bag as well. It was great. This will be something we do every year. We wet up to the roof to watch the fire works. Kids thought that was the coolest thing!!

Well 2009 is not turning out to be that great for us McKay has 2 severely infected molars. I am have bad bladder pain and know it is infected. Our insurance does not start until the first of February so we both just have to wait until then.

The kids are doing well. I am very happy about that. We have now unpacked everything. I have been thinking of painting but not sure where to start.