Heather

I got this in our email and just have to share with all i can not believe that she just turned 14 SCARY actually this was taken the day before

Well Hi there

Well things have been go go go here but what else is new. Last weekend was great. Arnold and Marti Stringham flew in Jan 23rd for the weekend. It was great to see them. On Saturday we hung out at the Apt for a bit then Marti Hope and I heading out to the mall for some girl time. We went to Build a Bear and Hope got the new iCarly bear. Which is so very cute. then we wondered for a bit and just talked which was great! While we were there Arnold McKay and the boys hung out and did what ever. Avery really missed his Grandpa and climbed on him most the time.
On Sunday they joined us for church. Quin and Grandma Ellen met us there. Since their flight did not come in till that morning. During the third hour of church Quin ordained Joshua into the priesthood. We are pretty luck to have a great family that are willing to fly in to be here for this. After Church we had a small birthday celebration for McKay Alex and Avery while family were here. I forgot how much my kids LOVE uncle Quin. it was great seeing them all together playing. Grandma Ellen brought pillows with home make pillow cases for the boys still have no clue how she got them in the suit case LOL. Boys love them tho. Quin got the kids these super cute rubber CTR rings. We also revived a belated Christmas gift from Arnold and Marti which was a web cam so we all can do video calls kids are really looking forward to that. Quin also gave me a great book called 52 more weeks of family Night it is really nice to have there is a cdrom wit it will all kinds of fun Scripture activities print outs.
Quin and Grandma were able to get on an early flight wish they could have stayed longer. But after they left We pulled out the Wii Fit plus and Arnold and Marti even played on it is was great seeing them doing it and it really looked like they both had a blast. Arnold tied my high score in the penguin game and Marti got the high score on the ski jump!!

My new boots

So I picked these up at savers and I just love them and have to share them with the people that read my blog if anyone is out there

New Year Same Stuff

Well of course there is new stuff but just seems like it is the same train wreak as always.
But I have things to be grateful for like my best friend even tho she is mental but I love her. I love my husband and all 7 of my children no matter how near or far they may be.
So far this year we have gotten to talk to Heather on the phone for a good amount of time she was in CA for a family funeral and was aloud to visit her grandparents so of course she got to talk to us. It was great to hear from her and talk to her with out having to hold back.
This month Heather has turned 14 McKay will be turning 41. My niece is getting married. My father in law and his wife are getting baptized. McKay will be in Utah for this coming weekend for both events. I know he will be gone for only about a 24 hour time but still I hate being away from him for very long yes even though he drives me nuts.

Well Joshua has gone back to school this past Monday which is a great thing except for the fact I have to be up at 630 am to make sure he does what needs to be done. I just do not like mornings. He is also getting ready for his Deaconship and a lot of boyscout events coming up camping trips walks ect ect.
Alex is being difficult nothing of his own doing for the past few weeks he has been down in the dumps head aches stomach aches just laying around not being Alex Well Monday i got feed up with it and took him into the doc. Turns out they believe he has been having cluster migrains oh joy. So they started him on a medication to help this. I feel bad for the kid he has so many medical problems and nothing I can do about it.
As for the other kids nothing new going on there really same stuff everyday.
And me well I am just happy bowling starts back up Friday I need to get out

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.

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