on his own.

Jared found him down the street at his friends house riding his friends bike without training wheels. Little had we known that he had learned all by himself and had been riding the friends bike for quite some time. So they came back and took off the training wheels off his bike to show me.

 Let me tell you this kid is going to be the one I will be in the hospital a lot for. He got on his bike and literally pedaled as fast as he could down the to show his friends. He was going so fast we were yelling at him to slow down. He wasn't even watching where he was going. He was watching to see if his friends were watching. Oy! This boy has no fear at anything.

School girl.

I often say to myself that I could possibly be the craziest person for taking on so many things in my life. I should just do what I can to keep my sanity. But no, can't do that! I decided to go back to school after 12 years. This is not something I wanted to share with everyone. There is some sort of pressure when you tell people you are doing something such as this. What if I don't finish? What if I don't make it into the very competetive nursing program? If I don't finish will you think less of me? Silly, I know. These questions weigh in my mind all the time. I am a mother of four kids, help run my husbands business, running kids to dance/soccer/football/ piano, running the household, at home teacher help (see like that! why do I say yes)etc, etc. Now I am adding studying and homework to my schedule. I'm worried all my obligations are going to make me put it on the back burner again. But at this  moment I am very motivated to get it done. In the summer I took one class and this fall I am only taking a couple of classes which has been okay. Any more and I think I would be beyond stressed. Also, if you don't see me posting on my blog (not that I was very good anyway) and not commenting on yours you know why. So here I am letting you know that I am taking another shot at school. I will finish! It just may take a while.

Anniversary.

I can't believe it has been 10 years today. I feel like it was just yesterday. I can remember where I was and that day so vividly. The feelings and emotions I felt that day are still so raw. Am I the only person that watches and relives that tragic day? Jared asks why I want to watch something that makes me cry and see people jump out of buildings. I guess it was just such a pivotal time in our lifetime that has changed our lives. I continue to pray for all those who lost their lives and their loved ones.

I WILL NEVER FORGET 



Pre-Kindergarden.

He keeps saying "YAY, I'M GOING TO KINDERGARDEN!" Then I have to sadly remind him for the fifth time "sorry buddy, its just pre-kindergarden". I think he could possibly pass this whole pre-kindergarden stuff and move right on ahead to Kindergarden. He is really too smart for his own good. He is beyond ready in his eyes. He wants to have a lunchbox just like his brother and sister but even Kindergarden won't give you that. He sees all his neighborhood friends go off to Kindergarden and thinks he should be going too. If he was only five months older.

But today came, and he was really excited to be going to Pre-Kindergarden.

And for only a short two hours, this little brother missed his big brother.

To move ahead you need to believe in yourself...have conviction in your beliefs and the confidence to execute those beliefs.
- Aldin Sinclair

Another Year.

Are you so not ready for school like me? All the busy schedules, lunches, and homework? I still don't know if I am. I actually had the first summer where I wasn't ready for them to go back until about the last week of summer. We have had so much fun and stayed pretty busy. I just wanted to squeeze one more time in at Seven Peaks. Probably because if I know that school is starting then winter will be here before I know it. But, I must say when they left for school in the morning it was sooooo nice. 

These kids weren't really excited for school until the day of. They were up and ready and really excited to go meet all their friends at the bus stop. I'm hoping this excitement lasts a while. Wouldn't that make mornings and after school much easier? Here's to hoping!

(If you can't read it because my ink ran out..it says 'First Day of Third Grade')

('First Day of Second Grade')

besties at the bus stop

 Here's to another year...



St. George pics.

Finally getting around to putting up photos of our fabulous St. George trip. It was only a month ago. Definitely going to be a yearly tradition. I'm always going to need a quick trip to get out of here come May when it seems to still want to be winter. We rented a house I found that had enough rooms to fit all of us and a pool we could enjoy. The kids had a blast playing with their cousins all day long and Jared and I were also able to go running together which never happens. Our trip also consisted of visiting Zions since it is so close. The kids were troopers. Fun times.