My Boys...

are so funny! They are so boyish in some ways and in other ways not so much. They love bugs, legos, cars, Star Wars, burping, tooting, etc. But they are not real into sports which is ok with me. They love playing outside and getting dirty. They say the funniest and sometimes bizarre things, it makes me laugh. They are best friends and worst enemies. I love that they stick together!

This is the leaf bug they found, named, and played with for hours.

This is the boys with their best friend, K. He is a good fun kid.

Midnight Movie

Lastnight/this morning my sister, Leah, and I took our girls (Rylee & Eliza) along with some friends to see HSM3 (aka High School Musical 3) at midnight. Yes, midnight!

The girls have been looking forward to it for a few weeks and I don't think they were disappointed at all. They loved the movie, stayed awake (thanks to Cherry Cokes and Mountain Dews), and had a blast!!! Leah & I enjoyed it as well!

Leah & I all ready in our comfy midnight movies clothes with our

popcorn and cherry cokes.

Rylee with her big Cherry Coke.

The Girls anxiously waiting for the movie to start!

4 Eyes...

Noah has joined the ranks of 4 eyes. Now more than 1/2 our family has glasses and/or contacts. Cole pointed out yesterday that he and Jenna are the only ones without glasses and that they are both left handed too. Hmmmm, maybe there is a connection or maybe their eyes are just slow at going bad. We'll have to wait and see about that. Anyway, I think Noah looks great with his glasses. I told him they look so good and natural that I hardly even notice he has them on. One bonus to Noah having glasses is the fact that it will make it easier for some people to tell the boys apart.

I Made It!!!!

I got the long awaited phone call today...I got into the nursing program at SLCC that starts in January! It is the program through IHC (my employer) so they pay for everything! I don't know all the details yet but do know that the next 2 years of my life will be crazy, busy, exciting, stressful, fun, etc... and I cannot wait!

3 Years Ago Today...

my brother Brandon lost his battle with cancer. I miss him so much, I still think about calling him to tell him stuff and have even picked up the phone to do so before remembering he won't answer. I have been more emotional the last couple weeks and lots of little things keep reminding me of him. I have found myself crying for no apparent reason at the oddest times. My kids probably think I'm a little crazy. They miss him too. They miss their cousin, Kaienta, too. And they miss Aunt Ann. I am grateful to have been lucky enough to have B in my life. I am grateful for his cute family and his friends. I am grateful for wonderful loving parents who have taught me the truth. I know someday I will be reunited with my big brother. I look forward to the day I feel his arms around me again. I look forward to our whole family laughing together.

I love and miss you B!

Here B is with his daughter, Kaienta, and my boys. He was a great dad and uncle.

I love this picture of B playing bball with Griffin (my little bro). B was a great bball player and a great big brother.

This pic was on taken on the 4th of July, he was always helping and doing things for the kids.

This is one of the last pics I have of me with B, not sure why we didn't take more. This was in Wyoming at his house just after he was diagnosed. I remember this weekend and remember wondering what lay ahead for B and our family...

Mike's Morning...

started early and this was his view when he got to the pond:



Then after a couple hours of no luck he finally got lucky and caught a decent fish:


He even brought it home to eat (the first one worth bringing home all summer). He called his friend to come over and clean and gut it for him (I don't know if he wanted Tom to show him how or he jsut can't handle the blood and guts) and Mike is going to cook it and eat it himself (I don't like fish-the guts or to eat).

The Favorite Field Trip To...

THE FIRE STATION!!!

I was lucky enough to go with Jenna's kindergarten class this moring and it was a lot of fun! The fire station is only a couple blocks from the school so we walked down, thank goodness it was a nice morning. We watched a cute video about fire safety and then the kids got to tour the firehouse and all the fire vehicles. They climbed in the ambulance, checked out the hoses on the fire engine, and tried on some of the firefighters equipment. They all loved it!

Jenna, my little firefighter!

Jenna's class

Jenna and her little friend walking back to school.