This is becoming my day...

So, this little video clip is for those of you who don't really believe that my darling little boy has a mean/tempermental side. I figured it out in my head and since Monday (which is when this fun and games began) Aidan spends about 8 or 9 hours a day moving around the house like this. He is slowly getting to me by crawling and it is a long painful trip. He cries and screams the entire time!!! This is just a small taste of what I hear EVERY DAY!! (Luckily he takes a couple of naps to offset the crying...

Brinlee can spell red

So, we are doing kindergarten over--this time with Brinlee. Needless to say the material isn't anything new around here. Anyway, Brinlee came home on her first real day of kindergarten singing the RED song...Here is a little sample of it. By the way, she was waiting outside for the bus when we filmed this--We must be out there for about 40 minutes everyday to make her happy. She is so excited to get to school! She told me today that it would be okay if she didn't have lunch at home I could just send her to school and she could eat lunch there. Do you think she would like to head right on over to 1st grade?

A few pics of Aidan...

Here are just a few things we are doing with our little Aidan. He is so SPOILED! Today I have been trying to get my Monday cleaning done and the little angel just screams and cries and somehow is managing to follow me slowly around the house. When he starts crawling it will be lovely to have a crying baby following behind won't it? What have I done wrong as a mother to make him be so unhappy? Seriously. What?

Summer Soccer

This summer we have decided to play a little soccer. I was hoping it would keep Brinlee's interest longer than most things do, but alas, this is not meant to be. Every game she finds her coach's (Jennifer Madsen) cooler and helps herself to many otter pops. And that is how she spends the game. Cambree finds friends on the opposing teams and sits in the middle of the field visiting. Is this going to really be our sport??
I need to type in a special paragraph to here to thank a couple of friends. Thanks Jennifer for coaching soccer this year...You have done a GREAT job and the kids have had a lot of fun! (It's almost over.) Thanks Mic for teaching Cam and Brin dance. I know how much fun they have and how it is a challenge for you with those two at times...(It's about to begin again.) And, a big thanks to Lisa C. because she has taught me many new things these past two weeks...bow making and picture editing to name a few. Anyway THANKS! All of my friends are great and I love blogging with ya!

It's the best day ever...

Cambree 1st day going to 1st grade.

Brinlee--our little kindergartener--she is very excited!!



Cambree getting off the bus on her first day!

Cambree looking sad because she was sure Brin had been left at school...

Here is our rundown of the first day of school. It all started last night. Being the good mom that I am we came home from soccer and put the girls in the tub. They were ready for bed by 7:30 and in bed at 8:00. According to Mike, Cambree was still awake at 11:00 last night and fell asleep some time there after. She was SO excited for the big day. So, this morning she jumped out of bed and ate as quick as she could. I took her to school and dropped her off at her classroom. It was a strange feeling to leave her there for the whole day. Then at noon, Brinlee and I rode the kindergarten bus to school and had the 1 hour kindergarten orientation. Tomorrow she will go to afternoon kindergarten and Aidan and I will be left at home to do our own thing. I think we are going to meet Mike for lunch to celebrate the freedom our public school babysitter brings!
Anyway, as a final note, Cambree got off the bus this afternoon and she had a tear streaked face, because her terrible mom forgot to tell her that Brinlee wouldn't ride the bus home this afternoon. She thought that Brinlee had been left at the school and was going to be locked inside. It was pretty devastating so I have a lot to make up for. That is our 1st day of school report.

I have the greatest family ever...

On Saturday (8/16/08) we went over to Star Valley where my grandparents live for a little family gathering. It was really fun and I loved it. These are a few pictures of my grandparents with their great grandkids (Megan and Jaxon's little girl Courtney was missing) and also with my grandparents own kids (my aunt Rosalie is missing in those pics). There is a pic in there of my cousin Sam who is leaving on his mission in a little over a month to El Salvador/San Salvador and Beliz. And of course my brother Andy who is always trying to hog the attention.
It was a great day that was jam packed with excitement...Read on for more information. Thanks to Tammy and David for planning the day. It was good eats and good memories. Sorry to those that left before we took pics. It was bad timing.
I really do love my extended family and hope we can get together more often. It is always so much fun!!

The Best Slip 'n Slide EVER!!

You may wonder about this slip and slide and what it says...My uncle Dave was given an old billboard banner and so they use it as a slip n' slide. This one says "Busch Light" weekend. It has girls in bikinis on it and it was the BEST slip n' slide I have ever been on. Thank goodness my grandparents live on a big hill and we can put the beer banner on the front lawn for all of Star Valley to enjoy. It was a great time. **The outfits by the way were contributed by our grandma. They had made such "cute" outfits out of them before I got there so I just borrowed some stuff lying around. That is my brother Andy and my cousin Jaxon. We are a very special family what can I say?