Back to School.....

Off to school they go- once again we didn't get everything done we wanted to this summer. P is gone all day now, he's a big 1st grader. When I woke him up for the first day of school he said, "I'm nervous". Then he says, "Well my heart is excited but my brain is nervous."


Londyn thought she was too old to have 1st day of school pictures taken, I was lucky to get this one. She thinks she is pretty hot snot being a 9th grader and all. But really she is only cold bugers on a paper plate. She was really excited for school to start - she was missing all her friends.

Oh whatever will I do all day long with no kids-let's see maybe I can blog in between doing dishes, laundry, going to lunch, cleaning house, ironing, going to lunch, quickbooks, YW planning, going to lunch, fixing dinner, organizing, grocery shopping, going to lunch and going to lunch!

I HAVE A NEW HOBBY!

It is quite the flyfest around here! All I do all day long is kill flies!!

Preston is showing off his new sunglasses - the first produce from our garden this year! A lovely Cuke! We are anxiuosly awaiting for the tomatoes so we can make fresh salsa - YUM!

We finally made it up to our good friends in Logan, to swim in their new pool. We had sooooo much fun and of course I'm thinking why have we not done this more often? Time just gets away from me. Luckily we were able to go before the little monkeys were back in school.
Londyn, Tara, Ella, Teagan, Emily, Preston, Deacon (in the back)
Me and Marla my BFF! I love her guts! Thanks for a fun Day!!!

What Do you Do on a Warm Summer Day? Have Dan take all the Young Women Boating! We had so much fun - Dan really enjoyed all the squeals and screaming, a lot of it being his fault as he turned the boat sharp to topple them off the big polka dot banana! I really love these Young Women they are so fun to be around.

Stacy and Shandel

Makenzie, Londyn Whitney

So we broke down and got this 4 Wheeler for Preston! All he ever talks about is 4 wheelers and motorcycles and kept asking Dan when he would get him a 4 wheeler - so Dan and I went and picked up the 4 Wheeler and surprised him with it. Dan was so excited he could hardly stand it!The moment was ruined as soon as Preston ran out and all he said was FINALLY! What a spoiled little rat! As the day went on Preston was indeed more and more grateful for the 4 Wheeler and thanked his dad several times for it!! He spent every waking moment on it for a few days until a spark plug went out and now it is out of commission and the dang spark plug fairy has not been here to fix it yet!

What Do You Do If Deer Start Eating Your Garden?

You Build a Keep out the Deer Contraption! My mom had this great garden growing this summer and then she noticed that something kept nibbling on her beautiful plants. She discovered it must be the ground squirrels she had seen that were burrowing holes in her yard, she got bait to take care of them (Riley even put bubble gum down one of their holes so they would choke on it)(MEAN!)Then one day all her bean plants had vanished - she was hoppin' mad! She was bound and determined to get to the bottom of this. Her detective work paid off - it was the deer - she went and bought stuff to spray on the plants that was suppose to keep the deer away (it smelled awful) - obviously the deer didn't mind the smell because they just kept eating! So in a moment of brilliance she devised a plan to keep her garden safe - and this is her solution! Hey whatever works! All is takes is a few lawn chairs, a ladder, some old screens and putting this on the plants at night and taking it all off in the morning. I think it sounds much easier to just buy vegetables at the store!

COWBOY UP

Don't you wish you could all have a HOT cowboy like me? Last night just Dan and I went to his Rodeo at the Weber County Fair, it's pretty fun to see him in his roping world, He loves it!

P went tumbling down!

Today I sent Preston downstairs to fetch something for me and he ended up falling down the last few stairs. Being the GREAT mom that I am I said don't move I need to snap a picture for my blog. How funny is that? Just in case you were wondering he is just fine!!

I took a picture as Dan and Londyn were playing cards while Preston watched excitedly. We have been addicted to playing cards ever since we came home from girls camp (which reminds me I need to post pictures of girls camp)

WHAT? A circus in Plain City?

Can you believe it a circus really came to lil' ol' Plain City! My friend Julie and I decided to be nice moms and take the boys to the circus! MMMMM! Nothing better than the smell of elephants! I've decided to start working out on the trapeze-I think I would be pretty good at it!

Kolby Huss, Preston, Hyrum's cousin and Hyrum Littlefield

Londyn and Riley heading out the door to go to a Rodeo with Dan! Watch out for those two teens, well Riley won't be a teen for about a year but still watch out!! Even though they are 3 years apart they are still such good friends!! Londyn loves that she finally has a cousin close to her age that lives in Utah now!

So the first day of swim lessons I wanted to scream because Preston was being such a wimp- but by the end of the two weeks he was much better - I won't say he can swim but he will dunk his head all the way under, jump in the pool and kick around with a noodle, that is a ginormous improvement