Happy Birthday Bryn

Yesterday was the big day! Bryn turned 8 she is so excited to get baptised. We went shopping for the right dress for the perfect day. She seriously feels like a princess and can't wait to get married and choose her wedding dress.

She got a Nintedo DS, a game, a journal, a stuffed animal dog, how to apply make-up, and went to build-a-bear with grannie annie. Oh, and she even finished her PJ's bottoms that she has been sewing.

What a fun day! I love ya!





her PJ's she made






I love those shy looks.


make WHISH!

Only one for now

because the ones I had planned on using I deleted (well gotta do it over again).

It's pretty rare that I am in front of the camera but I have been working on it. This paticular time I was cleaning the house (no bra on but you can't tell) Elyse and Isaac were playing and I thought...picture moment. I grabbed the camera set it up on a foot stool and set the timer and we waited this was the best one out of 10 but it was a fun game because the camera was taking a picture all by itself.

Worker Boys

My boys workin on the house. Greg teases me about only taking pictures whne his brothers are here helping...it's proof that's not true.

Super Hero in the house

I have never had any off my children obsessed about a character as much as Isaac is and you know me I have got to get the photos and he is still willing for about 5 min max.

He is shooting me with his web...sound effects and all.


The pj's I was dying to buy him when I saw them and now I can't get them off of him.


I've gotta get that cute baby face.

Journal entry

Today's schedule
8:30 get the kids off to school
2 hours of editing while the kids play or watch a show
get dressed
make lunch
12:08 take Elyse to the bus stop
12:30 go to school with Isaac (of which I completely enjoyed)
1:30 school's done
go to the store Karma with Jamie and buy a cute hat
come home put Isaac to bed for his nap
sit down and have a salad and watch a little t.v.
shows over cause now it's 3:45 the kids just got home from school
run around doing about everything at this point
6:00 Gabe has soccer practice and so does Elyse
6:30 I have a photoshoot
8:00 done with photoshoot go to Cafe Rio
8:30 run to the store and get some brownies for Greg's students tomorrow
9:00 get home and see the kids off to bed
rest....ahhhh....ahhhh!
10:30 edit some photos
12:05 Feelin' guilty for everything is so rushed I want it to slow down sometimes. i want it all but feel like it's too much to manage home life and my love for photography. i don't want any regrets but have a hard time managing it all. I hope that it all works out.

Bryn's Sunflower

Bryn started this sunflower at the end of the school year. We fed it and gave it all the sun we could but this is how big it got. I say good job girl lets keep at our garden eventually we will get a tall one.

Tidbits of Info

The other day Gabe and Bryn got up @ 3:00 am to watch Phantom of the Opera. What? 3:00 in the morning...they wanted to make sure that they got to watch it before they went to school. Basically Gabe stayed awake and Bryn fell right back to sleep.

What 2 year will put themselves to bed? Mine will. All I do is ask him to go to bed and he will do it and stay there...no less. I will come in later we sing I love to see the temple, read him a story, and say his prayers and that's it...he stays.

Elyse cried the other day that I had a photoshoot. So unlike her. She has been very clingy lately she has to make sure that everyone has a kiss and a hug before we leave. Even at my soccer game before I go to play and while I am on the sidelines every 2 min she is saying HI. I love it all sometimes it feels to much but someone told me enjoy while you still get it...so, I will.

It's was Labor day weekend and we worked on the house no play time for us. But we now have wood floor all the way to my kitchen sink...there is about a 12 in gap. We are so close. I know its not completely done but it makes happy inside.

First time

...playing soccer for Elyse and a little for Bryn. I got shots of both of them but we missed Bryn's first game. She was a sad but her attitude was well what can I do about it. She was over it pretty quick. Elyse did such a good job at her first game she played so hard she was sweating she needed to go home and put her swimming suit on to cool down in the pool.

We'll get you next time Bryn.





The best time is snack time

Picture Tag

I was tagged by my sister-in-law. This one is actually kind of funny, at least it was to me as I was reading hers and making mine. Here's how it works: For each question, look up the answer on Google image search. Then choose your favorite image from the FIRST PAGE OF RESULTS ONLY. So-- Enjoy getting to know me better...ha ha Julie I did it. Now I should tag Ronelle, Angie, Andrea, Steph, & Kim get workin'.

Name:
Favorite Food:
First JOb:
Nickname:
Where you were born:
Favorite Color:
College:
Bad Habit:
Where you want to go:
Favorite Place:
Favorite Animal:
Past Love:
What am I doing right now?
Where I live:
Favorite object:
Grandmother's name
How old am I?





I was tagged by my sister-in-law. This one is actually kind of funny, at least it was to me as I was reading hers and making mine. Here's how it works: For each question, look up the answer on Google image search. Then choose your favorite image from the FIRST PAGE OF RESULTS ONLY. So-- Enjoy getting to know me better...ha ha Julie I did it. Now I should tag Ronelle, Angie, Andrea, Steph, & Kim get workin'.

Responsible

Isaac did not sleep last night or the night before. It was 3:00 am before he finally decided to sleep. Greg got the kids up at 6:00 and then told me was leaving for work.
I wanted to cry I am too tired to get up and take care of the kids. So he told them that I didn't get very much sleep last night so to take care of yourselves and that they did.
Gabe came in about 8:00 and told me he was ready for school and to not worry about them that they would make sure they made it to the bus on time...and they did. I am so in love with these kids. I am so amazed at what they realy can do when you give them that agency. I have to say that Gabe has gotten himself a cool watch ans he uses the alarm all the time. It makes him very prompt. He is just like his Dad give them some cool technology and they are VERY reliable.

Kindergarten

The best part is being able to ride the bus to school.

...and 2 days ago Elyse was put on the wrong bus. It's a good thing we have so much family around because everyone was very concerned about her and trying to find her. Thank you Bryn for making sure she got on the right bus and everyone else Bryton, Baylie, Kloey, & Brayden.

Elyse started kindergarten on monday and this is how it went.
Catch the bus at 11:45 and that was close.
Off to school.
I head to D.I. to find some great deals on a chair but no luck.
While Jamie and Andrea are waiting for the arrival of the kids just to check on them.
They get dropped of late and away from the class and all the kids come running out of the bus.
Well lets say they made it just fine. It really was wierd how it all went. I will post some pictures later for the first day of school for Elyse. And as for Gabe and Bryn well they are too old for me to be taking any of these dumb pictures.

Tantrums

I had this idea for my Isaac being that he is 2 and what a beautiful age. He held it for all about 2 seconds and then an actual tantrum came out about a go-gurt of which he loves. He could eat this stuff all day long. So, I got him the go-gurt and then he saw some cookie dough. I told him he would have to eat his go-gurt first. So he did. The cookie was coming but it wasn't BIG (is what he calls it). He was on the floor for about 20 minutes...and then it was over.

Love,
Mom

Better late than never

Fun times at the Park City Reunion. I am going to list a few.

-Rock Band
-Staying up late
-Sleeping next to cousins
-Making lip balm
-Making rockets to launch
-Going shopping and trying to find our way home (I was driving)
-Can't forget the swimming
-Eating a bunch of junk
-Playing games
-The best part was staying in a gorgeous home.

I'm sorry I post with so many pictures but I figure it's better for me to show the fun than try to explain it (for those of you that know me I am not a good writer).

This is the house and the view




The making of the rockets



The rockets. This one is Gabe's


Isaac's had to have a Soccer Ball


Shooting the Rockets.


Hey let's shoot them at Steve


....and then laugh at him.


The lip balm all the girls made...and all the s-i-l's can thank me for not posting the one I took of all of them.


Just because he is cute


Brinton playing the wii.


Wow I think that's all...well at least that is all the pictures I took.

He did it

Gabe loved rock climbing but you would have never guessed from all the whinning that came out of his mouth. He did make it to the top (if you look close enough he is the tiny speck up there). I love that he pushed through and did it. I think they get tired of me saying whatever you put your mind to you can do it (experience is so powerful). I have to say that Bryn did an amazing job too she climbed right next to me and she was fast. She zoomed right past me. Good Job!

He was ready to do it again.