A week

Monday...had a playdate at my friend Christy's house with my 2 kids and her 5 girls...whew! So fun to catch up, my kids said that she is soooo nice and her girls said that Sierra is their best friend. :)

Tuesday was the best pool day EVER! I just love the Patterson's, we grew up together, have known them since I was little. They are so kind and generous. They hosted pool day and I think almost every mom from the ward was there with her littles.
Brittany (with Annie), Maddie, Ann, Rebecca, Natalie


Carly B., Andrea C., Melissa G. Megan C., ME, Kerrie and Miriam (with Melanie)


Me (with Mali Illum) and Ruth A.

If I can't have anymore of my own, I am going to do whatever it takes to get my hands on all your babies :) Me with baby Bowen Lake



Wednesday I registered for school, just 1 class. I'm waitlisted for Psych 101. Just hoping and praying that I get in. I was going to take 2 classes but everything was waitlisted. I was freaking out anyway about this new endeavor. Feel so much better and calmer with the decision to just take one and ease my way back into school. After registering I took the kids down to the pool and we swam together the 3 of us and had SO MUCH FUN!

Thursday I took my kids to the beach along with Sierra's friend, Karlie. Just me and 3 kids. Not like me at all. I usually want someone to go with me, have someone to talk to. What a wonderful day! It was sunny and warm and beautiful. There was a dead seal up on the beach that was rolling in and out of the waves. Two surfers with gloves and shovels pulled him up on the sand and buried him. So nice cause it was kind of gross to look at however, beware when you go start digging giant holes in the sand for your kids. :0 I read my book while watching children. I played catch with Ashton with a football. I played smashball with Ashton. I buried my legs with Ashton. I even got in the water, it was pretty cold. We went to Oxnard and stayed until 4:15. The kids and I loved every minute!!!

Friday Briana came up for the weekend and spent the day at our house with Sophi too. A great day and then to top it off, Jake and I went to the temple for Ward temple night. I love the temple.

Saturday we did some cleaning in the morning. Went on a walk as a family. Me and the kids went swimming again together. Watched RIO together. Went to Chili's with Grandma and Grandpa for dinner. Then Grammy watched the kids and Jake and I went and saw a play, The Music Man. Frank and Troy Norton were both in it from our ward. Fun to see them on stage. :)

Playing catch up...

This week we had computer problems SO no blogging was going on but it was a crazy week.
Went on a field trip with Ashton's class on Tuesday to the Getty Center, no pictures, forgot camera. :(
We had such a great day, I just chaperoned Ashton and Eliza G. and they were absolute angels.
They were interested when I was telling them about different things we saw in the museum and I would actually read the captions to them and they would listen.
We LOVED the garden.
We sat on the big tiles in the middle of the water in the fountain area and felt like we were on our own little island.
We loved the Paris exibit.
We loved the tram ride.
We loved our day!
One of the mom's said when we were waiting for out last tram back to the car that she can't tell you how many times they got yelled at by the Museum staff. One person even said to her, you have to watch them and the mom replied, I'M TRYING! Another mom said her stress level is up to here and she motioned above her head. So glad I had the two little angels that I had because we never got yelled at and we loved every minute. NO STRESS! :)
On Wednesday I had Sophi's boy's for an hour or so after I got Ashton from school and I got to watch and snuggle Lucy too! That was a great day!
Kimi babysat the kids that afternoon into the night because Jake, I and Janelle went to the 4:30 session and we got to be there for the Chapel session with the Stake.
My kids LOVE Kimi! They even got to make brownie cookies, play HORSE (basketball) and watch Evan Almighty! She is so FUN!
Friday Sierra had a retainer checkup and she gets to stop wearing her retainer. So her fang teeth can move down. She was excited. We went and did recycling and Sierra made $32. Jake and Ashton went to baseball practice while I reorganized the garage. Then Jake had to go back to work, then mow the lawn. I went and picked up pizzas.
Saturday was crazy...
My mom and I did a garage sale at her house with the rest of the track. Sierra and Ashton both sold stuff too! My mom made cinnamon rolls and Sierra sold them for $1. Friday night Jake and I put out some things on the sidewalk with free signs. Our BBQ that was falling apart. Our tugboat sandbox and our kids picnic table that was falling apart too. A funny story, the BBQ was the first to be taken by a guy with a huge trailer attached to his truck. Then we saw one of the neighbor kids pushing the sandbox up the street to his house and next thing I know I see the picnic table being pushed up the grassy hill by another neighber kid to his house across the street. SO FUNNY! YAY, mission accomplished. :)We finished the garage sale while Jake went and moved Bill. Dropped off our leftovers at the goodwill truck. Went to Ashton's baseball game. Then Jake had to go do an Open House for a Realtor. While I got my lesson ready, reorganized the house after selling furniture and needed to find new places for things. Vacuumed. Made waffles and eggs for dinner. Ironed. Made cookies for my lesson. Finished laundry while watching Narnia #3 with my family. Didn't sit down with my husband until about 10:30pm but finally enjoyed time with him.

A Crazy Weekend...

but oh so GREAT! Started on Friday, I received an invitation from Ashton to come to the MPR at school on Friday at 11am and attend a Mother's Day Tea. I just love being with my kids so it was such a treat. They sang us a song..."4 hugs a day" and then Ms. Kim read us a book, "I'll Love You Forever", I was a wreck! :) We got to eat yummy treats and they had lemonade and tea to drink. I just stuck with lemonade. :)

Now in this picture Ashton is not sad, he says it's his baby face because he's my baby...yes, I think I've ruined him. :)

Ashton made me a special pot and planted me a flower that is my favorite color, PINK! Not pictured, but he also made me a clay dish and painted it and said I can put my rings in it. :)

Then we went to Grammy's for leftover tacos and there was a duck in her pool with her babies, we enjoyed sitting out there and watching them, the babies were so cute, they stuck right by there mommy's side.


Friday night was Dad's for dinner and swimming.

Jake and Ashton went to the Father Son campout but did not sleep there and they were kicked out at 8pm because they had to move the car out...so they came over to Dad's too.

Then on Saturday morning Jake was up super early and headed back to the campground to cook everyone breakfast. He made breakfast burritos for everyone and they were all saying how good it was, so my husband CAN cook afterall! :)

Then when he got home I helped with clean up, dishes, returning grills, all that jazz.

Then we were off to Ashton's game.

Our babysitter came, Briana brought her kids over and we all headed to the temple to do a session with our family for Grannie's birthday.

After the temple we all went to Grannie's house for her birthday party with Stonefire and cake and icecream.

Cousin Staci's 3 girls, Melissa Mckeon, Jessica Lawrence and her boyfriend, and Jack

me and cousin Kristy
It was so fun because so much family came that live so far away. Georgia, Michigan, Colorado, Idaho.
Cousin Staci, me, Sophi
Shane playing with all the kids, so FUN!

Cousin Marshall and Whitney, Rich and sister Trisha, Cousin Sam, Brett, Cousin Amanda, Briana, and Amanda's husband Monte Aunt Ruthie and mom
Happy Birthday to you...(Staci's birthday 32 and Granny 80)Look at Uncle Randy out the window! :)
I just love all these pictures...look how cute my granny is!

and all the rest of us!

It's GOOD!

sweet baby Lucy

the Temple and a party

This afternoon Dad, Tori, Sophi and myself got in Dad's car and started making our way south. We ate lunch at Junior's and then we went to the temple. My dad was sealed to his mom and dad and sisters. His mom and dad have passed on, beautiful work that was done today!
Tonight was our Ward Christmas Party.