Wednesday October 5

Busy day.....

I worked in the office.

Came home and then dad went with me to take some pictures for Paul Davis Restoration.

They are renovating a house that had a fire and they want me to do before/during/after photos.

Should be a fun project.

Then we went and had a little date at Harbor Freight, Big 5, and we ate at Boise Fry Company.

So that was fun.

We came home and I finished up sorting laundry and he got stuff done around the house.

Kids came home.

WE had to have some dinner.......then there was football practice.

Funny story.....we made plans with Bubbles to have Elsie go read to her on Wednesdays.

I set an alarm on my phone for 5:30 to remind me.

Well, I got that reminder at 5:30 a.m.!!!!

So Bubbles had to call and remind us :)

We went down and it took a while for Elsie to warm up to the idea.....

Bubble made yummy treats for her and promised Jolly Ranchers after wards.

It took a while, but she did end up reading with Bubbles!

I think it will be such a fun thing to have her do :)

Well, then we came home and Elsie went to YW with Cass and me.

Madi was at Tripp's birthday party.

At YW we learned some sign language.

We have a new Beehive that is Autistic and uses some sign language, so this will be fun for all the girls to be able to communicate with her better.

Brent picked them up after YW so I could have a presidency meeting.

That went late and then I picked Madi Bell up from the party.

I am excited to sleep :)

Tuesday October 4

I helped in the office, but after about 30 minutes, when the other helper came in, I realized I had the wrong day.

I get to go in again tomorrow :)

Ha ha ha....

I came home and got some pictures edited.

Also did a bunch of laundry.

Then I ran and got some errands done.

I came home and got more laundry done and started to clean out our old bedroom to turn it into a workout type of room.

Yay!!!!

I am actually pretty excited about it :)

We had Kyra and Cannon over after school.

Avery had her tonsils out today, so they hung out with us.

Kyra had fun doing speech therapy with Elsie and Joanne.

Cannon and Port left for Max's birthday party at Nerfed.

They had a lot of fun :)

I left and took some pictures down in eagle.....

When I got home, we all went and visited with Avery and the fam.

I hope she remembers to take it easy!!!!

Don't be a Hero Avery......get your rest!!!!!

Let your body heal!!!!!

Monday October 3

I dropped the kids off at school then came home and took a nap.

I was dragging!

hen my alarm went off this morning, Brent had to wake me up!

That never happens!

Guess I needed some sleep.

When I got up I did laundry and cleaned up the whirlwind that conference weekend brings....

I also worked out before I showered.

Then I picked Madi up for PT.

I had to leave her there, to go pick Elsie up.

We then picked Madi back up and ran to PT for Elsie.

Elsie worked really hard....and did almost everything.

Including sitting on a ball inside the swing.....which she was really nervous about trying, but ended up thinking it was pretty great!

Then we went and did some shopping.

Got home and ate dinner with the kiddos and then cleaned up.

I ran to the store with Port to get a birthday present for Max.

Then I had a meeting with the Beehive advisers about our upcoming Harvest party.

Then we had scriptures and a little FHE before bedtime.

Thursday October 2

Another great General Conference weekend!

I will be excited to listen through them again on my own, though :)

Sometimes these kiddos make it hard to just sit and listen!

But it was a pretty chill day.

Note taking, picture coloring, snack eating, blanket stealing....

Porter wanted green eggs and ham for dinner.

I said no problem...anything to get some real food into his skinny body!

Dad made us a Brisket for dinner that our BBQ neighbor gave us......it was sooo yummy!

We watched 17 miracles after dinner too.

Great movie.

Saturday October 1

Today was general Conference!

We all woke up and dad had to leave to cover a guy;s shift for a few hours to go to a football game.

When dad left, we ran to Walmart and the kids picked out whatever cereal they wanted.

Then we came home and snacked and took notes and hung out.

It was a nice Conference today.....

Dad ended up having to stay the rest of the shift because one of the guys dislocated a shoulder, or something.......

So at least he is getting some overtime!

But it did make listening to talks harder when it was just me......

I also just missed having him around.

Well then later this evening, we were invited to have a movie and girls (and little boys who couldn't go the priesthood) night with the Nielson's and some of the Morgans....

We watched Runaway Bride and ate donuts and snacks.

We also painted some finger and toenails :)

Then it somehow turned into a water gun fight outside and then a dance party inside!

With a disc ball!

Sp it got late.

I hope they all decide to sleep in,

Elsie was up at 4 a.m. this morning!

She was on the couch at 8, and had fallen back to sleep.

I hope she doesn't wake up early again tomorrow!

I want some sleep!

Friday September 30 (Add pictures)

Brent went with Drew to go help Randy scrape off shingles from a rental of his......

I guess it was a pretty big job!

He came home pretty dirty and worn out!

I helped Stacia today to get ready for the concert she had at her house.

Then the boys had 2 football games.....

Then stopped by Stacias for the last bit of the concert.

It was a nice night.....

Thursday September 29

So it was our 'neighborhood' block party this evening.

I think we decided on a neighborhood name......

The Quarter Corner.

Because we are 1/4 of the block, on the corner.....

Ha ha......we will see if it sticks!

I think we had a pretty good turn out with lots of good food!

We visited, ate, and played games!
We played marshmallow golfing....and the winners get a Halloween decoration to put in the yard this year....then it will be passed on to the next winner, next year!!!
I think everyone had fun and I would call it a successful night!

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We also got the cows moved over to the other field today.....so that was good :)

Port made his dessert....portable!!!!!!
He taped the plate to his bike.
He is so ingenious, I tell ya!

There seem to be lots of pictures of Madi.....but she is always telling me to take pictures of her!!!!!!

Wednesday Sept. 28 (awesome pictures to come!)

Well, it was a successful day!

After the kids got to school I went to the church to set up.

Everything looked so pretty and just great!

Then I came home and painted props pretty much the rest of the day :)

I showered then Madi came home and we left for Cassi's last volleyball game.

She played well and did some awesome serves!

Well, they got started late, so i have to leave during the second game to take Port to eat some dinner before his practice.

He went to practice with the Morgans and I started getting ready for YWIE.

I went and picked up the girls then finished getting ready.

Got there at 6 to finish setting stuff up outside.

It was a great turnout and it was a lot of fun.

The girls each has a mason jar to put either a project they  are working on, or something about themselves.....

They they each shared what they did.

Then we had a 5 girls perform.

Cassi sang 'This little light of mine' and she did really well, except her guitar wasn't tuned.

Which I told her to do beforehand.......

Sometimes she doesn't listen to me ;)

She still sang good though.

Then after the bishop gave closing remarks, we had refreshments and line dancing outside.

Oh and a photo booth :)

It was a lot of fun.

The Morgans took my kids back home while I stayed and cleaned up.......

I got home about 9:30 and then got the little ones in bed.

I hope they aren't too tired tomorrow!

Tuesday Sept. 27

Today I helped in the office.

Then I went to some thrift stores to find a few supplies for the 'Cowgirls in Excellence' tomorrow night.

I am pretty excited about my outfit :)

Remember last year when we all wore old retro prom dresses.....and I borrowed a 50's bridesmaid dress from Bubbles?

Well this year we decided to go glam cowgirl/rodeo queen.

(Just the leaders of course....the girls will be cute regular cowgirls :)

Wait until you see the outfit tomorrow!

The rest of the day was really prepping stuff for tomorrow.

I picked up Madi and took her to PT.

Which was great....she was out of alignment....and has been hurting.

So he adjusted her and she now knows why it is important to keep up on her stretches and exercises!

Vern picked up the little ones after school until I got home.

Then I picked Elsie up and Joanne came for speech.

Cass came home.

We had dinner.

The girls cleaned up while I went to Walmart for some bread, milk and cheese.....and a few other things.

Homework got done....

Now they are in bed.

Which is where I am going!

Tomorrow morning after I drop off the kids, we will set up for the Cowgirls in Excellence.....

Then it will be a crazy day......

Cassi's last volleyball game, Porter football practice.......

So it might be late tomorrow when I get to write :(

Monday Sept. 26

Dad and I got some stuff done today......

I needed some things cut out for YWIE in Wednesday.

Dad also made a run to D&B, the t-mobile store, the gas station.......also the DMV.

He got pulled over going to the store.

Found out his truck hasn't been registered since 2014!

It was due for renewal March of 2015.......when we had our accident!

So it easily fell through the cracks!!!!!

Anyway, the cop didn't give him a ticket, but told him to go right to the DMV, which he did :)

Cassi had a game at Heritage today.

Aydo Potato came to watch her.

It was fun to see her and hang out with her :)

Cassi did really well!

She got some great serves in and awesome hits!

I am so proud of how well she has improved!

Her last game will be Wednesday.

After the game, we stopped by to visit with the Terry's for a little bit.

We just love their family!

We got home and had dinner.

Then for FHE, we all went out and got a little more progress on the electric fence.

We are wanting to move the cows over to the goats field for the last month before we butcher them.

But we needed some electric fence.

The kids were all great helpers and we really had fun together.

It really is great how working together can really bring you together.

At least it does for our family!

This picture is for Gramps....so he can see the corn fields in our backyard :)