Silly Kids

So Justice and I were driving home from school and he says "Mom, did you know that Heavenly Father created the whole earth"? So I feel a little puff of pride in my chest knowing that his church lessons are actually sinking in somehow. "Yes, I do know that babe" I say. Then he says "Did you know that there were no people on the earth when God made it"? I said "Yes, and who was the first man on the earth"? He says "George Washington." I start laughing feeling my pride bubble completely burst. I said "Honey, that was the first president of the United States, Adam was the first man on earth." "Mom, George Washington couldn't tell a lie, he was the first man on earth." He says with that "duh" tone of voice. How could I argue with that? I just laughed and he couldn't understand what was so funny. I love my kids.

Shake it Girl!

Tana is doing Mini Drill at the high school this week. She has two days of dance workshops and then they perform at the football halftime on Friday. There were probably 100 girls there. She caught on to the dance and was doing such a great job. She has always been into sports and not that interested in dance. I was so excited when she said she wanted to do this. You could tell she was loving it. I can't wait to see her perform.

Justice Starts School

Our baby is off to school! Yay! He was so excited. He is in the afternoon session, but he was dressed and had his backpack on at 7:00. He would not take that backpack off until class started at 12:40. He had the biggest smile on his face. I was a little teary after dropping him off, but once I got home to the quiet house-I was over it. He came home all happy and excited about his day. He made some friends and it sounds like he had a great time. He has the same teacher that Tana and Sierra had. She is wonderful and will get him off to a great start. Here are some cute pix of him.

Oh no the power is out

Well last night at about 7:00pm the National Weather Service issued a storm warning and about 30 minutes later the light flickered about 3 times then booof the power was out. I think this was the first time my kids have been in that situation. They didn't know what to do. No TV, no lights, no microwave, what do we do now. Miss Jenn and i were eating dinner when this happened so we finished and talked for awhile. It was nice. Then it started to get dark and the kids were getting nervous so I got out the candles and we read a story. It was a good time. Then when it was time to go to bed the kids got nervous again. So I walked them down stairs and told them a bedtime story. They went right to sleep. Overall it was a good night and a chance to get a taste of how things were before we had electricity.

I have been tagged

written by Jenn

4 jobs I have had
1. Mom
2. Master Control Operator for a TV Station
3. Preschool Teacher
4. Dance Teacher and Studio Owner

Movies I can watch over and over
1. Young Frankenstein
2. Raising Helen
3. Family Man
4. Stick It

4 places I have lived
1. Granger, UT
2. West Valley City, UT
3. Denver, CO.
4. Taylorsville, UT

4 Guilty Pleasures
1. Naps
2. Surfing the Web
3. Working
4. Shopping

4 Places I have been on vacation
1. Maui, Hawaii (my absolute favorite)
2. Cali (San Diego, San Fran, Disneyland)
3. Florida (Keys & Disneyworld)
4. Mexico (Cozumel, Ensenada)
5. Paris (can't leave that out)

4 Favorite Foods
1. Big Pink Sugar Cookie
2. Cheesecake
3. Diet Pepsi
4. Meat/Potatoes/Pasta of any variety

4 websites I visit
1. people.com
2. Friends Blogs
3. school stuff
4. bank stuff

4 places I'd rather be right now
1. On the beach
2. On vacation of any sort..
3. In bed
4. With my kids

4 Books I love:
1. Remembering Wholeness
2. Any Janet Evonovich book
3. The Work & the Glory Series
4. Do rag mags count (love them)

4 Things I would like to know how to do
1. Garden
2. Remember peoples names after meeting them once
3. Speak another language
4. Squeeze more hours into the day

4 things I worry about
1. Raising good kids
2. My husband
3. Pleasing people
4. What to do when I grow up

4 Happy Moments
1. My wedding day
2. Birth of my kids
3. Getting the job
4. Memories of my dance life

4 things I want to do this year or in the future
1. Remodel my home
2. Get a teaching degree
3. Open a new business
4. Get a new family photo

4 People I am tagging
1. Amber
2. Eric
3. Mom
4. Uncle Dan

Sierra the World Traveler

I took Sierra, bright and early, to the airport this morning. She is off to Ohio to play with her dad at the Kings Island Amusement Park. She will meet him in Houston and then they will fly together to Ohio. I haven't been to the airport for some time as I make such a fuss over the flying unaccompanied minor thing that her dad avoids it as much as he can. It is quite the ordeal to go through security nowadays. You have to take your shoes off, all liquids have to be in a ziplock bag and must be pulled out and inspected, they can't be bigger that trial size (her large bottle of hairspray had to be thrown in the trash) the metal detector now does this air puffer thing to check for bombs or something. I was all in knots by the time she actually borded the plane. My mind was swirling with bombs, explosive liquids, shoe bombs, suspicious characters, and the like. I was holding back the tears until she was on the plane. Once she was on, I let them flow and prayed like crazy for her safety. I know I am a worrywart, but I am her mother dammit!! It's my job!! She does this all the time and it didn't phase her at all. She had this cute smile on her face, as if to say "Mom, it's ok, relax!" Well I will relax when she is back in my arms for a big squeeze and a kiss. I love you kiddo. Have a good time!! Uggh!

Justice's Leg

Justice has earned his first battle scar. He was trying to ride his bike down our extremely steep driveway and lost control. He was trying to use his feet to drag to a stop instead of the brakes. So he wiped out at the bottom of the driveway and has this huge boo-boo to show for it. It's surrounded by lovely blue and purple and green bruises. He can't even touch it with out wincing.

Poor Dude!