The summer buzz

For the summer, Justice wanted to go "bald" as he calls it. So we took the plunge and buzzed off all his hair. Admittedly, I did a pretty crappy job, but I know it will grow out. Tip: Always use the measured attachments when using the buzz clippers. Then it turns out much more professionally.

Later that night, he and his friend Jordan were horsing around. Somehow Jordan's tooth punctured Justice's head. He came to show me what had happened and was very calm. He pulled his hand aways from his head- his hand was covered in blood and the blood was gushing all down his head. He saw the panic in my eyes and started crying and freaking out. So I washed off all the blood and it ended up being just a tiny little wound. It was nice that there was no hair in the way. It was easy to see just exactly what we were dealing with. Some neosporin, a bandaid, a kiss, and he was good to go. Why do head wounds bleed so much??

Here is Justice with his new do and a close up of his "wound".

I can't believe it!!

After months of work- I have accomplished a monumental task. Every closet, every room , including the garage has been de-junked and organized. Today was the yard sale and we literally (mom, the kids, & I) worked for hours and hours getting all of our belongings out to sell. It had rained all week and so I was worried about having it in the garage and having everything covered. But it would not all fit. So we set up a shade tent and put the rest of it under there.

The weather ended up being fabulous and we sold a ton of stuff. Everything that was left was hauled away and I was left with....hold on to your seats....a completely clean garage!! We have been in this house for going on 10 years and we have NEVER been able to park in the garage. I actually cried- what a weirdo I am!! It was way too much work- but I am sooooo glad we did it.


The clean garage :-)


CAR IN THE GARAGE!!!


Car in the garage with the door closed!! Wahoo!!

9th grade promotion

My baby is growing up. It's bittersweet- but I'm excited for her. High school is so much fun and I hope she enjoys it half as much as I did. Tonight her and 18 of her closest friends went to Chili's for dinner all dressed up, and then rented a limo to bring them back to the school for the big dance. Now this wasn't just any old limo- it was a GIGANTIC stretch Hummer limo. All the parents were there to take pics and you could hear the kids nearby oohing and aahing when it pulled into the parking lot. Then they all piled out of that thing like clowns out of a car at the circus. I got some cute pics of the group and her and Mark together. It's nice to arrive in style!

awww....the happy couple :-)


Video of the Limo

Last week of school 8-)

It's finally here!! The last week of school. Sierra will be busy with yearbooks, Lagoon Day, 9th grade promotion, and her 15th Birthday party on Friday!! Luckily for her, no drill practice this week (thank goodness!).

Justice and Montana will have field games, lunch barbeques, and a carnival after school on Friday!!

This is always a fun week, but I am sure by next Monday they will be bored already!!

Montana Marie :-)

Looking at Montana this morning I am honestly shocked at how quickly she is growing up. Not only physically but mentally as well. She has already entered the "pre-teen phase". She has mastered the texting on the phone all morning and night, the rolling of the eyes when I ask her to do something, the constant phone calls/texts from her friends requesting sleepovers or "hanging out", the sending of e-mails without help, etc. etc.

She still wants to cuddle (yay) and have me carry her to bed- which I cannot do now because the kid is practically full grown! Her appetite is voracious!! She eats constantly- and always has- but now she is conscious of calories, fat, and working out. She and Sierra are always working out together- which is fine- I prefer for them to know that you have to be aware of the calories in/calories out equation- but I see her looking in the mirror and pinching her skin and wondering if she is fat. WHICH SHE IS DEFINITELY NOT!! The outfits she picks are much more trendy, color coordinated and so cute on her!! The hair- is the one thing she has not become crazy about-yet! She keeps trying to shave her legs- but momma keeps telling her- NOT YET! You're only 9 for crying out loud!!

She has always been a story writer and illustrator. Her stories are very important to her. Her latest story was a love story and full of the drama of break-up, crying, and then finding a love that would never die!! The drawings were fantastic. It's so fun to see how even her writing is taking on a grown-up twist. This kid is so lovable!! It's hard to watch your kids grow up- but I am trying to enjoy it and help her enjoy it too! So far so good!

What a weekend!

We had so much fun this weekend- and got so much done. It feels like the last 4 days have been two weeks long.

After church yesterday we went to decorate the graves. It was really rainy so we basically just left flowers and didn't get to do our usual shining of the stones and edging. Which was just fine. Mom cried this year- she is really missing John. We all are- it has been 18 years since John died. He is still a part of our everyday life. Can't wait to see you again buddy! I will hug you and kiss you, and then shake you and kick you right in the butt! After the decorating mom invited the Mc family over for a BBQ! My family is always a hoot. Lots of hugs, laughs, and food. The kids had so much fun they didn't want to leave, and ended up sleeping over. Fine with me.

Then today we FINALLY got the kids settled into their new rooms. This has literally taken forever to accomplish but we are so happy with the results. Thank you so much dad for helping me disassemble and reassemble the beds. That ended up being a lot harder than I had anticipated. I could not have done it without you! The kids are soooo happy and the rooms look great!! We still need to paint and decorate- but that will be a piece of cake now! And that can wait for another day. We are all exhausted. We need a day to recover- but there will be no rest for the weary. Back to normal tomorrow. Can't wait for summer!

Once we got that accomplished- I took the kids swimming to celebrate- and to relax! It was so nice. The kids were being very adventurous today. Justice went down the slide several times by himself. I waited at the bottom- but then he decided he didn't need me because he could land and even go under the water and would be just fine. Montana was jumping off the side of the pool into the deep end, floating on her back, practicing her strokes. She is so proud of herself. They can't wait to start swim lessons now. Sierra decided not to come and went to spend time with Ari (her new best friend from Drill). So it was just me and the little ones.

Pet Project

I was cornered at church today and found out that "a little birdy" told someone that we need a lot of work done on our house. I wasn't sure what to think about this at first but after the initial embarassment I was so excited. I am not sure who is going to do it exactly but it sounds like a bunch of different organizations: the boy scouts, the young men, and the elders in the ward are coming together to do the fix it projects in our home. The Elders Q president is coming on Tuesday to find out exactly what we need done. The first project that we discussed (that he already knew about) was the railing on the deck and down the deck stairs. They are worried about the safety issue of that. So that will be done first. We have just gotten use to it after two years. Also the fence needs to be fixed because Roxy keeps getting out and it is literally falling over. He wants me to show him anything that needs fixing. Should I really whip out my big old list?? Or just be modest and show him a handfull of the most important things? I am not sure. I just feel so blessed that in our time of need people just step in and do things for us without us even asking. That is divine intervention in my book. I am excited but nervous. I guess we will see how this irons out. It's kind of weird being a "project family". But I won't complain!!