I want to go to bed

-presents wrapped
-stockings stuffed
-salads, pies, etc. made for Christmas dinner
-Breakfast casseroles waiting in fridge
- 3 year old girl took a late nap and is still up

I'm worth it!!!!! :)

I saw this on a friends blog and thought it was fun.

If paid, the typical Stay-at-Home Mom in my area would earn the pay shown below for her work as a mother.
$92,727------$111,308-------$137,054
Local Low---Local Median---Local High


National Range
$68,027-----------$122,611---------$181,273
National Low---National Median---National High

You can go to this link to do yours.

pictures

I know it has been a while so I thought I'd put a few pics on here.

C2 birthday











C1 Baptisum












C1 was a Ninja
C2 was a Porcupine Just like last year:)
C3 was a Caterpillar here and Tinker Bell another day.












We grew these carrots in our front flower bed and C2 picked them.












I love this one of C2 and 3

Labor Day 2009

We finally got to go camping this summer. It was our best trip yet. C2 woke up and said, "Mom, did anyone throw up last night?" I said, "no" and then he said, "yipeeeeee" and jumped around. It was very funny that even he knew our bad luck streak had broken. Here are a few pic. for you to enjoy:) As always they loaded in reverse order. I'll have to figure out how to change that, but for now you can just start at the bottom and then scroll up.

I want everone to know...

that I grew my own garlic and made a garlic braid this year. One of my goals that I actually accomplished:)

This one is for my Mom

I wanted to show my mom the cupcakes I made for the boys birthdays last year.

Summer pics.

Here we are going backward through the summer:)
C2's 1st day of Kindergarten. Notice the hair cut. His brother got one too but I don't have a pic of that yet.

I thought this artist was very good:) Note C1's arm.


Part of a family reunion that was in Brigham City.


Our Lagoon trip. Thanks Spillman.


At my Bro's house in DE

My sisters and mom outside Hersey Park.

Have you ever seen a real Red Brick Road. This one is in my home town.

My home building. Always will be:)

C1 loves Camp Invention.


C3's hair cut for her 3rd b-day:( Mom had a hard time with this but knows it is for the best.


Just thought I'd let you know that I found my camera.:)
Other things... I'm on the hunt for a Violin teacher again. Can't find C2's glasses. C3 thinks she should be in Kindergarten. The boys started soccer this week. We have about 4 weeks till C1 turns 8. This is a big time for him religiously and Boy Scouts will then start. Wow, I hope, as mom, I can keep up:) I'm enjoying the ride:)

July 4th

We had a good day and hope all of you did too.
The day started with mom taking the boys out for breakfast and then to the Home Depot Kids build. Then we got the boys new church shoes and a few other things for our up coming trip to WA. That evening we went to the Bees Game and then saw the fireworks afterward. The kids were good even though the game went 12 innings. C3 was a little scared of the fireworks but all in all I think we might be able to start enjoying things like this once in a while. I gives me hope to know that someday my DH and I could go to one of these games and actually watch it. I am also trying really hard to enjoy this time now because, according to everyone I know that is farther along the parenting path then I am, I will miss these times:)

June

June has been a busy month for my family. Here are some of the things that have happened...
-school ended
-C1 went to Camp Invention
-mom went to a Collin Raye concert and saw James P. Connolly
-mom went to PA and DE
-C2's first piano recital
-we went to Lagoon on a cool and rainy day
-mom and friend gave a baby shower. (so fun:)
-went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House
-all three kids took swimming lessons and all moved up a level

-found new violin teacher for C1
-mom lost the camera so when I find it or get pis from friends I'll update this:)

C3's Birthday

She is Three!!!!! and sooooo cute. She has a head of her own, likes to do things by herself, and loves to follow her brothers. She helped with the cake but I think I covered her tracks well:) Now I have to cute her hair. It needs it and she has never had a hair cut. so pics of that to come when I get that done.

Happenings

C2's last day of school.














C2's pre-school graduation
















C1 at the Zoo. This is really what he did half the time:)


other Zoo pics.





C1's Field Day

I'm not likeing my computer right now !:)

I keep trying to fix a post that is not posting right and it keeps telling me I'm doing something illegal! I'm glad that I have great friends that I know will help me out tomorrow (or whenever we get to it):). Hope you all are having a better time with your technology then I am.

Talent Show

This is at the Ward Talent Show last Saturday. C2 is my 5year-old (not in school yet) who loves the piano. He has been playing for about 5 months. I have been playing the flute for about a week:)

More then I Thoguht

I found out a little while ago that I have lurkers. People looking but not leaving comments. I was very excited. I thought I'd add a few pics for ya all:) This is just a sample of our family:)
This is my youngest (2yr). She feel asleep on this stool with her butterfly wings and fairy skirt on, after eating hot coco powder. She was just too cute.












and here she is again:)













Amy's girl(4yr? maybe
still 3?).














My oldest with Jared's youngest (about 7 months). My boy loves babies. He often plays with his friend's little siblings or babies we pass in the stores.



















Lara's 3rd (2yr).





Lara's 1st(5yr).












This is Jared' oldest(5yr) and my second. They were best buds the whole time they were together. They were born 10 days (I think) apart.










This is Lisa's boys(6yr, 5yr?, and 3yr?) and my oldest.