Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Confidence

Maybe it's an odd quality I want my kids to have, but I really hope I can help them gain confidence. I want them to feel like they can take on the world. That they won't be scared to try and they won't let people, or ideas, scare them in any way. I'm sure that's part personality and genetics, but I hope I can give them a safe haven that they know they will always have, but then be brave enough to take on the world. I was painfully shy as I kid. I mean, I had to have my big brother go introduce me to the girl that was my age moving in next door. Like I said, painfully shy. Geez, I've been shy as an adult as well. We were first married and living in apartments in a family ward. I had been called to be in the Young Women's and the YW's president (parent of one of my former primary kids) asked me if I was scared of her. Seriously Mel, what is your problem??
However, I've come to realize that, "if you plan it, they will come" and that I can start things, share ideas and, talk to complete strangers, and make a complete lunatic of myself and as long as I am confident in myself, it doesn't matter. I'm still trying to get there, but I've come a long way baby.  Watch out world. When I'm an old lady with a walker I may be confident enough to dance down the street in a bikini. Or maybe not..
Anyhow, I hope my kids will have the confidence to be willing to take whatever comes there way, do whatever they want, and not let someone hold them down. Maybe my wish was fulfilled in my daughter, because she is completely willing to let me know her opinion at the age of three. I'm not sure if the world is ready for her!! Anyhow, I'm hoping that if I give them a safe haven that they will have the confidence to do whatever their dream and not let anyone, or anything, hold them down. If you have any ideas, suggestions, etc. I'm always willing to listen. 

Monday, August 20, 2012

Summer 2012

We were crazy busy this summer, or at least it seemed like it to me. We tried to do a list of 100 things this summer and we got pretty far. I haven't had time to blog, but I tried to do notes on my phone as a journal. Here are my notes for this summer. I took a ton of pictures and will hopefully one day do real posts:
Summer
Thursday 05/31- play with friends, picnic at school with playing with ben's family
Friday 06/01- morning bike ride with dad, playing with friends, swimming at PG pool, and movie night with family
Sat 06/02- baptisms- Jason, maddie, Lena. Cake for Lena at park, planting growboxes, catch with dad, play with dad
Sund 06/03- church, s'mores with Casey up Provo canyon
Mon 06/04-swimming at PG pool, Nate played with Jake and went to trafalga with Jake and ty. Zach and Addi did lunch at central and and zach played with Dallin. We all went to PG pool.
Tuesday 06/05- played with friends, Nate played at park with Jake, zach hiked the waterfalls with Levi.
Wednes 06/06- Nate and I did daycamp for cub scouts while zach and Addi played with cousins. played the Reynolds at our house. Cold.
Thursday 06/07- visitning teaching in the morning. Kids played with Reynolds. Movie night and sleepover with cousins at our house.
Friday 06/08- breakfast at grandmas with cousins and play in the water. Camping with family/ car trip to Monticello.
And camping in monticello.
Sat 06/09- camping, drive to blanding. Hang out at Jared's, then check in at the hotel, swimming at the pool while jeff went boating, more swimming with family, baptism, then hamburgers and hot dogs at park and playground with cousins.
Sund 06/10- church with cousins the drive home with lunch with family, stop at Monticello temple on way home
Mon 06/11- I worked, jeff home, boys played with friends all day and did soccer camp in the morning
Tues 06/12- soccer camp, played with Jackson, massive pillow fort, swimming at pool with jackson
Wed 06/13- soccer camp, lunch at school, swimming at PG pool with Jackson
Thursday 06/14- soccer camp, oil change for car- lots of popcorn an drinks, lunch at school, play with friends, discovery park with Jackson, Jason, Sara and heather
Friday 06/15- blake and Clayton here. Nate at jason's, picnic at blake's, zach at kamdens and then Levi's, game night playing clue and eating popcorn and strawberries from garden
Sat 06/16- ward super waterslide, Eden biethday party,
Claire watched kids while we went to dinner for anniversary
Sun 06/17-father's day, church, visit both grandpa's
Monday 06/18- I worked, jeff with kids, swimming lessons, play with dallin and brenden. Porch finally done
Tuesday 06/19- swimming lessons, grocery store and bread store, slip and slide and water balloons with Jake and Levi, pack meeting
Wed 06/20- swimming lessons,
Nate at clara's, lunch at school, zach at dallin's, swimming pool with Clara, dallin, brenden. Then strawberries and cream and ride at carnival, play at park
Thursday 06/21- swimming lessons. Me at work, kids at jacksons. Then play here and swimming at pg pool with jackson
Friday 06/22- huck Finn days with lots of prizes, swimming lessons at Daniels, lunch at school, play with Jackson at Reynolds and then here, and then swimming at Seven peaks with Jackson- dinner was blt's corn on the cob and strawberries from the garden
Saturday 06/23- boating at deer creek with grandma and grandpa, brandon, Jackson, Bre and Jordan. Dinner was burgers and hot dogs and salad. Watch fireworks on porch with jeff
Sunday 06/24- baby blessing for Alexander and lunch after. Corry and Scotty over
Monday 06/25- me work, jeff left for scout camp, Kids at jackson's to play while heather watched them. Then home for dinner, fhe, playing and bed. Had to lay down with both zach and Addi to help them sleep
Tuesday 06/26- play with Jake, pick up Jackson, library class and spin for prizes, lunch at school, play with friends at home, swimming at pg pool, play here
Wed- 06/27- Nate daycamp, Kids play with friends, me work, Nate with Jason, rest with Blake and Clayton, scooter ride To deliver b-day invitations
Thursday 06/28- arbitration, silly grandpa with kids, crafts, make musical instruments. Cereal necklaces, dallin and brenden, Addi played ponies with grandpa
Friday- 06/29-'Addi birthday, arbitration, disneland grandma watched kids, went to PG pool with Jackson when I got home. Tons of time on waterslide, jeff home from scout camp
Sarurday 06/30- yard sales, shopping, clean house and catch up, dallin and brenden. Birthday party for Addi, grandparents, daren, heather, Sara, Brandon, Jackson. Chris, Emily, savannah.
Sunday. 7/01- church, BBQ up big cottonwood canyon with dan and Karen
Monday 07/02- addi birthday party in the morning,
Work, swimming at of pool
Tuesday 07/03- I worked, kids played at jacksons, heather watched them, sprinklers, etc
Wednesday 07/04- boating at Utah lake with Bre, BBQ at Jeff's parents, fireworks at pg pool
Thursday 07/05- rainy day. Library class, reading party, post office, made pizza
Friday 07/06- worked in the morning, then seven peaks
Saturday 07/07- yard work, home depot to build, then bridal veil, cascade springs, picnic, fishing and hiking
Monday 07/09- I worked, jeff home, boys bike ride, play with friends, get ice cream with dad
Tuesday- zach went to seven peaks with Levi, Nate, Addi and Jackson and I went to seven peaks, walk/bike scooter to take Jackson home, Nathan cub scouts
Wed 07/11- work day, I worked from home all day, kids played at home, legos, movies, etc. Built a robot, got blankets and read Harry potter under the tree
Thursday 07/12- library class, spin for prizes, picnic and water party at simko's, swimming at of pool
Friday 07/13- home in the morning, Nate played at Jason's, zach at Dallin's,'went swimming at PG pool with dallin and Jackson. That night went to grandma's then got shakes at purple turtle
Saturday 07/14- trafalga in the morning- minigolf, playground, laser tag, bumper boats, rock climbing. Then home and played, shopping, movie night with Jackson here watching tin tin
Sunday 07/15- home, walk to church and church, fishing and feed ducks at Manila creek pond including walk around pond
Monday 07/16- basketball camp for Nate and zach, home, then bowling at fat cats with Jackson
Tuesday 07/17-basketball camp, picnic at the park with Jackson, library class, play with Jackson at home, make Carmel popcorn and apricot jam
Wed 07/18- my work day, home with dad, basketball camp, Nate played with Jason, zach win Blake
Thursday 07/19- basketball camp ALL morning, zach had swim party at Levi's, Nate and Jackson played, swimming at PG pool.
Friday 07/20- tour of fire station, dispatch, and city hall. Play at the park, then bean museum class about plants at the library, play, then swimming at pg pool, watch Madagascar 3 at Water Gardens with passes from Library class
Saturday 07/21 boating on Utah lake with Jason and chris, then splash pad at highland with grandma, grandpa, Jared, celeste, Daren, Sara, Britney, and Ryder, dinner (free pizza from
Papa johns) then movie in Blake's driveway
Sunday 07/22- church, day of rest!!, make ice cream
Monday 07/23- addi sick. My day to catch up with housework, yard work, and work work. Boys learned magic and did a magic show, Nate tried to catch a snake with Ethan and played, Zach played with Kamden, and both boys played at Dallin and Brenden's house
07/24- woke Nate up with a pillow fight, did pillow fight as a family, hiked the G as a family, nap, went swimming at pg pool as
A family with jeff, work, clean up house and do yardwork, make pizza as a family, pick plums
Wednesday 07/25- my work day, zach played with Blake, Nate played with friends, late night birthday party for Ty that included scavenger hunt, hide and seek, s'mores, etc
Thursday 07/25- library class, visiting teaching, play with Jackson, swimming at pool, Mario kart
Friday 07/26- library class about lizards an reptiles, zach sick, Nate and Jackson played and went to grandma's house, crochet in yard
Saturday 07/27- work in the morning, bowling with dad, little caesars pizza for dinner, free shakes at purple turtle, pick up cotton candy at grandma's
Sunday 07/28- church, watch olympics
Monday 07/30- work in the morning, pick up Jackson, then Tracy aviary, splash pad at liberty park, snack, playground, then home
Tuesday 07/31- my work day, play with friends
Wednesday 08/01-Play with Jackson, PG pool
Thursday 08/02- grocery shopping, yard work, mow lawn, clean house, make pizza dough, I did birthday party for my primary kids where we played games, twister, three legged race, water game, made pizzas, had brownies, etc. Picked plums, zach played with kamden, Nate played with simkos, had dinner and went to farmers market
Friday 08/03- planning meeting for preschool where kids played with friends, picked plums, work, pack, swimming at pg pool, went camping with freiends at mutual Dell, hot dogs, s'mores, hiking, etc.
Saturday 08/04- camping with friends, home, boys played with jackson, Celeste, savannah and Sierra at grandma's, then here for planning meeting for powell and play with cousins at our house
Sunday 08/05- church, olympics, family time, work on Brandon divorce papers again
Monday 08/06- my work day- jeff home. Play with dallin and brenden, then with Jason
Tuesday 08/07- work in the morning, then dinosaur museum with Jackson, home for a nap, then visit with grandpa at our house, pancakes at our house with Jackson, then swimming at PG pool, watch gymnastics for olympics, bed, I worked on brandon's divorce papers again
Wednesday 08/08- work from home first thing, seven peaks including doing rides, tubes, etc. With Jackson. Rush home, change and lunch, heather watches kids at jacksons house while jeff and I did Casey's lunch at tucanos, pick up kids then home while I worked,
Thursday 08/09- catch up in the morning, jobs, zach played at Dallin's, brenden played at our house, then they all went to the park, played with Jackson. Went to Grandma's for a sleepover
Friday 08/10- continue sleepover at Grandma's, jeff and I went boating with daren and dick, picked up kids at 11:00, played with Jackson, walked to Jackson's picking up trash, then ward party at park and swimming at night at pool with ward.
Sat 08/11- spent morning recovering, jeff went riding with warren, I took boys to PG pool during nap time. Zach went off diving board for first time,
Then BBQ at britney's to celebrate Ryder's birthday and play with jackson, home, watch olympics, then bed
Sunday 08/12- day to
Recover/ rest, church, make pizzas, watch olympics and closing ceremonies
Monday 08/13- my forever long day at work, Nate went to the landfill for cub scouts, then played with Jason, went to karate with Jason, played there and here. Zach played with Blake, jeff home with the kids while working
Tuesday 08/14- picked up Jackson, went to Provo river trail, scooters/ walked from Nunn's park to Vivan park with Clowards and Einersons, play in the water at bridal veil falls, went to the store, home for lunch and nap, PG pool, Macey's for party supplies, deliver birthday invites, home for dinner, walk to deliver birthday invites, home to clean, yard work, work,
Bed
wednesday 08/15- work, meet teachers, bank, store, home with Jackson, Jake over, zach to Levi's, Ty over, soccer practice at school, also yard work, pay bills, work and more work, etc.
Thursday 08/16- work in the morning, walk down and pick up
Jackson, blake and clayton over, jason over, potato stamps and finger paint, Jackson and Nate ip to jason's, Levi over, then Levi Blake and zach over to blake's,
Addi asleep, I work, then over to PG pool with jeff and later Brandon. Home for real dinner, bedtime, and more work for me
Friday 08/17- woke up early, work, store, clean for b-day party, birthday party with pajamas, pancakes, play in Castle with ball fight, presents, make and do piƱata, make bags to take home, volcano inside and out, etc. Take kids home, clean up, lunch, work, seven peaks with Jackson, drop jackson off at Grandma's, home for dinner, cleaning, bed
Saturday 08/18- cleaning, building project with dad, picnic at Silly Grandma and Grandpa's with aunts, uncles, and cousins where we played, ate, played at Highland splash pad with everyone where Jason and chris dumped into the river, then drive to liberty park for playing and picnic with Disneyland Grandma and Grandpa, Super Grandma, aunts, uncles, cousins, including playing badminton, walk, etc. Shirt stop at old navy, home for bed, then I went to Macey's.
Sunday 08/19- church, teach primary, home, clean up, make pizzas and banana cake, cake and ice cream with family for Zach's birthday
Monday 08/20- clean up, went clothes shopping, back for haircuts with braayden, boys stayed to play. Addi home with me, work, clean, etc. Work, boys and Ty here to play, Jackson over, then to pg pool with pirate ship Zach got for his birthday, drop Jackson off, home and played with clay, then bedtime and work for me.
Tuesday 08/21- first day of school .....