My websites continue to take up too much time. I work 2-4 hours a day and on Wednesday I even had Bob stay home from work so I could 10 hours that day. My goal is to go live with the site next weekend so this week will be very full of websites too. And then I wish it would go back to how it used to be, but I'm sure I still will have lots of less critical things to get done; so hopefully I can find a good balance between family time and making progress on the websites. I'm so thankful I don't have to work all the time. It must be so hard to have to work all day and then come home and do all the mom stuff. I procrastinated too much over the last several months to make that last little while really busy, but there should be an end to it sometime soon. And I'll just be more careful with my sites to not let it get so bad in the future. But at least I do like working on the websites.
The kids had Thursday and Friday off school for a teach work day and for Nevada day. Thursday we rode bikes to the park and met the Deans and then the kids played together all afternoon. And Friday we went to "The Farm". The kids fed the animals and rode the little train and went in the hay maze. It was a fun afternoon. The Deans met us there and then the kids played together all afternoon.
Saturday was full of sports. Aaron and Danny both scored goals in their soccer games and Rachel did great at her tennis lesson. Bob and I went out to eat on a nice date that night.
The kids got to wear their halloween costumes a few times this week. Monday the Deans had a fun Halloween party. Wednesday was their Halloween parade at school and Thursday was the ward Trunk or treat. This year Danny is s a lego guy, Rachel is Medusa, Aaron was Darth Vader twice and a lion once, Seth was an elephant and then a baseball player and Ruby was a frog.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
October 23, 2011
Potty training didn't go well this week. Seth's back to having no interest. So we'll wait and try again later.
Aaron had his birthday party yesterday. He had 4 friends over and they played in the backyard and on the trampoline and had a paper airplane contest off the balcony. Bob was awesome at coming up with activities for boys. It was fun, but I think we are going to switch to having friend birthday parties every other year. That way it'll be more special and we can put more work into the parties. The last few we've had have just been more like playdates with cake. And maybe we can do more different fun things to celebrate.
Soccer games started yesterday. I helped in Aaron's class this week. And I took Danny out to lunch.
I'm going to the gym at least twice a week to go to the masters swim class and a spin class on tuesday and friday. And on Thursdays I get up and walk with Jamie the swim teacher and Erica from the swim class. They are both air force families that live near me. I really like them. But they are both pregnant right now so we walk slow. But I like talking with them so I go even though it isn't the best exercise. I'm working 2-3 hours a day on websites. It's a lot more than I want to but I'm trying to get the provo site done before November. I feel like I've had websites hanging over my head forever. I'm looking forward to going back to maybe one hour a day or less, especially with the holidays coming up. Hopefully I'll be able to catch up so I can do that.
Aaron had his birthday party yesterday. He had 4 friends over and they played in the backyard and on the trampoline and had a paper airplane contest off the balcony. Bob was awesome at coming up with activities for boys. It was fun, but I think we are going to switch to having friend birthday parties every other year. That way it'll be more special and we can put more work into the parties. The last few we've had have just been more like playdates with cake. And maybe we can do more different fun things to celebrate.
Soccer games started yesterday. I helped in Aaron's class this week. And I took Danny out to lunch.
I'm going to the gym at least twice a week to go to the masters swim class and a spin class on tuesday and friday. And on Thursdays I get up and walk with Jamie the swim teacher and Erica from the swim class. They are both air force families that live near me. I really like them. But they are both pregnant right now so we walk slow. But I like talking with them so I go even though it isn't the best exercise. I'm working 2-3 hours a day on websites. It's a lot more than I want to but I'm trying to get the provo site done before November. I feel like I've had websites hanging over my head forever. I'm looking forward to going back to maybe one hour a day or less, especially with the holidays coming up. Hopefully I'll be able to catch up so I can do that.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
October 16, 2011
The boys all went camping this weekend. Bob even took Seth. They went up to Goblin Valley in Utah and met Josh and his boys. They left Friday morning and came back Saturday night. So I just had the girls for two days. It was a great girls weekend. It was fun to give Ruby some time with just the two of us. And I got a lot done when she was napping. And Friday we went and picked up Rachel and took her out to lunch. After school she had practice for the primary program and then that night we had a Wii dance party. Saturday we got up and went on a bike ride. Ruby really liked the trailer and this was the first long bike ride Rachel's ever been on. Then Rachel got to go to Stake Activity Days. They did an awesome job and Rachel loved it. Then we went to Bath and Body works and Uswirl. It was a great weekend.
Ruby is getting to walking really well. She loves to climb up the stairs, but not down. Seth is talking pretty well now. We've tried potty training a few times, but he doesn't seem to get it. We are going to give it a good try this week but if he doesn't show any improvement after a couple of days we're going to drop it again and give it another month or two.
Rachel and Danny both got into the GATE program at Goynes. We're all really excited about that. The school has a really good program. They get to go to GATE three times a week and they are supposed to get some really good field trips too. Their teachers are also really good. They seem to expect a little more than at their other school. Both of their grades have gone down a little this year because they were working the same as they did at the other school. I'm glad they'll have to work a little harder now. Danny also started back at piano.
Aaron is settling into kindergarten really well. He is becoming a good reader. And his tantrums are so much better.
Ruby is getting to walking really well. She loves to climb up the stairs, but not down. Seth is talking pretty well now. We've tried potty training a few times, but he doesn't seem to get it. We are going to give it a good try this week but if he doesn't show any improvement after a couple of days we're going to drop it again and give it another month or two.
Rachel and Danny both got into the GATE program at Goynes. We're all really excited about that. The school has a really good program. They get to go to GATE three times a week and they are supposed to get some really good field trips too. Their teachers are also really good. They seem to expect a little more than at their other school. Both of their grades have gone down a little this year because they were working the same as they did at the other school. I'm glad they'll have to work a little harder now. Danny also started back at piano.
Aaron is settling into kindergarten really well. He is becoming a good reader. And his tantrums are so much better.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
October 9
Last weekend we went to Visalia. Gma Monte and Grandaddy Gene were there and Kristal. We went on Friday and came back Sunday night. It was a nice relaxing visit. The kids were all so happy to see everyone. Seth has been asking every week to go to Grandma's house. I don't remember any of the other kids wanting that so much.
The bummer was that Seth got a stomach bug there Saturday night. Then Rachel threw up all the way home in the van. Then Bob's grandparents came to visit on Tuesday. Bob had been so excited to for them to stay with us and drive around and see things. We cleaned everything in our house several times and they still both got sick. So they checked in to a hotel and we only saw them a few hours a day. And Bob didn't get to take them anywhere.
Rachel tried out for the school play a few weeks ago. As soon as they announced they were doing a play she came home so excited and she knew she was going to try out. That made me nervous. She's never done anything like that. I worried how she'd feel if she didn't make it. But she was so excited. So she tried out and she made it! She was cast as a gnome in a play written by her teacher. She went to practice for two weeks and loved it. But then she came home on Friday with a letter from her school that said there were budget cuts and there would be no more drama teacher at our school. I'm so sad for her. But I'm proud that she did something hard and tried out and hopefully she'll remember that and try something hard again next time. But she's still doing tennis and piano and she's loving both of those.
The bummer was that Seth got a stomach bug there Saturday night. Then Rachel threw up all the way home in the van. Then Bob's grandparents came to visit on Tuesday. Bob had been so excited to for them to stay with us and drive around and see things. We cleaned everything in our house several times and they still both got sick. So they checked in to a hotel and we only saw them a few hours a day. And Bob didn't get to take them anywhere.
Rachel tried out for the school play a few weeks ago. As soon as they announced they were doing a play she came home so excited and she knew she was going to try out. That made me nervous. She's never done anything like that. I worried how she'd feel if she didn't make it. But she was so excited. So she tried out and she made it! She was cast as a gnome in a play written by her teacher. She went to practice for two weeks and loved it. But then she came home on Friday with a letter from her school that said there were budget cuts and there would be no more drama teacher at our school. I'm so sad for her. But I'm proud that she did something hard and tried out and hopefully she'll remember that and try something hard again next time. But she's still doing tennis and piano and she's loving both of those.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
September 18, 2011
Bob and I joined a soccer team with several other couples in the stake. I thought it would be fun and social. But they are pretty serious players. We went to our first game friday night. It turned out pretty fun. Bob did way better than I though he would. He even scored a goal. I can run with everyone, but my ball skills aren't so good. It was a fun date though. And it'll be more fun as we get better I hope.
Saturday night we had the Deans over to watch the Utah/BYU game. We just love the Deans. I'm so thankful for them. Everyone has someone to play with and we have such a great time with them. The cougars lost by a lot, but it was still a fun party. Bob and Danny and CJ and Collin got into making a BB gun out of a lighter. The boys found it on youtube and the Deans went and bought all the materials and the men spent at least an hour trying to get them put together. The rest of us played in the playroom and played the Wii Dance party. We had pizza and cookies.
I worked on websites a lot. UWUC wants their drupal site ready by October 1. Hopefully I can get it done. The extra money from these sites is great, but I'm looking forward to not taking any big new projects for a while.
Saturday night we had the Deans over to watch the Utah/BYU game. We just love the Deans. I'm so thankful for them. Everyone has someone to play with and we have such a great time with them. The cougars lost by a lot, but it was still a fun party. Bob and Danny and CJ and Collin got into making a BB gun out of a lighter. The boys found it on youtube and the Deans went and bought all the materials and the men spent at least an hour trying to get them put together. The rest of us played in the playroom and played the Wii Dance party. We had pizza and cookies.
I worked on websites a lot. UWUC wants their drupal site ready by October 1. Hopefully I can get it done. The extra money from these sites is great, but I'm looking forward to not taking any big new projects for a while.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
September 11, 2011
School started great and the kids are getting settled. They like their school and their friends and teachers. It's nice to be home with just Seth and Ruby. And to be able to run errands with just two kids and to clean up the kitchen after breakfast and have it stay clean. And the kids get home by 2:30 so we still have lots of time together after school.
Last weekend Rachel got baptized. We had a great weekend. Ryan and his family and Dustin and Mom and Dad came. Rachel chose to go to her special lunch at Red Lobster because Danny had talked it up so much from when he went. And she invited Danny to come too since he's baptized too.
Her baptism was nice. Her friends Savannah Dean and Jaclyn Salmon and our old neighbor, May Robinson came to watch. She was so excited to get baptized. We're so proud of her.
We also went to see Hoover Dam and saw Bill Cosby perform, while every one was here. And we swam and ate a lot. It was a nice weekend.
Last weekend Rachel got baptized. We had a great weekend. Ryan and his family and Dustin and Mom and Dad came. Rachel chose to go to her special lunch at Red Lobster because Danny had talked it up so much from when he went. And she invited Danny to come too since he's baptized too.
Her baptism was nice. Her friends Savannah Dean and Jaclyn Salmon and our old neighbor, May Robinson came to watch. She was so excited to get baptized. We're so proud of her.
We also went to see Hoover Dam and saw Bill Cosby perform, while every one was here. And we swam and ate a lot. It was a nice weekend.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
August 28, 2011
School starts tomorrow. We've had a great summer. We swam every day. We went on great trips. We had some lazy days. I think we really used our time well.
This week we went to the Dinosaur park. We haven't been there in so long. We haven't gone to any parks for a while because it's so hot. And the dinosaur park is so big I have a hard time watching five kids going five different ways, so I prefer other parks. But we went at 8:00 one morning. We were the first people there. We stayed for an hour and by the end a few people had come, but it was definitely one of the more enjoyable trips to the dinosaur park, even though it was so hot.
One day we went to the water park by Heckethorne e.s. We love that one because it's never been crowded when we've been there. We hadn't gone yet this summer. So we packed a picnic and went. The kids had a great time. Seth and Ruby even loved it. The kids loved to play "jail" and get trapped in the middle of the water sprays. And Seth kept saying, "I get vet! (wet)"
Friday night was the Daddy-Daughter campout. Bob and Rachel had a great time. And the boys and I and Ruby had a "boys party" with the Deans. When the boys go on their campout, Rachel loves all the mother-daughter time. But when I was planning the boys time with them, their ideas kept including the Deans. So we ended up going to Panda Express for dinner and then the Deans came over and we swam in the dark with the pool light and played Mario Kart and stayed up until 10.
Saturday was our annual End of Summer party. We barbequed and swam and played water balloon volleyball. That was the hit of the party. They hadn't played it before. And we have a volleyball net we bought in GA and haven't been able to use since then because our backyard was too small. But now we have a great backyard so we took advantage of that. Even Seth loved playing and he was the official "balloon getter". It was his job to reload the towels with balloons when we popped one.
Rachel got glasses and Danny got new contacts. Rachel picked out some really cute purple frames. She's so excited to be able to see so well. I had asked her a few times before we went to the doctor if she could see the tv from the farthest couch and she said she could see it perfectly clear. But the eye dr said she could see about 20/80 so I guess Rachel didn't know what she meant when she was saying she could see clearly. And Danny has gotten good at getting his contacts in. I think he'll like using them this school year.
I'm excited to be able to get more of a schedule going now that school is starting. And to get more done. But it's also nice that they moved the school day up so the kids will get home at 2:00. I'll still have time to play with them every day after school.
This week we went to the Dinosaur park. We haven't been there in so long. We haven't gone to any parks for a while because it's so hot. And the dinosaur park is so big I have a hard time watching five kids going five different ways, so I prefer other parks. But we went at 8:00 one morning. We were the first people there. We stayed for an hour and by the end a few people had come, but it was definitely one of the more enjoyable trips to the dinosaur park, even though it was so hot.
One day we went to the water park by Heckethorne e.s. We love that one because it's never been crowded when we've been there. We hadn't gone yet this summer. So we packed a picnic and went. The kids had a great time. Seth and Ruby even loved it. The kids loved to play "jail" and get trapped in the middle of the water sprays. And Seth kept saying, "I get vet! (wet)"
Friday night was the Daddy-Daughter campout. Bob and Rachel had a great time. And the boys and I and Ruby had a "boys party" with the Deans. When the boys go on their campout, Rachel loves all the mother-daughter time. But when I was planning the boys time with them, their ideas kept including the Deans. So we ended up going to Panda Express for dinner and then the Deans came over and we swam in the dark with the pool light and played Mario Kart and stayed up until 10.
Saturday was our annual End of Summer party. We barbequed and swam and played water balloon volleyball. That was the hit of the party. They hadn't played it before. And we have a volleyball net we bought in GA and haven't been able to use since then because our backyard was too small. But now we have a great backyard so we took advantage of that. Even Seth loved playing and he was the official "balloon getter". It was his job to reload the towels with balloons when we popped one.
Rachel got glasses and Danny got new contacts. Rachel picked out some really cute purple frames. She's so excited to be able to see so well. I had asked her a few times before we went to the doctor if she could see the tv from the farthest couch and she said she could see it perfectly clear. But the eye dr said she could see about 20/80 so I guess Rachel didn't know what she meant when she was saying she could see clearly. And Danny has gotten good at getting his contacts in. I think he'll like using them this school year.
I'm excited to be able to get more of a schedule going now that school is starting. And to get more done. But it's also nice that they moved the school day up so the kids will get home at 2:00. I'll still have time to play with them every day after school.
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