M is for MOM...

K has been working on letter "M" at school and the other day they had a Mom & M&M day where the mom's come in and help the kids work on patterns using M&M's then they get to eat lunch with their little kindergartener. It was a fun morning! The next day K brought home this little book she had made M is for MOM where it has open-ended statements for the child to fill in.

My mom helps me clean my room.

My mom makes cupcakes for me.

My mom is happy when it is springtime.

My mom loves me!

I was especially laughing at the laundry page, because in all actuality that is the one thing that I HATE! I wonder if she really believes that I like it. I have a sticker in my laundry room that says, "When I said I DO...I didn't mean laundry." I love the innocence of little children, it's so neat to reflect on what their little brains really think!

When We're Helping, We're Happy...

as we were at the annual Labor Day Wood Haul! I didn't do too much, but the girls sure were good helpers that day! They worked and worked! Ry wasn't feeling to well, but managed to pick up a piece or roll a stump down the mountain every now and then. That is one thing that my parents instilled in me is don't be afraid of hard work and I hope to pass that on to my girls!

Totally K...pink shirt and a pink {floppy} hat to haul wood...

Mk just stayed in there and helped the entire time...

Ry not feeling so hot...

B coming down the hill with her wood...

Service with a smile...

Do two year olds have dreams???

YEP!!! B came into my bedroom and we had this little conversation at 3 am.

B: Mom, there is a real dog outside.
Mom: What???
B: There is a real dog outside and it's looking through my window.

She wasn't crying or anything, so I layed her in bed with me and when we got up the next morning I was walking ahead of her and when she got to her door she said with the most serious face, "mom come here. The dog was looking in that window {pointing to the west window}." So I acted concerned and we looked out the window...no dog.

As I was getting Mk's hair done I was telling her what had gone on that morning and she started laughing, so when B came in she asked her about it and found out that it was a nice, white dog! Then I told her that when my sister was little she had a dream that an elephant came into her room and gave her a sucker, so we had to call her an laugh about that story! FUN TIMES...I hope that we remember these little funny stories and can bring them up every now-and-then while the kids are growing up!

Ry is on top of the world...

now that she gets to go to school. I was really counting Ry getting into the preschool that K went to last year, and was very disappointed when she didn't get in. So I looked around for somewhere that Ry could go to preschool. I finally found one and she was so excited about her first day of school. I didn't even think to take pictures of that morning, but she had her backpack and was all ready for the big day!

Mk's baptism...

was really neat! She listened to the talks that were given to her by her two grandpa's about baptism and the Holy Ghost. It was such a special day! I hope that she will always remember how important this day is...even at eight years old!

{Sorry for the picture quality...I forgot my camera so my mom emailed these to me}

Family pics...

turned out pretty well! My mom has been wanting to get an updated family picture since the spring, but it's hard getting everyone together with enough time to get everyone dolled up for pictures, but we did it!

the whole fam...

Grandpa & Grandma with the grandies...

Mk 8th birthday, slumber party...

was a lot of fun! When I turned eight my parents let me invite whoever I wanted over for dinner and a slumber party! When we were in high school we would still bring up things that happened at that party, so I thought it would be fun to let Mk do the same thing! She invited about ten girls, we ate hot dogs for dinner, opened gifts, ate cake, they served breakfast out of the playhouse windows and had a lot of fun!

the party crew...

jumpin' on the tramp...

eatin' dinner...

Mk's 8 year old photoshoot

I can't believe that it was eight years ago that I went into my regular doctor's appointment--with three weeks to go--and the nurse checked my blood pressure, then came back and checked it, Dr. Johanson came in and checked it, went in to get an ultrasound, then later Dr. Johanson said that I was to go home, stay in bed for two days until I was 37 weeks and then they would induce me because of hypertension and toxemia. It was my first so I was extremely scared! Everything ended up perfect! My little girl with dimples, blonde, curly hair and green eyes that I could primp and play with!

Now she's eight and such a great person! She loves to help out doing dishes and cleaning bathrooms. She is such a great helper with her little sisters...I'm glad she is the oldest! We love her sooo much!!!

True story, Mom...

K came home off the bus the other day with her eyes wide-open and hereyebrows raised and she says, "True story Mom...we made gingerbread cookies today and while we were out to recess they all ran away and left us a note. The next time we went to recess they all came back." She was so amazed! Way to go Mrs. Benson and Mrs. Porter you really tricked her!

First day of new schools...

both the girls were going to new schools this year. I think that Mk was more nervous than K. I've decided that Mk is strong-willed and independent, however she is reserved and gets a little nervous when there is change! Mk is going into third grade this year and into the Intermediate school. Her teacher is Mrs. Hardy!

K, on the other hand was so ready to go and play! She is in Kindergarten and she has the same teacher that Mk had...Mrs. Benson...we love her! She has many friends in her class that she already knew so that makes it nice!

My mom came over on Tuesday night and stayed the night to see them off on their first day of school! It was fun!

HAPPY SCHOOL YEAR!!!