Jacey turns 6

Jacey had a birthday on the 7th, she is now 6 years old. We went down to Utah to celebrate her birthday, because Joe's brother Mike had rented the Layton Surf & Swim to celebrate his two children's birthday, and he just happened to have it rented on Jacey's birthday. (Thanks Mike for letting us celebrate at the pool).

We had a fantastic time playing in the waves with family and friends!

These are the cupcakes we made they have either strawberry shortcake, or little Mermaid picks on them ( we let Jacey choose what she wanted and she couldn't decide so we did both).

We Love you Jacey! Happy Birthday.

Puppy Love

I thought this was too cute!

This is our other dog Rocky, he isn't so cuddly anymore, he is getting to be a grumpy old man. We love him anyway!

Who needs a Dishwasher when you have a dog!

This is what I have to deal with everytime I open the dishwasher!

Halloween Pictures

Here are some pictures of the kids in their Halloween costumes.

Jakob was Darth Vader,

Josh was Captain America,

Jacey was a Cat, and


Jena was a fairy princess!

This was the first year that I had to take them out, Joe usually takes them, but being the nice person that he is he let all of the mom's at work take the night off so they could take their children trick or treating and he worked. Since he worked, I took the kids to the mall and then to trunk or treat at our church. We also hit a few of the houses in our neighborhood that we knew weren't at trunk or treat. I think they all had a good time. Jena loves candy just like the other kids!

14 Months old

My little monkey is 14 months old. She is so full of life, she totally loves her brother's and sister, she gets so excited when they come home from school everyday.

Her new word is duck. I didn't even know she knew how to say duck, but the other day she saw her duck in the bath tub and said duck, I was quite impressed!

We just love this girl to pieces and are so glad that she is a part of our family!

Thank You Iona First Ward Young Women

I just wanted to tell the Iona First Ward Young Women thank you so much for this really cute eatable center piece.

I love you guys all so much and miss you all tons! I had so much fun working will all of you and getting to know you!

Love you guys tons,

Thanks again for thinking of me.

New Callings

Well my calling as the CTR 7 teacher in primary was short lived. I was released today and called to be the secretary in the Young Women. I feel like I am back in my element, hopefully I will hold this calling for more than a week.

Joe has also been given a calling, he is going to be teaching in Elder Quorum once a month. This is a huge change from being the financial clerk. This I think will work out really well with work and also when he goes back to school!

Welcome the newest member of our family

Meet Barnaby, he is a Cocker Spaniel. ( I think he may be a mix of some other type of dog also). He belonged to one of Jakob's friends, but he wasn't working our for their family because both mom and dad work and the kids are at school all day so they were having to keep him locked up all the time. We thought that he might do better at our house where he will have Rocky to play with and I am at home most of the time.

Rocky doesn't know what to think of him yet, but I think they will warm up to each other, and the kids are in heaven having two dogs!

She's got moves!

I thought she was adorable dancing!

Behind Every Good Man

I just finished reading this fantastic book. One of my favorite quotes from the book was "No one can change a person, who is unwilling to change. Not even fear of death by cancer will stop the smoker who is unwilling to change. People don't change people. People change themselves or are changed by the Holy Ghost." -Dr. John L. Lund

I feel that Joe and I have a strong marriage and that he does take the spiritual lead in our home, but I found the advice in this book fantastic and am going to try hard to do the things that were suggested in the book.

My five year old is one smart cookie

Today before school Jacey was cutting up paper into little strips to play circus. She hands one to me and it says "tikits" (tickets) She hasn't started learning how to read in kindergarten yet, but I think she is a smart cookie when she sounds out words and writes them how she thinks they are spelled.

First Sunday in our new ward

We made it through our first Sunday in our new ward, and it wasn't bad. The kids all know quite a few people in primary, I on the other hand wanted to cry when I walked into sacrament meeting to a bunch of unfamiliar faces.
I have been given a calling I am the CTR 7 Teacher in Primary, I must say I am not sure how I feel about it. It has been at least 10 years since I have taught in primary so I am really nervous about it, and I am really going to miss being a part of the Young Women Organization.

Joe hasn't received a calling yet, so we are waiting to see what he will be doing in the ward. He says that he is enjoying not having a calling for the moment.

The Crayon Messages

I have read lots and lots of books, but today I sat down and read this book titled: The Crayon Messages, a visiting teaching adventure, by Christine Thackeray.

It was a super easy read that I really enjoyed and wanted to share with everyone. It is only 118 pages so if you have a couple of hours to spend this is a cute book that I think you may enjoy!

Aren't these two just so cute

When I was pregnant with Jena I worried that her and Jacey wouldn't get along or have anything in common because of the 5 year age difference, but as you can see these two love each

other very much! Jacey is so good with Jena, she loves to play with her (most of the time anyway), and Jena can't wait for Jacey to come home from school everyday!

I hope that they will always be good friends!

General Conference

I have been trying to come up with an idea to get my kids more involved in General Conference this weekend, a friend of mine gave me this link for a General Conference Primary Activity Packet. I hope that some of you will find it useful, I am looking forward to using some of the packet with my kids!
www.ldsresources.net/october-2009-conference-activity-packet/