A Much Needed Update

I knew when my sister Beth left, my blogging would slow. Jared is in busy season and I'm basically single-momming it lately. My life is an exhausting blur. So here are pics to update everyone :).....

These 2 pictures are of Rylie being silly. It was 10:00p.m. and all the other kids were in bed. She wouldn't go down, but we had some fun one on one time. Here she took all my bed pillows and hid in them. Then she would pop out and say "cheese" to the camera. What a ham!!!

On labor day we went to Makutu's Island and had a blast! It's an indoor playground with slides and climbing stuff. Way Cool! This is Skyler on a slide.

Madelyn and Carson near a tree slide.

Rylie climbing.

Mommy and Rylie by an aquarium.

Madelyn and Carson near a climbing tunnel.

Miscellaneous Update

Madelyn is obsessed with Webkins! Ma is visiting and surprised Madelyn with them in her bed with this note. She loved it!!!


Daddy helping Rylie play Basketball.


Rylie approaching the basket....


While I was looking in a costume box, Rylie found this and refused to take it off. She loves to dress up.


Skyler bowling at a Birthday party.


Madelyn at the party.


Carson showing Skyler how it's done!

Rylie and Skyler

Rylie is such a goofy girl! Beth made her this felt skirt a week ago and she has to wear it every day. Sometimes it's a skirt, a hat, a jacket, whatever she feels like making it that day. And in this picture I told her to stand and say cheese, and she moved to the wall, turned around, smiled, and said, "deez."


Skyler is a kid who still needs a nap, but mommy would rather him go to bed early. So needless to say, he ends up falling asleep at the weirdest times and in the weirdest places. Here he was eating lunch and got really quiet. We looked at him, and for five minutes he ate grapes with his eyes closed. Finally he gave it up and crashed on the kitchen table. Maybe he will be like his grandpa, who is famous for falling asleep mid-sentence! Narcolepsy, anyone?

Indoor Camp Out

The kids had a camp out in the playroom last night with Auntie Beth. They "roasted marshmallows", did mad libs, and even wrote letters home. They set up a Spiderman tent and made s'mores. Madelyn especially got into it and put up signs everywhere, like "Don't feed the bears!". Below I posted our favorite sign Madelyn did, which I also typed under it.



Beware!!!!

This letter will talk about the wonders around you. There will be good wonders and bad wonders. Good wonders are for the ones that get scared. If you get scared camp around the good wonders. Signs of good wonders are, rabbits, daisys, and life everywhere. Bad wonders are for ones who are adventurouos. If you aren't scared of anything camp near the bad wonders. Signs of bad wonders are, bears, venius fly traps, and death everywhere you step. Thats all the info you need to know about the woods. Good luck camping!

Signed,
Park Ranger
(Paper torn at the bottom and is noted as a "bear claw tear")

Back to school

Yes, it's already here! School is back and I'm the rare mother who is majorly bummed out. We had a great and relaxing summer with almost no boredom or fighting. The 2 little kids are also so much better with Madelyn and Carson here. I hate the commute and all the homework (I feel like I'm back in school again). Oh well...Here are Madelyn and Carson ready on their first day. Madelyn started fourth grade and Carson started second. They got awesome teachers and had a good day. And Auntie Beth surprised them and made these cool cupcakes for them to eat when they got home. Let the fun that is school begin......

Rylie's first "big girl " ponytail

My sweetie girl Rylie got her first big girl ponytail Sunday and was NOT happy about it. I love it cuz it makes her look so old and beautiful. I swear, I am so madly in love with this baby!

Fun with Dad :)

Tonight Jared took the three older kids to the Diamondbacks game. I was invited, but told Jared I'd rather die than sit through baseball. It bores me out of my gourd. Basketball I can totally do, but baseball moves too slow for me. Besides, it's nice for them to have daddy-only time before Jared's busy season kicks into high gear. So here's the picture I took before the game when we met up with Jared. I guess the kids got bored easily, and they reported that the snacks were the best part of the game. Now those are my kids!!!