I Can't Believe it's Back to School!

I'm so not ready for back to school.  The summer was great and went by way to fast for me.  

We met their teacher's the other day.  Abby got Mrs. Nelson (McKay's teacher from last year). She is so excited.  Mrs. Nelson is so sweet and a fantastic teacher.  McKay got Miss. Steel.  She's new this year.  McKay has been really nervous about a new teacher.  He's even been begging me to home school him this year.  When we went to meet her McKay was more then apprehensive.  She was so great with him.  Just before we went to leave she asked him if he was excited for school to start.  He told her he "yea".  Which might not sound like much, but coming from McKay, it's like jumping up and down excited.  I about fell over.  

Josie got to meet her teacher on the kids first day of school.  Her name is Mrs. Hermann.  She seems great as well.  When it was time to go Posie started to cry and said she wasn't ready to go yet because her new favorite teacher was going to miss her to much.  So I we took a picture of her so everyone could see.  And that made it all better.

I can tell it's going to be a great year once I get in the swing of things.  

A new room.

I got a  new  room and new sheets  and pelos and 2 miroes and a shadalir.I even got a table in my  room and a mangnit thing to. it is fun!                                                     

BORING DAY

I never hade more boring day than this.Friend are gone. I no stoff to do.

~McKay

BUGY BUG

Hi my name is McKay. I and Abby. Have a lots of pets. We have a spider I caught in the garage. He's name is Spiderwick named after the book.  We caught fly's for him.  We have a cricket named yellow dude.  Because when he fly's his wings are yellow.  I told Abby that Kimball put yellow dud in her bed and she dreamed that he was climbing on her.

Worst Sunday EVER!!

Okay, hello most embarrassing Sunday on the planet.  It's taken me a few days to find the humor in it.  Craig took McKay & Abby down a half hour early while he helped the boys prepare the sacrament.  So I came on in 5 min. before sat down thinking this was a great start to the service.  We are all there on time, no ones bugging anyone else (at least not yet) & we have a bench.  All good signs right?  Well... Kimball and I ended up in the foyer before the opening prayer even was announced.  He settled down pretty quick and was begging to go back in, which my rule is once your out, your out.  But with it just beginning I figured he was right and back in we went.  We almost made it threw the sacrament being past but Kimball was climbing under the bench to the people in front of us Josie thought that looked like fun so down she went.  I pulled Kimball up and he, of course, started throwing a major tantrum (just a reminder we are in the front the bishopric and 1st councilor in the Stake Pres. are all watching this charade).  I thought it was best to move myself close to the middle to be able to grab the kids quicker from going under the bench which meant switching with Abby.  Abby got upset threw the hymn book pouted up a big storm started talking really loud that she didn't want to move that she was there first.  It became quite comical very quickly, I didn't know what else to do I just covered my face and started to laugh.  I told Abby she had to follow me, which she replied with a loud whiny no.  Which so didn't make me happy. So with Josie know throwing a fit, Kimball throwing a fit, Abby throwing a fit out we went.  I grabbed Kimball, Craig grabbed Josie.  People watched and smiled as we exited.  Craig had to go back in to get Abbs.  I then took them all home to sit on chairs.  After a half hour of sitting, crying & apologies we went back to church, only to pass Craig on his scooter bringing McKay home for acting like a nincompoop.  When I got back, we were quite the joke of the ward for a min.  

Later that day we decided to sell our home, no not because of the most embarrassing day ever, we just felt like it was the right time.  This has been our dream home, but we feel like we need to consolidate a little.

Pioneer Day

We had a great 24th. For our family in Australia July 24th is Pioneer Day. This is the day that Brigham Young came into the Salt Lake Valley and said "This is the place". So we thought it only fitting to go to up to the monument and spend a day at This is the Place Monument & Heritage Park. But I need to back up just a touch.

We thought we would make mountain man breakfast in the dutch

oven. It seemed pioneerie. So we got up at 6am to get breakfast done by 7, in the car by 8, at the park by 9. So I'm cooking away, but it's not cooking. It took an hour for me to realize the

 coals had gone out. We finally got breakfast done at 9. Needless to say we needed to revamp our schedule. We finished, cleaned up and took

 naps. The night before Kimball had a BAD night. He didn't go to sleep until 4am. I think he is teething. So I laid down as well. I woke up to find I was the only one who had fallen asleep. Poor Craig. We jumped in the car and headed up.

We had such a great time. They had a ton of special events for the kids. The kids watched a magic show, participated in an old fashion candy cannon, McKay entered a watermelon eating contest. He was so cute it amazes me how he is always wiling to participate in everything. While Kimball, McKay & I were at the contest Craig took the girls to brave the hour wait to ride the ponies. We finished, pounded on some leather found some of our friends, talked for a moment then headed down to the ponies & Craig and the girls were next in line so we passed Kimball in. They loved it. Josies was named Princess, it was the smallest with a pink harness. I wonder why she wanted to ride her? Abby was the one who was determand to ride, and relished every moment in her couple minute ride. Kimball wasn't so sure this was a fun thing.

The small petting zoo consists of sheep, goats & a calf. It also has a small stream that runs down the center. They loved this place. Kimball has no fear. He ran right to the sheep and kept calling them "doggie". Every time we looked over to the stroller we found the sheep licking our water bottles and eating our granola bars. It was quite funny.

What a wonderful day in an original pioneer village.

Josism's

If you have ever crossed paths with our Josie, you would instantly recognized the extra dose of personality. She has quite the one liners.

The other day Abby was in need of toilet paper while in the bathroom. So our cute little Josie took some in. After she came out and said to me "Mom, I said to Abby 'Here your majesty' I called her 'your majesty' because she was sitting on the thrown."

When she was barely talking she got out of bed one night had two pieces of bread and a plastic chicken from the "Old McDonald" game placed between them. Craig turned to discipline her but before he could do so she said "hey Dad look my chicken sandwich".

The other day when i was driving in the car in the corner of my eye i noticed something weird. I turned to catch Josie licking her feet. when i inquired what she was doing she responded with "Look, when I lick my toes watch what happens... they stick better (to the window)".

We'll keep you updated with "Josism's"