Birthday Boy

Believe it or not Payson is 6!! Where has time gone? Thank you to those who sent cards and called. He loved the attention. Here's a few pictures from his special day. Check out his smile....he decided to lose all of his teeth in one month.

Bubbles....

I forget how much fun a dollar store tub of bubbles can be!! The kids played a good hour with them running around and making Lexie laugh!

When dad's away.....

Well Evan is TDY to Florida (yeah his life is SO hard for him) and so I am playing single mom. Now most kids will tell you all the things that they get away with and the things mom slacks off on when dad is gone. This is what I hear:

Payson: When is Dad coming home? You are NO FUN!!
Devin: Dad cooks better then this, can we eat out?
Bekah: You don't tuck me in right. I want dad.
Travis: Dad would know what to do.
Payson: You are NO FUN! I want dad to come home.
Payson: Your boring. When's dad coming home?

So I guess I am offically boring, no fun, and unable to do anything right. I am feeling SO loved and appreciated. Guess I will have to switch Dad places and lay around a hotel for 3 weeks in beautiful florida (my dream!) I am trying to be grateful that they love him and he has such good relationships with them, but my bitterness is getting in the way. :-)

Mom

I had to get a new printer to be able to do all the scanning I have to do for school. Well it is a fabulous machine and prints and scans really well. So I decided that my year project is going to take the pictures that I have of us growing up and scan them so that they are all digital. Yes I am crazy and yes it will take a lot of time, but isn't that what kids are for??



This is the first picture that I scanned and thought I would share. This is a picture of my mom when she was about 3ish (grandma was guessing).

Our day..

So today the weather was a little blah and we wanted to do a family activity. So the kids worked hard to get their "chores" done and we all piled in the car to go bowling. Got to the bowling alley where there was a TWO HOUR wait for a lane (thank you busy Saturday busyness and Birthday parties). Well I have to say that I was very impressed with the way that ALL of the kids took canceling and changing plans. I forget sometimes what great kids I have and how well behaved they really can be! It started raining and then we started to get snow flurry. So we decided an afternoon at the Carls Jr and a cookie would be the replacement. I know too much fun (please don't be jealous!) But the kids enjoyed getting out and doing something a little different then being at home, so I guess it really doesn't matter what you do if your doing it together!!!

They complained.....

I know I am going hear you guys say......"you changed your background AGAIN!" but I have to tell you that I have the boys help me and they ALL complained that it was TOO girly. So we compromised....I got flowers and they got blue. :-)

Isn't it cute???

So being unemployed has made me realized how "employed" stay at home moms are! It's been great these past two weeks to do all the things that I have been wanting to do. House is getting REALLY organized instead of just making do, I have gotten to volunteer in all the boys classes (which has been really fun for both them and I), I have gotten to go and help take care of some sick friends, play with Lexie, do extra work with Payson (we are still struggling with ABC's, but he is getting it!), and so much more (including doing my overwhelming load of homework). It has been a lot of fun and very rewarding!

Now with all that said, I still kinda miss working. I know I am crazy, but I guess I am just use to it. I do however get to start my internship next month at a Therapy office in Clearfield and will be doing some in home family therapy support in Box Elder County. I am very excited to start doing the type of work I feel is very important. This new venture, traveling to transport Evan's kids back and forth, going to school twice a week (one night I go to Salt Lake), and everyday run around has taken tole on my mini van and pocket book (gas money). So we started to look for a little car to run around in that would get much better gas mileage and didn't matter if the amount of miles depreciated the value of the vehicle. Well I decided that if I had to drive a little car then I was going to get something "fun", plus Evan picked out the mini van (we ALL know that wasn't me!) so the agreement was that I got to pick out the next vehicle. We found a cute Beetle and got a killer deal on it (guy just bought wife a new expensive jeep and had to get rid of it quickly).

Isn't it cute??? I get to zip around town in this and hopefully save a lot of money in gas! The kids think I am "cool" and Evan and I are already fighting over who gets to drive it. He no longer has to drive the 12 passenger van (which we got rid of) and likes the Turbo engine this has. I can't wait until the weather is warm enough for him to ride his motorcycle so he will leave MY car alone!!!