Hobble Creek

A couple of Saturdays ago we took the kids on a drive to see the leaves changing. I was a little bit disappointed that they hadn't changed more but they were still pretty. On the way we stopped and got Subway and we let the kids play at one of the parks up Hobble Creek Canyon. It was a fun day. I think I will go again in another week or so and hopefully the leaves will have changed more by then.

First day of school and new crochet project!

Here is my latest crochet project. Crochet hat with flower and poncho with bow. Here are the patterns in case anyone wants to try them for themselves. I love this new crochet blog where I got the flower pattern, this girl is so cute and the things she makes are incredible. Sometimes I just get the urge to make something and just have to see what I end up with. I thought a poncho would be cute and I did intend to put the flower on it instead of the bow but thought it looked cute on the hat. Carly loves them both but I am sure that I will give the hat away as a present because she never wears them. She says they mess her hair up too much. She does love the poncho however and is very excited to start wearing it.

I know I am a few weeks late posting the pictures of the kids first day of school, but I decided I should anyway. It has just taken me this long to get used to working again. My house is a mess and I am EXHAUSTED every day when I get home. I forgot how tiring it was to work with kids all day every day. (Did I mention I am in the primary presidency also?) Anyway the kids are loving school so far. Carly is in fourth grade and Hayden in second. Holy cow where did the time go? I still imagine them as my little babies. I guess all mothers think of their children that way. Before I know it they will be out of elementary school altogether. I am so blessed that I get to work at the school. I still feel like I can help earn a living for my family yet be there for the kids also.

I haven't blogged for a while so I have a few fun things to catch up on. First, our annual trip to White River. We didn't get to camp this time because of Steve and my work schedules, but we did get to spend a day in the beautiful mountains with grandma and grandpa Thomas and Aunt Lynette and Uncle Bruce. It was a good day. Hayden did his usual search for bones and found a couple of really good ones. We also went on a couple of four wheeler rides that were fun. My kids love riding the four wheelers. Especially Carly. She would be happy to stay on one all day. Steve brought the bee bee guns with us so him and Hayden could have some fun target practice. It kept us all entertained and I was sad to discover that I am not as good of a shot as I was in my youth. O well, the boys had a fun time anyway. Second we went to Grandma and Grandpa Reyes' cabin. It is always so fun and peaceful there. The kids love being in the outdoors. We did some more four wheel riding, bone finding and just hanging out with family. Daren and his family were there with us and it made it fun for the kids to have cousins to play with. Daren has built himself a beautiful little log cabin there. I will have to take pictures of it next time. On the way home a truck stopped us and said we weren't going to be able to go the way we were going because the road had washed out in Birdseye. We had to go the long way home through Mount Pleasant and Nephi. It was a long ride home but beautiful. The sunset was amazing. Hayden said it looked like the sky was on fire. Last but certainly not least, we went to Spanish Fork voir with Shandail and the kids. It is so fun there. We had a blast. My friend Mikelle introduced us to this spot a couple of weeks ago when she was down visiting and the kids had a blast. They can swim or play in the sand. A deer even came and got a drink while we were there and didn't even act scared at all. Carly said she couldn't believe how ugly a deer was up close. I thought it was cute. The only bad thing that happend was when a gust of wind came and pushed our beach ball into the water. I jumped in after it, but the wind was pushing it so fast that I couldn't swim fast enough to catch up to it. It made it to the other side and I was about half way across when I watched a teenager pick it up off the shore, grab a gold club and hit it as hard as he could. Well of course it popped. I couldn't believe my eyes. All that swimming and I just watched in horror. The kids saw the whole thing because they had run around the other side and had almost reached it. They couldn't believe it either. All the dumb boy said was "Heres your ball, I found it like that." Uh right. We watched him do the whole thing. I think we were all in shock that he did such a thing. Well I swam back to shore and the kids came back with their popped ball so angry that someone would do that. Shandail ran around and gave him a piece of her mind. It was quite the event, but still a good day at the Reservoir.

Dentist

Poor Hayden. At our dental checkup last week the dentist informed me that he had three cavities between his teeth. We try and floss every night but apparently it is not good enough. That is not even the worst news! The worst part came after we got his x-rays back and found out that he had three teeth trying to grow in but didn't have enough room. My kids have always been slow when it comes to loosing and growing new teeth. Carly didn't even get her first tooth until she was one year old! Hayden got his when he was nine months. He is seven and only one of them has fallen out by itself. I thought this would be a good thing and keep his teeth healthier until the dentist informed me that we were going to have to pull teeth to make room for his adult teeth that were trying to grow in. Yikes! All of this when we are POOR! O well I guess you do what you have to do. The dentist also told me that this would probably have to be a continual process because he inherited a small mouth from one parent (dad) and big teeth from another (mom) poor kid and not a good combination to have. He is going to need major orthadontial work as he ages. He was such a trooper at the appointment! He didn't even make a peep! All he said was mom I'm nervous will you come in with me? I was happy to be there with him and so proud of how tuff and brave he acted. Going to the dentist is scary even for me! He was excited the next morning however when the tooth fairy had brought him three dollars! I think that helped make things worth while.

Bar B Q

On Saturday July 3rd we had a big get together at moms with everyone. We don't get together very often because everyone is so busy but when we do it is a crowd. It is so fun for all the cousins to play with each other all at once. We loved playing in mom and grandmas yards and sitting on the roof to watch the fireworks although the trees in moms yard are a lot higher than they were when I was a kid.

Some Summer Fun!

This year we don't have much money for a big vacation so we just decided to do local things to keep us busy. Hayden of course has to play baseball. I love that it is so cheap through the city and it gives us all something to do for a couple of months. However I don't think I would enjoy sports as much if I had more than one child involved in them at a time. We also got free passes from our school for Trafalga so we got to enjoy a day of mini golf. My kids love this and I do too because it doesn't take much time and we get to be out of the heat for a little while. We have gone to see the Hot Air Balloons for the last few years. I like to do this instead of the parade because I can't stand fighting the crowds that the parade brings. One of these years I am going to have to buck up and take the kids though because I don't want them to miss out on that experience. The balloons are fun and we even got to see my good friend Amberlynn and her adorable children. I see atleast one person I know ever year. Too bad I am not showered and looking very good, but o well. These are just a few things we have done. I am sure we will have many more adventures to blog about before the summer is over.

Finally! School is over!

Yes I made it through another year as a teachers aide. I love my job but I seemed to struggle with patience this year. Lets just say I was happy for summer to come. A lot has happened the last few days that I need to catch up on. The last day of school was always fun for the kids. They did their dance festival and the older grades also got to sign years books. Also Kahner graduated! We are so proud of him. And last but not least Hayden finally lost his first tooth! He was so excited and so brave. He just came up to me and asked me to pull it out. Carly and him wrote a note to the tooth fairy asking her questions like what color she was and why she liked to get teeth. It was very cute and exciting.