Piano & Addi

Addi loves have the piano. We finally cleaned the piano off and moved it to a better spot so it can be played. Addi have enjoys hearing herself make music. She has taken the stool out of the bathroom and brought it next to the piano bench. She steps onto the stool and then climbs on the bench and plays her own music. Today she was playing the piano. She had dertermined look on her face, got off the bench. Took a story book out of her diaper bag and brought it over to the piano. She climbed back on the bench and set the book up (like music) and played a concert. (Notice the book is upside down!) I love it when she sings and plays.

Grateful

Morgan is preparing to go to college in a couple of weeks. I have been thinking a lot about her. I love her tons. She is beautiful in so many ways.

Morgan and I drove by the elementary school last week. Morgan's PE teacher was standing outside with her class. Morgan talked about how much she loved this teacher. The same day, Morgan went to her high school to "give back". When I picked her up, Morgan talked about the good people she knows from that school.

I am so grateful that there have been many, many great people that have influenced Morgan's life. I feel thankful to Heavenly Father for sending the right people into Morgan's life. She has truly blosomed into a confident, happy woman with a solid testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

After riding her bike home

R after riding her bike home. Look at the sweat dripping and the happy smile. She had a great first day!

School has started!

This is day four of the school year. So far so good! We have even kept up with homework :-)

Craig, Samantha and Jordan are already gone by the time Addi wakes up. On the first day of school Addi was watching the preparations for Stuart and Raeleigh to leave. She was curious what they were doing. When Stuart and Raeleigh got on their bikes and rode off, Addi stood at the window and said "No, no, no, no!" Addi was not happy to be left home with just Morgan and I. Having her own bike helmet to play with really helped. She is adorable!!

It has been awhile!

My friend, Melissa, reminded me that it has been a long time since I have written! Thanks.

The kids are starting school in 28 hours. So says Samantha! They are excited and I am too. Stuart and Raeleigh went with me to their open house & met their teachers. It was a great night. Both of them have friends in their classes and have great teachers.

Stuart will be pulled out for reading and writing. He has terrific teachers for these programs as well.

Jordan has had two weeks of band camp. He tells me that his marching is improving! He will play bass clarinet for marching season. He also attended his orientation. We are working on getting three of his classes changed. (They put him in three classes that he took last year.)

Samantha helped with ROTC bootcamp. She had a great week and is looking forward to working with the new freshman. She is a terrific leader!

Morgan will be going off to college soon. I am thrilled for her!!!

Addi is happy. She loves to wear everyones shoes! When she wears her shoes, she must have socks with them!

I love my family!!

Hats

53 of the 68 hats that I have crocheted to donate to All Children's Hospital. The other 15 I have already given to the oncology unit at the hospital.

Our ward started to crochet hats in January for a humanitarian project. We are collecting them on Sunday to donate. I am so excited about this. Addison was given a few hats during the month that she was in the hospital after birth. Then when Jordan was in the hospital a month ago I crocheted to pass the time. So I donated those hats to the kids on the oncology floor. A nurse told me that I had made "four little girls, without any hair, very happy." This is a service project that is very close to my heart!

2010-2011 Varsity Basketball

Samanth #12 on the Varsity basketball team, second season! One of the few games Samantha got to start in!! She is very thrilled to be one of the first five players on the court!

Play some good "D"

Take that ball!

Her free throw!

Get the ball for Charlotte!

Samantha has fun with basketball. She works hard to improve and is a determined whenever on the court. Her team had a hard season with 3 wins and 21 losses. They played hard for half of each game, so hopefully they will play hard for entire games next year!!

15 months old!

When we can find the balls, Addi loves to play with her gumball machine! She also claps the balls together before putting them back into te top.


Her tongue has been hanging out lots lately. She has a terrible runny nose and a cough.



This is her "I'm trying to be happy even though I have a yucky cold" face.

Addison waves hello and goodbye (she has been doing this for a few months), sometimes she will even say "ha" (hi) or "ba" (bye). She loves to go up and down the stairs by herself. Addis is so happy when the kids get home from school and they play with her. She loves to be outside in her swing!

We are all so happy to have beautiful Addi in our family!

A silly mistake!

On Saturday, we went to a ward dinner. Everyone brought soup and sandwiches to share.

Jordan stuck our ladle in the side handle of our crock pot before dropping it off in the kitchen. After the meal was served, I noticed that our ladle was still in the handle and that there was another ladle in the soup! You can see the white handle of the ladle in the crock pot and the scoop of the ladle in the handle of the crock!

This is such a typical thing to do when we get to busy: not notice the obvious!

This explains why I am so tired!

I decided to write down the kids activities. And now I have written proof of why I am tired most of the time. Thanks heavens for naps while the kids are at school. Here is the list:
Morgan - National Honor Society (includes: tutoring, habitat for humanity house, homecoming dress exchange)
-historian for book club
-weightlifting team
-french club
-peer mediator

Samantha - ROTC (unarmed basic drill commander, assistant supply officer, PT, drill practices, colorguart practices & performances, competitions)
-baskeatball team

Jordan- middle school band night (playing with the high school band at 2 football games)
-jazz band

Stuart and Raeleigh - Peer mediator
-band
-chorus

And we also go to Patrick's football games each week!

Whew!