1st Day of School

We passed the 1st Day of School with flying colors! Walker is in 4th grade and Whitney in 1st. We are in a new neigborhood so this is a new school for our kids. We are pleased as we hear nothing but great things about Edahow Elementary!
 
Whitney was so excited I think she had a hard time sleeping and wasn't hungry for anything but 1/2 of a banana for breakfast! Her favorite part of school was lunch! Girl after my own heart! She had a great day! Whitney is such a happy girl and wants to make friends with everyone. She is excited that there is a cute girl in her class that lives just a block away! Yea!
 


Walker was so nervous with the new school and new friends. The 2 boys from our ward who he enjoys were together in another class---Which he was disappointed about. Just a golden opportunity to spread out his wings and make more friends. His favorite part of school was when it was over! Funny kid! Jeff & I went to pick them up after school. He was laughing and talking with friends. As soon as he saw us he quickly walked over to us and turned his smile up side down and said that school was no fun at all. I think he is trying to pull a fast one on us!

Nasty Sewer

As I was starting the bedtime routine tonight, Wyatt was upset that bedtime was coming too quickly. Here is the dialog...

Wyatt: Mom are you turning my bed into a nasty sewer? --and are you going to put me the crazy monster into that nasty sewer (with whining, complaining and much drama in his little 4 year old voice) to DROWN?!!

Me: Yes, Wyatt I am in a few minutes.

Wyatt: You want me to drown?

Me: (Laughing my head off) No, not to drown, but to go to bed and sleep so you can be happy tomorrow.

Wyatt: ----Run out of the room crying!

Clean House

I cannot believe it has been a week since I posted. This summer has flown by! This week was hilarious(I'll post about it soon!), but Saturday--the special day--brings me to cleaning up from the week, getting ready for the Sabbath and the next week to come. I usually enlist help from the "helpful" troops to get the house clean. This morning however they cleaned the basement and picked up their rooms, but then I decided to take the low road and let them play and eat cookies outside at 10am--love the morning sun on our back patio. Why the low road you ask? Doesn't a good mom clean with her children in order to teach them an outstanding work ethic? Well yes good moms do; but good and sane moms sometimes sometimes take the LOW ROAD. Today I decided that I would be happier the rest of the day, if I give my children the morning off as I thoroughly clean the kitchen, the bathrooms, vacuum , dust and do 6 loads of laundry! Whew! I did that to avoid the contention and frustration that comes with cleaning with a 9, 6, crazy 4 and 1 year old (that undoes all that is finished). Go ahead judge me! Think lower of me and my children that were lazy today! I am enjoying my clean house!

....that will probably stay clean for 2 more hours at the most! Whaahhhhh!


Oh--and by the way--as I was vacuuming a nasty fly was buzing around my head. I thought I would show him--but really didn't. I tried to suck him up with the wand of my vacuum since I don't own a fly swatter since the move. No avail. However, the kids had a grand time watching me as I ran all over the place with wand in hand. Those babies are so fast. Today I gained a new and refreshed appreciation for Mr. Mioggi and his chop sticks. What a stud!

Saturday Wish

Ok, tonight I have stayed up way too late blogging. It is so addicting!
SO HERE IS MY WISH FOR TOMORROW:

(No, not my children vegetating all day long)
but maybe.....

a little sleeping in PAST the butt crack of dawn,

a little Saturday Cartoons in the morning, (after the usual getting dresses, making beds, picking up their rooms),

a little bit of quiet time in the afternoon,

and a little bit (OK maybe a lot) of happily playing together while I get things accomplished around the house.

Not too much to ask?

Yummy Doughnut with Cow Poop on Top!

This afternoon Jeff and I escaped and went on a little date; out to a late lunch and to see a movie, Mama Mia to be exact! We had a great time. When I was a little girl, my parents had an album of theses songs by ABBA on a record that we would always listen and sing to. We always included our with fake instruments and microphone thumbs that would make us think we were really a band. I remember on our favorite songs dancing and jumping around and making the record skipping. The good ole' days! The songs brought back great memories but the movie introduced different things into my mind, that are not super uplifting or wholesome. Don't get me wrong Meryl Streep did a great job but when it really comes down to it she was a little bit of a harlot! Getting pregnant as a young girl and being able to narrow the Dad down to 3 is screaming floozy to me! I feel a little guilty for enjoying the movie as much as I did, there was not a single trace of a moral in the entire plot. I remember a lesson in Seminary along time ago that discussed good vs bad. For example, if you found a doughnut that looked so fresh and smelled so good, but someone smeared cow poop on top for icing would you eat it? Under and around that vile icing is something that would taste good and be delightful. All you would have to do is scrape off and ignore the cow dung and you would have a tasty treat! Something really good with a little bit of bad--is it still good? Isn't Mama Mia kind of the same? There were some great parts in the movie that were very enjoyable, I just scraped off all the imorality--it's just that simple. Ok, when it really comes down to it, I must admit I ate my cow poop doughnut tonight and it was shamefully delicious!

(Jeff mentioned that this post sounded a little preachy, so I apologize--Maybe his is just feeling guilty that he completely was entertained by this movie, but yet doesn't feel a little skanky after watching it, like his wife! :)

Rain in Pocatello

There is nothing like dancing in the rain on a warm summer evening with your 4 blonde children as you listen to Ruthie Pig Face Draper (our favorite song of The Dan in Real Life soundtrack)! It has been cloudy and a little humid most of the day but the rain just decided to come and bring a smile to our faces, and refreshment to our dry lawn! The sun is just starting to set and it is beautiful outside. A lovely ending to a fun summer day!

LAGOON

On Monday Jeff had the day off and we decided to take the kids to the ultimate summertime hotspot(especially if you live in Idaho)--you guessed it good ole' Lagoon! The last time we were there Wyatt was only about 5 months old and we were accompanied by Jon and one of his old flames. It has been quite awhile. Our kids had a blast and it was so great to be there with them and enjoy each others company. Whitney probably thanked Jeff & I 20 times for taking her to such a fun place. She is such an appreciative little girl. I am so glad that she is part of our family. Here are some pictures of the 1st half of the day.



I love the excitement on Wes' face. This was the first ride of the day!



Whitney, Wyatt and Wes watching Jeff & Walker on the Wild Mouse (Whitney was thanking her lucky stars, she did not ride that crazy one!)


The all time favorite ride of the day! The GREAT BIG SWINGING BOAT! (We forgot the real name and thats what the kids called it all day) Jeff took the kids on this probably 6 times. Walker then rode on it all alone in the very back, for the most excitement! So brave!

Whitney was totally cracking us up in this picture! Jeff & I did not give her a choice whether to ride rattlesnake rapids or not-- We knew she would love it even though she was so freaking out and "scared"! (I think we even gave her an idol threat--imagine that!) We wanted to ride the ride all together, but Wes was a few inches too little. I stayed out in order to capture this masterpiece classic. She was half way through the ride and screaming Mom---Help! One minute later, she got off the ride with a huge smile on her face and said "that was fun" and wanted to go for round 2! Hilarious!






Late in the afternoon, we locked the the camera in the car and enjoyed Lagoon-a-beach! After the water park Jeff took the oldest 3 on a few more rides, while I took Wes to the car and tried vomit my motion sickness away. I was so careful to not ride any rides that would make me sick, but I am old and all the excitement got the best of me! Thank goodness for Dramamine and my Pharmacist Husband!