Well, I won't make that mistake twice...

So you know how there's some things that you can let your kids see you do and then there are definitely some things you CANNOT let them see you do??? Examples might be throwing pictures they made away, flipping the bird, flashing someone, getting in the secret candy stash etc etc. Well I found out another thing I could never do again in front of my daughter ever ever ever EVER again. So, I was doing a load of wash and I happened to notice that her baby was dirty and might could use a bath. I thought nothing of it and went ahead and tossed her into the washer for "tubtime". Well wouldn't you know it, Kinley walked into the room just as the baby went in and started screaming bloody murder "I need my baby!!!" I told her she was getting washed and that she would be out in a minute and thought that might suffice her til I could get the blasted baby out of the "tub". Long story short, 30 minutes later when the wash cycle was done Kinley was still crying to the point of shacking and being soaked in tears. She kept saying, "my baby's gone". I swear if the agony had been prolonged any further I might have thrown her in with the baby, but luckily the swim time came to an end....certainly not any too soon!

Note to self: don't let your daughter see you throw her baby in the washer if you want to keep your hearing and sanity :o)

They've got a HOLD on me!!!!!!!

What is up with all of the crap you have to do just to sign up for some danged college classes and then you finally get to where you're going to register after all the riggamaroll and there's a freaking HOLD! I wish they would tell you when you sign into the site that FYI YOU HAVE A HOLD ON YOUR ACCOUNT (check this area first)!

I am venturing down the path of online courses through USU to finish up my degree in Family and Consumer Sciences. I hope they clear my HOLDS asap so I can relax for the Summer or I'll show them a HOLD....

Gonzo but Returnzo

Greetings from the land of the living and little blogging! We've been crazy busy! Let me do a quick rundown here since Feb. 12th (my last post).

Return from New Mexico - Kids sick - Carley in hospital over night and @ the bronchiolitis clinic a thousand times to get suctioned - Rylan in school - McKinley giving me a run for my money - a quick but fin visit from Daren, Megan, and Kash - A weekend in Aurora for a timeout and change of scenery - tried to buy a car that we loved and found out we were too poor & the banks are anal retentive :o) - school work - sewing projects - young womens activities - blah blah blah!

Now this week, we had Ammon's birthday on the 29th. We had a really fun night together. He wanted to go to the movie so as a family we went to How to train your dragon and it was really a good movie. You and your kids will like it...I think we'll buy it. Then we celebrated with yummy steak and chocolate cake... can't go wrong with that mix :o) We love you Ammon Daddy! You're the Best! Happy Birthday!!!

We are looking forward to Easter and hopefully we will do something fun and have some pictures to prove it!

HApPy SpRiNg!!!

So we went to see the New Mexicans over this last weekend. I had forgotten how long the trip actually was, and this was the first time I've done any of it in the daylight. The other times we've gone we've been like thieves in the night travelling the redeye there and back. We took the kids and had a couple of days to spend with Daren, Megan, and they're new little precious package Kash. As you can see below this is the proud papa and baby Kash on her blessing day. We were impressed with the special blessing Daren gave and were especially thankful to have been there to love and support them. Congratulations you guys! She's so darling!!

Also while we were there we went to White Sands Nat'l Monument. It's actually pretty cool. It's wierd because you're in the desert and somewhat in the mountains and then all of a sudden you drive up to these sand dunes of white. The kids had fun and it felt so yummy on our bare feet. It was cool... you should all go there sometime ;o)

We had a great time but were glad to get home after the long drive. It was actually about a 1600 mile round trip. We stopped at the Hoover Dam on the way down which is just awesome to me and then at the Glen Canyon dam on the way home which is also really rad in my mind.

We thank you Daren and Meg for having us for a few days. We loved being there and hoped that all the crazy children we brought didn't talk you out of having four more of your own. Love Ya!

This is precious of my children I think. The funny thing about it though is that they look like they are all in three separate pictures and placed into one... is there agreeance or am I seeing things?

This picture was supposed to be at the bottom, but oh well, it's Mc J in Carley's bumbo... she's silly and has lately been a little whiney bucket and is driving her mother nuts. I hope to miss that noise some day, but I for sure don't today :o)

So, it's been brought to my attention that I've been holding out on all of you with pictures of the littlest Mannimal of the zoo. Carley has really grown. She's already 3 1/2 months old. She weighs at least 15 or 16 pounds and as you can see still has her light brown hair that's crazy most of the time (and her mother seldom makes it cute with a headband or anything). She is really smiling and starting to giggle. She's had a couple of spells with the runny nose and now a cough, but so far she's stayed out of the doc's office and is obviously not in danger of being underweight anytime soon :o) Rylan and McKinley still love her and like to cuddle and hold her. She sleeps through the night every night (which I just love!) Things are good and we are just enjoying our cute baby Carley!

This is the Bumbo. It's kinda cute and as you can see it sets her right up and she's in the same room with us and doesn't have to be laying down or on the floor or in the swing that's pretty low to the floor too. You'll see shortly that the other kids like it too :o)

Funny face mcgoo there... She makes some good ones.

Where does time go????

Seriously, where does it go? Time has just been flying by lately. I see it has been quite some time since we've checked in. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and as quickly as things are going it will soon be a Happy 4th of July!

We are doing well here. Just the usual stuff. Runny noses, vacation from school til tomorrow for Rylan and I, attitude in full bloom for McKinley, work, family fun, granny in the hospital, Carley with a bad cold (again), car too small for the crew we like to travel with, playing with cousins, enjoying movies, new church callings, blah blah blah. I could go on forever.

One cool thing happened today (among many). We were sitting in the livingroom visiting and all of a sudden out of our front window a big beautiful falcon landed on the patio chair and looked in at us. Ammon just absolutely loves that kind of bird and this particular one seems to visit the neighborhood often, but today he got especially close and it was really cool to see him and get a good look right up close.

We hope you haven't forgotten us. I am checking in to say we're still here and I am looking forward to catching up on the blog buzz.