the bailey family

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2010-12-14T21:46:00.000-08:00

Our Staycation!

2010-10-17T20:51:00.000-07:00

For our short fall break we took an overnight trip to Salt Lake. We started off with a little shopping at the Gateway and a quick dinner, then met Jon and went to our hotel. the kids immediately jumped on the beds, got ice out of the ice machine, then we headed to the pool. (notice Carley's pool outfit). Of course they had to climb all over the exercise equipment in the gym on the way. That night we had treats and watched Toy Story III in our room.

The next day we went to breakfast then to our favorite museum, then rode the train to Temple Square. After walking around, we went to the Lion House for lunch. For some reason the kids think it's the greatest place ever. They all got way too much food but had fun. Then we had to head home back to soccer practice; business as usual. I'm so glad everyone had a great time.

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I took the three little ones to the Long Beach Aquarium while Braden was at his soccer tournament at the convention center. They loved the "nemo" tank and the scuba diver. Tanner loved petting the baby sharks. As usual, no one looks at the camera, and everyone says "cheese" while they're looking around. Jensen thinks it's funny to close his eyes. NOT FUNNY!!

2010-07-22T23:08:00.000-07:00

Forgot. Carley and Jensen had three weeks of swim lessons. They loved it, and Jensen is improving but still can't blow water out his nose, so he won't swim very far. Carley is my most stubborn child and does what she wants. We had fun going to the children's museum with all the kids and out Texas cousins.

We're still here

2010-07-22T22:15:00.000-07:00

Wow do I need to catch up. I just wanted to share some fun pics of what we've been up to. We've been enjoying our summer, and got to spend 2 weeks in california, doing the things we miss. We also finally got our house after 10 long months of waiting. The first thing we did was put in a yard. The kids would just sit out on the deck watching the guys work. It was fun to have all the trucks going in the yard. We are just hanging out, playing a lot of soccer, and enjoying not having to wake up early. Especially mom.

Candy Apples

2009-11-18T21:01:00.000-08:00

WE finally got to see Whitney and Gordon's house while we were in California, and it is awesome! We all went over for dinner, and then the fun came. Whitney made me make the candy for candy apples. It all started off great, and they looked really cute, but we used the thermometer wrong, and cooked the candy mixture to long, resulting in a hard shell on the apples. They still tasted good. It was like having a sucker over the apple. Now I know what to do next time.

Disneyland

2009-11-18T20:40:00.000-08:00

Instead of blogging our whole trip to California, which was so fun, I wanted to post these pictures of our two days at Disneyland. It was so good to get back. Carley was way into the princesses, Jensen loved, and remembered all his favorite rides, and getting a snake in adventure land, Tanner went on Indiana Jones for the first time, and made sure not to look into the eyes of the statue, Brynn loved any fast ride, and Braden loved his Turkey leg, and yes, it was good. Whitney and Gordon joined us the second day, and they were very patient with us. We all had a great time, and can't wait to go back again!!

2009-10-28T21:21:00.000-07:00

We are so proud of Brynn. She just finished her first big project in sewing class. She has loved it, and is now making clothes for Carley and Jensen's stuffed animals.

Fall Happenings

2009-10-28T20:34:00.000-07:00

We had a fun week last week. My mom and Jillian and her two kids came out to Utah for the week. It was a little chilly, but beautiful. We took the kids to Thanksgiving point, and to a lot of soccer games. Carley rode a horse for the first time, and I accidentally erased all my video and pics of her, Jensen, and Berkeley trying to figure out my new camera. Oh well. My mom was great. She babysat almost everyday. I think we ate lunch and dinner out every day except for Sunday, we saw a movie in the middle of the day and felt like we were ditching school, and we got to go shopping in Salt Lake till our feet hurt and we were out of money. Thanks Mom for spoiling us and giving us a break to remember that we are still girls.

Braden's soccer team made it all the way to State Cup finals, but lost in the last minute 3-2. It was so close and we were so proud of him and his team. It has been so fun to watch him and the other kids progress. He literally dribbled through three players at the end of the game. All the kids were good sports about going, as long as there were plenty of treats; and you'll notice, Jensen has a new obsession with leaves. He thinks they are great, and is always picking them up and saying how beautiful they are. It's pretty funny.

Unfortunately, I think fall is almost gone because it snowed yesterday. Yikes!!

Love your house!

2009-10-24T20:40:00.001-07:00

I just wanted to give Whitney and Gordon props for a job well done. I haven't seen it in person yet, but your home looks amazing, and am in awe that you guys did almost all of it yourselves. That takes true patience, vision, and as I saw, a lot of RED BULL. Can't wait to visit you guys. I promise, my kids won't touch anything.

2009-09-10T21:18:00.000-07:00

I don't have any fun pics right now, but wanted to give an update. We are full swing into soccer and if we aren't an official soccer family I don't know what is. I was lucky enough to find an old BYU soccer buddy at pre-school of all places, and she invited me to play on her indoor team. The first two games have been painful; I'm not going to lie, but I am so looking forward to getting back into shape and doing something that I absolutely LOVE!! Jon is playing on two indoor teams with old friends, and is coaching Tanner and Brynn's teams. We are definitely the old people out on the field but we don't care; it's still fun.

Braden is loving his new club team and can't get enough. When he's not with his team, he's outside practicing in the street. Brynn is a goal-scoring crazy girl on her team, and usually gets called for an elbow to the side. She has a lot of heart and hussle. Tanner is hilarious to watch because he's always trying new moves out on the field, and actually pulls them off sometimes. He's struggling a bit with listening to Jon, but hopefully will get used to it. Jensen and Carley are good sports, as long as we have movies and sippies in the car, coloring books, and lots of snacks and treats at the games.

Last Sat. Jon and I went on a date to the US/El Salvador game at the Real stadium. The kids were mad that we didn't take them. It was a world cup qualifier and was so fun! We saw some friends there and had decent seats. The only bad thing was getting beer thrown down at us and landing in our heads.

So right now I don't have much to write about except for soccer. Let's hope we don't all get burned out. NEVER!!!

I found my pictures

2009-08-24T12:58:00.000-07:00

The camera was working this morning so I hurried and downloaded everything before it was too late. Just the first day of school, Jensen on his new bike, and Carley's awesome hair.

2009-08-23T21:12:00.000-07:00

I can't believe this. I went to post pictures and the camera said "memory card error, no image". I'm so mad!!!!! I'm buying a new camera tomorrow!

I can't believe how soon we start school!!

2009-08-23T21:04:00.001-07:00

I thought I would hate school starting on Aug. 20th which was also Jensen's birthday, but I was ready, and so were the kids. They were anxious to get in and meet new people, and I was anxious to get them out of the house. Not having a yard kind of limits us. Jensen also started pre-school and learned on the first day that animals don't go to school. He told everyone this. the kid's school is huge with 1200 kids! It is very nice though, and so far they like their teachers and we were impressed with how well things were organized. There is also a law in Utah that the teachers are not allowed to ask for school supplies, it is all voluntary. The kids had stuff waiting for them on their desks; this was different for us, so we saved some money.

For Jensen's birthday we went to McDonalds and had a little party. He had a Diego cake, spongebob napkins and Micky Mouse plates and goody bags. He picked everything out, and now that we don't have a McDonald's close by, this was a huge treat. They had a great play place and all his Utah cousins came. He got a new bike and still needs a lot of practice, and he got some games and toys. It makes it so much fun for the mom when the kids get so excited!

2009-08-02T21:57:00.000-07:00

We made it another week in Utah. I've lost my momentum to unpack. I feel like we can't do much more until we find out if we're staying in this house for good. We met more people at church today. So far, Brynn has the most girls age in the neighborhood so she is a happy girl. Braden loves his soccer team and we go to his first tourn. this week. I got to go to Urban outfitters and Anthropologie this weekend which made me a happy girl. Jill and Whit you would love Gateway, the outside mall in salt lake. Hope everyone is doing great.

2009-07-28T21:44:00.000-07:00

Well we made it to Utah. Last Thursday about 1 in the morning we drove in. It has been a crazy three months. Selling our house, twice, doing all the repairs, closing escrow, looking for a new house, having a rental fall through, finding a new house to rent, making an offer on that house, still waiting, going crazy not knowing if I should unpack everything or not, packing and more packing, unpacking, vacation, signing up for everything, and finally getting the internet hooked up today! I promise now that we're far away my blogging attempts will be more heartfelt. Hope everyone is doing well and I'll do my best to keep updated.

More pics

2008-11-05T20:37:00.003-08:00

I forgot to say, the picture of Braden is him holding his shot so he could eat all his Halloween candy.

Trick-or-treat!!

2008-11-05T20:08:00.000-08:00

I'm sure everyone did the same thing on Halloween and everyone thinks their kids looked the cutest, so I'll just join in with the rest of the crowd. After some warm chile and cornbread to "warm us up" we went out into the 75 degree night to collect some great treats. Carley even got a can of diet coke, which I loved, but we had to take it out of her bag because it was too heavy. She was obsessed with the candy and loved every minute. She was even calling her bag a purse. Jensen enjoyed his costume the most, jumping around and saying ribbit. He was also very good at saying "knock knock" at people's doors instead of actually knocking. Pretty funny. Tanner was a ninja, perfect for him, and didn't hurt too many with his num-chucks. Of course they were broken by the end of the night. Brynn was cute as a button, very polite, and loved posing in her costume. Braden was happy to hang out with his friends and was excited to go trick-or-treating on his own, can you believe he is old enough to do that?! Thanks to Ashley, G&G and G great, and Whitney and Gordon for helping pass out candy, helping with the kids, and having fun with us.

My kids are so talented!!!

2008-09-26T14:22:00.000-07:00

Is Fall here yet?

2008-09-26T14:12:00.000-07:00

It's too hot for October to start. We had a great first month at school. The three older kids love their teachers and are doing great. Braden is learning to count carbs and he gives himself his shot at school every day. We are so proud of him.

We are in full swing with Braden and Brynn playing club this year, and Tanner playing clinic (the little kids). He has about three moves he does already, a mother couldn't be more proud. Jon is coaching Brynn's team so that is a treat for her. I am helping out with Braden's team, it's a lot of work, but fun to be there.

Last week the kids had their primary program in Sacrament meeting. It was great to be able to work with them, and the rest of the kids. We had some special musical numbers, and all the kids said their parts so well.

We are so grateful for our children, and I'm not ashamed to admit they do drive me insane sometimes, but for the most part it's fun.

2008-09-01T21:30:00.000-07:00

So I guess we need to make an official announcement. As many of you have already heard, we just found out that Braden has Type I diabetes. No one is sure why people get it, and don't know what causes it to happen, but basically they think the process started five years ago and is now showing up. We freaked out of course, until we sat down with the doctor and he explained everything to us. Braden has taken it extremely well and for a ten year old, has really stepped it up. He already is giving himself shots after only two days. For at least six months he will have to take three shots a day of insulin, and check his blood sugar as well. If you have any questions about diabetes or about what he is going through please don't ask, because we have no idea! Just kidding. Call us any time, we are doing great, just a minor lifestyle change, but we wanted to let our friends and family know.

Summer is over!

2008-09-01T21:16:00.000-07:00

We had such a great summer. I'm glad it's over though, I am one tired mom. I'm hoping to get more time to blog again, now that the kids are in bed at a decent hour. After going to the beach,a lot, riding the train, visiting museums, swim lessons, and a lot of misc. entertaining, we're ready for school. Now comes the soccer, dance, scouts, piano, and homework, although at least they're consistent. Oh well I guess you can't have your cake and eat it too. We just go with what happens, and that's what makes life fun!

Brynn's Baptism Day!

2008-06-17T23:19:00.000-07:00

Brynn was baptized June 7th. We were so proud of her and were happy to share her excitement in the event. We were lucky to have Jon's parents, sister Jill and her husband and baby, Mikey and Gage, and Grandma Vilate all come down from Utah. We also had our California cousins and family there to support Brynn. Thank you to everyone that helped with our last minute musical number, I know I can always count on my family to just pick something up and perform. We enjoyed a great weekend and had a fun party after the baptism. I think Brynn loved this more than her birthday! We are so blessed!

Bath time is so much fun!!

2008-06-17T22:46:00.000-07:00

I love the age where taking a bath just makes their day and it seems to make any grumpy, tired child happy. Carley gets so excited if anyone even mentions the word bath and starts walking up the stairs saying "ba, ba" in her cute little language. Jensen always wants bubbles, and every time Berkeley is here, they always stay in the tub for record times.

2008-06-17T22:39:00.000-07:00

The end of the school year is always fun and busy. Braden and Brynn had their annual art fair where Brynn got to square dance and they both displayed their art to be "auctioned" off. They love this because they get half of the proceeds. We were glad that Grandma Cathy and Aunt Jillian and Berkeley could be there. It was crazy as we rushed off to dinner and then to Braden's pine wood derby. I know, we better just get used to it.

2008-06-04T22:31:00.000-07:00

We are so proud of Braden and Brynn. Brynn had a great birthday and is 8 years old. I can't believe it. Braden is plugging away with Scouts and is always working on the next thing.

2008-06-04T22:27:00.000-07:00

So I am finally on the "Twilight" bandwagon and have no time to blog. I must read about vampires. This will be quick. Jon and I had a great week together in New York and Boston. We went to NY with the Fords who used to live there. Jon and Adam grew up together. They knew all the great places to eat, and we loved running in central park. I actually ran almost 6 miles, which is a lot for me, but it was so beautiful I couldn't resist.

Video

2008-04-20T21:31:00.000-07:00

Just to give you a little taste of the game. Every time Beckham touches the ball the crowd goes wild.

LA Galaxy night

2008-04-20T21:02:00.000-07:00

Last night we went to the LA Galaxy game. My mom won the tickets at an auction and thought we would like them, hm...go figure. We took Braden and Brynn. We all had a great time and our expectations of Beckham were fulfilled. He has such a pretty touch on the ball and made the game look so graceful. He assisted both goals which were both off of crosses scored by Donnovan (one of my favorite players). The kids got to play mini soccer and watch some tricks before the game. They also got really hiper from the hot chocolate and cheered the whole time! I have to admit, sometimes it's fun to just take the older kids to things.

Carley's photo shoot

2008-04-13T22:41:00.000-07:00

Aunt Whitney took some really cute pictures of Carley. I figured she should have something like one year pictures and this was way more fun than going to a photo studio. She holds still for about 1.5 seconds so I think this was the best option. Thanks Whit.

I had to do it!

2008-04-08T22:23:00.000-07:00

I"m sorry if this offends anyone, but for a little while I thought I would pay homage to Guitar Hero. It has brought a lot of laughter, joy, and a few tears into our home.

A special Easter

2008-03-29T22:28:00.001-07:00

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We had an unexpected change of plans for Easter this year. Jon's grandpa Joe passed away, so we went to Utah to attend the services. It was nice to be with family, and Easter was a good time to celebrate the grandpa Joe's life. We had fun catching up with cousins, and doing all the traditional Easter activities.

Happy Birthday to Carley!

2008-03-29T20:49:00.000-07:00

My little one is a year old. Carley decided to start full on walking about 1 1/2 weeks before her birthday. She was taking steps for a couple months so it was funny to see her just all the sudden start walking all over the place. Even though she didn't open many presents, she had a great time with her cake. She even blew out the candle by herself, impressive if you ask me. She started grabbing frosting as soon as she saw the cake, and then mutilated it in her high chair. I think she sat there for about 30 minutes and pretty much finished the whole thing. It was fun for everyone to watch.

Brianhead

2008-03-12T22:23:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went on the best vacation ever, thanks to my friend Missy, who organized the whole thing. We went to Brianhead with our friends the Underwoods, and took the kids skiing for the first time. They went to ski school the first day, so us parents had a free day and explored the mountain. Jon and I were on snowboards and I was worried I was not going to remember how to do anything, but thanks to my sister's awesome board, I was back to normal in no time. The second day we went with the kids. They improved so much in just two days, although Tanner needed some help, but was pretty brave. I actually had to go pretty fast to keep up with him. We had a couple traumatic moments with him not being able to climb up the hill, having to go to the bathroom, and knocking me down every time we got off the chair lift. We decided that we need to make this trip an annual tradition, but it has to be in March, (I don't think we could handle the weather any sooner).

2008-03-02T20:21:00.000-08:00

2008-02-29T22:43:00.001-08:00

We took all three boys to get hair cuts, much to mom's dismay, and they all got butchered. Jensen hated it, so his new thing is to close his eyes when he doesn't want to be somewhere or talk to someone. I think he thinks if he can't see, then people can't see him. Who knows.

2008-02-29T22:40:00.000-08:00

We have just learned that Jensen, our 2/12 year old, is a pretty good artist. This is exciting, since he is the fourth kid and we haven't encountered it before. He can draw whatever you ask him to, and it actually resembles the object. He loves drawing animals, cars, and shapes. It's so cute!

2008-02-29T22:35:00.000-08:00

I can't believe this girl is almost one! Time flies way too fast and I'm trying to treasure everything because this is the last baby. She is almost walking! and did I mention that she discovered sand? We couldn't resist a trip to the beach over President's weekend, even though it was pretty cold, it was fun to be there. I guess the sand eating is a pre-curser to this summer, oh well.

2008-02-29T22:29:00.000-08:00

Happy Belated Valentine's Day!

2008-02-06T14:27:00.001-08:00

These are some of the pics I never posted from our trip to Utah after Christmas. We had fun with our cousins and going to the different museums.

2008-02-06T14:23:00.000-08:00

We had fun in the cold weather, sneaking out for a wagon ride before the rain started. Taking Jensen and Carley together remind me of when Braden and Brynn were little. LIfe seemed so simple, and it seems like ages ago. Kids are priceless and I am trying to enjoy the little things that are so cute.

2008-02-06T14:17:00.000-08:00

Braden received his Bear for Boy Scouts on my birthday Jan. 31st. What a great gift to a mom. Jon got to mark him with the black stuff, when he went into the other room to "fight the bear" and come out with the badge. It was pretty funny.

2008-02-06T14:15:00.000-08:00

I haven't taken very many pictures lately, so here's all I have. We're kind of taking it easy until baseball and soccer start. It doesn't feel right having all this time with our family, but I am not complaining. I love it.

the bailey family

2008-01-23T00:25:00.001-08:00

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2008-01-15T21:20:00.000-08:00

My new addiction is Guitar Hero. I love it and it is the first video game since super Mario Brothers in the late 80's(?) that I have been good at and have enjoyed. It is fun to play with my kids and it is a great party game. I can't put it down. In fact last night, I had good intentions of folding four loads of laundry and posting a blog, but of course, I put the kids to bed and picked up the guitar. Before I knew it, it was 11:30. So I challenge anyone to a friendly match if you are interested. Hopefully this won't last long, because I don't know how long I can live such a crazy life. Jon wants me to write rock on, but I know that is lame.

Christmas

2008-01-07T23:59:00.001-08:00

I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing Christmas and winter break. We had a lot of fun at home, and then going to Utah for a week to visit Jon's family. The kids stayed busy playing guitar hero, playing in the snow, going to museums, playing in the snow, eating out a lot, and of course, playing in the snow. We have some master sledders coming of age, and the kids can't wait to try their skills on the slopes this year. Thank you to all of our friends and family who helped make this holiday season so memorable. We love the cards and pictures!

2008-01-07T23:34:00.000-08:00

My little one isn't so little anymore!

2007-11-28T21:48:00.000-08:00

2007-11-28T21:43:00.000-08:00

This is Clay and Carley getting into all the dvd's at the Warner's house. They are trouble makers already.

Christmas is coming!

2007-11-28T21:32:00.000-08:00

Is everyone as excited as we are about the Christmas Holiday? We had a great time in Arizona last week for Thanksgiving with our family. Robin was in charge of the meal, and it was so yummy as usual. I think after four full days we might have worn out welcome a little. We had fun going to the movies, golfing, hanging out, playing uno and dominos, (I can't believe we didn't play nertz!!) eating out, going to the mesa temple, which was a first for Jon and I, and running the Turkey trot, a 10k. It was my first one, and I was pretty proud of myself. Jon ran it in 48min., Jillian in 56 or 57, and I ran in 58. Then we went and played soccer for an hour which is actually pretty fun and challenging with the kids now that they are older. Another highlight was going to the ribbon store to get hairbows made for Carley. You go in, pick out your ribbon, and they make the bows for you. A whole store full of ribbon, who knew!
Tonight we decorated our tree which just seems like the official start of the Christmas season. I hope everyone enjoys time with their friends and family, and stops to think about our savior Jesus Christ, his birth, and what a special thing it means to all of us.

new website

2007-11-16T22:57:00.000-08:00

just to let you know, I started an iweb page. I also have a web gallery. Using these I can put more pictures and videos on for those of you that really care about us or really miss us. I'll try to update it periodically, but who knows how it will go. the website is web.mac.com/jon.bailey, and our gallery, which has a slide show on it right now is gallery.mac.com/jon.bailey. I know this is a lot of info, but I am amazed at how easy it is to stay connected now a days. We really are blessed to have such great technology. Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Halloween!

2007-11-04T23:21:00.000-08:00

Was Halloween fun for everyone? We had so much fun carving pumpkins, going to our trunk-or-treat at church, going to the pumpkin patch, and of course, going trick-or-treating Halloween night after a warm bowl of homemade chili. I only make it once a year on Halloween and is a tradition in our family for as long as I can remember. I'm sure everyone has some special memory of going to Grandma and Grandpa Dunn's house for chili and trick-or-treating in their neighborhood. We liked it because the houses were closer together than on La Bajada where it really was scary and creepy going trick-or-treating. As you can see, we had a Nacho Libre, a pirate girl, black spider man, superman, and a little pumpkin. Dominique and Roxy (his dog), and Grandpa Dave came with us too. Grandma Cathy and Grandma Great stayed with Carley and passed out candy. Jensen learned quickly what was going on, and had a blast. The other kids just went as fast as they could I guess thinking they were going to miss out on something if they didn't run. This year was monumental for nine year old Braden, who for the first time asked to use a pillow case for his candy. Hope everyone had a great time with your families and friends.
Labels: Carley and first taste of Halloween

october 21

2007-10-21T21:49:00.000-07:00

I have a lot to catch up on. A couple weeks ago Jon ran in the St. George marathon and did great. He ran it in 3:42 and we went up to Utah for the weekend. The kids had a blast and we got to spend some time with our friends the Monsons. They are always so nice to take us in. The next week we went on a Mexican cruise with Jon's high school friends and their wives. We were gone without the kids for six days. It was so much fun, I almost felt like I was in high school again. We are grateful that we knew the kids were in good hands with their aunt Jillian and Carley with aunt Heather. We are finally at the tail end of putting our house back together but things go pretty slow when the rest of life doesn't stop. The kids are doing great. They are having fun playing soccer. Tanner is in tae kwon doe and loves it. We were hoping it would help control his energy, but it has seemed to have taken the opposite effect. Oh well, he likes it. Jensen woke up last week and decided to start talking in sentences. We love listening to him repeat everything we say, and Carley just woke up and decided to start crawling. She gets around pretty well now. Time to get the gate out. Hope everyone is looking forward to a fun and exciting Halloween.

finally some pictures

2007-10-01T22:46:00.000-07:00

the fruit of my loins

2007-10-01T22:39:00.000-07:00

september 30th

2007-09-30T20:26:00.000-07:00

Well we have had quite the roller coaster ride these past few weeks. Jensen, our two year old decided it would be fun to fill the toilet with toys and flush them down. I fished an entire puzzle out and some connect 4 pieces as the toilet overflowed and flooded our bathroom, family room, and garage. The kids were excited because we stayed in a hotel for a few days while a cleaning company came and disinfected and dried everything out. Mom was frustrated because it happened on the day before the first day of school. Dad had to go to Walmart at 10pm and bring all the school supplies back to the hotel. Now three weeks later, we have new carpet, a random sewage pipe in our yard that the plumbers dug up, and had to completely re-do the downstairs bathroom. It's funny how something so huge can come from a little puzzle piece and the mind of a toddler.
The kids love their new classes and teachers. Tanner, 4, is in his second year of pre-school, Brynn is in 2nd grade, and Braden is a big fourth grader. He has text books now! Jensen loves going to "school" at the day-care while mom works out in the gym and Carley just loves it when anyone plays with her. She is six months old and just decided to start sitting up and thinks she can crawl. Time flies! We are loving soccer season. Jon is busy helping to coach Brynn's team and we are all busy driving to crazy places for Braden's new club team. Tanner just started Tae kwon doe and we are hoping that it will give him an outlet for his "energy". He is also playing soccer and really excells in the goalie position. He dives all over the place. We FINALLY got our new computer, so I am going to really try to be a better blogger, so don't give up on us! see you soon.

Aug. 14th summer

2007-08-14T13:52:00.000-07:00

Summer is almost over and I still don't have a new computer. I hate it but I'm trying to be patient. We have been so busy doing nothing if that makes any sense. We have had so much fun this summer going to the beach every week, swimming wherever we can, going to the circus, hanging out with friends and family, and going to camps. Brynn got to go to horse camp with her cousin Emma and the time of her life. Braden went to two soccer camps and has been practicing with his new club team since July. He can't get enough soccer, I wonder where he gets it from. Jon is ready for the kids to go back to their early school bedtime and I am having fun not having a real schedule. Tomorrow we will fly to Salt Lake and then drive to Rexburg Idaho, home of Napolean Dynamite, for a trip to see Jon's cousin and to hang out in the beautiful nature. We'll see how it goes.

2007-06-14T16:13:00.000-07:00

School is out. I have mixed feelings about this. It's fun to hang out and not really have a schedule, but it is also hard to find to get things done when the kids are home all day. Braden just finished 3rd grade, and Brynn finished 1st grade. Tanner finished his first year of pre-school and is ready for anything. We are looking forward to swimming wherever, trips to the beach, going to Utah and the beach house, and all our various camps. Hopefully Jensen and Carley won't be too jealous of having to share their mom all day with the other three. Wow, five kids! It still sounds weird to say that.