Puppies, Puppies, Puppies!!!

Here is a great video of our new pups!

I'M BACK!!!! And So is School!!

So apparently I am not as good of a blogger as I thought I would be. What can I say, it has been a couple of busy months. So my next few entries will be a little out of date, but better late than never.

Lets start with the first day of school. While I truly enjoy the lazy days of summer, I believe everything in moderation is good. School started and I am happy to say the house stays picked up for at least half of the day (yea!)

ABIGAIL: "abby-Girl" is home with me this year. I get her all to myself for the whole morning until Jonathan gets home a little after noon.


JONATHAN: WOW! Look out kindergarten here comes my sweet boy. Jonathan informed me the first day of school that there are lots of blonde girls in his class.

JORDAN: 2nd Grade is looking good for Jordan. He has Mrs. Stone and loves her. We think she is great too.

JOSEPH: The smile says it all, "Your suspicians are correct" Hello 4th grade!!

JESSICA: Practically a woman! Jessica is set out to thoroughly enjoy her last year in Elementary school. Watch out Jr. High... She's coming!

JACOB: Being in 8th grade is way to cool to get your picture taken on the first day of school. Actually Jacob was already gone when the cameras started clicking. We'll catch him again soon.

The kids are growing so fast. I was just thinking the other day how I remember 8th grade like it was yesterday and now we have an 8th grader (weird). Aside from a few (O.K. alot) of daily mishaps, I have to say, I wouldn't trade it for anything!

Our Cute Girls!

Ivan's Mom and Sister Jessica are in town and so yesterday we went out for a "girls" lunch to my favorite, Rumbi Grill. Auntie Jessica got this cute picture of Jessica and Abigail on her cell phone so I thought I would share it.

Happy 9th Birthday JOSEPH!!

Joseph's Birthday started early (around 6:30 a.m.) to be exact. It is the only day aside from Christmas when he wakes up willing and smiling. Can you blame him?

He recieved lots of great presents. One of which was a water gun that shoots balls of coloed water. But nothing topped the pure joy on his face as when he opened his new Pokemon Platinum Version DS Game.

He had a party a couple days later. It began at our house with lunch, cupcakes, and presents. Than we went to Boondocks fun center.

Joseph was a terror on the bumper boats...despite the fact that he seemed to only aim for his Mom.

Jacob and Jaden (cousin) fight it out on the bumper boats.

Joseph and his friends raced to the finish!

and his party was a HUGE success!

Jacob's Swim Meet & Jonathan's Preschool Graduation!

Jacob looking so calm before his first race! On your MARK...

GET SET...

GO BABY GO!!!!

He came in 4th place out of about 28. That is pretty good considering he was one of the youngest in the race

Jonathan with Mrs. Taylor.

Jonathan's Class!

Jonathan had a great day when he graduated from preschool last week. We can not believe he will be in kindergarten in the fall. He is excited to be able to "finally go to the same school as everyone else." We are so excited for him.

Sorry the video is sideways I can't figure out how to flip it.

LDS.org - Media

Ivan and I listened to this talk today given by Elder Bednar at a CES fireside earlier this month. It's a very interesting talk of things we have already been aware of but from a different angle.
LDS.org - Media

FREE KITTENS!!!

What is it about the word FREE that makes me want it? My guess is it is the lack of funds in the bank account right now.
So yesterday I had to make a quick run to the bank. In the parking lot this cute family had a sign that read "free kittens". I decided to stop and look with Abby. The next thing I know I am the proud new mommy of 2 baby girls kittens. They will take up residence in the garage and outside. Because we adopted a stray temporarily last year we already have all of the kitty stuff. I definitely have never been a cat person, but I guess I am changing in my older age!!! The kids love them, the dogs tolerate them & Ivan hopes they will help with critter control. Just for the record, if Ivan had brought home 2 kittens without talking to me first he would have been in big trouble. I am lucky he is alot nicer than me and I think he is a bigger animal lover than anyone I know. P.S. We have not officially named them, but we're thinking "Sissy & Sassy".