Gratituesday

I am going to copy the radio station and have my own Gratituesday. What I am thankful for and technically it is after midnight so it makes it officially Tuesday.

I am thankful for Diet Coke and sisters and kids that will bring me one.
I am thankful for my kids and the truly amazing people that they are. They inspire me to be a better person and amaze me every day with the love that they show and the kindness they give.
I am thankful for my sisters. I have the best sisters ever. They are always so good to help me with my kids, listen when I need to talk which lately is all the time, help me to feel better or as said above bring a Diet Coke.
I am thankful for my parents. I have the most amazing parents ever. I don't know how I got so lucky maybe the lord figured life would be hard so he made sure I was surrounded by amazing people.
I am thankful for my Grandma. I have the BESTEST Grandma ever. She is about as perfect as people can come. She is so wonderful and I love her so much. Again I think the lord blessed me with amazing people.
I am thankful for Andres, Sarah and their boys. They are so willing to do whatever they can to help others. They love my kids so much and are so willing to make sure the kids know it. I cant thank them enough.
I am thankful for my job. I may spend too much time tired but I am grateful to know I have it and can take care of my family.
I am thankful for my home. It is not always clean sometimes really loud but it is always filled with love.
I am thankful for the power of prayer. If there is nothing else I learn from this journey we are on I will always be grateful for the lesson of just how powerful prayer really is. What comfort it can bring. Don't want to cry at work so that's all about prayer.

I have so many more things to be grateful for but I could write all day long about the blessings in my life. I am truly a blessed person and the lord is very mindful of me and my kids. For that I am so thankful.

Bike Riding

My little big boy Stockden has finally learned to riding is big boy bike. (with training wheels). He got the bike for his birthday last June and has just not shown a whole lot of interest in learning to ride. I have tried a few times with limited success. Well the Cowboy Truck died the back wheels fell completely off and he was just devastated. He was so funny though he wanted to call Aunt Ashlee because she would get him a new one. He knows where to go to get what he wants. Well after a few days with no Cowboy Truck I asked him if he would like to learn to ride his bike and he was all over that. It did not take him very long to get the hang of it and he was so proud of himself. I do not think that there can be a whole lot greater feeling than to watch him figure riding the bike out and then to see the pride in his face as he could do it. We spend a lot of time outside now riding the bike. He loves when I say Ready, Set, Go and he then shows me how fast he can pedal. He has gotten my dad to take the bike down to his house when Stockden spends the night so he can ride.
He was so funny as he was riding though, he is still trying to figure out the brakes he looks over and tells me that he does not need to use the brakes because that's how cowboys do it.

DIxie Spectacular

McKall had her annual dance competition in St. George on March 24, 2012. They took 4 dances and did a great job. I love to watch her perform her hip hop she gets so into it. She said she tried to have fun with the  Footloose dance just for me. Thanks Kall. I did not have a camera so a just have a couple of pictures from my phone. Jentrie, Staelie, and Stockden were completely entertained with my sister Kacees IPad. Thank you Kacee. It made it so much better.

Sister Baker

I have one the most amazing Relief Society Presidents every. Mrs Susan Baker and I just love her. She has been amazing and I could not ask for a better person in my life right now. She was called to be the President about a 1 week before I met her. We both her brand new. Her to her calling and me to the new ward. She is always there when I need her. She will just show up in random places with a smile and a hug and I am so grateful for her. One day after a really hard day I had talked to her on the phone earlier in the day, she shows up at my work with flowers and chocolates. That just made my day. I felt so special and so loved. I hope she knows just how much that meant to me.

DARE

Miss Jentrie graduated from the DARE program. What a great program. They teach kids about drugs and alcohol. They teach them what these things can do to your body and then also teach them how to say NO!!!
All the 5th graders are able to participate in this program. They wrote an essay on why they would stay drug free and then they did skits on how to say NO. My mom and sisters were able to come up for her graduation.

McKall, Kati, Ashlee, Grandma L, Me, Stockden, Jentrie and her friend Shannon

Love the Face

Here is just a cute one of Grandma C and Jentrie

So Behind

So life has been pretty crazy lately it seems like it is all I can do to stay on top of things. Between working, sleeping, taking care of kids, cleaning the house, laundry and kids activities there is not a enough time left. I love watching my kids play sports, dance, or assembly's at school so the house can stay dirty I guess.
Soccer season is completely under way for McKall so we are usually in St. George on Saturday for a game. Baseball season is just beginning that will make things fun. I like to tease McKall and tell her I like watching Jentrie play baseball because it doesn't make by blood pressure go high like soccer. It is also dance competition season. Fun Fun bring it on. We are finding out that me and my kids are kids of like Superman we can survive just about anything theses days.
Stockden went down to Smiths the other day with Jentrie and was hit in the eye by some lady's shopping cart. He was so sad but oh so cute. He kept telling me how red it was and how much it hurt. He didn't need a kiss for that owie though.

He is such a funny kid, he asked me the other day if he could get in the shower to wash his hinny. He then flooded the bathroom and told me he did it on purpose but dont tell Grandpa. He always keeps me on my toes and is always good for a great laugh.

StAeLieS aWaRd

Staelie received an award from school. It was an award that they only give to one student in each class and they present them at a school assembly. Staelies teacher called earlier in the week and had invited us to come but did not tell Staelie about the award or that we had been invited. It was so funny to see her face when her class came in for the assembly and she saw us sitting there. It was even funnier to see the look on her face when her name was called for the award. She was a little stunned. I am so proud of her for her hard work and how much time she spends practicing her spelling, doing her reading, finishing up her homework and just plain old trying hard and doing her best at school. It was so nice to have her teacher notice and that they have an award to honor the students who have done this. Staelie needed that extra little boost. I am so glad she was able to achieve this and that we were able to attend. GOOD JOB STAELIE!!!!! Theses are not very good pictures but hey I tried. It would help if I could remember my camera and not just the phone.