Thanksgiving BREAK!!!

I haven't been very good about keeping this blog updated. Things just seem like a whirlwind lately. I am looking forward to Thanksgiving break! I am afraid if I don't get a break my brain might explode from all the new information I have been craming in.(it might be in shock! I haven't had to use it like this in a while:})We are all doing well and staying very busy. We just survived our October birthdays (Mine, Logan, and Paige) seems like we had a birthday every week there for a while. Logan turned five, Paige three, and I hit the big 3-0 this year which seems unbelieveable!!! I don't think it has hit me yet or I am in denile. HA HA!!!! I hope everyone is doing well. I love reading your blogs when I have a minute. You all are so good about keeping up to date. I get a good laugh from someone everytime I read. Keep it up!! Love you all!!!!

Halloween

I can't believe it's almost Halloween. I hope you all have decided what you are going to be!! We have been so busy and school(for Derek and I) is just flying by. We are already having parent teacher conferences (for our kids). Seems like we all just got started.
This past week has been pretty crazy! It started this past weekend on Friday, when I was driving out to my in-laws to pick up our kids after a sleep over and hit a dog with my car. I have never hit an animal in my life. My sweet sister in-law was passing me at the same time and thought I had blown a tire. She turned around to help me only to discover what I had done!! (I am sure she was horrified)The owner of the pet heard the big BANG and came running. The dog was still breathing but wouldn't move. When she got closer and started talking to the dog it started wagging it's tail. I left her there with the dog waiting for her husband to arrive so they could take the dog to the vet. I thought about that dog the rest of the weekend and finally stopped by the families home yesterday to see how things went. I was surprised to find out that the dog survived. (I hit her hard) They found out the dog was pregnant(but lost the puppies in the accident) Their vet told them that her being pregant is was saved her.(go figure) any how all is well with the doggie! Saturday evening I was in my basement hangin out and heard sirens. I thought they sounded close but then they stopped so I didn't think much about it. I headed upstair a while later and happened to look out the window and saw fire trucks, police cars, ambulance... and smoke billowing out of my neighbors home. I couldn't believe it. The family is in our ward and just recently had a new baby (their 4th). Thier 2 year old was badly burned and flown to Utah to a burn center there. I did see them tonight and they said the 2 year old will be ok. They will have alot of work to do on their home but they were just relieved that their son would be recover. Crazy!! That is about all of the excitment in our neck of the woods. Hopefully this week will be a little more uneventful. Enjoy your halloweening and keep in touch. Love you all.

Breaks over!!

Summer break is over for us. Drake and Brendan started back to school today. Drake's in the 4th grade this year and, wanted nothing to do with Mom coming to school with him on the first day. He knew where to go and what to do and didn't need Mom tagging along. (so embarassing!) Brendan is in the 1st grade and is still okay with Mom coming along (thank heavens someone still needs me) He is so excited to go a full day and eat lunch at school. Fun stuff and a very important milestone in ones life. Logan will start preschool on the 2nd of September. He is also very excited, to be like the big boys and go to school. He was up early this morning getting ready with Drake and Brendan thinking today was his big day too. He got all dressed in his new school clothes and shoes and was ready to go. It is hard for him to understand time, and that he still has another week to wait. Paige wants to go to school too but just keeps saying "I'm not bigger yet". We have told her she has to wait until she's bigger. They are so much fun they keep us busy and very entertained most of the time. Never a dull moment at our house. Derek and I will also be starting school on Monday very exciting and a little nerve racking as well. We will see how things go this semester might be interesting. I am sure everything will be fine I just have to stress about it until then. We hope everyone is doing well and had a great summer. (It went by way to fast for us)

We have been so busy this summer. Somedays it feels like we have nothing to do and, other days I am so ready to stay home. I don't know if we have done anything exceptionally exciting (minus the rafting trip which the kids did not go on.) but we have stayed busy. I took some classes this summer and am getting ready for the fall semester, the boys all played baseball, Derek was in training for his job and hopes to return to school this fall as well, and Paige was just along for the ride (i guess).
Things are good here we have been so blessed in more ways than we realize I am sure. It has been a fun journey coming back to Pocatello. The kids love being closer to their grandparents they have had so much fun with them. Derek and I love it too we get all kinds of "free" date nights because of it. We hope all of you are doing well and stay in touch!!

Just got a few of our rafting pics back. Thought I would post them. It was a great time!!!

current pics

I am going to have to upload some more current pics. Things have been so busy this summer I haven't had time to take alot of pictures and if I have they are still in the camera.

Hey Everyone

I'm not very good at this stuff. I have been thinking about starting a blogspot for a while now and finally have the time to sit down and do it. I have enjoyed keeping up with everyone through thier blogspots. It is so fun to see what you are all up to.