Jack-O-Lantern's

Well I've been trying to be better to find activities for my family to do to spend more time together doing positive things. This is tonights results. Andrew did his completely on his own as did Mundy(who's pumpkin is not pictured) Jonah and Jeremy designed there very own as well as they got to clean out their own pumpkins. Mundy and I helped them cut out their pumpkins as they are a little young to do it themselves. Which Jonah proved by cutting himself with a knife

while playing with his pumpkin. Such a small cut and so much drama that came with it!. Overall it was a very good night and we will have a lot of pumpkin seeds to bake, which everybody is looking forward to.

Coincidence or not???

When I was telling my cousin Rachel about the pregnancy, my cousin Vijay pointed out that it was due the day after my grandmother's birthday. (By the way Vij, how did you remember that birthday? I would have had no clue until right around that time? Amazing!) As a lot of you know my first girl is going to be called Lily Ann because this name has been picked out since my grandmother passed away and I loved that woman dearly. She was my rock through some very trying times. Another point of interest is that when I went to get the dr's preg test I told the Doc the first day of my last period was Sept. 19 because I knew it was around there somewhere. Well I when I came home I checked it out and found out it was actually the 18th! That means my baby (hopefully a girl as everybody including Mundy and I are rooting for) is due on my Grandmother's birthday! What say you is it a coink-a-dink or not?

Big news!!!!

After trying basically since we've been married I am finally pregnant!!!! WooooooHOooooooo! I found out Friday Oct. 23rd. I wasn't going to tell anyone but my excitment and my own devil's advocate (you know who you are) coerced me to do it. My due date is supposed to be June 28, which means that I am six weeks along. We really hope we get a girl!!!

New Calling

So I go in to the bishop a few weeks ago with Mundy and I thinking we are going to be asked to be the Cub Scout Pack leaders and get the shock of my life instead. I took these pictures to show you the possibility of what my face might have looked like when they told me what they wanted me to do. Unfortunatly, I wasn't prepared for this so I didn't take the camera to get the true expression. They told me that they had been watching me for a couple of months with this calling in mind. Are they crazy? I think so, Mundy disagrees. I've been asked to be the Relief Society President. Just when I thought life couldn't get any crazier. So I bawled for the next 30 minutes or so and took a walk to compose myself before church started and then I started the stake out to see who I wanted to be my counselors and secretary. Thanks to the advice of a wonderful cousin and some inspirtation (I hope) I had picked out these ladies within a few days. On Sunday they will set me apart. All I can ask of all of you is keep my in your prayers, please!

Debate

I am a bit mystified. I watched the second presidential debate last night and then listened to people calling into a Las Vegas radio station with their comments. Everybody was complaining because it was "boring". That they didn't show any enthusiasm. Etc. Etc. I thought the point of debate was to prove your point about a subject not entertain 'the people'. What say you?

The many ways the men in my life sleep....

Crazy isn't it? I could actually have had more to put on here but my boys often just sleep in their undies and I don't really think it appropriate to share those, ya know? So as a greenie and hoping I kind of know what I'm talking about... I tag all who read to show me how your kids, spouses, etc. sleep. I'll share a little story with you before I close this post. One night Mundy came out from the boys' room and said go see Jonah. I went in and looked on his bed, no Jonah, I looked on Jeremy's bed, no Jonah, looked on the floor, no Jonah. Then I looked under his bed, there is Jonah! I love it!!!

Bad Cat!!

This is a picture of what my cat did to me. Mean, Mean cat. This was actually a couple of days after it happened. If I was that kind of person, he would have been cat stew. Since I'm not he ended up outside. Mean, mean cat!!!

Yesterday the boys and I went over to Aunt Cindy's (Mundy's aunt) house and the boys were playing in the front yard. A couple of kids walked by with a rabbit and my kids had to hold it. Then of course they were trying to talk me into getting a rabbit. My answer was no. A fish, a cat and two dogs are enough pets for our household!!!

Here are pictures of my little tree monkeys. Anytime they have opportunity they take advantage of it. Yet another reason they love Aunt Cindy's!!

Meet Megan!!

Meet Megan Bulloch. She and Daniel have been seeing each other for about a couple of months now. They actually met about 4 weeks before she was to leave on her mission, but they really liked each other and wanted to see where things could go so she put her call on hold for six months. I don't know that there has been a day they haven't spent together since then. She is teeny in stature compared to Daniel's 6'1". Her ring finger is a bit smaller then my pinky! I told Daniel that he was trying to reintroduce redheads back into the family lines (my father's side).

This is a picture of them on their engagment day which was Saturday September 6th. Daniel, after talking to her dad a few days before, took Megan on a hike over looking the city of Ivins, then propsed and gave her a ring. The ring is really pretty it was my Grandmother Isom's engagment ring. They are planning on getting married the 27th of December. Daniel says that he feels really lucky. I happen to think so too. She's a good woman and I'm glad to have her as part of the family. Welcome Megan!!

First Day of School

I'll start with the first day of school and go on from there. Jonah(5) just started Kindergarten and is liking it so far. He's not quite as enthusiastic about going as he was when he was in HeadStart. His personality has changed quite a bit in the last few months. He turning into a hyper kid (and just when Jeremy starts calming down...go figure). He loves to sing, read, play with friends and his brother. He likes sharks (like big brother Jeremy), sea turtles and Whinnie the Pooh. He's been quite the character of late. Last week I took the boys to the school behind our house so they could burn off the energy the popsicles gave them and he sat on the slide saying, "Use Strength" over and over. I asked where he got that and he said, "a boy". I asked who the boy was and he said, " he won't tell me his name". Later that evening as we were gathering for family prayer he was kneeling at the coffee table and started chanting in this falsetto voice "I am a lovely boy". I was trying not to crack up too much and Mundy wasn't sure what to think.

I also have to mention that I let the boys do their hair however they want as long as it doesn't cause a disruption in school. Jonah has never been a problem that way because his favorite way to get his hair done (and he has to do it himself and gets mad at me when I fix the back) is just like we do it for church. He thinks he looks best that way.

This picture is a little fuzzy because I had yet to learn the proper way to use our new camera. I think I finally figured it out so hopefully there won't be anymore pictures like this. Jeremy(7) is my spaz boy. If any of you have been around him long enough you would see why, especially after he ingests any amount of sugar. He loves to have fun, if you try to do something that doesn't fit that definition you have a fight on your hands. Now that he is getting older he is beginning to understand that some things in this life just aren't much fun but are still important. His favorite things are sharks, friends, sharks, video games, and oh did I mention sharks? Now Jeremy's hair is another thing all together. He thinks he doesn't look cool unless his hair is done and being cool is very important to Jeremy. He likes it all kinds of ways as long as at least part of it is sticking up in the air. One day at school last year he looked like a triceratops might have. He had to "horns" off to each side and one in the back. Why didn't I get a picture that day?

Andrew(9) is getting so big, actually they all are. I can't believe he just started his second to last year of elementary. Where does the time go? I remember when he was in Kindergarten and I was helping him learn to read. Andrew is the epitomy of the oldest child. He's responsible, helpful, bossy and always right. Just ask him! He's very intellegent, as are his brothers, and can accomplish anything when he wants to. Andrew is amazingly spiritual for a nine year old and helps all of us to remember who we are and reminds us to do our best. He loves soccer, hanging with friends, scouts (well he does have the coolest Bear Den Leaders{us!}) video games, camping, science experiments.... The list goes on and on. He always ready to try something new and loves to learn. As for his hair prefrences Mundy and I strongly believe in allowing them to do what they want with their hair, hence the mohawk. We believe that this helps them gain a sense of self and individuality that will help them as they get older. We want them to be comfortable with themselves no matter what their hair looks like or what kind of clothes they wear. So on the first day of school I let him wear a mohawk as long as it was not a disruption in class. He came after school saying it wasn't a disruption in class but the principle had said it was against the rules. Bummer I guess he'll have to wait until crazy hair day comes around.