Who has two thumbs and is NINE years old now?

This guy!!!

That's right! Our Mancub turned 9 last week! 

There is most certainly an update post coming, but Isaac's birthday is the most exciting going on at our house!

It's Soccer Season!

And that means it's Mohawk Time!


Daisey and Isaac both had soccer games today. And both teams won! Yay!

He's Eight!

What's happened to this little guy?

He eats his vegetables like a good boy and is growing like a weed! No more chubby cheeks and he's grown a little taller!

Today is Isaac's eight "happy birthday to him." I love that he still calls it that! He also told me that he is growing into a man and that he will do amazing things in his life, like give money to the poor and be an astronaut....or maybe a hamburger cooker guy.
He cracks me up! If there's one thing I can say for Isaac, it's that he is one funny little man! He makes me laugh everyday! He's thoughtful and sweet, brave and wise beyond his years. I don't know what we'd do without him in our family! He sure is patient with those sassy sisters of his! There's nothing he wouldn't do for them!
Yesterday Isaac had a family birthday party with his Grandma Diane (we won't say how old she is, I don't want to get in trouble!)He was sure Isaac about all those people showing up just to "celebrate him being borned." We really do try to work on his grammar, but I must admit I love his way with words!
*Pics of the party to follow*

Back to School!

Yesterday was Daisey and Isaac's first day of school! Daisey is in 3rd grade and Isaac is in 2nd. They both feel so big and couldn't be more happy about going to a new school this year. It's close enough that they can walk or ride their bikes.

Maggie can't wait for the day that she starts school! But, I think she kind of enjoyed the alone time with mommy and daddy after a whole summer of teasing from her siblings! I'm happy to have her home for one more year!

Look how big they are compared to last year! Wow!

2nd and 3rd grade! That seems so big!

Diva

Mancub

New backpack and bags! Daisey insisted on an over the shoulder bag this year. Mags insisted on a matching smaller one.

Off they go!

They both came home and announced that they had a great day and they love their new school!
After school snacks!

Aren't they the cutest? You can find them here and yes, they look super cute with faces but I didn't have time for that! The kids ate them up anyway!

August

I missed a lot this month while recovering. I think we always try to cram a lot of fun into August as the summer comes to an end. While I was home recovering Robert and the kids went swimming, to the park, to the fair and up the canyon.

One day when they left I was sleeping. Someone shut my bedroom door when they left and when I woke up I couldn't open the doorknob! I don't know how long I was in there until I finally figured out how to open it with my foot!

My Grandpa came to visit the week I had my surgery. I wish I'd been feeling better so I could have spent more time with him. I'm so glad for the time that my children get to spend with my grandparents. That special time is a gift that only grandparents can give.

Grandpa, Maggie, Adeline, Lauren, Noah, Daisey and Isaac

Reading a story to Daisey and Lauren

On the mend!

Well, it's been three weeks since my carpal tunnel surgery and I'm doing a little bit better every day. One thing I have had to learn in the last 3 weeks is patience! It seems like it's been months rather than weeks since I had surgery. I do a lot with my hands, so not being able to use them has been very frustrating for me. In my opinion this has been worse than being on bedrest during my pregnancies. At least I could crochet or sew or scrapbook to keep myself from going crazy! As I slowly regain use of my hands I feel like I'm regaining my independance, as well. I've had to depend on others to help me in nearly everything I do. My family has been awesome during my recovery! I'm so happy to be on the mend and have this whole carpal tunnel issue behind me!

This is me after I woke up from my surgery.

2 thumbs up! I'm still on good drugs and happy as a clam! The pain will come later.

Sad, bruised hands. They used the laser on my hands leaving only a small 2 inch scar on my wrist. Inside they made a 6 inch cut, so there is a lot more healing going on then I can see for myself.

My happy little helper! I needed helping doing nearly everything for the first few days.

My 8 year old make up artist!

My little tv buddy! I think we were watching "America's Funniest Home Videos" which he thinks is hilarious!

Silly girl! Also, notice all my pretty pictures and love notes that my kids made and hung on my closet doors! I feel so loved!

With lots of hugs, pain pills, ice and help from this guy I'm feeling so much better! We celebrated our 11 year anniversary on the 14th. And by celebrate I mean we went to my family reunion, I got worn out, came home, took my pills and passed out for the night while he entertained my family! What a guy! I think I owe him a date or a cookie or something!

See ya in 4 weeks!

I'm having carpal tunnel surgery tomorrow. Hopefully it doesn't take 4 weeks for me to recover but that's what I'm planning on. If it takes less I will be pleasantly surprised! I'm having both of my wrists done. I thought if I'm going to do one I might as well do both and get it over with.

And with that I will leave you with a pic of Daisey's first sock monkey. She sewed it, stuffed it and named it Peace! Way to go Dais!

Can't find your iPhone? Ask the 4 year old on the toilet!

Blog Slacker #2

Yes, I remember I promised I would be better at keeping up with my blog and I had every intention of doing so.....and then our computer crashed.....dun dun duuuun! Thankfully our new one is working great!

So here it goes, another 3 month catch up with Bob and Britt and kids!

April:

Soccer! In Utah soccer season starts at the end of March and ends in May. Craziness I say! We had a few games with really nice weather but Daisey and Isaac played quite a few in the rain, snow and hail!

I don't have pictures of them wearing sweats under their uniforms and snow hats on their heads but believe me, it was cold!

May:

School let out at the beginning of May, it's been a long summer!

The teacher gifts were all Daisey's idea. She wanted to plant flowers and paint "Thank you for helping me GROW" on the pot. How cute is that? We actually painted the pots with chalkboard paint and the kids wrote the sentiment and their names on them. We added foam handprints with their names on them. Maggie insisted on giving "her teacher" one too. That would be Grandma Diane because she goes to preschool at her house. I think they turned out really cute! I should have made one for myself!

Their teachers this year have been awesome! We'll miss them!

Mother's Day Flowers!

The kids made sachets for their grandma's from a tutorial we got here.

Robert had a birthday and joined me in the big 3-0! This is him on his birthday, a model of maturity.

June:

New nephews!

Congratulations to Zack and Erika on their little one, Zaydan!

And congratulations to Nicole and Aaron on their little one, Daniel!

Aren't they sweet? Awww.....

Look who got a retainer! She's very excited about it!

Isaac went to a Star Wars party. This is what a Jedi with a mohawk looks like! Oh yeah!

And snow in June! WHAT?!!

Remember our new suburban? We love our suburban! Bertha is her name. Maggie calls her

"Su-Bertha". It's very cute! Anyway, 1 suburban named Su-Bertha +1 tired daddy getting out of the suburban to open the garage door + forgetting to put the suburban in park =

Oops! Thank goodness for insurance!

We went and saw Shrek 4 in 3D. It was a cute pic and I LOVE this pic of my family in 3D glasses!

Daisey has been growing her hair out for years but decided she wanted to chop it off to her chin. She looks so big!

Before:

After:

Father's Day! They gave him an awesome handprint fish card (instructions) and a tool belt full of cool "daddy things" including a flashlight, batteries, nails, a pencil, a notebook and lots of candy! Basically I let them go crazy at Family Dollar!

They sure love their Daddy!

And last, but not least, new cows! Last year's were Tom and Jerry. The year before the cows were named Pinky and The Brain. This year the kids have named them Ren and Stimpy! Haha!