Last weekend seems like soooo long ago! 

Cannon and his buddies! 

Saturday Cannon wanted to go to the library with Cohen so they could look up books on how to build a plane....

Then the looked up the engine they wanted for it. Just a cool $94 million...sure guys...

Anyway -I also had Colt take a couple pics of me’n my little guy, he’s usually pretty happy if he’s on his perch on my hip! And if not...he’s just kinda getting to that whining clingy age—but they’re only little once I’ll take snuggles anyway I can get them.  

Sunday we had our marriage class. It was on “positive communication” I assured the class at the onset that neither he  nor I had any business leading a discussion on that topic as we are prime examples of failure to communicate!! (There is a Chance I had told him earlier in the week that I probably should not attend with him as not to promote hypocrisy.) But thankfully the Spirit does soften hearts and that class really is good thing and it went fine. I mean we have plenty to work on but it was a blessing to be there and discuss it with others. 

Also two different times this week in very different ways (one health challenge one trial of faith)  I was made aware of things other people are struggling with and it’s just kind of one of those gut check moments when you realize how good you have it and that it’s important to stop and just be grateful for the abundance of blessings in life!! There’s certainly plenty to be grateful for!!!

How bout this little cutie for one. He’ll be 9 months old next week! (Time goes soooo fast when they’re on the outside) but look close he has one little tooth there on the bottom and the second one is almost through. I feel like he struggled with teething more last week than this week but mostly it’s just waking up at night, well that and lots of time on his perch. And how bout the throw back to Cannon with him chewing on that Silky?!?! It makes me smile.  

Monday Seth was so tired and fussy by time we got to come follow me and scriptures. So I was standing bouncing him when I looked up and saw this!!!!!

I had to take a picture and I’m so glad I did!!!!! Some days when reading scriptures is rough...lots of days... I need to remember occasionally we get a little glimpse like this and it’s just enough to keep us plugging along!!

Tuesday I jammed the heck out of my thumb at basketball, that sucked!! I re-jammed it stuffing my washer full of clothes. Do you know how much I use my thumb?! Especially on my phone!!! But I was. A lot more sympathetic to Cannon when he jammed his this week. 

Wednesday we finally had Cannons friend Luke over, we were hoping for Luke and Dax but Dax was sick. I think they had fun. 

Afterwards it was pack meeting. Cannon has loved his short time in scouts (oh that’s what else we did Sunday was watch the face to face with Elder Gong about the new children and youth program.) Anyway Cann loaded up on “belt loop” awards at Scouts and even earned his “bobcat” so I got a pin.

 I was glad we went to support Cann but dang that was too long of a night and we had the behavior to prove it the next day!!! Yikes—meltdown city. So at 5:15 we were like “game over we’re done” and we set our sights on a 6:00 bedtimes. It didn’t happen. But we made it by 7 and everyone was out by 7:15. It was AWESOME!!!!

And today a friend saved us by coming for a play date! It was great, Tanner hates it when his brothers have school and he doesn’t so distractions are great. We also  played b-ball down at the church and the Bakers brought us pizza. So Nice! 

I’m barely hanging on to post the blog I’m so tired but lastly I should admit I’m hooked on these YouTube videos by the minimalist mom-she’s fantastic! Now  the test is to put them into action. I don’t really want to become s minimalist I just like the idea of cleaning up cleaning out a lot of our junk. Any progress would help! I don’t even know how I found them...google  or YouTube or whoever must be onto me and my junk collecting habits. I think the first one I watched about clutter just popped up in my suggested videos. Now I’m hooked. 

Guess that it until next week ❤️😊

Oh and I LOOOVE having a piano-Tans getting in on the fun too. It just makes me happy! (And he was pretty cute sorting all of the “girl colors” out for his best friend Haven )

Not the best week of our lives but oh well. I have a friend whose philosophy is “eh it could be worse”  ha! so let’s go with that. 

Sat Isaac had meetings and YM stuff in Quincy and was gone all day. We had a little birthday cake “party” with a little boy we call “the other Colt” mid morning and then had friends out that afternoon...and hey we even made my flying Hawk happen! 
Sunday was the Primary Program. I really love it when I don’t have anything to do with it—we should’ve worked a little harder I totally think Cannon could have memorized his part but oh well.

Here the links to their Sunday morning final practice runs: 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=27ew4mjEgW0

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=27ew4mjEgW0

Monday Seth and I had a little lunch date with Isaac, when dad gives you a lemon—give it back! 

We went to the Beals skate party. We are so happy Dax is at least moving to where we have family so we’ll get to see them again. 
Other than that...

A little brother love:

A fall off the bed 😞 Poor little guy! 

And today Tanner and I made some delicious turtles 

That’s about it. We had basketball a couple times...well 3, and watched some friends, oh and RS...yeah it’s been a busy week! 

Another week

Stop reading this- before you ever start and look up the Seinfeld episode on Kramerica Enterprises...

Oh crud I married Kramer. (The curse of that first Halloween when we were dating...I don’t know where the pic is but I will find one!) 

We also watched the one on The rickshaw. 

I didn’t remember but Kramer always had some stupid business idea...I will say Isaac and I haven’t laughed so hard together in a long time but I’m not kidding you-he is Kramer!!!! (He’s still watching I’d really rather blog!) 

He just said “so what’s thwarting my creativity? I should be a millionaire by now...it could be you honey” I answered “you’re welcome” 

I think I need to just respond to his ideas with “what would Jerry say to this?” 

Anyway let’s talk about the week and the boys! 

Saturday we hauled our old dresser out to the burn pile! The boys had a blast demolishing it! It definitely held some sentimental value because Isaac refinished it for me our first Christmas but we used it long past it’s function-ability and I saved the hardware to put on something that I like and that works so at that point the burn pile was a good option. 

It was kinda a project kinda day. Above he’s trying to figure out why the doors didn’t fit...Oh boy do I need to farmhouse blog! 



Sunday we had a little band 

Cannon on the violin Tanner the stool drum and Colt pounding the piano-2 fists 

Sunday was actually awesome. I’ve wanted forever to have Isaac do Kid interviews with the kids but that’s because in my mind it’s was his thing, like a PPI. But then I realized why? If I want a kid interview -do it. It was amazing SO much fun to spend a little time with each of them and just get’m talking. Ok really it took FOREVER! But worth every second. I hope to do it more consistently, I haven’t decided exactly, maybe some of the same questions some different and I just put their answers in a spreadsheet I don’t know whether to just save and expand that document or post them or what but it was awesome! And it kindof gave me a purpose beyond “survive” while Isaac was gone all day. 

I’ve still been dialed in on my uploading pics to family search project. It’s really fun but after last week and uploading the restricted content I think I’m flagged. Dangit! Because I got it again when I uploaded this picture  

What the heck right? And of all the “memories” I’ve been uploading this one is truly my memory! Grama going tubing with us, it was awesome. I contacted them and asked why it was restricted and if I could crop it and then upload it-and they got back to me and said the restriction was an error...so yeah I’m flagged! But I’m happy the memory can stay!! 

Wednesday we brought Dax and Cohen home after school. It was really fun until it suddenly got super windy and cold and they came in for a little basketball. Uhhh our strength is definitely when they get outside time. Which they did get some, the popped popcorn and roasted marshmallows and hot dogs on their fire so I think it was still fun.  

We picked up friends a couple times this week just to help their parents out. Well, Emma left these beautiful glasses here. Sethy cracks up when any of the rest of us put them on. It’s pretty funny! 

One  of my favorite things is how excited Seth gets when he sees any of his brothers...and I’m really my favorite thing is the smiles he gives me! 

Cannon in a whisper to Tanner “are you afraid of  Ghosts?”

Tanner full volume “No! I not afwaid of anyfing. I only afwaid of bea-ws (bears)” maybe you had to be there but I’m telling you it was hilarious! 

B-ball a few times this week. Once with the kids Colts age, practiced twice with Cannons group. Maybe I’m kinda wondering what I’ve gotten myself into. One kid hasn’t showed up for practice yet. 2 I wonder if really even want to be there, 1 big leagues us to go play Y ball because his dad thinks he needs more of a challenge so he signed him up to play with the 5th-8th graders. I’m going to have a hole in it if I keep with bite my tongue option! 

New subject...I played Betty Baker today: 

Not perfect but not bad either! 

I think that’s it. When I look back at the pics most of what I have are just pics of pics I’m trying to get in on family search-so now I need to delete them. Oh and I had good luck identifying people by joining the “remember St. George when...” Facebook group so that was cool. 

Oh and I’ve been trying to get rid of some stuff too. Ug stuff...stuff stuff stuff-why am I such a hoarder??!?!

Until next time...

Halloween and such

Holy cow! I told you last week I’ve been on a little family search kick lately right? It’s really fun uploading pics and remembering even the little part of their lives that I knew-tonight I totally got busted by familysearch though for uploading inappropriate pics in the memories—I was like what? That can’t be right (oh cuz busted by them really just means an email) anyway my cousins had done these awesome interviews with my Grandparents and I had a copy so I was getting them uploaded-they are PERFECT memories material-good questions answers in their own words pics along with them they are truly priceless...oh but that page about when they were dating...totally a picture of them make’n out 🤣🤣🤣 whoops sorry family search. My bad. I’m going to have to put something over it and redo it!  Anyway so that was tonight’s randomness. What about this week. 

Saturday they burned one of the big burn piles, but in pretty much just held my little sicky Seth all day. Poor little guy was burning up. 

Sunday morning was AWESOME! No kidding, probably the best ever! My house was totally clean and the boys were glued to Living Scriptures on my phone. It was a win for everyone! Getting to that clean house was a little rough Sat night but we can leave the cruddy details out of that. Isaac thought the food was too elaborate—I assured him the food was not the problem the mess was, but we still might not ever do a Bishop’s youth discussion here again. Oh well. Anyway—got to try out the new tables I got for my birthday, much better than moving our kitchen table into the living room! (I have a pic but -I don’t really want to post it, it’s just tables) 

Monday was another day off of school. Ug! So long. My little pyros we’re out with their fire fun but got in trouble for “cooking pee” and had to come in. Boys...WHY!??? 

But when I make them come in I still have Smokey clothes to wash and I get to deal with this:

Whatever! 

 Later that day Dax got to come over we all love Dax!! And they were back on the  fire trail. Did I already write about us reading the book “Hatchet”  anyway since that they love to pretend the are surviving out there in the wilderness. Ha! They never did get then pile above burn. But not for a lack of trying! By time Isaac got hone I was happy to turn them over to him-of course he would be the fun dad and play games with them. 

Tuesday was Sethy’s first snow!!!!!! Tanner was so mad it melted while he was at school (really wanted to show it to his brothers. 
We also started basketball again Tuesday night. We have a long way to go! Oh and the Beals gave us some fun goodies we will use for a couple weeks and then pass on.



Wednesday it was down to the church for trunk or treat. 

Thursday we woke up to snow  and oh and the kids had left Isaacs truck door open so it was filled with snow. It was a 2 hour delay on school so they got to play in it for a while in the morning. 

Then there were Halloween parties. Isaac was NOT amused about the face paint and tattoos he wanted to talk to the superintendent (in our ward) and make sure there was a district wide policy against it. Yeah we don’t let our kids do them but I assured him in would talk to the teacher. I felt like it was totally innocent. Tanner obviously loved it 



Cann got sick and didn’t even go trick or treating with us. Isaac was more than happy to stay home with Cann and Seth while we went out into the chaos...

Colts party got pushed back until today — he’s been waiting all year to play this game. 



It was fun though and Tanner got to hang out at Havens while we were partying...I think he might have had more fun!!!

A few more random Tanner pics 

That’s gunna have to be it. I’m tired and even their Halloween Candy can’t keep me awake any longer 😉