Witches Night!!!

This was THE FUNNEST night in the world, every year Gardner Village does this witches night were hundreds of women get dressed up, and dance there little guts out!!! Just alot of women being set FREE from all their crap, it's awsome!!!! And with my sisters anything is going to be the funnest night in the world!!!!!!

THE MIGHTY HUNTERS HAVE RETURNED!!!!!!!!!

This is Brandon and his cousin Bailand, they went down to preston, and shot some gorgious pheasants. You know, I used to not understand why people would go hunting, now I understand. The adrenaline, the bonding of people together, and you seriously never get to see how really beautiful God's creatures are unless you are that close seeing every detail of them. I'm also grateful to know that in case of crisis, my family will eat, and my son's will be able to provide for their families. In fact growing up, Trent provided for alot of his extended families with the meat of deer, or other things they shot simply, because people couldn't afford it. 

LAGOON BABY!!!!!!

SO Trent, and I went to frightmares with Brandon, I was soooo scared, Trent was behind me, and Brandon was in front of me, it was so awsome!! I hate being scared, I was the one that alway's had the FREAKY, FREAK, literally follow me to my car, it was soo scary. I think it is just so real in my head, Trent loved it, because he felt like the protecter, and Brandon said it was so much more scary than when he had just gone with his dad, because I kept screaming over everything!!! I really do love that adrenalin rush!!!! This really is a darling picture, look at those dimples, EAT HIM UP!!!!!

SIERRA IS 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So we had a Halloween birthday party for Sierra, she was a vampire, and a beautiful one I must say!!! We had about 20 kids here which you don't think is that many until they get here!! We made spiders out of cupcakes, and we smashed a ghost pinata it was sooooo fun, she felt soooo loved!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIERRA, SWEET GIGGLY GIRL!!!!!!!!

SIERRA'S BAPTISM!!!!!!

I can't believe she is this old!! It was sooo beautiful, and the talks given, everything was soooo neat what a great  day for her!!!!

Sierra's Baptism

This was soooo incredible. Trent had reminded me that this was my first time to be at the font , to take her into the locker room. The boys had gone first so I never got to experience that!! We just kept giggling our guts out it was sooo fun she just kept saying (I'm clean, I'm clean), it was the cutest thing I have ever seen!! 

School is INSANE, I forgot how you are just running like a crazy lunatic!! Brandon loves Jr. High, it is overwhelming but he loves it. Seth loves 5th grade, and math is finally making sense to him, because of the teacher, it is all about the teacher. Sierra is in 2nd, and loves the social life, but it is WAY to long for her! Ashlyn is in Kindergarten, and has the sweetest teacher I have ever seen, she learns a ton, and is alway's telling me how smart she is, Oh if all of us could have her confidence. 

HELLOOOO!!!!!

So the summer is coming to an end, and it is crazy how fast it's gone. My kids went to school for the first day, and I felt completely depressed, and panicked. This is a whole different ball game. Where is my life of purpose?!! Luckily Ashlyn has only half days, I can concentrate on me, and where I need to be, but I'm not used to that I thought I would be screaming FREEDOM, But no I want to sit on the ground, and BAWL!! Such different emotions running through me. I really need to focus on the good things like, I can go to lunch with a friend without screaming children running around the table. I can got to a store with glass in it, and not have to say, don't touch ten billion times. I can work on my book I have alway's wanted to write. I can go to lunch with my husband. I can go to the gym without a time restraint. I can work on my house that has gone to pot. I can volunteer once a week at the school with my kids. AHHH!!! This is what I needed there is lot's for me to do, in really little time so that is what I will focus on!! I'm not looking forward to next year!!

I'M 3 3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is Ashlyn taking my picture!!! I am officially 33 years old!!!!!!! 33!!!!!!!! That is insane I am SOOOOOO old! But I actually feel younger than I did in my 20's, maybe it's because I am not a baby making machine anymore!!!! I truely feel more myself than I have in a long time, I'm getting that spunkiness back again, I just really love life!! I don't feel like i'm in a fog anymore, because let's face it you are in a fog for years, that what happens when you have babies you lose yourself in the service of your children, but you get soo much in return it's worth it. Now I am in a different phase, and it feels good. Not that your not serving you are just not sleep deprived!!! Boy that makes a difference!!!!!!

Preston!!!!!!!!!!!

We bought my father in -laws boat this week, it's the same boat Trent had since after his mission, so it was sentimental, and his Dad was selling it, and we owed him money anyway!!! It was a great payoff!! Now we can play for the rest of the summer, we are sooooo excited, we feel panicked to get as much fun in as we can, before school starts!!!!

Preston!!!!!!!!!!!

My brother in law Dorian, and his family are living with my in-laws right now, my kids LOVE them they are all the same age, as you can tell by the pictures they don't have fun or anything!!!!

July 24th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We went to Preston for the 24th, and they had a horse there to celebrate Brinleys b-day!!! My kids thought that was THE coolest thing in the world!! It's so cute to see the different personalities!!!

The Match of the Century!!!!

I wish I could do this every time they were fighting!!! That's what Trent's Dad would do, they would start fighting, and he would say put the gloves on!!  Mimi, and Ash had a blast!! 

And life goes on!!!!!

This is the first time that April has been out of the house in about two months!! For those of you that don't know she, and he girls have been living with me for a couple months, my mom and dad are also staying here until they build their house. April just had her third baby, and had an emergency c-section, then she got infected, and had to go back into the hospital, she is also going through a divorce!!! She is THE most amazing person in the world. Our family has truely been blessed having them here. My mom and I feel like Mary, and Martha. We take turns with who gets the baby, and helps her with getting up and taking meds. I honestly feel like this home has become a house of healing, it has been elevated, and everyone has stepped up to the plate, even the youngest. Trent loves it he feels like a POLYGAMIST!!! My parents are amazing with my kids, and we have enough space that we are not stepping on each other. They will be here for another 6 months so, we will have lot's of time to bond. It really has been awsome!! I will miss them when we go!!

OH LADY!!!!!

Poor April!! Her father in law just gave her this amazing new car, and she hasn't been able to drive it, because she just had a c-section. I also had to get this shot of the back of her head, she has permanant bedhead,I wonder what we will find in there!!!!! What else does this girl have to go through!!!!!!

POOR GUY!!!!!

Seth was on his way home from a friends house, and was on his scooter, he had taken off his shoes, was going too fast down the hill, and skidded several feet down the hill. We are just grateful it wasn't worse!!!

POORRRRRR SIERRA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is THE cutest girl in the world!! I told Sierra that we could not do her scrap book page today so she was devastated!!! She took my camera, and took pictures of herself crying, without my knowledge!!! She is THE FUNNIEST person alive!!!!