Briallen

Briallen wakes up every morning, gets dressed, and lines up to get her hair done. She rides with me to take the kids to school, and cries every day that "I wanna doe to sool!!". She has even found a little, old back pack. She does this every morning; never fails. I feel so sad for her, and I try to explain that she is only 2 and she can't go for a few more years, but she is determined that she is old enough. She even lined up with Natalie one day, put her hands out for "magic soap", and headed into her classroom. I wish that there was a preschool that would allow 2 year olds, but there isn't. I am going to try and see if "Mommy school" is good enough for her; hopefully it is. She is such a big girl! She has been potty trained since before she turned 2, and just thinks she is one of the big kids! She loves to dance and sing and make the other kids laugh. She love Rebekah SOOO much! So much that Rebekah cries when she gets near her. :) I just love my sweet Briallen!

School!

I can't believe summer is over and school has already started! I also can't believe I have 2 in school! (3 counting Naomi going to preschool). I didn't get pictures on the first day of school because it was crazy, but here are some of them all ready to go...

"Hands out for magic soap...." (hand sanitizer) Here is Natalie lined up to go in to class.

The girls are loving school this year! I am so glad! It makes it really easy for me to let them go. I have to admit that I had anxiety really bad the first day, not so bad the second day, and now it is a lot easier for me. I love that they love it.

Foreign Exchange Students!!

I have been trying to find a way lately that I can make some money, but still be at home with my children. Well I found a great job placing foreign exchange students. I love it! I get to meet cool people, and all of the students are ADORABLE!! It's so fun to see their personalities and meet people from different countries. These photos are not in order.

This is Claudia from Germany. She was kind of shy, but she is warming up now.

The couple she is living with is so fun. She will definitely have a great year!
This is Fernanda from Brazil (left) and Karoline from Norway (right)"Nanda" and Karoline are both staying together with an awesome family!! They have already taken them on a few trips before school starts. They are spoiled already, and they just got here! :)
Karoline getting off the plane. She was the first one here.
I have place 8 students altogether so far. 3 in Boulder City, 4 in Mesquite, and 1 in Orderville. I hope to place many more, mainly for the experience. I love it!

Hmmmm...

I haven't updated a lot lately because not a lot has been happening in our lives. Just the same everyday crazy lives! I haven't had a lot of motivation or energy either. I can't seem to keep on top of my house work, and spending quality time with my kids. I am happy, just tired. I feel like I need to get my health checked and see why I have no energy and I'm tired all the time.

On a more positive, non-complaining side, when the weather is warm we like to go bike riding as a family. It's SO fun! We ride our bikes everywhere, and I love it! Randy has been wanting to make electric bikes for quite a while, and the other day he put one together! I was so happy to see him doing something that he loves and I love that he accomplished it! It's really fun to ride. He mostly lets me ride it when we are going places. It is not to be lazy, but to assist you when you are getting really tired, or going up a steep hill or something. Every time I ride it I have a big smile on my face.

On Sunday, I was running late, and Randy took the kids and went to church ahead of me. I wasn't too far behind, but I decided I wanted to ride the bike. I put Rebekah in my little pouch on the front of me and set off. When I got about half way, my dress started flipping up in the wind! Haha! I was trying to ride and tuck my dress under my legs at the same time. I was lucky that it had the electric assist on it, because I just put my feet down low and rode it like a motorcycle the rest of the way. It was still fun!

I love my man, and love that he is so creative. I love that when he puts his mind to something, he does it. He motivates me to be a better person.