A conversation with Emma

Emma: Mom! I just got a really big wack out of my ear!!

Me: You got wax out of your ear?

Emma: yeah, but just one wack! It's a big wack!

I then realized that she thinks wax is plural; like wacks.... haha!... (just thought I would write this down).

Experimenting....

Just for fun, today I decided to pull over on the side of the road and take a few pictures. I am trying to learn more about my camera and about photography. We had been in town all day, and my kids were a MESS, but it was okay. Just had to post. :)

Note: Look at Briallen's new haircut she gave herself... I know what you are thinking, but I had the scissors up high. I went outside for a few minutes and came back in to her yelling "MOM!! I TUT MY HAIR!!!" with the biggest grin on her face. Hopefully her bangs grow back fast... And until then, she will wear big bows.

Oh, and Rebekah was asleep, so I chose not to wake her up!

Late Happy Halloween!

First of all, this posting thing is weird right now, so I apologize for my photos being lined up all crazy.

For Halloween this year, I was a nerd. Emma was Scarlet O'hara, Briallen was a princess, and Rebekah was a bear.

Natalie was Snow White and Naomi was a rodeo clown until we made our first stop at Grandma's house. Then Naomi looked in the mirror and decided that she did NOT want to be a rodeo clown. So Natalie gave Naomi her costume and decided to be a beautiful bride. We went trick or treating around the neighborhood, and had a great time!

Naomi: (notice the western shirt underneath from the clown costume... I have to choose my battles... )

Elders Quorum Halloween Party

On Saturday night, we had our Elders Quorum Halloween party. It was a lot of fun! We played lots of games and had yummy refreshments. They had a little nursery for all of the kids, and it was SO nice to have a night out with my hubby!!!

Here we are: a couple of nerds...

Seriously SO sad!!

I think I have officially reached my lowest point! My house is messier than it has EVER been, and I have had absolutely no motivation (or more-so energy) to clean it. I have been embarrassed so many times from people coming over and witnessing my mess, but still haven't gotten it cleaned. Well, today Molly and John came by for a surprise visit on their way through town!!!! How exciting! I was so glad, and felt so lucky that they did, and yet the whole time I was completely humiliated by my own stupidity!!! Though we had a really good visit, and it was SO good seeing them, I couldn't stop thinking about my mess. I couldn't even let Molly use the bathroom because just a little bit earlier one of my kids threw melon rinds down the toilet and clogged it. This is officially my wake-up call. I will no longer be humiliated.... I need to come up with a plan and a schedule and hopefully my kids will help me. I hope that I can find the thing that fits me best, and if anyone has any suggestions, please throw them my way! :) I am SO sorry Molly and John, and I promise that if you are ever brave enough to come to my house again, it will be clean!! I love you guys, and thank you so much for coming! :) And to anyone else that might be brave enough: please wait at least a week.....haha! :)

p.s. I was going to post pictures of what it looks like, so I could do after pictures and you could all be impressed, but I have to think about that first.... maybe when I get it clean. I just thought if I "report" to my blog every now and then about my progress, maybe I can keep up the good work!

October already?!

Okay, so I can't believe it's already October. Let alone, the 17th of October! Halloween will be here before we know it, and that means the year is pretty much over! It's going by WAY too fast for me! Halloween is not my favorite holiday. I am not fond of going door to door and asking for candy... and every bite of candy my kids take makes me sicker.... lol! But I am SO excited for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I DO love this time of year! A time for families to be together and to feel the spirit of the season, and I am excited for that! :)

Milan Maternity Giveaway!!

Only until tomorrow, there is a giveaway, so check it out!! ( I am not expecting, but I will be someday, so why not, huh?) Visit Milan Maternity's blog for a chance to win the new Felician faux-wrap ruffle dress; a perfect LBD! http://editurl.com/jbl

my new hair...

Unfortunately, I have been getting a lot of gray hairs lately, and I can't stand it!! I think it runs in the family because there are a few of us that have started to turn gray at a VERY young age (yes, I feel SO young!! ;) )! Anyway, I decided it was time to add a little color to cover up those grays! I wasn't sure what color to get because I have never done this before, but with the help of Katie, I kinda just guessed, and it turned out pretty good! I am happy with it.

This is me before: With my yucky unwashed hair....
And this is after:
I stood in the window to show the red in it....

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.

Journal

Since I have been very lousy at writing in my journal lately, I have been thinking a lot about writing more "journal" type posts on here. It doesn't mean that I am not going to keep up what I have been doing, I am just going to add in a few more posts about everyday life that most of you won't care about. So please bear with me, and ignore these posts if you want. (or read them if you want...whatever)

Rough times:
This morning I woke up with a positive attitude. I was going to get a lot done. I started cleaning the kitchen and realized that our water has been turned off. (totally my fault, and a misunderstanding, but I did not pay the bill, nor do I have the money to pay the bill)... so I decided to do something else. I can't vacuum because my vacuum has been broken for about a week. Rebekah was hungry and tired, so I was feeding her when Naomi asked me for some toilet paper. I told her that the toilet paper was out in the garage and sent her out to get it. Pretty soon, her and Emma came in and said that there were ants all over in the freezer, and that all the food was not frozen anymore........ yeah. So I rushed out there, and sure enough, everything was warm, and there was blood everywhere. I wanted to hurry and clean it up before the mess got bigger, and then I realized I have no water. Luckily I had some Clorox wipes and old towels, so I used that and cleaned that up. Every time I went to wash my hands, I had a rude reminder that there isn't any water!! Then when I go to the bathroom, I can't flush! My water cooler broke (for drinking water) so I am drinking warm water... which isn't that big of a deal, but I love cold water!!
Anyway, I wasn't able to accomplish anything I wanted to, and was kind of discouraged. I decided to make some bread, and I do feel a little bit better. I am going to go to my in laws' and bathe the kids and shower, and bring them all home and put them to bed. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day!

Bundy Reunion part 2

This is a normal looking face at the reunion: (yes, even for the adults) :)

The races:

My dad runs the races every year!! He's so awesome!!

Leah got 1st place

Emma got 3rd

Naomi should have placed, but didn't (there were a lot of goof ups, but it's all good)

Briallen got 2nd place

Dances:

I couldn't resist! I have such an adorable baby!!

and I just love this face!!

Sisters....