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WOW 2010 has come and is almost gone...

2010-08-31T17:50:00.001-07:00

I totally suck at this. I don't even know if anyone is checking up on me anymore. I just wanted to say that I do plan to get caught up real soon. I will post pictures of the kids and give details about Quinn and her upcoming surgery and the kids in school and all that. So hang in there with me and I promise to make some progress.

CATCH UP FOR NOVEMBER

2009-12-24T11:02:00.001-08:00

So November went by in a hurry, but we had a lot happen. First Eliza had a birthday and she turned 8!! Yeah the Big 8. She had her party at Pizza Hut and enjoyed pizza and a Pokemon cake that mom made.

Then it was thanksgiving and Annie Beth came to visit. I didn't take any pictures like I should have. We went to the Children's Museum and the kids had a good time. But the best thing about that weekend was that Eliza was baptized. On November 28th by her dad. It was a wonderful service and we are so proud of Eliza for the decision she made to make that big step. She has set a great example for her sisters and brother.

So all in all it was great month and we loved having Annie here and we miss her.
Also at the end of October I had an ultrasound and we learned we are having a GIRL!
I was planning to add some pictures of the Ultrasound but the scanner is not working. But in a few weeks I will be having another ultrasound this one in 3D so I will be sure to post those pictures.
We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and that you are ready for Christmas! We are and I will blog all the excitment very soon.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

2009-10-31T19:16:00.000-07:00

Well I thought I would shock you all by actually getting Halloween pictures up on Halloween! Pretty cool huh! So in Oxford we have 3 days of Trick or Treating each year. The first is dorm trick or treating and that is on the Sunday before Halloween. We skipped it this year. Really the kids don't need that much candy. Then on the Thursday before Halloween the business' uptown offer trick or treating and then there is a costume parade for the kids. So we did that. That night both Eviee and Isaac were chosen as winners in the costume contest. They had a group picture taken and will be in the local paper. Isaac was a Candy Corn and Eviee was a Bumble Bee. Well the next day Isaac told me he wanted to be Superman and said " I don't want to be a candy corn ever again". So my search for a last minute superman costume came up empty and we settled on a Transformer. He liked that. But as we were out tonight he saw a few supermen and was not happy that he wasn't wearing that costume! Oh well the kids had fun and got a lot of candy. I even changed Eviee's costume to a cow. She looked really cute. Oh also we took the kids on Wednesday to pick out a pumpkin at a local farm.
Enjoy the pictures. We enjoyed the kids.

WHY? OH WHY?

2009-10-22T07:43:00.000-07:00

So Sunday morning Eliza woke up not feeling to well and running a slight fever. She stayed pretty active the whole day but the fever never went away. Elana was complaining about not feeling well that night and she too had a slight fever. So Monday both stayed home from school. They don't want them there unless they've been 24 hours without a fever. So things just got worse. At least for Eliza, she had a headache and a very sore throat. Elana wanted to go to school. So that was the plan. Come Tuesday morning, I get Elana up and just to be on the safe side I take her temperature. 101. something. No school for her. I made a doctors appt for Eliza she seeming the worst and her temperature had not come down since it went up even with Tylenol. So I was worried about H1N1. I called my friend Lisa who told me that the day before her daughter Kaylee tested positive for H1N1. Oh boy! well the doctor told us that what Eliza had was just a virus. Ok, sounds good but she was feeling so awful I was certain that it was wrong. Both girls spent the day hardly moving and being very vocal on how crappy they felt. Plus they didn't want to eat and Eliza always wants to eat. I finally went out that night and got some Motrin, since Tylenol was doing nothing. Let me tell you that with in a few hours you could see a major improvement in Eliza. By the next morning both of the girls fevers were gone and they stayed gone the whole day. Yeah!! So what a relief it was to see them both get on the bus this morning. Now maybe I can get my house back up to par. all the chores have gone on done. It just seems to hard with so many people in the house not to mention that David only worked half days on Tuesday and Wednesday. So things are looking up...right! Not! Eviee was up all night long last night. Oh how I thought those days were past for now. The thought that they will be happening again soon is so much worse when I can't even sleep through the night now! So what's her problem? Teething. 4 molars all coming in at the same time! Why? Oh Why? Does my 18 month old who only has 6 teeth have to go and get 4 more all at the same time? So that on top of a cold she had and an ear infection she has not sleep through the night for 4 weeks!! And I'm not just talking about getting up once but more like 2 to 3 times and one night it was 6 times!!!! Help Help Help, I need to sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay I am done complaining now! Oh wait I forgot to mention, my 3 year old son, does not want to be potty trained. He tells me he is not big enough! What do I do? Any advice will be appreciated! Thanks for listening! :)

FINALLY SOME PICTURES

2009-10-19T10:06:00.000-07:00

Well as I always say better late than never! So here are pictures of the kids. First day of school and Elana's b-day party. Eviee fell asleep and Isaac was sad the presents weren't for him. Enjoy and look forward to Halloween pictures. I'm feeling much better these days so the Halloween pictures might even make it on Halloween night if not before since we have like a whole week of Halloween here. Eliza is going to be a pumpkin ( I tired to get her to be a piarate) Elana is going to be a bride, Isaac is going to be a candy corn and Eviee is going to be a bumble bee. They should all be cute!! But here they are now.

WOW! TIME FLIES

2009-09-15T16:01:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it's been nearly 2 months since I last blogged. So for anyone who is still checking up on us, I'm sorry and will try to do better. I do have pictures to post and will get to them tomorrow. We had the first day of School and Elana's 6th b-day. Not too much is really going on. The girls are enjoying school and I'm enjoying the peace that comes with having just 2 home durning the day , though I have to say Eviee can be really loud. She has learned to screech. Oh my head!!!
One of the main reasons I haven't blogged in forever is because I have not felt good and sitting at the computer is sometimes more than I can bear. What's the matter you say well, about the time I last blogged I also found out we are expecting #5!!!! So for the last 6-7 weeks I have been just plain tired and sick to my stomach almost constantly. But I am hoping as I am moving into my second trimester that all that will go away and I can feel like myself again. So we are all really excited about our upcoming addition. I am due March 20th, and I have requested a boy!!(Isaac needs some reinforecments)So wish me luck there and I will keep you posted on my progress.
Now I am going to go lay down and hope my stomach starts to feel better before I have to go through bedtime routines.
Pictures coming soon. Check back often!!

SUMMER IS FUN

2009-06-27T09:40:00.000-07:00

It's so hard to believe how fast the time just slips by. It's been a month since I've posted anything. You'd think we haven't been up to anything but that's not true. So I thought I'd better do some catching up today.
Well June started out with Eviee and I taking a trip to Utah. It was a fast 4 days but we had a great time. I think Eviee enjoyed being the only really little person around so she got all the attention. I enjoyed just spending time with my family. It made it easier for me to get through the anniversary of mom's death. So thanks Beth for having me. I miss it out there already.
The kids got out of school on the 10th, and we have been trying to keep busy ever since. I told them as long as they behave and do their chores then I will continue to take them places. So we have been to the park, to the pool, to the children's museum, and too the splash pad water park. Today we are heading to the pool again. I haven't been carrying my camera around so I don't have any pictures to post, but I will start getting some pictures of our summer fun. Pretty soon we'll even have a zoo pass. So we can start taking trips to the zoo. It seems everyone is happier if we keep on the move. I know being out in the sun and stuff has really helped me. I have been feeling tons better, but also know I still have a ways to go. But time is definitely helping. I shed a few tears on Fathers day, I really miss my dad. Most days are good days but some days I still want to cover my head and cry!
I want to say Happy Birthday to Brock, Marky Todd and Patti. We love you guys and hope your days were great. Check back soon for more Jones summer updates.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISAAC

2009-05-28T19:49:00.000-07:00

Today Isaac is 3!! We actually celebrated his birthday on Saturday with his cousin Josh who turned 5 on the 25th. We all went to Chuck E Cheese and a good time was had by all. Isaac is a joy to have. He's always got a smile and I just think he's the cutest boy ever. He's talking more and more and though he seems to be getting bigger, he's still very small. I have him trained so when I say "who do you love the most?" he throws up his hands and says "mommy!!" I love it!. Well here are some pictures of the party on Saturday. Today we ate his favorite dinner, spaghetti! And I made him a cake. So nothing to exciting, but hey, he's only 3! Love you Bubba!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

2009-05-10T16:06:00.001-07:00

Today has been a good day and a hard day. My kids have been wonderful to me. I got some cute homemade gifts and lots of love. My husband "cooked" for me. (shhh.. we went out to eat)! I got to take a nice nap and now I'm home alone while Dave took the kids for a walk. So for me the day has been great. On the other side of that, I miss my mom and sitting in sacrament today where several people were asked to talk about their mothers was very hard on me. Last year at this time mom was in the hospital. I called and talked to her for maybe 5 minutes before she had no more air and could no longer talk. That was the last time I heard her voice. My mom who was one of my best friends and always a source of comfort to talk to and I miss her and her voice. Just knowing she was a phone call away always made everything better. I love you mom and I am so thankful that I got to have you in my life. Happy Mothers Day!
Happy Mothers Day to my sisters and friends. I love you all and can't wait to be in Utah next month to see some of you. And here's a big *HUG* for any that are like me and missing your mom just a little extra today.

SPRING AND SUNSHINE

2009-04-27T09:18:00.000-07:00

Well we just had the most georgeous weekend. Temps in the 80's and sunshine. It was perfect. We got some yard work done, I sat in the sun and read. The kids were at there grandma's so things were nice and quite on Saturday. I'm getting a good start on my tan. Today is just as beautiful so I am going to take the kids to the park. Eliza is on a school field trip to the zoo today. What a perfect day she got. I just hope it lasts. Weather in Ohio is very tricky. It looks to be a good week, even with rain, but that doesn't mean that next week we don't drop down to freezing again. So I'm enjoying what we have and praying that it sticks around.
Can't believe we are coming to the end of the school year already. What a quick year it has been. My kids last day of school is June 10th. They have a few make up days due to bad weather. I am taking a trip to Utah for a long weekend on June 4th thru the 8th and I am looking forward to that. I miss my family and I miss Utah! Hope everyone is enjoying their spring.

HAPPY EASTER

2009-04-12T20:50:00.000-07:00

We hope everyone had a happy Easter today. We had a very nice day here and a good dinner. Sacrament meeting was also nice. I enjoy having the meeting centered around the Savior. Scriptures were read and songs were song, it was full of the spirit. I am thankful for the knowledge of the resurrection. As with tradition in my family the girls had new dresses and Isaac new clothes as well. In the past Grammy Marcia had always sent them their clothes so going out and buying them this year just gave us one more reason to miss her. Although I think the girls enjoyed picking their dresses. But I know I have a great appreciation for all that mom did for me and the kids. Anyway I just wanted to post some pictures of the kids looking their Easter best! Enjoy.
PS As of today Eviee is officially walking!

Making the Big Time

2009-04-11T13:56:00.000-07:00

So last month David got a call from the school board saying that they were putting up a billboard for the month of April promoting the school district and out of all the pictures they had been through the one they wanted to use was one of Eliza with a couple of her friends at a basketball game they went to as a field trip. Did they have our permission to put her on the billboard. Heck yeah I said, how fun will that be. So today I finally learned where the billboard is located and went and had a look. Of course I took pictures to share with all if you. My baby up in lights!! (okay so there's no lights but still this is a big deal) :)

Also a cute thing happened yesterday morning, the kids were home from school for Good Friday and the start of spring break. I was getting out of the shower and Elana told me that Eviee had soaked through her diaper so she had to change her! Well I chuckled to myself because Elana has never changed a diaper before. Then she told me she didn't find any of Eviee's diapers so she had to use Isaac's. As I came out of the bathroom and saw Eviee crawling towards me, with most of her backside showing. But I think that Elana did a great first time job and here is Eviee to prove it!

PICTURES (as promised)

2009-03-30T16:33:00.001-07:00

So here are some pictures of the kids and Eviee's b-day. As you can see everyone is getting big and they're all pretty cute if I do say so myself. Eviee really enjoyed her cake. Of course like any good Quinney she likes to eat!!! I hope you enjoy the photos!

Happy Birthday TROUBLE (Eviee)

2009-03-29T17:44:00.000-07:00

So today was Eviee's 1st birthday. It's very hard to believe that a year has gone by already. We didn't do anything too exciting but have mamaw and papaw up for cake and ice cream. I will post pictures tomorrow. Eviee nicknamed "Trouble" by me enjoyed her cake very much. She made the mess to prove it.
It was hard for me to enjoy this day too much as along with her birthday comes the anniversary of daddy's death. I have really remembered today the phone call I received on a Sunday night one year ago. Nothing in this world could have prepared me for that. There is not a week that has gone by that I haven't missed my dad in some way. We only talked a couple time a month but I always knew he was only a phone call away if I ever needed anything. The last time we talked was shortly after I gave birth to Eviee. I called to report and he told me he was just making plane reservations to come to Ohio to visit and for the blessing of Eviee. It was to be May 1st-4th. I was really looking forward to that. As we know he didn't make it and I sit here tonight knowing that my precious baby has not even been blessed yet either. So many things seem to have gone undone this past year. I really really miss both mom and dad. I am thankful for the great parents they were and just wish they were here to watch my baby grow. I know that with time things will look better. I'm counting on it!!

WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?

2009-02-27T10:43:00.001-08:00

I hadn't realized that it has been 2 months since my last post. I guess I haven't been doing anything too exciting lately. So I'll just do a quick catch up and then get some photos up real soon.
The new year has been fine so far. The girls are doing well in school and Isaac and Eviee are both happy kids and fun to be around. Eviee is 11 months old now, I can't believe a year has just about gone by. Not only from her birth, but dad's death as well. It's still something I can't get my head around. Probably why I haven't blogged lately, I think my head us in a bit of a fog. I have an appt. on Monday morning to go see a counselor. I have great hopes that she will be of great help to me to get me back to being more me.
Let's see, we had a bit of a worry that Dave might lose his job. the University is laying off like 200 people. But hopefully all that is done now and he will remain safe. Other than that there really is not much to report. We are just trying to get through the rest of the winter and ugly weather. I can't wait for some warm sunshine and a chance to tan! What I wouldn't give for a beach, warm sand, warm sun and a few good books. Stay tuned for updated pictures of the kids. Coming Soon! I promise. thanks for checking in.

AFC WEST CHAMPS

2008-12-29T11:37:00.000-08:00

GO CHARGERS!!!
So last night the Chargers played the Broncos in the battle for AFC West champs and a spot in the playoffs. What a game. The Chargers stomped all over the Broncos in a 52-21 win. It was Awesome. Now some would say who cares the Chargers are only an 8-8 team. But I say that doesn't matter. What matters is they are going into the playoffs on a big high, and three game winning streak. So next Saturday at 8pm Et they will take on the Colts. I know the Colts are a good team, I just happen to think my Chargers are better and that they will upset the Colts again this year as they did last year! I'm looking forward to it. But no matter what happens next week, I am just happy that we got the win over the broncos last night. It always feels good to beat denver!! (I still love all of you who are Denver fans)here's a picture of Isaac and I watching our Chargers win!

Merry Christmas

2008-12-26T08:02:00.000-08:00

So once again Christmas comes and goes super fast. We enjoyed a quiet Christmas at home in Ohio....I would have preferred a much noisier one in Utah with my family. But we had a good day. David's parents came up in the afternoon and stayed through dinner. The kids sure love having them around and I admit I enjoy the help they give. The kids had a very exciting day as they got a puppy for Christmas. She provided the most entertainment for the day. Her name is Rosie and she is a Doxin Poodle mix. It's like having another baby in the house. Last night I was wondering what I have gotten myself into. Atleast when she cries through the night I can ignore her! So we hope you all had great Christmas's and enjoyed family and friends while keeping in mind the reason for the season! I am thankful for my Savior Jesus Christ and for his birth and ultimate sacrifice. I do not know how I would have made it through this year with out His love to surround me.
Here are a few pictures of our Christmas morning.

WOW! What a Weekend

2008-12-16T11:25:00.000-08:00

So I got to have a weekend away. My first time with out the baby. I admit I missed her and the other kids, but it was still really nice. Sleeping through the night 2 nights in a row. And for good measure, Eviee slept through the night last night as well. 12 hours straight. She hasn't done that since we were in Utah. Way to go Eviee, hopefully it will be the new norm. So My weekend started early Saturday morning. My plane left Dayton Ohio at 7:41am. I got to Kansas City at 10:45am. Amanda picked me up and on the way to her house, we picked up lunch. Then after getting her kids down for naps, we left them with her husband Bryan and headed to the mall. We shopped and just enjoyed ourselves, both with out kids. We went to dinner, thought about catching a movie(Twilight again for the both of us)but when we thought about the early start we'd have to get the next day we decided against it. So Sunday rolls around, time for the game! I am so excited! We have field access passes.

And even passes for free food. What more could a person want! We get to the stadium, Arrowhead (the loudest stadium) we meet up with a friend of Amanda's. His name is Steve and he works with Amanda's husband Bryan. Steve is there to show us the ropes. We get to enter the stadium by way of the players tunnel. How cool is that. The we walk right down to the field. As we are walking around it's not long before Charger players are coming out to the field for warm ups. There they were running plays right in front of me. It was Awesome. Then at game time, I was standing right at the tunnel entrance so when the players ran out I was right there to see them go past. I was in heaven. I watched the whole game from the sidelines. Standing right there next to the photographers. It was so sweet. the only thing wrong was that we were getting our butts kicked! I was not happy. During halftime, I was in the tunnel by the Chiefs locker room, so when they came out I said to a few of them "you guys are kicking our butts, stop it!" hee hee, I kept getting all kinds of looks and some remarks from fans due to being in my SD Tomlinson jersey, but I didn't care. I loved every minute of it. So with like 1:20 left in the game the Chargers go for an on sides kick and recover it! Yes! Down the field they come and score the TD that put them up 22-21. They missed on a two point try. But left only like 36 secs for the chiefs to score. There attempted field goal to win the game was missed! Yes we win!!!!! I was jumping a cheering with the players running past me to the locker room, and the last player off the field ran right next to me and I put my hand up and got a high five from Philip Rivers, the guy that just won the game with his 2 touchdown passes! SWEET SWEET SWEET! This trip was heaven. Of course it was freezing cold!! The day started out at 60 degrees, it was 40 by came time and 22 by the end of the game...but did I care? Heck no! There you have it, my wonderful weekend. Here are a few pictures. I hope to get the rest off my phone soon.

Here is Antonio Cromartie during warm ups

This is Darren Sproles

And here is me, with the temperature at the end of the game

WOW! December Already

2008-12-09T12:07:00.001-08:00

I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. I wish i could say it's been a great one. But who would I be kidding, ya'll know it's pretty much sucked for me. So I can't say I'll be sad to see it end. I just wish it didn't have to end with the holidays. It's only making it worse. I'm trying really hard to be positive and keep my chin up, but this was my mom's favorite time of the year and everywhere I look I think of her. It helps that I have a lot of her decorations up in my house now. Plus this was suppose to be the year we went out to Utah for Christmas and once again I have to stay here.....always. That's pulls at my heart strings a bit. Christmas just isn't the same with out all my family around. I love David's family, but they just don't do things like the Quinney's do and I like the Quinney way. Well I made it through Thanksgiving, I will make it through Christmas too...with maybe just a few more tears.
Sorry didn't mean to be depressing. Not too much has been going on here. We went and had our family picture taken last weekend, so I will post that when we get it back. I have been busy working on Christmas presents. I do enjoy that. I am going on a trip this coming weekend. My friend Amanda moved to Blue Springs, MO back in May and her husband works for Turner Construction and is currently working on the new Kansas City Cheifs staidum, so he can get tickets to the games and so I am going to visit and see the Chargers play the Cheifs next Sunday. I am so excited. I wish the Chargers had been doing better, but I am sure they will have no problems beating the Cheifs. So I get to be gone Saturday, Sunday and get home Monday afternoon and all by myself. No baby. I can't wait to sleep all through the night. It'll be a good time. Thanks Amamnda for being a great friend. I can't wait to hang out and catch up like old times!
The kids are doing well. everyone is moving along. Eviee is crawling now and she loves to get around. Isaac is as cute as ever, keeping us etertained. Eliza and Elana like to be more grown up then they are. Fun times!!
Here is Eliza in her Hannah Montana outfit she got for her birthday from Annie

Here is Eviee checking herself out in the oven door, I couldn't get the picture of her kissing herself, hee hee she kept looking at me

And here's all the kids hanging out on the couch watching The Polar Express

TWILIGHT

2008-11-23T13:10:00.000-08:00

Yeah!!!! I got to go to the midnight showing of Twilight on Thursday night. It was so much fun. There was a group of about 16 of us. Mostly college girls from church, but it was fun. My friend Lisa is friends of the movie theater manager/owner and so we didn't have to wait in the line that was like a block long some people started lining up at 8pm. So why others waited and froze outside, we got to hang out at "You're Fired" painting and eating and talking. Then at just after 11pm we headed to the theater next door. Let's just say the reception from those in line was anything but nice. But hey every now and then some of us get lucky. And I have no doubt that if given the chance any of those girls who were complaining would have done what we did. So we were the first in to the theather that quickly filled up with mostly college girls, and there where a few guys there too. All anxious for the movie to start. I was a bit nervous about how good it would be. I think the book is excellent and I wanted the movie to be too. I was not disappointed. I admit I laughed at some of the scenes, but all in all I really enjoyed it and can't wait to see it again. I think the actor who played Edward did a great job, and he is really "hot" too. So that fit right in with the Edward that I "loved" from the book. I can't wait for them to do the next one. I hope they are doing a next one and that it comes out soon. So if you haven't seen it yet, go see it. If you haven't read the books....what are you waiting for???? Four big stars from this Twilighter!!

Nothing Exciting Going On

2008-11-18T17:02:00.000-08:00

I thought I'd better get an update. Not that too much has been going on. Eliza did have her birthday this past weekend. She is the big 7 now. It's amazing how time really does fly. She got to have to parties. One was on Saturday at "You're Fired" our local pottery painting place, she had a joint party with her friend Emily who also turned 7. So that was fun. The on Sunday we had grandma and grandpa over and the Leishmans who are more like family then just friends. I forgot my camera on Saturday so as soon as I get the pictures from Emily's mom then I will post them. Eliza even got to have more fun when Annie's present arrived in the mail yesterday. Thank you Annie, the outfit and Boots were a hit. Picture to come soon.
I am excited this week to go see Twilight!! We are having a pre party at "You're Fired" and then going to the midnight showing. I can't wait!!! I hope the movie is as good as the book. I should read the book again before Thursday just to refresh my memory.
It is down to the finals for Dancing with the Stars after tonight. I am rooting for Brooke Burke and I think either Lance Bass or Cody Linley. But I think Brooke will win. She's really good and dang I wish I looked like that after 4 kids. Maybe I should take up dancing, don't know when I'd have time to go, but I think I would like it. Especially if Derek Hough was my coach!!
Well have a good week and I'll post pictures soon.

Finally it's Over

2008-11-05T07:21:00.000-08:00

So Yeah I got to vote yesterday! I hope you did too. I can't say that I am thrilled with the outcome for presdent, but what can you do. Besides my vote was really still with Mitt Romney! :) I think it's an going to be a very interesting time for our country. I'm not much into politics and I am so glad not to have tosee any more campagain ads, they make me so mad. But I do want what's best for the country and I hope and pray Pres-elect Obama can do that. Obviously a lot of things he believes in or supports go against my beliefs and I wish that was different but that is just one of the things that makes our coutry great. Excepting differences and finding common ground. I look forward to seeing how things work. I atleast feel good that listening to him doesn't give me the heebee jeebees unlike the Clintons did. So that's a good thing. It has been fun watching the girls take in bits of the news and conversations. Eliza wanted Mccain to win and was sad when I told her the news this morning, but Elana was an Obama supporter, due to I think her grandma's views. So as she watched a bit of news last night, she repeated,"it's going to be a party in Chicago". She cracks me up.
Well here's to the best for our country. Pray Pray Pary is all we can do.

This was Fun

2008-10-31T18:50:00.000-07:00

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BOO!!

2008-10-31T18:36:00.000-07:00

We are back from trick or treating, the kids are in bed and ahhhh halloween has come to an end! The kids had fun tonight, Isaac was just so cute running to the doors. He got lots of Ahhhh's from the ladies. Such a handsome boy. I even "dressed" up. I was a Charger as the girls called me.

Of course 3 nights of trick or treating with 3 kids getting candy is bound to be a lot and sure enough it is. How's this for hitting the jackpot?

This should last all year long. If you have a favorite let us know and we'll mail you some!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

2008-10-31T13:51:00.000-07:00

So Halloween in Oxford is like a week long event. It started last Sunday the 26th. Trick or treating in the dorms. I took Eliza and Elana while David stayed home with the babies who were both a sleep. Here's what the girls looked like that night.

And here is Eliza looking through her loot from that night...

So after dorms on sunday it's uptown trick or treating and costume parade on Thursday. So that's where we were last night. Isaac got to join in on this fun and doesn't he look like a handsome devil?!

All three of them before we left

Then here they all are with dad

Of course all this fun was way more than Eviee could handle

And now we are waiting for Papaw to get here and daddy to get home so we can go out once again and get more candy! Yeah. I will post more pictures later tonight.
And durning this fun halloween week, Eviee turned 7 months and has decided that she might want to crawl, so she's been working on it.

I can't believe time is going by so fast.
Happy Halloween and safe Trick or Treating to all.

What We've Been Up To!

2008-10-23T05:36:00.000-07:00

I can't believe I have gone so long without blogging. Sorry to those of you who check in often. I have no excuse. So this morning the girls are on the bus, the babies are sleep (yeah) and for once I don't feel dog tired so I thought now or never. The trick is going to be remembering what we've done. Nothing too exciting I'm sure.
One thing I thought of was about 2 weeks ago Eliza and Elana were in the bathroom, (they like to have company), well our bathroom door had been sticking so the key was don't shut the door all the way, well opps they shut it and it stuck and there was no getting it open. I was laughing and listening to Eliza you would have thought she was stuck on a rock in the middle of the river on the edge of a water fall. Not in a bathroom, where they had taken books and toys. I had to call David to come home and then he had to spend 30minutes removing the door knobs so they could come out. Talk about your gloris rescue. It was hilarous. I wish I'd had the camcorder on.
ELIZA- still loves school, though doesn't like the fact that Elana gets to do some things that she doesn't since Elana is home early. She started Violin lessons a few weeks ago, here she is with her violin

she really seems to be enjoying it, but is also aware that it might be harder then she thought! Go figure..
ELANA- She enjoys school as well and seems to be doing well. She only goes half day so when she gets home she is real good about playing with Isaac and Eviee. She also likes me to read to her and she likes to color. here is one of her masterpieces,

She is also not much of a morning person and this morning had to run to the bus without breakfast because she did not what to get out of bed (it's cold) and she doesn't know how to hurry. I felt bad, because she was crying. Hopefully she will have learned her lesson that she needs to get up when I tell her too.
ISAAC- what a cutiepatootie and a big stinker. He has learned to like watching movies so when he gets up in the morning, while I'm changing his diaper he says "I wan watch cars" or "I wan watch Egio" aka Dora and Diego. Then he says and "I wan fafle" aka waffle. Same routine each day, it's very cute. I give him a kiss and say "I love you" and he runs off and says "love". it's sooo cute. He also loves to play with Eviee, here he is doing just that,

That's a trick he learned from his sisters. They like to cover him up with the laundry basket.
EVIEE- she is almost 7 months now. At her 6 month check up she was 14lbs 5oz and I think 25 and 3/4 inches. She's getting big. She loves to sit in her walker and boy can she get around. Going into the kitchen and playing with the magnents is one of her favorites, but she'll take whatever she can get a hand on. She's also teething so everything goes in the mouth. Here are a few pictures of that.

Eviee has also been getting more solids to eat and she is doing a great job. Here's a picture of her eating pears for the first time. Just imagine you can see the shoulder shudder that goes along with it, it was really funny.

So there you have it. I know this is one long blogging session, but hopefully you are all up to date now. I'll blog again soon and put in my two cents about Dancing with the Stars and so on. Until then. Love to all and mostly to my nephew Bryson who's still in the hospital but is doing great. Way to go Bug! Hugs from Auntie Sara

Prayers for Bryson

2008-10-10T19:16:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to ask any who read this blog to put my nephew Bryson in your prayers. he had major heart surgery today. It looks as if things have gone well and he is in recovery, but the recovery will be a few weeks. So that means my bro and sis in law are away from there 3 other children a lot the next few weeks. PLease keep them all in your prayers as I know this is a hard time for them. I really hate that I am so far away at times like this when I would really like to be apart of helping or just hugging if I could. It's also a time when I miss my mom even more because she was more of my direct line as to all that was going on. But you can check out their blog at www.quinneyfamily.blogspot.com to see some pictures and see the updates of how Bryson is doing. I really admire my brother and his family because they go through a lot during all this and their faith is strong.
Well I have a crying baby that needs me. She's running a temp of 103.5 right now. Not sure what's going on there. Once again the pain of grammy being gone is called to the front. Well to avoid tears of my own I'm outta here.
We love you Bryson, hang tough and get well soon.
Auntie Sara

Cute Handbags

2008-10-07T19:35:00.000-07:00

I saw this on my friend Shelly's website and had to post it too. They are giving away a free handbag every hour for 24 hours. So log on for your chance to win. www.handbagplanet.com

Catching up on the week

2008-10-05T16:13:00.000-07:00

Another week went by and though I ment to post I never did. So now I have to play catch up.
DANCING WITH THE STARS
I don't know if you watch this show, but I love it. I'm not sure who my favorite is just yet, but I really like Derick Hough, i'm not sure who his partner is. A Brooke something or other,but I think she is good. I also like Julieann Hough, who is dancing with Cody "Jake Ryan" from Hannah Montana. He's got some style and last but not least Warren Sapp is doing a pretty good job. Why they haven't sent Cloris Leachman home yet is beyond me. I admire her for doing it at her age 82, but she's bad!
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
Oh my gosh!! I have to say I was really bummed. I thought it was going to be Eli Mattson. Don't get me wrong, Neal E Boyd has a great voice, but just not who I wanted to see take it all. But he will be good and all of the top 5 will get some kind of work I am sure, they were all really good.
ELIZA'S VIOLIN
So I don't know if I have mentioned that Eliza has been bugging me most of this year to play the violin. I don't know where it came from or why she is so interested. Well a new family at church has a 17 year old daughter Emily, who plays and has agreed to give Eliza lessons to see if she really wants to put the work in to learn. Wednesday was a great event taking Eliza down to the music store to rent her a violin. She was so happy and so cute, she has waited forever. Lessons start next Friday and I will be sure to post a picture of her with her violin.
CHARGERS
What a day. I can't believe the Chargers lost to the Dolphins. It's really sad and I hate the fact that I don't get to see the games so I don't ever get to really know what happened. Next week is a Sunday night game against New England and I can't wait to see that. They have to win because NE is David's team and he can't have that satisfaction.
CONFERENCE
I really enjoyed watching conference this weekend. I felt the spirit a lot and cried some. I am thankful for the gospel and all of it's teachings, but especially the truth of Eternal families. That is what gets me through the hard days. They talked about that today and I enjoyed the gentle reminder. I know God lives and that Jesus is the Christ. I know that I can be with my family for eternity,and I know I have a lot to do to be worthy of it. And I am thankful that with God all things are possible.
My love to you all!

The Weekend is here!

2008-09-27T10:15:00.000-07:00

Well wednesday night I mentioned the young women were coming over to watch the kids and Lisa was taking me out. So she came and brought the kids dinner so I didn't have to cook. That was great, so when the yw arrived I was told I was being taken for a mani and pedi! Woo hoo, I needed that. So on our way we stopped at Sonic and Lisa bought my dinner, then we went to the nail salon, which I hadn't been to since February and they had done all this new remodeling, it was georgeous. You'd think you were in some high class hotel or something. So anyways I got my pedicure first, Lisa left to run an errand then she came back bringing me ice cream, yum cold stone! My feet got done then my hands and I even got my eyebrows waxed. I left feeling like a new woman. It was wonderful. My biggest thanks to Lisa and Angie who went in it together. You guys are the best of friends. Thanks to the young women for playing with the kids, even letting me leave Eviee as well. It was some much needed relaxation.

So because of all that fun, I missed AGT, but was able to see all the acts on the computer the next day. Everyone was so good, it's really hard to decided. But I think if I thought about who I would want to go see in Vegas it would have to be Eli Mattson. The guy is good, plus what can I say he's Hot too! I just love his smile. It makes him worth it. But I think no matter who wins it'll be okay because I like them all. Then last night (Friday) the kids went down to david's mom's for the night. and perhaps for tonight too. I miss them, but at the same time enjoy the quiet. Now I have to get to cleaning the house and doing the laundry. Fun Stuff. Don't forget to cheer on the Chargers as they take on the Radiers tomorrow.

Just an Update

2008-09-24T11:02:00.000-07:00

First I have to say Go Chargers! I know they didn't fair so well the first two weeks, but from here on out there on a roll. I can feel it.

So tonight I am excited for two things. First the young women are coming over to watch my kids while I go out and david is at work. A bit of a service project I guess. I'm not going to complain. Eviee has had me up so much in the night lately I need something different. So Lisa is coming to get me, she's even bringing the kids dinner so I don't have to cook and then she is taking me somewhere. I don't even know. I'm hoping we are going for pedicures because I need one desperatly. Then when I get home it will be time to watch AGT, the final 5! I just can't decide who I want to win. I love Eli Mattson, Nuttin but Stringz and I think Donald Braswell is really good. So it should be a good night. Well that's what's going on here. Here's a picture of Eviee she's almost 6 months now, and a picture of Isaac. This is what happens when I get in the shower! Good Grief. :)

Storm Damage

2008-09-21T20:39:00.000-07:00

I finally got those pictures of our downd tree. It was the tallest tree in our back yard and stands right in the middle of it. This first picture is what it looked like when in fell

this is where it landed

then this is what it looked like after the rest of it came down

that last piece which really could have landed on the house, if not for the changing of the winds. From South to North, our house is north of the tree they started coming in from the west and the big ol branch landed here

here's what the front yard looked like, with tons of branches down from the neighbors tree

Clean up began in the front yard but the backyard still looks bad. Lowes was all out of chainsaws. So maybe next weekend.

Wow! What a Week.

2008-09-18T17:38:00.000-07:00

So Sunday blew in with a force. Hurricane force that is. Well just about. We got hit with remnets of Hurricane Ike and boy was it windy. Steady winds of 30-40mph and guts up to 70mph did some damage to these parts. The electricity went off at about 2pm on Sunday and ours did not come back until Tuesday morning. 100's of thousands of people are still with out power tonight. Even parts of Oxford. So needless to say it's been crazy around here. We had a huge tree in our backyard come down. Not all of it just the top half and we consider ourselves very blessed that it did not fall on our house. Because I really thought it would, even though I tried to reassure the girls that it would not. Thankfully it did not. I have pictures to post and will do that tomorrow. Right now I have to go tend to a crying baby. Another part of my crazy week is that all my kids seem to be sick in one way or another. Eviee had me up pretty much all night. She slept in my arms but once I put her down with in an hour or less I was up again. Isaac doesn't feel well, and Eliza says her ear hurts and that it hurts to breathe and Elana, who coughs a little tries to tell me she's sick.(Help Mom!) Then if that's not enough, david has a cold as well. I think I need to run away for a day or two. Thankfully both of the girls are back to school tomorrow. But then it's the weekend again. I'm tired. My love to the little "bug" as he gets ready to go in for surgery. We are thinking of you and love you little man.

Looking for the Top Ten

2008-09-11T16:00:00.000-07:00

So last night was a good night for AGT. I liked most of the acts. But I'm thinking my favorites for sure to go all the way are Eli Mattson, Nuttin But Strings,(this is Eliza's favorite)and Donald Braswell. Definitly looking for the Zooper Stars to get kicked off tonight. I mean really how dumb can you get. I don't see any talent there, just goofiness. It will be a tough road for the top ten, cause there are some good acts.
I also want to apoligize for yesterday's entry and as sad as it seemed. I am really doing okay most of the time, I think yesterday was just a hard day and I don't even know why, so I vented a little and that always helps. I don't need an orginized support group, justmy family and friends. Thanks for your concern. To my family who along with me have been on an "emotional" diet I say lets promise today to stop. I say let's hit the " I want to live" diet! I need it and all the support I can get I will take. I want to lose 100lbs and I want to do it 1 lb at a time! I start now!! Who's with me??? Love you all! Time to go watch Hannah Montana with the girls! :)

Another Week of AGT and life

2008-09-10T14:12:00.000-07:00

So not too much going on. The girls are enjoying school, and I enjoy the mornings while they are away. It's fun to hang out with just Isaac and Eviee. I usually have 30min to an hour after the girls get on the bus until they wake up, so I can clean up the house and do dishes. I'm trying to get in the habit of reading my scriptures during that time. I've started in the D&C. Ideally I'll have been up early and been showered, so far that's only happened once. I really want to be getting up and exercizing before David leaves for work, but since I can't seem to get myself to bed early I don't get up. I am blaming my late nights on depression. Where once in my life I choose to sleep when I was depressed, now for some reason I don't want to go to bed. So I read, and I read a lot. As a matter of fact in the past 5 days I read 11 books. And I feel lost now that I don't have one handy to read. So I'm going to try and re focus my energy into something a little more healthy and productive like exercise and losing weight. Dr. Phil is doing another weight loss challenge thing so I'm going to try and work with that. I'm ready! Enough of that. Who watched AGT last night? Yahoo, Indiggo got the boot, couldn't stand to have to watch them again. Out of last nights talents I really like Paul Salos (Frank Sinatra), Neal E. Boyd and Daniel Sans I think, he's the solider guy. But tonight my favorites perform, so I'm looking forward to that. Well that's life around here. Not too exciting, just busy and steady. If you have a good book to recommend I'd like to hear about it. Oh yeah, one more thing, I got a new calling at church. Right before I came to Utah I had been called to be the 3rd Sunday teacher in RS, but last week I was called to be the primary choister! I'm a little sacred, I will not lie. I'm not sure how good I will be, but I am excited to learn and be back in primary. So if you have any great ideas I will take those too.

America's Got Talent

2008-09-04T06:00:00.000-07:00

So has anyone else been watching this show? Last night was something else. First off, I do believe Peirs liked x'd mostof the acts. I thought he put them there in the first place. Anyway I just wanted to share my favorites. I think the cutiepatootie, Katlin is just a doll. Don't think she can handle a vegas show, but she's way too cute. Then I've always been a fan of Donald Braswell, I think it's because he sang "you raise me up" the first time so I know my mom would like him, plus he has a good voice. But last night I noticed Eli Mattson for the first time. He sings and plays the piano. WOW he was good and to top it off, he has a great smile and great eyes. He'd be a good show! Can't wait til next week, to see those awful Indiggo girls get the boot, how they made it this far is beyond me, it definitly wasn't because of any real talent!! Would love to know who you are routing for or maybe even voting for!

Elana's Birthday Party

2008-09-02T12:42:00.000-07:00

On saturday we had Elana's party at a place called Miami Whitewater, Parky's Piarite Cove! It's a big splash pad. everyone had a great time and it was a georgeous day. Of course the party was a hannah montana theme. We played in the water, ate pizza had cake and opened presents. What more could a girl ask for. We even took a trip out on the lake in a pedal boat. Boy were my legs tired! Elana's friends that were able to make it, were Sage, Sequoia, Ella and Joshua. Plus Eliza and Isaac. She wishes more friends could have come, but it was labor day weekend and they just weren't able. We had fun with all. Yesterday the girls and I spent the afternoon swimming at my friend Angies house. I didn't have my camera, but they had a great time. We love hanging out at Angies and have been doing so most summers since Eliza was a baby. Today everyone's back in school and that's just great for me. It's nice to have a few hours of quite in the morning. Went and got my hair cut this morning. Walked there with Isaac and Eviee, I'm determined to do more walking on these mornings where I only have the two little ones. It's time to get off the depression diet and move on and lose some weight! Wish me luck!

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Elana's First Day of School

2008-08-28T05:42:00.000-07:00

So I just put Elana on the bus, for her first day of school. She was so excited. She was the first one up this morning and even wanted to go to bed at 3:30 yesterday afternoon so she could get to school today. It's nice to come back in the house and have it be quiet. Isaac and Eviee are still in bed. I might get to close my eyes for a few minutes. How nice would that be. So Elana is in half day kindergarten so she will get home around 12:00 today. I have plenty to do to keep me busy, starting with getting ready for her birthday party on Saturday. She's going to be 5 tomorrow. David's home, he took the day off to do some work on the shed he's building. So I might even get to run some errands child free. That makes the work go faster.
Well here's pictures of Elana on her big first day!

2008-08-26T11:00:00.000-07:00

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Where did the summer go!

2008-08-26T10:14:00.000-07:00

So today was the first day of school for Eliza. She's in the first grade. She is very excited. Yesterday I took the girls and got their hair cut, then last night I took Eliza to the open house at school and found her classroom and met her teacher and all that good stuff. I can't believe I will have one child gone at school all day. Elana will start on Thursday. We went and met her teacher and saw her classroom this morning. I think she's excited. She certainly thinks she's a big girl now. Isaac well he's just Isaac, cute as can be and learning to be real bossy, he does like to get into a bit of trouble now and again. Eviee is just about 5 months old and a really good girl, I kept hoping she'd suck her thumb, but she has opted for her left wrist, she even has a pretty worn in hickey there. It's pretty funny to watch her go to town on it. Of course she also likes to suck on her toes when she gets the chance. All in all we are doing well. School started back at Miami yesterday and David is taking a class in accounting I think, he's planning to get his masters degree. Plus he teaches a computer lab course 2 nights a week. So everyone is staying busy and I think it will be nice to have a schedule to follow each day.

Getting in more fun before summer is done!

2008-08-12T12:16:00.000-07:00

Well the kids had a pretty fun weekend. Friday we went to this really fun park with some friends. Everybody had a good time, Isaac especially seemed to like the merry go round. Then on Saturday primary had an activity. It was a little pioneer trek west! The girls were so excited that they got to do a trek. They were bummed that it wasn't over night nor did they have pioneer clothes. But they had a great time. They climed "mountians", went through rivers and then when they finished they got to milk a cow, make butter, bread and roast hot dogs, they even played stick pull and had a cow patty toss. Fun stuff. Sunday after church we had a potluck at our friends the Leishmans because their son Brandon is leaving for college this weekend. Then yesterday we went with a bunch of friends to this fun little park, that has a "wet" and "dry" park. The wet park, is a big pirate ship with fountains spraying water everywhere and a little water slide. I forgot to take pictures, but we will be going back for Elana's b-day so we will post pictures then. We also want to say a happy birthday to Uncle Eric. Sorry we forgot to call on Sunday. Hope you had a great day!

Learning more everyday

2008-08-07T12:13:00.000-07:00

As you can see, I am learning how to do a bit more each day. This is kind of fun.
Thanks to Eric and Jennylin for their helpful hints and directions to make this all look so much better. Bear with me as I continue figuring it all out.

Slowly but surely

2008-08-06T10:00:00.000-07:00

So as you know I haven't gotten far. I am trying to get into a routine. And David is going to get some pictures together, and I'll just have to make sure I get in the habit of taking my camera everywhere. we will go to the park today so I'll get pictures there and of Eliza riding her bike. Her big accomplishment for the summer is learning to ride with out training wheels. Grandma June bought her a two wheeler at a garage sale. So she is big stuff now. Elana has a b-day coming at the end of the month, the big 5. She's excited. Isaac well he's just as cute as ever, smiling all the time and always coming out with new words that sound so cute. Eviee, is a good girl, getting big, she was 12.5 pounds at her last check up. And 24in long, a whole 2 feet now. David is still trying to get the items on his "list" done. I know one day my water softener will be hooked up. I'm staying busy, just trying to keep them all happy and getting my Mary Kay businees back on it's feet. So if you are in need of skin care or make-up let me know!

I will post some pictures of fun and some sadness we had while on our trip to Utah. Thanks to all who helped with the girls. They really had a good time and miss their cousins heaps. I do too!!

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Getting Started

2008-07-28T08:22:00.000-07:00

So I am finally getting together a family blog. I guess this is the best way to keep everyone up to date on our lives. I don't have too much to say today. But I will get some pictures together and do an update on each of the kids. For now, just know we are on our way!!! Yeah.