School's In

So I have decided that life is not going to slow down any time soon. Isaac officially started Kindergarten today. It is hard to believe that in the blink of an eye he is growing up and soon will be baptized, then all the milestones to follow after that. He was so excited to go to school today, he loves his new teacher, Mrs. Strawn. She is great with the kids, and the best part for Isaac I think was recess. He was so excited that at recess he got to go out and play with his friends. He has many kids he already knows in his class. A few kids from the ward and he also has his cousin Brinlee. Then he has his other cousin Kylie who is not in the same class. But they are all AM so at recess they get to play. He looks forward to P.E., computer and trips to the library. Along with Isaac starting school, Steve kicked off another term at college. I am worried this one will be a long one, as he has ALL of his courses on campus Monday through Thursday, then he will need other nights to get homework done. So I am hoping that he can keep his spirits up this term and hang in there. Unfortunately, that means that we will have to sacrifice much family time over the next 12 weeks. But we will all try and make the best of it. Good luck babe, we love you!!

Riding a horse at the Syracuse corral

Earlier this week John and Suzi invited us to go down to an old rodeo corral in Syracuse to ride a horse. Audrey was super excited about it. She could hardly wait to ride the horse. Isaac on the other hand, was a little hesitant. He is a lot like his mom in the way that he is a little skeptical of things and experiencing the adventurous things in life. I admit I am a bit of a scaredy cat when it comes to things that are out of my hands. Anyway, the family had a lot of fun. The saddle on the horse was a saddle that Grandma Spencer had won in 1966 while barrel racing. So after each of the kids had a turn Grandma could hardly wait to get on that horse. It was a lot of fun to see everyone having so much fun. And if you are all still wondering, NO I did not get on the horse. Pretty sad that my two little ones have more guts than I do, lol. But I had just as much fun watching them have fun. I never believed my mom when she would tell me that when I was younger, but now I understand the joy that she felt watching me and my siblings grow up doing the activities we enjoyed. I love you munchkins!!

Fun at Tara's work party

A couple of weeks ago, we had a work party at my boss's house. It was a lot of fun. They had rented a bouncehouse for the kids and had a monkey golf tournament for the adults. The kids had a blast and made lots of friends. The monkey golf was fun, and somehow, Steve and I won. I give all the credit to Steve, however the winning point was my first and ONLY point. YES!!! Steve and I won a gift card to Corbin's. So we will enjoy every minute of the winnings.

The Ogden Treehouse

Last week Steve took Audrey to the Daddy/Daughter Campout so me, Isaac, and Grandma went to the Ogden Treehouse. I have heard from many of my friends that it was a very fun place to go. So we thought we would try it out. Needless to say, Isaac had a lot of fun. There were so many things to do. At first he was a little overwhelmed and not sure where to start. But quickly he started going from place to place having fun.

It's been a while

Sorry to everyone who has been asking about the blog. Something was seriously wrong with it (as you could tell, if you tried looking at our blog). I am not sure what happened to it, but anytime you tried to view the blog all but pictures were blacked out.

Anyway, I thought I would post an update on the family. We are all doing really well. Steve was hired permanently by North American on Monday, August 3rd. I was way excited, I have been waiting for this for a long time. :) He is almost finished with his second term of school. He is doing awesome and we are so proud of him for going back to school. He is looking forward to the Fall of 2010 when he will get his Associates in Accounting and then will move on to earn his Bachelors. He is busy as ever and tries to balance work, school, and family. It is a challenge, but knowing the reward keeps us all moving. I am still working in Kaysville, some days are better than others. Nevertheless, I am grateful to have a job right now to help things along while Steve is going to school. Isaac starts Kindergarten in just two short weeks. He is so excited. He has a few friends from the ward who will be in his class and also his cousin Brinlee. We have yet to go shopping for school clothes, but I am sure we will get there. Audrey still has a mind of her own. She is going through a stage where she doesn't think she has to use the potty all the time. It is so frustrating. We keep promising her that if she can fill her sticker chart (which has 30 days on it) that she can have a big girl bed. She was doing awesome until Steve and I went away for the weekend a few weeks ago and then I guess she thought she didn't have to anymore. Anyway, long story short she is doing pretty good as long as you tell her to go. Isn't it funny the things you talk about when you are a mom, lol.

So there you have it, an update on what is going on with the family. I will really try better to keep more current on the blog now that i have re-created it. Love you all and I love reading your blogs!!