Happy Birthday John

Today my hubby turned 35. We didn't do much to which I felt a little bad but he said he didn't mind. He got some birthday money from my mom so we went on a date and went shopping. So John, Briauna, and I went out and Garrett babysat the rest of the kids. Thanks Garrett!! He did great. Since this year he is teaching seminary he wanted some new dress cloths. Usually he hates getting cloths but his year he actually asked for them. We went to Ross and he found some good deals and got some really nice stuff. After shopping we went to dinner and had pizza and wings per his choice. It was a fun day together. I hope he had a much fun as I did. I am so grateful for John. He is a great dad and husband. The kids love when he is around and I love just being with him. He tries so hard to make sure our family is taken care of and happy to which I am grateful. He is a wonderful man and I feel so lucky to be married to him. Happy Birthday!!

Thank you Oprah!

I turned on Oprah on Wednesday to see what it was about and boy am I happy. They were doing a show about decluttering, I think. Well anyways I happen to see the part showing you how you could help get rid of kids projects that you are saving to help organize your house. You can scan or take digital pictures of them and make them into a book. Snapfish.com was letting you do a book for FREE for the next 48hrs. I was so excited and decided to try it out. I stayed up way too late deciding what to make my book of. I do have five kids and a lot of pictures and projects I have been saving. I have made books before online but not of kids projects. I did one for Caleb's projects from preschool through 1st grade. I knew where all of his saved stuff was so it wasn't to hard. It worked great and I am so excited to get my book. I had to pay for shipping but that is fine by me. I have already gained quite a bit of room where I was storing them. I am on a roll and can't wait to do books for the rest of the kids. I love technology and the Internet.

Facebook

I have just discovered Facebook. I am still learning but so far it is a pretty fun way to find people. I found some friends that I haven't seen in about 7 years. John even connected with a cousin he has never met. Pretty neat and hopefully it gets easier to use.

Spirit Week

This is the 2nd year my kids have been able to participate in spirit week. This year they were so excited. No worries of no one else doing it or of looking weird. They had a lot of fun.

Monday: Mismatch Shoe Day

Tuesday: Hat Day

Wednesday: Crazy Hair Day

It was a little hard with how short their hair is.

Thursday: Crazy Sock Day

I guess boys don't really have silly sock. We are lucky they have socks at all.

Friday: Pajama Day

Poor Baby

At cub scouts Braiuna fell and hit one of the hard metal chairs and this is the result.

The next morning.

She should of been a pirate.

Halloween

Halloween was fun and crazy as always. It started out with Jenna deciding at 4pm she did not want to be a ballerina. After a few minutes of talking she decided to be a hula girl. Luckily we had everything needed and it was a warm night so she was able to wear a swimsuit. Next Lance still couldn't decided what to be so he did not go trick or treating. I refused to let him go without dressing up. Garrett and his friend stayed home and passed out candy and loved. I think Lance really wanted to just stay home with them. Caleb's friend and his mom came over and went walking together. John, the girls and I tried to catch up but couldn't. The two boys ran to fast. It was a very different Halloween. Jenna loved getting candy and Garrett didn't care that he didn't get any. My kids are really growing up and I did not even get a picture with all of them together. Oh well at least it is over and the holiday season now can begin.

The Hula Girl

Braiuna loved sitting in the stroller and was so good.