My Little Helper

Old Cartoons

Garrett got this set of old cartoons from one of his friends for this birthday. I can't believe how much the kids have enjoyed watching them. The have spend the last several day watching these shows. Popeye is one of the favorites. It is funny to see these shows that are alot older that Iam and my kids like them.

Fun with Marshmallows

On Saturday some friends came over for dinner and brought their marshmallow guns over for the kids to play. Well they love it. The yard was a mess but it was worth it.

The Boy Party

For Garrett's 12th birthday we had a few of his friends over to play computers and do boy stuff. They had a great time. I thought they would be on the computer the whole time but to my surprise they weren't. They jumped on the trampoline, made little rockets from matches, ate pizza and just ran around and made lots of noise until around 10pm. It was great and I am grateful to all those that help provide the computers and also those who let my other two boys play at their house. It all was fun and was a great night.

The Gang

Boys sure love computers

They has a blast on the trampoline especially with noodle swords

Making the rockets from the book "The Big Book of Boys Stuff"

The crazy things that boys enjoy doing.

Happy 12th Birthday Garrett!!

It is hard to believe that he is already 12yrs old. I don't feel like it has been that many years and I don't feel old enough to have a 12yr old. He is such a good boy with a kind heart. He still love military, history and science. He gets along great with his teacher at school because of science. He has really grown and improved this school year and we are so proud of him. He even got Honor Roll. He will now have more responsibilities at church for which he is excited. We sure do love him a ton and are so grateful for all he does as a part of our family.

One Year Stats

We measured the kids on a wall in out playroom last February after I saw my friends do it at her house. I thought it would be neat to see how much they grow over time. From last February to today

Garrett grew 1 1/2 in.

Lance grew 2 in.

Caleb grew 2 1/2 in.

Jenna grew 3 1/2 in.

Briauna grew 6 in.

Pretty fun to see how big they are getting. Garrett only have 6 in. to catch to me. I know it isn't a big accomplishment but he thinks it will be neat.

That is Disgusting!

I love kids. I tend to tell a lot of stories about Jenna but at this age she says the funniest things.

Today the girls and I went to AZ Mills mall to look for birthday gifts for Garrett. As we are walking down the mall Jenna just out of the blue says," That is disgusting." At first I didn't know what she was talking about but then I saw a picture of a lady in a lingerie type of outfit. I said," Are you talking about the girl in the picture?" She said," Yes, she has that on with these(pointing to her chest) that are kinda showing. Brothers think they are gross." I said," Well, she should have more clothes on ." Jenna said,"YES!" It was so interesting how much the see and know. I would have never guessed that she would say anything like that. I thought it was funny.