Our Forever Family

Jenna has become MOBILE!!! She army crawls everywhere. She doesn't get all the way up on her hands. It is funny to watch. She is also standing up next to the stairs!! I can't believe that! She has 2 bottom teeth and she is working on her top teeth. They are causing her and mommy a lot of pain, especially nursing. It is a struggle already for me to want to nurse anymore. I will definitely be done by 1 year. I am holding strong for her sake and the benefits she is receiving. And the cost of formula of course! Her hair is growing in lots more. Definitely blonde. She still likes to be held a lot. Thanks to her teething she is waking up more at nights. It just depends on the night and how she is feeling. She gets a lot of attention from all of the kids. It is fun to have a baby in our home!

The day has finally come for Jason! He has been asking and waiting for this day since June 20th, Alyssa's birthday. He knew he was next in line for our family! He had a great day! The presents happened first thing before the kids went to school or we ate breakfast! Poor Jenna. Our attempt at 5 happy kids. 4 will have to work! The Bumblebee Transformer costume was from my parents and he got spending money from David's parents. He loved both!! The Sunday before Jason's birthday Cameron typed up this letter to Jason on the computer. All his idea and everything. I was in the kitchen cleaning and he asked me how to spell a few words. I just helped him print off the letter. What a good brother! Dear Jason Thanks for being a good brother I'm trying to be a good brother too, you are awesome!!!!!!!! You are very special like your sisters, mom, dad, cousins, grandpa and grandma and me. I'm so proud of you! You are a special boy. From Cameron. This is the toy Cam

My Mom and Dad came down the 3rd week of August for my cousin, Josh's wedding. I LOVED having them here for 3 days. They brought some company with them also. My niece and nephew Bailey and Alex (Seth and Heather's kids) came to play with Melanie and Cameron. So much FUN!! They also brought a trunk load of food for our family from their garden. My mom had canned beans and tomatoes, picked pears that I canned, peaches that I froze and we ate fresh, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, zucchini and corn on the cob. A whole bunch of deliciousness! My dad also brought down a surprise for the kids...a frog! Oh boy did they love that! So much that they jumped into the bath tub with it! That frog entertained for hours! The boys found games on the computer they liked Jason showing Grandma the REAL way to play Shutes and Ladders. Apparently you get to pick which slide and which ladder you want to go down or up! Playing with Jason is fun! We learned how to freeze peaches. Very s

No energy to post. I am in a stoop with my blog and don't know how to get out! Maybe because I am so busy and the last thing I want to do is sit down to the computer and think. I'd rather sit down at the computer and not think!

SORRY FOR THE WAIT FOR PICTURES!!! I keep forgetting to get them off David's laptop. So sorry...

DADDY IS HOME!!! (Cameron wants to be just like dad. That is why he loves his new BYU hat so much!) Showing us pictures from Cebu, Philippines. Then out came the goods...the highlight for the kids! The girls got purses a necklace and a bracelet David brought me back a swim suit cover up, a purse and 2 necklaces. The boys got really awesome swords. We watched a video of them making it, pounding them into shape. It was pretty cool! Cameron said "So... the boys go out and fight the bad guys while the girls go shopping?" HAHA!! We teach them early!! Jenna got a bracelet too. Everyone loves their own special gifts from Dad. I am just glad he is home safe and am enjoying every minute of him here. We missed him so much!! (My next post will have pictures from the Philippines. Stay tuned...)

I SPOKE TO SOON!!! *****Skip this if you want a happy post***** I must say before this weekend, ALL was going well, before this weekend... I think right after I wrote that last post, the walls came crashing down on me. Kids got out of school early since it was Friday at 1:30 and it has been a LONG weekend. Kids fighting and picking on each other . Not doing their jobs, lying to me, not listening which resulted in threatening, spanking, crying, yelling...I was not a very good mommy this weekend. I thought getting out and going to the park, library, Arctic Circle for ice cream would be a nice change to get us all out of the house. Still, somehow there is WHINING!!! I am done. If I didn't know and had already arranged to sit by a lady in my ward today I would have skipped out on church today, not kidding! And the last thing I wanted to see on my email today was all the "activities going on in August, just so you are aware" back home (sorry mom, thanks but I won't