20 Minutes A Day

You know that saying that children need to be read to for at least 20 minutes a day, well, we cover that, and then some! Molly is my little sidekick and we do everything together, especially since all of her sisters are in school everyday! But when her sisters come home, she tries so hard to keep up with them! She loves her big sisters! Another thing that Molly is lovin' is BOOKS. I am so happy that she is so excited about them. She would have me read to her all day every day if I would! She has a little green bag that she carries her Disney board books in. When I say that she carries the bag around I actually mean that she sleeps with them, takes them where ever she goes, and cries if she can't find that little green bag! The following photos were taken when Papa Rocks and Grandma came over. I had picked up some books for Molly that morning and she was sharing them with Papa and her sisters. Too sweet. Macey huggin' her little sis'
Molly getting all of the attention! She is Loving it!

Sharing her Books

Cutie Pies

The Wheels On The Bus....

Macey is loving school, just in case you were wondering! She is in all day, every day kindergarten and is already starting to make progress! Her teacher has said that she is a hard worker and that she really is enjoying school! I am so happy about this news. I knew that she would either LOVE school or HATE it. She's that kinda girl. So when I heard that she really likes it, I really could not be happier for her! Another part of school that I know Macey loves is the bus ride to and from school. I am thankful that all 3 of my girls can ride the bus to and from school together, if for no other reason, that they can watch out for eachother! But I thought I would highlight Macey a little bit on her first day riding the bus to school! Macey ready to hop on that bus! She wasn't even scared one bit!
My 3 big girls waiting for the bus on the first day that Macey could ride the bus.

Thanks for stopping Macey and posing for Mom! Such a cute girl!

I love this picture of her. The bus is so big and she looks so small in it!

When she got to school someone was waiting to help her find her class. She really did a great job! I am so proud of my little Macey! She is just making me so proud! I was really nervous for her but she just keeps on surprising me with what a great girl she is! I love Miss Macey! Your Mommy loves you so much and is so proud of you!

Summer Has Finally Ended!

I know it sounds really bad, but this summer has been pretty crazy. I also know I have said it a lot, but a lot has happened this summer! With the 3rd move in 3 years, job change, moving the girls again, and all that comes with that I am so happy that we can now look back on this past summer, instead of living it! Don't get me wrong, we did have a lot of great memories this past summer it's just that I am glad that my girls finally have some sort of schedule now that SCHOOL HAS STARTED! I think this past summer was the first summer that I was ready for them to go back to school. They were just really getting on each others nerves. It was not so much fun when they would start. It's good now that they each have their own things and they can be away from each other a little each day! Hopefully it will make them grateful to be around each other a little more, instead of fighting all the time. Here are some photos of their very first day! Macey, Abby and Sophia waiting patiently to go out to the bus while Mommy made them pose for the photos!
Macey ready to go

Sophia with her backpack full of her supplies. She did get to unpack them once she got to school, so she came home with a much lighter backpack!

Abby being a good sport posing for a photo op

Abby and Sophia at the bus stop

Macey about to go in her Kindergarten room for the first time!

Macey and her friend Kamryn. They really are the best of friends! I hope they will be in the same class together!

Macey and Mom on the first day:) I was a little sad to see that she really is a big girl and growing up way too fast!

Sophia with her friend Gabby in class

Abby at her desk! Such a big kid! She is going to be in middle school next year:(!

OK, so on a side note, I ADORE these shoes! I don't know what it is, but every once in a while I can find shoes that I totally fall in love with! These are my favorite right now. I hope she can wear them for a long time, so at least I can stare at them longer! Ha Ha!

I just wanted to say a BIG thank you to all who helped with getting my girls ready for school. I really couldn't have done it with out you all! Grandmas and Aunties-THANK YOU!

So for now on, when the 3 girls are at school, Molly and I will be relaxing and spending some good quality time together! Can't wait!

Do You Think......

Do you think she likes her hair bows? The answer to that is, yes, she loves them. Well, at least last night she did! We were having a presidency meeting last night at my house. We were talking about Super Saturday coming up(for my church). They were talking about a hair bow class. Well, I do not consider myself an expert but I have made a few bows in my time! So I asked Sophia to bring ours downstairs so I could show what kind of bows I had made. We didn't get that far. As soon as they were downstairs one of the women started putting them in Mollys hair, and Molly LOVED it! She sat still for every single bow! It was pretty cute! So the following pictures are Molly showing off our bows! I guess the women did get an idea of the bows I had made, from our model, Molly! PRETTY GIRL
OH MY GOODNESS!

She will hate me for this later, and I'm not sure you can tell, but she has her finger in her bellybutton! She LOVES her bellybutton. When she goes to sleep I have to put her in 2 piece outfits so she can get to her bellybutton. She hates those zip-up jammies. Actually to be honest, she doesn't play with her bellybutton just when she goes to sleep, but all the time! If you ask her where her "button" is she will gladly pull her shirt up and show you! So sweet!

LOOKS HEAVY, RIGHT?

PICKING OUT HER NEXT BOW

MAKING SURE SHE HAS ALL THE BOWS!

MY BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL!

Summer Fun

So, this summer has been an interesting one. We moved at the beginning of the summer along with a job change for Rodger. We unpacked pretty quick and tried to start our new normal. We only have one car right now and that pretty much sucks! I have dealt with it fine, but I can't wait to get another one! So, because of that we haven't been able to get out a ton, hence the lack of photos, hence the lack of posts! So, sorry I haven't been posting a ton lately! Well, I looked at my memory card this morning and I only had 16 photos on it for the last little while. I felt bad for not taking more photos but here are a few that I wanted to share from the last few weeks.

So, Molly's hair is pretty crazy and its getting pretty long, especially in the front. One morning before breakfast I pulled her hair up so she wouldn't get breakfast in it(which happens all the time!). This is how her hair laid. She reminds me of someone who should be in a Dr. Seuss book. I know, I know, I should get her hair cut, but I know when I do that she is going to look like a big girl and not like my baby anymore! I probably should soon though-I'll post photos of that big event when it happens!

Abby got sick, had a fever and a bad cough a few weeks ago. She is a pretty tough girl but I felt so bad for her. She just looked like she didn't feel good. I hate when my babies are sick. The fever has since gone away but the cough is still around. I hate how long it takes to get over a cough! Hopefully by next week and the first day of school, the cough will be gone!

One day Sophia and Macey decided to have fun out in the garage. They took out sleeping bags, took their lamp out and had some snacks. I am not sure what they played, but every time I peeked out to check on them they were having a blast! (One of the few times these two got along this summer!) I do love to see my kids using their imagination!

One night we had a Spa night at home. We took out lotion and gave each other massages! It was fun! Molly really enjoyed getting her feet rubbed by Abby. She also enjoyed the eye mask! We all took turns rubbing feet and backs, so everybody got a turn! We just got photos of Molly because I thought it was so funny that she was wearing the eye mask. All my other kids did get a turn, maybe I should've gotten photos of them too! Sorry guys!

So, all in all we have had a good summer. Although I cannot wait for school to start! I will have 3 in school, Yay! I feel like we have made the most of this summer. We did have a few trips to the lake and 1 camping trip(of course, no photos). Sorry, I will try to do better with that! But I do think my girls have had a good summer. I am thankful for all that we got the chance to do this summer, now bring on Fall and Winter, I am ready!

Rambling-That's OK-Right?

Don't know why I am feeling a little happy/sad right now. I went to look back in old photos to see if I wanted to blog about any of them and I came across these photos and I got a little pit in my stomach. I don't know why. Maybe because Abby is going into 5th grade this year-her last year of elementary school. Maybe because Molly will be 2 this year. Maybe because in these photos we are in our last house in California. Maybe because I am so happy, even though we have moved a lot lately, they still look happy. Maybe because I miss California and my friends there. Maybe because I feel old when I think I actually have a child who is in double digits! I will stop rambling! I just want to say how thankful I am to be ME! Even though I feel old and we move a lot and my kids are growing up too fast. I really feel blessed to have my sweet husband and my children. They are why I am here and why I do the things I do. Just look at these smiling faces, how can you NOT feel blessed?

Have a really great day!

One Hot, HOT Week!

The last week in July we were able to go to my mom's house in eastern Washington. It was a lot of fun, but it was one of the hottest weeks of my entire life-I'm not kidding! There were some days when the temp was well over 100 and my moms house is beautiful, but not air conditioned. I am happy though that my mom came and got us and that we were able to spend some time together this summer. We did a lot of fun things and I think the girls had a really great time. Sorry for all the pics, but I couldn't decide! And I just figured out how to put more then 5 pics on each post- so I went a little crazy! Sophia eating her marshmallow after we made smores at my moms friends house, The Allen's. They were very nice and the girls loved playing hide and go seek in the dark a little later.
In my moms backyard they have a field where 2 donkeys and 1 horse live. They were very nice and ate carrots and apples right out of their hands!

First night there, we played out in the yard. The girls had a lot of fun out in the yard! We spent many hours out in the yard with the sprinklers on!

My Mom and Steve with the girls on our first night there! Enjoying the beautiful sunset!

Macey and Molly at The Children's Museum. Macey loved these outfits! She loved them a bunch when she found the first outfit and put it on- but when she found the second outfit for Molly she was on top of the world. It's kinda funny how silly things like this can really make your kids day. The outfits reminded me of Dr. Seuss and Thing 1 and Thing2!

Abby, Sophia and Macey in the Restaurant at The Children's Museum. They loved to take your order, get it ready and bring it to your table!

Macey ordering at the Restaurant

Molly and Daisy Mae, one of my Moms dogs. Molly just loved them and they were very patient with her and let her pet them and lay on them.

One of the many times my girls played out in the yard with the sprinklers on. They were in such a hurry to get out and play, some didn't even put their bathing suits on! Grandpa would turn them on for 40 minutes at a time, so I don't blame them for just running out there fully clothed! He was great about turning them on whenever we wanted to go play though, Thanks Grandpa!

When we lived in Cali (for the 1st time) we had sister missionaries in our ward that were amazing! I don't know why but there was one sister missionary that I completely felt a bond with. She is one amazing person! Well, after she left the mission and we moved we kinda lost contact. We found each other again just a few months ago on facebook. We found out this summer that when I was at my moms, she would be just a few hours north on her vacation. She was sweet enough, with her new husband, to come and visit us. What a sweet thing to do, right? We had a great visit-even though it was scorching hot! We caught up on our lives and just had such a good time catching up!

Molly at Saturdays Market at my moms booth sporting one of my Moms hats that she makes. My mom is really talented that way. She makes hats and half-gloves. Her booth is pretty amazing! I think my Mom should put this picture on her sign that she hangs over her booth!

Here is my mom and Abby at her booth at The Saturday Market.

Molly eating her smore minus the graham cracker and the marshmallow. So that just leaves chocolate, yup, that's all she ate! She threw the other stuff away-who needs that extra stuff anyway?

Abby with Sister Allen roasting marshmallows in the sweltering heat! Fun Fun! No-it really was one of our favorite nights there!

My Mom picked up this I don't even know how old highchair from a garage sale years ago(so she tells me). She had never taken it out and used it before, but it really worked so well for Molly while we were there. Molly really liked to be in it, and I could eat without having someone on my lap, very nice.

We really had a great time at Grandmas house and can't wait to go back! Hopefully it won't be as HOT next time. Note to self-do not go to eastern Washington in the middle of the summer!

Thanks mom for a very fun week! Love you!