where did June Go???

Can you belive that June is all but gone? I think it felt so short because it was so cold. Maybe because we have been so very busy. I thought Summer would slow us down a little and wow was i wrong. Bailee will be dancing in the Stadium of fire and then maybe we will have a break. As for the Boys they have just been playing, riding bikes and doing all the boy stuff. Not alot going on for them right now. For those of you who wondered about Utah Summer Games, Bailee won 2 golds and it was alot of fun. She is amazing and has a natural ability to tumble! I did sadly and with much Hesitation move her to a New Gym. She is now taking from Norther Star Bounders. She needed to be pushed harder than she was and the discipline there is just what she needs to get her to the next level. Im very impressed with them! On Bailees first time there she improved a ton and was definatley pushed to see what she can really do. Things I knew she should be doing.
Craig will be working the parade of homes this week so ill be lucky if i even see him at all. Come Mid July ill be ready to send the kids back to School. Please tell me im not the only mom who feels this way. But im running out of ideas to keep them busy and They are eating me out of House and Home!!!! My grocery bill has gone up so much and i cant belive the food that three kids can consume in one day. Im not feeling so bad about the cost of school lunch right now. H

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Where does the time go?

We just had Bailee pictures taken at Hazen Photography and no this is not one of the pictures but its her right after her session with them. It was an awesome expeience so much fun! She was Princess and Model all in the same day. They are not pictures you would get taken every year but I decided My Baby is turning 12 soon Lets get Great Pictures Taken before she Really gets to be a teenager...Dont tell her she isnt one now she thinks she is. Can I just say WOW WHO is that girl i see in these pictures? Waituntill you see the ones she had taken. She looks so grown up!!! Ok now if you are someone who doesnt like to hear bragging STOP READING!!! Can you belive how beautiful she is. Im sorry I know Im her mom and all But wow she is so pretty !!!!

Lake Powell

We just got back from Lake Powell today!! Our favorite place to go boating and even though the cost of gas could have taken us on a nicer vacation, We love it here and cant imagine our summer without Lake Powell. I have to admit I kinda feel like a bad mom after the stuff I made my kids try. For instance We made Bailee Jump off a 20 ft cliff. We also made Kaden and Jaxson Waterski. Kaden is deathly afraid of the water so for him even to ask to try was amazing. And yes they did all want to try these things i didnt just say you are trying it! Jaxson so excited to try waterskiing! we straped him in craig got in the water with him and told him not to let go! After draging him 15 ft I decided I better stop the boat. He did not get up but He did not let go of that rope! I have a feeling Jaxson even at age 3 is the most daring of my kids! I wonder where he gets that? It couldnt be from that idiot jumping off the 50 ft cliff in that picture above could it??????? Bailee is quite a good little wakeboarder! She has been waterskiing for 3 years now so she wanted to try something new. Because she is so strong she had no problems and had a blast.

The Last Day of School

Can you belive it its the last day of school! Now I have to entertain my own kids all day long. Its been a long dramatic year and i dont know about the rest of you but i am ready for a break! For about two weeks and then ill be ready to ship them away to summer camp or something...just kidding! What kinds of things do you all have planned for the summer? How do you keep your kids busy? Im up for any ideas. We usualy get passes to Cherry Hill or Lagoon this year its Lagoon....Lucky Me! Im sure there will be the constant friend at our house. One of the kids always has someone over and Im fine with that! In fact the more the merrier. Bailee Is always choosing a party for her rewards that she gets for accomplishing a goal or getting good grades so im sure we will have plenty of those this summer too. As for Kaden he is happy having a friend over and playing outside so he is easy.
5th grade has been a great year for Bailee but very Dramatic. Lots of emotional changes for her this year. But she has constantly recieved great grades and no missing assignments all year. She has a really good group of friends and that makes her life alot easier! Im so proud of Bailee and all her accomplishments this year and Im sad to say goodbye to 5th grade...mostly because that means Im old enough to have a 6th grader. Is that right? Wow!
Kadens First grade year has been very eventful! They learn so much and grow so quickly at this age Its hard to comprehend all the changes he has gone through. And wow has he grown this year. A size 5 was big on him at the beggining of the year he was tripping over the length of his pants and now they are all 2 inches too short! He also has done really well with his grades this year and loves to read. He reads eveything and loves ( I know this is strange) to read the newspaper. Not a whole article or anything just the headlines.
Well I know for me this post is way way long I usually like to keep it short and sweet and to the point. But please comment on what you are all doing this summer to keep the kiddos busy!

The Host

Ok The Host I know some of you have read it....some are reading it.....and some are just about to start! So leave you comments on what you think of the Book. I personaly loved it! I thought it was a little predictable but the struggles this girl went through were so much fun to read! So fun to take yourself to this unreal world and let your imagination go crazy!

Summer Haircut

I know I know some of you are going to have a little heart attack to see his hair like this. But seriously his grows way faster than anyones I know and his hair has been getting so sweaty underneith. So just for the Summer Im keeping it shaved underneith! Then I will let it grow back out! Trust me he is not happy about it either but it will make my life a little easier for the summer. If I let his hair start growing back today it would be fully grown back in 6 weeks and im not even joking. He was born with a ton of hair and his hair is soooooooooo thick and grows so fast it would make any little girl jealous. I cut his hair twice as much as any of my other kids and it grows back thicker and faster everytime I swear! Craig is very jealous....lol.

Dreams Coming True

I know to some people this may not be exactly what you would call a Dream come true but for me it was! I mean how often do you get to meet your favorite Author and have her sign Books for you and Personalize them to you? Not very often. Stephenie is so nice and such a real down to earth person! Her new Book The Host is just as good as Twilight and its The number one Best seller this week on The New York Times List. Way to go Stephenie!

Softball

WoW I thought I was busy before I was way wrong! Soccer is still in full swing through the end of this week and now we have started Coach pitch 2 times a week and softball 2 times a week not to mention the pracitices. Or that the kids games are on the same nights. Anyway Bailees Softball game was awesome with Alexis getting a triple play all by herself and that made us win the game ....we played the other So Weber Girls Team! What a way to start off the Season!

TAG

I am: A mom, A Wife and a Sister
I think: about my kids and worry constantly
I know: That Jesus is our Savior and the Gospel is true. (now I dont have to bear my testimony in church next fast sunday you heard it here...LOL)
I want: To finish my Yard!!!!
I wish: People I know and Love would come back to the gospel.
I hate: Mean people!
I miss: My Grandpas
I fear: loosing my kids
I feel: Happy that the winter is GONE!! YEAH YEAH YEAH Winter is FINALLY gone!!!
I hear: Jaxson needing something
I smell: Clean moped floors
I crave: Diet Dr.Pepper
I search: For more time in the day
I wonder: what the future holds
I love: My kids and spending time with them
I ache: when I think about the trials my kids will have to go through in life.
I care: about everything a little too much...i need to stop stressing so much!
I always: try to attend all the kids games and events (impossible sometimes) i stole this one from ginger but I think we both are in the same place on this!
I am not: good at telling people no
I dance: in the car to a great song embarrassing the life out of Bailee Jo
I sing: all the time I love music and always have my ipod near me
I cry: when bad things happen
I don't always: sleep alot at night well....i have always had a hard time falling asleep I just cant turn my Brain off!
I write: in my blog
I win: Every fight with Craig
I lose: I do????
I never: Want to see my kids hurting
I listen: to my ipod all the time as you can tell !
I can usually be found: at home, at the school, driving kids around, at tumbling, or a game,
I am scared: of scary movies this is new to me i loved them up until a few years ago
I need: to go back to Cancun my favorite place to Relax
I am happy about: my life and my Family
I think: this was a fun tag and learned a little about myself alot about my friends!

Finally I TAG: Haley, April, Jenny, Nicole, Stacey, Michelle,

Should I or Shouldnt I????

Bailee really wants to read Twilight. She will not stop bugging me about it. I think I will let her see the movie so should I let her read the book now???? If I do let her will she become more boy crazy than she is now?? I dont know what to do everyone please leave their oppinion on this matter.

gREYS ANATOMY FANS

Im a little behind on TV so i just barley watched the last episode of Greys!!!! The end was so Funny in the elevator!!!! I wish i would have been watching that episode with my greys friends I was Laughing so hard it was great. Did anyone else see it?

My Washer

I Love Love Love My Washer!!! But It broke!!! I have only had it for about 6 months! This is the second FrontLoader Ive gone through in less than 1 year. This one is an LG and the one I had before this was a GE. My question is does any one else have this problem with their Front Loaders or is it just me? I think I may be doing to much laundry! Tell me who has a good frontloader. Do you like yours? I m thinking of getting a new brand because im so disappointed that this one is already broken. It would cost more than getting this one fixed and I do have a warranty on it but if its already breaking after 6 months what is it going to be like after doing a load or more a day for the next 5 years or so??? Any Advice is very welcome!

Kaden

Well Ive been tagged for my other kids so today Ill do Kaden. So here are my five things about Kaden.

1.Kaden loves all sports. He loves to play them, He loves to watch them but his favorite is Football. He had so much fun playing flag football this fall and cant wait for it to start again. He loves to wrestle for northridge and has since he was 4. The thing you might not know about him or if you read my blog often you might know is that Kaden is a very good tumbler. He doesnt like to tell people this and I dont think any of his friends even know. But he is a level 5 which in the tumbling world means he can do 4 backhandsprings in a row. He almost had his whip and loves to do front and backtucks off the double mini.

2.kaden is small now with me 5'2" and craig 5' 7" as his parents you know none of my kids are going to be very tall but he is the smallest kid in his class and he hates it. But the thing that bothers him the most is Jaxson is about 5 pounds lighter and only a few inches shorter than him. Jaxson is 4 years younger.

3. Kaden is very quiet but dont let that fool you he has a very wild side. He loves to ride 4 wheelers Loves to ride them at the sand dunes. He isnt afraid to drive it anywhere and has crashed a couple of times. I hope this is no indication of how he will drive a car.

4. Kade loves to be with his friends but at the end of the day he loves to be at home. Im happy to tell you he is a momas boy. the only one of my kids who are! He really loves his room and his house and is happiest when he is home. He has had a the hardest time adjusting eveytime we move.

5.Kaden is smart but when it comes to math and numbers it is like second nature to him. Since he was 4 he could tell you what and single digit number plus or minus was. Now in first grade he is teaching himself times tables. All i can say is YEA!!!!! Because Math has been a task for me and trying to get Bai through it.

Now I want to hear more about..... The Barns Boys, Olivia Zolik, The Wren Girls and Hallie Mayes

Jaxson Craig Higley

I got tagged to post 5 things about Jaxson. My sister tagged me and out of all three of my kids I think she thought his would be the funniest So hang on to your seats here we go!

1. Jaxson is a rough and Tuff BOY!!! Anyone who knows him knows this already. He can not sit in a chair for 2 minutes or be quiet for any length of time. sorry Erin! He will not cry no matter how hard he gets hurt. Never has. Barley ever cried when He was a baby, but we are making up for that now. Hard as Nails on the outside but he has a soft heart who loves eveyone on the inside.

2.Jaxson Is a friend to everyone! He will find a stranger in the store and take their hand and want to take them to show them something. He talks to everyone when ever we are out. He yells Hi to kids his age as we are passing them and really gets his feelings hurt if they dont say Hi back. He is very friendly to everyone and really wants everyone to love him back. Jaxson isnt very gentle but loves to hug the little girls. They dont really reciprocate his hugs.

3. Jaxson loves to play video games with Big Bro Kaden. I thought when he first started doing this he was just playing around and that he couldnt possibly have any idea what he was doing hes way too young to understand....right?? Wrong I watched him play for a couple of minutes the other day and I was amazed!!! He was actually playing the games and good. Better than I can Play them. The Boy is Three!

4. Jaxson doesnt have the Time of patience to watch TV (actually none of my kids watch TV) I dont think he has ever sit through a movie. he would much rather be outside playing. Or playing with cars which he LOVES. He drives them on everything. Walls Cupboards, people, dogs Everything.

5. Jaxsons favorite person in the world is his PaPa Scott! There is no place in this world that he would rather be than with his PaPa. I think the feeling is mutual! They play football together and cars together. They take long walks around PaPas yard. The first thing he says when he walks into grandmas house is Where Is My Papa!?!?!? As we pass his house each Day to pick the kids up from school or to go anywhere he yells there is my PaPas house and then gets Mad when we dont pull into the Driveway.

This has been a way fun Tag!! I love my Baby!

Now I want to hear more about, Caden Mayes, Tate Romney, and Drew Close Have fun Girls! btw I hope I got the names right...sorry if they arent but you know who I mean.