The Decision

on preschool has been made!

I am going to buck up and do afternoon preschool.

It is not my first choice, but I feel it will be the best for Brynn(of my choices, that is)

I talked to her teacher from last year to ask for her suggestions and she didn't love the other program that I was looking at, I did research on a lot of options, and at this point, feel that leaving her at the school where she knows people is going to be the best for her.

I will have to adjust my schedule a bit, but, it has to be done!!

1. decision being made

2. only 7 kids, including Brynn in the afternoon class

3. good teachers

4 Kids

4 appointments

4 mouths

LOTS of teeth

NO CAVITIES!!!! EVER!!!!

1. no cavities

2. all the kids going to the dentist at the same time

3. INSURANCE

FHE

Last night for Family Home Evening, Brynn was on the lesson and it was about Adam and Eve. She was showing the picture out of the Gospel Art Kit and she was very proud of herself. We were talking about who built the earth and someone said Jesus. I said it was Jesus and Michael. One of the kids asked who Michael was and we told them it was Adam. The younger ones were quite confused, so I told them that Michael was Adam's name before he came to earth.

All of a sudden, Brandon says "I wonder what my name was in heaven?"

Interesting question.....We will have to get back to him on that!!!

1. FHE
2. great questions
3. singing Christmas songs in August!

Happy Birthday

To TODD!!!

Just a little shout out! We just got home from a rainy and wet weekend at Camp Joseph!

But I had to get it in! Will do a better post after I dry out!!

Not Happy

I am not a happy mother right now.

The reason is: SCHOOL.

Preschool that is.

In the spring, the school sent home a letter asking if the kids were planning on attending next year and if they would prefer morning or afternoon. I wanted morning. On the letter, it had a spot asking if we would take an afternoon class if there were no morning classes available. I checked that yes, I would take afternoon, thinking I would lose my spot otherwise.

Big mistake. Come to find out, had I not marked that spot, they would have put me in the morning. Since I did, we are now in afternoon. I called this morning, and there are no spots available in the morning because noone dropped out over the summer.

What to do?? Don't know. Am looking into another school, but she will have to go back to this school next year for kindergarten and I would prefer to keep her there. Also, we are ready for quiet time in the afternoon before all the other kids get home from school. We do all our errands, exercising, everything in the morning.

Frustrating, that is all I have to say!

1. being able to vent frustrations

2. sunshine

3. camping

This

is how many miles I put on my van yesterday. ONE day!

The sad part is that the only thing that was fun was Brandon getting to go to a birthday party. The rest was errands. Ridiculous!!

1. car to run the errands in

2. most school supplies bought

3. sleep

Pictures By........

The picture taking queen at our house!

This one is cool, I am not exactly sure how she did it, but I like it!
She takes a lot of herself!

Thankfully her nose is clean!

1. finding random pictures

2. cameras

3. my picture queen

How we spent

our Sunday afternoon while Brian was here........

What a good sport!

Brian is moving out to Providence from Houston and needed to stay with us for a while. He was here for about a month, most of which we were gone. He left on Wednesday for training in Georgia until November, then he will be back and will be living in the Providence area! Now I have 2 cousins from the same family living within an hour of me!! Now all I need is their mom and dad and one more brother to move up here!!!

1. family

2. fingernail polish

3. Sunday afternoons

Another Priesthood Holder

I know from this first picture you have to wonder, but yes, Brandon received the Priesthood. Now all 3 males in our house are faithful priesthood holders.

I honestly can't believe that Brandon is old enough to be 12. He passed the Sacrament for the first time this past Sunday, a whole month later, because we were gone on vacation and in Utah they don't need anyone extra to help out! He did a good job, but he is so little he has a hard time seeing over the Sacrament table. His time will come! He will grow!

1. Priesthood

2. worthy males

3. cute boys

Brandon's Skills

Brandon has a new skill.......

1. Brandon

2. being outside

3. great skills~gosh