what's up

Yesterday Wende took Jack's senior photos-

I hung out as the assistant & smile maker.

She didn't need help especially after calling him America's next top model over & over.

That got him laughing.

This is just a simple shot from my camera....

You can just imagine how cool hers are-

I am so excited about these

and he...

could care less- or at least that's how he tries to act-

secretly I think he is pretty excited about them too.

I bought plants this morning for our garden.

This is the first year, I think... that we've gotten a garden in before June. I am so happy about this- I just can't believe how great it feels to get this done. May is always the busiest month of the year. I still have a bunch of things to get done in the garden & I know it will be a summer long project ... but I am still excited to have the basics in.

For family night we had my favorite strawberry shortcakes & finally came to a conclusion on our family mission statement that will soon be over our front door.

be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12

There were a lot of contenders- but this scripture won out.

It's nice having Hailey home after school- no more play practice. I'm doing loads & loads of heavy duty laundry (happiness), getting ready for a bridal shower, sewing some baby things...

what's up at your house?

memorial day

We had a really good Memorial day. Even though it rained the whole day.

In fact it was super rainy. It reminded me of every single fourth of July we spent in Seattle. Pouring rain. No let up.Brett has been working with scouts in our area for years. They've been putting up flags for a fund raiser on patriotic holidays. It's a great thing! Every year on Memorial day he prepares an inspirational message about patriotism, valor, it's great for the boys. Tonight we used the same message for family night.Then we watched the National Memorial Day concert I had taped the day before on.

It was amazing!

Also, look at this, Brett fixed my bike so I'm up & running for the summer!!

Woo Hoo- I'm excited to ride to the library with Trent & Chloe next week when school is out.

Only 4 days left & school's out for summer.

*did you have a great day?

FHE - GOALS

For family night we worked on our goals for the new year & our 100 lists of things we want to do in our life times. Apparently one of my goals needs to be to remember to take pictures.

2008 Goals

Jack- eat a whole watermelon in one sitting this summer. (no comment from mom...?)

Hailey- earn & put at least $300 in my bank account.

Chloe- finish reading the Book of Mormon.

Trent- beat up some bad guys & learn to play the ukulele.

Hmmmmm

*what are your goals this year?

*do your kids make goals?

Family Night Pictures

Tonight during family night this was Jack. He has a tendancy to put things on his head.

Back in eighth grade before a piano lesson he had his belt on his head & we bet him $5 that he wouldn't go to his lesson like that. Well, he did it. It was so funny we megan, brian, hailey & I about died laughing when we dropped him off. So in honor of that I told him there's a hot 10 bucks in it if we wears this get up on the first day of school. No one else in the family will go in on it. They don't want to risk it. Brian says enough people still know him so forget it. Coward.

I went a little picture happy after FHE.

Sooner or later Hailey is going to learn to pose for the camera. No one ever looks this cute in a surprise picture~ she's a cutie!

Chloe watching TV with the DVR clicker.In our house no one wants Trent to have the clicker he watches a 30 minute program in about 3 minutes skipping through everything. We call it watchin TV ~ ADHD style.