Ok so this is Mack and Sausage the Blue tongued skink, he really does look like a sausage doesn't he. This is at the reptile show we went to at the Rec Center on Halloween it was really fun.

What Cute kids!!!

Eww scary this is Allyssa and her friend Julie. They were Zombies at school in their Halloween program. Everytime Issy would look at them she would cry. These pictures are at their Halloween parade they had at the beginning of school.

What a cute Clown I can't believe she let me paint her face.

Isn't she cute Issy really likes the cats she loves to play with them and the only word she says is "Meow".

Ok so Allyssa had a B-day party with the girls they gave themselves pedicures and manicures and then the next day they dressed up in all my dance costumes and paraded around the house.They really had alot of fun. But boy was I glad when it was over.

Issys first snow she wanted to play in it but we didn't have any boots for her. Can you believe it snowed 9 inches the day before. What a way to start October, but it melted really fast

Ok so October has come and gone and so I thought I would update our blog.
We have been very busy this month. Allyssa had her 12th birthday thats right I am now a mother of a 12yr old. It hasn't been to bad so far she is a good girl and does alot for me sometimes I feel bad because I ask her to do so much, but she is so good to just do it and not argue at least most of the time. She started YW's and that is going great. They are doing a Roadshow this month and Allyssa got the lead part so she was really excited, she has always enjoyed acting and singing so we will see how it turns out. I have been busy planning and executing Halloween parties for the kids classes at school. It has been really fun but really busy I also started tending my neighbors kids a couple weeks ago it is going ok, there are three of them a 5 yrold boy a 2 1/2 yr old boy and an 8month old little girl. They are cute kids . The boys are doing fabulous Timmy is kind of struggling with reading but we are working on that. Bryan is still working at the Church Office Building doing computers he likes it still so I guess that is good. We had a blast for Halloween the kids had a Halloween parade at school and then parties I was in charge of Allyssa's Class party it went well. Thursday night the 6th graders did a Halloween program it was cute they did a really good job I will post a picture of Allyssa and her friend Julie they are supposed to be zombies I thing they look really good. They scared Issy everytime she looked at Allyssa she would start to cry. On Halloween we all dressed up and went and did a trunk or treat with Michele and Steve then we went Trick or treating Issy had a blast but as soon as she saw the candy she wanted to eat it. And to top of the night we went to a Reptile show at our City Rec. hall it was a blast the kids had fun seeing the reptiles Mackey got to hold a blue tongue Skink I think thats what it was called any way its name was Sausage when you see the picture you will know why. Well gotta go do crossing Guard I will post pictures when I get back.

Timmy's Birthday

Timmy's birthday party was great. He got lots of stuff the theme was Batman that is what I decided because he would never tell me what kind of party he wanted and I had a vision for his cake so that is what he got . He was especially excited to get the money from Grandma and Grandpa Smith he hasn't spent it yet he is still decideing what to get.
Batman, Batman, BatmanWOW LOOK AT THAT CAKE!!!!!

Yea School is in session!!!!!

Yea school has started the kids were pretty excited this year to start school so far all has gone good they all got fabulous teachers. This is what they wore on the first day, you can't see all of Allyssa's outfit she is wearing leggings and converse tennis shoes, talk about take you back to the the eighties, I wanted to cut her hair and stick her bangs up but she wouldn't let me. She did look very cute however.
This is Issy on the first day of school we were kind of slow so she had to eat while we walked the kids to school.
Many of you know we got a dog well here is a picture finally he is so cute when he sticks his ears up. He is part German Shephard part Pit bull he is fabulous with the kids. He especially loves Issy, although Issy doesn't necessarily like it when he licks her but she loves to pet him. He knows all the commands and we can let him out in the front yard and he won't run away he just stays right by you. He is brindle color very pretty. The kids love him to death.
This is Issy and her little boyfriend Alex he lives next door, he is two months younger then Issy. They love to play together however this blue car is their favorite sometimes they share and sometimes they don't it just depends on the day. But they are hilarious to watch I have never seen 1yr olds play together like they do, although Issy does seem to be the bossy one but Alex is pretty easy going.
I finally got Issy to play in her sprinkle we bought her for her birthday at first she was really scared of it, but we got it out while all the other kids were gone to Yellowstone with Grandma and Grandpa Tomlin and she had a blast.

What a great July!!!

Well I decided it is time to update, sorry still no pictures hopefully Bryan will help me download them soon as I just took some really cute ones of Issybelle playing in the water outside. Well July has come and gone ok almost gone. We had a busy month. Between baseball for the boys and Softball for the girls and then try to fit in fun things to do with the kids without spending to much money or to much gas. But all in all we have had an ok summer so far, however I am very glad school will start in less then a month so I don't have to hear I'm bored there's nothing to do.Well Allyssa will be in 6th grade thats right everyone my baby girl is going to be twelve in 2 and1/2 months.She is excited for this her final year in Elementary school but can I just say enjoy them while they are young because oh how they do get attitudes. Mackey is going to be in 3rd grade he is very excited to get to learn cursive I think 3rd grade is going to be a challenge for him with all the different things they learn in that grade but I think he will enjoy it. He is very smart and was always in the top of his class last year. Timothy will be in the 2nd grade, I myself am kind of nervous for this , sometimes I think I should have held him back a year because he is the youngest in his class, but then all the rest of his friends would have been a year ahead of him in school so I don't know hopefully he will get a better teacher then he had last year. Then of course Issybelle she is fabulous she is 16 months old and is so smart, she walks all over and is into everything she is alot like Allyssa was at this age only she doesn't talk, why is that. It is because all she has to do is point and scream and she has at least 5 people at her beck and call I tell you she is a normal last child, SPOILED. Anyway she is a very happy baby as long as you give her what she wants. She also loves to read books, we can sit for hours and read books, the same books over and over again it is fun but really time consuming and I don't get much done around the house except for when she is asleep. Anyway that is pretty much all that has been going on with us. I hope everyone else is having a fabulous summer.

Summer Blahs

Ok so it has been a long time since I have updated my blog mostly because I was waiting for Bryan to help me download pictures but he is working overtime and I don't think it is ever going to happen. So I decided to update and do pictures later. Well I am ready for school to start again, I am already tired of the kids asking me what they can do and that they are bored. I have been trying to keep them reading and working on math, but since we started doing a paper route that has kind of gone downhill since I just can't seem to keep my eyes open for longer then ten minutes. The kids have kept busy however with baseball and softball. Mackey and Timmy and Trenton my nephew were all on the same baseball team this summer, they had a great time but Tuesday was our last game yippee now we just have Allyssa in softball until the end of July. Allyssa and Britney are playing together on the same team and they are pretty good if I do say so myself the plan was for Britney to play pitcher and Allyssa catcher but Britney threw out her arm and so she cannot pitch but she plays a mean 1st base and 3rd base. Allyssa is playing catcher and sometimes outfield she actually really likes catch so we will see how far she goes. As for everything else we now have a dog for anyone who didn't know and I think he has chewed up everything imaginable in our yard the other day I walked in the back yard and saw a branch from a tree on the ground and wondered where it came from , I looked over to where we had planted a walnut tree about 3 yrs ago and it was gone thats right my dog is part beaver he chewed down our walnut tree, needless to say I have not told Bryan yet I think he might kill the dog, he has also chewed through the hose 3 times forcing us to have to drag from the back yard everytime we get done watering, and yesterday he chewed up our cooler that we sat out on the deck to dry out. Needless to say he is getting pretty annoying I hope the chewing phase ends soon. Today I took Issybelle for her 15 month checkup, my how time flies it seems like I just had her, anyway she is doing great, she is 23 lbs. and 31 inches tall. She is so much fun, she really likes me to just read stories with her and we spend half of the day on the couch reading the same stories over and over again but that is ok, she also likes to be outside so we spend alot of time outside with the neighbors, the bad part is my house is a disaster but hey your kids are only little for awhile and the house will always be their so enjoy them while there young. Welll I think I have bored you all enough, hopefully I will be able to post some recent pictures soon.

Ok so this month has been quite busy for us, Allyssa's class at school has been working on an American History Wax Museum they all had characters in American History, they had to do a report on their character and a powerpoint and they all made their own scenes and put it up and you walked through like a museum and stopped at each one and they had a speech they would recite it was really neat. They learned alot doing it Allyssa's character was Clara Barton the founder of the American Red Cross. And yes that is my old prom dress she is wearing it was a little big we had to take it in but doesn't she look great.
This is the whole class together
Ok so we also had Mackeys first Pinewood Derby. Bryan and Mackey worked really hard and this is it the 1st place winner thats right my brothers my son won first place on his first try it was so awesome.And yes it is a dragon hand carved by Bryan lets just say it flew, Hahaha.


Mackey didn't even realize until 2 days later that he had won first place over all the other cars because he had lost a race. But his car was the over all fastest and that is how they chose the winner his car ran the track in 2.57 seconds, the next closest car was 2.7.

Issybelle loves music Allyssa let her have her mp3 player one day and she loved it she wouldn't let Allyssa have it back when we finally took it away she cried and cried it was so funny.

Anyway it has been a fun month so far and with Issy's birthday coming up I am sure we will continue to be busy and having alot of fun.

So the other day I was doing dishes and Issybelle was sitting in her jeep it got really quiet so I decided to check on her and this is what I found. Poor girl she was so tired she slept for 3 hrs this was the day after we found out she had another ear infection, she didn't sleep at all the night before.
Heres the kids posing for the camera.
This is my new dishwasher pretty fancy we were going to get it in black but they didn't have any in stock so we got stainless steel.

So Allyssa decided to play dress up with Issybelle this is what turned up I thought it was so cute.


This is Allyssa's science fair project. The Amazing Popping Popcorn.

Valentines Day and other stuff

Ok so I decided to update our blogg we have been very busy at our house. Allyssa has been doing a ton of stuff at school one of the things she had to do was a science fair project, she decided to see which brand of popcorn pops the best. It was fun but it sure took alot of time. We also had valentines day of course, it was fun but tiring, I was in charge of Allyssa's class party, and well it was kind of lame but at least they got a party if I hadn't done one they wouldn't have had one. I also helped with Mackey's class party so I was pretty much at the school all day, because on Thursday mornings I volunteer in Timmy's class reading with the kids. So Bryan took the day off and stayed home with Issybelle because she was sick and I spent my day at the school needless to say I was sure glad when it was over. Also more big news after a year of washing dishes by hand I finally got a new dishwasher, yippee. It is wonderful and now I am making the kids do the dishes we will see how long that lasts.

Ok people I am finally updating our blog. We had a great Christmas and a Happy New year. The kids got alot of stuff for Christmas, but when we were all done opening presents Timmy took a look under the tree and said " hey where is my Xbox." So I guess Santa goofed. Anyway it was fun having a new member of the family for Christmas. Issybelle was fun to watch although she was more interested in the wrapping paper then the presents although she does enjoy the presents. Mackey had a great 8th birthday, and a wonderful baptism thanks to all that came. I can't believe he is 8 and is in scouts and everything, he is loving it. Timothy is doing great, he is having so much fun being in 1st grade. He is getting to be a pretty good reader but we need to work on his writing skills sometimes you can't even tell what he has written. Allyssa is keeping us busy she is on student council this year and so has meetings every other Wednesday. She also has Fun and Fitness Club, and Piano, along with Activity days and her many social activities she likes to do with her friends it seems like I am forever running her places. Last week all three of the older kids went and stayed at Grandparents houses, Allyssa went with G&G Smith and Britney and Kellie to the Uof U Gymnastics and had a blast. G&G said she never stopped talking, gee I can't imagine where she got that from. Mackey and Timmy spent the night with G&G Tomlin and got their haircut and had alot of fun. Bryan, Issybelle and I just stayed home and had a quiet night alone because Issybelle had an ear infection her first one. She is doing better now but I sure didn't get alot of sleep for about a week. Well lets see what else can I say except Ben and Katie Florida sounds really good right about now. If it snows too much more I might just have to pack my bags and come visit you. I am so sick of the snow and being stuck inside all day. Although everyday is an adventure with Issybelle you never know what new thing she is going to do. But I am tired of being inside, and I think Issy is too. Today I put her coat on and walked over to the neighbors just for a minute and she loved it she loves being outside so I can't wait till it gets warmer. I probably won't gett anything done in the spring and summer. Well I think this is getting to be a novel so I will say good bye I will post some new pictures hopefully tomarrow.
Love ya,
Wendy