Very Lonely!!!

Jeff left town Sunday for a week and I am bored already. I thought getting a break away from him would make me bounce off the walls but I am so bored and lonely. He took Ciarra with him so I am by myself for 2 1/2 hours while all the kids are at school and I hate to say this but I can't stand it. I have always had a kid around since Andrew was born and it makes me feel a little useless as a wife and mother not to have to look after someone at all times of the day. My goal while he is gone and after I get Baylee off to Kindergarten is to get one room a day deep cleaned. So far one room down and 4 more to go. And surprise surprise the kids didn't mess it up after they got home yesterday. I can't believe how many toys Ciarra brings down a day. It is kind of nice not to be tripping on anything. I do however miss her constant talking and laughing and I think even the dog Shooter is missing her greatly. She is the only one that really pays attention to him even though she forces him to constantly sit and lay with her I think he misses it. He has been mopeing since she left. I am getting the hang of being a single mother but I wouldn't want to do it on a regular basis that's for sure. Even though the kids are older and can do things for themselves they still are very demanding and I honestly don't know what they would do without me which gives me purpose when I am feeling depressed. This week has just made me realize how much I love and appreciate Jeff especially when it comes to putting the kids to bed!!!!

Family Update

It has been 3 whole weeks since the kids have started school and they are still loving it thank goodness!!! Andrew keeps getting told how cute and little he is by all the girls at school. Brayden is doing great with his school work wich is an improvement for him because he has been keeping up in class and has not had hardly any homework yet this year. Lexi loves her teacher and thinks she is the coolest teacher ever!!! Baylee is loving kindergarten and bugs me all morning until it is time for her to go to school. She sings us her songs that she has learned at school at night while we are tucking her in. Last but not least Ciarra is having a hard time adjusting to all of the kids being in school. We have a melt down every day after we drive Baylee to school. She cries all the way home because she doesn't understand why she can't stay there with her. Hopefully that will soon subside. Jeff is finally starting to get a little busier with work wich is a great thing for us meaning I might be able to hold off a little bit longer on finding a full time job.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

It never fails, my husband yet again forgot my Birthday Surprise, Surprise!!! I think in the 13 years we have been married he has only remembered 2 of those years and that is when we first got married. It's pretty sad my Sister Jill and my Mom beat him and my kids to the punch yet again. Good Job Jeff!!! I thought you would redeem yourself this year. Oh well there is always next year to try again.

Labor Day Weekend

WE HAVE PUT A NEW MEANING TO LABOR DAY!!! WE GUTTED OUT ALL OF OUR KID'S BEDROOMS ON OUR HOLIDAY DAY OFF. WHAT THE HECK WERE WE THINKING. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THEY CAN WALK IN THEIR ROOMS AGAIN, NOTHING UNDER THE BEDS OR THROWN IN THE CLOSET AS THEIR WAY OF CLEANING USUALLY HAPPENS THAT WAY. BELIEVE ME THEY WERE NOT VERY HAPPY WITH US IT TOOK US 3 HOURS BUT IT WAS TOTALLY WORTH IT. IT SURE BEAT LOADING A CAR, PUTTING UP AND DOWN A TENT AND KEEPING CIARRA OUT THE DIRT. (OR MUD SHOULD I SAY SINCE IT RAINED LIKE CRAZY THIS WEEKEND)

Back to School

Yeah the kids are back in school as of yesterday. It is so quiet in my house during the day now I don't know what to do with myself!!! Starting next week it will just be me and CC at home cause Baylee will be starting Kindergarten. She is so excited (except for the fact she has to get shots again) Andrew loves Junior High and is already getting hit on by all the girls. Brayden already has had 3 pages of homework and he is not happy about that and neither am I. It is a fighting match to get him to do homework!!! Lexi loves the 2nd grade so far and is excited about making some new friends! Now what to do with all the time on my hands now???

Wheeler Farm

For play group in our neighborhood we went to Wheeler Farm. I haven't been here since I was a kid. The kids had so much fun!!! They were all feeding the geese when we first got there until the geese started to chase the kids down and steal the bread out of their hands. Ciarra did not think that was very funny!! Especially when they were the same height as her and grabbed it right out of her hands it freaked her out!!! I could not believe how aggressive they were they even bit Carly a little neighbor girl in our ward. They got to see cows, sheep, chickens, pigs, rabbits, and they got to feed the horses. It was kind of scary to let them do that especially when there was a sign that said "Please do not feed your fingers to the horses." They thought it was cool to go on the wagon ride also, even though you only saw two animals and a bunch of tires. That wasn't worth what you pay to see that. Ciarra kept saying "Oh my gosh that is cool" every time we stopped at a different cage to see a different animal. They even had a chicken that looked like it was being plucked, the whole top of its body was missing it's feathers. Maybe some of it's chicken friends got a little hungry haha!! The kids also loved that they could climb on all the big tractors they had outside one of the buildings. They would have one person driving while one was shifting all of the knobs. Andrew stood by one tire and could not believe how much taller it was then him. I told him he should be used to it by now because it seems like everything is taller than him including his little sister Lexi. It was fun to go for the last little summer fling before the kids all start school up.

HUNTING TRIP

We decided to go up with the Family for the day to go Bow Hunting on Saturday. Andrew was gone for the weekend camping at Christmas Meadows with some friends in the ward and wouldn't of been back until late Saturday Night so we decided to go up to Smithenmorehouse for the day and go 4 wheeling while Dad, Jon, Ryan and Jason hunted. Jeff wanted to go hike with them even though he is doing the rifle hunt instead of the Bow. We had a blast!! It was freezing cold when we first got there but as the day wore on it started to warm up as long as you were in the sun. Ciarra loved the 4 wheeler she kept wanting to go for rides as did Lexi and Baylee kept fighting over who's turn it was to be on it and drive. I had a lot of fun hanging out with my two sister in-laws Luinda and Amiee we just hung out, talked and while the kids were napping played card games it was fun to get to know them a little bit better and to have some one on one time with them when I don't see them very often. I even got to bond with little Maddie Sue as Kaitlyn calls her. She is such a calm and cute baby. ( well I guess not a baby since she will be ! yrs old soon) We decided to stay and have dinner so we didn't get home until 11:15 pm that night and then Drew didn't end up getting home until midnight so it worked out perfect timing when we got home. We were so tired and beat because we had left so early Saturday morning so we dragged all day Sunday before and after church. But the kids had fun and that's all that matters!!

Ward Camp Out

We just got back from our Ward Camp Out it was so much FUN!!!! We had a blast getting to know some new people in our ward than just the ones that we usually hang out with. The kids all had a blast but I think we had more fun than them. We even came home with some pretty funky gangsta names given to us by our 2 extra children for the weekend. Colby and Jake are so much fun and just add an extra laugh to our fun. We had a delicious dutch oven cook off and the food was fantastic! We took a hike to these beautiful waterfalls where we started a huge water fight and Jeff, Harland, and Holly bum slided down the freezing cold river. Saturday we went to the lower falls and let the kids play in the water, where Jeff had to part with one of his shoes because we thought it would be fun to throw shoes down the falls and see where they ended up at. I threw Jeffs behind me thinking Drew would grab it but he didn't get it in time. After me, Andrew, Whitney, and Kelsey G hiked clear down the river we still came back empty handed sorry babe we tried. It was still a fun and relaxing weekend with our second family. We love our ward family and there isn't anything we would rather be doing then spending time with them!!! Can't wait until next years!!