Monday

Monday....What to say about Monday. Monday's are hard days for me..... Right after a lazy Sunday. Jared and Trenton left for Riggins on Friday after school. Trenton was more excited than he has been in awhile. I think his bag was packed for atleast 3 days. Jared picked him up from school and away they went. The girls and I just hung out at home on Friday and then we went to lunch and shopping in Nampa on Saturday. We had a good time. Jared and Trenton got home around 11:30pm on Saturday night. Jared shot a spike elk and boy was Trent excited...and tired. After Jared shot it, they skinned it and cut it up. Trenton was determined that he was going to carry a hind leg out. And sure enough he did. It was very rough terrain and steep. Jared had to lift up his pack for him because it was so heavy, but he walked atleast a half mile with it on his back. I am so glad Jared got to take him. It meant the world to Trenton.

The annual Primary Program was on Sunday and went well. All the kids read their parts really well. I invited our good friends, The Mclinns to come with us and am so glad they came. It really meant a lot to me. After church we came back to the house and had a yummy roast dinner. The rest of Sunday was spent visiting and relaxing. Later that evening Jared and the kids played football in the yard while I watered plants. All in all a very nice day.

I always have a hard time on Mondays. I usually don't eat the greatest over the weekend and then it is really hard to wake up at 5:00 am to go work out. So, I didn't this morning. Emma goes to Kindergarten every other day and it switches each week. So this week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday it will just be Cael and I. I have gotten so I really enjoy those weeks. It's kind of fun to just have him home. Although, he really doesn't know what to do in the house without the other kids.

Cael hasn't gotten obsessed with loaders and tractors. Tonight I sent him out with Trenton to go help Jared cut some firewood. They brought up a load of wood in the loader and when Trent and Jared were stacking it by the fence, Cael was just a crying wanting Jared to pick him up. Then when Jared brought him inside, Cael was just in a panic wanting to get back on the loader. Poor little guy. So Jared took him back out and got in the loader and Cael was in heaven. Jared is going to have a hard time getting out the door without his little buddy.

We have gotten out of the habit of having FHE and we decided we have got to start up again. So tonight was the first week back. Taiylor gave the lesson on Honesty and did such a great job. We have had a little bit of a problem with honesty with the kids so it was a good refresher for them.

I am working 3 days this week which I am not too excited about. Linda is having knee surgery so I am filling in for her. I just feel like I am so busy with the kids that it is getting harder and harder to work. Love those kids. They are growing up way too fast.

Barber to Boise 10k

So, I competed in my first race ever on October 15, 2011. I was really nervous. I guess just because of the unknown. I didn't want to look like a total dork out there. And of course I have no pictures to show for it. Jared was hunting and the kids were over at the McClinns. Emilee so graciously offered to watch them for me. I didn't eat much because I didn't want to make myself sick. The race started and I felt pretty good. I ran the whole distance without stopping and got a time of 58:07, which I am very happy with. I ran a 9:22 mile. I wanted to finish in under an hour. So woohoo for me. 6.2 miles seemed so far out of reach for me, so I am very glad I accomplished that goal. 6 months ago I thought that 6 miles was so far out of my reach. I started doing Crossfit with Jared down at the highschool gym and I really believe that is what really helped me out. My goal is to be able to do a half marathon this Summer with Jared.

Cael's first Barber haircut

Cael had his first haircut at 3 months. Can you believe that. Jared said he looked like Conan O'Brien (red, kinda poufy hair). I waited until he was the big "1" to take him to the Barber. So I took him to "Barber Randy" He sat him up in the big chair and used the flowbe. It is kind of like a vacuum that cuts hair. Cael wasn't too sure about it. He cried through most of it, but when he was done and got his sucker he felt like a big boy. Boy, does he look big. He doesn't look like my little baby anymore.

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After pic

Drive to the Butte

We headed up to the Butte one, cold Saturday afternoon. We saw herds and herds of deer. It was really neat. We got out of the truck and hiked around a bit. Trent took his pistol and rifle pellet gun with him. The pictures aren't that great because they were taken on my phone. We had a great time. Their was still snow on the butte so it was COLD.

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Taiylor's Spring Concert

Taiylor had her Spring concert and she was asked by Mrs Cutts, the music teacher to be the narrator. This was a big deal for Taiylor because she does not like to speak in public ( she gets that from her mama). Mrs Cutts told the kids they could dress up so she asked Kristen if she had a poodle skirt she could borrow. She didn't have one but decided to make one for Taiylor and Emma real quick. They turned out really cute and Taiylor did an amazing job. I think she was the only one that dressed up but I think she looked great.

Grandma Manship visit and the park

Grandma Manship has been living in an assisted living home for awhile now and we hadn't been to see her in awhile so we decided to drive over Sunday afternoon. We took the kids to a park in Meridian and let them play for awhile first. It was windy and a bit chilly but they loved it. I did too. Anytime we get to spend with the entire family is wonderful.







Grandma Manship's health really declined once Grandpa passed away. The kids were a little nervous when we went to visit her because she looked so frail and she is having a hard time remembering things. So glad we got to see her though.

Baby Bath time and some Random Photos

Taiylor in her pretty dress that Nans made for her.

Look at that smile!
Little Buddy wasn't feeling too well. He wanted to just cuddle with his mama.

Trip to Boise Zoo

I promised to take the kids to the zoo so away we went. It was so busy that day so we ended up parking a long ways away and had to walk. The kids got kind of tired. But what a great day we had.

Wrestling Season 2011

Every year Trent gets a little more aggressive in wrestling. Jared has been coaching the Freestyle program and Trent loves it that he is his coach.

Sisters

These are two funny girls. They love to play dress-up together.