TSM

Total Slacker Mom. That is my new title, and I will try and revel in it for a few moments before the guilt sinks in.

Just ignore the old lady

I realized that my last post sounded very negative, and I regret that. It had been a very long day. My next one will be upbeat and cheery! :)

Summertime is robbing me of my sanity

I have been neglecting the blog, and I wish it was for a really cool reason, but there's not. It's summertime and I feel like my brain has melted here in the desert, so I'll use that excuse.
Here is what we've been doing:
We try to be out of the house by 10 am, (so we can be back by noon), otherwise we're inside for the day. It is usually at least 90 degrees by then, so at least twice a week we head to one of several nearby splash pads and the kids get wet. At least the older three do, Seth and Rachel totally freak out if they get wet. I wish I could have recorded them when a kid sat down on a small jet of water and it sprayed the three of us. You would have thought they'd both been tortured, they were screaming so loud! I swear the whole park was staring at us, so I suppressed my giggles and got us out of there. It was an AFV moment, but no camera, darn it. I could really use the extra 10 grand. :)
If we don't go to the park we go to the library and the kids cause a scene, just by being their delightful selves. Kidding. Sort-of. There are five of them, after all. Hailey goes off to read by herself as soon as we enter and then all chaos breaks loose as the other four have to pull off every book they can reach and then they have to search the computer for a certain book, but really they just want to push the buttons. Can you tell it's been summer break for over a month now? This has a little bit of a manic tone starting to develop, don't you think? Sorry, that wasn't my intention.
I'll post some pictures from Trent's birthday and the fourth soon. I had a nice birthday, but no pictures. Who needs to see all the wrinkles I'm starting to get anyway?

Happy Father's Day!

My kids are so blessed to have Greg as their Dad. He is a rock star here at our house and we love him so much!

A Trip North

Two weeks ago we traveled up north for a much needed retreat. We stayed with Greg's folks and saw lots of friends and family, went to our old ward and loved every minute of it.
Here are some pics of our trip. I don't have nearly enough of the kids with their friends, but I got a few. We went to the neighborhood park on Monday morning and at one point there were over 25 kids there! It was fun to see my kids so happy.

On Saturday night I even got to party with my book group friends. I have missed them so much and I laughed more in those six hours than I had in two months. Michelle hosted and we ate an amazing dinner, played an enlightening 'truth' game and had an all-around fabulous night. There were a few gals not able to make it, and they were definitely missed.

We saw my brother Kristopher and my dad, Steve, and lots of cousins. It was a great trip and we can't wait to go up again.

Memorial Day Weekend

Over Memorial Day weekend, my mom, sister Kylee and her hubby Eric came for visit. It was a long drive from Washington, but I am so glad they came. We all needed to see some familiar faces, and who better than a Nana and Aunt that cover the kids with kisses?

They got in Thursday afternoon, so they got to come to the Pinewood Derby and cheer Trent on. Friday was the last day of school, so after the kids came home we drove up to Snow Canyon. We were blown away by it's beauty. We spent Saturday in downtown St George at the city square, where the kids had lots of fun in the water. There are lots of parks with water features here in St George, and I think this one is our favorite. If you come visit, I promise to take you there! :) We also went to the Visitor's Center. It was perfect weather, not too hot but still warm enough. They had to head home Sunday afternoon, and although it wasn't a long trip, it made us so happy to see them and share our new home and city. We can't wait for their next visit.

Fun with Nana, Auntie Lee and Uncle Eric