I had a bad day yesterday with Ronan.  He decided 
to pee and poop in every single clothing he owns....after potty training was going to well!
I guess I show my frustrations to much...

I don't know what I did to deserve Brody...but I am sure thankful!

How in the world did this happen?

 I've been a bad blogger lately.  I set a secret goal to post twice a week...but that went out the window the first week!  Things have been crazy and non stop the past couple months.  It's funny, when Brody and Sadie were little, like Brody 2 Sadie 1 little, I thought my life couldn't get any busier and things would be so much easier when my kids were a few years older.  I laugh right now as I type that.  As your kids get older your life just gets more busier and more hectic.

Reasons why I'm not a good blogger:

getting kids off to school, bus stop 3 times a day, potty training, baseball practice/games 3 times a week, dance class, primary president, room mom for Brody's class, help in Sadie's class every other week, doing hair, boot camp, book of mormon challenge, cleaning/laundry, homework.

BUT, I have an awesome husband who helps me out so much, and who is way more busy than I am.

I love this time of my life right now and I wouldn't change it for anything.  I know 5 years from now I am going to be wishing I could go back to now because life will just get that much more crazy. 

Pics from the past few weeks...

Brody has made leaps and bounds in baseball this year.  He hadn't played in 3 years (which was t-ball) and got put on a team that really knew what they were doing.  He had to catch up a ton and learn so many things but he has done so well and is really loving it now.  Last night, he hit a sweet line drive to the out field!  Nothing like a little boost of confidence, he was all grins the rest of the night.

This is how we spend our conference Sundays.  Huddled around the laptop.  We don't get BYU channel so it makes for an eventful several hours.  I promise I was not sleeping...just blinking.  

I hosted a fun Bunco night a couple weeks ago at a friends house.  We had so much fun but missed our long lost Katrina...Boo hoo!

Last week was spirit week.  One day was twin day so Sadie and her best friend dressed up alike.  Luckily Brielle's little sister who was 3 at the time is the same size as Sadie...who is 5!

This month is the worst month for asthma!!  Poor Brody has really been suffering here in VA.  A few weeks ago we had to take  him the the E.R. because it got so bad and was the middle of the night.  They had to give him a steroid shot to help open his lungs up.  When he gets that bad, that is the only thing that helps him.  He had to have another one the next week because it got bad again!!  He is such a trooper though.  When we would ask him how he feels, he would just say "medium"...when you could tell he was in so much pain from not being able to breath.  He has been on a lot of meds lately!

Last month the kids and I took a little trip to South Carolina to visit my Grandma (she was visiting from AZ) and her family.  It was so fun to see some of my Great aunts and Uncles.  The kids loved fishing and each caught several fish...even Ronan!

I think this is my new fav picture.

9 years...

(D.C. Temple trip September 18th 2010)

Happy Anniversary Noah, I don't know where I would be without you.

Love you,

Jill

Shout out to my Friend...

Last night I made dinner for two friends and their families...because everyone around here is having babies!! Not It!!  I made this pizza from "For the love of Food" who happens to be one of my best friends.  It is now one of my favorite pizzas.  I love pizza...especially "fancy" pizza like this.  I could eat here everyday.  

Head  on over to Crystal's food blog and get you some great recipes!!

The big day

A couple years ago I realized that Brody and Sadie would be 1 grade apart. I love that they are so close in age and get to do so many things together....but it's just all happening way too fast!
Today Brody started all day 1st grade. He was a champ. What's new? Noah got up this morning just after 6 and Brody was dressed, shoes on, watching cartoons waiting for school! Gosh, he is so great. He loved getting to eat lunch at school. I wrote him a little note and put it in his lunch box and he gave it back to me after school and it said, "I love you to".
Sadie started afternoon kindergarten today. She has Brody's teacher from last year..Mrs. Dykes (per my request). She is an amazing teacher and we feel so blessed to get her for both kids. Sadie was also super excited for school to start. She asked me about 15 times if it was time to go to the bus stop! She did so great and loved everything. I asked her what her favorite part was and she said, "seeing Brody at school...when I saw him I ran up to him and gave him a big hug"! I'm so grateful my kids love school so much.

It was fun to spend time with just Ronan. He is about 75% potty trained so this new time will give us a chance to work on that last little bit.  What did we do with our time?...lunch with friends at Nordy's cafe to celebrate back to school!!

Here's to a great year of school!!

Sadie Lady turns 5

Sadie turned 5 while we were in AZ. She had been talking about turning 5 and having a party in AZ for about a year!
We invited a few friends and cousins over for a swim party...since really all you do in AZ when it's 115 degrees outside is swim!

Later that night, we took the kids out to the Sugar Bowl for some ice cream. They had an arcade there so that's really all they cared about.

Ronan, Talan, Sadie, Emi, Matix, Brody

Happy Birthday Little Lady. You are so special to our family.

Things about Sadie at age 5:

*STILL loves dress ups
*loves playing with her big brother Brody
*does NOT want to take her training wheels off
*independent
*will argue with you till you are blue in the face and give into her
*soooo small and petite
*loves her long hair and wants to grow it out to her butt
*starts a "collection" just about everyday
*beyond excited to start kindergarten
*has been saying her testimony at church for the past year and a half..by herself
*loves to sing and does vibrato with her voice...hilarious.

Woods Canyon Lake

Probably the main thing my family is known for is our love for camping. When we were in AZ a camping trip was a must for us! And if you know my Dad, you know that you eat better while camping than you do at home. My Mom and Dad both make camping so much fun! My brother Justin who lives in California with his family didn't get to make it but my other two brothers and their families were there, along with my G-ma, my uncle and his family and my SIL Krystal's parents...who are like family.

The little boys played with their trucks...

Noah was a pyro and had that fire going even in the rain!

Took much needed naps...along with chocolate drool.

My Mom is famous for her scavenger hunts. The kids look forward to it every camping trip. Every treasure they come to she has fun things like bug catchers, candy, balloon launchers, squirt guns and treats waiting for them.

Played on the Rhino...and begged for someone to take them on rides.

See this BBQ trailer? This is what I'm talking about when I say we eat better than at home. My Dad made this trailer so he can cook for big groups while camping. It was so fun!
Uncle Linn, Brother Jason and his wife Krystal.

Played games, ate junk food galore, lounged around, laughed at the kids, told stories and just enjoyed being lazy and out of the 115 degrees!

On the last night, it started raining...HARD!! We were all stuck under the "Headquarters" as we like to call it, so my Mom made ponchos out of trash bags and we all made a mad dash to our tents and trailers! It was quite comical.

Thx again Mom and Dad...can't wait to do it again next summer!!