A quiet Sunday...

I think we finally simmered down after the hullabaloo of summer and had a quiet Sunday at home, by ourselves, without a meeting or an agenda to go anywhere or do anything. On occasion I've matched the girls and as of late Reagan is apt to pick out a color and make sure we all get something to match her. Then Chance jumps on the bandwagon to match Dad and well... here's what you get :

Chance is 5

Just in time for the end of summer we took Chance's training wheels off and look at him go!!


Then a couple of weeks later the Birthday celebrating began.. 1st w/G&G Rogerson in town we decided to have his favorite meal (he chose Taco Soup and Chocolate Pie???) and Grandpa made him a great Treasure Chest that they filled w/Lego's and other surprises. After that we had Grandma Frame come down on the 13th to celebrate on Grandpa Frame's Birthday so we could have a party for both men (and she could stay for the softball game I had right on Dad's birthday). Next came the Ward Campout where Chance decided to announce to all the little boys there under 6 or 7 that they could all come for Transformer Cake and a movie the next night... and they came :) And that was all just leading up to the 16th, his actual birthday where we had a relatively quiet Sunday w/his favorite food again and in lieu of the Demolition Derby we'd planned to take him to as a family, we opted for $2 Tuesday at the Dinasour Museum at Thanksgiving Point. G Frame and his cousins Josh and Grant came with us and we had a great time!! School started for him the very next day and with all the excitement you would have thought he'd have been exhausted (I was) and no... 7:05 am he's dressed, bed made, backpack on, shoes on... "Mom is it time to go to school yet?" Can we go, Can we go?" "No honey, you have afternoon kindergarten buddy, it will be a while." So for the next few hours the same question was prompted about every 15 min, is it time, can we go? Needless to say I think my little man is ready for school and I love that he's excited, I hope he always is! Happy three week birthday party Chance :)

And then it was August...

We survived June and July and then August came and with it were visits from Grandparents and cousins galore. We had a great time celebrating the 24th of July and loved the help from family starting on the framing in our very un-finished basement. Usually that meant Gi and Grant or Gun got to stay home and work while I took the other half and the kids to our dear friends pool to play in the sun. The kids have all earned their swim badges this summer, its been a great time and even little Aly has survived a few too many hours in the shade of the pool's umberella table.

One CRAZY Summer

So much to catch up, not nearly enough time. June started w/Girls Camp in the Rain, followed closely by Bailey in Miss Summer Days, a quick trip to the cabin and a few other out of town events before Memorial Day. A great time to get together with our family and keep the memories of my Dad alive. Sure miss you at my softball games Dad!

Before you know it the 4th of July had rolled around and we had yet another capming trip on our hands and our annual festivities in Salina. So here's few highlights of June & July:

It's Enough...

This may be an online therapy session for myself, to write it and get it out of my system. You know its been one of those days, too much laundry, more bills than money, phone won't quit, kids have forgotten any other word in their vocabulary besided "MOM!!!" (and yes its only heard at that volume level) The dishes aren't done and my list of things to do just keeps getting longer as the day gets shorter.... Thats enough! Thats enough of your whining, just keep it to yourself and get on with the day. Thats enough you've done all that you can and you have to trust that there's no more you can fit into a day...

Then I sit here to log into this blogging world to try and finish that one last entry and my sweet kids face are the first things I see as I go to log in and sure enough... its enough! Its enough to know that my full responsibility is not to my laundry or dishes, to my bills or my calling, to no one but their dad and these sweet 4 kids and today, its enough!!! I'm going to go read them a book and probably dole out popsicles too close to dinner, but for right this very second, its enough to have them tucked in my lap and the rest of the world can fade because they are enough and I love them!

Alyssa at 4 Mos

Who can't smile with weather this beautiful

I'm trying to tell you somethin....

Helping me weed... she got so tired she took a nap in the wagon

Bailey Graduates from Kindergarten

Bailey's had her own set of events going on too... a Pet Day for her, a Dance Review, dancing to I'm a Little Teapot for Kindergarten Graduation, and all the while helping take care of the dozen puppies born next door. She's a great little mother hen, and I can't believe she'll be in First Grade next year!!

Dance Review (w/3 Costume Changes)

Teapot Dance at Graduation

Chance's Final Month of School

Just to re-cap we had a fishing day, a pet day, a water day, a tumbling "review" and a Preschool Graduation

And because he's such a great brother, Reagan and

Aly even got to come along for the fun!

Alyssa Marleen on her Blessing Day

So we'll not pretend that the hairbow really goes w/the outfit, but I misplaced the real one and didn't get a new beauty on her head til "go" time, but she sure was a happy camper for her big day, and her dad gave her a beautiful blessing w/nearly a dozen uncles and Grandpa Rogerson standing in. Pretty sure Grandpa Frame was watching over the event too....

Sand Mountain at the Little Sahara

Fun in the Sun, the kids had Monday off of school as part of the Spring Break over Easter weekend. We'd gone out there Friday and there were THOUSANDS of people climbing this mountain in their four-wheelers and dune buggies... you'd of never dared go near this hill on foot. By Monday though, the place was desserted and the kids had a ball climbing this monster. Not even sure if the pictures give it justice, but this sand mountain is a monster, and Bailey and Chance made it all the way to the top.