My new life!

When I started this blog 3 years ago….I swore up and down that I was never going to be a “blog neglector” I just knew that my life would never be too busy that I couldn’t find 10 minutes for a quick blog post. So…here I sit a liar to myself, because I have indeed become too busy!

So here is the Reader’s Digest version of our life lately.

First, my friend Kristi found a monarch caterpillar for us. We have been looking for years for one. I have such fond memories of these little critters. I used to get one every fall in my Grandma and Grandpa Bowthorpe’s fields. So we have thoroughly enjoyed watching it cocoon…and can’t wait to release it!

Next…this little fella:

 Is a HOOT. Seriously, he is a riot. School is going MUCH…and I mean Much better than I had vividly imagined for the past year or so of worrying. He has a full time aid by his side…and a great teacher Mr. Graham. It is so crazy to drop all 3 of my kids off at school at the same time.

This fierce little Karate master (hehe---almost) is doing great at school. Loves his teacher, loves his friends, and has loved starting up Karate every Monday and Thursday nights:

This little beauty will be 11 years old on Wednesday the 28^th. That is crazy…plum craziness. She too loves school, her teacher, her friends…The biggest thing in her life is that she made the swim team. She is obsessed with anything water…swimming, the ocean, sea life, mermaids, etc. She goes every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. 

G.J. is still the best husband ever to be known. He loves me unconditionally. Helps me immensely with the kids, and is the very best thing in my life.

I am trying to adjust to my new “life” so to speak of running kids her and there and everywhere. It is NUTS sometimes. On my busy days…I make 7 trips running kids to either school or sports and picking them up. It is wild, but I love it for the most part. I am just glad we are so close to the school and Rec. Center…it makes it much more convenient.

I am trying to get a schedule down to where I can fit everything in. I usually drop the kids off at school, head to the rec. center, and then run around getting anything and everything done that I can while my kids are gone. With Kayler getting home at 11:30---that time goes too quickly!

  

So-Here is to a great Fall. The beauty outside is breathtaking. We have been spending a lot of time at the park to soak it all in before it is gone. I love this time of year.

Labor Day...

We had a great day trip to visit my parents and brothers while they were camping on Blue Mountain in Colorado. We: searched for horny toads, went to Echo Park swimming, saw all sorts of cool nature (including a mommy big horn sheep and her baby), ate yummy food, played with family and friends, shot paint ball guns, searched for more horny toads, and then came home.....dirty and exhausted, but so worth it! This new version of blogger is giving me fits! So sorry for the unorganized pictures and weird formatting on my journaling :)

An Angel was needed

Last Wednesday I received a call that my cousin Jeremy's baby girl Kinley had suffered an awful accident. She had somehow got between the mattress and the wall during her nap. Her mom Paige, who is an EMT, was able to do CPR and bring back a heartbeat. She was life flighted to Primary Childrens. She was on life support. They did a CT scan and there was no activity. They tried a procedure to cool her body to allow her brain swelling to go down. By Thursday afternoon, she was taken off life support and she returned to our Heavenly Father immediately. Losing a child is my worst fear.....really. I obsess about it to the point that I make myself sick. I guess that is not very faithful of me. I truly believe in eternal families, but I do not deal with death well at all. So...seeing someone I loved going through my worst fear was heart wrenching. I had a lot of guilt because after getting married and having kids, I haven't kept in touch with my cousins as much as I would have liked to, Jeremy included. Not that being around them more would have made things any different...but it is when tragedies occur that you think of what could have been done differently. Rest in peace sweet angel. You were so loved.:

Randoms

I think we have done a pretty good job taking pictures this summer. The only trouble comes when I need to find the time to blog/document them: Here are some randoms.... There are pictures of me at my 80's Bunco night. Notice my WICKED Side pony!!! Next-We were at the ranch. I was resting my foot when I looked out and saw G.J. and my in-laws helping the kids fly kites. It was a sweet site. The only problem is that it was during a huge lightning storm...so I was a nervous wreck! There is 1 of G.J. and the kids this past Saturday at the Heber Creeper. He went to join up with his family-parents, siblings, cousins, aunt, uncles, etc. They had a great time and I am so sad I missed it (I stayed for the funeral...see other post) And then the other is of Kayler being SUPER silly wearing my Grandpas Sweet Old School glasses.