October Fun!

Here are the last of the pictures for October

Catch Up!

I have had a little break form blogging, about three years to be exact, but i am ready to get back into keeping a record! I have wanted to but the craziness of, the now, five kids and the many crazy adventures we have had, i just didn't have enough time, but with the kids old enough i don't have to constantly hold them i am coming back! To explain, i am going to do blogging in a very unique way! I like to have a log of time not just what has happen so i will be going back and posting picture when they actually happen and since today is actually July 21st, 2016 it will be as though i never skipped a beat! So here we go!!

Brandon's big surprise!

On Wednesday afternoon, I got a text from Brandon's mom saying she was going to be down in st George and wanted to know if we wanted to leave the kids and go on a date. Of course, I said yes so when Brandon came home from work at four we hopped in the car to go eat dinner or something! While we were in the car driving Brandon revealed that he had a surprise for me! He then said we were going to the happiest place on earth! DisneyLand! Thinking he was being funny ( I have never been and he always teased me about how some day we would go) so I asked when? He replied "right now! " I figured not possible I had four kids at home with a two month old baby, who would watch them? Well he had already set it up with his mom and she was at our house packing things up to take them back to her house! So off Brandon and I went! We drove the rest of the night and found a hotel! Brandon had packed all of our bags secretly so I had everything I needed so we were able to just relax and enjoy being alone! The next morning we got up and headed to the park!!

We played in the park all day! It really was magical! It wasn't as busy as we were expecting and it was in the 70s the whole day! We rode all the big rides, went on a few kiddy rides, went threw shops, got ice cream, ate lunch, got an amazing funnel cake, went threw toon town, took pictures with some characters, and my favorite part watched the parade! It was an amazing day! I loved every minute with Brandon! After the park closed we drove for a while, found a place for dinner, and found another hotel and we slept! We were so exhausted but so worth it! The next morning we drove the rest of the way home and picked up the kids! We were so grateful that Brandon's parents helped put this whole surprise together! It was a great break and a surprise I will always remember!

Kenzie 2 months

Things around our house have been pretty crazy! I have been amazed how one more kid can make things so much busier. There has been many night as I lay in bed thinking about my day I will realize I haven't eaten anything but a few crackers or a bowl of cereal! It takes everything in me to keep the house clean but I have been sure to not go to bed until my dishes are done and so far I haven't misses a day since my mom was here which is a huge success for me!

Hayden has struggled the most with my mom leaving! She was always willing to drop what she was doing to help him and I often have to have him wait till I'm free but he figured out his own solution, he feeds the baby for me! It gives me a chance to get them sippy cups for fix lunch or get toys down for him, it's been really help full!

Coleton is loving school! He loves his teachers mrs. Creel and as now been accepted in to the optional extended day kindergarden which is wonderful, since he tested low they allow him to go to an additional class in the morning that is specialized for what he needs and it only had 15 students so he gets extra help! His OEK teacher is mrs. Hendrickson! She is definitely more down to business but he seems to like her! Since he goes all day he gets to eat lunch at school which is by far his favorite part of school!

I bought a 40lb box of chicken from sycon food and my mother in law and Brandon's grandma and I spent the night canning chicken, it's so good! It is fully cooked and is tender and so easy to use when cooking! It has saved me so much time when making dinner which is good because I don't have a lot of spare time these days!

Here are the boys during general conference! They were eating there snacks while listening to pres. Monson :)

And here is Kenzie :) she is six weeks here!

At two months her stats where

Weight.  11.62 lbs.    71%

Length.  23.75 in.      92%

HC.        38.5 cm

We have been just pumping milk and feeding her because she is a tad of a lazy eater and it's been nice to store extra milk ( I have about 200 oz in my freezer) and to have others feed her while I do other things has been nice! She gets a lot of bubbles but for the most part has been happy! She is sleeping for a six hr stretch at nights which as been wonderful! The hardest part of the day is 4:00pm Coleton is home and homework has to be done, all the kids are hungry and Kenzie is wanting a nap but the house is just to loud but luckily Brandon is home so he can help with the craziness!