Well, I am finally updating pictures and posts from October. Over Fall Break, the girls and I went up to Salt Lake for a few days. We went to the Witch's Festival at Gardner Village, Halloween Activities at Thanksgiving Point, and spent lots of time EATING and being with family. Sara had the whole weekend off, and Erica came down too. Dave's XC team had qualified to go to State up at Sugarhouse Park, so we decided to skip school and stay a couple extra days to watch the meet. Pineview Boys took 1st place in the 4A State Cross Country, and the girls came in 10th. I was so proud of Dave for all the hard work he puts into the XC program and his own running, and still has time for his family. Thank you Linda for driving home with me and the girls. You sure made a long trip so much better!
We then of course, we celebrated Halloween. The girls have so much fun dressing up and having their school parties. Home-made Halloween costumes don't always turn out to the girls' approval, but luckily this year they were a hit!
I can't believe it is already November. Where does the time go? Oh ya- 4 kids. That keeps you busy!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Halloween 2010
Laney as Pirate
Pyper as Pippi Longstocking (yes- that's her real hair) it turned out VERY cool!
Rylee as Medusa (from Lightning Thief) zthis wig also turned out great. Ry looked awesome!!
Rylee as Medusa, and her friend Sydney as Athena
After leaving the ward's trunk-or-treat, Rylee, feeling sick, threw up in her candy bucket. She didn't even feel like going trick-or-treating. So, I took Pyper and Laney. Pyper was a sweet sister and got extra candy from each house for Rylee. What a
crummy day to get sick!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
St. George Marathon 2010
Dave ran the St. George Marathon again this year, and again did awesome! He finished 5th overall and 1st in his age division. His overall time was 2:33:08. We are so proud of you Dave!
Love,
Your Girls
Monday, September 27, 2010
Elin
Elin has been VERY GRUMPY the last few days. The cause? Teeth. 2 of them you can see down in her gums just waiting to pop through. I got this video on Sunday when she was happy for a few minutes!
Rylee's Swim Meet
The weekend of September 16, Ry had her first meet of the season. The first day was at Washington Rec Center where Ry swam in the 100 Butterfly
100 freestyle
On Saturday she swam at Sand Hollow Aquatic Center where her events were:
200 Freestyle Relay (1st place)
50 Fly
100 Breast
200 Freestyle (2nd Place!)
She did such a good job and we are so proud of her. It is so fun to go and watch her swim!
Holts were able to come Friday night
Grandma Linda getting Elin to smile
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Discipline Backfires!
There is one thing I do not like about being a mom....back talking girls! Rylee seems to have aproblem with this lately, and I just don't know what to do with her. Monday the kids got out early from school for a teacher's meeting, so I thought they would have a good day and good attitudes because they would have lots of time to play. I was wrong. When Ry had a bad attitude, I told her she couldn't play with friends. "I don't care" was her reply. But she did care when 3 friends called to play and one came over! She then went in to bother Pyper since Ry's biggest joy in life is to tease her sisters. Pyper lost it and smacked Rylee hard on her back. So, Pyp's friends got taken away too. Her reply was the same as Rylee's. What to do? They were now home for 3 hours before Dave would be home, and they couldn't go play. I decided to make them suffer by cleaning my baseboards- a job I HATE to do! So, I gave them a bucket of soapy water and put them to work. The plan backfired on me because it wasn't a punishment...they loved it! They had a great time cleaning. We turned on music, and they cleaned for quite a while. They laughed and were just happy as could be. I hope they start getting along better but if not, hey, at least they can do the dirty work for me!
This is my life. Elin loves to be held. Not just being held, but walking around being held. Sometimes I don't mind it unless I have things to do, and with 4 kids there is always plenty to do!
Elin in the snuggly while I vacuum
Elin is now 3 1/2 months old! She is getting so big. She smiles ALL the time. She gets grumpy at night around 8 and starts eating alot. She has been sleeping through the night for a few weeks now. It is so nice!
I was reading a bedtime story to Laney and she fell asleep during it. Tired little girl!
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