Week of Labor Day

On Monday it was Labor Day. We went over to Payson for the parade. We went to my parents shop. Where all the cousins aunt uncles come and we bring camp stoves and make breakfast before the parade. We have pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, Gary's cheesy hash browns.They have bought bleachers to put out in front of the store for the parade. They even put traps on them so it is shady. We have a huge turn out. The kids have a lot of fun. The tribune even wrote something about it in there paper on Tues.. I didn't get one so I don't know what they said about it.

On Monday night Taylor went to a concert with my niece. Gary and i took the other for kids hiking up Santaquin Canyon then had a hot dog roast. I am thankful for the 2 1/2 miles I walk every morning at 6:00a.m. because I don't think I would have been able to do the hike. We had a great time with the kids up the canyon and had a great time setting around the fire and talking.

Emily and Taylor had a great time at the concert. The concert was at UVU. So they parked at the walmart parking lot. Big mistake. When they got to the car they had put a tire boot on Emily's car tire. And about 50 other cars. Emily didn't have the money to pay for the boot to be taken off her car so Taylor paid the $60.00. They decided they would split the ticket and that she would pay him back on pay day. It made me mad because you can pull your trailer into any walmart and sleep in it over night. But you can't park there for a few hours. A lessoned learned I guess.

I went to Garrett's Football game on Tues. night they played in Salem. They won just in the nick of time. They were tied 22 to 22 and had 15 seconds left. They were able to get a touch down and won in that 15 seconds they had about 50 yards to be able to get the touch down. The kid that got the ball just ran like crazy it was fun.

Lindsey went to achievement days on weds. They made the cutest bracelets with washers and ribbon. They were cute.

Thurs. in the middle of the night Bryce woke up with a tooth ache. When he woke up Friday morning his face was swollen. I called the dentist he was out of town so he had a dentist that was taking his calls but didn't work on Fridays but had a number for emergencies. So I called that number explained to the dentist what was going on. He called in an antibiotic for Bryce and told me that it is hard to numb them if they have that much infection. That he needed to clear that up first so we are working on that.

Friday Gary's uncle Dale passed away. His daughter Linda passed away about 4 weeks ago.

On Sat. morning I went to Garrett's football game. They won 27 to 0 they played in Spanish Fork. They had a great defense today.

We are sure putting the miles on the suburban. Taylor made the golf team and has to be to the golf course everyday after school and because he doesn't have a license yet I get to take him. His friends mom picks them up in Elk Ridge but I have to go to Payson to get him. Garrett is playing 8th grade tackle football in Payson he has practice everyday from 5:00 to 7:30 at Taylor School. Thank goodness we put together a car pool. So I only have to take them over on Monday nights and pick up that night. Garrett's Team won there first game. Gary is playing men's fall softball. He really enjoys that on Tues. nights. I enjoy watching and supporting them in what they are doing. Sometimes it is hard to be to everything but I try. I am glad right know we only have one in football. that makes it a lot easier. Basketball is always tricky because we always have 3 or 4 kids playing.

When I came home from camp I came home to a new girl. She is all about trying to do her own hair. And has to have it done everyday. She fixes it about 10 times a day. She used to care less about having it done. But not anymore. she sure does add a lot to the family. He is enjoying the third grade.

Tanner is enjoying 5th grade. He wishes basketball was year round. Bryce is loving first grade. Taylor loves going to the High School.

Garrett is in the 8th grade. On Monday August 31, 2009 he went to school at 5:00 a.m. to do a qualifier for a Mount Nebo hike He had to run 3 miles in 39 min. with a twenty pound pack on his back. Then they had to run bleachers afterwards. He did the 3 miles in 30 min. On Friday Sept. 4, 2009 They went on the hike he had a great time. He had to get up at 4:30 a.m. to get to the school to go on the hike. He was tired when he got home.

You want to beat them but instead you hug them.

On Weds. Sept. 2 2009, I was having a peaceful morning just getting ready to shower and the phone rang.(it was 9:30am) I answered the phone it was the elementary school Brooke the Secretary, said Amy is Bryce home this morning I said no she said was he late I said no he was there by 8:30. She said hold on let me check if he was in class I said OK. I new he was in class because we took him to school. She came back on the line and said Amy he has not been to class at all today. I said OK I am on my way there. As I was getting dressed I called Brenda to see if she would come help us look for him. When I got to the school the lady that does playground duty was in the office she said she walked around the whole playground and didn't see any one. Tanner's teacher Mr Bailey was teaching the kids some math and happen to look out his window with the corner of his eyes and said those two kids look like they are going on an adventure then he got up to look closer out his window and said they have back packs on and a jump rope. He sent to boys out to run over where they were sure enough it was Bryce and a little boy Taylor from his class. They had been to the rodeo grounds and were coming out when they seen them. They were heading to the fields behind the rodeo arena. When they got him in the office and we came in he looked sad. They had a little talk and then we took him back to his class. I had the school counselor go and talk to him so he new it was serious. When he got home after school he started to cry. Mom Taylor hates school. And he made me go with him, I said Bryce you are bigger then he is and you could of told him it was wrong. I said you made a bad choice. He said I know I will never do it again.

First Day of School

The first day of school was on August 19Th. I was not ready to send my kids back to school. I felt like we did not have enough time together. Taylor is a sophomore this year. I can't believe he is getting so old. Garrett is going into the 8Th grade. He is getting so tall. Tanner is going into the 5Th grade he has Mr. Bailey this year as a teacher. He was scared at first, but he really likes him. Lindsey has Mrs. Rupper, she was sad that Elli and Kyler were not in her class. She is making friends. Bryce my baby ( he hates it when I call him that. He lost his first tooth and said know you can't call me your baby anymore.) is going to first grade he has Miss Dooley. I do not know how Kanyon and Bryce ended up in the same class but they did. I did the kissing hands with him before school. Tanner and Lindsey said I can remember when mom did that for me. They said Bryce that really helps. He made it through his first day and loves it. All my kids have seemed to enjoy school so far. Thanks to all the teachers for there time and dedication they give to my children.

Park City

On August 17TH we went to Park City to do a little over nighter with the kids. Westgate resort kept bugging us to come to one of there little spills they would give us a free night stay and fifty dollars. We had to be to the meeting at noon the kids played basketball and we did the tour. I was not impressed the rooms were really tiny. We did the spill then we had 2 hours until we could check in. We went for a little drive and the little kids were dying to go swimming. We were able to check in at 4:00. We were in the room for only a few min. and the kids were in swimming suits and were ready to go. They swam for 5 hours. They loved it. They were in heaven. The next morning they got up early to go swimming before we checked out. They had a lot of fun swimming. I just relaxed. Gary swam with them. I had left my suit on the back of the couch. I had fun watching them. They are great kids.

Girls Camp

This year I went to camp on a stake level. They had a camp committee of four people Myself, Leslie Hindes, Melanie Kunz, Trisha Ringger. They are a great bunch of ladies and I love them and have a great new friendship with them. Our theme for camp was super hero's. We wanted the girls to learn that they were all super hero's and that the greatest Super Hero is are Savior. We had a lot of fun. The 13Th ward was a lot of fun they kept putting nerds in our beds. So we would pick them all up and return them to their beds. I had a lot of fun with the 8Th ward joking around and laughing. The 3rd ward was awesome of course and were great at there acts of kindness and for doing my hair( Addie & Becca). I had a lot of fun with my photo shoot with the 15Th ward. I would dress up in red skirt and red boots, mask, and super man shirt and go out and do the caught being Super Award. All the wards were great. I could go on and on about all of the them.

This is what happens to your hair when you let Becca and Addie do your hair. This is not a wig. Bryce tried to pull it off but it is the real thing. The stake YW President is Colleen Wilson, first counselor Amber Bascom, second counselor Lori Hansen, Sec. Katrina Davenport. They are great ladies and they love each one of these girls and they worry about everyone of them.

July 24th

I have not posted for awhile, so I am going to try and catch up. On the Weekend of the 24Th we went Jet skiing and camping to Mona Reservoir. We had a great time. The kids played in the water and had a great time. On Friday night you could see the fireworks from Levan. IT started to rain really hard and we did not have the rain guard on so Gary had to put it on and the rest of us ran to the suburban to stay dry poor him no one stayed to help him. On Saturday Gary's cousin Allen and his wife and there four boys came down. (poor Lindsey we are going to have to let her bring a friend). Bryce and Hugh would set and make songs up. they set for over an hour just singing. Garrett and Sam had a blast taking the Jet ski's out by there selves. Tanner and Lindsey had fun in the water and riding in the tube and on the Jet ski's. Taylor loved that he had one all to himself. Allen and his Family left after dinner. We decided to stay one more night. We were able to see the Mona fireworks. We then tried to go to bed. But the other families that were camping down there stayed up and partied until 3:00 a.m. in the morning they were not quite at all. They had there music up full blast. They kept screaming don't drink the whiskey save it for the last. They drove us crazy. some of my kids were so tired they slept right through it. Then a horrible wind came through and knocked are shade tent into the tent we were sleeping in so Gary once again had to get up and take care of everything that we had outside. The next morning we got up early to come home. I told my kids to be as loud as they wanted to.(maybe the drunks would realize how loud they were.) All in all we had a great time.