Football Parade....

Go Crosby Cougars!!!!

Yesterday the high school football players went and visited the kindergartener's. They read stories with them, ate lunch with them, and played football at recess with them. Mya was so excited about it.

Today we got a call from Kareena telling us that a parade was going to be passing by the entrance of our subdivision and that it was in honor of the football players.We had a "tail gating" party in the Crosby Stake Bank parking lot waiting for the parade to arrive. Keegan's favorite was the police car and the firetruck (such a boy). Mya had to say hi to all the football players and her favorite was the Crosby Cougar mascott. We got a lot of candy because the road had to be cleared before they could let traffic back on to FM 2100. It was a lot of fun.

First Day of School

Today is the first day of Kindergarten for Mya. It was really hard to watch her skip up to the bus without even a glance backward or a "goodbye mom." She is super excited to start school and that summer is finally over. I think she was beginning to wonder if summer was going to last forever.

Here is everyone waiting for the bus to come.

Semenary started bright and early this morning. I had four students this and I am working on getting two more to come. It is a classroom full of all boys. I have two new freshmen, one junior and a senior. I am really excited to be teaching the Book of Mormon this year.

It's Been Awhile

What can I say, this summer has flown by. It has been a very busy summer for us. I haven't been as good at posting what is going on in our family. I looked, and that last post was almost over a month ago. Since Gerald got his Iphone he has been better then me at posting what is going on. If you really want to keep in touch maybe you should befriend Gerald on Facebook. =)

This week we found out that we are expecting baby #3. It was kind of a suprise to both of us, but we are both happy and looking forward to the new addition to our family.

Mya is looking forward to starting school next Monday (the 24th of August). Gerald went and helped her pick out a new backpack and Mya couldn't understand why school wasn't starting because she was ready to go. We will find out who her teacher is on Friday when we go to orientation. I have mixed feelings about her starting school. I think I will mourn for about a day and then enjoy the rest of the school year.

This week has been very interesting. Gerald, Adam, and Jessica have all went back to work. That leaves me with Mya, Keegan, Aiden, Colten and Keegan all day long. I have been trying to think of things that we can do to fill the day so that they aren't getting bored and driving me crazy. Yesterday I pulled out the swimming pool in the backyard. Just when they started getting bored, Aiden found a poor little frog that was unable to get away. It kept everyone entertained for another half an hour, but the poor thing had to prove how long he could hold his breath under water and he had to prove how brave he was to jump off the "high dive" (or Aiden's hand) into the pool of water below. The frog eventually outsmarted Aiden and got away under the fence when Aiden put him in the sandbox to dry off.

Spending the Summer at the Library

We have an amazing library. They have planned activities for the community to enjoy for the whole summer. We have been taking advantage of the free entertainment. This last week on Tuesday they had some Yoga instructors come. I was suprised at the consentration that Keegan had to get the poses right. Mya was very excited to do it as well. They handed the kids some pipe cleaners and let them make their own Yoga man so that the kids could twist them into their favorite poses. Keegan took that Yoga man around with him for the next couple of days.

On Thursday they had a marionette production of Rumplestilskin. The kids laughed and loved the marionettes. Mya loved the queen and couldn't wait until dad came home so that she could tell him all about it.

UPDATE.....

Mya turned 5 years old this past Friday. "It takes a long time to turn 5" said Mya when her birthday finally came. Since we celebrated Keegan's birthday at Chuck E Cheese's she would not be persuaded to go anywhere else. Everyone had a lot of fun. What can truly top pizza and arcade games in the mind of a five year old? One of her favorite rides was a virtual roller coaster. The capsule moved up and down and around as if you really were experiencing it at an amusement park. Now that the birthday has come and gone he focus has turned to when school will start and tells me that summer vacation is to long. What kid says that summer vacation is to long? I will definatly have to ask her next year after she has experienced a "real" summer vacation if it really is to long.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MYA!!!

Take Me Out To The Ball Game....

My first and only experience with MLB up to this point in my life was at Cincinatti Ohio when I was a kid. We watched the Reds play the Pirates. It rained for most of the game and we spent the majority of the time watching them take the tarps on and off the field. The home team lost that night and when the game was finally over it was past 1:00 in the morning and because of the noise ordinance they were not allowed to let off the fireworks.


Today's game with the Astro's Vs the Royals was so much better!!!! The Astro's won 5 to 4. The best play was when Lance Berkman hit a home run that brought two runs in. It was such a neat experience and I was captivated the whole time. With a little reluctance I will let Gerald know that it was a great activity to do as a family. (Reluctant, because I don't like to admit when he is right.)


GO ASTRO'S!!!!!

A New Pet

Jessica and I let the kids play in the water this morning. We filled up a kiddie pool and turned on the sprinkler. We were eating our ice cream when this little guy came out of the garage......

The kids just kept wanting to touch it and we kept telling them that it would hurt if he pinched them. Jessica caught it and put him in a bucket so that she could show Adam when he got home. My question is, where did he come from?

Happy Father's Day

The kids had lots of fun with Father's Day this year. The kids picked out what they wanted to get Gerald for Father's Day (With a little help and suggestions from me) and then helped me wrap them. We gave Gerald his presents on Saturday night so that he could ware his new white shirt to church on Sunday. The kids sat on the couch waiting for Gerald to get out of the shower to "suprise" him when he got out. It was so funny because they tried to hide the presents from Gerald so that he would be suprised and the best hiding spot they could find was behind their backs. Anyway.... Just wanted to wish Gerald a Happy Father's Day. We love you!!!!

Another Project

This afternoon I enjoyed the peace and quiet and was able to get some reading done. What can I say, I am enjoying the summer vacation. Now for the reason that it was so peaceful..... Gerald and Adam assembled a sandbox in the backyard yesterday.

When the kids were out riding bikes the other day they stopped along the road and all of them were fighting over a handful of sand that they found along the side of the road. The sandbox can still use a couple more bags of sand because it is a little on the shallow side, but the kids are going to be entertained for a while. YEA!!! I think the parents are enjoying the sandbox just as much as the kids are.

Birthday Boy

Today Keegan turned three and I can't believe how fast those years went. We decided to celebrate his birthday as a family at Chuck E Cheeses. While we were getting ready, he kept reminding Mya about his birthday and where we were going. There really was a lot of things for the kids to do. Keegan's favorite game was pushing a button that would catapult balls into the mouth of the "hungry dog." I think I put 15 tokens into that game because he kept saying that he wanted to do it again. (Oh the joy that kids find in simple things.) Mya loved the huge rocking horse. When we went to leave Keegan announced that he had fun at Chuck E Cheeses on his birthday. It really is a place where a kid can be a kid and I think Gerald was reliving his childhood on the virtual skidoo.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEEGAN