I Just Can't Seem to Pull it Together

Every night as I head home from work I tell myself that I am going to blog! Then I get the kids, get home, go to soccer, get dinner, try and get caught up on laundry or dishes, bathe the kids and get them in bed. (Josh is almost always at work) By then I seem to be finding myself completely exhausted! I have even gone to bed as early as 8:30 once this week. I am feeling better and last night I even cleaned the entire kitchen, something I hadn't done in far too long. :) So I am going to recap and hopefully add pictures at some point.

Kendra and Ethan have both started school, HORRAY!!! Last week Ethan's teacher told Josh how smart Ethan is and how great he is doing. I wondered how long it would take before she said something, Ethan was overly prepared for School by his wonderful older sister. That same day Kendra's teacher pulled Josh aside and told him that she had been caught starting her math before the teacher said go. So we had to have the cheating talk with her that night. I will say that I am suprised that Ethan doesn't crash when he gets home at night since they go to school all day every day even in kindergarden, but he is like the energizer bunny, as soon as he gets home he is out the door to play with his friends.

Over labor day we went to Boise Idaho for a visit. We went to the Zoo, the Discovery Center, visited my cousin Rhonda and her family, and saw some friends of ours. Amy and her family also came up from Utah so we got to see them so that was awesome. I also did a bit of shopping. Ok a lot of shopping! We had a really good time and enjoyed the trip. Josh and I each celebrated a birthday while we were on vacation. Man we seem to be getting old, ok not really, but time really does fly by.

Josh started his first full semester back as a college student! It has been a wee bit stressful, but seems to be going good. Josh is still trying to fall into a routine. I told him that probably won't happen until he has finished the first test in each of his classes. I know that is about how long it took for me each semester and after that test you kind of know what to expect and how to best prepare. We are very excited to be starting this part of our lives, even if we are doing it completely backwards from most people.

Kendra and Ethan are both in soccer and have had their first games. Kendra scored a goal in the very beginning of the game and ended the game in tears. I warned the coach that she is a very emotional little girl and that we try to ignore it. Ethan did well and was so fun to watch, at one point he was throwing the ball in from the sidelines and his teamate caught it, TOO FUNNY!

So that is what we have been up to these days. Hope everyone is enjoying the start of their fall as much as we are. Let's just say that my life right now is like a new adventure every day! I guess I should get back to work, my lunch time is over. And maybe tonight will be the night and I can actually post some picutres.

How does this even happen?

I went to the doctor today and I got to hear the heartbeat, which was awesome! My doctor is so funny, with both Preston and this one he has said, "Well you are doing great, your body knows just what to do." Which I interpret as, man you are already huge! Anyways, when I walked in the door Josh infoms me that Preston has just had some yogurt. I turn around to see Preston and this is what I find....








Our kids love yogurt so much that we just buy the big tubs of it and put it in a bowl. Well apparently Preston decided to try out the bowl on his head. He thought it was quite comical and was playing with it and then licking his hands, GROSS! Needless to say I made Josh take him straight to the bathtub and as I was washing his hair I had to pick out pieces of strawberries. OH MAN!

The last days of freedom

We went to the fair last weekend and had a great time, ate some wonderful food, and took some silly pictures. I just had to laugh when Kendra looked at the pictures and asked, "which one is me and which one is Ethan?" Even she couldn't tell, man my kids look a lot alike.




Josh took Ethan to get his hair cut for school. Ethan does pretty well getting his hair cut as long as they don't raise the chair too high, he says he is afraid of heights. He came home, I told him how handsome he was and asked him how it went. He told me, "she was afraid of heights and afraid of water!" Apparently the gal that cut her hair was very open with him.

Lazy Days of Summer

It is amazing to me how much kids Preston's age learn each day. He is always discovering something new, saying a new word, or getting into something new. As I watch Preston's personality grow and develop I see once again how different we each are and how different my children each are. We each have something different that we bring to this world and we all have our own strengths and weaknesses. Preston is definitely testing my patience, he is into everything, always moving, and demands attention. He wants to be with his brother and sister all of the time and he loves to make messes. These are pictures that I took of him after he discovered how to open some lip gloss of mine. It was the kind that has a wand in it with a fuzzy type end. Preton thought he would use it not only as make-up but also like a q-tip! HE HAD IT EVERYWHERE!



The worst was when I actually used a q-tip to clean up his ears and the q-tip ended up bright pink!

I wonder if Preston will be as smart as his brother and sister? He definitely loves to read, even if it is one of my books. I couldn't help but to take his picture, he was using a pillow, his blanket from his crib, and has a doll on his belly that he was snuggling up with too. SO SWEET!


Well summer is quickly drawing to a close. We celebrated Ethan's birthday about a month ago but here are some pictures from the event. Ethan insisted on having a "Bowling Party" so we went to sunset bowl and had a blast. And I have to add that they are the best place to have a party. They charge per lane per hour so you can put as many people on a lane as you want and if the kids don't finish the game or start a second one it doesn't matter. So for those of you around Billings I highly recommend Sunset bowl, especially if you have a lot of people attending. Everyone got to bowl and it was fun for the kids and adults!




This is Justin, Josh's younger brother. Can ya tell they are related?

Always posing!

The birthday boy

This is Amy sporting our dad's stylin socks. She didn't think that she would bowl, but once she got there she couldn't say no. For once we were grateful that my dad wore socks with his sandels :)

Aunt Julie Helped Preston to bowl. He wouldn't stay back, he always has to be in the middle of everything.

Sweet as Pie

Preston is always into everything. Apparently he didn't like the cool whip.

This one is a classic Preston mess. Apparently he loves the oatmeal. He carries all around the kitchen and front room. Occassionaly he gets a measuring cup and bowl and "measures" himself out a bowl of oatmeal. But it eventually all ends up on the floor.

This is Preston with his little cousin Presleigh. Amy was able to come and visit for a week. We had such a good time and the kids loved their aunt and cousin. I have a few more pictures that I will try and post.

The Hair

We have been growing Kendra's hair out for quite some time now. It has gotten really long and dark! Somedays we want to cut it all off but for the most part we love being able to do lots of fun things with it. One of my favorite websites is www.girlydos.blogspot.com She always has really great ideas and shows you all of the steps too. This one is the beach hairdo. She looked like she was ready for a sunset wedding on the beach with this one.


This hairdo is my ultimate favorite. I remember my mom doing this to my hair when I was a little girl. I call it the princess braid, or the crown because it goes all of the way around. You can actually pull this hairdo off without very long hair but since Kendra's is so long it turns out really nicely. And of course, she always has to have that flower in her hair too top it off




I know that short hair is so cute and so many times I have been this close to getting it cut off, but I always seem to talk myself out of it. She will have plenty of time to have short hair, for now we are loving it long.

Catch Up

I have been meaning to post some pictures for a while now but just haven't been able to find the time or the energy. A couple of weeks ago we went golfing for family home evening. The kids had a blast and I learned that I am NOT a golfer.

I call this my picture of my GAP kids. I didn't even ask them to pose. I was sitting down on the grass with Preston and told them to look at me and this is the picture that I caught. These two are too funny!

Preston really suprised me by actually staying INSIDE the golf cart. He loved it and had a blast pretending like he was driving.

We let the kids golf on every other hole. Kendra had to use Ethan's clubs so it was a little hard because they were so short but Josh tried to help.


Ethan did great, of course, he is such a natural. He hit the ball better than me and he is only 4! The funny thing was that I went home so frustrated and ready to never golf again, but by the next day I was calling Josh and telling him that we needed to get a babysitter so that the two of us could go golfing so that he could teach me. It is just one of those sports where there is ALWAYS room for improvement.