To the Park!

This was the last time we went to the park before school started last summer.  The older kids are so good about pushing the younger ones on the swings and playing with them on the playground.  It was pretty warm, so we didn't stay too long.

August 31, 2012

First Day of School 2012

Katie, Zac, Sam, and I walked Eliza and Timmy to school on the first day of school on September 6th.  Eliza is in fourth grade and Timmy is in first.

We had to leave pretty quickly because Zac and Sam started getting into stuff in Eliza's class.

After school, Nathaniel made a cake celebrating the first day of school.  I got a picture of it after everyone had a piece.  It said "Happy 1st Day of School!"

Six Flags 2012

Last year, we got season tickets to Six Flags Great Adventure.  These are some pictures that I took one of the times that we went, just in case we lost anyone, we would have a picture of them!  We knew from experience that we always lose someone at some point or other.  It's usually the middle kids (read: Eliza).  For the most part, we find them almost immediately.  This trip, we didn't lose anyone - go figure!  Needless to say, I was very grateful!

Re-commitment

A few months ago, our family computer died.  Luckily, I had backed everything up on the internet.  Unfortunately, the dates on almost all of our photos are wrong.  The good thing is that I have some of the information on my blog.  The bad thing is that I haven't updated it in so long that I am missing a lot of the dates...

So, I am determined to update a lot more often, especially since both sets of parents are far away now.  So, mom and dad, you will be pleased to know that I will be posting pictures and stories again.  I've really missed a lot of time, but I promise to make it up!

Here's some pictures that we took a couple of weeks ago:

Eliza's Birthday - 11/25/2010

Eliza's birthday was on Thanksgiving this year.  Since she turned eight and would be baptized, Michael's parents came for the occasion.  They arrived on Thanksgiving day and stayed for a week and a half.

We couldn't find any birthday candles (we tend to go through them very quickly), so Eliza blew out a lighter.

These are some of the gifts she received:

It's a tradition on our child's eighth birthday to get a set of scriptures and a scripture case.

Katie wanted to eat one of Eliza's gifts, but I wouldn't open it for her.  She is wearing some of Eliza's gifts on her head and hands.

Sleeping Upside-down - 11/13/2010

Katie loves to get into the babies swings and bouncy chair.  This time, she got a little too comfortable.  Sam is hanging out next to her.

Halloween 2010

This is Timmy with his preschool class on October 29, 2010.  He wanted to be Mater from Disney's movie, "Cars," but we couldn't find it, so he chose to be Clifford.  Luckily, we have quite a few costumes in the attic from when the older children were little.

This is Eliza on the same day (10/29), walking around her school.  The day started out pretty nice, but was windy by the time she did the costume parade.  She was a little cold!

October 30, at a local farmer's market.

Ashleigh and Eliza

Eliza and Ashleigh

Katie, Eliza and Ashleigh

On October 30, I was one of the people in charge of the Ward Halloween Party, so Timmy is the only one of the kids that I took a picture of.  Here, Timmy is enjoying the rest of his donut from the donut eating contest.

First Day of School - 9/7/2010

I only got a picture of Eliza on her first day.  The kids and I walked her to school, then as we were walking back home, we stopped and watched the buses dropping off the kids at the school.

CS - 8/30/2010

Every year, we like to go, at least once, to our local water park.  We met my mom and Whitney and her kids there, had a picnic lunch and got nice and wet!

Timmy was pretty tired at the very beginning.  He was sitting at the picnic table... then lying down.... then sleeping!

Jonathon and Christian were SO good about taking care of Katie and helping her in the little kids area.

Here, Timmy is riding on Jonathon's back and Christian is waiting for Katie.

Six Flags Great Adventure - 8/2010

Last year, we again got season passes to Six Flags.  The kids had so much fun.  These pictures were taken on August 14, 2010.

Six Flags has a young child area with a bunch of rides that Katie and Timmy could go on.  It was really cute.

 Michael got us some nachos and this is what he found when he opened the cheese...ewwww!

We cooled off a bit in the arcade and Nathaniel and Eliza played air hockey.

Jonathon, Christian, Nathaniel, and Eliza waited in line for 45 minutes to go on the log ride.  I hope it was worth it!

These pictures were taken on August 31, 2010.  I think Eliza is excited to go to Six Flags, again!

It is very difficult to get a serious picture of Michael.  Jonathon tried 23 times while Michael and Timmy were on this ride and I didn't want to post them all, so here's two of them.

This groundhog had no fear of people, but just walked up and ate the food that was on the ground.  The last time we went, I saw a racoon.  The animals know where to go to find food!

The babies were so good.  It was fairly hot this day, so I took Katie into a water area.  I got the babies' shirts wet and rung them out so they were able to cool off.  They stayed very happy as long as I kept their tummies full!