Tuesday Tell All~ Caleb's SEP Conference

Whew, am I glad that is over! Does anyone else get anxious whenever they have to meet with their kids teachers? It seriously makes me a wreck. Maybe it just because my child is Caleb. He really likes to test boundaries with teachers (and parents and adults and coaches and friends, basically everyone!) and make them crazy. So I feel guilty. But its just his personality, he is sometimes just difficult! But he makes up for it with his charm and his wit. So for the most part, its an even trade.

And this year was no different than the last! He is pushing the limits and the teacher was trying to figure out what the deal is. So I told her to just nip it in the bud and do whatever the discipline plan is. And if it gets out of hand to call me because we back up the punishment at home with taking away privileges and grounding and whatever else I can think of at the time. It is exhausing, really it is!

But most of the time, (at least 90%!) Caleb is a great kid! He has the best sense of humor and he is really smart and he is a joy to have. Anyone who knows Caleb knows what an awesome kid he is. We love you, bud!

What did we do this weekend?

Well, first of all, I didn't take one single picture of any of the many fun things we did this weekend, OOPS! On Friday, we had a fabulous BBQ at my house with my very cool friends. We had Todd and Emma and kids, Nate and Andrea and kids, Ike and Nicky and kids and Tia and Rylee all come over for our "End of Summer" fest. We swam, ate and just had a blast! It was just so fun and relaxing. Tia and Rylee had a sleepover because Cortney was on the bow hunt. We stayed up until one in the morning talking without even realizing it! Then of course, the kids got up bright and early.

On Saturday, after we finally got up and going, we loaded up the camper and went up to Gardner Ranch. Our friend Andrea's family owns this ranch and it is so cool! Its the ultimate camp site. There is a pool that is filled by a natural spring, a large grassy area with a playground, and 1700 acres of ATV riding. Oh, and it has bathrooms and a shower. It is awesome. We had a great time! This will probably be our last camping trip of the summer too. :(

On Sunday, we were going to come home about noon (Stake Conference today, YAY!) but the kids were having so much fun that we stayed there until almost three. Then we came home and I made a prime rib dinner (YUM-O) and put the kids to bed. And needless to say, I am dead tired! So I'm hoping that this post makes sense. If not, oh well, I tried!

How was your weekend?

Tuesday Tell-All ~The Blankie~

This is "Blankie." He is Carson's favorite thing in the whole world (yes, Blankie is a he, just ask Carson.)

Little Known Facts About Blankie~

-We rarely leave the house without it.

-I can't imagine bedtime without it and I don't want to either!

-It makes him feel better when he gets hurt.

-No one else is allowed to touch blankie, except when mommy "gives him a bath"

-Carson walks around the house yelling "Blankie" when he can't find it.

It is truly a magical Blankie, I can't imagine life without it! We love Blankie!

First Day Of School, YAY!

Today Caleb started the 3rd grade. He was so funny about it, you know, like too cool for school. His teacher is Miss Hollaway (I'm told by Caleb that the "Miss" part is very important) and she seems really nice. I asked him how his day was when he got home and he said "it was just like last year but in a different class". Hmmm, I guess that's a good thing, right?

Tim Mcgraw in concert...It doesn't get any sexier!

Waiting for the concert to start
My sister Tara and me, we are so hot!
Tim Mcgraw for President!


At the end of June (I know its been forever ago but I just got the pictures) I went to a Tim Mcgraw concert in Salt Lake. It was awesome! And the fact that he is hot, Hot, HOT makes the whole thing even better. My stepmom Karen got all the girls in the family tickets. I drove up to Payson and we all car pooled to the concert. It was a blast! (I thought it was funny that everyone was complaining about how hot it was but I was perfectly content with the 90 degree weather because it was 110 degrees in St. G.)

Good Times!

I've gotten my closure...

Now I can go on with my life, LOL! I'm finished reading Breaking Dawn. I went to a midnight release party (which included an awesome girls night out, see pic below.) and then came home to read. In the first 1/2 hour of reading I got sick. So I stopped reading and went to bed. The next morning I got up before everyone in my house and started reading. Because I was sick, my family just let me veg out. Never in my whole life have I been so happy to be sick! I sat on the couch, curled up with a box of kleenex, and read all day long! It was awesome. I finished at ten o'clock last night, took some Nyquil(not sure how to spell that) and went to bed. My hubby is very happy that I am done because he is soooo sick of hearing about "those stupid books." He just doesn't get it!

Oh, and ironically enough, when I was talking to my friend Bridget tonight, she compared Allan to Jacob. So maybe that's where my preference to Jacob comes from. HAHAHA





What else did I do this weekend, let me think. Being sick, I ditched church today. I'm pretty sure that people don't want me there sniffling and sneezing on them. Then again, I haven't been to church in a while. I really hate the one o'clock time slot. I have a really hard time sitting around waiting to go to church. So I don't go. I'm really not sure why. Anyone have any suggestions that will inspire me to get back on track? I really like my ward so what the heck? Can you feel the guilt pouring through your computer screen? I'll probably snap out of my church ditching eventually.

Well, that's it for this weekend recap. Not very exciting but hey, they can't all be awesome, right?

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