First day of 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 8th grade!

Emma's first day was today! I'm sure you can tell how excited she was just by the look on her face!

(Here I come first grade!)

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Stockton

 Here I come 3rd grade!

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Mitchell

Here I come 5th grade!

 (He wouldn't smile for the camera out in front of the house so I had to sneak and get a smile as he was leaving!)

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Fischer

Here I come 8th grade

So there you have it, my cute kids!

Life is grand!

Love my kids oh so much!

My little handsome man LOVES Eggo waffles with honey butter! Lately he has been eating one every morning for breakfast. Well I ran out of them a couple days ago and he throws a tantrum when he wakes up and I give him something else for breakfast, in fact, he won't even eat because he's so mad. So today I made a Costco run and restocked my freezer with waffles. I let him have one for lunch and when he was done eating it I went to wipe his hands and get him out of his chair. He got mad and started shaking his head no and pointing for another one. I made him another one and he took a few bites and next thing I know he's zonked out in his chair! Too cute!

Summer is quickly coming to an end and honestly I am really sad about it! I have loved having my kids home and having a few months with no schedule. Of course my kids have their moments and we have not gone on any family vacations but I have still loved this summer. It was nice having a low-key summer and it's been very lazy and laid back. I am not ready for them to be gone all day and having the hustle and bustle schedule. I am not ready to do homework every night. I am not ready to have Emma be in school full time. I need her home with me and Crew needs her even more! Life really does whiz right by....way too fast!

Emma got her ears pierced this summer which was a big highlight for her! When I was talking to her about it this was the conversation:

Me: "Now remember the rule will be that you cannot wear big earings or hoops!"

Emma: "I know, but can I atleast wear big earings and hoops when I get married?"

Me: "I'll think about it!"

I love the way she thinks! Speaking of silly things my girl says, this is another conversation we had the other day:

Emma: "Mom, remember when I told you that I want to be a dance teacher when I grow up?"

Me: "Yes."

Emma: "Well, is it too late to change my mind?"

Me: "No."

Emma: "Cause I was thinking that I really want to give pedicures or cut hair. Which do you think would be more fun?"

Me: "Hmmm....I don't know! Maybe cutting hair."

Emma: "Yeah, that's what I was thinking too because you know your friend Shari that cuts your hair sometimes? Well she works at home so she can cut hair and feed her kids at the same time!"

(hopefully Shari will read this and get a good laugh out of it)

I seriously love this girl so much! She is a whole lot of drama at times but everything else about her makes up for all that drama ten fold! I have some way cute pictures of her new pierced ears however I can't find my memory card at the time....hmmm...where did Crew take it?

We just finished up school shopping almost a 100% for all four kids. Just a few odds and ends left....whew~! One thing for sure, the Timothy kids will be stylin' this year. I love this part of the year because of school shopping. Who doesn't love buying all new clothes, backpacks, and school supplies?

As I mentioned before, we have had a very low key summer due to the fact that Curtis hasn't been too mobile until just recently. Although we went on zero camping trips, zero four-wheelin' adventures, and zero family vacations, we have still had a good time. It has been kind of nice just hanging out. And we do have some really fun trips up our sleeve for next year that we are so excited about. Despite all the down time we've had this summer, I think this summer has flown by the fastest...go figure!

Life is short!

Made with LOVE!

Have I mentioned before that I have, hands down, the most amazing grandma? Well, I do! My Grandma Lund is the most beautiful, giving, generous, thoughtful, and sweet grandma in the world. She is loved by all who are fortunate enough to know her. She cooks delicious food, she spoils her family, she is a righteous example to all those around her, she always looks gorgeous and so put together and smells so so good! I can never hide the fact that I have secretly gone to lunch with grandma because I come home and my kids can smell her scent on me. I have always loved it when she holds my babies because the smell lingers for the rest of the day. I love my grandma so much my heart could just burst thinking about it.

So, my wonderful grandma makes the most beautiful quilts for her grandchildren when they get married or when we have our cute little babies. You should see these quilts! They are priceless! She made one for Emma and brought it over last week. Take a lookie:

My camera battery was almost dead, so my pictures aren't that good but you get the idea. The quilt is so adorable and we love it so much! Thank you for all your time and effort for this special gift Grandma! Emma will treasure it always!

Life is good!

Vegas!

About three weeks ago me, Crew, and Emma were invited to go on a trip to Las Vegas for a week. I drove down with my Aunt Laurie, cousin Molly, her friend Casey and we stayed with my cousin Heidi and her family. It was such a blast. Each day was spent in the pool playing around and relaxing. One of the days Emma swam for 9 hours straight! We had such a fun time and it was a great vacation. Thanks so much Sundell's!

Crew and Nixon are one week apart! Here they are relaxing in the pool sharing a cocktail together! Juice!

Crew decided her didn't want to share the cocktails! He wanted to drink both! Little stinker!

It was such a fun week and the accommodations were amazing! Again, thanks Sundell's! It is nice to be home! Crew was so excited when he saw his brothers!

Life is "sun"sational!

Family Fun!

We had a great 4th of JULY weekend!

Saturday night we had a BBQ (rib eye -YUM!) here at our house with family followed by a mean game of Catan.

Sunday night we had a BBQ at my Grandma Lund's (ribs-YUM!) with family!

Monday afternoon/evening we had a BBQ/pool party at my aunt and uncles house in Hooper! Fun Times!

This, that and the other....

First of all, I cannot believe June has come and will soon be gone tomorrow! I'd like to say that time flies when you're having fun but that hasn't really been the case around here. I am thrilled that June has come and almost gone. I am keeping my fingers tightly crossed that July will bring on a more normal way of life along with some fun and happiness!

What is normal anyway? I'm not sure anymore!

The last 2 months have been crazy, stressful, overwhelming, physically and emotionally exhausting, and depressing for some. I'm more than ready to put this period of my life behind me and move forward. And I believe we are headed in that direction. On a much more positive note....Curtis started driving again yesterday. Hooray! He started putting weight on his ankle and is getting around pretty darn good now! Hooray again! Other than some new aches and pains that have been occurring, he seems to be on the mend. He had a trip to the ER that ruled out appendicitis, more blood clots, hernia, etc. Just a pain that he'll have to deal with until it goes away!

Like I said, June has been crazy and when I say crazy, I mean crazy busy! There were days I would be in my car from the minute I woke up until the minute I went to bed. Look inside my car  for proof! It literally looks like I lived in it.

June consisted of the following:

weekly doctor visits for Curtis
physical therapy twice a week for Curtis
taking Curtis to and from work twice a week
soccer practices for Stockton
soccer games for Stockton
soccer practices for Emma
soccer games for Emma (happy it's finally over, whew!)
basketball games for Fischer
basketball practices for Fischer
basketball games for Mitchell
basketball practices for Mitchell
taking kids to and from friends houses
lots of family dinner/get togethers
etc.
etc.
etc.
You get the picture.

When I wasn't doing any of the above, I was picking kids up from Lagoon, grocery shopping, getting prescriptions filled, trying to figure out how to use the lawn trimmer, air compressor, starring at piles and piles of laundry, mopping my floor at midnight, waiting up for my kids playing night games in the neighborhood, cleaning out the garage because it's too embarrassing for the neighbors to see, paying bills, eating out because I'm too tired to cook, and the list goes on but this is now the longest sentence that ever existed. It's actually a paragraph all in one sentence. Sheesh!

Oh and 5 out of 7 people had strep throat...in JUNE!

The reality is, I really don't have it that bad! It could be much much worse, this I know. All around me others are going through a much tougher struggle. I've realized that I am just weak. Being the mom is great! But being the mom and the dad...not so great! I would never survive being a single parent. Kuddos to those that tackle that role everyday.

Speaking of not being single, yesterday was mine and Curtis' 15th wedding anniversary! Crazy to think about! Curtis celebrated by driving himself to work. I celebrated by going to see Eclipse! Maybe we can have a real celebration another day another time. But 15 years is a great accomplishment nonetheless and certainly something worth celebrating and being proud of! Thanks for a great 15 years minus two months honey! I love you!

I did get together with my 3 BFF's from high school last week which is always fun! We don't see each other often enough. I love each of them more than I did back in the day. They are so inspiring to me. Each of them are so strong and such amazing women. Some are physically strong and run marathons. Some are mentally and spiritually strong and have gone through hardships like  the death of children and cancer. All three are even more beautiful than they were in high school! I love seeing them and catching up on life with them.

And of course I have to mention two things that make me really happy! My sister-in-law Liz is pregnant! I am so excited I can hardly stand it. She will be the cutest pregnant girl in town and the best mommy ever. Yay! Second, my little brother Jordan is finally getting married in October and he just bought a cute little house right down the road from me. It will be so fun to have him and Meghan so close!

Goodbye June. Hello July!
Hope all is well my friends!

Funday Monday!

Fun filled day which consisted of:

Children’s Museum

Riding Trax to the Lion House for lunch

Clark Planetarium to watch Under The Sea in the IMAX theater and Attack of the Space Pirates in the Dome

Living Aquarium

Good times with cousins!

Life is an adventure!