Busy, Busy, Busy

I know I haven't been writing much, but things have been busy! I am still here, still alive...but just have lots going on. I am grateful for the boys going back to school, HUGE help! I took Rachel today for her "meet the teacher" day and she was so excited to go! I got this really sad feeling inside....my baby is going to be starting school. It seems so weird that with the boys I was like...see ya! and now with my little girl I almost don't want her to go because that just means that she is growing up! Oh well, I guess we will survive. She had to wear her Princess shirt, Princess shoes and Princess backpack...she looked so darn cute, all in PINK!
The boys have been doing great being back in school...Brock does really well with a good structured environment and his teachers are so sweet and love him so much which really helps boost his spirits. Kory is still working on adjusting to the full day of school, he seems to be tired ALL THE TIME and is really extra whiny...joys! But, I think he will come out of this, at least I hope.
Me and Clint have been busy with vinyl sign orders, I hope we can continue to get busier and busier and open up our own office with a store front in the near future. It makes me real nervous, but I think it is just what we need in order to grow and be successful.
That is about all for now, Rachel is rummaging through the refrigerator and I better go save whatever it is that sounds like it just broke...argh!

Rachel is a rising star!

I wanted to share a video clip of Rachel singing one of her very favorite songs from Singstar, but I couldn't get the video to upload on here...so I made a link to youtube so that you could all view it. I thought it was so HILARIOUS and I love the way she moves her hips...hmmmm, I wonder where she got her moves?

Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Qum7YzGH8

ENJOY!!!!!

1st Day of School

Brock & Kory started School today! Brock is in the 3rd Grade and Kory is in the 1st Grade. They were so excited that Kory is finally old enough to eat school lunch and they were able to see each other in the caffeteria and play at recess. Here is a picture of the boys on the bus...all ready for their first school day adventure of the year.
The boys were so excited last night that they giggled and talked until 12:00 AM....bad mistake! They were so exhausted at dinner time that they wouldn't eat their dinner and they just wanted to cry. Needless to say, the boys will be getting in bed and shutting their eyes a bit earlier tonight!

Don't they just look so HANDSOME!!??

A day in the Canyon...

Today we went as a family up to Tibel Fork in American Fork Canyon. As you can see behind us, the view was breathtaking! This picture is taken up on the trail to Mary Ellen's Gulch (I think that is what is called...hmmm?)

We took our Rhino and had a great time as a family! The trail was rough, muddy and wet...but that is what made it exciting and LOTS of FUN! Don't you just LOVE Rachel's goggles? Ha!

We went up with our neighbors, Terry & Annette Hill....they are such fun and ADVENTUROUS people! Here they are climbing a large rock.

The first trail that we went on was to Forest Lake, it is a bit rough riding but the lake and view was so beautiful that it makes it all worth it. The kids had a great time throwing rocks into the lake and messing around with LARGE sticks.

The second trail that we went on was up Miller's Hill, the scenery was so beautiful and we saw SEVERAL deer everywhere. This was the first time that me and Clint had been up this specific trail so we really enjoyed ourselves and loved all the surroundings that came with it!

Last, but DEFINITELY not least...here is Rachel! Although she peed her pants THREE times while we were out (one time on Clint's front seat of his truck while we were loading the Rhino on the trailer)...she had a GREAT time! I think she was truly amazed by how much water and flowers we saw today!!!

Brock's Baptism

Brock was baptized on Saturday, August 2, 2008. What a special day Brock had. Many of Brock's family members came to show their love and support for Brock. Grandma Tomlinson gave a talk on Baptism and Grammy Cox gave a talk on the confirmation and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost...both talks were very special and truly brought the spirit into the meeting. Brock was baptized by his daddy, which might I add was EXTREMELY nervous, but knew that this was something special that he needed to do for his little boy...you sure are lucky to have such a great daddy Brock! Uncle Justin Swensen & Uncle Scott Ross were more than happy to be witnesses for the baptism, Scott was sure to tell Clint that he ALMOST had to do the baptism a second time because Brock's hand barely went under the water, whew! that was a close one! Grandpa Cox confirmed Brock and gave him a very special blessing, we were all so grateful for his willingness to do this for Brock even though he was battling a stomach flu that day. Brock's Great Grandpa & Grandma Harding gave the opening and closing prayers, which might I just say were very special and gave just the right touch.

I am so grateful for Brock's choice to be baptized and to receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. I know that in my life I would be lost with out the spirit, I value it as one of the most precious gifts anyone could ever receive and I hope that Brock will learn to recognize the feelings and promptings that the spirit will give to him and that he may let the spirit be his guide.

The NEXT American Idols

Here are the kiddos singing their hearts out at Singstar...it was so cute I just HAD to take pics!
Rachel was the loudest and sure had some MOVES to add to the performance...what a character!

My WONDERFUL Birthday!!!

Yesterday was my Birthday...the BIG #29! My day was sooooooo GREAT! The day started out with my normal routine of going to aerobics class....when I returned home, I found this (pictured left) decoration on my front door, done by my sweet friend Riley (she is also my visiting teacher). Then, when I walked in the door, I was immediately embraced by the wonderful smell of Febreze and such a clean home...thanks to Clint & the kids. Then we had breakfast and afterwards Kory snuck upstairs and cleaned my room and made my bed...HOW SWEET! Clint took me and the kids to Sizzler for dinner and the kids were AWESOME and the food was super yummy. I received quite a few gifts from some of my thoughtful friends...mostly chocolate, geez...do they know me or what? he he. For dinner, Cheltsea (my SIL) came over and watched my kids while me & Clint went to dinner with my ENTIRE family...Dad, Mom, Sisters & Brother-In-Law's. My parents (once again) spoiled us by taking us to Sundance for dinner...wow, that place sure was beautiful and the food was AMAZING! We went for a nice little walk afterwards around the walking path at Sundance and listened to the beautiful sounds of the water and enjoyed the peace and love of being with family on such a special day....awwww, refreshing! Now for the best part of the evening...my family gave me the greatest gift!!!! They all pitched in and payed for a nights stay at a Danielle's Summit Lodge for me and Clint, they will be watching the kiddos for us and we will have an ENTIRE day to ourselves....WOW, what will that be like? Pretty darn nice, I think!
So, as you can see, my Birthday was WONDERFUL and what made it so wonderful is being able to share it with people that I love and that love me in return! Thank You EVERYONE for your thoughtfulness!