What a goof ball!!!

This is what I live with. One minute he has a go-tee then the next he looks like this.



I asked him where his cowboy hat and Wranglers were. He then proceeds to shave it into a mustache and says "I'm going to bring back the mustache" He said that if everyone sees that he has one all the men will want one. I don't know who he thinks he is but I don't think it is going to work. What do you think?

"Where's Abby?"

Can you find Abby? This is what we get to deal with every fall. We have huge cottonwood trees in our front yard and they all fall off and into our yard. Zach is so tired of raking up leaves. The kids love it because they get to play in them while Zach cleans them up. The only reason why I am anxious for winter is because then all the leaves will be gone, but then we have to deal with the snow. Maybe the leaves aren't so bad after all.

All caught up!!!

I know, I know I have been a very bad girl when it comes to updating my blog. But have had such a busy summer as you will be able to see in the next hundred posts. I also had a problem with my camera and thought that I would have to buy another one but I finally got it to work. Dang it. I was hoping I would be able to buy a new one. Oh well. I hope that you will all forgive me for my negligence. I will hopefully do better from now on. Enjoy!!

Beehive Slumber Party

I am 2nd Councilor in the Young Womens at my church which means that I am in charge of all the girls that are between the ages of 12-14. We have been planning to have a slumber party for a few months and we finally pulled it off. I had 5 girls and the Bishops wife over. We did makeovers, manicures and pedicures. The girls looked fabulous after their makeover. Check out the before and after pics. MaKayla was so excited to be involved. She got a makeover too. The girls also raided the dress up box and my closet and came up with some pretty creative combinations. Future fashionistas? Maybe. We were up till 2 am. I know that I am old when I have a hard time staying up till 2am.

First Day of Pre-School

A couple of moms from church decided that they wanted to do a pre-school co-op. We have 6 kids and they meet every Tues for an hour and a half. Each mom takes turns teaching in their home every 6th Tuesday. They are learning their alphabet, numbers, shapes and a specific theme for the month. Abigail loves the songs that they sing and also loves being with her friends. I will be teaching the Tuesday before Halloween so I have alot of fun things planned to do. I think it will be fun.

Dutch Village

Our good friends Jesse and Allison and their twins Max and Mallory came to visit us. We always have fun when they visit. We were able to visit Dutch Village. It is a small little village that has a lot of items dating back to the early settlers. We have lived here for almost 5 years and have never been. The entrance looks like a castle and whenever we drove past it the kids would say that they wanted to go to the castle. Abigail would say that that is where Grandma and Grandpa Manley lived. I don't know where she came up with that but she said it when we would drive past.

Apple Picking

While Jesse and Allison were visiting we decided to go apple picking. The kids loved it. We had so many good helpers that it only took us about 15 min to pick all the apples we wanted.

Playing in the rain

Zach hollered at me to come and look at what the kids were doing. I looked out the window and this is what I found. It had rained quite hard as you can clearly see and the kids thought that it would be fun to play in the sandbox. The video explains all.

First Day of School

These pictures are from the first day of school. They are now in 1st grade and in different classes this year. MaKayla has Mrs. Jonker and Jacob has duo teachers Mrs. Kuiper and Mrs Neitzel they each teach 1/2 days. Don't they look adorable?

Camping in the backyard

My mom came up with this crazy idea to go camping in our backyard. Since we weren't able to really go camping while I was in Utah like we usualy do we decided to improvise. We had all my Brothers and their families, my cousins and their families, my Aunt Diane and Grandma Champneys all there. We had dinner and fun games for the kids. We also roasted marshmallows and made smores at the fire pit. The adults sat around the campfire and talked and played a game while the kids ran around crazy in their pj's. We finally went to bed. Some slept in the tents that we had set up and some of them slept under the stars. Abigail had a rough night so I ended up sleeping in the house. We then woke up the next morning and fixed a huge breakfast and then went on a hike to a water fountain. It was a great camping trip. We had lots of family there and it was kinda like a family reunion. My kids had a great time and want to do it again.

Jacob roasting marshmallows.
My cousin Tyler and his wife Tracy. They were so much fun!
This is my cousin Cody and his girlfriend Sheri. I think that she is a keeper!
The kids having fun playing in the dark.

Aunt Diane, cousin Logan, his wife Jenna and cousin Hailey.

Hiking up the trail.

Nice butt shot Kelly. The waterfall was only just a trickle, but at least there was some water flowing.

MaKayla my beautiful girl.

The Manley grandkids. Top: Parker, Abigail, Bailee

Bottom: MaKayla, Derrick, Taylur, Jacob