The Dreaded Task is Done and Now I Can Pick Back Up

I am alive and have been stalking my friends and family through facebook and blogs, but have not let them have a glimpse into my glamorous life.  I didn't want them to be too jealous.  Well the time has come for me to sit back down to the computer and quickly lay out what we have done.  Mostly it will be told through pictures since my memory is terrible and can sometimes be helped with pictures.

Favorite quote that I can remember from the summer was given to us by Macy.  At my parents she was eating the candy "Nerds".  She starts singing "Nerds, nerds. I'm a nerd".

Favorite song to dance to: "All the Single Ladies" but Macy sings it "I'm a single lady. I'm a single lady."  Because of my sisters the girls know most of the words.

In July Brian's family went to a cabin for the weekend.  We played games.



Saw lots of animals.  We weren't there the first night, but Brian's parents said they saw 8 moose, a porcupine, a fox and deer.

The girls played with their cousins.

Of course they had to ride the 4 wheelers anytime they could.

We even took an afternoon rafting trip.  The water was chilly, but Macy and I got off the raft and swam a bit.  Nobody else did.

In July we stopped by my grandma's house to pick raspberries one last time.  The girls loved this so much last year.  Sadly the sprinklers had broken sometime and without the water the pickings were slim.  That and the neighbor boy would come through the fence while playing and eat the berries as soon as some would ripen.

In August the kids and I went up to Cherry Hill for my mom's family's annual gathering.  I don't have pictures because I forgot to take them.  My mom took lots but I keep forgeting to get them from her (which has been my excuse for not doing this post).  One day I will add the pictures.  We stayed Wednesday through Saturday in the motorhome with grandma.  I really enjoyed it and enjoyed spending time with my Aunt Dru and Uncle Mat.  They stayed up there the entire time too.  The others came and went throughout the week.  Macy loved playing with my cousins kids.  She got to be a big girl and ran off with anyone that would take her down the slides.  She loved the freedom and feeling big.  She had a great time with Isaac and Olivia.  Isaac and Olivia had so much fun that they convinced their mom to come up a second day so Macy wouldn't be sad.

In August we moved out of Brian's parents house into a home that is way too large.  I hate cleaning it.  However there is plenty of room to spread things out so it feels less cluttered.  The day we moved also had record rainfall.  Believe me I know.  I got stuck in the back of the moving truck for 30 minutes waiting for it to pass at the storage unit.  If I had gotten out I would have immediately been soaked.  When the fridge slipped down the loading ramp the moving guys said they better reschedule for the next day.  Needless to say we are settled (except the computer room, I am sitting amongst boxes that I just don't have a desire to unpack).  We like our ward and have met some great people.  Macy has a new friend right next door that is in her school class.  He comes over everyday because he is so excited to have a friend next door.

August also brought the first day of school.  Of course I didn't get a picture of Macy's first day of school, nor the second day or the third.  After the first week I said bag it.  She really enjoys riding the bus (mom likes this too).  She doesn't like hot lunch.  The second day of school she begged for hot lunch.  I paid for 10 lunches.  She comes home that day and says she hates hot lunch.  She also loves recess.  One day she claimed to have 6 of them.  She then changed the story to 3.  I think she is including PE as recess.

Kelsey started preschool the day after Labor Day.  She is enrolled in the Granite District's program.  I love it because it is 4 days a week for 3 hours.  She loves it because it is something to do.  Life without Macy or the circle full of friends is boring.  She has really grown up recently.  She is still shy but is growing out of it.  There was no problems leaving her at school and she has gone to a new friend's house without hesitation.

September came and we went to Swiss Days for the first time ever.  It was really crowded and I don't recommend taking your kids to it, especially if one of them is in a stroller.  We made it to the parade and saw lots of tractors and lots of people campaigning. The kids were excited to get a lot of candy.  I did buy some of the best fruit syrup and jam.  Delicious.

In September we also visited Sandy City's Healing Field.  Ever since 9/11 the city has stuck up thousands of flags in honor of those victims and those killed in the Iraq/Afghanistan war.  I tried for a family photo op thinking it would be neat with all those flags.  It didn't turn out.  The kids were a mess and the camera didn't cooperate and then I saw my hair.  I feel like I always have a problem with my hair in pictures.  This was the best shot.  Not Christmas card quality, but if we don't get anything worthy soon it might be the default.

Here is Macy being cooool.



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