4-11-2010 Week in Review

Tuesday the boys headed back to school and I headed back to work taking pictures.

After this particular shoot I hung out late at my in-laws as my fabulous BIL finished up our new computer for me to take home.  As I was driving home the car in front of me ran a red light and t-boned another car.  Being the first car on the scene and the only car that ever stopped it was up to me to call 911, talk with paramedics and help to assess any medical needs.  The driver of the first car thought he was having a heart attack and the driver of the car that was hit directly was trapped and thought her leg might be broken.  They were all fine when I left after giving my report to the police.  Needless to say, I got home a little late that night.

Okay, slightly funny story…well to me, anyway….

I’m sitting in a cop car waiting for them to come and question me.  The cop comes over, asks me my name…asks me to spell it…..then asks me my age.  Without hesitation I state “36”.  THIRTY-SIX!!???  What in the WORLD??!! I JUST turned 35!!  So then I stammer because I’m shocked that I just aged myself a full year for no good reason and blurt out, “Wait, NO, I’m 35!!”  The cop looks at me funny….”Which is it?”  “35”, I say, “definitely 35…I’m pretty sure.  It must be late…”  I then shut up.  He then asks me for my drivers license which I suddenly realize is EXPIRED!!  AAAHHHH!  However, upon noting my pause, he asks me if it’s in my car down the road.  When I tell him yes he says, Nevermind, do you know the number?  Well, of course, I know the number! I had just given it to my BIL that night for some camp related stuff.  I then blurt it out like I say it everyday.  He then kindly sends me on my way.  Only half way home do I realize that I gave him a mix of my drivers license number & my phone number!  I gave the same # to my BIL, too!  It’s a wonder I stay out of jail with my brain…….

Wednesday was beautiful!!  The girls spent a great deal of it outside.

The evening was crazy as someone had to take Dade to scouts while my mom took Corben to his rehearsal for show choir.  I then spent ANOTHER VERY LATE EVENING out helping a friend finish a huge project for her FIL.

Thursday was Corben’s big performance.  He was so excited!  My sister and her family all came to see him sing his little heart out!

Someone had suggested to me that we sit on the left as that is where Corben would be standing on the front row.  Though very well intentioned our seats left us with NO view of Corben except his right arm (unless I sat way to the right, I could then see a bit of his head.).  He’s standing directly behind the girl with the red headband in front.  However, the performance was great and Corben did a wonderful job!

Despite the red eyes and tongue, Corben actually sang very well in the final number!  For the 3rd night in the row, I was out VERY LATE!!

Friday I checked the boys out early and we headed off for a fun weekend and the Scout Camporee!!

It was SO COLD that night but we started Saturday off early anyway and the boys headed off to shoot guns, climb walls, and shoot arrows.  I got lucky enough to have family there in need of photos….PERFECT!!

I spent ALL morning taking pictures of the boys and their rockets taking off.

I was then able to catch up with Corben and his friends just as I was also asked to be an official camp photographer….I should have asked for a golf cart…that camp is HUGE!!  So, I spent the rest of the day capturing pics of every kid but my own.

    

I missed Dade at the tower but Dr. Henderson was there with his camera and got these fantastic pics of Dade going up the wall!!

In the picture above, Corben is informing his leader that he left his scout shirt at the BB gun range….almost a mile away…if not more….UGH!!  We never found it….

After catching back up with Corben and the gang at the rocket field I was able to capture a few of Corben getting his archery beltloop.

We finally left camp about 9:30 pm getting us home somewhere around 11pm making a full week of VERY LATE NIGHTS…..I was exhausted!!

Add to all that exhaustion having to get up at some crazy hour for church!!  Those kids were lucky I didn’t fall asleep on my feet singing in front of them!!  I spent the rest of the day trying to REST and checking out my great garden that my awesome husband works so hard on.  He even built a new trellis for our beans!  YEAH!

4-4-2010 Week in Review

Monday was SUPPOSED to have been the 1st day of Spring Break but thanks to all our previous snow, it was a School Day.  Despite moaning and groaning and the many statements that everyone else wasn’t being forced to go, by boys headed out for school.

Spring Break started early in the morning with a photoshoot and the kids hanging out at their wonderful Aunt Jamie’s.  (We love her!)

When I got to Jamie’s I found the girls had the most beautiful bows in their hair!

So, while the kids played, Jamie and I made hair bows!!  We made SO many.  They were amazingly easy and fun! Thanks, Jamie!!

Wednesday the girls had a Dr. Appt.  where I was told that neither of them was gaining enough weight.  They suggested that maybe I could take a class downtown on nutrition.  I LAUGHED SO HARD!!  I then informed them that not only does Ella eat almost as much as Dade (if not more), that both of my girls run ALL day and that if it was so necessary for me to focus on weight vs. eating right and exercise that I was more than willing to sit the girls down in front of the Disney Channel all day and stuff them with Bon Bons & Milkshakes.  The doctor then apologized and we were on our way.  Seriously, people, Ella would rather eat corn than candy and I’m not exaggerating!!

Thursday was more pictures.  I just LOVE these newlyweds.  They are so cute it’s almost sickening! LOL

Corben skateboarded while I did the shoot.  Don’t you just love his new shiny helmet??

Saturday the boys headed out early with their dad for the weekend.  It was General conferance so we hung close to home in the morning and then headed over to my SIL’s for the April family party.  YEAH!!

We had SO much fun eating s’mores, finding eggs FULL of candy and playing with cousins!  Sylvie loved the cheetos, can you tell?  Brinley did her hair and loaned her the princess necklace and hairbands.  Sylvie was so happy!

Saturday night Ella was telling someone how Santa comes down the chimney.  (She has a Christmas book that she loves to read every night.)  Well, her aunt asked her if she knew who was coming down the chimney in the morning.  Ella didn’t know, so her aunt told her it was the Easter Bunny!

SO…..Early Easter morning the girls came down to find that the Easter Bunny had, in fact, come down the chimney and left them bags of candy where their stockings would have hung.  Generations from now, my great great grandchildren will wonder how this weird family tradition got started!  Anyway, Ella was very excited but Sylvie was very concerned about going near the chimney.  Wouldn’t want any rabbits to jump out!

The boys showed up later that evening having had a wonderful time with their dad, as usual.

Dear Time….

Dear Time,

Would you please pause for just a bit, a day, even a few hours. You see, I’m behind. On cleaning, on pictures, on church things, on family things, on a million things, especially this blog. You see, life in general seems to have simply gotten ahead of me and if I’m to even have a moment to sit and catch up, to sit and write and document my family’s life I need to have TIME. And the longer I take to write it all down, the more there is to write. You see the dilemma….don’t you? So, you know, if you’ve had a few vacation days you’ve been saving up, some far off exotic place you’ve been meaning to visit, some hobbies that simply have gotten neglected in all of your 24/7 hard work, then, by all means, I’d love to suggest that you take a bit of time off. Just a bit so the rest of us can catch up. Maybe then, after your break and ours, we can all get back together and get on with our happily content, much more organized, fully caught up lives….and blogs….just a thought. Thanks.

Love, Christy

And I was worried about GERMS!!

I keep telling Ryan NOT to put his toothbrush so close to mine in the bathroom….(I have some issues). WELL, I came in on Saturday to find THIS!!!

And I was worried about GERMS…… (and YES, they’re married, why would you even have to wonder?)

Who ARE You?…

So, I was wondering today…..just who is reading my blog? I check my feedjit and it tells me that everyone that visits is from someplace I know people….but who is those places is actually visiting me and reading my life?

Would you tell me? Or will you read this blog, like all the others, and not leave a comment? I’m okay that people don’t comment every time, I sure don’t but could you PLEASE comment THIS TIME???

So, if you read this blog (even in Google Reader) could you leave me a note saying “Hi!” (or what ever fun little quip you come up with)? I’d love to know you care…or that you were at least bored enough to stop by! THANKS!! :)