School is back in session

It doesn't seem like it should be time to start school again, but alas it is and both Emma and Maycee are in school for a full day, 3rd grade and 1st grade. They were ready to go this morning in their new clothes and shoes!





They rode the bus and then I met them over at the school and got them each to their new class rooms. They were nervous and excited. It's such a great time of year for them! They are awesome girls and they'll have a great year!



Wyatt was pretty upset when he learned that he was not staying with them and big tears were present. He is really going to miss them this year!

The two of us went and bought books for my last semester of nursing school!!! I can already feel the stress setting in...in the form of cold sores! YUK!!!! Just got to make it to December 15th!

Here we go again...!

A Day at the Lake

We decided to take the kids to Willard Bay and let them swim for the day. They had a blast and we decided that we really need to invest in some watercraft for next summer! Brad put his shirt back on since he was feeling the sun on his back, however his feet are a different story and my back is feeling the effects of the sun...ouch!

Emma is our resident fish...she LOVES the water!
And Maycee didn't do too bad...she loved to play in it too
But this is more her thing!
Wyatt wanted to ride the waverunners sooooo bad, he was so mad when he couldn't!
Emma got Grandpa and Uncle Trevor to throw her out of the water and she ended up doing a little flip
It was way fun and we definately need to do more of it!

Weekend camping trip

Brad and I decided to take the kids camping and we invited his parents to come with us. We went up by Stawberry Reservior to a spot called Renegade. We laughed as we pitched the tents cuz Bob had this old tent he said he got when he was just out of high school, they dearly named The Legend. It had a big hole in the bottom for his pole when he went ice fishing and a big hole in the side from an apparent fire when ice fishing. Greg, Colby and Nathan got to be the sleepers in the legend, well for half a night. The next morning I get out of our tent and Greg is on the ground next to another tent a few feet away from his own and Nathan is in his sleeping bag under the tables next to the fire pit, both with many complaints about the noisy sleeping partner still left in the tent. Wyatt was the best helper in setting up the tents, mostly because it required the use of a hammer!

Brad, his dad and brothers all took their pontoon boats for fishing but it seemed that everytime they tried to go out it got really windy and the lake was too choppy. Brad took the girls fishing off the shore and they rode the wheelers and explored the mountain area we were at, colored pictures and played with their dolls.

Wyatt did pretty good. The first night(his first ever not sleeping in his crib)he didn't want much with sleep. He didn't cry but he was all over the place, and maybe slept for a total of 3 hours. The second night he did better and fell asleep pretty fast, couldn't have anything to do with the fabulous nights sleep the night before. But then he woke up in the middle of the night and decided that his sisters were great targets sleeping next to him. He would say, "sis eyes" and proceed to poke them in the eyes and once when I thought he was asleep I turned out the light and then could hear the rustle of his bag and turned the flashlight back on and he was halfway across the top of the tent on his way to Emma. He is a Hyde and therefore-not the least bit quiet and wanted to know where everyone was in the pitch black. Hopefully the other campers didn't mind the little toddler voice asking where Daddy was sis were all night long.

It was a good trip and the kids had fun...I think I'll still take a stay in a hotel over camping...
Fishing and crawdad catching
All loaded and ready to head home

Waiting for everyone else to wake up
Greg and his fiance McKenna
Fixing dinner--Diana did an awesome job with the food--it was delish!

It's finally done! (well almost)

My office is finally done,almost. Brad has a few odds and ends to finish but I think it looks so much better!




Before




After



Wyatt LOVES to help. He would get his drill and work on his "tool bench" while Brad worked on the room. They were so cute but this is as good a picture as they would let me get! (Notice the tape on Wyatts pocket, he has to wear it there, just like Dad)

He's a WHITE boy!

Wyatt is so fair skinned. I put sunscreen on him at the pool the other day but apparently it didn't work...


He now has swim trunks with a shirt!

Emma's First friends sleep over

Emma wanted to have a friends sleepover so she made these invitations and ran them to her friends house and then planned it all. They played Thursday night and watched movies with popcorn and slept in the basement. Then Friday morning they had pancakes and eggs and picnic'd on the front lawn. Then they swam in the backyard for a good portion of the afternoon. Her and Maycee have some cute little girlfriends in the neighborhood. There are always a million kids running from house to house playing.

No pictures

So sorry but the camera was forgotten for our July 4th activities. But we did celebrate! The traditional breakfast at IHOP before the Centerville parade, sitting in the heat watching the parade, and getting more than enough candy to last a lifetime were all included. Seriously--it's as bad as halloween. Wyatt enjoyed the parade this year as it was his first(that he can remember anyway, he went when he was two weeks old but pretty much slept through it). He is not a fan of the big balooga horns on the old cars but thoroughly enjoyed waving back at everyone and now as he rides up and down the sidewalk he waves at everyone and everything he passes, it's very cute! The kids decorated their bikes and rode in the childrens parade for their popcycle and even Wyatt made it about 2 blocks before he was done on his wiggle car!

The girls are doing swim lessons again this summer with Heather (THANKS A TON!) She is such a good teacher and the girls absolutely love her! Emma should have been born a fish, she could spend all day, everyday in the pool. And she's getting to be pretty good at the actual swimming part too. I told her she needs to become real good and win lots of gold medals and make me lots of money! Maycee on the other hand--is too stubborn. She loves to play in the water but anything to do with actual learning to swim is another story!

I had Wyatt screened for his language delay and they said he qualifies for early intervention which is a program with the state health department where they come to your home and work with him in his areas of need. So I am glad that maybe we can get him talking. It starts the end of the month, so we'll see how that goes. They do it in the home until he's three and then if he still needs help he moves to the school district program.

I also got my very last semester schedule for the nursing program. I got it all written down in the planner and then sighed because that overwhelming feeling is returning once again...Just got to make it through Decemeber and I will be done! It has been a journey...one more leg to go!

That about does it for us...till next time!