Last Day of School

Well...Sam is done with first grade and Brin is done with fifth grade. It has been a great year for both of them. I didn't get pictures of Brinley, I thought that maybe I would embarrass her if I tried. But I did get some great ones of Sam. Mrs. Thomas was having everyone involved in a great big group hug. Sam had a great teacher and some really fun friends in his class this year... And same with Brinley.

She did it again!!!

She did it again, but this time something unexpected happened and she did not know what to do! Roxy got into the garbage again and when Lyndsie got downstairs to see what was going on...this is what she found! Roxy had stuck her head into a Corn Pops box and got her head stuck in the bag that goes inside of the box. After she got her head stuck, she was walking around and running into things. Lyndsie could not believe her and so she took some pictures of this naughty dog!!

Presidential Award

Brinley recieved the Presidential Award at school. There were only 17 students that earned this award in the entire 5th grade. Wow, way to go Brinley...you're amazing!!

Heritage Days 2009

Heritage Days Parade...

After the parade, we had a soccer game to go to in Roy. Brinley was asked to be a guest player on the U12 boys team for the Rampage Tournament. Today was her last game and she was so nervous because the team that they were playing today, she played last thursday and they were mean players. They were fouling hard and slide tackling. She went out there and played her hardest...she did so good. Towards the end of the game, Brin was fouled so hard that her feet were taken out from under her and she was vertical in the air. but We had a surprise show up at the soccer game...Tina and Ed and the girls came to watch Brinley play. How nice is that? I loved seeing them again.

Fireworks at the end of the day at Jensen Park...

Wow, this has been an incredibly long day!

Wow...what a weekend

I was pretty lucky this weekend...not only did I have one long distance friend visit, I had two! Both Mindy and Tina were in town this weekend and we had us some fun!!! Mindy and I spent the day on Thursday together, laughing and getting caught up on each others lives. Mindy also brought Jordan with her so Brinley had a great time too. On Friday, Tina and Ed and their family came to spend friday with us. Steve took off work and we had a super fun time. Tina is so fun and I don't get to see them as much as I get to see Mindy. Tina and Ed show up and it is like we just saw them last week. Everyone had so much fun, we talked for hours, went out to dinner, ahd some yummy banana splits and the kids played and played and played. Tina and Ed are doing good and I loved the time that we spent together!

Run...Drive...Sleep...Repeat

The relay this year was not that fun!! I woke up Friday morning with a headache and a soar throat! I was so bumbed! It wasn't just a cold because I started with body aches later on and a fever. I couldn't believe it, I haven't had a fever for so long and to get one the day I am running the Wasatch Back. Anyways...everyone did a great job and it would have been a blast if I was feeling better. Heather did an awesome job and it was so fun having her there with me, and I loved being with Sherene. But by the time it was over, all I could think about was being home and in bed. Next year will be a lot better!!!

Great hair huh? The wind was blowing creating a crazy hair-do! Yikes!

Turning 11...

Brinley is 11 now and I can't believe it! She is so funny. She reminds me of my dad...she has characteristics like Grandpa Dale and she can entertain ya just like he can. She is so wonderful, always making everyone around her happy. Happy Birthday Brin...I am sorry that I had to leave you on your birthday to go run! I love you and I know that you had a great time with Dad!

On Sunday when we got home from church, Brinley was being somewhat grouchy and I sent her up to her room and suggested that she write me a letter to apologize. During the time that she was upstairs, I was down in the kitchen trying to talk Lyndsie into making some brownies for our dinner. Notice in the letter what Brinley wrote...I couldn't help but smile, she is so funny. She brought me down the letter and I had her make our brownies for us...I love her so much!

Last Game

Sam did such a great job playing machine pitch...he tries so hard all of the time! The last few games, he had been having trouble hitting the ball. He blamed it on the field and wouldn't you know it, his last game was on that same field. It came time for his last hit of the game, I was up in the stands thinking to myself..."you can do it, you can do it, you can do it" and then all of a sudden, he hit the ball so hard! It went clear out there, the other team couldn't even find it. The look on Sam's face was priceless! He was so happy and pleased with himself! I loved it.

Oh Crap!!!!

We just got new carpet, it is one week old and Sam was walking behind the chairs in the living room and said "Eww, it feels like someone just threw up!" We start looking around and we figure out that it is rain water coming onto our new carpet! We look further into the problem and discover that it is from the roof and raingutters and that water has been coming into our house through the stucco! We probably have wood rot, things will need to be cut into and replaced. Stucco redone, brick pulled off and the inside layers of the wall redone. Hopefully, cross our fingers, that there isn't mold growing that is or has been harming us over the last few years. We are now just waiting to see about the insurance and what steps we need to take.

Oh Crap...this could be bad!

Freckles!

Steve and Brinley were on a walk last Sunday and met Heather Johnson's mom and she told Brinley about a song that reminded her of Brin's sweet freckles. And then a few days later when I was running with Heather, she told me what song it was and I just happened to have the CD with the song on it. When I got home, I searched for the song and found it, I listened to it, and then loved it. It reminded me of Brin too and it reminded me of myself when I was little! I had freckles just like Brinley and I did not like them at all. Along with the red, curly, unruly hair and white skin...I definitely had some issues to overcome about myself.

The song is perfect though...

A face without freckles is like a sky without the stars.

Why waste a second not loving who you are?

Those little imperfections make you beautiful, lovable, valuable...

They show your personality inside your heart,

Reflecting who you are!!!

I love Brinley's freckles, I couldn't imagine Brinley without them...I hope she loves them too!! She may have gotten the freckles from me, but at least she didn't get the red, curly hair!!