Here we are...another year older and another year... Riiiiight. :) This year Trenton started 9th grade, Jackson 6th grade and Aidon 4th. Last year our school district moved 6th grade to the junior high buildings, to help with overcrowding in the elementary schools. They plan on moving 6th grade back to the elementary schools someday soon, but the bottom line is that Jackson is now at the same school with his older brother. Now, he gets to walk home from school with Trenton and all his ... Read More
Disneyland Pt. 3
This was our first day in the park. As you can you see, the weather wasn't great in the morning. It had even rained the night before. But by the afternoon it started to get hot and the water rides were a welcome sight. We weren't sure what the lines or crowds would be like, so we ran, yes ran, to Star Tours. After getting on the ride within 15 minutes, we figured we could slow our Disney roll. We got into the park by 8am and by 10am, we'd done Star Tours, Buzz Lightyear, Space Mountain, and the ... Read More
Mini Golf for Father’s Day
Since we couldn't take Huz to the US Open for Father's Day this year, we thought maybe mini-golf would be a close 2nd. Happy Father's Day Huz! You are the best fit for our crazy family and I'm so thankful to do life with you. We love you to the moon and back! ... Read More
Mother’s Day
I remember interviewing for various jobs when I was a teenager and whenever they would ask me where I saw myself in 10 years, my answer was always the same. I wanted to be a mom. I probably missed out on a lot of good job opportunities because of that answer (my long term goal was to get pregnant, not upper management) but it was just something I knew. I'd been planning my family since I was 15. I wanted 3 boys and 1 girl; I even had their names picked out. Until I got older and realized my life ... Read More
Jones Boys Lately
Trenton: He smells like pepper. Literal pepper, people. Those lovely teenage hormones have kicked in and even though he showers once a day, he still smells. I even bought him a (whole lotta) body spray and put a Bath & Body Works plugin in every one of my outlets. I know this phase will pass...but then I have 2 other boys and their hormones to deal with. Pretty soon I'll be skipping the plugin and just sprinkling the oil directly on them. The Ice Cream Man is making a killing off our ... Read More