Elle's talents

The boys have started unloading the dishwasher since moving into our new home. Elle's jobs are to put the utensils away. She lined them all out on the countertop and then started organizing them into categories. She looked up at me and said "mom, am I a good organizer?" "Oh yes Ellie" "do you think that is one if my many talents.... Organizing?" Hahaha

Move in day!!

We officially moved into our new home today. It also happens to be the first day of school for the boys.  We have mattresses in the floor without sheets; just blankets underneath and on top of us. I found a scorpion in our room. Heston is on his crib mattress next to our bed... It's a bit crazy but we are in!!!

Bike riding....

Today the boys rose heir bikes to school today for the first time. We did a practice run yesterday and thank goodness we did. Ole man skinner had parked a tractor disk across his bridge so no one could cross.  We had to cut a few planks and make a make-shift bridge so it all worked out.  Stratton cried and cried cuz the mosquitoes kept getting him. They got to school ok but on the way home Stratton's chain broke twice... And the pesky mosquitoes got him again. He cried and said he's never riding to school again.  I had waited for them at the bridge just to make sure they made it and Dax informed me "you don't have to check on us mom". He is growing up on me.  

Today Elle told Doo-Doo dhe had a secret that she couldn't tell me. "She's going to find a golden ticket and go to candyland". Apparently she thinks Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a real place.

My vacation to Mesa.

Judy Blair (from the drill team I used to ride on) is making the front door to our house. Damon & I left the kids with nammy and drove to Mesa to deliver the mesquite wood so she could get started. I felt like a giddy little school girl as we pulled out of driveway. I was so excited to be alone with dom and have a real conversation without being interrupted. It was a wonderful day beyond words. I felt like I was flirting with Damon all day because it was such a stress free day without kids. But... You have to have the chaos to appreciate the freedom. Just wish the day wouldn't have ended so soon.

Oh Stratton....

So our Stratterbug had to get his final shots for school today. Damon took him because last time he went with me he was kicking ad screaming so bad I could hardly control him. Then when it was done he jumped off the table, ran out the door and was screaming through the halls of the doctors office. So I made Damon take him this time and right before he got the poke Damon have him a little pinch. Stratton said it didn't hurt at all cuz the shotter did a really good job. Makes sense! A person who gives a shot must be a shotter. Then right now we are waiting in line to pick up Dax from kindergarten and Stratton and he asked if he could get out and pet the horse. I told him no but I would roll down the window so he could talk to him. To which he replied "but mom, I don't know how to speak horse".

Boys trip to Lee's ferry!

Damon and the boys went fishing with grandpa bob to Lee's Derry this weekend. They are catching a ton of fish. Daxton can do it al by himself and Stratton can reel them in all by himself. Damon says they are having a great time and crashed out when it was bed time... But not fast enough for Stratton to notice something (he slept with grandpa). "Grandpa bob you have really big ears" ....after a closer look he said "and they've got whiskers in them!" Hahaha.

We've got movement!

Tessa crawled for the first time today thanks to the help of Doo-Doo's orange measuring spoons. Ellie helped by crawling around her in a circle showing her how to do it.