don't fall over

Yes, it is actually a blog.  I decided that I had better try to catch up the the last 6 months that I just couldn't bring myself to sit down and do it.
The big high lights are...

Paige turned 16 years old and got her drivers license.  She got a car for her birthday. A used Mazda 626.  She wasn't very excited about it until we gave her the car seat and steering wheel covers. Tinker Bell of course.  She then came home from school saying that some guy friends thought her car was cool. So it is now cool, cause guys she likes says so.
She had a party at Classic Skating with some of her school friends- yes, even boys-. It was fun and loud.

Braden Graduated from High School. Oh YES he did!!  Loren and I were both worried about this day.  We wondered if it would ever happen.  Braden has struggled with school most of his schooling. And he received help in English classes since he was in first grade.  Yes, he has a learning disability but most people wouldn't even know it.  He worked hard and kept on track and was able to graduate with his graduating class.
He just turned eighteen and is looking for a job.  He is going to UVUU in the fall.  He has a full year before he goes on a mission, so we will enjoy the time we still have him home.
Braden was in A'capella choir this year and loved it.

Zach is had a Birthday and is now 14.  He is excited about not being a Deacon in church.  He says they are all just so little.  It couldn't have anything to do with the fact that he has grown 4 inches in 4 months and is now taller than Braden.
Zach was in band this year, again.  He has gotten pretty good on the flute.  We went to a few of his concert through out the year.

Ethan is now 11. He had a Stars Wars themed party with a few friends.  I can't believe how much he has grown and matured this last year.
He is excited to be in New Scouts and has already been on a camp out with them.
He enjoys playing games with Parker. And would watch T.v. all day if I let him.

Parker, he is our accident iron child.   He feel off the monkey bars at school 3 weeks before school ended.  I received a phone call from the school BEFORE school had started that day.  The secretary said that he had hurt his arm and it was bad.  I went to pick him up and he didn't even want to move.  Luckily, a neighbor was on her way in to help out a teacher and saw us and volunteered to take Hope for me.  It was a good thing because our MD took w-rays and told us that we had to go to Primary Children's Hospital for surgery. Yes he broke is bone right in half.
We got in the Excursion to head out and it wouldn't back up.  We even said a prayer, and it still wouldn't  move.  I called Loren at work to come get us.  Then called my sister in American Fork to see if she could pick us up and get us home. She did.  Loren meet us a t home and we headed to the hospital-finally.

We had to wait until 9 p.m. that night before they got him in for surgery. They put 3 pins in it. He and I ended up spending the night there.

He has since then gotten the cast removed and is doing excercises to get it to straighten out.

Hope is growing fast and is a very busy girl. She makes one mess after another just so mom has to pick it up. Alright, not really but it seems like it sometimes.
She has decided that she loves to ride horses at Thanksgiving Point. She cried when the ride was over.  She isn't afraid of them at all. She wouldn't let me hold onto her or even walk next to her while on the horse. She told be that she could do it herself.

Just getting it off my chest

     I'm not excited about my new primary calling-nursery.  It isn't that I don't like the nursery, I've had this calling 4 times before.  My biggest problem is that in the 20+ years I've had callings, I've been in primary most of the time.  I can count on one hand the callings that I've had outside of primary. All of my calling-except for primary chorister,cubs and activity days- have been with the 18 month to 4 year olds. I pretty much have most of the lessons memorized.  It would be nice to have something new.  I loved activity days with the older girls and was sad when I was released from it.
    When Loren found out I was going back into nursery, he was upset.  He said ,"I just don't get it. I sit in Sunday School year after year by myself and wonder how these other couples get so lucky to be together. Why do they always put you right back in primary?"  Honestly, I wish I had a good answer for him besides the fact that it's hard to fill primary callings and they know I'll do it.
   I'm sure that my feelings will change once I've been there for a while. Right now, though, I'm not jumping for joy!!!
    Alright, I'm done.

December is here

And I am way behind on posting.  I will start from the present and go back...

Paige and Braden preformed in a Christmas Choir performance last night. They both did great.
Zach performed for choir last week and did great as well. Zach also has a band performance this week.
We have a very busy schedule this December between, work, school and church parties.

Hope had a doctors appointment on Monday because of a cold that just won't leave.  45 minutes before the appointment she swallowed a dime and got got in her throat.  She turned red, i hit her on the back she started to breathe, threw up a little, went red again, repeated process about 4 times.  Thank goodness Loren had the day off and was there to help. We put her in the car to head to the ER and decided to stop at the doctors office instead because she was breathing okay by then.  The doctor checked her out and gave her an antibiotic to clear up a sinus infection and ordered us to the hospital for x-rays to make sure the dime was in her stomach and not stuck in her throat. The dime showed up nice and bright on the x-ray-in her stomach.
I don't think she will eat money again.

I am trying to get caught up on house work and Christmas shopping, after having a horrible sinus infection for more than 7 weeks.  I was on 2 kinds of antibiotics and then on a weeks worth of  oral steroids.  Each helped some but didn't clear it up altogether.  So the doctor ordered a CT scan.  Infection is gone but my sinuses are very swollen.  They don't want to give me more steroids, I just have to wait it out.  I feel a little better every day.

We hosted Thanksgiving this year.  Mom told me that no one was coming to her house because they all had other plans.  So we invited her and Dad, Rob and Chris to our house.  It was a fun,small get together.
We didn't have as much food as when we all get together but between mom and me, we had plenty. No one starved.

Halloween was fun.  Paige threw a party for her friends and dressed as a Diva Angel.  Both Ethan and Parker dressed as ninja's.  Hope was a cute little witch.  Paige took Hope out trick or treating. Hope thought it was the greatest thing ever.  She started taking candy out of our candy bowl and putting it in her bag.  You can't have to much, you know.

Hope is 2! We had a family party for her and ate corn dogs and fries. We then went to Trafalga for games and rides. Hope loves the carousal and plane ride.  She also likes to miniature golf.  I can't believe how fast time has gone by.  It seems only a short time a go that we brought her home.

I will post picture's later.

Eight is Great!

Just ask Parker, he will tell you. He loved to have a party with some friends on Friday. Although, he was very excited about being baptized on Saturday.

Braden was able to baptize Parker.  Loren had mixed emotions about letting him do it. He then decide that it would be a good experience for both boys.

Loren confirmed him.  It was a small service because Parker was the only one in the ward being baptized.  We were able to choose who spoke, played the piano, songs and prayers. 

I'm sure parker will remember this day for years to come.

Thanks to all who came to support us.