First day of school.

The first day of school is always bitter sweet. It always seems to have a certain feel to it. A buzz in the air, so to speak. I think I get more excited for my boys than they do. And it's not an excitement like, "Oh they are finally going back to school." It's a genuine excitement for them. The butterflies, the new teachers, the new grade, the new friends, etc. etc. The first couple of days I do miss them, but that wears off. Things need to get done and cleaned and organized. I wish my boys all of the happiness and excitement that going back to school brings. Taren is a freshman in college. Gavin is a sophomore in high school and Loren is in 7th grade in junior high.

August 13, 2010

Friday the 13TH. After work I took Loren and Gavin to Tio's, a Mexican restaurant in Day Break. It was good. Hey, at least I didn't have to cook dinner. Tio's did!

August 10, 2010

Well, today was a sad day. The other Noorda family had to leave. We enjoyed every minute we got to spend with them. What great kids. What great parents. It is a joy watching Candee and Eric be great parents to their beautiful kids. We all wish that they lived closer to us. Have a safe trip back to New Hampshire. We love you guys.

August 9, 2010

Today was Jaren's 6TH birthday. I think he liked all of his gifts, especially the bow and arrow that his family made him. He is such an adorable kid. He reminds me and David of Eric. Everyone had a lot of fun shopping and eating out today. Of coarse there were some more water fights. I guess it's just not summer without those.

August 8, 2010

What a great day. Everybody just hung out around the house. I think the kids had about four water fights. It didn't seem like they were ever dry. Within the last two days, all of the cousins from Utah and Wyoming, except for Daniel, were able to come down and visit with Candee, Eric and their kids. I love to see how our family has grown and to learn more about them and each of their personalities.

August 7, 2010

Our family is here from New Hampshire. They arrived at our house Sat. afternoon. It has been so fun just hanging out and getting to know each other again. I can't believe it has been 4 years since we saw them last. Their youngest was 8 months old and on Aug. 25TH he will be 4 yrs. old. Being around the family is the best.

August 1, 2010

Today we went over to Heather's house to let Gavin and Loren go swimming with Trey. He is their adorable 3 yr old cousin. What fun.

July 31, 2010

Happy Birthday Loren. Today we celebrated Loren's 13Th birthday. His birthday is on August 3rd, but he will be at Bear Lake for Scout camp. I think he had a good birthday. He is definitely a boy that does not ask for much. It was hard for him to come up with some things for his birthday list. Oh, how I love that boy.

July 29, 2010

I've gotten a little behind. All I can say about today is spagetti dinner. It's one of our comfort foods.

My Children. What can I say? They are the best thing that has happened to me. That's Taren, upside down. And the one pointing is my youngest, Loren. It's always nice to get off work and come home to spend time with my boys. Tonight we had dinner at Taco Bell (I'm not cooking after work) and then spent a little time out in the backyard. Why does life have to go by so fast? I wish I could find the rewind button and push it until they were toddlers again. I guess I just have to soak up every moment I have left with them.

Well, I finally started the 365 day journey. It only took me until July 27Th to do it. Even though I have been planning this since January 1st of this year. Hey, I guess better late than never.
So today was a typical day off of work for me. Just more work at home. Laundry, cleaning, meal making, more cleaning and more laundry. At first I felt like maybe I should just take a picture of all the mounds of laundry I was working on, but then I remembered seeing something beautiful when David and I pulled into our driveway last night. A beautiful sunflower growing up amongst the other flowers. It's just quietly growing there, not bothering anyone. I love sunflowers. So I knew I had to take a picture of that. I also love coming out onto our front porch at night. David bought us a new water fountain and it sits next to one of my flower pots that I love. The sound of water at night is so soothing. Today was a good day. . . .I got some laundry done.