Yeah for School!!

So the new school year has officially started and all three kids are going! Lacey has begun the third grade, Alivia is in first, and Joshua had his first day of Preschool today. So far everyone is really enjoying themselves. Also, Lacey and Livie are starting back up with piano lessons tonight. Next week, Lacey starts Jazz and Livie is in a Jazz/Tap/Ballet Combo class. Can you say BUSY ?!?! Oh yeah, and Lacey does Achievement Days twice a month too!

I swear this was the fastest summer ever! I am sooo not ready for it to be cold again! Maybe we'll have an Indian Summer - until like maybe November! :-)

Scott has still been traveling quite a bit, but hopefully that will calm down soon. Fantasy Football is starting, so it will still be like his minds gone, but at least his body will be present. That's about it for now!

Recent Events

Life has been pretty crazy here over the past month or so. Scott and I finally went on a cruise to the Caribbean! Unfortunately, I herniated a disc in my back before we left, but thanks to modern medicine, it wasn't a complete failure. In fact, we still had quite a fun time! (Aside from the seasickness and sunburn), the beach, sun, dolphins, waterfalls, meeting new people - it was great!

We arrived home just in time for Lacey to be baptized. It was so nice to have so many family and friends attend - it was a beautiful day! A few days later, I was privileged to have surgery on my back and have been forced to "take it easy" for the next several weeks. But thanks to Scott's wonderful boss, my family, and my ward members, I have been greatly cared for.

The school year for the girls is winding down, so there is a plethora of field trips, piano recitals, and award days to fill the remainder of the year. Josh is even being evaluated to get into the district preschool program in the fall - yeah!! We are all soooo thrilled that it has finally started to feel like spring here! I hope life is warming up for the rest of you as well!

Almost Happy Birthday

So for my pre-birthday presents this year, so far I have slipped a disc in my back, told that I'm basically going to be blind for the rest of my life, and lost my voice! Fun Stuff! The rest of the family is pretty much doing well. We just got back from a weekend trip down to Utah to see my brother-in-law off to Iraq. The girls are doing well in their piano lessons. Lacey loves being at her new charter school. Josh is becoming much more tame and Scott and I are only about a month away from our big trip to the warmth and sunshine! Looking forward to all of my presents this weekend - especially since I'll be the Big 3-0!!! Wish me luck!

Happy Holidays

Well I hope you all had a great Christmas! We were finally able to celebrate the big day on the actual day - it was great! Our wonderful children all woke up at 4:00AM ready to go!! They all had a really good time though - and then Scott and I took naps before driving down to Utah. It has been so nice for us to live so much closer to our families. We are also grateful that our house in Colorado finally sold just a couple weeks ago. It was a great Christmas present!! Now if the Vikings will just win their game tomorrow against the Broncos - that Scott will be attending - and make it to the playoffs, our lives would be close to perfect! Love you all!

My First Post

OK, since I'm being pressured by my family to this this I guess I will give in. Let's see - new news - Scott went on a business trip to Chicago last week. The kids and I had Dorothy here and then we went down to Layton for Trick-or-Treating. We also had to give our dog, MaryJane back to the Humane Society because she completely destroyed our backyard and garage while we were gone. However, we still have our wonderful male cat named Merri, who previously peed all over our former home (which still hasn't sold by the way). The girls have started piano lessons and Josh is learning how not to be so destructive. :-) That's all for now folks!