Eagle Island

Just up the road from our home is Eagle Island Park. We took the kids up there for a few hours the other night and had a lot of fun!

Funny things my kids say :)

This summer I have spent a lot of time with my kids and they crack me up! If you know me, you know that I like to joke around and obviously passed that trait onto my kids. When Bill comes home from work and asks me how my day has been I always have a lot of crazy things to tell him. Here are some of our favorites. At swimming lessons another mom commented on how skinny Jacob is. As he was drying off, I told him, "Buddy, you need to get some meat on your bones!" He replied with a straight face, "No thanks, I don't like chicken." A few weeks ago while we were camping the girls and I shared a tent. Jordyn had her ipod, and told me that she can only fall asleep listening to classical music, Emily leaned over and said, "well the only way I can fall asleep is listening to Weird Al." Then she sang us a lullaby, White and nerdy! Jordyn always has her phone on her and will be sitting right next to me and instead of speaking she texts me random things like, "Hey mom myfundszalow can I have some money?" When I'm not in the best mood she will text me "drinking the haterade today?" We have some strange lingo in our house, many might find it weird but we all laugh! Our latest one is "hey ya Fern!" Our family is loud crazy and fun!

The boys of summer!

If you know our family you know how much we love baseball. Jacob played on the Dodgers this year. He enjoyed learning how to pitch, playing real baseball and spitting sunflower seeds like his dad. It was a great season and he can't wait until next year.

Keeping up with the kids!

We have had a busy and fun summer so far. I have tried really hard to stay at home and save as much money as I can by not filling up our SUV. The girls dance twice a week and all three kids have piano but we have been trying to find things to do around our home. We have done a lot of baking, Emily loves to cook. We made jam and bread this past weekend. Jacob joined in as soon as he heard that we needed to "punch down" the bread dough. It is so fun having a boy!
We recieved some great news from our dear friends the Fox family. Their little son Brandon had surgery yesterday and everything went smoothly and he was able to come home in less than 24 hours. We were so happy for this wonderful news.

Busy Summer

Jacob was baptized in May he was so excited! Our close friends the Foxs came into town from Utah to stay with us, we had so much fun visiting with them. We had Bill's family attend the baptism also, it was such a great day.
School is out and we have been very busy. Jordyn turned 14! We celebrated her birthday at Aunt Shannon and Uncle Rob's house by having a swim party. Jordyn had her friend Ashlin come along. Bill and I took her out on a day of shopping and dinner at P F Changs. We can't believe Jordyn is 14 and going to high school!

Jacob

Jacob is 8 and in the 3rd grade, he loves to play sports especially baseball. He loves to read, play the piano, going tubing on the boat, and he loves school. Jacob loves to play catch with his Dad and hit baseballs over the fence. He is funny and bright and knows how to spell EVERYTHING!

Emily

Emily is 11 and in 6th grade, she loves to dance, play piano, wake board, and make our family laugh. She is daring and always has a smile on her face and a hat on her head. Emily has a love for her pet bunny Oreo, she lugs him around the house like a baby!

Jordyn

Jordyn is 14 and in 9th grade. She enjoys dancing,cheerleading, playing piano, and being crazy with her friends. She is always on the go and texting someone! She is a great student and is looking forward to driving next year, but I'm not!

Our family blog

We have been inspired by family and friends to create a family blog, to keep everyone updated on our crazy life.