General Women's Conference

The girls and I were able to go to the General Women's conference that is held twice a year the week before conference.  I love going, and being able to take my girls with me, and feel the spirit together is wonderful.  We met up with my mom and sister Stephanie at the stake center and we all watched together.  I was surprised with how fast it went.  I loved all the talks and clips they showed.  This was one of my most favorite conferences.  The women all gave talks that I needed to hear and helped lift my spirit.  My girls of course loved President Uchtdorf talk, especially the part about the stalking cat.  I left feeling so uplifted.  I hope to be able to implement their talks into my life, and become a better daughter of god, wife, mother, friend, and servant of the lord.

Dean's Work Party

This last Saturday Dean had a work party.  It was at the new Fiesta Fun.  We were pretty excited to go. We started out with a family game of Bowling.  We had so much fun.  The bowling area is really nice and has bumper pads you can have put up or down for whoever wants them.  They also have this dinosaur that lets little kids roll the ball down as well. (Breck loved that).  The kids all did great, but I ended up winning.  anytime I can break 100 is a good game for me ha ha.  Addison was so nice and let Breck take turns with her to bowl.  After bowling we went into this conference room for Deans work party, where they were doing a giveaway.  Dean won a couple free meals and Drinks to some places in town.  After that was done we headed back out to use up our tokens they gave us.  We ended up winning 761 tickets so the kids went home with plenty of JUNK.  They loved it though.  We had unlimited mini golf, but by the time we got done with everything else we had to get back for the General Women's Conference the girls and I were going too.  It was so much fun to take a break from all our running around, and sports on Saturday, and spend some much needed family time together.  Love this bunch of mine.

School Pictures….not impressed

Preston had his 6th grade pictures taken at school.  We cut his hair and got him all ready.  He said they called him early so his hair still looked good.  That made me laugh.  He got his pictures a few weeks later, and he seems a little upset.  He tells me he had know idea he had that on his shirt.  I ask him what he was talking about, he then shows me his picture.  Bottom left hand corner,  "DON'T BE A POOPER VOTE FOR COOPER WITH A BIG TURD ON THE RIGHT SIDE."  I couldn't help but ask him if he did it on purpose.  That definitely seems like a Preston thing to do.  He loves making people laugh.  He told me NO!!  He completely forgot.  The verdict is still out if I believe him or not.  I couldn't believe the photographer didn't bring it up.  This boy does make us smile everyday, and his personality/ Humor reminds me a lot of myself.  Dad doesn't appreciate it as much as we would hope, but Preston and I still like to get him riled up.  Cant believe how big my boy is looking.  Time sure goes by fast.

Tis the Season

We are in the mist of craziness around here these next two months.  On August 22nd we started Soccer, and football.  We (Dean, and I) are coaching Shaylee's team, but when the other kids have games at the same time it will just be Dean.  We have some sort of practice every night of the week.  Wednesday's the worst with all 3 having Soccer practice, plus a football practice thrown it there.  The kids are having a blast though, and learning so much.  Breck constantly asks to be taken home when we are gone all day to games, but he's a trooper.  He does love that if we can't find a bathroom while at a game he gets to pee on the rocks or grass.  He loves that, such a boy.  Shaylee scored our first goal of the season, and has scored each game since.  We have played three games, won two, and tied this last one.  Preston is doing awesome they won there first game by like 10, then lost there second and third games. They are moving Preston up to mid field which he is really excited about so will see how that goes.  Addison had her first game last week and they won.  She did awesome, or so I heard from dad since I was at Preston's game.    This Saturday could be our worst yet.  Preston has a double header soccer game, Plus a Football game in between those, Shaylee has a game in the middle of all Preston's craziness so her and Dean will be gone, and Addison has a game at the same time as Preston's.  We will be a little out numbered this Saturday, but we lucked out with all of Preston's games being here in Hurricane so it's just a matter of back and forth.  Sure do love these kids, and the people they are becoming.

In all the pictures just look for Preston's Bright orange SHOES.

Shaylee is number 12

Brecken trying to stay cool down in a 110 degree heat in Mesquite last Saturday.  Even their splash pad water down there is HOT!!