School Talent Show

 Brecken loves to draw, and tells everyone he wants to be an artist when he grows up.  He was so excited to enter the schools talent show.  He couldn't wait to draw and color some pictures.  He ended up making a picture of fruit.  He could spend hours coloring and drawing.  He loves to tell people his Grandpa Monson is an artist, and he wants to grow up to be like him one day.  He won 3rd place in his grade in the art category.

HHS Freshman Basketball

Preston finished up his long season of High School Basketball.  He loved the team, and had a fun season.  He learned and improved so much.  His whole team were pretty close friends all ready so It was fun to watch the boys together.  He had some great games, and we are already looking forward to Sophomore basketball. He ended up making this shot in these pictures and getting a and one.  So glad I was finally able to get some shots of him.  He worked so hard in basketball and in school maintaining his 4.0.  So much work and harder then he realized when you don't get home from basketball tell 8-10 depending on the day of the week and where the game was played.

Sickness!!

The Friday before presidents weekend Addison started not feeling well. She had a fever, cough, and headache, also, dizzy, and no appetite.  This lasted a few days.  She didn't go to Church on Sunday and Preston ended up coming home from church sick as well.  Monday presidents days I had Addison starting to feel better but Preston was still sick, and Landon wasn't feeling to good either.  Then it moved on to Shaylee, and last Brecken. Landon and Brecken got ear aches.  In the mean time Preston started to feel better and then pushed himself tell he got pneumonia, Shaylee also pushed herself and she ended up worse off too.  It took about 3 weeks for everyone to recover fully.  It was awful.

Snow Days

Southern Utah saw snow 3 mornings in a weeks time.  The first two times it wasn't much and had melted by noon.  The kids and Dean were able to make a great snowman before it all melted though. The 3rd snow day we knew it was going to be big for us.  The schools were all put on a delay and it ended up snowing all night and day...not as much as they were thinking, but still a good amount.  Around 7:30 we were getting knocks from neighborhood kids to come play out in the snow and get pulled on tubes.  I had half the kids sick so the other half I let run outside and play.  School was delayed 2 hours, but kids would be excused all day if they couldn't make it in.  I had some that were sick anyway, and the rest stayed home and played.  The kids have loved the snow, but I'm always glad when it melts.  Oh, Landon is still not a fan of touching the snow.  He doesn't like cold anyway.

Shaylee 7th Grade Club Basketball

 Shaylee's team ended the season undefeated.  Shaylee loved her coaches this year, and learned a lot.  She had confidence, and so much fun.  They went into the tournament undefeated, and won the tournament as well. Such a fun group of girls.

Valentines day 2019!

 Valentines day this year was on a Thursday.  We had our annual Valentines dinner at home.  Dean brought home food from Chili's for us, and the kids got their traditional heart shaped pizza.  We missed Preston for the first part, because he had basketball practice, but he made it home to finish off the pizza.  We sure do love this crew. 

The rest of the rooms

Preston moved into the girls old room, and the girls took over Breckens, and Preston's old rooms.  Since they are right by a bathroom the girls share that bathroom and Preston takes the other one.  Its actually worked out so well having the kids this way.  Especially having the little boys down stairs by Dean and I.  Preston's and Addison's room are still a work in progress, but we got them moved and that's what counts.

Landons first big ouch!!

We came home from Preston's last basketball game of the season, to this little guy cracking his chin open the exact same way Brecken did a few years ago.  He was sitting on our stools at the counter and started falling, his chin hit the counter on the way down.  He probably should have got stitches, but dean had some medical glue so we glued it and then butterflied it shut.  He was not a happy camper.  He hated getting this done.  Later that night we go in and check on him while he is sleeping and see he has torn off the butterfly. Little stinker.  Its healing nicely though and it's the perfect spot to hide a scar.

Tie Master

We have another Tie Master in the Monson household.  Brecken learned to tie his shoes towards the end of January and went to kindergarten and passed it off to his teacher.  I had to bribe him a little because he just never wore tie up shoes and didn't care.  We told him if he learned we would buy him a crystal making kit.  He had those shoes tied up that night.  So proud of him and all that he is learning and accomplishing this year.

New Beds, New Rooms.

 A couple weeks before Christmas Dean had to go out of town for a work conference.  So the kids and I decided to switch rooms around and get some bunk beds for the little boys.  So I enlisted the help of my family.  Dad came with Sheetrock stuff to fix some dings, and a hole in the wall, mom and Stephanie helped move and clean furniture and move rooms around.  I sold the crib and moved Landon into a big boy bed.  He as just turned 2 a little over a month before. We got rid of the guest room since we hardly get any guests, and moved Brecken downstairs with Landon and made that their new room.  Preston moved his room into the girls old room, and the girls took over Brecken and Preston's rooms which have a bathroom in between to share.  Over all it's been great. The best part was Dean didn't have to do a single thing.  The kids are all taking care of their rooms, and it's nice to have the little boys downstairs where I can have easier access to them.  Landon did really well with the transition.  Of course we had some out of bed moments, but those got stopped quickly, as well as where is Landon moments.  Oh all the way asleep under the bed.   Him and Brecken are doing great and love their bunk beds.  The girls also asked for new room decor for Christmas so I need to get a picture of the older kids in their new rooms as well.