Birthdays

We went out Saturday night to celebrate Megan and I's birthdays. We went to La Fiesta for dinner, which of course came with the sombrero's, blankets, singing and a big surprise. After the waiter had put our hats and blankets on he suddenly reached around me and smashed whip cream into my chin! Megan tried to get away, but he got her too! So Jen took a few pictures since he had lost his camera and we cleaned up. A few minutes later he came around again and sure enough he slaps more whip cream on us since he had found his camera. I had whip cream everywhere, even on my clothes...Megan almost dropped a big glob into her purse on the floor! It totally had us laughing, so I guess it was all worth it.

After dinner we headed to Side Winders, which if you have never been there, is actually like three different clubs hooked together. We played some Foosball, danced in the hip-hop club, and even did a little karaoke.

Troy and Caleb losing at Foosball to Dave and Vanessa

Sundi, me, Megan and Jen

Dave, Sarah and Megan

Jen rocked the house with her rendition of "Shoop" which she sang with Jesse (a friend of Troy's). I think she knew every word without even looking at the prompter...they sounded really good.

Then the boys did an outstanding performance of "Bohemian Rhapsody". They sang, they swayed, and they rocked out at the end. They even had onlookers singing with them, and when it was over the crowd cheered which was the only time that night that had happened.

Football and a Haircut

This week was homecoming so Brittney was busy dressing up every day for the different things they had to do. Wed. was the powder puff football game and she got to play in it. She played offensive line in the first half, then switched to defense in the second half. She said she liked defense a lot more because it was less boring! The juniors ran the opening kick off for a touchdown, but then didn't even get a first down until the last couple of minutes of the game. The seniors scored so the game was tied..all they had to do was hold them. With 2 (yes 2) seconds left the juniors had the last play of the game and scored just as the buzzer sounded. Britt wasn't too sad though, she had thought they would get killed so she was just happy they were so close. She had fun and we had a good time going to watch her.

My next news is the Dave has finally cut his hair. For anyone who may not know, Perry had told him if he wouldn't cut his hair for six months he would pay him a hundred dollars. (This was on May 3rd so he had to go until Nov. 3rd) This photo is Dave on July 3rd, two months into the deal.

(sorry, I didn't rotate this right in my folder, and I'm not sure how to fix it here!!) This next photo is Dave (with Ori) on Labor Day Weekend in September. All through the summer his hair wasn't really getting long but once September came along it just went crazy.

By mid-Sept. he was going crazy..he felt like he looked like a total bum. We told him he looked like Lloyd in Dumb and Dumber with his hair all sticking out everywhere! So he worked out a deal with Perry and went to work the next day to have it cut. They put his hair into ponytails all over and Perry just started cutting them off. Then he shaved the rest.

Then they decided that they would make a New Orleans Saint symbol with a little bit of hair. He called me at work to tell me and I couldn't quite believe it, I had to have Sundii send me a picture on my phone!! He says he's leaving it until they win the Super Bowl....we have all told him that it isn't going to look good in the 5-20 years that might take!! I am glad to have him with short hair again.

Scrap Fun

I got to spend some time this weekend scrapbooking and hanging out with some great ladies. We all got a lot done, and had a great time together. I am slowly trying to recover...I have had very little sleep, and I think I have gained ten pounds in the last few days!! Also I am already having withdrawls...I'm not sure I can scrapbook anymore without having a Cricut machine, it is that awesome. Unfortunately I did not take any pictures while we were there, but I did take some of our fun projects. Danelle brought stuff to make these fun Halloween picture frames.
Marcy brought everything to do these amazing blocks that I totally love. I am so ready to decorate my house for fall/halloween and these look awesome on the table by our front door.

Thanks girls for all the food, giggles, projects, and help with my layouts.

In another note, my mom has started her own blog...check it out at http://flwblog.blogspot.com/

Cheer

Its official, I am a cheer mom now. If it were up to me I would not be a cheer mom this year...Lindsay tried out for cheerleader last year and didn't make it. It broke her heart, and it broke mine to see her so upset. So this year I didn't want her to try out again..I was afraid of the same situation as last year. She was determined though, and she practiced for hours to get her routines down right. I was a mess the day of tryouts and the day they found out..it was quite stressful. We were all excited when she made it. I am so proud of her for not letting one failure keep her from trying again, and I'm proud of her for not letting my negativity influence her decision to go for it. I have been going to the volleyball games to watch her cheer and I am really loving watching her cheer and McKenna play on the volleyball team. I try to clap and cheer with them (because Marcy says I'm a cheer mom so I have to) but at this point I have to say that I'm not very good at it! But, I'm sure I will get better. She seems to be having a great time and she is really good at ignoring us when we call out to her or try to get her to look at us!! So last week she had her first football game and she had to cheer for both the 7th and 8th grade games. Brooke, Dave and I all came to watch her.

At the volleyball games I have McKenna to watch and cheer for, but at the football games we really don't have anyone special to watch. So by the time we got to the end of the last game we were getting at little bored. Brooke was doing her homework and then we started taking pictures...

( Brooke was mad at me because she thinks she looked really good in this picture and I had to ruin it! )

Cousins

The kids don't get to see their cousins as much now that we live in Gooding, so Saturday we met Danelle in Twin so they could spend a little time together. We shopped and ate at the mall, then went down into the canyon to Centennial Park. We played some volleyball and then sat on the grass and just visited. Danelle and I used to spend tons of time at parks with the kids while they were growing up, so it was kind of like old times. It was nice getting to just hang out with them and catch up on what they are doing.
Mikayla and Lindsay

Trevin

Chelsea wouldn't let me take a picture of her at all...Brooke finally grabbed her and tried to hold her so I could take one. This is the best I could do!! Of course Brooke is the total opposite. She always lets me take her picture, and she even does all kinds of funny poses for me.

She so cracks me up...she makes me laugh every day. (She just walked in and told me she was trying to make this look like a professional picture!) I'm sure as she gets a little older she will grow out of this, but it sure is fun for now.

Hard Working Man

Saturday night Dave came home after a long, hard day at work and this is how he looked. The pictures do not do him justice though because his face was completely black, and his clothes were covered in grease and dirt.(and that was even after he used the air hose on them!) I couldn't resist taking his picture because it is probably the dirtiest I have ever seen him come home. He was a good sport about it though, even when I told him I was going to put them on the blog.

I just want him to know how much we appreciate all his hard work and everything he does to support our family. This time of year he works lots of hours in the hot sun, he doesn't get much family time, and he has a lot of stress, but he rarely complains (at least to me) and he just goes out and does what needs to be done. He is an awesome dad and a great husband and we love him very much.

School Spirit

School has officially started here in Gooding, and all three of my daughters were glad to be going back. Once August starts they tend to get bored and are ready to see their friends again. Brooke is in the sixth grade this year and has started middle school. (I have no more elementary age kids, and it seems really weird.) After lots of patience and help from her Aunt Marcy, and several trips to the school, she finally figured out how to open her locker. Thank goodness it was before the first day! She can't wait for football and volleyball start so she can go hang out at the games. Lindsay is in the eigth grade and informs me that she is having fun being the grade that rules the school. She has gotten so grown up in the last year that I hardly recognize her. She has become a teenager which makes me a little sad. She is growing taller and although I keep telling her to stop, she hasn't. She is a chearleader this year and very excited about that.

Brittney is a Senior this year....it seems like just yesterday that she started school and now she is almost done. I am realizing that after this year our lives will never be the same. It really makes me not want to take for granted the time that we have right now to spend with her.

I came home from work the other day and this was the scene on my front lawn. Brittney and some of her friends were spray painting shirts to wear to the athletic games. They have decided that they are going all out to support their teams. After doing this they went and painted the school rock. One of the teachers called them the "Spirit Squad" and even had them make a poster for the Senior girls volleyball players to take to the first game.

Ready for the game!!