Monday, April 28, 2008

I can't believe I forgot my camera!!!!!

This Saturday we had such a great time! And I forgot my camera. For those who we haven't told, we have signed Gabe(and Hiett) up for a new charter school that is getting built in Enoch. WE are so completely thrilled with the teachers, the Montessori type cirriculum, the uniforms and with the fact here is no cafeteria food. Every kid will bring a home lunch- cool huh? Anyway. In order for the school to function the way that the directors envisioned it, much volunteer work is needed. Ok, it is required. If you don't pull your weight, your kids are kicked out. But I kinda like that, it means you HAVE to be involved with your childrens' school and have more invested in it. Anyway- back to the story. The school was having a fundraising awareness type fair that we signed up to volunteer in. It was a pretty cold four hours, the wind was gusting like it usually does in Spring in Cedar City, but it was fun. The highlight, by far, was watching Gabe playing on the inflateables. They had a huge billowy slide that was two or three stories high, a bouncy room, which HIett loved too. And the crowning glory of inflateables- the Velcro Wall. HIett was too little, but Gabe absolutely loved it! They flung him up three times, the last being upside down! His only complaint was that the sun was in his eyes. I was laughing my head off and wishing I was right up there next to him. We ate goodies, played a few games and just enjoyed spending a few hours together. Then we came home, finished the chicken coop to the stage where we could move the chickens out of the garage and into their new home! Yippee, no more chicken smell in my garage! We had such a fun day together, it was a good reminder of just how much fun being a parent can be.

7 comments:

TattooAz said...

That is too funny about the kids climbing up the ladder! Leave it to Hiett to discover that! The school sounds so, so fun. How great is that to be able to be involved with everyone? Give the kids a kiss for me, and I'm glad the chickens are finally out of your garage=)

Mom and Dad said...

What a fun weekend! Those times are a treasure, keep them close to your heart! No surprises with the kids on the ladder!!! Boys :) Can't wait to see you this week at Women's Conference. Love you

{Lindsey} said...

Wow, that car is pretty neat. I bet the boys loved that while it lasted. It sounds like it was a very fun party, you are such a sweet and fun mom!
Miss you tons!

Gardner Family said...

I'm glad your boys had fun with their cars. Ours are stilla round the house but dented and bashesd in after many "accidents". You will love having the chickens in their coop! Can't wait to see you in a few weeks!

Love ya tons

Nathan & Cherish said...

Oh that is so cute! I love the car! That is way impressive! I wish I had a car like that! I'm jealous!

Nelson Family said...

I love the party idea. Don't worry about the boys climbing things. My boys do it too. If must be a boy thing. We do have to watch them carefully.

Bon said...

You are such a good mom Shellie! I loved how you wrote what Gabe said about his friends not being there. You wrote it just like how he would say it!!

So cute!

WELCOME to our new home

We got moved in settled a few weeks ago, but it has taken me longer than I thought to get back into my groove. I hadn't realized that I HAD a groove, maybe it was more like a rut, but anyway, I am comfortably back into it and that is that. So, I am sure that you are all curious to see what exactly we moved into. You have to promise to not be jealous!!! Really.... everybody seems to think that I mind terribly our new home, but I don't mind it that much. I am with Hans, the boys have their dad and unlimited roaming space and so much more family close by, I would make the trade again anyday. Not to mention the projects that I am planning that will keep me busy for quite some time. Ready?
Well, the power plant pays for all of their employees to move within 40 miles of the plant so they packed us up and shipped us off. This is the truck arriving. It was huge! Our stuff only took up about 1/3 of the truck!


Hans and I are still in debate about what is happening with the exterior of the house. I want to get some paint and paint it, then get a good color match and do the shutters differently. The porch will be fixed- it sags in the middle and threatens to collapse whenever you step on it. I want to put a little roof over it, a simple little peak that stretches back to the trailer, that would hopefully break up the ugliness a little bit. we will probably be here for 21/2 to 3 years so I want to make it look like a home for us.

OK- let me explain that roof looking thing. Nevermind- can't explain it. But I am going to try to put little support strut things off from it to support a new piece of wood that will make it look like a beam instead of a chintzy shingled roof inside of a house. And that is faux brick paneling. he he he. I have never seen it before. I giggle when I see it. The next pic is the kitchen dining combo. The floor is newish lineolium, so that is good to stay. But the wallpaper is falling off and so I am going to practice my tiling and do a medium dark greyish tile and then strip the cupboards and paint them a white. The door knobs will be replaced too. Hopefully this will work with the mustard yellow stove- this trailer is 30 years old, so it is very 70's with the wood paneling EVERYWHERE!!


UNGH. The paneling is sooo dark! This hallway could use a coat of paint. Hans' grandma is skeptical of us painting the paneling, truthfully I am too, but this is so drab I have got to do something! The light fixture is going to be replaced so my dad doesn't hit his head everytime he comes over. Well, for that matter, most of the light fixtures will get to be replaced soon.


I saved the best for last!!! Our bathroom is horrid! Seriously- I don't mind it, it just makes me laugh it is that ugly. The floral nasty green print coordinates with the yellos tub, toilet and sink. The linoleum is the same shades and that crazy design you could sit and stare at for hours trying to figure out the pattern. A new sink is already in the works. A new shower curtain already bought, and so many plans floating in my head. Wall paper off, new linoleum, tiling another backspash, paint the walls, build a frame around the mirror to make it the focal point. So much to do. Will I get it done in my 3 year time limit?? Oh and the kicker, the washer and dryer are in the bathroom! Convienent!!!


We had such a fun Halloween! It got kicked off with an adult( that sounds naughty!) Halloween Party which was fun as it always is to get together with all of everybody. I love seeing all the costumes and wish I knew which file Hans put them uner so I could post them. Beau and Bonnie won my prize for best dressed- Beau looked hot in that eyeliner and black nail polish. Anyway, then on Halloween we had a bunch of the kids over for a little party and had a great time- I did anyway, I hope the kids did too. We went trick or treating in the "old ward" just to say hi to some folks we hadn't seen in a while. The boys had a great time. Tait slept through it all in his comfy bear outfit and Hiett only fell down two sets of stairs with his AWESOME hoomemade batman mask. I don't know how much longer I will get away with homemade costumes but until then- $6 always beats out $20-40 in my opinion, and I think the kids have more fun being "creative". HA ha. We had a great time and the candy is almost gone already- I swear I haven't helped too much!

My happy boy

My happy boy
How can you not smile when you see that!? Tait hung out on this blanket while we were fishing on Monday- he loves to be outside- and it's a good thing since that's where we are most of the time!

Our hike

Our hike
Yes, that is the road down there. We found this trail off the road up the Five MIle Canyon. We have loved the red rock scenery that is so prevelant in the Parowan area

Birthday Boy riding his new bike

Birthday Boy riding his new bike
He loves riding with Gabe on their"motorbikes"

The swinging of the pinata

The swinging of the pinata
Gabe is the only one who inflicted any damage at all

Argh MAtey!

Argh  MAtey!
Me and my pirate buddies- we had so much fun. Sometimes I really wich I were still a kid ro everyday was a birthday so I had a reason to be all creative and fun

Hiett

Hiett
The birthday crown for the king of the day