Hayden LOVES school

Hayden is so funny.  When she comes home from school she is just bursting with stories.  When I ask Chase about what he did at school his response is usually-- I don't know, I don't remember, nothing.  Not Hayden--- she wants to tell me what the girls in her class wore that day, what funny things kids in her class did, what she did on the playground, what her music teacher looks like---(BTW.. her music teacher this year is much cuter than her music teacher last year.)  And, she has a bathroom in her classroom with a very little toilet and she was getting ready to go in it but a boy was coming out and it smelled like poop so she had to wait a long time before she went in.  And, there is a girl in her class that is missing her front teeth because she ate way too many sweets and no vegetables.  All the very important things that go on in a typical school day!

First Day of School...

Chase and Hayden-- July 2008

Chase- Our Handsome 3rd Grader.

Hayden- Our Beautiful Kindergartener.

Monday, July 28th--- Chase and Hayden started school today!  Hayden was so excited.  She definatly looked fabulous in her boots!  When we got to the school Chase found a friend of his and took off.  So, that left me to just take Hayden to her class-- she was not sad (which I was glad for).  She has been so excited to go all day and eat lunch at school.  (I hope it was as great as she dreamed!)  Well, after dropping them off I get home and Lauren is still asleep (Brian was home with her)-- she did not get up until 9am.  After she got up she crawled around the house and then would crawl back to me and cry.  I really think she knew something was different.  Hayden is her 2nd mommy and loves to play with her.  Poor Lauren - her funnest playmate is now gone all day!  Lauren did not fall back asleep until 4pm!!  What the heck!  I think homeschooling may not be so bad.  Lauren's day was really messed up which made for a messed up mommy day as well!

UPDATE.... I will not be home schooling my kids.  Lauren did go back to her "normal schedule" (meaning at least one 90 min nap per day)--- so, the kids will stay at Freedom this year.

Basha Pool

We went to Basha pool a couple of times this past week.  It really is such a fun pool and the kids had such a great time.  I was a little hesitant given the "Hamilton pool I think I got bacteria poisoning incident" but, I braved it anyway.  We went on Friday afternoon and the Foster's met us there.  We had a great time but, towards the end they made everyone get out of the pool and told us that we could not get back in for 30 mins.  Yep, you guessed it.... someone pooped in the pool.  GROSS!  Just when I was getting over my "bacteria fears."  My biggest question is.... who would get back in the pool after that????  I need a few days to pretend like they completely drained the pool, scrubbed it and then refilled it.  Needless to say we right home.  Maybe in a week or so we will go back.

Dance, Dance, Dance!

Dance- Spring Recital 2006

Dance- Spring Recital 2007

Tues., July 22nd--- I finally signed Hayden up for dance again.  After taking a year off so that I could recover (from having Lauren- LOL).  I think I am now ready to get back into some activities for the kids.  Hayden will be taking dance at Jeanne's and she is soooo excited!  In the past Hayden took dance at SAS Dance and loved it!  Both years she took with her cousin Brylee and had so much fun.  Now, Brylee and Hayden both take dance at Jeanne's but, at different locations.  The recital will be in the Spring of 2009-- I can't wait to see her costume and dance.  (Hayden HATED the red costume-- she did not want to wear it.  At SAS they posted pictures of all the costumes and Hayden wanted this really fabulous white costume that had a fur and "diamonds" on it.  When she found out they were going to wear the red one with feathers!-  she cried right there at the studio.  I was afraid that she really would not wear it.  After her teacher told her that she would get her the white one with "diamonds" Hayden agreed to wear the red one.)

Bacteria in the Pool?

Fri., July 18th--- Me, Sheri and Julz all took our kids to Hamilton pool to swim.  This activity is a definatly a favorite.  Afterwards Kaden came home with us and spent the night.  Another favorite.  Well, we had been home about 30mins and Hayden throws up.  Very strange but, I thought maybe she swallowed a lot of water or just being out in the heat... who knows.  But, she kind of felt feverish.  She layed around for most of the day and that was it.  Well, then I was not feeling great, woke up on Saturday not feeling great but, just pushed through it.  By that afternoon I was feeling better.  We even went on a date with the Fosters!  --- Which was so fun.  We went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse and then Steph and I saw Mama Mia! and Brent and Brian saw Hancock.  Our original intention was to see Get Smart but it was sold out.  So, come Saturday night and Sunday morning Blake throws up.  I talked to my sister in law and she said that her two girls have had fevers and have been sick.  Do you think we were exposed to some bacteria in the pool.  I mean if you really think about it.... poop, pee, boogers, spit, open wounds, blood, hair product, throw up.....-- can chlorine really kill all that?  

School Clothes Shopping

Tues., July 15th--- This morning we took the kids to Peter Piper.  One of Sheri's friends set it up and it was a tour of Peter Piper and then the kids get to make their own pizza and play games.  It was so much fun and my kids had a blast playing with their cousins.  

That night-- me, Hayden, Lauren, Sheri, Belle, Brock and Beau went to Chandler Mall to buy school clothes.  This was not so fun for me.  Hayden loves pink (as do I) and fun, very girly clothes (as do I).  Well, Hayden will be going to Freedom this year and they have red, white and blue uniform.  So, everything was red, white and blue (with some denim and khaki thrown in!)  I love that my kids wear uniform to school but, it is hard when you see all the cute things out there.  We made the best of it and bought lots of red, white, and blue hair accessories, a cute denim skirt and...... the cutest boots!  She is so excited to start Kindergarten and wear her new clothes (even if they are not pink.)  

After we were done shopping we walked back to our cars and my sister realized she did not have her keys.  I took her kids and put them in my car and she went back in to the mall.  She could not find them!  They were not in any of the stores we went into.  She filed a report at customer service but she was so afraid she would not be able to find them.  Her door unlock is on her key ring and she was afraid that after the mall closed whoever had found them would just go from car to car that was left, clicking the button until they found her car.  (Mind you that this was all happening at 9pm).  She decided to ask every business in the food court if they had found any keys.  The first one she asked had them.  Sbarro Pizza--- we did not even eat there.  So, the keys were found!!!!

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

Well, actually my Kids Favorite Things---

Chase Hayden Blake

Color blue pink and orange green

Food pizza turkey spaghetti

Number 8 infinity 1

Dessert cake brownies fruit roll up

Ice Cream rootbeer  mint birthday cake

Holiday Christmas Christmas Halloween

Theme Park Disneyland Disneyland Sea World

Friend  Issac Katryn Branson

Cousin Kaden Brylee Brylee

Animal rhino cheetah crocodile

Princess --- Ariel ---

Movie Surfs Up Alice in Wonderland TMNT

Cartoon Spongebob Chowder Chowder

Song Cuz You Had Big Girls Don't Cry I Am A Child of God

A Bad Day

When you

grow up... Basketball cheerleader dentist

player

Sport basketball dance basketball

Subject math reading reading

Slush blue coconut cherry blue coconut

Drink rootbeer shirley temple rootbeer

Restaurant Red Lobster Johnny Rockets McDonalds (is this a restaurant?)