July 29, 2008

Zach's 1st day of 1st grade! He got home and said, "Mom, we are at school forever!" (full day) As you can see in the picture, he is having trouble with the fake smile stage....Does anyone have a cure for that? Steve had the State written test today. I did ironing and laundry all morning then Ryan and I went to the mall for lunch and to get some of my jeans hemmed. All of my kids love Panda Express! Ryan sat there and quietly ate all of his orange chicken...every bite! It was really different having Bree and Zach gone all day. Very quiet...no fighting...but poor Ryan was bored stiff. He's not used to playing by himself, so he would just kinda follow me around all day. Poor little guy, I'm going to have to set up some play dates!

July 28, 2008

Brianna started 4th grade today! She said that she wasn't that excited, but she never complains about going to school, so that's good. Zach and I went in for 45 min. to meet his teacher. Zach will start his 1st day of 1st grade tomorrow. I had my visiting teachers come after that and they are really nice and I like getting to know new friends. I took the boys to the splash pool and we pretty much had the place to ourselves. They are so rough with each other and it drives me nuts. I'm shocked that neither of them have needed stitches yet! Bree also had her 1st day of dance at her new studio. She loved it and luckily she already knew 1 girl from school that we might end up carpooling with. Steve took the boys to get new basketball shoes for school and also ended up with Lightening McQueen crocs. The crocs are pretty funny lookin', but cute and the boys love them, so that's what matters. We also took them to Target to pick out a new outfit for Zach's 1st day of school. He doesn't like wearing collared shirts, but we're trying to convince him to dress a little nicer for school. Later that night, Steve was meeting Jared at Mulligans to give him some tips and Steve took the boys. The boys love to go there to "smack." Steve said they also loved riding home with the windows down and playing the ipod. The songs they ask for right now are, "Turn it up some" "High Maintenance Women" and "Don't Stop the Music" :)

July 27, 2008

Steve has had shifts every Sunday for about 2 months, so it was nice to finally have him back to church with us! Bree gave a talk in Primary today that I wrote during Sacrament meeting because we forgot about it. Ryan wouldn't go to Sunbeams again, so he went to all of Steve's classes. We don't know what to do with this kid, we're hoping that it's just a phase that will be over soon! Zach caught his 1st grasshopper today and it was actually really exciting! He wants to take it for show and tell! We watched part of the Yankee vs. Red Sox game and America's Funniest Home Videos which we all love. Steve made a Holmes cake and Syd and her kids came over to visit and watch the game.

July 24-26, 2008

We didn't do a whole lot for the 24th of July...Steve golfed in the morning and we met him at Cafe Rio with Jared and Courtney for lunch. Then the girls took off to the mall and the boys went back to Geisler's place. I haven't been to the mall for a long time and it was so fun! After that we went to Geisler's to meet our husbands and kids, ate a ton of big sticks and creamies, then went home for a nap.
After quiet time we met Steve's parents and Syd at Taco Bell then to McDonalds for ice cream. Not exactly your traditional BBQ, but we didn't plan anything, so that's what we did! Mike and Kris and their kids met us there too and we just talked for a long time while the kids played!
Friday was a big day because Steve graduated Paramedic School!!! The kids and I went down to the Utah Fire and Rescue Academy where he went to school everyday for the first 3 months. The last 4 months he was busy doing clinical hours. Steve gave us a little tour before the ceremony started and got some cool pictures! We thought July sounded so far away on January 2nd when he started, but now that we're done I can say that it went pretty fast. I am so proud of him and so excited for the future! We wanted to go out and celebrate a little, so we got a babysitter at 3:00 and went to Uinta where I helped Steve pick out a new golf outfit. Then we met Jared and Courtney at Applebee's for dinner. It was a fun night!
Saturday:
-Steve golfed early
-Bree played with Kami
-Cleaned my house
-went to Uinta....again :)
-went to Mulligans to watch the boys hit a bucket
-BBQ up at Mike and Marian's

July 23, 2008

Today was Steve's last day of class! He had to take a 400 question test and pass off 3 more codes. It was a long day, but he was so excited when he got home and knew he didn't have to go back! I am so proud of him.
I went to the neighborhood pool with my kids and Courtney and Jada, then watched the kids play in the alley on their bikes. After that Steve took Zach and Ryan to the golf store and Bree and I went shopping at Justice. We found he a cute new tank top and necklace for the first day of school on Monday. I can't believe it's back to school time already. I don't like buying a ton of clothes right now because it's still so hot and they have plenty of summer clothes. I usually wait until September to buy new Winter and Fall clothes.
When we got home, the boys were sad that they didn't have something new for school, so I said they could pick something and Ryan wants new basketball shoes and Zach wants a new shirt, shoes and pants! We ordered NY Yankee backpacks online last night for the boys and they are so excited. They go look on the front porch every few hours!

July 21-22, 2008

I had to get drug tested for my new job and I got stage fright or something and couldn't do it, so we had to go to lunch first and then go back! I was so embarrassed! Ryan wanted to go bowling again, so we went and the lady didn't even make us pay! It's not busy at all in the summer, we pretty much had the place to ourselves. The kids had fun spending their own hard earned money(from the lemonade stand) in the vending machines. Steve, the kids and I all went to Wal Mart to get Ryan a new bike for his early b-day present. We wanted him to have more time to enjoy it while we're having nice weather since his b-day isn't until the end of August. Steve and I went to the pool again on Monday night, but it was a little warm for the hot tub, so we actually got in the pool.
On Tuesday, Steve ran a bunch of errands in the morning, then went to the library to do some studying for his final on Wednesday. I just did a bunch of mommy things:
-drop clothes off at dry cleaners
-Chick Fil A for lunch with kids
-took Bree to Gabby's house to play
-went to Cookie Cutter's to get the boy's hair cut (they loved it!)
-grocery store to pick up pictures and garlic bread to go with Goolosh
-pick up books at library
Later we went to the hot tub again and then Lea and Lisa brought over pizza and we watched Wipe Out.
Bree was giving us a little guilt trip about not having a sleepover yet this summer, so we let her have her cousin, Allie, over for one. They had a ton of fun, but they go to bed so dang late! All the kids slept downstairs until some lightening started and of course Ryan came upstairs because he was a little scared because Allie's house got struck by lightening when we all lived in Arizona.

July 18-20, 2008

Steve was off on Friday and enjoyed golfing at Glenmoor Golf Course. He loves golf more than anyone I know! When he's not playing, he's watching it on t.v. When he's not watching it on t.v., he's looking at golf clubs online and discussing them thoroughly with his brothers! We had on The Open Golf tournament all weekend and the kids and I would join Steve from time to time to watch it with him.
I got the job at the Community Center Day Care! I am so excited because I really think this is going to be a great job for me! If Steve isn't home to watch the kids I can take them with me to work. They all like the day care and I can even pack them a little sack lunch if I need to. It's just a part time job and mainly nights for now, but they close at 8:00 and they are closed at 1:30 p.m. on Saturdays and closed on Sundays! Perfect!
The kids and I went to the Splash pool on Friday with Krisha and Shanda and their cute kids. Then it was off to run the kids lemonade and otter pop stand! They look forward to it everyday! Later that night, I got a sitter last minute and we went to dinner with Lea and Lisa at Texas Road House. So yummy!
Steve golfed again on Saturday and the kids and I went swimming at Aunt Jenn's. We rented a movie and watched it for Family Movie Night together. Steve was asleep after the first 10 minutes and I got up to make peanut butter cookies.
Sunday was long, Steve went into work and they knew it was his last shift before graduation, so they told him to go home! So when the kids and I got home from church, he was already home! Yeah! Zach gave a talk in Primary and did really well. Despite my bribing, Ryan wouldn't go to Sunbeams, so he stayed in nursery with me. After lunch, Steve and I took a nap for over an hour! Syd and Rachel came out to visit and we watched the ESPYS which was actually really entertaining!
We are left with only 1 week of summer vacation left, finals for Steve on Wednesday, and graduation for Steve on Friday!