ConGRADulations Aaron!

WooHooooooooooo! We just got the letter saying hat Aaron has officially graduated from Boise State University. He completed his last class over the summer, and so now he has his B.B.A in Accounting/Finance. We were so excited we yelled and screamed on the front porch when we read it!

King of Twister

After Family Home Evening, we let Marx pick out a game to play. He picked Twister. After several rounds, we knew why. He was good . . . really good. He beat everybody several times. He was so excited by the end of the night everybody was calling him "King of Twister"!

Me again!

I got a little behind in the last couple of weeks so now I am posting several times in one day.

Just a little update: I WON the Scrapbook queen contest for the Meridian Craft Warehouse! WoooHooo! I was pretty excited! The prize was a $250 gift certificate.

Upcoming news: Ethan is almost potty trained. Look for an update hopefull sometime in the next week!

2 Wheels

This is one of those moments when I look around and wonder how I have a 8-year old already. She has hated riding her bike for the last year because she still needed training wheels, but Daddy took them off on Friday, and now nobody can keep up with her. When he went running Saturday night, she rode her bike along with him and put about 3 miles on those 2 wheels. She is so excited!

Big Boy Bed

Dallin is officially sleeping in a "Big Boy" bed. We started the transition almost 2 weeks ago. Everybody was so excited. Mikayla gave Dallin her pillow and Marx gave him his special blanket. Ethan gave him a favorite stuffed animal. They were all so excited. We put Dallin in his bed and before we knew it, he was dragging his new blankie and pillow back to his crib. This happened for a couple nights, and then he started wanting to sleep in his "Big Boy" bed. We still have to put him down several times some nights, but there is no turning back now!

First Day of School

As many of you know, the kids went back to school last Friday. (yes, it has taken me a while to get around to updating here). They were both so excited. I was very sad. I miss having them around. They both LOVE their new teachers and Marx is excited to have 3 recesses and to eat lunch at school. It still amazes me the excitement in their eyes on that first morning as they put on new school clothes and get ready to walk out the door.

She Did It Again

Mikayla has been BEGGING to cut her hair for Locks of Love again. She did it the first time 2 yrs ago, and for the last 6 months she has wanted to do it again. We talked her into waiting through the summer and doing it just before school starts. Well, this morning she informed me that today was the day because school starts tomorrow. We called the salon and got the appointment and she was so excited all day. When we got there, she talked to the stylist like she goes to the salon all the time and then she came home and showed it off to all of her friends. She tells everyone that she just wants to help other people and I can see that through her selfless acts.