Happy Birthday Lil' Sis & Bro

HaPPY BiG FaT 3-0!!!!

or in other words...

HaPPY 1st aNNiVeRSaRy oF YouR 29th YeaR

It has been a day that Karyn has dread for years (literally... I am two yrs older and she was stressing about turning 30 before I was even 30.) But the workers at work made it a day she will remember for years to come, decorating the whole bank in black and all the employees dressed in head to toe black. It really was fun for her. And since Karyn and Wyatt have birthdays just days apart so we wish them both the best.

Corey's Work is Changing

We have some changes coming to our home... we just don't know right now how much change and for how long. Corey's company no longer qualifies for the government contract that he works under at the federal courthouse here in Fresno. Which means in short as of July 31st Corey's job at the building is finished. A new company is coming in to take over the building, and while we originally thought that the new company would just keep all the employees we were wrong. They did decide to keep the labors, but have decided to bring in their own management. This effects us in the way that Corey is now looking for a new job. Until we do find something closer Corey will be working in San Bruno (across the freeway from SF airport). This is a building that was already under his umbrella of duties which he traveled to each month for a day, but now he will be there all week. Lets pray that we can find something where he will be home at the end of each day.

Primary Days

Our ward primary activity was so cute I thought that I would put some of the pictures on here. They (the primary pres) did a fun water day. (what else can you do when it is 100degrees outside) The kids all swam and played in the pool and then did some water stations that were connected to the scriptures. The kids got to shoot down Samual the Laminite (bro. Neilson) with water guns, they had a war between the nephites and lamenites with water balloons, they travel across the ocean (pool) in boats to the promise land, they were in the belly of a whale during the storm, and they had to fill there Lamps with oil (or buckets w/ water). It really was a lot of fun and I am so thankful for the Sister (and Brothers) that work with the children teaching them the foundations of the gospel. The girls loved the day and had lots of fun with all the kids and teachers.

Zoo with Lots of Kids

Gavin, Shelby, Caytlin, Ella, MaCayela, Trevor, Max Kaytlynn, & Dallin

We have been to the Zoo alot this year sence we bought a Zoo membership, but I had never weathered it with 9 kids. They were all great though and the big ones really helped out with the little ones.

Just some backyard fun

I caught Dallin and Ella living up the epitome of childhood summers...

I thought this would be a good spot to put in some of our summer "ways"...

This summer has been great as far as the kids. Dallin is walking now and loves the outdoors, and the girls always want to be outside. So our summer days, which start at 6:30am, ( ...don't they know they are on summer break!! - a break from what I don't know but really can't ya sleep in!) usually start with the kids crawling out the doggy door before I am even dressed. They play for a while until breakfast is ready and if I can get them in to eat it is a surprise. Usually the just want to eat it outside. They then play outside until I call then in for errand or lunch or naps... The funny part of all this is when my girlfriend LaShay and I get together for the day we will sit and gab and munch all day and then are quite pleased with ourselves that the kids played outside for 5 hours and we got to have a bonbon day!! yeah for us!! (and big entertaining backyards!!)

Kendall Jean

So I have been helping out a friend of mine with her kids lately, she has a 4yr old, Mason, that is Ella's best friend and then a 5mo old, Kendall. Kendall was really fussy the first couple days and I thought great this is going to be a long day, but then found out that she was teething. The next week she was fantastic and tons of fun. Dallin loved the fact that there was someone smaller then him and jumped right into the fun of being bigger than someone finally. Those two made me laugh so I thought that I would take some pictures and post them. They are of Kendall and Dallin...

I Think the poor girl just got tuckered out with all the attention that Dallin gave her...

BoWL BaBY BoWL

The kids have been wanting to go Bowling for real for some time now. They bowl on the Wii and do really well so they thought that we should go to the bowling ally and try. So for Coreys birthday the kids decided to take him bowling. We invited Karyn and her kids and my parent along to enjoy the fun. (As you can see below... Mom couldn't even win against a 3yr old. and we were using bump gaurds.)

Happy Birthday Boyfriend!

So today is Corey's BIG day! He is entering into the last year of his third decade here on earth. (He's turning 39! hehe ;-) ) I love to tease him about being older than I am and that he is well on his way to being an old man!! But I say the older he is the more reasons I found that I love him.
So here goes...

1. He is my BEST Friend!

2. He is a great dad!

3. He makes me laugh.

4. He lets me talk and talk and talk.

5. He appeases my crazy late night food cravings, like Ice Cream every night.

6. He is supports me in my calling (& all my YW.)

7. He knows all the Disney princesses and who is who.



8. He is laid back and calm.

9. He lets me yell and get it out of my system and then just gives me a hug.

10. He works hard and provides for our family.

11. He has a wild side that exist from his single days that peeks out when you get him on a snow mobile or four wheeler.

12. He is always willing to see "my" movies.

13. He always picks the most comfy outfit for me when I ask him to chose between two different ones.

14. He lets me control the TV remote at night.

15. He always sits with me in the living room at night while I am watching TV. (he might be on his laptop, but he is always in the same room with me.)

16. He lets me sleep in on Sat or Sun mornings if its possible.



17. He is a FANTASTIC bbq griller!!!!! (Just ask anyone that has ever had him grill for them.)

18. He cleans bathrooms. (my least favorite of everything.)

19. He gets up with the older kids at night when we have one that is still small and feeding during the night.

20. He is a faithful Priesthood holder.

21. He knows when I have hit my limit and sends me out with the girls while he watches all the kids. (he use to watch no just ours but also Nathalie's kids at night all the time so we could get out.)

22. He always feeds the kid in the highchair dinner. He has always sat in the chair closest to the highchair at dinner time and helped with feeding that kid.


23. He would leave me emails every morning when we were dating saying good morning and I love you.

24. He loves to have "daddy" time with the kids.

25. He tells me I'm beautiful. (even when I am in a hat he will tell me nobody looks that good just pulling on a hat)

26. He has a strong testimony of the gospel.

27. He can fix ANYTHING!!! and I mean anything.

28. He does the grocery shopping. Since Dallin has been born he will usually take the food list and do shopping as I get the kids in bed and relax.

29. He has a great sense of humor, though most think he is quiet, he is really funny.


30. He comes from a great family that is always there to support.

31. He (might kill me for this one... but) likes to go get pedicures with me for date night.

32. He loves to serve and help others.

33. He always takes at least one kid with him when he has errands to run.

34. He is always planning and making sure we have date nights.

35. He loves to rock the kids to sleep.

36. He is a great role model for the kids.

37. He always makes sure we have family prayer together, even if it is over the phone when he is traveling.

38. He is my ROCK and yet he is my SOFT SPOT.

39. HE IS MINE ALL MINE!!!

I'm a princess

You Are Cinderella!

Dignified and hard working. With a gentle and soft-spoken manner you have something many people don't. Patience. Even through the moments of heartbreak you're still able to hold onto all of your hopes and dreams. Bide your time; your dream will come true.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Independence Day

As you might have seen from the pictures, we had a great 4th of July. We enjoyed a good 'ol traditional BBQ and swim party with the Lenzingers. Followed up with fireworks of course.

Changes

This past month or so has been hard on our Young Women program.


Right after Stake Conference (were we lost our ward Primary pres. to the stake Primary program.) I lost my Mia Maid advisor, Katie. Katie and I got called to Young Womens together 3 years ago. She is the only one from our old YW board that was called to stay in YW's when I was called as President. Which was great considering that six days after I called a new presidency and board I left on a two week vacation. Poor Katie was the only one that had any idea what was going on in YW and had to help the new ladies navigate through there callings. Katie is someone I have known for a while, but have gotten to be good friends over the last few years. We have kids just a couple of weeks apart (twice), she was my buddy in Relief Society when we felt like we were the only young moms in there. Katie has also been my Visiting Teacher for the last 3 1/2 yrs. I love her dearly and am always amazed at how willingly she would take things on and help out, not just in YW but with me and my little ones. I know that the girls will miss her lots but we wish her the very best as Primary Pres. (and lucky me still has her as a VT :-) )


The other change that we had in YW was that our Laurel Advisor, Ashley, moved to the Mtn view ward. When I first called her to YW's I really didn't know who she was, or how old she was, (she was just a youngn' barely out of YW herself) but we became fast friends and had lots of fun with the girls. She brought lots of youthfulness and excitement with her. She always covered me in the Laurel class when I had more on my plate with the rest of the YW then I could cover. She was also pregnant with her son Madox at the same time as I was with Dallin, which made our calling really interesting when we had our sons just about 6 wks. apart. She is so creative and lively. We are going to miss her lots in our YW and in our ward.

The up side of any change is the new sisters that we have in our program. And when I say sisters I mean it in the literal sense. We have a set of the Farley sisters now serving in YW. They are AMAZING!! and what an experience it was spiritually as they were called. I do believe that there is a time for each of us to serve in different callings. As I struggled to get these callings filled the name of who I thought was a good fit kept getting turned down. There were names that were on my mind but I never thought that it would be the "right" person for who I wanted in there, but as I counseled with my bishop and I mentioned the name at the bottom of my list and the back of my mind we both instantly knew that it was right. I am so thankful for these wonderful sisters and all that they bring to our Young Women.

All they want to do is dance...

When I came home from girls camp this year I came home with a CD that one of the girls had made that said "AMAZING DANCE MUSIC". This is MaC and Ella's new favorite CD. It has some old time fun and funky dance music that the kids have been having a blast with. So when I had my sisters kids for the day not only did they want to dance, but they wanted it video taped so that they could watch them selves afterwards.

(Hey Sis... hope you enjoy this one.)