Alex is the VIP of preschool

This week Alex got to be the VIP of his preschool. He was super excited. We made a poster he could take to school and his teacher made him this awesome crown!

The Triple Tornado

With the kids being off track, keeping the house clean is a CONSTANT battle. I don't know how to get it through their heads to put something away when they are done using it and before moving on to something else. So, today, I was upstairs talking to my sister and this is what I came down to find:

AUGH! I was getting hives just walking through the house. Needless to say, all friends went home, my children were called home, and we cleaned, cleaned, cleaned. There was some whining, a little yelling, and much complaining but things were put away, floors vacuumed and mopped, and a DI pile was started.

"Be aware that the tiny fingerprints that show up on almost every newly cleaned surface, the toys scattered about the house, the piles and piles of laundry to be tackled will disappear all too soon and you will miss them profoundly."

- Pres. Thomas S Monson

Labor Day Weekend

Over Labor Day weekend, Aaron and I took the kids to St George to spend time as a family. The kids loved hanging out at the pool and they especially enjoyed visiting the sugar loaf again. We took one day and went to Las Vegas. I really wanted to go to my favorite store, Kirklands. I LOVE Kirklands and Aaron knows whenever we are Vegas, I am going there. He is so nice, he drops me off alone to shop until my hearts content or until I have spent my limit, whichever comes first. While in Vegas, we also decided to take the kids to a magic show. We bought tickets to Rick Thomas and the kids had a blast! They were all mesmerized by the magic and had fun trying to figure out how he did it. When it was over, Alex came up and said "That is the best magic show ever." After the show, we even got to go on stage and take pictures with Rick and his tigers. We always love going on vacation together. It's nice to get away and spend time with each other.

Playing at the Sugar Loaf

Sometimes I have to take my own picture to prove I was even on these vacations.