Bonding with Daddy!

For Christmas, the kids gave their Dad some Batman, Superman, and The Justice League DVD's. We had some problems with the first ones we ordered and had to re-order them. The new ones came today and Dale was so excited. After dinner he and the kids watched two episodes before going to bed. It was so cute to watch them all enjoying something their Dad loves so much.

Oh the looks we got!

After spending most of the day really deep cleaning my kitchen today, I wasn't about to let my family eat dinner at home. So we decided to go to Burger King for dinner. YUM! About 1/2 hour before we left, Doyle called and asked us to watch his kids because he needed to take Kris to the hospital. I was already too excited about eating at BK to not go, so we took 9 kids out to dinner. It was so funny as they all piled out of 2 vehicles and marched right to the play place. Dale and I came in last and every eye in the place was on us, some mouthes dropped. We got them situated in the play place and then Dale and I went to order. The guy working there said "I gotta ask, how many kids do you have?" I felt like saying "nine, don't I look awesome?" but I didn't. I told him we had 5 and the rest were cousins. Then the lady that was eating with her 3 kids in the play place told me we had a really cute family. I told her "Thanks but they aren't all mine" She couldn't believe it because she thought they looked so much alike. The kids were actually really good. The play place sounded like a school cafeteria but oh well. The funniest thing was the lady that thought we had a cute family lost one of her kids when she was trying to leave. Fun times!

New Primary Classes

You gotta love the first Sunday of the new year when your kids get their new Primary teachers. Our ward doesn't do the breakfast thing the day before so our kids get to find out who their new teachers are on the Sunday that they go to their new class. It's kind of a madhouse in the cultural hall after Sacrament meeting as the Primary presidency says the teachers name and then reads the list of the kids in that class. Jaxon was excited that he gets to go to Senior primary now. I saw him in the hall in between class and sharing time and he had a huge smile on his face when he showed me his new Book of Mormon that his teacher gave him. It was just the cheap blue ones that the missionaries give out but to him it was the coolest thing ever. To top that off he got a new red pencil and his teacher said he could underline things in his Book of Mormon with it. He couldn't believe that someone was giving him permission to write in a book. I went to class with a smile on my face because of his excitement. After church he was even more excited. He came running up to me in the hall and said "Mom, can you please save up all your money so that you can get my name in GOLD on my new Book of Mormon?" Then he opened his scriptures and showed me the part in ROMONI that he got to underline. What a great way to start the new year!

Mom, can we get one of these?

After spending a week in the hospital, Kris' new baby, Macey, came home from the hospital on New Year's Eve. I finally got the chance to go see her today. I was planning on spending a few hours there while Jake and Kyson were both in school. When I got to Kris' house, she was giving Macey a bath and I was eagerly waiting with open arms to hold her. Before I got the chance, my cell phone rang. It was Jake's teacher letting me know that Jake had pooped his pants. I was mortified and very upset that I had to leave. When I got to Jake's school he told me it wasn't his fault. His teacher said he thought he was "tooting" but apparently it was poop. It was diarrhea all down his leg and into his shoe! So, I took him home and gave him a bath. By the time I got back to Kris', I only had 1/2 hour till Kyson was out. When it was time to go get Kyson, I really didn't want to leave so I called Dale and asked him to go pick up Kyson (it's just across the street). A few minutes later he called me to inform me that Kyson had peed his pants at school. Apparently the mother who was in charge decided to just put Kyson in some of her son's clothes and washed Kyson's. I was so embarassed! Anyway, before we went home Jake wanted to hold Macey. He loved her! He just kept putting his cheek next to hers and didn't want to give her back to me. I asked him if we should take her home with us. He said no because it was Kris' baby but asked me if we could go buy one for us. I asked him where and he said "Wal-mart". If only it was that easy!

Fun times at Burger King!

My sister, Lisa, and I went to Burger King with our 2 little kids for lunch today. We were having a nice lunch. I was showing Lisa my scentsy candles so that she could decide which one she wanted to give her friend for Christmas. Needless to say, I wasn't paying enough attention to my little Kyson (age 3). I looked up at him and he had his Ketchup container smashed to the side of his face. It was one of those little cups that if you pull all around the sides they come out to form a flat circle...just perfect to stick to the side of his face! I started laughing and then really laughed hard when I pulled it off and it looked like he had been in a terrible car accident or something. I think the people in Burger King got a kick out of it. His older brother, Jake, didn't like it very much and kept telling me to wipe it off. It took several napkins to get it all off. He's going to need a bath for sure because his whole head smells like Ketchup!

Jadon & Kierra are in their school choir called Harmony. This year the choir was invited to sing Christmas songs for a Toys for Tots concert. That concert ended up getting cancelled and the kids were really bummed about it. Luckily, the director made arrangements for them to perform at other places. This picture was taken at Macey's one crazy Saturday afternoon. They crammed all the kids into a little corner and had them sing 4 Christmas songs. The songs were actually really pretty and it was fun that they got to sing about Jesus. There were a lot of unhappy people there that day because it was hard for shoppers to get in and out of the store with the choir kids in the way but I was in a great mood because of the songs and I always love to watch me kids perform!

What great Friends!

A little over a year ago my dear friend, Amy Bailey, invited me to join a "ROOK CLUB" that she started with her sisters. We get together every month at someone's house and have dinner and play ROOK...well sometimes we actually take the cards out of the box. At Christmas time we go out to dinner together. This year we went to Outback Steakhouse. It was so yummy, especially the cheese fries! We had such a good time together. After dinner we went to Target and Toys R Us to do some Christmas shopping. We had lots of fun. I haven't laughed that hard in a really long time! I have really come to cherish the friendship I have with these ladies and look forward to Club night every month!