Back To School... Already?!?!

Wow.. summer FLEW by. I can't believe it, and the kids are ages that I remember being, and it wasn't all that long ago.. was it?!? Ryley started 7th grade, last grade in Intermediate at Sunrise Ridge. Sydney is in 5th grade, her last year in Elementary School at Horizon, and Koby, our baby, started 1st grade!!! It's hard to believe. They are all growing so fast. They are such great kids and we are so blessed to have them in our family.

Summer Time.. Hot Hot Hot!!!

It was a crazy, boring summer that we haven't been used to in the past. No vacations or get a ways,I was working everyday, etc. We are lucky though because the kids were able to go up to northern Utah to visit their grandparents and cousins for a couple of weeks on and off.. they loved it!!! It's always nice for them to have some extended family time, and also not to have to be home all day being bored. It's the little things...

Our crazy new lives

Well this last year and a half has definitely brought some challenges and hardships to say the least!! We have had to hold strong and remember the real reason behind everything and try and stay positive. Steve is still looking for full time work and he has been working selling windows, doors, central vacs and gutters, but there just isn't enough work right now to keep anything steady. My old boss from the Community Center called a little over a month ago and said he was finally able to bring me back on (yay!) so I started back there 2 days later and it feels like I haven't stopped!! I have still been working at the school and then at the community center pretty much everyday but Sunday and 1 other day. Next week I will be there Mon-Fri and some Saturdays. It's a lot of work, I am gone a lot and miss the kids but it is a huge blessing to be able to have that right now, we need all we can get! It's been nice to get out and have other things to focus on and be able to bring in a check. I'm still selling Scentsy and have my other business on Ebay although I have slowed on that a bit. The kids will be out of school in just a few weeks, it's hard to believe. I'm sure they'll be swimming a lot in the pool this summer and soaking up the rays having fun staying home!! =)

2009 Already!

Wow.. I really can't believe that another year has flown by. It's amazing how quickly the time goes by. I can hardly believe it! Although this year has been full of challenges and hardship, it has also been one of blessings and happiness. We have truly been humbled and are so grateful for everyone's support and our belief in our church. It's truly amazing in the midst of fear, chaos and despair how much we truly have to be grateful for and it can calm the soul.
We spent a nice Christmas at home just having fun, opening presents and hanging out in our pajamas. Grandma Donna & Grandpa Wayne put the kids' money together this year and bought them "Rock Band" so needless to say a lot of music was being played by the 5 Paints Band!!! It was an instant hit and continues to be played nonstop.. and not just by the kids! :)







We had a fun time going up to northern Utah for New Year's and seeing our family again. The kids loved seeing their cousins and playing in the snow and we got to go to Grandma Lynn and Grandpa Marion's and open presents there, and they always spoil them.. it was just like another Christmas!! The kids ate it up.