Finally a new post :o)

I have been slacking in the blogging department. I don't really have any excuses other than 3 kids home during the summer and trying to get the house fixed up. We are just down here in the south baking in the 100+ degree weather. So its been fun trying to think of things to let the kids do while they aren't in school. I took the girls and 2 nieces and my nephew to the park at 10 am once and it was too hot to do anything, so needless to say that it only lasted 15 minutes. :o)
I'm kinda getting anxious for school to start back up again just because i hate all the little fights they get into with each other. So anyway Bailey is running around the house like crazy and saying everything we say. She is quite the little character, and i find myself laughing at her all the time. I can say she has been our best baby, but we'll have to wait and see if that changes. :o)
Luke is still working out in the elements, YUCK! Too hot to be working outside. So far he has found a helamonster and a tarantula out where he works. Too bad the helamonsters are on the endangered list or i would have Bret (my brother) stuff it for us. ha ha ha
Maddy turns 8 next month and will be baptized probably in September. Where does the time go..... seems like yesterday she was just a little 7 lb baby.
Paige turns 7 next month also and is a great help to me with Bailey. She is my little helper and I'm glad for that.
Bailey.................... is Bailey. need i say more. She is just so funny to watch dance and run around. She has started talking to her food before she eats it which we all sit at the table and laugh at her. She is still her daddy's little girl, always crys when he goes to work or comes home and goes to take a shower.
so anyway there isn't much with me going on. I am in nursery in our ward, and there are 2 other leaders in with me, so thank goodness for that. Ive missed the last 2 weeks with being in northern Utah which was a nice break from other peoples kids. :o)
My house is a mess since we have been painting and now getting ready to do flooring.....uggh but at least the ugly tile will be no more. but the only good thing about the white tile is that i can always see the dead cockroaches on it and can get them taken care of. ahhh the wonderful world of St George. We have cockroaches EVERYWHERE! kinda gross but ya learn to deal.
OK now i know I've run out of things to post when I'm typing about roaches. ha ha ha ha

4TH OF JULY

Fourth of July 2009
We went to watch the hot air balloons in provo with my brother, sister-in-law and 7 kids
Paige said she didnt want to go again because she had to get up too early. (6 am) Bailey LOVED watching all the balloons.

Madison at lunch with her cousin Cohen. What cute kids.

Paige with Grandma and Grandpa at lunch.

Memorial Day 09

These are just a couple pictures i took on Memorial Day...
We try to make it to see Lukes mom every year in Ogden.
It would have been nice if we could have gotten some normal smiles from the girls.
As you can see, Bailey has her tongue sticking out. :o)The girls with their cousins Lily and Marian (Peach) at grandma Penrods.
Here they are styling the flower in the hair look.