Birthday Boy!

Monday was just our usual run of the mill day - laundry, grocery shopping and school.  David is so helpful!

Tuesday was James' birthday - he was so excited about it and reminded us all day that it was his birthday.  He wanted a Hulk cake and a Captain America cake, so Anna and I worked hard to make him Hulk cupcakes and Captain America cupcakes - he loved them - though Anna's Captain America shield came out much better than my Hulk....  He was so excited about his presents and had a great time opening them and playing with them.  The hard part was getting him to go to bed....  

David figured out how to clap this week and he spent that entire next day clapping for everything - he was so excited by his new skill - it was so cute.  Evie and James really love to help take care of David - and while sometimes, it's a bit scary - it's also really cute.  David also finally started crawling this week - Thursday he finally started moving forward and by Friday, he was starting to be able to chase down what he wanted - though slowly.  He's still moving slowly thank goodness- and it's really cute. 

Wednesday was the usual school day for the kids - Aaron had an early cub scouts activity so they could do some hiking around the local park - then Dan picked him up from that and I took Anna and Evie to the church for Activity Days - while there, I talked to the primary presidency member over Cub Scouts and some of the Den leaders.  I'm still trying to wrap my head around this calling!! 

Thursday was a normal school day for the kids and David and I.  In the evening, I headed to the church to play volleyball with a bunch of people from the ward and the area.  It was a lot of fun - I'm out of shape and not very good, but it was still a lot of fun! 

Friday the kids were out of school for Teacher Inservice.  Grandma came over with Wicket to help out and hang out with the kids.  Then in the afternoon, I took the kids to the nearest library to get a library card.  The library is small, but the people are nice and they all managed to find something to read.  Even me.  :)  After, we had a quick leftover dinner with Daddy, then Dan and I headed down to the temple for Stake Temple night - we dropped David off with Sandi and Jon on the way, then went to do a session.  It was wonderful!!  It was strange being in the Dallas temple again instead of Denver, but it was so nice to be in the temple!

Saturday we kept good and busy, we got some cleaning up done around the house, we got some more unpacking done, we went to the park and then in the evening, we headed down to Sandi and Jon's for dinner and a movie.  We all had yummy pizzas, then the kids went up to watch a movie and the grown ups (and Eileen and sometimes Anna) played games down stairs.  It was a fun night. 

Evie was so sweet - she made cute papers for each family member with their name on it and a bunch of kind things about them - it was so cute and so thoughtful of her!!  I have the greatest kids! 

Sunday was nice!  We had a mostly relaxing morning - Dan made biscuits for us for a yummy breakfast, and we played games and I tried to lean a bit more about scouting....  David has been having a blast sticking his tongue out - it's the cutest thing and he does it all the time - I managed to get this adorable picture of him - now that he's crawling - he is also getting stuck places - so I snapped a picture, then got him out :)  Church was wonderful - David snuggled up to me and fell asleep during Sacrament meeting and was good but wiggly the rest of the time.  We had a great ward conference this week. 

New Callings!

On Monday, the kids had no school for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  They had a fun day off and we did some organizing and cleaning up.  Sandi came over for a bit with Taz and Kai and they all had a blast running amok :)  

Tuesday it was back to school and normal days.  David had gotten rather clingy and wants to be able to be climbing on me and holding on to me at all times, but doesn't really want to hold still....  it's sweet, but exhausting.  When Dan got home, he took David with him out to run an errand and ran me a hot bath!  It was fun getting to just relax for a bit and it was fun having a bath again.  

Wednesday was a usual school day - the kids mostly seem to be liking school - and in the evening was cub scouts for Aaron and young women's for Eileen.  I got asked by her adviser to help Eileen teach crochet for a young women's activity.  I think it's going to be fun!  

Thursday evening was a Relief Society activity, we were painting a picture together - this was how mine came out - I'm kinda excited about it - though I was not terribly happy with the cheap brushes - I think I would have liked how it came out better if I had used some better brushes.  It was lots of fun though, and I got to know some more people in the ward!  

Friday after getting the kids off for school and getting a little nap in with David, I headed down to Plano to meet my mom and Sister for lunch. We ate at La Madeline and had a great time together!

Saturday morning, we got up early to head to the church to help clean.  Then after, we headed out for donuts along with some others from the ward.  In the afternoon, Grandma and Grandpa came to take Aaron out for a birthday ice cream and had fun together.  Aaron came home with a fancy remote controlled car.

Sunday was fun - it's been kinda nice relaxing in the mornings.  We listen to conference talks, and maybe do some indexing and have fun together.  Church was wonderful - Dan and I got new callings - he is teaching the 12 year old Sunday School class and I am the cub scout pack master.  It's going to be an adventure for me - I have no experience with cub scouts - but I think it will be lots of fun!  Eileen also got a new calling - she is the new second councilor in her beehive class presidency.

Unpacking is Hard with a baby....

And that title mostly sums up my week  :)  So Monday, bright and early, we took the kids to their new schools to get them registered and settled.  Then Dan headed to work, and I headed to the house to meet my mom who had gone over to make sure someone was there to meet the movers when they arrived - it was a good thing she did since it took longer than expected to get the younger kids set up since one of Evelyn's shot records was missing - thankfully we were able to get it sent over and get her settled in before too long.  The movers spent most of the morning getting stuff moved in and into the early afternoon.  By the time they were done, mom and I sat down to a late lunch and opened a couple boxes before getting out to pick up kids from school.  Dan came home a bit early and we got things settled enough to have dinner at our house and try and get things settled to sleep there.  Our first dinner in our new home - Mac and Cheese.  I'd managed to get a few stools made - and the rest of us just stood around the counter.  :)

On Tuesday, Sandi and Kai came over in the morning to help, we got more done in the kitchen and some stuff done in the library.  We enjoyed lunch together and had a good time.  Then I picked the kids up from school and came home.  Sandi brought us a lasagne, but we had already promised the kids Enchiladas for dinner, so we made those and saved the lasagne for the next night where Aaron luckily wanted that for his birthday dinner. 

Wednesday the Sister missionaries came over to help unpack - they helped us get the library straightened out and as done as possible with not enough shelves.  My mom also came to help out.  David really doesn't like being left alone right now - or even put down, so it can be hard to get much done during the day.  In the evening, Anna and Evie had activity days, Aaron had cub scouts, and Eileen had mutual, so we had an early dinner and birthday with Aaron with lasagna and chocolate cupcakes and then headed over to the church. 

Thursday was more of the same - I got a phone call from Eileen's teacher about a sarcastic comment she had made and a bit of an attitude that she had demonstrated.  So we talked after school about no being rude even if you are bored.  She is struggling with feeling like she is not challenged.  She wants to learn - but is ahead of most of her classmates in most subjects.  The younger kids all really seem to be enjoying school though!  Our bedroom furniture and mattress came today - we finally have a real bedroom again.  And a real bed - the guest mattress is a bit soft for my preferences. 

Friday, Sandi came over again - she finished building the kitchen chairs for us - so we now have a table and chairs to eat at instead of having to eat at the counter.  The kids had a half day, so I picked them up and came back and the kids got to play with Kai while Sandi and I worked.  Then James came in with a bleeding finger and pressure on the bleeding wasn't helping as much as it should have.  Our medical insurance hasn't started yet, so I really didn't want to have to take him to a doctor, so Sandi took him down to her brother in law who is a vet and then Dan brought him home - thankfully the bleeding stopped - though it took a lot of pressure and a lot of bandaids and a lot of telling James to stop playing with it before it stopped. 

Saturday was a fun day, we had the Hendrickson's come over - we had hamburgers and guac and chips and such for a yummy lunch and Dan and Rendell built the trampoline and Katie and I cleaned and chatted and the kids played and had fun together.  Then in the evening, we had a easy left over dinner and got some work done around the house.  Then we tried to go to bed - but David wasn't cooperating - he wasn't feeling well, so he didn't sleep well - so neither did I... 

Church was wonderful - though we are still trying to figure out this schedule, it's very odd being at church so late!  Dan and I were extended callings and we will get officially called and set apart next week.  After church, we headed home and had dinner and then it was about time to put the kids to bed.   Aaron has been so excited about getting his hour up now that he is 10 years old.  We played Clue with the older kids tonight since tomorrow is a holiday.  Now we are just hoping that David will go to sleep....

Texas Here We Come!!

Monday was our last day of packing.  We got as much done as we could plus had some last minute visits with friends.  We had to visit Dwayne and Nicole one last time and Aaron's friend Michael came over to visit for a bit.  Then we got things packed up and ready for the drive to Texas, then Tuesday morning, the kids and I headed on the road.  The trip went well - the kids were awesome - they always are - they didn't fight and were so great and so helpful.  David only got really fussy at the end - he did well the rest of the trip.  We got in late and got the kids to bed.  Dan spent Tuesday getting the last of the packing done, then on Wednesday, he made sure the truck got packed up before heading out to Texas.  The kids and I went up to the house to let the younger kids get to see it and check it out.  Then on Thursday, we headed back up to get the internet up.