Poppin' No No

My hilarously, talented, weirdo of a kid is way into making youtube vidoes right now. Go check him out at enjoimahboi. He likes so see his views go up, makes his day:) Someday this kid will be famous, I just know it.

Miss Kindergartner

As a parent, we have moments and phases with each child that help build our relationship with each of them. With having four kids, there is always the challenge of making sure each child gets the same attention and time from you. Well, because there is four of them, that time is always different. One week I seem to spend time with Aubrie more than Caleb, or more time with Caleb than Bryn or more time with Bryn than Carly....get my point. There is never a balance each day, just a shift in balance. Lately, I seem to not get enough of Miss Brynley. Maybe its her age, but being in kindergarten and being 5 is so much fun. She is independent enough to not be needy but mature enough to hold a really fun conversation with. Brynley has her first Parent Teacher conference this past week and her teacher couldnt tell us enough wonderful things about her. Her teacher is Mrs.Westover and she said she thinks Brynley is amazingly smart! She said since she has been teaching she has only had one other student like Brynley. She is so well advanced that she will begin reading 1st grade books this week and knows so many sight words her teacher had to stop testing her because Brynley got tired. They want kids leaving kindergarten to know 30 sight words, Brynley knows 91 starting kindergarten! She can add and subtract good and is such a good leader and listener in her class. She is sweet to everyone and is enjoying school. I am so proud of this little monkey of mine. She really seems to be coming into her own personality. She is happy and loves to talk and tell jokes. I love when she is explaining something to me or telling a story, she makes such cute/funny facial expressions.

 Bini Boo, I am so proud of you!

32

Happy Birthday to my hubby Mitch! His bday was on Sunday and he turned 32. Still so young and so cute. I just love him! Thank you my love for being one of a kind, for being my most favorite person, my best friend and the love I hope to spend forever with. You are such an amazing person and I hope you know just how happy I am that you were born.

A&B

In Primary, they do a spotlight each week on a kid and they start with everyone standing up and as they read each question and its answer, each kid that the question  doesnt pertain to, sits down and in the end the kid they are spotlighting should be the last one standing. The kids love it and it helps everyone get to know the kids better.The primary sent home new questions last week and so I thought I would share my girls' answers:)

1) If you could take one thing with you to heaven, what would it be?
Aubrie: My family
Brynley: My family

2) If you were a time traveler which scripture person would you visit?
Aubrie: Jesus, when he was a baby in the manger
Bryn: Noah, to see the ark and all the animals

3) If you had to eat worms, what would you dip them in?
Aubrie: ice cream
Bryn: pudding

4) If you could have a super power, what would you choose?
Aubrie: To Fly
Bryn: To fly

5) What is your favorite candy bar?
Aubrie: Snickers (like her daddy)
Bryn: Hershey's cookies n' cream bar

6) What is your favorite color?
Aubrie: purple, yellow and pink ( She couldnt make up her mind)
Bryn: purple

7)What is your favorite food?
Aubrie: seafood
Brynley: spaghetti

8)What color are your eyes?
Aubrie: hazel
Bryn: blue

9) What is a talent you have/something you are good at?
Aubrie: soccer, dance, playing the piano, crafts
Bryn: ballet, coloring

10) If you could have a different name what would it be?
Aubrie: Ashton
Bryn: Izzy (this cracked me up)

11) How old are old people?
Aubrie: 70
Bryn: 51

12) Where would you like to serve a mission?
Aubrie: New York
Bryn: Hawaii

13) What is something special or unique about your family?
Aubrie: Love me for who I am
Bryn: In the morning we read the scriptures before school and say a prayer.


Brynley drew this picture of her and Aubrie in school. I thought it was so cute.

The purple violin

Brynley is starting a new adventure, she is taking violin lessons! She has been asking me for a long time to take them but it is incredibly hard to find someone in Farmington. There arent alot of people who do teach and if they do they are full. One gal has a waiting list for 4 years of people who want to take from her. I still put Bryn on her list but I also put Carly that way she might have a chance by the time she is old enough if she wants to. But I found this sweet lady through a mutual friend and yesterday we met her for the first time and Brynley really liked her. Brynley is so cute with her tiny little purple violin but I can tell her will do great. She has the motivation and interest to learn and I think her teacher is really good. Yay for Brynley!

My excuse...

For not being consistent in blogging lately, is that I have been very busy. Life is crazyand I have had to embrace the crazy to make it through each day I am blessed with.  The kids are all liking school and doing very well.  Fall sports are starting up and Aubrie had her first soccer game this past Saturday. We had a busy weekend but enjoyed every minute of it. On Friday we drove halfway to Gallup to get Aubrie's dear friend Brooklyn for the night. We met her mom and her in Newcomb which is about an hour Southwest from Farmington, literally the reservation. There was a gas station that is there and both days we were there my girls found a cute dog laying outside of the store, obviously abandoned. It was so sad. My girls wanted to take it home so bad.

 

                                                             Aubrie and Brooklyn

I am so glad Aubrie has such sweet, good friends. It was hard for her when Brooklyn moved to Gallup at the end of the summer. They were in the same primary class at church and it was just cool to see Aubrie have a friend who shares our same beliefs and love of the gospel. I sure hope that the King's move back someday.

After our rendevous to the rez, Mitch and I took a date night and on Sunday we enjoyed church and the sabbath day with a nice walk at Berg Park in the evening. We came across this really old tree that had fallen over. So glad we got to spend some time enjoying the beautiful weather we have been having. Fall is in the air.

I forgot to add that Mitch got a new calling in church on Sunday, he is now the ward executive secretary. Which means he is the bishop's secretary. Cool huh. He seems nervous but excited for the change. I know he will do good no matter where he is called to serve.

Birthday Girl

Aubrie Quinn turned 9 years old yesterday! Time is truly flying by. As a mother, I couldnt be more prouder of this child. Aubrie is such a sweet person. She is thoughtful and loving and the most helpful child I have. She is such an awesome example to me and to those around her. She is always thinking of others and never expects anything from doing something nice for someone, she does it because she wants to and because she loves them. The perfect example! I love her smile and the way she can make me feel happy with just looking at her. Aubrie has three things she loves...soccer, dance, and crafts. She likes making bracelets, necklaces, duct tape flowers are her new crafty thing and coloring. She likes to help me in the kitchen cook dinner or baking. She likes to ride her skateboard and bike and go to the park.  Last night we had a birthday dinner for her and she chose grilled salmon, salad, homemade mac and cheese and cheesy bread that my Mom makes to eat. The cake she chose was a chocolate peanut butter cake that I made her, topped with chopped Reese's all over it. I let her have her first sleepover on Friday night with a few of her closest friends. They slept outside in the tent and watched a movie on the outside wall with a projector. I think she had a really good birthday. I am so happy that Aubrie was born but more blessed that she was born to me.