Spring Soccer

Teni was so excited for soccer to start up again. He was outside running laps around the house the day of his first practice. Teni had pre-game jitters the night before and couldn't fall asleep.

Teni was all over the field his first game. Man, the kid is a speed demon! He was involved in every play. I guess his lack of sleep the night before didn't affect his game.

Teni kicking off

Teni has practice every Saturday morning at 11. Pretty ambitious of the coaches if you ask me but Teni loves it!

He also starts T ball soon and will be one busy lil' bee.

Spring Tease

"Spring tease" is not my favorite time of year. One day my kids are riding their bikes and enjoying the fresh air and the next, we are bundled together around our kitchen table drinking warm cocoa.

This is what it looks like when my kids are able to enjoy the "semi" good weather. Notice that the girls are only in sight. Where is Teni? Well, Teni goes missing when it starts warming up and I mean he is MIA for hours! Until of course he needs to use the bathroom or gets hungry.

I finally spotted Teni riding his scooter around the block.

Alyia is nothing like Teni. She will play outside for maybe an hour and then will have to come inside because "her legs hurt"...at least that's what she claims.

But I do find her doing a lot of this....

Alyia can work on her puzzles for hours. I don't know where she gets the patience. Honestly I find it a bit boring, but she enjoys it.

Jordyn is like her older brother. She can play outside until the sun goes down. She kicks and screams when it is time to come in. Usually it ends with a threat like, "if you don't come inside then I will sasa you" or " if you don't come inside then Alyia will eat your dinner!"...this threat seems to be the most effective. If you know Jordyn, you would know that she LOVES her food.

I love this girl! but I don't love her "camera" smile. Naturally her smile just melts my heart but this smile makes me cringe. When Jordyn sees a camera she sticks her jaw out. Makes her look like she has a major under bite.

and here's another one.

Ahhhhh that's what Im talking about. Love this sweet picture of Jordyn.

7 years of FUN!!!

I was in St. George on a girls trip the day of our anniversary. Troy allowing me to go was my gift from him (+) a little bit of shopping money- Yah for me!!:) I called Troy the morning of our anniversary to wish him "happy anniversary!" I told him that I couldn't believe how fast these seven years have gone by. He responded with " time flies when you're having FUN." I can't think of a better word to describe our life together. Our family doesn't need much to have fun. Our funnest and funniest memories are the times when we are just lounging around at home. Between the kid's daily talent shows, Troy's dancing, and my out of tune singing we share a lot of laughter together. I am excited for our many more years together!

sick and tired of being sick and tired!

The title of this post describes exactly how my family feels right now. All three of my kids have been sick with a wicked cough and the dreaded fever!. I kept Alyia and Teni home from school for an entire week and still they are not 100 percent. It's been 3 weeks since Troy and I have been to church together. We have to work different shifts on Sunday. I always seem to go the second half of church because of my young women's calling and of course Troy has to be there for sacrament meeting because of his calling. I took Teni in to see his doctor and he was given two inhalers for his asthma and wheezing. But, Teni is much better and he was able to go to school this week:) Alyia is also feeling better but Jordyn has kept me up every night with her coughing spells. There's nothing much I can do but treat her symptoms and just hope that she will soon get better. I also hope that the weather gets warmer so this "nasty sick bug" will leave my home pronto!