The long awaited trophy

Sydney had her last soccer game on Saturday along with a party where they received trophies. Sydney had been anxiously awaiting this trophy for weeks. After the party, Sheldon was driving Sydney and her trophy to the last game and from the back seat he hears her say ....."Hey! This trophy has boobs!!" Poor Sheldon, he is so outnumbered by his girls.

Cleaning 101

My girls are always asking if they can help me clean and usually I give them the simple and quick chores like picking up shoes, Avery's toys, etc. I recently had a friend clue me in that my kids were capable of much more and that I should enlist their help while they were still eager to do it.

So today my girls learned the art of cleaning toilets, mopping floors, folding laundry, etc. To my surprise, they loved it! Yes, Taylor was angry when we walked on her freshly vacuumed carpet lines (she takes after her mother on that one) and yes, Sydney lost focus about every 5 minutes, but we actually had a lot of fun. Next, I sang out my bedroom window and all of the nearby wildlife came and finished the housework. :) Whatever, I wish. My girls were definitely capable of more than I have been giving them to do and I wish that I could bottle their desire to clean and spray it on them in their teenage years.

It took longer to get the rubber gloves on Sydney than it did for her to clean the bathroom.

Thief for Hire

I keep reading about my friends having to hide the candy bags from their kids, but can I hire someone to come and hide the candy from me? I think I have eaten more Milky Ways and Whoppers in the last 2 days than I have all year long. Please help!!

Halloween Happenings

Every year Halloween sneaks up on me and I never do the things that I want to do with my kids. I always vow that the following year I will make their costumes, make Gingerbread Haunted Houses, pick our pumpkins at the orchard and not at the grocery store, etc. None of that happened this year, but there is always next year!

This year Sydney wanted to be Captain Hook to my chagrin, but she changed her mind after a boy in her class decided that is what he wanted to be too. She quickly changed her mind and said that she didn't want it to look like they "were married." She finally decided to be a leopard somewhere out of the blue. Taylor has wanted to be an Indian princess since she saw an $80 costume in a magazine. Avery had no choice in the matter, but it was very obvious what her costume should be.

I am too cheap to spend $30-$40 for each kid's costume at the stores and so we ventured to the Deseret Industries this year. Some may say "gross", but there is something totally exciting about only spending $7 total for my kids costumes!! They were nothing great, but my kids loved them. Here are some pics from school parties and Halloween night.



She Devil Avery


Avery tried to make an escape every time the doorbell rang with Trick or Treaters.


Sydney really thought she was a jungle cat.

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Taylor and her friend Zoe


Not an $80 costume, but an Indian none the less. I am still trying to convince her to wear her costume and serve our Thanksgiving dinner. ;)


Great Grandma and her girls

My absolute favorite costume in Syd's class. She kept posing for me!!