KARSTON'S 15th B-day!!!

Karston finally turned 15 on the 9th of Sept. For his b-day he had asked for a punching bag with gloves. We went to Wally world and got one for him. It is now hanging in the garage where he can "release" ALL of his frustrations. He wanted a snickers cake from Alberstons so that's the cake we had. Here's a pic with the cake.

WORKING....uuugghhh!

So, I haven't posted for a while. I started working at Deseret Industries the day after Labor Day (Sept. 2nd.) DI is making money and they're not supposed to b/c they are a non-profit org. So they have a scholarship program that will pay up to $3k toward schooling. I want to get my nail tech license and I have to work 30-90 days to prove my work ethics to them and then they will pay some or all of my schooling. So...I'm working 40hrs/wk to get my schooling paid for. I'm a cashier/merchandiser. Nothing major but it is exhausting on Saturdays when I'm head cashier. Hope to be in school ASAP!! and that's my update.

First year @ High School...already...really..?????

All morning long Karston kept whining "I don't want to go to school". I can't believe he's starting at CHS this year....where did the time go? Funny thing is...when he got home all he could say was "High School ROCKS!!" "Can I just say that High School ROOOOOOOCKS!!" My sweet little boy who was always helping others, constantly saying "look at me mom", and just enjoying life....has officially turned into a High Schooler. I hope he has a GREAT year and continues to think that High School ROOOCKS!!! This is a pic from when he got home from school.

Last year @ Elementary

This is it ...the last year I'll have one in elementary school. It's a little nostalgic....and hard to see that my "baby" is starting her last year of attendance at Andrus Elementary. Here's a pic of her on her way to school yesterday Monday Aug. 25th, 2008. Nothing lasts forever I guess. Hard to believe it's come sooooo fast.

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I have finally entered some new posts...enjoy....:)

"Back to School Olympics WOW 104.3"

On Aug. 16th Kyle competed in the Back to School Olympics held by WOW 104.3 Country. He had qualified earlier that week and was going to win a $1000 shopping spree at the outlet malls. Unfortunately he wasn't the fastest and was beat by 16 seconds. It was fun to be there and try though. He had to spell out a word with blocks, do a hopscotch, bowl, and finally push a shopping cart around an obstacle course to the finish line. He was contestant #4 and did it 46.86 seconds, not bad at all. It was fun to watch!!! :)

R FAMILY VACATION

Ok for our family "vacation" we hooked up with my brother-in-law and his wife. (Maurice & Tammy) We decided to go camping in the Tetons about 50 minutes from their home. We had borrowed my mother-in-laws' grizzly (4wheeler) and Reese brought his 4wheeler and motorcycle (400). When we got to our camp sight (clearing in the forest REAL camping-no toilets or showers!) and Reese asked where the key to his 4wheeler was, we discovered it had been left at his home :( . So, we had the grizzly and motorcycle for the weekend. It was a lot of fun. I had borrowed my sisters air mattress for the trip and filled it up around 8pm, by 1am I woke up to being flat on the ground. arrgghh. I got up and blew the bed up again b-cuz I WAS NOT going to sleep on the ground. This process woke up the kids who couldn't get back to sleep b-cuz they could hear "something" breathing just outside the tent by their heads. I switched Karston spots and became KaDences "squeeze" victim. She was so afraid that she was literally squeezing me all night. It rained during the night with a lot of wind. The next morning there was fresh "droppings" all around our camp site. Most likely the cows that were up there grazing. All in all we made the best of it and had fun. Here are some pics of the kids hangin' out and setting up the tents. Also, I got some pics of Kyle on the grizzly with his brother and by himself on the 400.