Backyard Fun

Emma and Jonah decided that they wanted to run thru the sprinklers. I turned them on and all they did was run AWAY from the water.

Shiloh was running thru all the sprinklers in the yard.  In fact, she chased them as they moved.

I suggested that we put a sprinkler on the hose so that the water stayed in the same place.  Shiloh liked that idea alot better than the kids did.

She LOVED the water!

Emma ran AROUND the sprinkler.  I don't think that she liked the cold water very much.

Jonah did pretty good running thru the sprinkler but.....

he wanted to hold the hose so that he could spray everyone.

Emma is done!  Time to go in the house and have a snack!

Now that we don't have a pool, I need to go to the store and buy some water toys for the backyard.  I think that we need a small pool, maybe a slip and slide, and some squirt guns!

Lava Hot Springs

For Father's Day, we took the family to Lava Hot Springs.  It has been so long since we have been there and it was so much fun.

Just getting things set up.

Isn't Alex just so cool with his sunglasses?

Time for a lunch break.

Emma was ready to get back in the water right away.  She didn't even want to eat lunch!

Say Cheese!!!

Just chillin'.

Jonah's arm turned blue from the combination of sunscreen and floaties.  The writing on the floaties rubbed off on his arm.  It took 2 days for it to wash off.

Lava has changed a lot in the last few years.  The have added 4 slides.  2 hyrdo-tube slides and 2 speed slides.  The speed slides are the ones with that big bridge in the picture.  It goes across the road that leads to the pool.  It is a really fun place.  Now all they need to add is a water playground for the little kids!

Remodeling

Randy is in the middle of remodeling his office in our basement.  He is turning it into his music room so that he and Alex have a place to practice their guitars.  Plus, they need somewhere to put their equipment so it isn't in my living room!

Right now they are sanding the sheetrock, getting it ready to paint.

I bet you can't tell where the mask was. :o)

I will post pictures of the finished product as soon as they are done.

Congratulations....

Just an update for everyone. 

Randy was able to get the job that he wanted with Davis Hospital as a manager in the Admissions Department.  So, Boston is no longer in our future.  YAY!!!  I hope that Randy will do well in his new job and that things will start to settle down at our house now.

More and More Changes

              The last 2 months have been months of constant change and lots of stress.  After Randy was laid-off, he changed his Master's program back to Education and started substitute teaching.  He seemed to really enjoy it and one school specifically calls him to come and sub.  The bad part about that is that he got a full-time job and now doesn't have time to sub.  I can tell that he is really missing it and it makes him feel bad that he can't help these teachers when they need it. 
               I am really glad that he got a job, but it really isn't what he was looking for.  It doesn't pay very well and he is used to being management not being managed, but you have to do what is necessary to take care of your family.  He is trying really hard to make the best of it and I am very proud of him.
              He is also being interviewed for a position with a company just outside of Boston.  Now that would be a BIG change.  He has been thru 3 interviews and they are going to schedule 3 more interviews before flying him out there for a face to face interview.  I am torn about it.  On one hand, I would miss everything that I have here...my family, my home, my ward, and my job.  On the other hand, it would be a great experience for all of us to learn about other areas of the country, we would get a new home, new friends and I could stay home with the kids.  Plus we would be where the beginning of our country happened and there is so much we could learn.  Like I said, more changes and lots of stress.
              I have also been going thru many changes.  I changed branches with AFCU and now I am working at the Riverdale Wal-Mart Branch.  I like the new branch, however I miss the Harrison Branch very much...the regular members, my crazy friends (which has been the hardest part of going somewhere new.  My friends were the best part of work!) and getting off at 6:15.  At the Wal-Mart branch I work until 7:15.  It is really hard but I can work 4 10-hour shifts and have an extra day at home.
            All of these changes have effected the kids the most.  I feel like they are taking on more responsibility than they should have to, but they have been troopers.  Alex and Preston have the most responsibility and they have complained the least.  I have AWESOME kids!
            Emma is really struggling.  In the last 2 months, she went from Casper's Daycare to my sister-in-laws to home.  Randy being home for awhile has spoiled her.  She is now going back to Casper's and it is not going well.  She throws tantrums in the morning and won't let go of me when I drop her off.  It breaks my heart.  This morning was especially hard.  Getting her dressed was horrible.  I had to hold her down and have Preston put on her clothes.  She wouldn't put on her shoes, so she rode to daycare barefoot.  It was very sad.  I didn't even get to do her hair.  I hope that we will be able to take her back to my sister-in-laws because she seemed very happy there.
             I hope that you don't mind me sharing so much.  It has been very theraputic sharing my story with my friends and family that read my blog.  I also wanted to thank all of you for the support that you have shown our family.  We love you all!