Life

Some days I wish I wasn't a grown up. Like when a kid runs his bike into our water heater, causing it to break and spray water all over the place. Like when I see the huge amounts of laundry I need to do, or the big stack of bills I need to pay. Or when I need to make dinner or buy groceries. Sometimes when I stop and think about it, I can't believe I'm almost 30. How did 30 years go by that fast? I remember thinking when I was a child/teenager, "Why do grown ups think time goes by so fast?, I wish it would move a little faster." If I only knew. Ahh well, I guess being a grownup isn't all bad. Having cute kids helps. And occasionally I do get to buy myself something. I get to stay up late and eat what I want (probably not a good thing). I hope the next 30 years goes a little slower.

Last night Lori did her first real laugh. It was So Cute. Really. She was taking a bath. She LOVES the bath. She has started kicking and splashing, it is adorable. Well, Ben and I have been trying to get her to do a real laugh. She smiles all the time, but no laughing. Then last night, she did it. And it was worth the wait. Really, so cute!!!

School started today. This is a bitter sweet time. I'm relieved that I don't have to try and keep the three oldest kids busy. It'll be pretty quiet around the house. I'm looking forward to spending some bonding time with Lori. On the bitter side, it looks to be the busiest school year yet. Elise is trying out for the girl's track team, joining the dance club,playing cello and still doing gymnastics. Jake will probably be joining some clubs and he's starting strings this year. Plus all the normal church activities (scouts,mutual,activity girls etc....)

So I've been thinking about this stuff, then I realized Halloween is pretty soon. Time for costumes. ( I still need to post pics from last Halloween) If Halloween is soon, that means Thanksgiving is soon, which means Christmas!!!! (Here comes the Panic)

This year seems to have flown by. I am hoping to blog a little more the rest of this year. Like my sister, Nicole, I, too, have been spending a lot of computer time on Facebook. So if you miss my blog, you can check my facebook status for little snippets of my daily happenings.

Oh, yeah, I finally finished decorating Elise's new room. Someday I'll post pictures. It turned out pretty awesome. I even gave into her desire to have posters of her favorite Disney sponsored band. (but only on the BACK of her door)