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Hiking with Grandpa 3/09

2009-06-30T11:42:00.000-07:00

We decided to go hiking with my dad across the street from his house. It was a beautiful day. Just the right temperature. The kids had a blast. We had a Riley with us. Of course we posed them tons and took lots of pictures. We also saw deer while we were out there. Hiking in the desert and we ran into deer and no rattlers. Weird! We will be sad when dad moves and we can't just walk across the street to go hiking. Sid - 9, Cait - 7, Sammy - 5, Davis - 3.

Sid's Pinewood Derby 3-09

2009-06-30T11:05:00.000-07:00

As you can all see EVERYONE had a great time. Sid did really well. He designed, sanded, and painted his own car this year. He had a ton of fun doing it. Cliff cut the car out for him and then helped him with the wheels. Sid had a fast car this year as well as last year. His car was named the SIDSTER and was awarded the award for the most arrow dynamic car. The little kids also loved the excitement. Pinewood Derby can get interesting with a ward as competitive as ours.

Daddys' Boy!!

2009-03-27T16:30:00.000-07:00

Sammy is the biggest daddys' boy. It doesn't usually matter where Cliff is or what he is doing, Sammy is somewhere close by. This is Cliff and Sammy watching crashes and who knows what else on U Tube. They were in the office just laughing. Sammy loves his Daddy!

Cliffs BIG Christmas Gift

2009-03-27T16:15:00.000-07:00

For Christmas My dad got himself, Jeremy, Cliff, Willy, Cory and Justin passes to the drags. Not only did they get to watch the races up close, but they got pit passes. I am still jealous! Cliff loved it. He had a blast. They went in February and had a great time, although the pictures don't really look like it!!! I'm sure it was REALLY Loud! Right?!? Oh, and love the head piece dad.

Blue and Gold Banquet 1/09

2009-03-27T16:09:00.000-07:00

The pictures say it all. We go to get awards, play games and eat. Gotta love it.

Sids 4th Grade Science Project

2009-03-27T15:58:00.000-07:00

Well, this project was moms idea. Otherwise he would have done something else. He did it on water conservation and not only used it for his school science project but also towards his Conservation badge in scouts. I thought it was perfect. Unfortunately, not only did it take ALL day long to do, but he didn't make it into the science fair. I guess he should have done it on "GUM" instead. All he wanted to do was to just go play with his friends. How was I to know it would take that long!! He was a good sport though and got an 'A'.

Davis Skateboard Birthday Party!!

2009-03-27T15:34:00.000-07:00

This is Davis with his Skateboard cake. All he wanted for his birthday was a skateboard, and of course his "Skateboard Party"!!! That is all he talked about for weeks. He is now three and I am now very SAD! My last is getting bigger.

As you will see we always have tons of family and friends over. They are all awesome for supporting our crazy family.

We actually had his party on Saturday, so on his actual birthday we just did something simple.

This year I told Cliff that I didn't want to do the cake, he should. Well, he did. Doesn't get much better than that.

On his birthday he went to another friends,Brendan Webers birthday party. It was the first friends party he has been to. We got to just drop him off and leave. It was great. He came back with a Mickey Mouse hat and a bag of candy. He loved it.

Laugh out loud!!

2009-03-27T15:29:00.000-07:00

Davis really loves his bike. No patience in waiting until he is all the way dressed. He got it for Christmas. 2/09

Sid got rollerblades for christmas so Davis had to have some. The only problem is, he can't do it. He made me pull him all over the house. Goofy kid!

Show Low 12/08

2009-03-27T15:19:00.000-07:00

This was our trip to Show Low with the Anderson group. Carter, Tiffany, James, Emily and their families. We had a great time. We stayed in Emilys family home up there. It was beautiful. We had a great time playing cards, hiking, and EATING! Never a dull moment. The kids have tons of fun with their kids. There is someone for all of my kids to play with. This is the trip when Davis learned all about Cactus and told me that I had cactus in my nose. That would probably be a good sign that I should trim. Anyway, it was lots of fun!

Mexico Again?!? Jan. 2009

2009-03-27T10:53:00.000-07:00

Davis foot prints in the sand. Too cute! I love to see my kids feet in the sand.

What's that you ask? A HUGE crab. Gross!!!

Wait a minute! Is she NAKED!!!!

It was actually really cold there. I wore pants and a sweater the entire time. Outside of sitting in the very NICE jacuzzi!

This is our very first trip to Mexico that it rained. While it rained the kids ran around on the covered deck. A condo is not always the best way to go with little kids. It was loud and crazy, but a good time.

We went to the museum one day and when leaving couldn't find Sammy. He was hiding!!!

Our family in front of the Whale Skeleton.

2009-03-03T16:27:00.000-08:00

This picture was just taken. Sammy was riding his bike in the street when a kid got out of a car and ran right in front of Sammy. Sammy had no time to react and rad smack into him. He then smacked into the street. Right by his eye is bleeding, there is a scuff above his eyebrow, his cheek is swollen to his mouth, the inside of his cheek met his teeth and he is scuffed up on his hands and arms. He cried and was mad that the lady bringing him home kept calling him Sid. She said he said, "MY NAME IS SAMMY!" Anyway, we layed him down, put medicine on his face, put frozen vegetables on his cheek and gave him some tylenol for the wopping headache that he had. Ten minutes later he looked at me and said, "What did I do?" He had no idea why his hands were scraped up or why he was lying on the counter. Needless to say he doesn't remember much of what happened after school. We are watching him, so far he is fine. He got a blessing from his dad and Beau and is resting. Poor Kid! Typical though of our Sammy!

At the pool. Yes, that is what I said. This picture along with the rest were taken this last week. Hey, it's in the high eighties. Already I'm sweating. I may have to head out of town for the entire summer. Any offers?!?

The kids, minus Davis, all hesitated at first. Then, in the went. The water was ICE COLD! No joking.

Davis on the other hand LOVED it. He was the first one in, the first on to go under, yet the first one to get out! He looks cold even.

All smiles. He giggled the entire time.

The other night about 10pm I asked Davis if he was ready to go to bed or not. He said, "No, I'm fixing stuff!" That lasted a whole ten minutes!!

Why is it that they all love to be in laundry baskets and garbage cans!! He has to have something to do while the kids are away, right?

My DAD!!!

2009-03-01T13:21:00.000-08:00

I cannot believe how time passes. It is hard for me to find the time to get in here. It feels like so much has gone on in these short two months. The kids are almost out of school, Summer is approaching and we have to be out of our house mid April. So, don't plan on me being on here for a while even after this. Anyway, this has been a pretty special week for me. Lots has happened and there has been lots of spiritual loss and growth for me. When my mom was here, the night she fell I had this feeling that something bad was going to happen. I layed awake for nearly an hour until I heard her fall. I ran up the stairs as fast as I could but she was already lying face down convulsing. To make a long sad story shorter I felt like not only had I failed my mother for not being there before she had fallen, I felt like I had failed my Father in Heaven. I felt like he had given me this prompting and I had misused or misunderstood it some how. For the last 5 months I let this eat away at me until I could no longer feel his spirit with me. I was really down. I then found out that something was wrong because I had missed my monthly cycle and NO I was NOT pregnant. I was scared and felt alone because I had pushed my Savior away. I felt that day more than any day since my mom had passed that I NEEDED her. I needed her right now. She was gone, and again those regrets and disapointments came back. MY DAD told me to get a blessing that night and made me promise I would do it before going to sleep. It was 8pm. Then, he talked to Cliff about me and Cliff immediately called the bishop. Our bishop came over and gave me a blessing with Cliffs help. The next day I went to the doctor and they found a complex cyst on my ovary. I will go back in in 6 weeks to see if it is still there. If it is the next step is to look for ovarian cancer. Unbelievably this was not as difficult as not having my Savior with me. On Saturday our stake day called 'Come unto Christ with Real Intent.' It was during one of those classes that I realized that I HAD heard the prompting and I had done was I was intended to do and that the reasoning was so that my mom would not be alone. I was with her to comfort her, to tend her and to be a companion to her until my dad arrived. If I had ignored that prompting she may have spent the night alone. I would never have been able to forgive myself. The reason for the title, "My DAD!" is because I am able to turn to him in any situation and for any reason. I love my dad so much and owe him more than life itself. Dad, thank you for always being there for me and for being one of my greatest friends. We can definitely thank mom for that. She taught us so much and continues to teach us. How lucky I am to have some special parents. From the time I was little my very favorite church song was, and still is, 'I am a Child of God.' Especially the part where it says, ..... "has given me an earthly home with parents kind and dear...." I will forever be greatful to him for giving me my mom and dad and am so lucky that I get them after this life also. Dad I love you and thank you for being my "DAD"!

Christmas Eve Night '08

2009-01-24T12:48:00.000-08:00

Every year on Christmas Eve all of my family meets up at my Dads Brothers House. So, my uncle. We have done this since I will little. We now do it with our kids. A lot of people, food, and fun. We always have tons of food, listen to christmas music, catch up on the last year, and then ATTEMPT a new game. It is always a new one. This year, didn't go so well. We didn't quite get the game. Everyone had an opinion of how the game should be played. Okay, just the instructions and my brother Cory!!!! Hee, hee! In this first picture is my brother Jeremys wife Melanie. She hates pictures, but Cliff caught her unaware.

This is a picture of my uncle Ed and Cory. My brother.

From left to right: Jeremy, Melanie, Aunt Barb and cousin Scott. Scotty still to me. Sorry!

This is my dad. Dad your amazing. I love you! Next to him is my cute cousin Alyssa.

This would be Cory. By the facial expression you know better on how the game was. Next to him is his cute wife Bev. Thank goodness my brothers all married well. They are all great women. We lucked out too you know!

Christmas Eve Day '08

2009-01-24T12:35:00.000-08:00

Here we are just hanging out enjoying the day. Aaron and Somer came out with their quad to give the kids rides. We realized real quick that one at a time was going to take forever. So, Cliff went and got our bike trailer and attached it to the back of the four wheeler. That was great. He was able to pull 3-4 kids around at a time. The kids had tons of fun. Eventually, Jeff and Ximena came over looking for their boys, Diego and Sammy.

The Perfect Arizona 'Winter'

2009-01-24T12:26:00.000-08:00

Snow Games

2009-01-24T12:05:00.000-08:00

Every year for christmas the whole neighborhood hands out treats to all of the neighbors. This year the Packers did something much better. They sent out invitations to the whole neighborhood inviting us to join them in snow games. They own Bahama Bucks and brought the snow balls. The game in the pictures above are of the last game we all played. Everyone lined up on one side of the field and ran to the other as a few chosen threw not so soft snow balls at the ones running. When you got hit you joined in on the throwing. It was fun to watch. There were indeed some tears. People got hit in the face and yes, usually kids. Sid got hit in the ear. Sammy made it to the end. It was really funny, he pretty much skipped down the park.

These three pictures above show another game that they played. There were about 7 groups of kids sitting in a circle and one snow ball. The snow ball got passed around in the circle and when the buzzer went off the person holding it was out. They continued this game until there was only one player left. The little kids loved this one. They just had no idea what game was coming next. The Packers were smart to start off easy and with no pain involved.

In these three pictures they played a competitive game. Everyone had a partner and one snow ball. You would toss the snow ball back and forth and further apart as you go. The last group left without dropping the snow ball won. The Packer boys won. My boys decided that it was much funner and easier to just eat them. They were so excited to have snow in their hands. That happens but once a year. Literally!!

The kids going for their first snow ball!

'08 Gingerbread Houses

2009-01-24T11:36:00.000-08:00

This is a close up of Sid's. He went all out this year. We are looking yes at the house, but just behind it we are looking at a teeter totter. He also did a fire, and snow. He did a great job! We have tons of fun doing this every year with Grandma Shelly and her family. Did I mention that we also eat TONS of candy!

This is Davis and the house that I helped him do. It was actually pretty difficult. I did it with him in my lap. So, what I did is lopsided and everything he did, well, he did! He had tons of fun and enjoyed the candy.

This is Sammy and the house that Cliff helped him with. Sammy told Cliff what he wanted and then together they made it happen. His was the only one with a two car garage and a super swamper jeep. He is very creative. It's a good thing he had Cliffs help and not mine.

Caitlin did hers all by herself this year. She really did a great job. I was shocked when we got to see the finished house. She put it all together and did all of the decorations with no help. She did AWESOME!! She is so cute and just giggled the whole time!

Here is Sid. As you can see he is very proud of his accomplishment. I love the facial expression. Way to show your true personality. He is usually so shy that he only acts like this around those he knows REALLY well. He's a goof and we love it!

Superhero fanatics!

2009-01-24T11:14:00.000-08:00

Sammy and Davis love ALL of the superheros. They have everything with them on it. This is Sammy's spiderman place mat. Unfortunately, there is only one. Not that it matters. I use it as a cutting board!! It works great. It works just those those other plastic cutting boards you can buy. Oh, well! This is Davis trying to wear spiderman. I guess his costume isn't good enough!

What a mess!!

2009-01-24T11:01:00.000-08:00

This is Sammy. He and ALL the other kids thought it would be funny to, well, make snow. They took one of the cubes that protected one of my christmas decorations and seperated it into individual little balls. Balls that stuck to EVERYTHING! They were so staticky that It tooks weeks before they were completely gone!

Sid, attempting the clean up!

This is us looking for a christmas tree. Who do you see? Cliff, in the back, Sid, two of Sid's friends, Chase and Diego, and Davis up front. They could honestly careless about the tree. They all wore their Heely's. That and little holes in the shelves for them to climb around in was way more fun!!

Caitlins 7th Birthday Party!

2009-01-17T10:02:00.000-08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAITLIN! We ALL hope that you had a great time. You are the sweetest girl! From top left Maliah, Claudia, Katherine, Rori, Sophia, Emily, Caitlin, Amy & Ryann.

Caitlin wanted her hair and make-up done for her party. Why not, what will it hurt. It IS her special day. She looked absolutely beautiful. She didn't need the make-up and hair to achieve it. She is so pretty all on her own. I love you Caitlin!!

This is Caitlin with Emily. This is Caitlin with her make-up on. She is wearing purple so that it matches her outfit.

This is the gang! We had tons of fun! We had pizza, cupcakes, did art, fingerpainting, and even made a homemade necklace. They formed it, backed it and then painted it. Then we put it on a string. I hope they had as much fun as Caitlin and I did.

This is Caitlins friend from school Amy. They have lots of fun together. Unfortunately they don't get to see eachother very often. We live about 30 mins. apart. But, they are dying to get together and make necklaces from the kit that Amy gave Caitlin.

This is Caitlins close friend Maliah. Maliah and Caitlin love to hang out and just have fun together. She got her a talking animal. Caitlin loves it.

This is Caitlins friend Emily from school. She got Caitlin the Little Pet Shop toys. Caitlin loves those.

This is Ryann, Rori, and Sophia Russell. They live across the street. I actually grew up with their mom Heidi (Chapman). It is fun to have them close too. They got her the infamous Hannah Montana backpack & hat. They also got her her very own make-up. Love it!!

This is Katherine and Claudia. They are cousins. They got Caitlin a bratz chair. Not only does she love it but so does Davis.

Now your probably wondering why I have a picture of Davis on this blog. Well, he was 'helping' me make cupcakes for the party. He's a great help. I didn't have to make as many cupcakes!

This is Davis 'helping' me make the cupcakes. We had lots of fun. I think he had the most fun!!

Gone to see Santa

2009-01-13T13:19:00.000-08:00

Somer, Shelly and I took Davis and Melise to see Santa at the mall. All of my other kids were in school so this is it. We also played in the little play area. They had tons of fun, especially when us moms couldn't see them. Crazy kids!!

Here Melise is make-up and all. I knew there was something missing, "Wheres the paci?!?"

I was just lucky to get Davis to sit in his lap at all. I especially love that I am holding one hand and the other is in his mouth. He did pretty good. He warmed up, kind of. He, or I, I can't remember, told Santa that he wanted a bike for Christmas. There is this little boy in our neighborhood that has one so he always says, "I want a bike like Eli!"

Thanksgiving

2009-01-13T13:07:00.000-08:00

On Thanksgiving day my family all met up at my dads house. We wanted to keep up traditionby having it there. My mom was missed but we still seemed to enjoy our day. After eating TOO much food some of decided to go for a hike. We went up the mountain just in front of my dads house. Justin and Diane came and brought Shea. Me and Sid, my dad, and Ainsley. This is Sid heading down. He absolutely LOVES hiking.

This is Grandpa helping Ainsley down the side of the mountain. She wanted to run and jump. Not exactly a good idea. So, Grandpa thought it best to 'help' her.

This is the view from the top of the mountain. We are looking south. My dad lives west of the mountain.

Here we are on our way out. It was nice outside. A little drizzly (if that's even a word), but nice. Since then my dad has lost about 12 pounds. He looks amazing.

Mexico

2009-01-13T12:44:00.000-08:00

Okay, some of you didn't get enough of the Mexico pictures, so here you are. These the the most recent pictures. We went in November and had a BLAST. We had a big group with us. Carter & Tiffany w/6 kids, James & Emily w/3 kids, Clete & Celia w/2 kids, Somer & Aaron w/2 kids, Cliff & I w/4 kids, Triston & Melanie, Tiffanys brother and wife, Emilys Mome and Dad, Her sister, hubby & 2 kids. We all had a great time. We just hang out, enjoy the sun, the breeze, the ocean, the sand, the kids, our company, eat Mexican Food, and yes OUR TRAILERS!!!! It wouldn't be Mexico w/out them.

This is Sammy just being Sammy. We love him so much!!! He is our little surfer boy! He would love to live on the beach.

This is Davis. He loves it there so much he never seems to NEED anything. He loves the sand and the water. He goes from fully clothed to a diaper. So DANG cute!!!

Well, this is obviously a picture of me. I didn't say a good one, I just said it was. I went and got a perm the day we left so that I had a GOOD excuse not to wash it. Thank goodness the water was too cold for me anyway. By the time we left my hair was straight up JERRY CURL!!!

Oh, yeah! We also had a family from the ward come with us. One of Sids very best friends Chase Madder & his family came with us. It was fun to have them with us they are a great family. This is Melise, Davis and Annie just hangin out on the tramp. Oh, and half of Caitlin.

Did I mention that the kids LOVED having the tramp there. They seriously never got bored or ran out of things to do. We just ended up leaving the tramp in the trailer.

2008-12-09T17:36:00.000-08:00

Who is this you ask? This is my very HOT hubby. How lucky am I? This is in Mexico. Cliff's very favorite place to be right now. We spend a lot of our time there during the summer. We start going in April or May and continue thru October. It is beautiful there. It is only four hours to get there. We camp in our trailer right on the beach. Our kids beg for us to go. You walk out the camper door and are on the beach. The view doesn't get much better than that. Here are some more pictures. Enjoy. Oh, and if you ever want to come, just let us know. We love to go and the more the merrier!!

They play in the sand! ALOT! This is Sid and Cait.

Like I said. They are always FULL of sand.

Obviously, they play in the water.

Sometimes we take the four wheelers. Not a lot of places to ride there but they still love it. Cliff, me and Sid have our own. Caitlin and Sammy share the little fifty. Soon, Davis will want to ride also. It's always scary when they learn. They usually run into a few things along the way. Part of the Martin adventures. It's fun! Last time we went we even took a trampoline. The kids loved it. They never ran out of things to do on that trip. The hispanics that sell were fasinated by it to the point that they would stand and watch and even walk up to it and test it's elasticity. On the other hand we couldn't even pay them to jump on it. If you can believe that. They were really shy.

My Mother

2008-11-20T16:17:00.000-08:00

This is a picture of my beautiful mom. This is the same picture that we used for her memorial. My mom passed away on 9/24/08. Two days after my 31st birthday. It is a week that I will forever share with my MOM. She was an amazing woman. She was sick a lot of my growing up years, and only blessed with good health a few times. While my brothers were on their missions, and then the last two months before she passed. They finally found what was wrong with her after 20 years of being sick. My family was extatic. This was the first time that we prayed for either a miracle or to let her go home. For two months we thought it was a miracle and it was. She was her old self again. Until Wed. 9/16/08. She was sick again. We thought (even her) that she had the flu. We were wrong. She was finally taken from us to be happy and healthy. We miss her so much but at the same time are so happy for her. She was a righteous woman who never faltered from her testimony. She is an example to me of a daughter of God. She is a lot of why I am who I am. I hope she knows how much a love her. How much I appreciate her. And how much I hope to be JUST like her. I have this song 'To Where You Are' by Josh Groban that I want to dedicate to her. Because no matter where I am, she will always be with me. I love you forever mom. Until I see you again!!

Sid Halloween 2008

2008-11-20T15:21:00.000-08:00

This is Sid. Now this was not his original costume either. He was so excited to be Indiana Jones. So, he went to the trunk or treat as Indi and then him and his friend wanted to be blind guys. So, this is the blind guy costume that he 'wore' on Halloween. Since we didn't know about this, we don't have a picture of him as Indi. Whatever right. Part of having older kids. He and his friend Chase said that they were not trick-or-treating with the 'parents' this year. Just the two of them were going. There are thousands of kids in the neighborhood. Halloween is crazy in this neighborhood.

Sammy Halloween 2008

2008-11-20T15:17:00.000-08:00

This is Sammy. He is an ape in costume yes, but he really wanted to be a skeleton. When he told us he wanted to be a skeleton we went to Walmart and bought him a $20 costume. Well, he was really excited about it until about 3 days before. Three days before Grandma came over with this ape costume and told him he should be the ape. It is so cute. So, that was it. Once he changes his mind there is no going back. He went as an ape this year and LOVED it. So, next year don't be surprised to see Davis in the skeleton costume. Sammy had tons of fun this year. Our neighborhood always does a block party with bouncers. Not only did he not eat, but I didn't even see him until it was time for trick-or-treating. He is so much fun. Gotta love him!!

Davis Halloween 2008

2008-11-20T15:13:00.001-08:00

Heres Davis. He will be 3 in Feb. and LOVES his heroes. For Halloween he wanted to be Ironman. He is completely obsessed with all the hero movies. Batman, Superman, Ironman, Fantastic Four, Spiderman, and of course Popeye. He is so much fun. He will growl at you while in costume. I guess that his family are the bad guys! We walked about 3 miles that night and he walked the whole way. It was Sammy that wanted carried. He never complained. Although, he was terrified of others that were dressed up SCARY! Especially, the werewolves. So Fun!!

Cait Halloween 2008

2008-11-06T09:54:00.000-08:00

This is our CUTE Cait. She wanted to be princess Leigha this year and so that is what she was. I had her wear a long sleeved shirt and then made the dress out of a sheet. That was interesting let me tell you. For someone that can sew and with no pattern I would say it turned out pretty good. Everyone knew who she was. I was SHOCKED to say the least. While trick or treating she dropped her bucket of candy at least every 10 ft. After a while my dad would just laugh. He went with us this year. It was fun to have him.

Pumpkin Carving 2008

2008-11-04T10:40:00.000-08:00

This is the kids doing pumpkins. Sammy and Davis thought it was "GROSS"! It took a while to convince Davis to even do it. Sid had to do four different faces on his one pumpkin. They had a good time. Not exactly our favorite thing to do though. It gets funner every year though as the kids get older.

This is a picture of Davis in his VERY favorite costume. When he wants to wear it he has to be naked minus his diaper. I continue to tell him that Superman was never naked. He says, "Superman naked!" This time he tucked his feet and legs up under the cape to keep warm.

Family Life

2008-11-04T10:20:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since I have updated my blog, I just got back from voting for Obama... just kidding... we are a McCain family all the way... Arizona born and raised... we'll see tonight how this all plays out... Cliff has been back from the hurricanes for a while now and we are still working hard to grow our carpet cleaning business. We have been trying to follow the council of our church leaders by reducing our debt and getting our food storage together. Yesterday I bottled and dried apples... it was lots of fun to learn something new. OKAY, that was Cliff and this is me now! Yes all of the above is true. I did CAN apple pie filling and have dried some apples. It was fun and hopefully will taste good. Who knows. Our life is crazy as always. We are putting our house on the market to lower our overhead and don't know yet where we are going to go. Rent, buy, rent, buy? Who knows. We are waiting to see how the election goes, and maybe see how the next couple of months go under our new president. We may go off of our Countrys President to make that decision. Anyway, the kids are amazing. They are getting so big. Cliff and I are truly enjoying them. Sid is almost ten and always off with his friends. Sometimes there will be up to 15 kids here at a time banging around in the basement. They like to play tag, dodge ball, and other games not normally played in a house! Thanks goodness for the basement. Although, we could do without the dents in all of the window trim. Caitlin is so cute. She is finding her own. Grandma Martin bought a princess dress for her and was so excited. When she showed Caitlin the dress Caitlin looked at her and said, "I'm not into princess stuff anymore!" She has decided at the age of almost 7 that she is too BIG for dress ups. That is fine by me though. That means that there is one more thing that I can get rid of. YEAH!!! Sammy is always so much fun! He is actually quite a hand full, but that is what makes him who he is. He is extemely active, but also very OCD. He has to have things his way when he wants them. When he gets one thing in his head, it doesn't ever go away until that one thing is handled. He is doing great in school. All three of them are on the honor roll this year with an A average. They all love it and have amazing teachers this year. Davis is so much fun. He has to be one of the easiest kids in the world. Being that he is the only child at home now during the day, there is a lot more that I can get done then before. We have fun together. He has to have his regular cuddle session right when he wakes up. He is still very much the baby. He still has the paci and is still in diapers. He refuses to rid himself of either one. He will tell you straight to your face when you attempt one or even both, "No! I'm a baby!!!" So, until he decides to be BIG he will be the baby!

Hurricane Season

2008-09-06T09:48:00.000-07:00

Okay, I finally did it. I started a blog. We will see how many people even care. No, I really just started it to keep track of life itself. Well as some of you know, Cliff left for Louisiana 9/1 to do hurricane clean up. It is determined that being a single mother of four is NOT easy! Okay, Sid, Cait, and Sammy are all in school so that helps. I just have Davis at home, a business and home to run. Not too bad right?!? Actually, we are very excited for this opportunity. We are lucky enough to have an 'IN' in which we will receive work. YEA! We are hoping that this will be a new beginning for us. Cliff hasn't begun working yet. Everyone was evacuated before the last hurricane hit and there is Hurriccane Ike on the way. So, if any home owners come back into town, they will be forced to leave again middle of next week. Hurricane Ike is supossed to make land fall end of next week. We shall see. If that is the case then Cliff will be evacuated along with everyone else. Right now he is just hangin out and meeting more people. He calls a lot and tells me about the people there and the destruction. Luckily, he will be with his best friend Ladell. I'm sure that I will have lots of great stories to share when he gets there. They are crazy.