Birthdays and School Daze

This week has been a whirl wind of fun changes for our family. Grace started preschool on Monday and was so excited. She loves telling you that the letter A says "aaaaaachoo". There are four of us who are doing a little preschool with our kids and Grace thinks it is awesome. She starts dance next wednesday so I'll post pics then.


Then yesterday was my birthday! I have officially started the last year of my twenties! Cory was really sweet and sent me an e-mail first thing in the morning then I had lots of friends and neighbors who called or stopped by. My kids weren't quite as happy when they helped me pick out my birthday cake. Jade thought I should get the Thomas one and Grace wanted me to get the Little Mermaid one. I finally chose a butterfly one(lots of icing mom) We went to Tacanos for dinner(kids under 6 eat free)! Then we came back around 8:30 for cake and ice cream.


Then today Jaden started kindergarten. Jaden was super excited. His dad gave him a father's blessing last night which helped mom get rid of all the tears so I would be ready this morning. Jaden wanted me to walk him in and help him find his chair. His teacher is incredible(she gave seminars at the National Kindergarten Convention, who knew they had one?). He was so cute and ready to go. He obviously wouldn't let me give him a hug or a kiss to say goodbye so I left him to his happiness.
This is Jade's idea of posing for a picture!
This is Jade hanging up his backpack!
This is his teacher Mrs.Tischner bringing the class out to be picked up! But let me back up and tell you the adventure between the time I dropped Jaden off and the time I picked him up!


I left my other two kids in the car with a friend of mine to watch them. I left the car going so she could let them and her little ones watch the DVD player and have the air on. I was only gone about 3 minutes so when I got back we chatted for a second about preschool and then she left. My other friend was coming out of the school and told me she had got some pics of Jaden in his class(another thing he wouldn't let me do). As I was talking to her, my car started sputtering and then quit. Yes, I ran out of gas. In my defense I've only ever done it one other time(remember Laura). I hadn't driven my car for the last 40 miles or so that it has been driven so I wasn't aware of the low gas problem. Needless to say, my friend went to get gas for me and I didn't officially leave Jaden at Kindergarten until about 50 minutes into his first day. I was just praying he wouldn't come outside with his class to see his mom still parked there. I'm sure she would have thought I was a paranoid first-time mom!
This is Grace "patiently" waiting for me to get gas for the car!

Mom and Dad's raspberries

Every summer we spend with my parents doing a day or two of raspberries. I wish I could stay and help them with the whole 3 weeks or so. Their raspberry business is pretty cool and my kids love helping with the picking and watching grandma make jam, jelly, syrup and ice cream. They are great products and if you want to check out their website it is http://www.chadsraspberrykitchen.com/

This is a video that a guy that knows my parents took and posted on youtube. You can check out his blog to see the whole thing: http://youarewhatieat.blogspot.com/

I wish I had video of when my kids are there, they love to ride on the picker and are very good helpers.

What have we been up too...

It's been a while since I've posted anything. It isn't that I've had nothing to post it is just that the last two weeks have been nonstop. It is no wonder that my youngest two were home today with runny noses, eyes and fevers. So here is the update. We went to Bear Lake two Sundays ago to spend the whole week. I haven't gone up for that long since before I was married so it was nice. My kids had so much fun and we didn't want to come home when we had to. We went to the lake a couple times, picked and ate tons of raspberries, played with cousins, hiked to bloomington lake(I hadn't been there for years,I think Tom and Chris took me there years ago) and got to meet sweet baby Mason.


These are some pictures of them in the lake. Jaden was so excited that he could swim around the boat without my help. It terrified me but I'm trying to adjust to an independent child!

Here are Preston's girls and my kids at Bloomington Lake

This is a picture of Lane and Mason. Mason is gestationally a month and a half behind Lane. I am in awe of Mason. The minute you are in the same room with him you feel his sweet spirit. I can't even describe it. I've never felt that way. He is such a special baby with so much to give. I could never deny my loving Father in Heaven when I am near him. We also stopped and saw some friends on the way home which is always fun and I'm so glad my husbands friends have such incredible wives.



I thought this last Monday would be a relaxing day but Cory's mom had the other cousins so we spent the week with them going to Jumping Jacks, McDonalds, playing in the sprinkler and pool, playing at our house and going to Chuckee Cheese'!

Then we had Lane's Dr. appointment, Grace's preschool meetings, and dance open house. We had friends come play and then went school shopping(just Jade and me, it was so nice to spend one-on-one time with him) Then finally it was time for cleaning the house, doing laundry, grocery shopping and preparing Primary lessons.

Whoever came up with the term "stay at home mom" was not talking about me!! I am never home

So fun-Try it!

Place an X by all the things you've done and remove the X fromthe ones you have not. Answer 30 questions at the end &post it on your blog for all of us to check out.
This is for your entire life!

( ) Gone on a blind date
(x ) Skipped school
( ) Been to Canada
(x) Been to Mexico
( x) Been to Florida
( X ) Been on a plane
( X ) Been lost
( x ) Been on the opposite side of the country
( ) Gone to Washington , DC
( ) Swam in the ocean
( X ) Cried yourself to sleep
( x ) Played cops and robbers
( x ) Recently colored with crayons
( ) Sang Karaoke
( ) Paid for a meal with coins only
X ) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
( X ) Made prank phone calls
( x ) Laughed until a beverage came out of your nose
( X ) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
( X ) Danced in the rain & snow…
( X ) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(X ) Been kissed under the mistletoe
( X ) Watched a sunset with someone you care about
( X ) Blown bubbles
(x) Gone ice-skating
( ) Been skinny dipping outdoors…
( X ) Gone to a drive-in movie theatre
1. Nickname(s) Bonnie -I used to be called Bon by friends but usually I get called holly now(curse my last name)
2. Mother's first name? Jane
3. Favorite drink? Dt. Coke and milk
4. Tattoo(s)? no
5. Body Piercing(s)? Past or present? Only my ears
6. Do you like your job? most days but sometimes I would like a different one
7. Pet(s)? only our horses
8. Favorite vacation spot? anywhere I get my husband to myself
9. Ever been to Africa? No
10. Ever eaten cookies for Dinner? Yes, many times... cookie dough too...
11. Ever been on TV? does the news count?
12. Ever steal any traffic signs? Yes, with the bishop in one of my wards
13. Ever been in a car accident? Not serious but a couple fender benders - my grandma, a parked car
14. Drive a 2- or 4-door vehicle? 4- door
15. Favorite salad dressing? ranch
16. Favorite pie? pecan
17. Favorite number(s)? 8
18. Favorite movie(s)? mmm....not sure
19. Favorite thing to feel? warm soft towels from the drier
20. Favorite dessert? cookies
21. Favorite food(s)? anything good
22 .Favorite day of the week? Friday
23. Favorite brand of body wash? Victoria Secret
24. Favorite toothpaste? hmmmm..whatever is on sale
25. Favorite smell? baked goods, rain, baby soap, hair after being at the salon
26. What do you do to relax? walk, read,bake
27.What do you see yourself doing in 10 years? running kids everywhere and wondering where the time went
28. Are you happy with your life? Yes

Tag-thanks Dani!!

Tag:
So Dani tagged me but there isn't much to tell, I'm kinda boring and not at all "in"
But this looked like fun.
4 places I visit over and over:
1) Bear Lake
2) The Mountains
3) Wal*mart
4) the funny farm(daily)

4 people who call/text/email me regularly:
1) Cory
2) my mom
3) marianne
4) Angie

4 favorite foods:
1) chocolate
2) bbq chicken
3) Cafe Rio Salad
4) raspberries

4 places I'd rather be:
1) Lake Powell
2) Camping
3) Hawaii(I've never been)
4) in bed

4 movies I'd watch over and over:
1) Bourne Supremecy series
2) Fried Green Tomatoes(I'm so old)
3) Anne of Green Gables
4) dirty dancing (I had to agree with Dani on this one)

4 bands/groups I love to listen to:
1) Sugarland
2)aerosmith
3) chicago
4) I'm so old school. I'm not even sure. I love music but I'm awful at remembering who!!!

4 people I'm tagging:
1) Amanda Anderson
2) Alisha Evans
3) Mandy Douglas
4) Natalie Smith