I've had better days!

Oh my goodness! Today was not the best day I've ever had, not necessarily the worst, but definately not the best! I don't know exactly where it came from but Logan decided he was going to have a very grumpy day. I was running errands this morning (the only time I run errands since I only have one with me at that time) and he was not happy and let everyone around us know it. The crying and the hitting and the screaming...I'm not sure how I made it through without losing it, but I did it!! Yay me! There were a few time outs (the one in the car he chose to not make it to the bathroom to take care of business), lots of times I just ignored him and people looked at me like I was crazy. He's definately my most vocal of all the boys, and knows exactly what he wants. I can usually talk him through it, but he was not having it today. Once we were able to make it home he took a nap.

During that nap I went to all three Parent/Teacher Conferences while my wonderful friend Jenn watched the boys and had her girls here, too. What a Saint! What a life saver. She's one of those friends that you can turn to in any circumstance and she'll be there for you. I love her to pieces! The P/T's went very well. All the boys are doing great, of course have some improving here and there, but over all are doing excellent. Derek's teacher just loves having him in class, Tyler's teacher said he is the "silent leader" in his class and that all the kids look up to him, and Kaleb's teacher is impressed with his penmanship (hard for a boy in most cases) and his Social Studies and Science skills. I like to focus on the possitive with them, because then they know they are doing good and want to continue to do better. So I'll leave out the "needs to improve on" areas, for their benefit.

Ya know, thinking about Jenn and what a wonderful friend she is makes me think about all the wonderful friends I have. I count myself lucky to have such an abundance of friends. Many are here in SLO (most of these are my most recent friendships), but also so many distant friendships with so many people that I love. A lot of those friends are ones that I rarely actually talk to but when I do get to talk to them or see them it's as if no time has passed at all. I love all my friends (this includes family, since they are all my friends too!) so much! I would not be where I am today if it weren't for all the wonderful friends I have in my life. So, thank you, because if you are reading this blog, then you are one of these friends I am talking about!!!

OUR BABY IS 3!!!

Logan turned 3 today, and boy did he know it. It was so cute last night as he was going to bed I asked, "How old are you tonight?" He held up 2 fingers and said, "'Night I 2." The next question from me was, "How old will you be when you wake up?" His response with 3 fingers held up was, "'Morrow I be 3." It was so cute! He really is growing up! His little personality catches everybodies heart! His pouty lip when upset and huffy breathing make me laugh (inside or he'd get more upset). He sure knows what he wants and will let whoever needs to know what he wants.

William got home tonight! YAY! We went out to dinner for Logan's special day. He chose "Cool Cats" instead of "Franks" or "Pepe Delgados", and he really did choose! Dinner was yummy. We came home and had a "Cars" or "Lightning McQueen" cake, whichever you prefer. He got 3 small "Cars" cars, Sheriff, Dinoco Helicopter, and Tow Mater, "Cars" and "Mickey Mouse" shirts, and toddler roller skates. They start out with one wheel in front and 2 in back and can switch to 3 inline wheels. He was actually getting the hang of them after a few minutes. I'll have to get some video of him on them and post it soon. From all the things involved with his birthday, I'm sure you have no idea what his favorite movie and/or characters are. Haha! We totally cater to this love, because everything is so cute. My guess is that some day he's really going to be into Nascar!

I think that's all for tonight. Till next time...

60 words

Speed test

Here's how I did, how well can you do?

Another good day! Woohoo!

Yes, another good day! I was able to go to Avila Barn with Logan and one other mother from the ward Mother's Group.
It was a beautiful day, until about 3 o'clock then the sun decided to stay behind the clouds the rest of the day.
The boys, Kaleb and Tyler, were out of school early today (teacher play, I mean prep day). A mother of one of Derek's friends, Lauren, and I had arranged to meet at a park right after school so she could spend some time with Mater and Derek. I also had arranged with another mother to meet at the same park an hour later for the kids to play. So we had a great time at the park for a couple hours (until the sun went away). The boys rode their bikes and played in the sand and on the swings, and all the other fun places you can play at a park. Speaking of bikes, you should see the back of the van with all their bikes loaded up. There's a 24", 20", 16", and 12" (with training wheels) bike all back there. I'm sure it's a very funny sight to everyone behind us. In fact, our friends Krissy and John pointed us out and left a note on the van one night downtown because of the bikes on the back. I thought that was pretty funny!
Another great thing that happened tonight was, get this, my Primary Presidency Meeting (at my house) was done in 2 hours!!! That's a huge leap from our 3 1/2 hour meetings. It's nice to be settling in and knowing more what to expect and what is needed.
So, now I'm off to watch "Survivor" and enjoy a little R and R. The house is clean (at least the main part of it) and the kids are asleep...time for "me" time! YAY! Good night!

Sun, Glorious Sun, Makes for Glorious Day!

Ok, so William is out of town and I am busy trying to not pull my hair out most nights. He left Sunday and will be back Saturday (on Logan's 3rd birthday), but really had checked out of the parenting thing Saturday night because he was so busy trying to get stuff put together for his trip. He went on a business trip to New York City for TurnItUp Media. He's had great success so far, and that is all I can hope for him. He is having a bit of fun on the side, but most of it is work. He's there with our friend, and associate, Clayton. They are having a blast together. I miss him. It's so much easier to divide and conquer with the kids in the evening.

I do have to say that today was a GLORIOUS day! Logan and I went to Avila Beach and enjoyed the 60 degree weather there for a couple hours, then did a little shopping. After picking up Derek at 12:20 we came home and ate, then the boys played in the little wading pool I picked up today (it was a beautiful day and I thought it would be nice to have for all these beautiful days we will start to have more often). We picked Kaleb and Tyler up at 2:25, came back home, they played for a while. From about 3:30 until about 5 I helped each boy individually with his homework. Only one at a time, with a break in between for each of them (not for me), and it worked out great! It was so nice! Then they helped get the house picked up a bit before we headed out to Carl's Jr for dinner with Mom, Brennan, Tracie, and their 4 kids. Once home, they got into bed pretty well, good enough for me to not feel too frustrated.

It really was a great day! I don't have a lot of those, so I'm reveling in the moment, and writing it down so I can come back and read it on one of my bad days. It will help me remember there are good days that come with the bad. :)

Wii!!!!!!

Our family decided to get a Wii. We love it so far, and so do our friends. What a great way to have the kids stay home and have their friends come over to play...we can keep our eye on them. Haha! Speaking of friends coming to play, I've got some great footage of our friends Krissy and Becky boxing each other. It's hilarious!!!!!

At church today they both said they were sooo sore. I just laughed. I remember at New Years when I played and how sore I was from playing. There's been no complaint from the kids. How is it that when you get a bit older and bigger that you end up getting completely sore after a tiny bit of exercise, and it never phases the kids? It's no fair!

These past few weeks we've been potty training Logan. It's gone great and he stays dry...as long as we aren't at home. What is that all about? It's so frustrating at times. He knows how to take care of business and knows when, but just doesn't make it. So, I'm staying out of the house as much as possible. :) I really do think it's just awesome that he is basically potty trained before he turns 3, that's not until March 8th. I can't believe my baby is going to be 3!!

Talking about growing up, Mater has really grown big. That tiny red automatic feeder bowl, in the picture below, used to be bigger than he was, now he's towering over it. He's so fun to have around. He's about ready to graduate from Puppy Training. He's really responded to the techniques of the trainer, and so have we. :) I recommend training to anyone with a dog. We've learned so much with how to have a loose leash walk where he's not pulling on it the whole time, how to get him to sit and stay for a long period of time(as we work with him more), to lay down, and just how to handle all the fun things that dogs bring into our lives. He seems like a much happier dog since we've started the training. Definately a must (unless you're already well versed on how to handle a dog).

The boys love playing with him, and once he's been out of his crate for long enough he starts to calm down and is really enjoyable to be around. It's fun to watch him grow. He's got an appointment the beginning of March to loose his man-hood, poor guy!

On to the next topic, Derek's Basketball season has come to an end. He had his end of the season celebration after his game. He got the "Push-Up Pro" award. At the beginning of the season Derek could not get the ball near the rim, so he asked his coach what he should do to help him get stonger. Coach Allen told him to do push-ups and it will make him stronger. Well, I'm not sure how many push-ups he did, but by the last practice he was making tons of baskets. It was so exciting!

Kaleb and Tyler's seasons are going to be over next Saturday. It's been fun watching them improve and enjoy the sport so much. It has also been frustrating having all the practices (3 days a week for 3 boys) and nearly every Saturday for the last 4 months taken up. I figure this is just the beginning of all the craziness, so I'd better get used to it.

Well, I think I'll end this Saga. Till next time, may you all have peace and the Lord's hand in your life to help you through whatever may come your way!

Sarah and K.C.

You can find the newest news in our family here http://www.sarahwatch.blogspot.com/ . If you are close to the family, you will know who K.C. and Sarah are. We just found out this last week that my Sister-in-law, AKA my Sister, has Leukemia. We're so grateful the doctors were able to find it so soon after Sarah started presenting the symptoms. This is a treatable Leukemia, and has a high success rate. We hope you can keep her in your prayers, along with my brother, K.C., that they can feel the Lord's hand through all they are experiencing now. We're so grateful they came through at the New Year. We can't wait to go through and visit them during the summer!