Things my kids love to wear

As I was folding laundry (what seems to be a daily chore) I was thinking about the things my kids love to wear and why...and needed to write it down.

Jamison: Green, she loves to wear green because it is the school color and she loves spirit day

Dresses, any fancy dress, I think it adds to feeling like a princess...that is all she wanted for her b-day!

White salt water sandals, they can be found on her feet almost any day of the week.

Caleb: RL Polo shirts he loves to be just like his dad and wear a shirt with a "horsie" on it

A suit and tie, he looks forward to being a big boy and passing the sacrament more than any kid I know

Crocs, he loves his crocs, they are easy and comfy

Asher: Red T-shirt, he loves to wear red because that is what Tiger woods always wears on Sunday

No shirt, he would often prefer to strip down and if told to put something on he will wear his blanket

Flip-flops, he loves to be a big kid and wear flip flops like his siblings (his sausage toes are too cute.)

Miquelyn: Little missy is too young to show her preferences, but I do know she likes to wear her food

She is a sport about wearing whatever shoes I put on her toes, and I have a lot of shoes for her...she will be trained young!

Each of their personalities show through their choice of apparel, note to self, never forget how they are!

Take the Challenge

So, I have a problem...If something seems impossible, or someone tells me it cannot be done, I will set out to prove it wrong. This last Christmas my mom found these boots at Dillards that she wanted to get for Mikael, but when she went back they were gone. She looked online and could not find them in her size and especially not in the right color. She was ready to give in and get something else...so here I come. I was on a mission. it took me a day, but I eventually found several stores that not only had it in stock, but found a pair that was way cheaper than my mom would have originally paid. Very satisfying I must say. So on to my most recent challenge. The other day Harley and Jamison were painting their nails. Asher got a hold of the bright glittery maroon color and spilled it all over his shorts. I was not happy. I was pretty sure I would not be able to get it out, it was really dark, dried in and on khaki shorts. The next day I asked all the moms at play group if they knew how to get nail polish out of clothes. The overwhelming response was it was not going to happen, I better just get a new pair of shorts. I would probably spend less money buying a new pair. Okay now I am really on a mission, I was going to make it happen. I got home and read a bunch on the Internet. The magic ingredient was....off skintastic, sounded weird, but I thought I would try it.

I scrapped of the excess polish with a knife and started to spray it on. It faded the color, but it was still there. I did it over and over and faded it a tad.

Next I tried my all time favorite chocolate and blood stain remover, but that did not cut it either. I was not giving up yet though. I moved on to my other all time favorite all purpose stain remover Biz.

I made a paste and left it on over night. It pulled out a ton of the color of the polish, but not the fabric. I sprayed off on it again and scrubbed it with a toothbrush. There was almost no stain left. I soaked the shorts over night in water and biz, and alas....no more stain!!!!! I know it is silly to be so happy about something such as this, but I am....I did it, and all with item around my house and no expense to me.

You want to hear the ridiculous part, I bought these shorts at a consignment store for about 3 dollars and couple of weeks ago, it was not like they were made of gold, but I loved them, and now I saved them. I know, I have a problem!

We are Home!

Grant's Aunt and Uncle gave us a wind chime for our wedding. At the time I thought it was a cool gift (I love wind chimes) but I did not realize the significance it would come to have. We have lived in many homes in the last almost 9 years, and we have always found a place for our wind chime. When things started to wrap up with this house we looked to hang the chime. Grant said, "We need to hang this, when I hear or see it it means I am home." The chime is getting worn by weather and time, but it's music is a sweet reminder of our wedding day and our wonderful life together at "home!"

It is FINALLY ours!

As of Friday the house is finally legally ours! The funds all came in and it recorded. Now when my kids ask, "Mom, can we stay here forever?" Instead of saying, "I hope so...." now I can say, "Of course we can!" It really is such a relief to not have to worry about it anymore! We still have not hung any pictures, but to celebrate we bought a shed on Saturday and put it together. Our security system is now in and we happy!

I want to write down our timeline so I can remember how it all went down:

February 28: Got an offer on Dustin house

February 28: Made on offer on Sunrise house

March 1: both offers accepted!

March 27: 1st cheduled closing date

March 24: start moving into house...word that we closing would not happen for at least two weeks.

April 15: 2nd scheduled closing

April 13: word that we needed to extend another week

April 22nd: 3rd scheduled closing

April 21st: word that is was once again not going to happen and another extension

April 2? (it all started to blend together) forth extension

April 30: signed on Dustin house

May 1st: Signed on new house

May 8th: funds finally all in and the house is ours!

Powers

Asher talks about powers, I am pretty sure it all developed after spending an afternoon with Noah. He is so cute when he talks about it, but the main reason I had to catch this on video is I love his inflections, the way he talks with his hands, and the looks on his face. One of may favorites is when he says, "I don't know." He can be such a sweetie!

Art Contest

Every year at Jamison's school there is an art contest. There is a winner in each grade for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and kid's choice. Four local artist's come and judge and then the kids judge their own grade. Jamison won kid's choice for Kindergarten. I could not see her face when they called her name, but it was so cute because she walked right up to the table to claim her prize in front of the WHOLE school, without batting and eye. She has been so proud of the bag of goodies she got (colored paper, glue stick, crayons, markers, scissors, and water paints.) It was fun to see her get something fun after a difficult year adjusting. We had fun doing the art project together too. Side note, of the of the 24 awards given to the whole school, 6 were awarded to members of our ward.

She's off

Miquelyn started crawling this week. At first I was not ready for her to be mobile (that would mean she is growing up) but then I just wanted her to get on with it so she would stop crying at me and get what she wants herself. She is no on the move. She looks so cute when she scoots along. She is still pretty slow and often keeps her left leg straight because it gives her more leverage, but at least she is moving. I think this is the earliest any of my kids have ever crawled, I love it!