I'm still here!

Yes I am still here - I realized that my last post was a little dramatic and just so you know -I didn't give up . Things are still crazy here and will be for the next few months until Owen outgrows his tearing the house apart phase and Riley outgrows his terrible twos (which after having five kids I'm convinced it should be renamed the terrible 3's). So just to get a little caught up, here are a few pics I'm behind on -
The first day of school for the boys was hectic since we had only been home a day from vacation.


I love this picture of Riley as we walked home from taking the boys to school. It was even cuter to see since he was singing along the way.


After school twinkies! The boys were sooo excited- I never buy twinkes- I think they're gross!



Jake turned nine in August and we celebrated with a joined birthday party for him and Ethan. They had a great water park party with all their friends. Tiki themed with plenty of water slides and water balloons to keep them entertained for hours.



Soccer also started the week we got back from vacation and has kept us busy all week and each saturday- I may need to rethink having 3 kids in soccer!



Jocelyn also started preschool at the Monkey Treehouse again. She really likes her teacher and also likes that she goes 3 days a week. I do too! Here she is showing off her new bag I made for her. She picked out the fabric and I whipped it up- too cute!



Labor day we headed up the canyon to roast hotdogs and smores- so did everyone else in north Utah county! it was busy but we managed to have fun and Jocelyn had her first outdoor peeing experience. In the picture of her she is washing the potty off her foot- it stinks (literally) to be a girl sometimes!



So those are the big things happening at our house and in between it all it is filled with this:




And finally the best picture ever-

One busy night while trying to get the kids to bed, Riley was playing with Jocelyns toothbrushes(one she had just gotten 2 days prior from the dentist). I asked him to put them away and I guess in his mind the toilet was a good spot! Good thing I purchased a toilet snake- see my previous blog! and memorable experience. Anyways Ben was not too thrilled to go through this again.
It's been pretty entertaining around here!

I sooo give up!

Today is just one of those days! Now that I think about it the last month has been one of those days that just keeps on going! Highlights of today ( and mind you it is just 1 o'clock and most of this happened a while ago) The boys were late for school because of the new (not really new,I have just started to really enforce it) rule of jobs done or you don't leave for school. I don't ask much- just beds made and rooms clean, piano practiced, and dishwasher done. Ok enough of my tangent- Riley has taken the cake today-stack of puzzles on the floor, smooshed peas at lunch, tormenting Owen, and while outside digging up potatoes for dinner tonight - I asked Jocelyn to push Owen in his swing, she pushed too hard and he hit his face, so while I headed over to console Owen, Riley threw our potatoes-bucket and all - down the window well. Not a big deal on any other day but just an hour before, I sprayed this window well completely down with bug spray to kill two HUGE black widows AND their eggs sacks! GROSS! Creepy! I gives me chills to just type about it! So I had to spend more time digging up potatoes and Owen was bored by then and fussy and I had already hauled Riley off to bed for a nap- Urrgh I just want to scream! Everything I do seems to take 10 times longer than need be and some mess is usually the end result! I so love my kids but man I need a break!!!! (so husband if you read this -HELP! I may be insane or very cranky when you get home.) I still have 3 dentist appointments and a soccer game to survive. Oh my I should start praying now!
Ok I feel better I vented and I may be up for blogging after Owen goes down for a nap- lots of stuff happening around our house!
As for now Owen is crying at my heels and Jocelyn is in desperate need of attention!