Sometimes I still feel like I'm twelve

So when did I grow up and have to be responsible? I have to admit that sometimes my children are more mature than I am. Today I was so tired after church, I really wanted a nap. In fact I have been looking forward to this nap for about a month. Today was the primary program, and it's done! Yippee! They all did so good, and I'm so thankful. I feel like a major chunk of brain power will be freed up now. Maybe, just maybe, I'll get some of those projects done that I was planning on doing this fall after the kiddos went back to school. I had big plans, but the Lord had plans for me too. It's been so good for me to be primary president, but really, sometimes, well most of the time, I just don't feel like I'm old enough. I will have all 3 of my kiddos in primary in January, so I'm really waiting to feel old.

Okay, that was all a side note, but that is the reason I really wanted a nap. I decided that I would bend our Sunday rules and put on a movie, and the kids would be entertained for at least an hour and a half. I put the movie on thinking my darling children would hear it and come running, and then I went and fell on my bed. I heard footsteps running up the stairs to the TV and thought, "Oh, this is going to be so good." I rolled over and got comfy just in time for Josh to come running into my room. "Mom, why did you put on Emperor's New Groove? It's Sunday." I replied, "I know Josh, but I really want a nap." Josh decided that the material I had chosen was inappropriate, so he helped the girls choose scripture videos, and I got a good 2 hours with only about 5 interuptions. Pretty much heaven. Don't I have great kids?

Here are some great pics we got awhile ago at the pumpkin patch- Another time I was irresponsible. I took my kids out of school for a fun day at the Oil Ranch. They questioned me about this too. "Mom, I have two tests." I told them it was okay, and that it was important to have fun with their Mom sometimes. So here's to feeling young and having fun even though I have bags under my eyes and sags in places i won't mention. :)

My Honey the Disco King

Clint dressed up with me!! I was so excited. I realize that Halloween is still over a week away, but we had our ward Halloween party on Saturday night. The kids were so excited to get all dressed up, and so was I, cause I basically on their level most of the time. I didn't tell Clint what his costume was until the day of, and he did it! I couldn't quit smiling all night, it made me so happy.

Two cute little primary kids guessed who I was- one thought I was a lamanite and one thought I was a nephite. Aren't they great?

And now for our cute kiddos. When I asked the kids what they wanted to be this year, I got some great answers. Josh and Kayla had several ideas they chose from, but Lindsay's first answer never wavered. She said, "I want to be a mom and take care of my baby." So that's who she was. She told a lot of people that answer. She even picked out most of her costume. She loved to wear my makeup. She's definitely a very hip mom!

Kayla first wanted to be a ballerina or a butterfly, but she finally decided she wanted to be a cat. This was great since she has been so deathly afraid of any animals most of her life. It was a break through- she now likes cats. All day Saturday she was meowing. She said, "Mom guess what I'm saying in cat, 'meow, meow, me-ow, meow, meeeow.'" This was a really fun game that she didn't get tired of. And as for Josh, he is growing up. He insisted that he wanted to be scary this year. No more cuteness. It was hard for me because I really like cute. I told him we would have to compromise- maybe a skeleton or a mummy. Not too scary. So I got the stuff to make him into a skeleton, but I was thinking a little too ambitiously for the time I had this week. I talked him into looking for a skeleton costume at the store, but we didn't have any luck. We had all of the stuff for the soldier costume at home, and I suggested that costume while we were at the store Saturday afternoon, with 3 hours until the party. Luckily he thought that would be great, but he needed a gun of course to make his costume complete (remember he's thinking scary). So we started looking for a gun. We found a package of military gear with a grenade and knife, and I thanked my lucky stars he thought that was scary enough. We were both happy with the outcome- he thought he was scary and I thought he was cute. I love halloween!

The Mountain

So I think maybe we've lived in Houston a little too long. My darling Texan children are calling this a mountain. You know, they have been to a real mountain. We have hiked in the mountains and breathed the fresh mountain air. They have partaken of the beauty that real mountains exhibit. And they are calling this a mountain. It is breaking their mountain-loving mother's heart. They ask to go to their mountain every time we have soccer practice. They want to explore and climb and dig, and this is what Houston has to offer- a pile of dirt at the YMCA.

I'm glad it's making them happy because it's just not doing it for me. I miss the real thing.

Now this is more like it. Don't you think?

I'm Ba-aack!

I know you're scared. It's been a long time, okay not just a long time. It's been almost a year. Pathetic, I know. But I have a good excuse. I've been doing important things like teaching my children how to cross their eyes and pull monkey faces. Teaching important life lessons takes time, but I'm going to find time to post on here once again. I've missed it.