What a fun Spur of the moment weekend

Over Labor Day Weekend Wes learned that he didn't have to work on Monday. So, we decided to go up to Idaho for a long weekend with Wes's parents.

We brought our quads up and rode them a lot. We went swimming at "The Ledge", a favorite swimming hole the locals like to go to. We played games, rode horses, went to the park, ate good food, and enjoyed each other's company.

Here are some pics...
Can you tell I am a little camera happy?

Education Week

This is a picture of Uncle David holding Liz's dog Harvey. We were all laughing so hard! It was hilarious! 

Last week me and the kids went down to my sister Liz's house for education week. Every day we would trade off. I would watch Liz's kids and my kids in the morning and she would watch them in the afternoon. Our sister Sarah would come with me in the afternoon. Originally Liz was supposed to go with her sister in law, but she wasn't able to make it. :(
I learned so many inspirational things. Information I will be able to use throughout my life.
Our kids loved being together with their cousins. We did a lot of fun things like go to Seven Peaks, the movie, and Sushi.
We had such a blast and we are looking forward to next year!
I really grew closer to my nieces and nephews. They are sweet hearts.
Wes missed us a ton, but it's good for us to be apart from each other for a while. We appreciate each other more.
I would recommend BYU Education week to everyone.

Fun Weekend

The weekend before the fourth of July we went up to my parents house. We were able to go up to "The Ranch". A place I have visited a lot in my life. We hadn't been up there for years. It was such a great experience. My grandpa actually built the cabin before he died. That area up there has such a special feeling up there. My brother and his family were able to go up too. It was so fun! If you notice in the pictures, I am wearing my moms pants. We hadn't planned on going to the Ranch, so we weren't really prepared clothes wise. Ha ha.
That night we watched the fire works in a neighboring town. We parked in a neighborhood near by and the kids were able to have space to play. Oh, I love making memories.

Another great purchase

I wanted to be more organized with my laundry duties. I usually do laundry once or twice a week and make sure to wash everyone's dirty clothes on each day. I would go gather all the clothes and just plop it in the laundry room and strenuously pick out the clothes to sort them as I did each load.

Then, I thought of an idea. I went out and bought this organizer at Wal-mart. I think it was under $10. What I do now is, once or twice a week I have the kids bring their dirty clothes in from their rooms and sort them into these baskets. Dark, colored, and lights. It works out great! Usually one whole section is a load.

Each child has his/her own basket in their rooms. So, as I get each load out of the dryer I have me or one of my kids take it into my room. I fold it right then and put the clothes into each child's basket. When the laundry is all done, they come and get their own baskets and take them to their rooms.

I just wanted you to know of this thing that has helped so much in my laundry organization. :)

We love it!

We got a new lawn mower! We have a riding lawn mower, but it jolted too much and seemed overwhelming for me to handle. Wes works so much, and when he gets off he just wants to spend time with the fam. Not mow the lawn.
We wanted to get a battery operated mower, because it is more green. We were searching all over and this is what we found...

It is a great workout to mow the lawn now.
It is great for the environment, no gas, noise pollution, or battery charging.
The blade is sharp and gives a clean cut.
It takes up hardly any room in the garage, the handle folds forward.
It scatters the grass evenly and there is no clean up.

I'm excited for the next time I have to mow my lawn. Last time I mowed the front and Wes mowed the back. It's nice to just listen to my music and get a great workout at the same time. :)
So, there's my two cents.