HELP!

I am preparing to open an in-home preschool this fall with one of my neighbors and would love feedback on preschool or homeschool websites, books or curriculum. My mind hasn't stopped brainstorming since we agreed to go forward with it!

We are loving our little baby hound! She is a lot of work, but really sweet. She still sleeps a lot and when she is awake, she wants to be eating or snuggled. Just like a baby! The kids are loving her, especially Noelle. She is the one to take her out, feed her, etc. Such a good helper!

I have so many posts to do! I will try to catch up! Thanks for checking in...have a great week!

Little Miss Daisy!!!

For as long as I've know Tami, she's adored Basset Hounds, especially the pups. With her birthday in a couple weeks, and finally being in an environment fitting for a dog, I thought it a good idea to surprise her with this four-legged cutie. She is such a wonderful, well tamed puppy. We decided on the name Little Miss Daisy, because it just fit. The kids are excited to no end, especially Noelle - it seems as though she stepped up taking responsibility. It's neat to see her motherly instincts kick in, though she wanted to give the dog back to the breeders on the way home, due to a loud episode of whining and barking on the car ride home. What a change this has made on our family dynamic. I'm glad my sister has honed a skill in dog training, because she has really given us some nuggets of information that have helped us out thus far. Here are some shots we took this evening. We're so excited for this new addition to our family.

HAH!

So...I posted that gloomy post below, took the kids to the park today and it was HOT! Needless to say, I now look like a lobster! Summer has arrived in Idaho! WOO! HOO!

Summer

The last time I checked the calendar...it said it was June! Where oh where is the sun? Yesterday I took the kids to the park for lunch and we ended up eating in the trunk of our car, wrapped in blankets. It was raining! Today, I again, put all of the kids in shorts! We shall see!!!!

We are back in business!!!!

I have a smile from ear to ear right now as I get back onto my blog after 3 weeks of separation. We were wondering if we could just use our phones for the summer and save the money. (To go towards getting into the house) Needless to say, it has been 3 LONG weeks without it and yesterday we had it hooked back up. We are officially back on the world-wide-web! It has been a quiet week for the kids and I. Summer has not begun here yet, but it has been nice enough to play, though not necessarily warm. We have been visiting our lot daily in the hopes that something will take place. Its funny because the kids have heard me say, "DARN IT!" so much as I turn the corner to our soon-to-be street and see that nothing has happened. Now Elijah and Corom say it when we turn the corner. On Wednesday, we turned the corner to go look and Elijah shouted, "DARN IT!" only to discover 2 large diggers working on our basement! WOOOO! HOOOO! The neighborhood kids have been having a field day sledding down the large piles of dirt and getting into all sorts of things on the construction site. We have been assured that any damage done is on the shoulders of the builder until all is completed. PHEW! The kids and I were excited to discover that Twin has a lunch in the park program. We went on Friday and are starting to feel like there is hope! Dan and I have been called to team teach the 12-13 year olds in Sunday School. There are 28 on the roster! And tomorrow we are both speaking in Sacrament Meeting! So good to feel a bit busy!

I am quite backed up on my posts, but wanted to share our family photos taken by April, one of my neighbors at the village. (And visiting teacher!) I love how they capture the spirit of my kids. We did 4 generation pictures as well as photos with all of Dan's family who came for his graduation. I purposely did not include all of them, as I know that people can be a bit choosy on what photos are posted of them. I will post more later! Enjoy!

Potty Training

we are on about day 9 here in Twin Falls. We are getting settled and had the excitement yesterday of picking out paint colors, fixtures, etc for our house. The digging is supposed to begin tomorrow. We will see! It has been a really lonely week. The kids have settled in fine, but I am really missing living so close to so many people that I loved. We are on the older end of town and it is really quiet. We have been spending our time reading, coloring, playing and exploring. Today we are testing out Corom's new cars potty. I am determined to potty train this 3 year old. I just keep cleaning up pee and Noelle keeps cheering him on. She is more excited about the whole thing than Corom. As for Elijah, I will have to do a whole post on the funny kid. He is getting a little mind of his own and makes us laugh. Sorry about any mistakes. Still no internet on our computer and this phone is hard to type on. I can't wait until I cawtn do pictures again.