Hair Do!

Ok, first of all, all of the last posts are kind of out of order, I am still trying to get a handle on this blogging stuff. Anyway, I got my haircut today for free at a beauty school and I totally love it, so here is a picture of what it looks like. I have had it short like this for awhile, but since I didn't get to see any of my friends at our "reunion" I thought I would stick it up for you to see.


We had a busy weekend as you can see from all of the pictures. Jaron's youngest brother Jake is leaving on a mission to Belgium (French speaking =0) ) The kids and I drove to Pocatello from Fruit Heights and Jaron drove there from Boise, so we got to see each other as well as spend time with family. Emmy and Carter are always excited to see their grandparents, aunts and uncles and especially their cousins.

We had fun playing water games and swimming. Jake gave a really good talk and it was fun to see everyone.

Grandma Hamblin left a swimming pool in the shed for the kids to use and they are absolutely loving it!

The water is much clearer today than it was yesterday, apparently when we filled the pool the city had just flushed the hydrants and we had a pool full of BLACK water. The city assured me it was safe, so the children swam in dirty water until this morning when we dumped it and refilled it with the much cleaner water today.









































Lilly isn't a huge fan of her bungee seat, but she is so happy she will smile just about anywhere we stick her!

Ashton refused to actually get in the water, even though he had a life jacket for a swim suit on.



This is after we got home, and if it looks like my kids are living in their swimsuits, it's because they are!

FuN iN ThE SuN!

Emmy and her cousin Allie have the same swimsuit, and they loved being "twins". Lilly is getting ready for her day at the pool.



Ashton loved this swimsuit because it made him look like his favorite toy "Strong Guy" as Ashton calls him

Lilly is hanging out with her Daddy before swimming.

Emmy at the Pool

Here is a slideshow of some of the pics I have of Lilly so far. I wanted to do one for each of the kids, but all of my other pictures are on the desk top which is currently in Boise with Jaron.

I finally learned how to post a pic! Thanks Tsa!

These are my beautiful children. Lilly is QUITE a bit bigger now. I will have to post more recent pictures of her, this is at the hospital right after she was born.

Wow! What a move!

We have been settling into our new home in Layton now for a few weeks now. I have to admit this was the most challenging move we have ever made. I had a hysterectomy and then 2 weeks later we moved to Layton, since I wasn't supposed to be lifting anything heavy (including Lilly- who is quite the chunk, or as a sister in my new relief society called "a Healthy Soul!") we had to rely quite heavily on the awesome sisters in my Relief Society to help us pack up and move. Anna and DJ came over and did a ton to help as well.

Jaron drove the big old moving truck with Ashton and I took the other 3 kids and went on ahead in the van. The darn truck wouldn't go above 55 mph so it was a really LONG drive for Jaron. As for me and the other kids, frequent stops to feed Lilly and go potty and eat snacks made for an almost equally long trip. I got within a mile or 2 from our new home when the transmission broke in the van and it would only go in reverse. I was so glad that Brent and Kristi had come to help us unload the truck. They came and picked us up and took us to the house. Later on Brent backed the van down the highway to our home while Kristi followed behind him making sure noone ran him over. I think he was pretty proud of his driving skills getting the van safely to our house.

The next day I broke one of my teeth and had to go into the dentist and found out that the dental work I had been putting off due to finances had resulted in my needing 3 root canals right away or lose my teeth. I like my teeth, so I ended up having 3 root canals. Thank goodness for my mom. I called her the day we were moving in and asked her to come hold the baby for me while I unpacked since I was on the verge of a mental break down. Jaron had to leave right back to Boise to keep working. We aren't sure when his transfer will go through. So here I was with 4 kids in a new place by myself, no car, no internet, and 3 rotten teeth, . Thanks for coming to the rescue mom, and also thanks to the relief society in the Fruit Heights fifth ward.

Our van is fixed now, my teeth are fixed and Jaron is visiting for the weekend. This is the first Fathers Day he has had off since he has been a father. It has been really nice having him around for a little bit. We took the kids to Lagoon yesterday and they had a blast. By the end of the day we were all exhausted and ready to sleep. I wish that I could have taken pictures and posted them, but I haven't been able to find my camera since we moved. As soon as I do I will start to add pictures to my blog.