MIA and Cedar Breaks!

Since I just started this, and have already missed my weekly posting goal, I figure if I let any more time go by I may be in for it. I just want to start by referencing all to my lil sisters blog, she pretty much covers things, so if I have not posted recently, check hers out!


We went to Delta last week to visit Grandpa and Grandma S., and to visit our friends the Mincers. We had a great time swimming and catching up with everyone. Here's grandpa with the twins- Corby on the left, and Chayse on the right. ( I think...)


Before we left Tansyn had a friend (Jeremiah) over to play for a bit and have some bean burritos with no onion. Funny how much they look alike. Tansyn met him at a T-ball game. He said "Hey, you have dots like me, and Red hair like me." See below.

Parkyr ran away again tonight. I don't exactly know what I am going to do with him. Chris has been trying to find layouts for his website (he thinks he needs a personal site for work). So I was pulling up some sites and looking at different layouts when someone started pounding on our door. Chris answered and she ask, "Are you missing a kid? There is a 3ish year old running around by my house in his swimsuit. All I could get out of him was that he was trying to go swim." (That's right folks, no shoes, no shirt.....what a wonderful mother I am....add that to the White Trash label I've been given and soon I'll own them all!!) So Chris turned and counted the kids in my living room, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, (Anthony and Talia are up to spend the night) and alas! we knew we were missing one.

So, he went and picked him up. Each time he ends up missing, he is usually outside with the older boys. They decide they are done playing and leave him alone. He goes after them, or where he believes they have gone and wa-lla. One MIA doodle. At least he didn't have his bike to get away on. We were stupid enough to fix the flat tire and the "TRAIN" (choo, choo) wheels, I think I'll wait on the handle bars.




Saturday my little sister came up and we went up the mountain. It was FANTASTIC! The weather was great, and everything is truly beautiful right now. (See my sis's blog for a rundown of events.) I will post some pics too. I know that the hair slicked back is not very flattering, but its a quick "do" these days that counts.




Saturday night (somewhat instigated by jo) we had Jodie and Rendell over for a BBQ. The food was phenomenal. The company was good too, as long as Chris and I were talking! (JK JO) I decided maybe if we get them in the same room 6-7 more times maybe they will say more than "hi" to each other. It is funny how much they have in common. Movies, books, and a few other things. Crazy.




So the kids are tucked in, the babies are sleeping, I think now is the perfect time for me to get some shut-eye as well. Oh, by the way..Nice bids Matt. I only wished I could have seen you on the stage instead of just in front of it!

OUR New HOME~

Just thought I would share some pics of our new home. I love it! Mostly I love the space that came with it!! It is nice to not have everything under foot all of the time.

Outside view when we moved in...

Our downstairs living room....

A view of our kitchen...

Close up!......

Down stairs main bath, not much of a view.

Entrance to the Harry Potter Room.

Upstairs kitchen.

Yes, its a mess, but it is a toy room that

I don't have to clean every day!

Upstairs Living Room, not much yet.

And lastly, the boys bathroom.

Well, that finishes my home tour. Chris has a house on the Board of Realtors tour tomorrow, and what compliments a showing better than home baked cookies? So, off I go to bake some cookies, and put the munchkins to bed! Night all!

What happens at church, stays at church!

So, its time for Mandy to learn how to blog. . . Mainly because we chose to move away from everybody, but I don't want anyone to be out of our loop. Thats not the only reason, but I don't want to bore anyone. Just an update on our family. Chris and I are doing well. We are still struggling with why we felt so strongly that we needed to move down here, but know there is a reason waiting in the wings and we will find out what it is sometime. Chris has been really busy listing properties he has nearly $20 million in listings! Today, his clients accepted an offer on their (his) Duck Creek property, so cross your fingers that this will be a flawless, quick close! I am dragging out the inevitalble, returning to work. I have submitted a couple of applications, but I don't know if I will be able to get a job until after I get my official license. I'd much rather stay home and play with the twins. OH, YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE TWINS HUH? In a minute. I'm not through talking about myself....Or maybe I am.

Dyllan is well, what can I say about him? He's EIGHT. It is a hard age for me. He has outgrown the sweet little boy age. He is still a really great kid, but needs constant reminders that he is not as grown-up or as smart as he thinks he is. . (I thought that was reserved for teenagers). He is very independant as well, and often takes off on his bike without permission. Maybe that is a transition from country live to city, well, town life. I feel I need to give him permission to do things like that a bit more.





Tansyn just started Kindergarten Boot Camp. I am so glad he is going to school next year because for one thing, he is such a big kid! Another reason, he is so bored here at home day after day. As most moms know, boredom leads to destruction. Its really hard for me to spend as much time with him as I want because of the babies. Maybe I should be with him right now instead of blogging.

Oh Parkyr, my Parkyr. Or should I say Nachooooo? If I started I wouldn't know where to end. He is SOOOOOO busy. For those of you who haven't heard yet....We were hardly here one week when he decided he could go to the park. He decided to take Tansyn with him. It is only a few blocks away, but at that time I didn't know how to get to the park, so I had no idea he knew how to get there. Since then we have been fortunate that he has not passed main street. The other two known times he has escaped we caught him in front of "SEW Crazy" playing in the blue sand, and down in front of the video rental store. That time he had decided to follow the big boys on their bikes, but he missed their turn left and kept going straight. When Chris caught up with him he said, "Dad, you're not putting my bike in your car, YOU'RE NOT!" Dennis the menace, five times over!!!

Then the twins...I wondered while I was pregnant if baby A (Corbyn), would continue to be calm and easy going, and if baby B (Chayse) would continue to be a more busy child. I am afraid that is how they are going to be. Corbyn is more subdued, and Chayse is needier. Chayse is also the first to eat, and if he doesn't beat his brother, we usually know about it! THEY are so cute, and they are getting so big! The are rocking the scales at about 12 whole pounds. Yeah, Yeah, I know some of you monsters were about that big at birth! My other boys were close! Considering they started out pint size, I feel this is significant. They are just discovering their voices, so their ga-gaas and coos could melt anybodies hearts. They are also setting up (with help) pretty well, and have been holding their heads like pros for quite a few weeks.

Nearly every week, one of my boys does something to humiliate Chris and I during church. Last week, while everyone was quietly waiting for the sacrament to be passed around, Parkyr loudly proclaimed "Dad, I DON'T drink pee, I DON'T. I feel it will be awhile before that is beat, however this week, while Chris and I were sitting in Sunday School Brother Halterman came up behind Chris and grabbed his shoulder. Chris quietly turned around to see what he needed when he started to explain. "Don't you have a little boy who is wearing a green shirt today?" Chris answered "yes", then Brother Halterman continued, "Well, I was pulling in and I saw him running around outside the church". A young man jumped out after him, but Parkyr took off. So Brother Halterman came to get Chris. The plan was that he would go one way, and Chris would go the other and eventually one of them would catch him. Before they found him, someone had scuttled him into nursery where he remained for the rest of primary.

So, that is nearly enough for today, I will hopefully keep this updated. It is fun to read everyone elses blogs and keep up with YOU without speaking. Although I would prefer to talk face to face...till next time.