MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Merry Christmas to everyone on this wonderful Sabbath Day!!!  It was a beautiful sunny day here with awesome blue skies!!!!  May we all celebrate the birth of our Savior and remember why it is that we celebrate this Christmas Day.

With Love from our Family to Yours!!!!!

What a Start for Logan

We have had quite the start of the school year for Logan this year.  First it started by Logan not receiving his classroom placement letter.  Which made him very sad because both his brothers got theirs.  So, we didn't find out until we walked into school on the first day who his teacher was.  Then I wasn't very happy with who he was placed with because I really wanted him to have the teacher that Parker had last year.  Its not like I had a problem with the teacher they gave him, I had nothing against her, I just wanted him to have the other one.  I liked the idea of already having a relationship with the teacher and feeling comfortable with her.  We have never had any repeat teachers in our family because the teachers Bradyn has had always get reassigned to another school and so his younger brothers can never have them.  This was going to be our first opportunity to finally have a repeat teacher and one that I really liked.  So, I talked to the principal and he was pretty whatever about it, but I wasn't about to give up just yet.  That night after the 1st day I sent him an email asking him if he was able to talk to the two teachers and then I had Les send an email asking if the switch could happen too.  Well, the next morning we got to school and the secretary informed me that the switch happened....HOORAY!!!!!!!  Logan is also pretty excited because he has friends from his Kindergarten class in his new class.

Another thing that has happened, I was talking to a department in the district asking why Logan didn't get a different letter that the other boys got and when they looked him up, they had his home address as a completely different address.  So weird!!!!!!  So, I called the school and sure enough his home address was wrong and they have some high school student named April Hicks as living in the same household as him.  I am assuming the wrong address they have for Logan is the right address for April.  Then, last night when I was looking over the Pink Emergency Card that Logan brought home they had listed that Kristi was his mother and that Leslie was his mother too (as a side note, Bradyn's card had him listed as the father so I don't know what is up with Logan's info).  Apparently they think that we are Lesbian Lovers...hahahaha.  I feel bad for Les because it always annoys him when places have him listed as a girl.

Now the final thing that has happened with Logan is that I got an automated phone call this morning informing me that my 1st grader (Logan) was absent.  So, yet again I call the school and talk to the secretary and she is like No, Logan is here I just saw him in the office helping a couple of kids with something.  Such drama and it is only the 3rd day!!!!!!

First Day of School

Well, it is that time of year again.  Time for another school year.  Hip Hip Hooray!!!!  I only say that because I know the kids are actually really excited to be going back.  We had a pretty uneventful summer, but still a great one.  The kids were able to spend a ton of time playing outside with friends and Les and I were able to have a lot of time together just hanging out at home.  The summer was nice, but time to get back to the grind.  So, now it begins.......

Ready to go and all wearing their brand new shoes!

 Bradyn 4th grade!!!!

 Parker 2nd Grade!!!

Logan 1st Grade!!!

Now it is just Audrey and Mom all day....I wonder what fun adventures we will have :)

10 Years of Wedded Bliss

LES AND KRISTI ETERNAL FAMILY ESTABLISHED MAY 26, 2001

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Last week Les and I celebrated our 10 Year Wedding Anniversary. It is hard to believe that it has already been 10 years, but on the other hand our life together is so right that it feels like we have been together forever. I am such a blessed woman to have Les in my life. He is such a wonderful husband and a fantastic father. We are true partners in this life of ours and I love it. Les had his last track meet on the day of our Anniversary so we weren't able to celebrate and the weekend was full of different activities so we still haven't done anything. In our perfect world we would be sitting on a Beach in Hawaii or on some Cruise Ship somewhere, but this is our life so that probably won't be happening anytime soon...haha :( 

So, some may ask what we have been doing with our time together these last 10 years well, here is a little sample of what our life has involved.........

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WE couldn't be more happy with the Life our Heavenly Father has blessed us with.  We had some VERY poor student years, but we are blessed with Les having his teaching degree and this summer he will be finishing his Masters degree.  We have been fortunate enough to have a good job for the last 4 years and are excited at the possibilities his Masters will open to us.  We still love each other just as much as we did 10 years ago and can't wait to see what the next 60 years will be like with each other.  I LOVE YOU LES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOOK WHO'S 3!!!!!

LAST WEEK THIS BEAUTIFUL GIRL TURNED 3 YEARS OLD!!

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We just cannot believe that our baby girl is already 3 years old.  We have never had a youngest child be 3 years old because we have always had another baby in the house under them.  We just love Audrey so much and she adds so much life and personality to our house.

Some things about Audrey.......
*She is a total Girly Girl even in a house with 3 older brothers.
*She loves the color pink and feels that if an object is the color pink then it must belong to her, example, plates, cups or kid spoons and forks.
*She loves Dora and Diego.
*Her favorite Disney princess is Belle from Beauty and the Beast and can sing along with the movie.
*When she hears music she loves to move along with it.
*She loves to get in there and wrestle with her brothers.
*She loves playing with friends.
*Chicken Nuggets are her favorite food, but she always likes pretty much anything chocolate.
*She loves her mom and likes to spend lots of time with her.
*If her Mom or Dad leaves for any length of time she immediate tells them how much she missed them.
*Next year when her brother Logan starts going to school all day she will miss him so much.  It has been just the 2 of them for a while now.

Audrey is so full of personality she has us laughing constantly at the things she says.  We are so blessed to have her as a part of our family and We Love Her so much!!!!!

9 YEARS OLD

Today is my Bradyn's 9th Birthday.  Wow, how time sure does fly!!!!!  He is getting so big and old I can barely believe it when I look at him sometimes.  Like, where did this young man come from?  He is a wonderful student at school (he excels in math and reading and just scored ADVANCED on his MEAP tests) and I am told by every teacher he has ever had what a great kid he is.  He can be very helpful at home and is particularly sweet to his little sister.  (Not always super sweet to his brothers though)  He is a master Lego builder and always amazes me with the things he can do with those little blocks.  He loves watching the History channel and is always telling us interesting facts that he hears.  We just love him so much and are so blessed to have him in our Eternal Family. 
WE LOVE YOU BRADYN AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Happy Easter

HAPPY EASTER TO YOUR FAMILY FROM OURS!!

We are overjoyed as we see the blessings in our lives given to us by our Savior Jesus Christ.  What comfort it gives me with these 3 words.

HE IS RISEN!!!!!!!!!!!