Another year come and gone

Well, I did it. I had a birthday.  No yippees or hurrahs.  Just a day like all the rest.  The only things different were: 

1. The kids actually sat good in church today.  I only had to take the boys out once and that was for a mandatory bathroom break. 
2. I conducted Primary at church and had to announce that it was my birthday and make them all sing to me...someone had better change the conducting schedule next year!
3. ...

Nope, there is no #3.  The rest of the day flowed like usual.  I had homework, made dinner, cleaned up the mess after dinner, then cleaned up the mess after the after dinner clean up and then fought with the kids to get them to go to bed.  (They still aren't in bed.  So I guess I know who won that battle.)

Yep, I'm tired.  And I'm depressed.  But I told my sister, Angela, next year I want a big party...I'll be 30 and the last time I had a party for my birthday that I remember, I was 8. (college doesn't count...Tiff and I shared that party!)

Maybe my next post will be a little better...after all, Thanksgiving is in 4 days!

Catch up

Wow, life has been a whirlwind lately! Here is what has been happening!

 

Me, Kyra and Jon

 

Kyra and Jon

  

Kyra and Great-Grandma and Great Grandpa Lanning

 

Kyra and Great-Uncle Dale And Great Aunt Karen Nelson

Great-Aunt Carol Hansen is in the background

Kyra and Bishop Barger

 

Garrett, Grandma Debbie, Ethan and Me

  

Kyra's Picture for the bulletin board in Primary

 

 

Kyra and her gifts

 

Kyra's cake

That was Kyra's baptism, birthday party and such.....

Here is Primary Program Practice:

Oh yeah, School is taking up a lot of time as well!  Plus, I'm enjoying time with being a consultant for Scentsy Wickless Candles.  Here is a shot of our Warmer of the Month for November:

 

Life certainly has been busy, and we hope that everyone else is enjoying fall!  We are thankful for this time of year to be with our families and to reflect on all that we are blessed with!

Kyra is 8!

Today my firstborn turned 8 years old.  I am really excited for her!  I can't believe how fast the past 8 years have gone by! 

Kyra was born in Rexburg, Idaho a day after her due date.  She weighed in at 8 pounds 13 ounces.

Kyra has loved to talk and loved to be the center of everything since the day she was born!  She is very bright and kind-hearted. 

I am so thankful to be her mom!

 

All I want for my birthday..

are my two front teeth!

Kyra lost another front tooth today! She's been wanting to lose it for some time, but was afraid that it would hurt. It's been rather gross to watch her play with it and then not want it pulled. Well today at school a friend of hers helped! Kyra was playing with it and her friend bumped her and out popped the tooth! Finally! She said it didn't hurt at all and that she had wished to lose a tooth at school because she wanted one of "those cool tooth box/necklace things" that the office gives the kids. Whatever floats her boat! So, now she has lost a total of 4 teeth. Just the front four. Her bottom teeth have come in and now she is just missing her two top teeth. I'm sure we'll be back to a goofy grin soon because one of the top adult teeth is starting to poke through.

We;ll have to see if she puts it under her pillow for the tooth fairy....