Mom of the Year

I think someone needs to nominate me for Mom of the Year! I decided to take on a little part-time job during the day while the kids are at school. What I forgot to do is tell the school that I now had a job and what my new work number is. What I also forgot to do is turn on my cell phone today. When I finally checked my cell phone at about 12:30, I turned it on and realized the school had been trying to call me since 10:00 that morning. They had left messages that my little Megan was laying on the sick bed in the office. I quickly called the school (2 1/2 hours after they first started to call me) and found out Megan got tired of waiting for me, so she decided she felt better and went back to class. I think the guilt from this one will last for a while!

Needless to say, Megan has pretty much gotten anything she wanted today!

"Meg, would you like another brownie?

"Mommy will clean your room today!"

"Megan, let's go play with your pet shops"

"Would you like some ice cream with that 3rd brownie?
etc....

I'm sure all of that food bribery is really going to help her flu-like symptoms!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!

Today is my dad's birthday - I won't mention any numbers.... Let's just say he is starting the countdown to retirement. I hope you had a great day even though it sounds like you were sick! You are looking pretty good for an old guy! Love, Nat, Alan and the kids

Having fun over UEA weekend

Meg and Meg's hair - Look at her hair go!
Jake catching some air
Meg practicing her backbends
Derek being his goofy self
When Jake jumps, Derek goes flying!

We decided to stay home over UEA...too much going on this weekend with church callings and things are a bit crazy over at Fidelity! So maybe next year we will be laying on a beach somewhere over UEA weekend...one can only dream!

Swim Meet

Jake and his beautiful coaches Jessica and CC - No wonder he loves to go to swim practice!
Jake and his coach Weston - Weston is, according to Jake, "so awesome and really cool!"
Jake getting ready for the meet - Go Stingrays!
Meg making her own fun at a CPAP clinic

Baseball and Birthdays

Derek showing his "manliness" while pitching with frozen hands in frigid weather

Megan (in pink) at tumbling class - my camera won't take a good picture of her actually tumbling

Megan talking instead of tumbling at her tumbling class

Jake's 13th Birthday! He got his cell phone and a giant cookie from Mrs. Fields. I think he had a pretty good birthday! He's been texting away ever since. That's Derek ready for some action at his last game of the season.

Derek with Coach Lou (next to him) and Coach Jeremy (to the right). We feel pretty lucky to have had the greatest coaches who taught Derek a lot about baseball and sportsmanship!
Derek - Lucky "13" in the dugout

San Diego Vacation

More pictures from our San Diego vacation in March

(*note to self - I need to take more pictures of the boys...not just Megan...oops!)

Random Pictures

Derek and Megan's first day of school - July 2008
Jake at the computer - a common sight
Meg chillin on our backyard lounge chair

Meg and her friends Brooklynn and Emily

Derek acting crazy on the tramp

The kids at Snowbird in June

Alan's sandcastle in San Diego

Megan before her recital in May

Look how high I can kick!

OK - We finally started a blog! I'm really doing this so Marci will be my BFF, but it will be fun to keep track of my amazing kids and all of their adventures. Since all I know how to do is post a comment and maybe a picture or two...this blog will look like the boring template that it is because I don't know how to make it cute. If anyone wants to volunteer to come over and make our blog look fabulous...please....help....
P.S...This computer thinks anyone who posts is Jake. FYI, sometimes it will be Jake but most of the time it will be me, Natalie.