Pinewood Derby

The Badger

Jacob decided to name his car "The Badger." This came after he was watching a show about badgers on Animal Planet. He designed the car and picked out the colors. He told Kevin exactly how he wanted it. He did not participate in the actual races. The younger kids raced afterwards. He had so much fun though. His car came in first 3 times and in second a few times. When we got home he proudly displayed his car in his bedroom. He can't wait until he is 8 so that he can be a cub scout and participate in the real derby. He tells me that he wants to earn badges for his uniform. We had a lot of fun this morning. I love seeing Jacob get so excited!

I Love Blogging!

I remember when I first started hearing the word blog. I had no clue what a blog was. I am having so much fun working on my blog! Just in the last 2 days I have added a slide show and music. Anyway, I'm having fun doing it. Yeah tomorrow is Friday! I have to go to the church and help decorate for the pine wood derby and then on Saturday be there at 7:45 am to help with the derby. I am taking care of the weigh in table. This is Jacob's first pine wood derby so he is really excited. He doesn't actually get to compete yet because he is just a Tiger Cub but they are going to have an extra track set up for Tigers and siblings. He designed his car, I'll have to post pictures later.

I Have The BEST Friends In The World!!!

Last night Courtney, Hilary, and I went for our yearly pedicures. Last year we went on Jan. 18th because that was the date of my scheduled C-Section with Breanna. So this year they wanted to take me again. So sweet! The day started of with Court bringing me donuts and juice to school :). They were super yummy. We had so much fun getting the pedicures that we decided that we should go once in the summer together. We also decided that we need a girls weekend to Hot Springs, Arkansas to go to the bath houses and get massages, pedicures, and manicures. Sounds like a plan to me!!! That then developed into a couples weekend. So this summer it sounds like we are going (no kids) to Arkansas for a few days, that will be so much fun!!! I truly have the best friends in the world and feel so blessed to have them, I love you guys!!!
I posted a few things on Craigslist today and I am hoping they sell. I already have plans for the money (I want to finish my bathroom with paint, window treatment, new towels and rugs). Hopefully since it is Saturday somebody will buy it! I'm looking forward to today, we have no plans. That has not happened in a long time. Maybe I'll head over to my mom's to "help" her make a scripture bag for Jacob. Let's be honest I'll watch her make it after I have picked out the fabric. It's finally cold here and I love it! I just wish I could find my matching hat and scarf I think I will have Kev look in the attic it has to be there because I can't find it anywhere in the house. Well everyone have a great weekend, stay warm!

Jacob Tells Us Something We Don't Know...

So after family home evening on Monday we were talking and Jacob mentioned that we are going to have 3 more children in our family. Kev and I were like what??? He said ya we are going to have 3 babies, 2 girls and 1 boy. Kevin said maybe he knows something we don't. Then Jacob said I heard mom talking about it. Oh darn, I thought he was telling us something that we didn't know. Nope he has just heard me talking about wanting triplets. I figure why not... with us not getting pregnant very easily I figure 3 in one shot would be fun, ok maybe just 2. Anyway, it was funny to hear him say that, it confirmed to me that he is always listening to what we say. I go and see my doctor on Monday I think we are ready to try again. I'm so scared but I think I always will be. I'm going to just tell Dr. Greve to pump me up with fertility medication and see what happens, he he he. Well it's time to read books and then watch American Idol. Oh ya, if you're wondering why my blog looks different every time you look at it, I'm trying different templates out.

So, So, So

My last three blogs started with "so" because of this I will try not to use "so" so much! Well this was my first week of subbing in OCS. I did take off yesterday which was nice. Kevin and I spent the day together. His mom came out to spend the afternoon with us. My mom, my mother-in-law, Kevin, Jacob, and I went out to Breanna's grave. My dad, Cheryl, and Derrick had flowers delivered which were so beautiful. Courtney had taken flowers up the day before and brought us breakfast yesterday. The Allen's brought a beautiful card and a pink rose. I did pretty good yesterday until someone would ask me how I was and then I would start to cry. Yesterday was just one of those days that we had to get past. I can't believe it has been a year, time really does go so fast. Thank you to all who called, came by, sent emails, or just had us in your thoughts I love you all! We have the best friends and family.

When I was talking to Hilary on the phone she asked me how school was today. The day and week were pretty good. It did end with one child peeing their pants in their seat (a 5th grader). The other kids were so grossed out, luckily the janitor came quickly to clean it up and clean the carpet. Oh the joys of teaching! I really do love it though.

Life is constantly staying busy, which at this time in my life I think is good. I was called to be the Primary President in March so this is the first start of a new year for us. There is soooo much to do with the beginning of a new year in primary. I love it though! A lot of the primary kids got up to bear their testimony on Sunday and it just melted my heart. Then Jacob decided that for the first time he wanted to go up as well. He said mom I can do it myself. I walked up with him and he told me again mom I can do it. So up he went and of course I started to ball. It was a really neat experience. I love seeing him learn about the gospel. I can't believe that in a little over a year he will be getting baptized, that really makes me feel old.

Being on the PTA board keeps me busy too. I am the person who does Teacher Appreciation, I love it. The teachers are so appreciative of all we do. I am thankful that Jacob is at such a great school with great teachers.

Ok, I think I have blabbed on enough. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

So a last week Jacob decided that he wanted to make a "Triple Goober Berry Sunrise." This was an ice cream concoction that Patrick and Sponge Bob ate at the Goofy Goober place. Anyway, here is what our version looks like.
Jacob ate some of it, but after a while he got kind of sick and could not finish it. Do you think we might watch a little too much Sponge Bob?

So here is all the hard work that went into Jacob's room. I don't think the pictures do it justice. It took ALL day, but Kev and I had fun and Jacob loves it, so that is all that matters!

My cute mom in Jacob's swinging chair.

The Painting Is Complete!!!

So it took Kevin and I all day to paint Jacob's room. Never paint with red. We did the bottom third of the room red. First you prime, then paint, then paint again. And in between you have to let it all dry. I like just painting one color and finishing a room in a couple of hours. It looks great though, I'll post pictures when we get the furniture back in place. We still have to buy and put up the chair railing, that is for another day though. It's so fun doing stuff to our house, I love it! The AP at Jacob's school asked if I would like to take a full time sub job for OCS (on campus suspension). I decided it would be a good idea and I said yes after talking it over with Kev. So I start Monday and will do it until the end of the year. I'm excited for the income, it will definitely help us. All I have to do is sit in a room with the kids that are in trouble, usually just a couple, and make sure they do their work. On days when there are no kids in OCS I will help out around the school with whatever is needed, like tutoring. I'm excited, it will be a little boring, but I can read and work on stuff that I bring with me. I will be just down the hall from Jacob's class. He loves when I'm at his school. I'm looking forward to it, it should be great!

Happy New Year!

I can't believe Christmas has come and gone. This year has just flown by. That's probably a good thing! I'm looking forward to the new year and new goals. 2007 started off really hard for us but there were many blessings that came as well. I can't believe that in a week it will be a year since we lost Breanna. I'm hoping that Jan. 10th won't be hard for us, but it probably will. I still think about her every day and I truly feel blessed to be her mom. I know that she is happy and safe. Jacob drew a picture about her and we hung it in the kitchen. It's really cute. Christmas was amazing. It was so nice to spend it relaxing in our own home. Last year we moved in on Dec. 23rd so it was a little chaotic. I loved decorating for Christmas. It's all taken down now and I've had fun spending my Christmas money doing some decorating around the house. We painted our bedroom and my mom is almost done with our quilt. I can't wait to see it all together. We will be painting Jacob's room tomorrow. He is really excited to have his room done. I'll have to post pictures once everything is complete. The weather is pretty nice. It got down into the 20's last night but is supposed to warm up into the 50's today. We are going to go on a family bike ride today so that should be fun. I hope all is well with everyone. Have a Happy New Year!!!

Jacob's bike that Santa brought!

Another stuffed animal! Jacob loves stuffed
animals. His bed is loaded with them.

I love the look on his face in this one,
what is it...

A Transformer! Bumblebee! That was
not easy to find!!!

The drum set that Grandma Quinn,
Grandma Peterson, and Aunt
Olya got Jacob for Christmas.