Looks can be Deceiving

So Sweet, Right?

This was my night:

Madison and Emma sitting on my bed watching the show Madison picked out!

Me on the floor folding clothes

(Madison)"Mom when I'm a Mom I'm not going to be mean like you"

(Me).....(Silence)"what?"

(Madison)"When I'm a Mom I'm not going to be mean like you"

(Me)Still hoping I heard her wrong, then thinking

What did I do? This is not mean, I can do mean if you'd like!!

Lets just say I called my dad after sending her to her room and was advised not to take it personally and just talk to her about it!

I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO TEENAGE GIRLS!!

And am still trying not to take it personally!!

First Day of Preschool

The day has come that Emma and I have been dreading! Madison started Preschool at Brad's Aunt's today!!

Whether we were excited or not Madison sure was!! When we picked her up from school Emma gave her a huge hug! Then I told them it time to go. Emma grabbed Madison's hand to walk to the car, and I started to talk to Madison's teacher. Next thing I knew Madison was by my side and Emma was crying hysterically grabbing at Madison's hand. I told Madison that Emma missed her so much and just wanted to hold her hand, so she did. Emma started laughing and said Thank you to Madison for holding her hand!! On the way to the car Emma looked up at Madison and said
"Have Fun?"
Asking if she had fun at school!
Is was so adorable and sad!! She really misses her sister when she's gone!! So does her Mom!!

Lattin's Farm

When the cousins were here in Fallon we visited Lattin's Farm. Emma looked so cute when she went on the cow train, her little head was barely visible and just bobbed up and down.We saw a ton of animals while we were there!Ate some REALLY good Watermelon!

Saw a "Little Brown Bear, with TEETH!"
Tara first comment when she saw Emma, pretty accurate!! And Madison hung out with her favorite uncle!! She actually told me once that we should name her brother, when we had one, Uncle Don!! It was really cute!

Then we were beat!!

Cousins

So for my birthday this year I got a huge surprise!! My sister Tara, her 4 kids and my Sister in law Janet came to visit.So we had 10 of our kids, 2 I was watching, and five adults during the day!! Then that night we had 3 more kids and 3 more adults!! So my house was VERY full!! Fun but full!!

(Halle, Brielle, Jenna, Hyrum, Emma, and Madison)
Then we all headed to Brya's to enjoy some more space!!
(Wyatt, Madison, Dayton, and Paul)

One of the nights all the girls got their nails painted!

(Joy, Madison, Jenna, Emma)

And here's the boys

(Dayton, Wyatt, Brigham, Hyrum, Austin, and Paul)

Needless to say we are having a crazy week and half but it has been so fun to get everyone together!!

Soccer

So my baby has followed in my footsteps!!

Playing a real sport, Soccer!

And she had a ton of fun!Even Emma wanted to play!They play from 3:30-5:00 and let me tell you it is HOT!!They played a game called Bear and I have to admit I found it pretty funny! They would kick their balls around in a square until it went out or someone took it! You could tell it was a bunch of 4 year olds who are still being told its not ok to take someone else's thinks! They were just not getting it!! So there were a lot of tears! Then they had three on three scrimmages, which consisted of Lynnie slide tackling everyone, Makayla giggling, the boys crying and Madison running in fear!! Ok not really, she made three goals and cried at the end because Lynnie took the ball!! Again with the not getting the point of the game!! Lynnie is the only one who truly knows soccer!! As Madison shouted, after hearing one of the fathers tell their son after he was taken out by Lynnie,
"Pushing is allowed!!"
Hehehe, I love soccer!!

Swim Lessons

This summer has been a very busy one!! I don't know how people do it with more kids!! One of the many things keeping us busy was Swim Lessons!Emma was able to do two sessions and from the first to the second there was a Huge difference!!

Madison only got to do one because of conflicting things and then her surgery! She started jumping from the diving board with a noodle and ended without it!!

I was so proud of her!!

She was actually swimming instead of last year where they jumped up and down across the pool!

Look at that smile, pure joy!!

Our girls are definitely little fish and I love it!!

The Lake

As always we had the week at the lake for the Stark Reunion! We weren't able to be out the whole week but we sure had fun when we were there!

Don't you just love the hair!!

Both girls loved the Jet ski! But Madison liked it faster then Emma.

Our cute little poser!!

The ever horrible picture I post of myself, my Mom once said I should have pictures of myself so that if I die early my children will have them to remember me by!

Morbid I know but True!!

Madison had a lot of fun riding on Brad's back! And ordering him around!!

Brad and Jake had fun throwing the girls, even when they are thrown Lynnie is higher!! Not fair!!

We had so much fun with Aunt Liz, as always!

Liz, Madison and their person they made.

(Madison named it the weirdest name, I can't remember the name!!)

Yet again another fun filled week with family!!