CRAZY!!

Is it just me or does anyone else have anxiety about Barak Obama winning. My second grader came home from school today and said they were talking about the elections. Their teacher told them that they could express their feelings if there was something that they didn't like about the candidates running. He said one girl said if Barak won we would all have to move to Italy and if we didn't we would be killed. Another girl said that if he won they would go around killing little kids. Now I know these girls got these ideas from listening to their parents and not quite getting what they were saying but all I have to say on this somber day is that I am grateful I have my religon!!!

My Families First

On UEA weekend we had a family first. Not a good first of course. We had the lovely opportunity to take our baby to get stiches. None of my boys have ever had stiches because fo a fall. Tuhker got them after his ear surgery but he was knocked out. Go figure that the first one would be my daughter!! The pictures isn't that great but she got about 8 stiches. The best part was going to get them. We were in Grover and she got hurt on the 4-wheeler. They brought her in the house and of course Travis was no where to be found. We told the rest of the children to get off the 4 wheelers and stay in the house because Travis' mom was going to go with me and there were no other adults around. We drove to the clinic about 20 minutes away in Bicknell and of course my daughter would not let me put a rag on her head so blood was dripping down her face. They got us back in the room and Travis showed up. Him and his dad had come back to the house to get something and the kids told him we took Adela in because she got hurt on the 4 wheeler. He was thinking the worst and was glad to see it was only stiches. When the doctor saw how out of control she was she decided to orally sedate her. The went to the dentist who is in the same clinic to ask him how (go figure, small town). She didn't end up taking all the medicine because she spit part of it out. This is how they had to do the stiches. They wrap her in a blanket and two nurses held her body down while Travis put one hand on her head and one under her chin to try to keep her head still. I sat in the waiting room listening to her scream for 30 minutes!!!! All in all, not my favorite first!!!

What Happened to My Baby Girl?

My Adela Kay Mulford

(thanks Cas for the nice bunny ears in my cute picture. Go figure!)

As most of you know my baby girl was a wonderful suprise for us. I always wanted a girl and got three boys. We thought we were done and the Lord gave us a blessing. Well the last two weeks all I can think is Where has my baby girl gone? She is growing up way to fast!!!

Today we were doing a traditional making of the haunted house and she was having a blast just trying to help the boys out. She would follow their every move and it was so cute.

There was great concentration to make sure she got it in just the right spot!!!

I just can't believe that my baby is 2 and growing up so much every day. She hasn't really seen her dad in over two weeks and today she said "Dad come home now?" She asks me this alot unfortunately but it amazes me that she thinks like that. She is also starting to show a lot of personality. She is a goof ball!!!

Ohhhh!! so cute!

Thought you might like to see how cute my family is!!

4 out of 5 ain't bad!! (photogenic children that is !!!)

This is really what Adela was like unless her dad was holding her. She was really bad if she saw her sister anywhere near her. Try getting a picture of the girls when the youngest won't go near the oldest was quite a feat. Poor Ashlyn kept having to try to sneak into pictures without Adela knowing about it. The funniest was to see Adela's face when she went to look at the picture on the camera thinking that it was only her and seeing her sister in the picture also. It was FUNNY!!!

Aren't my boys adorable!! They cooperated! It's a good thing that you can't really tell that Brighams socks don't match his outfit. Go figure! Only me right!

This is one of the only photos where Adela was smiling. She was having issues that day!! What's new!!! The only person who could get her to smile was her grandma. Of course!!

Did Mom not get the memo that we weren't supposed to smile?

I am GLAD Part 2

I know most of you are saying Part 2? Where is part 1? Well to get part one you would have to go to my good friend Angies blog. I am stealing her wonderful Pollyanna blog! Sorry Ang!! I too love the movie Pollyanna and her bright optimism. I love her glad game and want to share what I am glad for. I am glad for the gospel and the peace it brings into my live. I am glad for the temple and the eternal covenants we make there. I am glad for my beautiful family that I love so much. I am glad for that changing seasons. I am glad that we get to listen to conference. I finally do enjoy it and love the messages shared. It always makes me want to be a better person. I am glad my sis watched part of conference!! What are you glad for???

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Yes I am officially addicted!! Do you remember back in the day when you would sit and watch Saturday morning cartoons and pick all the things you wanted for Christmas. What a memory to relive with my kids.

My Garden

I planted a garden this year for the first time ever. It didn't turn out to bad but next year I hope to get it started a little earlier than June 15!!! You know to give it some time to grow!! Here are some "Fruits of Labor"!!!

Just a short addition to todays entry. I'm trying out the adding picture thing so forgive me!!

Getting Started

OK so I finally figured out how to get the pictures off the camera and on to my computer. I should be helping my children pack for Grover but instead I am downstairs figureing out my blog and listening to them fight. What is new. I am excited that I finally got this going. Even if it turns out just to be to journal I think it will be fun. Just a little catching up on what has gone on in my life lately. We found out a few weeks ago Adela is allergic to tomatoes, alfalfa, cows, horses a bunch of different types of grasses and trees. That's wonderful for a girl who lives by alfalfa fields, horses and cows and loves to eat hot dogs with ketchup and chips and salsa. Now I know why she always itches after she eats spaghetti and chips and salsa!! Brigham started preschool and we are so grateful that it is a lady in our ward, Misses Heidi. If you ask Brigham he would tell you it was Bre's mom! Tuhker started kindergarten and 1 1/2 weeks into it I find out that he was crying every single day when the bus would drop him off at school. Thanks Cas for not giving me the 411! He is finally going tear free since his teacher started to give him 2 treats if he didn't cry! He just finished his soccer season and had a blast! Cas started 2nd grade and is a smarty pants. He likes school and is getting used to his teacher. He was a total teachers pet last year so it takes some getting used just being one of the kids. Mom signed him up for soccer late and they didn't have room in his age group. They ended up letting him play down and I got to the point where I would tell him he couldn't score any more points and could only do assists. His last game he said they got beat. That's good. He needs to learn he isn't always the best! Ashlyn started her senior year of high school at Cyprus High. Sure after we move she goes to a school by our old house! She is finishing up her last year of high school soccer and is actually helping a girl from our old ward (India Henson) learn how to be the goalie. Sorry, no one can replace her. She is just too good!!!!