Bathtime with Jex

Jex was taking a bath the other day and I walked out of the room for a minute and came back in and this is what I found. He had dumped out all the toys and was sitting in the crate that holds the toys. He loves to bath, he would take more than one a day if we would let him. He is so funny and clever.

I have been Tagged

I have officially been tagged by Monica!
These are the rules - post these rules on your blog. List: 3 Joys, 3 Fears, 3 Goals, 3 Current obsessions/collections, 3 Facts about yourself. Tag 3 people at the end of your post by leaving their names. Let them know they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog. So here are mine:

Joys:
Michael is my first Joy, he brings joy into my life everyday. He is truly a wonderful husband and father. He does so much for me, if I didn't have him I would go crazy. I know I take him for granted some days but I Love you Michael with all my heart. Thank you for being my eternal companion.

My Boys are my second Joy, they are such strong spirits. Garrett is always so thoughtful when it comes to mom. Alex is always the helper when I need anything. Jex is my little LOVE BUG, he is always full of squeezes and kisses. My life would not be the same if I didn't have my boys. I Love You Boys!

My Family would have to be my third Joy. Without my parents and in laws and aunts and uncles I don't know where I would be. I have had wonderful influences in my life that have given me great Joy. My grandparents were such loving and caring people that showed the true love of Christ in all they did and to me they bring me Joy. Thank you to my family, Love You!

Fears:
Snakes
Spiders
Heights

Goals:
I am striving to not yell at my kids as much and to not get upset with them so easy, I find that they just do things for attention and me getting upset does not help. So that is a big goal that I need to work on.

As a couple we are trying to be Debt Free, we have a ways to go but we will eventually make it there.

I have a personal goal that I would love to start attending the temple more regularly, it has been hard with Michael going to school but he is done at the end of September so we will be able to enjoy going back to the temple.

Current Obsessions/Collections:
Since the Olympics started I have been glued to the TV watching them. We have an Awesome Team USA.

I have taken up reading more lately, I have read several series and I am now starting the Twilight series.

I found a website on the Internet called POGO.com and I have been going on there and playing all sorts of games, it is addicting.

Facts:
My favorite color is purple and I love it so much that we have had a purple bathroom before and I saved all the stuff from that bathroom and when our basement is finished the bathroom down there will be PURPLE.

I turned the big 30 this year and I feel so old. I have nieces and nephews that are graduated from High School and attending college and I have one that is married. I run into Young Women that I use to be there leader and they are married and have families now. I AM OLD!!!

I am the Queen of our house. I am the only female in the whole house. When I want something I normally get it, I am spoiled by Michael and always have been.

I Tag: Jen, Ali, Meghan

Thank you Monica this has been fun and I hope everyone else enjoys it.

Crazy Summer

So it has already been a crazy summer, but we are loving every minute of it. Garrett & Alex are enjoying their play time with their friends. They have ran through the sprinklers everyday for the past week it seems. Jex is loving the warmth and loves to be outside. Michael started back to school today, so he is very busy with homework. He will graduate from the Leadership Development courses in October. We both will be very glad to have that over with. I am just enjoying the summer and having fun with the kids. We started a little garden this year and it is doing very well, so that has been fun. We hope to get at least one camping trip in and go to Lagoon a few more times. Hopefully the weather will stay where it is at and not get any hotter or we may all MELT!!

Survivor Challenge

Every year in West Point they have a Survivor Challenge and you have to apply and are chosen to praticipate. This year we convinced Michael to apply and he was one of sixteen chosen. He had to eat gross things and had to swim with balloons in his shirt and also do the Tug Of War across Horse poop, along with other things. It is just like "Survivor" you are voted off by your tribe. He was the seventh to be voted off, so he stayed in for half the competition. He had a fun time and won a cooler and some cold drinks to go with it. We all loved cheering him on. It was kind of hard to get pictures of all of it so here are just a few. Good Job Michael!!

What a Wonderful 4th of July

We enjoyed our 4th of July!! We had so much fun going to the parade. The kids love to see their cousins. I have gone to the Clearfield Parade every year since I could remember. I remember riding on the Fire Truck with Grandpa Schofield and throwing candy. We always try to make the 4th of July a fun day by eating lots of yummy food and playing fun silly games. This year was kind of crazy with Michael running early in the morning and then doing the Survivor Challenge. The kids had a blast and that is all that matters.

West Point 5k

Michael ran in the West Point 5k race with some of our friends. He ran the 3 miles in 28 minutes. Way to go Michael!!!

Swimming

We went swimming on Saturday at the Roy Aquatic Center. We all had a fun time. I of course forgot to put sunscreen on and I am now a lobster. Jex normally wears a little floater that has a inner tube in the middle of it, but this time he wanted to try the arm floaters. He loved them, he was having so much fun and could actually swim better. Garrett & Alex loved being able to go down the slide. We actually went because they were invited to a birthday party for a girl that was in their class at school, so they got to see their friends and swim with them.