Yard Sale!

Ok so in my life time I have been party to many a yard sale... this is the first one that I am doing or heading up... with the help of some of my good friends in my ward... I have been labeling for the past couple of hours now.. and think that I am almost ready... this is more work than I thought it would be... I will just be happy to be rid of a lot of stuff before we move.. I think that this will hopefully go well! Just alot to do in the next few hours and then there is the pesky little thing of having to wake up early on a saturday morning.YUCK! I hope I am not to grumpy and don't scare everyone away.

note: no house yet.. just good preparation! yeah!

Grocery Shopping

Now normally I enjoy grocery shopping... however since I became a mom of two my liking it has dwindled... The kids usually cry and try to climb out of the cart, and if they walk next to me at some point the try to hide from me and right before I become hysterical and leave to find the manager to shut down the store because someone has definetely stolen my child... ( ok a little dramatized) they jump and and say here I am mom!

Well todays shopping trip took the icing... All I needed was a few veggies some bread and hamburger for dinner, well we got the bread and some meat..( not the right kind) I went and put it in the cart,and then pulled the cart to get it moving... well what I failed to realize until to late was that Ammon was trying to climb to the front part ( we were in the big blue car ones @ maceys)... and yes he fell off backwards.... Even though I was near hysterics, I fought it back and calmly checked him out he had a HUGE goose egg! It almost broke the skin... he cried and cried... I went quickly to the front of the store and bought what I had and went home... we got home & both Ammon and I cried together... He is ok now.. I hope... but whew! I would have to say it is officially on the top ten of not enjoyable to do with children.

New kids gang of the hood!

Ok seriously I know that they all look so sweet here but these kids are not all so innocent.. the only ones missing from this gang picture are Ammon's best friend Che who also doubles as Cailtynn's boyfriend, and Che's little bro Justin.... they were having dinner at the time this was taken...

These kids when all together are well.....

WILD!

Before the storm!

The kids love to go outside.. even if its raining or very close to it... Last week they just had to go outside right before the rain began to fall and Aaron took these pics and they turned out so darn cute! I just couldn't resist putting them on here!

Like father like son!

I think its so cute that Ammon my sweet three year old wants to be so much like his dad he even likes wearing the same shoes! Its cute...

Govener's Day!

Ok for those of you who don't know what govener's day is I will explain. All the troops get together usually at Camp Williams..( this yr at Rice Ecles Stadium) (which by the way was a total pain...) Anyhow they all march around the field for Gov. Huntsman, and then he inspects and salutes them and some speeches are given. Then the family can go play they land helicopters and bring in the big truck for the familys to go through and look at and stuff like that, they also have blowup slides and food... so of course we saw the helicopter which is Ammon favorite, and then we ate.. which is Cait's favorite, and then the kids did a few of the blowup slides... but YIKES! there was so little room to fit them in this yr up there that the big kids and little ones all combine I was nervous that my kids were going to get squished! Luckily the only problem was that Ammon got done first before Cait and well I wasn't there waiting for him and when he couldn't find me, he had total melt down, till I got there and then he cried when he saw me and told me he was scared cuz I wasn't there.. It was sad... but at least he didn't run off. Anyhow... last thing.. so the one pic of the troops is only one small section of how many were actually there... Aaron is in the somewhere, can anyone spot him?

Another Movie

Relationships

I am begining to think that the best relationships come from what you do with the down times in your relationships. What you learn from them and how you grow from them. I think that no matter who you have a relationship with whether it be your parents or your spouse or your girlfriends, that when you have those down moments its what you do with them that makes your relationship stronger and better or breaks it all to pieces. I am thankful so much for the opportunities for friendship that I have. Some things if my life have recently come into the light. I can' t make people love me, but I can love them no matter what. I can choose how to love them and when. And when it comes right down to things, even if things fall all to pieces then I still know that the Lord loves me and is there for me when I fall down and scrape my knees. I am truly blessed in this area of my life. Sometimes relationships are complicated and confusing. But the best of relationships have seen their fair share of disagreements, discouragement, unhappiness, unkindness. Its the fact that they simply choose to forgive and move on and love you for who you are, and not what you are supposed to be.

My life in a nutshell right now!

Ok so my days lately are consisting of walking group... which can last anywhere from 2 hours to half the day.... ok ok ... well we walk about a mile and a half and then stop at the park so that the kids can play for like a half hour or so... and then we walk home... Thursday's are busy cuz after walking group we all go to someone's house for brunch... the kids are CRAZY! Next week is my wk to host! yeah! I don't know what to make for it... any suggestions? Anyhow, after that is over its lunch followed by nap time... which is when the cleaning gets done, after that... either grocery shopping ensues, or house hunting or more playing with the kids. Whew! by the time Aaron gets home I am exhausted! ( which isn't till late) after that I usually work out at home... thank goodness for ab ripper x... its great... hopefully I will be in good shape for the new year! Hopefully also we will have a new house by then also. Although I must say that I will miss the women in my ward we have grown very close over the past few weeks. Next sat, we will all be have a big yard sale and that should be loads of fun. Life is good. Even though my kids drive me crazy alot! I love them alot. At some point I need to pick back up my sewing and make the best of it...it would be a good past time to start picking up again.
ps girls in the walking group we should walk to the library from time to time... let the kids look at books and stuff. It would be fun...
Lastly, I am soooooooo excited for my scentsy candle party which is this sat. I should be loads of fun!
Well thats all for now I will keep you posted on whats new with the Spencer Fam!

Cait and the lasanga meet!

ok for those of you who know Caitlynn... she LOVES to eat! And I mean really loves to eat.... I think it is probably one of her favorite things to do!

Anyhow, I couldn't help but take a picture of this it was sooooo funny to me... poor thing I had to put her in the sink and hose her down in order to get her clean! Needless, to say the orange tint to her skin is now gone!

Labor Day weekend!

So for Labor day weekend we went to payson swimming pool which is where Aaron's mom works. The kids had a blast swimming. We also had a good time... one draw back

I forgot to put sunscreen on my back... ouch!!! Was I not happy later. Oh well note to self next time put on sun screen before we leave. Anyhow also Aaron had the camera so thats why he is in non of them... Needless to say it was a fun day! My kids are addicted to the water!

The Movie

Aaron whiped up this video in a couple of hours with a few clips and music just laying around!

More family and friend time!

My kids and Hubby!

These guys are always outside having a good time together. Whew! they wear me out! But I love them all so much!

Colin gets his Eagle!

We are so very proud of my brother Colin who got his Eagle Scout a couple of wks ago! Congrats Colin!

Jen and her fam!

This is Jen and her sis Brit.. with the kids!

Jen's Trip to Utah

For those of you who don't know

Jenny, she is one of my very best friends. Her family recently visited. As they are currently living in California. We had a blast all getting together! Her youngest Issy and Caitlynn played so well together.. they will miss each other.. hehe guess you guys will have to move back!

Caitlynn and her eating habits!

Well I know that this is silly but Caitlynn's favorite thing to do lately is eat. This is a prime example. We love her alot but seriously she is going to eat me out of house and home long before her brother does.

Josh before he left on his mission!

Ok so I know Josh has been on his mission for a couple of months now. But I am posting this because the kids miss him sooo. Needless to say we are all very proud of Josh. He is currently in his new area in Floriano. He is doing really well! Keep up the good work Elder!
ok funny story for those of you that haven't heard it.
A couple of sunday's ago we I was stuck in the hall for the sacrament, as Ammon insisted on having to go potty during the sacrament hymn. So while sitting there waiting for the sacrament I thought what a good time to talk to my sweet three yr old about why we take the bread and water. So I asked him if he knew why we took the bread... and much to my surprise he said "yes" so I probed and asked why... to which was his quick reply " because its yummy in my belly!" to which I said well yes it probably is good in your tummy but we take it to rememeber Jesus's body. He just nodded. Soon it was time for the water, and I turned and asked him if he knew why we take the water. Again he said "yes!" and I asked why? " Because is gets the bread down!" ( now for those of you who are laughing, I was pretty close to laughing myself)" I responded well it probably does do that also... but we take it to remember Jesus blood, because he gave his life for us. By this point he was probably really confused. But I really did try to explain it so it wasn't complicated. In the end I said that during the sacrament we think of Jesus. I think that was best to end it on. But hey at least I tried!

More family time at the water fall!

Family Hiking trip to the water fall!

We recently had a fun day when we went hiking. The kids put on their water shoes when we got to the top and played in the water, and then walked in the river on the way down... here are a few photos. We had alot of fun.

Idaho Trip

Idaho Trip

This last weekend we went to Idaho. It was Lyla's 50th high school reunion. We stayed at uncle Larry's and Aunt Bonnie's. Aunt Lavonna came with us and so did Emma. We had a good time. I think that the kids favorite part was rolling down the hill. Caitlynn finally did warm up to Uncle Larry.... Although Jeff I think you are still her favorite. hehehe! I had never been to Idaho before so yeah for me I can add another state to my list of places I've been, as well as went did go to walmart in Oregon so I guess I can add that too.