Hanna at school

Hanna has been so sad that she is the only one that has not been going to school so today we decided to go have lunch with Kayt in the lunch room. I forgot how crazy that is. It is like release of the animals. They had soft tacos for lunch and it was quite entertaining to see all of these first graders trying to eat them without all of the stuff falling out of the bottom. They all had hamburger everywhere! Then we decided to go and experience recess. It was nuts!! Ten little boys got into a fight and one of them got a bloody nose! But even with all of the crazyness Hanna still had a great school day! I am now going to make her do some homework!

Un-Thankful Thursday (things my mom wont let me touch or do!)

1.reality tv that my mom doesnt stop watching and wont let me watch
2.puppy chew toys that Cleo doesnt use ,instead she uses our fingers
3.microwave that my mom only uses to make popcorn for herself and us kid casuines(shes finally has given up cooking!)
4.laptop that my mom doesnt let me use
5.shoping on line but wont buy us more than kid casuines
6.Holli at beaty school is a lie she still hates her hair (jk)
7.Einstiens that my mom sleeps through
8.I-pod home that she doesnt let me use instead she makes me use a cd in the dvd player
9.school that my mom only likes because were at school instead of ruining the house
10.avery un-patient boyfriend
-Ashly

Cleo gets dressed

today we found some very cute clothes for cleo. She didnt like them very much. Actually she didnt like them at all. We loved them though. We also put on a skirt, thier was a tail hole and that didnt work very well. I think the bow was the cutest, even though it was seven sizes bigger than her head. Dont you love my mom in the background!!!!! i love her hair!!!!! Not all of the clothes fitted her, actually none of them fit her. I dont think she`ll play with me again because she was so mad. We love our cute dress up dog!!!!!!!! -Ashly

Thankful Thursday

Here is my top ten things I am thankful for this week-

1. Reality TV
2. Puppy chew toys
3. The microwave
4. My new laptop
5. Online shopping
6. A sister that went to beauty school
7. Little Einstiens
8. My Ipod home
9. Year round school
10. Last but not least a patient boyfriend

The pool

Going to the pool is our favorite thing about living in Draper! The pool is one minute from our house and we spend every extra minute we have there. We still have not gotten Chad to go swimming with us yet but he will have to at some point! Ashly has finally gotten brave enough to go off the high dive this year. Kayt has learned how to do a back flip in the pool. Hanna has only had 1 good fight with another baby in the pool. Last year she pushed a little boy in and I thought his Mother was going to kill poor Hanna. I really think Hanna likes going to the pool for the snack bar but either way we all love it and we all have great tans!!!

Ok here is the bald spot! Aaron said I could only post it if I listed the reason why I love him so here they are:

* He is such a great big brother!

* When I call him and he says he is cleaning out the garage, I have flash backs of when we were little and my Dad would clean the garage and it was really a bad experience. (That was why we sent you the sympathy card Jill when you told us you were going to marry him! My Mom really would feel sorry for you on these days Jill.)

* He married Jill.

* He has taught his kids how to have fun and tease me! (Wait till you see the bruises Carter left on the back of my arms because he is just like his father!)

* He knows the best lawyers in town!

* When I am having a bad day and need someone to listen to me I can call him at all hours of the night and he is always awake.

* I love how he has amnesia of his entire teenage years.

* How he loves to gossip about everyone worse than a girl!

* How he thinks he is tougher than his little brothers even though they are all at least six inches taller and fifty pounds heavier than he is.

* His scream mask.

* All of his pajama bottoms and Old Navy shirts!

I know there is alot more but I think this will make him mad enough at me! Thanks Aaron for being the best big brother ever!!! (If you really never talk to me again I will be mad you did give me permission to do this!)

Missing my kids!

My kids are with their Dad. They have been there since Sunday. Cleo and I are missing them like crazy! As crazy as they drive me when they are gone the house is way too quiet. No Ashly telling me there is nothing to do. No Kayt telling me Ashly is being mean. No Hanna following me around telling me she wants a drink and her sisters will not let her play with them. By this time tomorrow night I will probably be looking forward to next Sunday when they go back to their Dads! It is amazing how much you can love your kids and take them for granted. You have no idea till you have to spend time away from them!

Cleo is the funnest dog ever!!!!!!! She loves to nip your toes. And if you have socks on her teeth get stuck because her teeth are so small and cute!!!!! She also has a little stuffed dog and if you squeeze the ear of thestuffed dog than it barks and shakes its tail, and Cleo attacts it. If you growl or bark she`ll bark ,and its a cute, little , high pitched bark. We love her !!!!

-Ashly Larsen

Cleo

This is our new member of our family! After alot of Ashly's list making we decided on naming her Cleo. I wasn't home when the kids came home and saw her for the first time but Savana said they were so excited and couldnt believe how little she was. Hanna called me at work and told me I needed to come home because there was a puppy at our house and she couldnt believe it. The kids have made a bed in every room for her just in case she is tired and they have all taken their turn at taking her outside for the bathroom. Aaron told my mom he doesnt think I really know what I have gotten myself into. I think he is probably right but my kids are so happy so it will all be worth it! We took our first trip to a Petco tonight. We took the puppy with us and she only pee'd on Kayt once! We left with a bed for her and at least ten toys. When we got home she really didn't care about any of them she just wanted to play with a piece of crumpled up paper! Well Thanks Jill for letting us have her. We promise to take good care of her!