Isn't she pretty!

Well Doggy I hope you are all worth it!  Wow I totally forgot how much I hate the Vet office.  It's just like going to the car mechanic, you never know what the bill is going to be...... 3 weeks ago I took Izzy for her check up and shots - $184.00 later.  Today I took her rights away as a woman, she is no longer able to have puppies, sorry Izzy you too much puppy for me as it is, but $412.00 later, I might have considered it.  Merry Christmas to the Gill Family, I hope Charlotte likes opening this present on Christmas morning!

Pathwords!

So I finally stopped and took a minute to update my blog.  You can partly blame my neighbor Sadie, She got me (and Matt) addicted to a game called Pathwords on facebook, now every free moment I have I am trying to beat my high score.  Nothing really exciting or interesting has been happening at the Gill house, except for little Evan is getting his back Molars, so he is been kind of a monster, and will only eat certain things.  Poor little guy, its a good thing they don't remember this stuff.

Once again, I thought I would share some of the pictures that Matt and the kids take while I am away at work.

This picture I will always treasure, this one actually looks like they like each other! (which anyone that knows my kids, they don't really like each other).


This is Evan very proud of his new Tattto, so tough!  Also gotten love that he is running around in his diaper, with his little backpack on (which is full of Hot Wheels Cars) and a messy face.

Happy Halloween!  Wow what a busy Halloween it was.  I was so cheap this year on costumes that I was determined to not spend so much on costumes for my kids that they only wear a few times, so I got on KSL.com and was able to find Charlotte and Evan costumes for only $10.  I was so excited about getting such a great deal on such cute costumes that I went ahead and found me one too.  Not only did Charlotte have a party at school that I volunteered at we had a neighborhood carnival with lots of fun activities for the kids to do (don't ask about my pinatas). Then there was Halloween it self and I also went to work at Kohl's in full costume.  We did the Trunk or Treat in our neighborhood and then attempted to go out into the neighborhood to knock on doors, but I think most people went to the Trunk or Treat and then out to dinner or something because only 1 in 4 house were there to pass out candy, don't get me wrong I like the trunk or treat but I also love going door to door, thats what I did as a kid, I wondered my neighborhood for hours getting my candy, it just doesn't seem the same anymore.  All in all it was a fun halloween!

Good Bye Grandma!

Bonnie H. Hogan "In Loving Memory" Bonnie Holsten Hogan, 75, departed from this life Sept. 30, 2008.  She was greeted in a joyful reunion with her husband, Rulon "Steve" Hogan and her parents, Sherman and Violet Holsten. Also waiting for her was her brother Jack Holsten and sisters, Rhea Ramshaw.  Bonnie led a life of service and loved taking care of other.  Bonnie's sense of humor and straight forward advice will surely be missed.  She is survived in love by her children: Steve (Sharon) Hogan, JOdy (Michael) Rappleye and Genielle (Shane) Barnum: seven grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; sisters:Shirley Petersen and Pat Gunn who love her and miss her greatly.  They look forward to the day when they will all meet again.  Memorial services will be held Sat., October 4,2008, 11 a.m. at the Kearns 14th Ward, 4232 W. 5015 S. Interment, Bountiful City Cemetery.  Arrangements under the direction of McDougal Funeral Home.

I Love You and miss you Grandma!  You really were such a cool Grandma.  Always said what you meant.  I know you are in a better place now.  

Ten things a Mom did today

Marla posted this on her blog and just thinking of the stuff I have done today, ten lines is not enough.  It's only 1:35 pm so I'll list the ten I have so far

1. Woke up and put son back in his bed at 4:00 a.m.

2. Made Cinnamon rolls for breakfast, since I ran out of milk yesterday, couldn't do cereal

3. Read part of the paper while having some coffee (my 15 minutes of ME time)

4. changed a load of landry

5. took a shower and got ready

6. changed another load of laundry

7. got 2 kids ready for school and dropped each kid of at the appropriate school (2 different ones)

8. went and picked up my nephews eye exam, because without it they wouldn't have let him start school today

9. went to the grocery store and bought milk, etc.

10. went to the elementary school to sign forms to get her out of WX Elem.

and my day is only half over!

So this is what I feel like today!

a day at the zoo

So I made it through the week from HELL, while my husband was in San Diego.  We decided to take Evan to his first trip to the ZOO.  He did really good, he liked the Monkeys and the big apes.  It was feeding time when we got there. so most of the animals were up and about waiting for food.  The tiger paced back and forth in front of the window, like we were her brunch.  All in all it was a good day and the Bird Show was excellent!

Let's try that again!

So after 2 whole days of school and Charlotte NOT getting off the school bus on Tuesday, I got a call from Wasatch Peak Academy (a charter school) saying she had gotten a lottery spot.  So on Wednesday she had to go in for a 2nd round of testing and would be starting her charter school the very next day.  Did I mention that this new school requires uniforms, so I had to take her to get her testing done and go shopping for (more) new school clothes, with all 4 kids (Char, Evan, Bas and Lexus).  What a day!  What a WEEK!  To top it all off, my husband was out of town ALL week.  And I had to work!  So here are some pictures of Charlotte for her 2nd - 1st day of school.