Initiative

The power or ability to begin or to follow through energetically with a plan or task; enterprise and determination.

This is what both of my daughters apparently have lots of........... They were both picked as Star Students of the month for the category of having Initiative. Now yes they are very determined to do what ever they want and they can definite follow through with whining and fighting and begging and complaining and yes they are very energetic while they do these things.....so I guess they do have it. :) Kidding aside I was very proud of them for being chosen for having the initiative to do things w/o being asked, helping out their teachers, other students and just being good kids. Yay for them!!! And now I got them... every time I have to ask them to do something, I pull out their certificate and ask.."do you think the kid who got this would have to be asked to clean their room, pick up their shoes or brush their teeth"..so far it works like a charm. Chris thinks the certificates will go missing soon and suggested I hide them.

I was also grateful that that both teachers liked me soooooo much that they coordinated this award so that I could have two free kid meals, (which allowed me a night w/o cooking), two stickers for our car..one for me and one for dad and only one award pic with both kids in it. Prefect!! Convenient!!!! just totally awesome...

P.S. and no they did not do this for me :) it was totally random but I am pretending otherwise.

And little man has turned into a very whiny crybaby :( I hope it is his teeth etc or boy we are in for a long childhood. At least he is adorable and adores me, his sisters and dad. As long as one of us have him then all is well. Lucky for him we are all wrapped around his chubby little finger and pretty much jump when he cries. He is the superstar of the house....he is spoiled rotten.

We are FaMiLy and our crafty side

Family.....I love 'em and here are some things that make me know this is the right family for me.
Bookworms. On most given nights you will probably find us something like this....... we love to read..:)

And I love that my kids get so excited to go to the bookstore...they love to pick out books....and they are always thrilled to find out that yes.... they really get to keep this one!!!

The great outdoors!!!

this is where you will find the girls now.......! they love this playground right in front of our house. it has been FUN with this cooler weather.

on that note we also lovvve the outside..I sometimes (with this heat) wish my kids would just stay inside and watch TV or something :) (sorry to be so honest) but nope they always want to be on their bikes, playing soccer, golf, tennis, riding scooters, swimming or playing in the mud/water/or whatever else that makes a huge mess. But I am super grateful for their awesome examples...little man is following in his big sisters steps..

this is his fave new thing..riding bikes. He loves it!!! He also loves to stand up in his crib and refuse to go to sleep...yep he is definitely a BINGHAM kid. He now has also discovered all handles and what they do.......you should see his face when he gets something open. He also adores garbage and any type of bottle as long as it does not have formula in it..I will eventually get this child to quit breastfeeding...i hope. His new word is uh, oh and big surprise but he loves/adores his daddy but i am still number #1.

He is growing up way to fast.

Falling asleep on the couch.....almost every Friday night..this is at least one of our kiddos :)

Just Sadie weirdness...and fun :) ....I love my crazy kids and fun family...they are perfect for me.

We are also kinda crafty..here are some projects Chris and I have done..the wood ones were mostly him..but I did make the shelf :) We did a Table, shelf, Chalk board, and Halloween sign, and some pillows I recovered.

running just keep running

these were the words I repeated over and over as I did my morning run. I think I have come to the realization that I do not like to run but I also do not like all of this extra baby weigh so...running wins. Also I have to apologize...I logged on to my blog to lifts weights to the music on my playlist and unbeknown to me but some unsavory down right nasty lyrics had appeared to one of my songs....not cool...not sure how or when that happen but it is gone.

Tonight I was able to go to a baptism of one of my sweet primary kids. It is such a honor to be able to be there for such a special and sacred time. I always feel the spirit so strong when I see a baptism. I know that this little girl has made the right choice and will be greatly blessed. I also feel very blessed to have the restored gospel of Jesus Christ in my life. I am so grateful for my kids and for my husband who also has a strong testimony of Jesus Christ and helps us center our life on what is important. I am just grateful :)

Busy Bee

I have been a busy bee..not sure what is going on..I guess next week I will plan to just sit on the couch all week and read a few books. But I have been being a coupon fiend, a decorating wild woman, a primary program planning/calling/emailing president, a PTA membership chair aka Thank the Lord the membership drive is over and a semi-good/worn out no makeup, sweating from running around and trying to fit in working out mom and wife. Woo, that makes me tired just typing it..but that has been my life. and ahem..it is only Monday...*sigh* so the things I did....drum roll.... I decided to take all..(well most) of the stuff I stored in my garage and make it work. I have made a chalkboard menu sign that looks darling by our dining table. I made a Halloween sign for my entry way table. Worked on making frames aka asked my husband to make them for me :) Made an awesome shelf out of a free wood pallet and did a design for a coffee table top to fit over our ottoman...(the girls like to flip/tumble and jump all over it) so Chris is bringing my design to life.

Wyatt is being a little cranky. He has decided to start crawling all over the place and ruining my stuff. Glad he is cute.

Pic swill come as soon as everything is done..I still have pillows to sew, vinyl wall sayings to order, Halloween blocks to do etc etc.

So funny story..Ana has been getting into a little trouble at school. She pulled a stick aka that means trouble b/c she decided to go into the small bathroom located in her classroom and yell....quite loudly...she wanted to see what it sounded like...I guess from the teachers reaction it was loud. Oh brother..what to do with that child. I can not help but laugh or I will cry :) But I love her to pieces.

Sadie is doing well..loves school , she is singing in the chorus and is such a help to me...she is my little best friend. I think she is a 60 year old lady in her little body...so wise. I think she knows more than me sometimes. Well.....

Goodnight!!