Fall Break

Well, Friday was the last day of school before fall break. My kids now have 2 weeks off. Yea!! I had parent teacher conferences on Thursday and I am so proud of my girls (yes, I am going to brag. I am a mom, I am allowed). Taylor and Jordan have always been great students, it is sure nice to add one more child to that list. Alyssa's teacher told me what a great student Alyssa is and also how respectful she is. In our district k-5 grades are graded in each subject with FFB(falls far below), AP(approaching), M(meets) and E(exceeds). Alyssa is meeting and exceeding in her subjects. She also received a certificate because she is one out of two students in her class that has never moved her light off of green so far this year. They start off on green everyday. If they get a warning they move to yellow and if they get in trouble again they move to red. Jordan is also meeting and exceeding. She is super good in math, her teacher said that she is always done with her math early and so she gets to go and work on the computer. Her teacher also said that Jordan is very respectful and well behaived. Taylor received All A's. She definitly has worked hard. She has had to stay up late on many nights doing homework due to her volleyball schedule. She has managed school and her sports and other activites very well. Her teachers also told me that she is a pleasure to have in class. I can't complain, my conferences are very rewarding. I have been blessed with wonderful daughters. I told my girls that if they received good grades I would take them to the book fair and buy them a book (this is considered a reward to them, they LOVE to read). They each picked out a book and will start on them after they are done with the books they are currently reading! Well now we will have fun for the next 2 weeks!!!!

Getting Ready For Bed

I am watching my nieces Jaiden and Alaina (my sister Patsy's kids) tonight and part of tomorrow. My sister and her husband are getting on a plane to Jamaica tonight. Bed time was a little busier tonight. 4 little girls to bathe, 4 little bodies to dress, 4 sets of teeth to brush, 4 heads of hair to blow dry, 3 little girls to take potty and 1 diaper to change, and 4 little girls to put to bed. Oh, and don't forget 4 sippy cups to fill, can't go to bed with out those or stuffed animals for all 4. The girls have so much fun when they are together!!


Mikayla, Jaiden, Alaina and Alyssa just after their baths

Watching A Movie

Today I watched my nephew Jacob for a couple of hours while my sister-in-law Luisa(my brother Oscars wife) went to the salon. Luisa dropped Jacob off in the morning. Mikayla likes company during the day, especially since she is all alone while her sisters are in school. Mikayla and Jacob were watching the disney movie "Dinosaur." They were both sitting in these little kid chairs covered in blankets and very much into their movie. I just thought it was to cute.

Getting Our Hair Done

Natalie (Clint's cousin) came over to our house today to cut and color hair. Natalie has been doing my hair for over 3 years now and I just love how she does my hair. She definitely had her hands full today. She cut, highlighted and colored my aunts hair, cut and highlighted my hair, and cut my moms, Taylor's, Jordan's, Alyssa's and Mikayla's hair. Thanks Natalie! Your Awesome!


Natalie and Mikalya


Alyssa getting her hair cut

Natalie coloring my Aunt Sonya's hair

Natalie and Taylor. Natalie had a date tonight, so she got ready at our house. She is getting ready to leave on her date! She looked very pretty!

Our visit to Dr. Lason Barney's Office

Well today the kids only went to school for two hours and then we pulled them out to go to the dentist. Except for Taylor stayed in school all day, she had volleyball pictures after school today and she also had practice. She didn't want to miss pictures and she was afraid that if she missed parictice she would miss playing time at her next game. Taylor will have to go on our next trip back. We drove to Wilcox which is three hours from our house to go see Lason (Clints step-brother). He is a dentist and he has an office in Wilcox, AZ. Clints mom and Step-dad (Phyllis and Leland) have been married for about 16 or 17 yrs now. When they married Phyllis had 5 kids and Leland had 8 kids, so together they have 13 children. Clint has lots of siblings, but it is great. When we get together at Christmas it is definitely a full house. Anyway, Lason was so great, and his staff was also very nice. We kept him busy all afternoon. Lason has a TV in his office and the kids hung out in their while all the dental work was done. Mikayla and Alyssa had tons of cavities. I think they inherited those Cluff teeth. Mikayla had 8 and Alyssa had 6, Jordan had none and Clint and myself each had one. Mikayla and Alyssa have to go back for one more visit, Lason was only able to fix half of there cavities. It is hard for little kids to hold still for that long. My kid were so excited because Lason's office gave them little bags with princess toothburshes, toothpaste, a small hourglass and they got to pick toys out of the treasure box. They love their bags, and they make sure to use their hourglass when brushing their teeth. I didn't realize how long they should be brushing until we started using the hourglass. Thank You Lason!! It sure is nice to have such wonderful family!

Mikayla in the dental chair, getting ready for x-rays.

Alyssa in the dental chair waiting to have her cavities filled

Jordan in the dental chair right after getting her x-rays.

Alyssa getting her teeth worked on.

Clint getting his tooth worked on. Clint hates going to the dentist. His gavity was huge, He had a hole in his tooth.

The girls were talking to Lason just before we left

Taylor's Volleyball Team Wins!

Taylors volleyball team won their first match today. They lost the first two matches last week. As you know the best 2 out of 3 games wins the match. Today Taylors team won the 1st game, lost the second and won the third for a victory! Taylor played great! I think the parents get more nervous than the kids.
Taylor and her team mates getting ready to go in for the 3rd game

Serving

Diving and saving the ball

Hitting the ball over

Team work. The girl behind Taylor hit the ball and then Taylor hit it after her and made it over the net.

Fall Dance Classes Begin

Today Jordan, Alyssa and Mikayla started the fall dance session. This is a recital session, so they will be performing in a recital in December. Mikayla was especially excited because this was her 1st day ever in dance. She has been watching her older sisters go to dance just waiting until she was old enough to go. They have to be three to go to class. She did great today, she kept saying how much she loved it. Alyssa was excited to start up again after summer. Jordan was just born to dance, she loves it so much. She has such grace and she can memorize any routine you teach her in no time. The three of them had a great time today!
Mikayla getting ready for her 1st day of dance class

COUSINS
Mikayla is in the same dance class as Jaiden (My sister Patsy's daughter).

Alyssa standing in line getting ready to go into class.

Jordan was showing me part of a routine they learned in class today.