KathyAGore

Another school year

2010-09-16T06:27:00.000-07:00

Wow- I didn't realize that it has been a year since my last blog. I really do have good intentions of posting pictures for all our friends and family who live far away. I work only Fridays now and have only 1 child home during the day, so maybe I will have more time.

Caroline started preschool this year. She goes for 2 1/2 hours twice a week. This was her first week and she loves it.

Ben started all day kindergarden. The first few days were hard for him, but now he wakes up ready to go. He gets to ride the bus.

Sarah is in 2nd grade. She walks to school with her friends.

Rachel (left) and Christine (right) started 6th grade and Middle School this year. It is a big change for them, but they are getting used to it.

I will try to do better with posts. I hope all of you are doing well.

First Day of School

2009-10-09T16:47:00.000-07:00

Here are some first day of school pictures finally.

Sarah, Rachel, Christine

School wore Ben out!

Texas cont....

2009-10-09T16:39:00.000-07:00

The rest of my trip was full of friends, family, food and FOOTBALL. Here are some fun pictures:

GO Aggies---WHOOP!

Ok, Ok....

2009-10-08T18:27:00.000-07:00

I have been trying to decide how to make my next post. I am 6 months behind and it is a little overwhelming! I have decided to start with the most recent and work backwards. I may never get to June and July, but O well. At least you can all see the most recent pictures.

This past weekend my friend Kim came to visit from Georgia. She used to live here in the area and moved away. She tries to come and visit every year for Applefest in Bayfield, WI. It was cold and rainy this year, but the apple and fried foods were great. Here is a picture of Kim and Caroline at the airport.

The weekend before Kim came, I was able to go to Texas by my self. Before that, I got a drastic haircut. I like it a lot, but it has taken some time to get used to.

OK, so back to the Texas trip. Kari picked me up at the airport and I got to meet Collin. That kid is so cute. I had a good time visiting with Kari, Brandon and Collin.

On Friday I met Meg and her family at the temple for the sealing of their 3rd child. It was great. She is a doll and by the end of the weekend, All three kids were comfortable with me.
This is Meg with Hannah

OK, it is 9 and I have to work tomorrow. I will finish posting about my trip later this weekend. This should be good for Amy to post hers.

New bathroom

2009-03-22T12:46:00.000-07:00

Before

Last month my Dad came out to put in a new bathroom in our basement. He worked very hard for 2 weeks, but now we are a 2 bathroom family.

After

Caroline is 2!

2009-03-11T08:30:00.001-07:00

Carrie turned 2 yesterday and we went to McDonalds with some friends to celebrate. She had a great time and was big enough to climb and slide. We had cake and ice cream last night and opened presents. I think that she had a great birthday. She walked around all day saying "my birthday, my birthday" so cute!

Playing catch-up

2009-01-04T18:03:00.000-08:00

So, I guess that I should catch everyone up on what has been going on around here since Halloween. We took a trip to Denver for Thanksgiving and there celebrated the twins' 10th birthday. Wow, 10! We arrived on the big day and Grandma had a cake ready for them. We had a great visit and the Rec Center was a hit. On the way home we got to stop and see my sister Diane in Wyoming. It was great to see her and her family. We only got to stay one night, but the cousins had a great time together.
The Saturday after we got back we had a big party for the birthday. It was at the gymnastic school and there were 12 girls there. It was fun and the girls got some nice gifts.

Hey Texas, we got some too!

2008-12-19T15:16:00.000-08:00

I know that is has been a while, but 'tis the season to be BUSY! Last weekend we got over a foot of snow and David had to cancel church. Today we have gotten about 8 more inches and are expecting another foot by tomorrow night. I have shoveled twice today. It is going to be a very white Christmas, which is better than last year. Enjoy the pictures.

When did he get so smart?

2008-11-17T16:52:00.000-08:00

Today after work I was sitting and relaxing and the kids were playing around me. Ben loves to jump on EVERYTHING, especially my couches, and was doing just that. His new thing is StarWars and he loves everything that has to do with it. He watches at least one episode every day with the Mal one as his favorite. He has 2 lightsabors, one red and one blue so that there can be a good guy and a bad guy. While he was jumping, he hit me with one of his sabors. I promply took them both away and put them on time out. When Ben complained, I reminded him that we do not hit people with the lighsabors. He then proceeded to tell me that he didn't hit me with the blue one! That boy is just too smart. I really don't know how anyone can put up with more than 1 boy.

Fall Fun

2008-10-20T18:38:00.000-07:00

Saturday we raked the leaves and took a few pictures before bagging them up. Enjoy.

Halloween Party

2008-10-20T18:27:00.000-07:00

We went to a church Halloween party on Saturday and here are the pictures. Rachel is Hermione, Christine a baby, Sarah an Ewok, Ben is our knight in shining armor and Cari is Violet Incredible. We had a lot of fun.

Quilt Square

2008-10-16T17:02:00.000-07:00

I just finished a quilt square and am very excited about it. It is for a quilt for my Grandparents that my aunt is putting together. We were to make a square that represents us. I decided to do a drug theme. David and I are the bottle and the kids are various anti-depressants. Sarah is a Valium (if you have ever met Sarah, you would know why:) Mom, I will drop it in the mail ASAP.

Kids

2008-10-09T10:45:00.000-07:00

Today Ben informed me that I was "ruining his life." Yes, he is only 3. I guess he listens to his sisters when they are sassy to me. The teenage years are going to be ugly! I gave him his "best day ever" when I let him go to his friend's house while I took Caroline in to JC Penny to get her pictures taken. She did really well and smiled and listened to direction. All her pictures turned out so cute. She wore a brown and pink dress that Marisa Hill gave her. I will try to post them when they come back. Back to laundry.

Daddy's girl

2008-10-03T07:41:00.000-07:00

Here is Christine's new favorite place to read. She is perched on the new deck that David built in the front yard. It won't be long now until she will be moving her reading indoors.

We had Sarah's soccer party at McD last week. She received a medal for all the hard work. As her coach, I think that it is I that deserved the medal! It was fun, but lots of drama. I will be coaching Ben next year.

That's my girl!

2008-09-22T16:50:00.001-07:00

Here's our Chubbers making a big reception in her sleep! She makes it look so easy! She must've learned football from her mama.
-David

David decided to add to the blog. That is really how Caroline fell asleep the other night. Last football season she would cry when I yelled at the TV. This year every time she sees football on she yells GO! It is great. I am teaching my girls to love college football early. I am doing a college football pick'em with some guys from the ward. After 4 weeks, I am in the lead. It is great. I love football season!

Fall

2008-09-05T12:06:00.000-07:00

The girls decided to dress alike for the 2nd day of school. They were tired this morning, but happy to be going back. I hope that they will sleep in on Saturday to catch up on sleep. There is a picture of Ben and Cari for those who haven't seen them for a while.

So, I have been in a real funk this week. We went to the beach on Monday and got the last bit of sun that we could and then it turned cold. I found this leaf at the bus stop while waiting for Sarah to get home (She was an hour late!). I guess that I am just not ready for the summer to be over. I hope that I snap out of this soon, or it's going to be a long winter!

1st day of school

2008-09-04T07:31:00.001-07:00

Rachel 4th grade

Christine 4th grade

Sarah 1st grade

We sent 3 cute girls off to school today. They were up early and ready by 7. The twins are crossing guards and walk to school. They have to arrive by 7:30. Sarah gets to ride the bus. A neighbor boy rides with her. The bus picks up at 7:29. It is an early morning, but then I can get a lot done during the day. Ben is already bored without the girls and it is only 10am! It is going to be a long year. Thanks to Grandma Colorado for the matching shirts!