What can I say...

After our busy Saturday, I was ready for things to slow down. Sunday we were over at Randy's parents house and Avery, Austin and Tanner were out for a nice little wagon ride. Well, that nice wagon ride turned into a fast wagon ride and ended with a wipeout! Avery and Austin both came in crying! Austin was in the wagon, Tanner was pulling and Avery was pushing. Austin wiped out and Avery tripped over the wagon. I didn't grab a picture of her leg, but it was bad. She bruised her bone so bad she couldn't walk for a long time. Austin, however, drew some good blood.

He also banged up his right arm pretty bad. He said he couldn't go to school because his arm hurt too bad to write, but I think he just didn't want people to stare at him so I kept him home from school on Monday. And then Monday night Addie went running back to the bedrooms with Austin, lost her balance and fell right into the coffee table! She came running into the family room with blood just dripping down her face! It was bad! I hurried and got her a cloth and she kept crying. I told her she needed to stop crying because it was making it bleed more... but she informed me that she was crying because she needed to go to the bathroom! Lol!

Randy rushed to the hospital to get her stitches. He said she was AWESOME!! She got three shots, 6 stitches, and she didn't cry!! No tears from Addie, but the whole time I was home trying to calm Avery and Austin down because they were crying hysterically! Austin thought it was his fault because he asked her to go back to the bedrooms with him and he thought she was going to die. Avery was crying because she didn't like Austin blaming himself, and she wanted to be with Addie, and she thought Addie was going to have to stay in the hospital.

Here's my little "stitch". When they got home Randy informed me that he promised Addie she could sleep in our bed, she could have her nails painted pink, she could get a treat and she could get a new shirt. So we had a busy day the next day making sure Addie got all she was promised! And she deserved it! My poor little sweetheart!

Cook-out at the Allen's

So along with the service project, touch a truck, and two soccer games, we also managed to fit in a cook-out at Roy and Josie Allen's. In order to do this, we had to go straight from Avery's soccer game (hence the uniform). Roy and Josie recently moved back to Bartlesville from Africa. Actually, Roy is still working over there and comes back when he can. They moved way out of town... I thought we would never get there! But once we got there I knew why they bought it. Their house is soooo cute and they have a ton of beautiful land! The kids had a blast playing all over and it was great to get back together with so many friends!

Touch a Truck day

At the top of the hill at Sooner Park there was an event going on called "Touch a Truck". So before we took off for the soccer fields we went up to check it out. We didn't get to see everything, but the kids favorite truck was definitly the ice cream truck!

After the icecream truck, where they obviously got popsicles, we went to see the police car. The kids all got to sit in the back which they thought was cool. I told them this better be the only time they are sitting in the back of a police car!

They also really liked the limosine. In fact, I had to get them to get out of the limo... they would have stayed in there all day! They thought that was pretty spectacular.

Although Avery and Austin are used to the school bus, Addie and Ashton were thrilled to finally be able to get inside a school bus! There were a ton of other trucks and buses and we hurried to get as many in as possible. Next year we will come back for this event, the kids loved it!

A Weekend of Service

I'm so proud of my kids this weekend... they were involved in a few service projects and even though it wasn't their favorite thing, they knew what they were doing was good and important. We started Friday after school by cleaning the weeds out of my grandma's flowerbeds. My grandma's "love" is her yard and now that she's in the hospital my mom and I decided this would be a good service for our family to do. (I didn't take my camera to my grandma's house). This is the girls at our second service project Saturday morning... cleaning the park.

Actually Randy was in charge of coming up with a service project for our church ward, so he had the adults clearing out trees, shrubs and painting the bathroom at our Adams Golf Course (can you tell that this was Randy's idea!) and the kids picking up trash at the Sooner Park right next to the golf course. It was a great service project and we had a lot of people come out to help!

Here are the kids who came to help pick up the trash. We had a lot of people stop and tell us thank you, and it made us feel so good! Right after this we had Austin's soccer game, then one hour of rest before Avery's soccer game.

Avery's Spring Soccer '10

Avery is still on the Flames. There are a couple new girls on her team, but they are still playing really well.

Man, do I love watching Avery play! Their coach has started making them run a lot during practice- and I LOVE it! You can really tell the difference when it comes to game time. Avery continues to improve and has really gotten well on her ball handling skills and passing.

You can't tell very well but I love this picture because she has her tongue sticking out! So funny! I never noticed her doing that before. They are still at the age that they have to play all positions. The one I hate for her to play is goalie- I get so stressed out. Believe me, it's not her stong point. BUT, having said that, she has made some AWESOME saves!

Avery is almost camoflauged in this picture but I love it because she has both her feet off the ground! I'm so proud of Avery and all she has accomplished and how she always gives it her all. Did I mention how much I love to watch her play! :-)

Austin's Spring Soccer '10

Austin is once again on the Storm, but Randy is not coaching him this year. He was sad at first, but when he found out Randy would coach his baseball team he was okay. They lost one boy and gained another, but the rest of the kids were on his team last year.

Austin has really improved and has not only gotten quicker but more aggressive. He is a lot of fun to watch.

Look at him keep this ball from going out of bounds! I'm so proud of him. Like I said, he is doing soccer and baseball right now which means he is busy almost every night but seldom complains about it. What a trooper!

I don't think this shot went in, but he has made quite a few goals this year. More than last year! Great job this season, Austin! I love my little man!

Helicopter at the Hospital

My poor grandma fell 2 weeks ago and broke her hip. She is still in the hospital doing rehab, and we try to get up there as much as possible. This particular day, the medical helicopter was sitting out on its landing post. We were walking by slowly and the pilot came over and asked if the kids would like to look inside!

I had never seen inside a helicopter and I was just as excited as the kids were. All I had was my camera phone, but I was glad that I at least had that! The flight crew was so nice, they even asked the kids if they wanted to put on their helmets.

I think Austin now wants to be a pilot! The only thing that could have made it better would have been to actually go up for a little ride!

We hung around to watch them take off. It was really neat, they had people stationed at different areas so no one would get too close. As for grandma, its been a really rough road. She is in physical therapy every day until after 3pm which is also when the kids are getting home so it's been hard for me to make it up there lately. I love my grandma and feel so bad for her. Praying that she makes a full recovery!

Easter Egg Hunt

Next to hunt eggs came Addie and her cousin Hannah. Addie thought the little eggs were really cute, so those were the ones she went for. Plus they made a "jingle". So instead of a ton of candy, she got a lot of money! That was fine with her and me!!

Austin didn't care where he had to go to find eggs. He was on a mission!

And from the looks of it, he did a great job! Look at that smile on his face! He is pretty happy with the end results of this hunt!

Avery is wondering where she is going to put the eggs that are in her hands! Look at that basket! Needless to say, we went home with a LOT of candy. I encouraged the kids to share, and share some more with all their friends!

Hippity Hoppity!

Easter was rough in the John house this year. I started the weekend super sick. I stayed in bed the entire day Friday and was still pretty nauseous Saturday and Sunday. Luckily for the kids, Uncle Jordan and Auntie Jen came down from Kansas so I had some help. They all went over and colored Easter eggs with my mom and grandma. And the easter bunny still came!

On Sunday, Randy got sick! I had gained enough energy to take the kids over to Grandma and Grandpa John's for dinner and an Easter egg hunt while Randy stayed home to rest. Here are the kids with their cousins waiting patiently to go find some eggs... and Uncle Ryan!

We let Ashton and Logan go first and they quickly picked up what they needed to do! She had so much fun!

Avery and Austin

Right after we got back from Utah, we had to get back in the swing of things. We got home at 3am, and the kids went to school the next day (including Addie going to her mothers day out) and Randy got on another plane to head down to Houston for work. I did feel bad that Ashton and I got to sleep the whole day. :-) The kids birthday was right around the corner, but we decided to play it low-key this year. Austin's birthday was on a Friday, so he just wanted to have a couple of friends spend the night.

Here is Tanner, Austin, Mack and Brandon. I can't believe Austin is 7 years old! He has really grown up lately. He stays very busy with soccer and baseball and always tries his hardest. He is a great reader and always impresses me with his math knowledge. I'm so happy to have him as my one and only son!

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Avery's birthday was the following Wednesday. She was so excited because the Miley Cyrus movie The Last Song came out on her birthday. So all she wanted for her birthday was to go see that movie... and to get a Chocolate Molten Cake from Chili's!! It was a mother/daughter night and we LOVED it! The movie was great and the cake was soooo good! Avery and I had a wonderful evening. She is now 9 years old!

Randy was so excited to give Avery her birthday present! And Avery was so excited to get her first set of clubs! They couldn't wait to hit the driving range together. I'm hoping Avery and I can learn to play together since my clubs that I got a year ago still are in their plastic! Oh, and Austin got his skateboard he was dying for!

Last Days in Utah

Our trip to Utah went by way too fast. We went up to the Buttars house on Sunday for dinner. Here is Hallie taking Ashton outside. They looked so cute holding hands. We got to spend some more time with all the Buttars and their dear neighbors, the Simpkins who we just love.

Our last day was Monday. We took the kids up to Magna, UT to visit Randy's grandma. Grandma Cheney had lots of fun toys that Randy's dad played with when he was a little boy. I think the kids thought it was pretty cool to be playing with the same toys... and to think of grandpa as a little boy!

After visiting Grandma Cheney, we headed back to the Geislers for one last day of play! They have a great park right behind their house that the kids love to play at. Here are Addie and Jada! They really bonded and Addie is always wanting to go back up and see her!
They also live walking distance to Gabe's school which has a fun playground too. They all went up there one day during the weekend and came running back home to tell us that they set off the school alarm! I guess Gabe was wanting to show them his classroom and the doors were unlocked but the alarm was on. He felt so bad! Randy teased him the rest of the weekend about the police coming after him. Poor Gabe! These older kids had a BLAST and you never heard them the whole weekend! Gabe has a couple of skateboards and Austin was begging for one the minute we left their house! Oh... it was soooo hard to leave. Spring Break went way too fast and we have since found another reason to head back up there. Randy is helping put on a Brian Buttars Memorial Golf Tournament in honor of his friend and to benefit both Brian's children and also an athlete at Brian's old high school, Brighton High.

Joe and Lindsay's Reception

Joe and Lindsays reception was held at the Alpine Art Center. It was a beautiful building and Lindsay's family had it decorated so beautifully! I have to admit when my brother said their colors were going to be orange and tourquiose I was a little taken back. But I am first to admit that they look great together!

Of course my kids had to find and sit at one of the tables with the goldfish. This picture captures the moment exactly. Addie kept asking Austin if she should put a rock in the bowl and Austin would tell her yes. It didn't take long for all those rocks on the mirror to disappear into the fish bowl. I had to stop her when she started putting her hand in to take the rocks back out! In the bottom were orange gerber daisies. It looked beautiful.

The tables without the fish had beautiful candles and bouquets of gerber daisies like the one Avery is sitting at here.

Here is Nana with Austin and Ashton. Mom had to stand in a reception line with the rest of the wedding party for hours... they had a lot of guests! Now that I'm older and have been married for ten years I feel bad for making my mom, dad and Randy's parents stand in a reception line... but I admit I did it to them too! I'm hoping my kids won't do it to me!