Haircut

Warning: Everyone of these pictures is HORRIBLE, but I am willing to post them on the world wide web just to let you all see what a very, very big change I made...

Last Friday I was able to get a free haircut. I went in intending to get a bit of a trim and to fix up my layers. Wes taunted me before I left that I did not dare cut it short-he's right I did not dare cut it as short as he wanted. But, I went in and told her just to trim it, then after the shampoo, I sort of indecisively said that I would like to go a bit shorter like maybe shoulder length, she said are you sure, and I said OK and she just right away chopped off 7 inches in a clump and said "well, now we are committed to that much". Then she ended up taking off about 5 more inches for a grand total of a foot of hair off. If I had even thought for a second that I would cut that much off, I would have done locks for love, but sadly I did not. The before pictures were actually taken 3 months ago, so it was actually longer, but these are the only pics I could find of my long air down. So here are the terrible before and after pics:

First Ponytail

Today mommy decided that I had enough hair to try out my first ponytail. It worked and boy do I look cute! Check me out!

Love, Kindle

Quilting Bee?! Oh yeah...

Part of the reason I did not get to mommy school yesterday was that we had a quilting bee at our church to get some quilts done to send to the church to fill the warehouses for humanitarian aid. So, while we were there and the boys were running around, Armour took some pictures of mommy that he wanted posted. So, the first 2 pictures are of me (I am sitting directly behind his thumb). The 3rd pic is of him and was too cute not to post!!

Playin'

The airplane museum also had a play area where we stopped and played at the end until they booted us out so they could close. See pictures below:

Mommy School Week 1: A for Airplane

This year for school, Ender, Armour and I are doing Mommy school. Mostly Ender & I, and Armour is doing easier things that go along. I decided to teach the weeks by going letter by letter through the alphabet and choosing a theme to base all the lessons on for the week. This week we have been doing A fr Airplanes. As part of it, we took a field trip to the Strategic Air and Space museum. This is what our lesson plans for the week have been. In the future, I will post the weekly lesson plans before the week begins.

Monday: A for Airplane ABC's project.
Tuesday: Geography/PE lesson-kids were airplanes and we looked at a US map and constructed our own map on our lawn, marking locations they might want to go (home in Omaha, Spokane, SLC, Disneyland, Disneyworld, Wisconsin, Kentucky, NYC...) Then we played a game where they pretended to be airplanes flying to all those places. We also read the first chapter in a small biography of the Wright Brothers.
Wednesday: Solace had half day so we went to the museum. We first read a book at home about the different kinds of planes. When we got there we talked about the planes and we took note of the different kinds. We especially noted if each plane was a jet or a propeller plane. It was fun. We also did an art project where we drew some of the airplanes we saw. It was awesome!
Thursday: We were supposed to finish the Wright Brothers book, but we had no time yesterday and are doing that and our Friday lesson today.
Friday: Practice writing big and little A's, Finish Wright Brothers book, make and race our own paper airplanes (will probably do this part this evening when dad & Sol can do it with us-some things are just more fun with a bigger crowd.)

Here are some museum pics:

Solace has been Tagged!

Solace was tagged by Emma, Kirsten's daughter and by Kyara, Sol's cousin. Enjoy!

About mom:

1. What is something Mom always says to you? "I missed you when you were at school"
2. What makes Mom happy? "When me and my brothers are good"
3. What makes Mom sad? "When we don't obey"
4. How does Mom do to make you laugh? "When she smiles!"
5. What was Mom like as a child? "I think she was nice like me"
6. How old is your mom? "Almost 30"
7. How tall is your mom? "50 pounds"
8. What is your mommy's favorite thing to do? "Watch the Olympics"
9. What does your mom do when your not around? "Do Mommy school"
10. If your mom becomes famous what will it be for? "Mommy School or for dancing"
11. What is your mom really good at? "Taking care of her kids."
12. What is your mom not really good at? "Sign Language"
13. What does your mom do for her job? "Mommy School."
14. What is your mom's favorite food? "Everything"
15. What makes you proud of your mom? "When she takes care of my brothers"
16. If your mom was a cartoon character, who would she be? "Cinderella"
17. What do you and your mom do together? "Go places"
18. How are you and your mom the same? "We both like my school" (She may be wrong here!)
19. How are you and your mom different? "Um...I don't know" ( I said, "Solace we have different eyes, and I am older than you. and she said "Yeah, but mom, everybody know that!")
20. How do you know your mom loves you? "She says it"

About Dad:

1. What is something Dad always says to you? "Show their brothers what they're supposed to do."
2. What makes Dad happy? "When me and my brothers are good"
3. What makes Dad sad? "When we are bad."
4. How does Dad do to make you laugh? "When he lays down and Ender attacks him!"
5. What was Dad like as a child? "He had hair!"
6. How old is your dad? "29"
7. How tall is your dad? "I don't know maybe 30 minutes tall?"
8. What is your daddy's favorite thing to do? "His favorite thing to do is to play."
9. What does your dad do when your not around? "Um...I think he cries."
10. If your dad becomes famous what will it be for? "being a doctor"
11. What is your dad really good at? "Being a doctor and taking care of his kids"
12. What is your dad not really good at? "I don't know there is just a lot of things he's good at. I don't know anything he's bad at."
13. What does your dad do for his job? "Radiologist"
14. What is your dad's favorite food? "I think it is Potatos."
15. What makes you proud of your dad? "That he gets A LOT of exercise."
16. If your dad was a cartoon character, who would he be? "Cinderella's Prince!"
17. What do you and your dad do together? "Run around in the back yard and have fun!"
18. How are you and your dad the same? "We like to have fun"
19. How are you and your dad different? "He's bald and I have long hair"
20. How do you know your dad loves you? "Because he tells me he loves me"

Armour tags Brenden, Jaxon, Madison & Kyara.

My dad

And not to forget my dad!



1. What is something Dad always says to you? "Don't worry, it's only money!"

2. What makes Dad happy? To see his family happy!

3. What makes Dad sad? Loss, when his kids are disappointed or slighted.

4. What does dad do to make you laugh? His stories

5. What was dad like as a child? Tall, lanky, had a rebellious streak.

6. How old is your dad? Older than my mom

7. How tall is your dad? 6'6"ish

8. What is your dad's favorite thing to do? Travel

9. What does your dad do when your not around? Just about everything as I am in another state.

10. If your dad becomes famous what will it be for? Something political or sports related

11. What is your dad really good at? Being a lawyer, arguing, winning, taking care of his family!

12. What is your dad not really good at? Letting any argument go.

13. What does your dad do for his job? Lawyer

14. What is your dad's favorite food? Navajo Tacos

15. What makes you proud of your dad? Everything he has accomplished in changing his life around and raising he family in the gospel.

16. If your dad was a cartoon character, who would she be? Mr Incredible

17. What do you and your dad do together? travel

18. How are you and your dad the same? We are both stubborn, funny and people love us!

19. How are you and your dad different? I am much shorter...

20. How do you know your dad loves you? Because he tells me!

I tag my siblings again!

Armour & Ender's daddy blog

Because as my sister noted, the daddy's should not be left out:

1. What is something Dad always says to you? E: "Be nice" A: "You obey mom, but I will obey my daddy."
2. What makes Dad happy? E: "When I play with him" A: "He makes me happy like this!" (He is nodding his head and smiling.
3. What makes Dad sad? E:"When I'm bleeding" A:"When dad needs a bandaid on his knee"
4. How does Dad do to make you laugh? E:"He does funny faces" A: "He plays with me and tickles me."
5. What was Dad like as a child? E: "I think he liked to drink milk" A: "Liked the playground."
6. How old is your Dad? E & A:"29"
7. How tall is your dad? E:"36 inches tall" A:"29"
8. What is your daddy's favorite thing to do? E:"He always likes to play with me" A:"Play outside"
9. What does your dad do when your not around? E:"Jog & work" A:"Daddy goes jogging."
10. If your dad becomes famous what will it be for? E: "Me" A: "famous for doctor"
11. What is your dad really good at? E:"Games" A:"He's just good."
12. What is your dad not really good at? E:"Riding" A: "His jogging"
13. What does your dad do for his job? E: "Doctor" A: "goes jogging and driving"
14. What is your dad's favorite food? E:"macaroni" A:"raisins"
15. What makes you proud of your dad? E:"he's a very nice man and makes yummy dinners." A:"Nice."
16. If your dad was a cartoon character, who would he be? E:"Feifel, I LOVE Feifel." A:"Tarzan"
17. What do you and your dad do together? E:"Play Wii" A:"Toys"
18. How are you and your dad the same? E:"We help and are strong, our strength" A:"Same head."
19. How are you and your dad different? E:"Our eyes" A:"I have more hair." (yes-he came up with that on his own)
20. How do you know your dad loves you? E:"Because he elps me ride my bike on 2 wheels." A:"Because dad loves me!"

About MY mom...

1. What is something Mom always says to you? "Love you"
2. What makes Mom happy? Her family, good music
3. What makes Mom sad? Loss, arguments
4. How does Mom do to make you laugh? Funny Stories
5. What was Mom like as a child? Practically Perfect in Every Was.
6. How old is your mom? Um...should I really blog that?
7. How tall is your mom? My height
8. What is your mommy's favorite thing to do? Hang out with her kids, go to Disneyland, play the piano & sing.
9. What does your mom do when your not around? Just about everything as I live in a different state.
10. If your mom becomes famous what will it be for? Music
11. What is your mom really good at? Piano, kindness, and she is SUPER SMART!!
12. What is your mom not really good at? drive thru's like 7-11?! ;)
13. What does your mom do for her job? Technical Writer
14. What is your mom's favorite food? I am seriously not sure...
15. What makes you proud of your mom? Everything she does for her family.
16. If your mom was a cartoon character, who would she be? The mom on Incredibles
17. What do you and your mom do together? Talk on the phone a lot.
18. How are you and your mom the same? Neither of us likes to argue, we both have brown hair and we are both just super amazing overall!
19. How are you and your mom different? We live in different states, and are about 23 years apart..
20. How do you know your mom loves you? Because she tells me she does!

I tag Andrea, Melanie & Spencer!

Armour's tag...

1. What is something Mom always says to you? "Don't push Spencer, and I said no"

2. What makes Mom happy? "When I stay with you and don't bite Spencer"

3. What makes Mom sad? "When daddy is at work"

4. How does Mom do to make you laugh? "When Mommy laughing"

5. What was Mom like as a child? "I think You were mean and you bited people and you needed to go to time out and say sorry to me" (ah...he thinks I had a biting problem like he currently does...)

6. How old is your mom? "29"

7. How tall is your mom? "27"

8. What is your mommy's favorite thing to do? "go walking and shopping in Enchanted"

9. What does your mom do when your not around? "Watch TV with daddy"

10. If your mom becomes famous what will it be for? "a famous singer" (E is helping...)

11. What is your mom really good at? "tuting" (that translates to Cooking)

12. What is your mom not really good at? "Telling us to get breakfast" (That was his simple response, but he is still talking about how I never get him what he wants for breakfast aka sugary treats) He also says now that "You're too big to play with my blocks."

13. What does your mom do for her job? "Stay home with me but I can stay here by myself" (He said the second part of this very emphatically and as if I am unnecessary here at home...ah 2-yr-olds that talk well-you sure learn a lot about how that little brain is working...)

14. What is your mom's favorite food? "Salad like Solace"

15. What makes you proud of your mom? "Dad didn't Papou did" (I am not sure what this one means...)

16. If your mom was a cartoon character, who would she be? "Mickey"

17. What do you and your mom do together? "fastest Mii"

18. How are you and your mom the same? "same size shoe" (Um...he may be a bit off here...)

19. How are you and your mom different? "Ka" (He is no longer interested-I am only getting noises, no words)

20. How do you know your mom loves you? "When she puts me in timeout" (Excellent-all the times I told him I have to punish him to teach him and to help him grow seem to be working...)

Armour tags Heighley, Halle, & Ethan

Ender was tagged!!!!

Obviously my friend Kirsten knows me well, and her son Ben tagged my Ender with this Mommy questions blog! And I am so excited (and a little afraid) to see what my Ender has to say about me!!

1. What is something Mom always says to you? "Give me a kiss"
2. What makes Mom happy? "Hugging"
3. What makes Mom sad? "Biting"
4. What does Mom do to make you laugh? "funny faces"
5. What was Mom like as a child? "She liked to eat"
6. How old is your mom? "29"
7. How tall is your mom? "16 dollars tall"
8. What is your mommy's favorite thing to do? "Play Pac Man and Killer Bunnies with her kids"
9. What does your mom do when your not around? "Be Sad"
10. If your mom becomes famous what will it be for? "For being my mom when I'm a famous doctor"
11. What is your mom really good at? "Games"
12. What is your mom not really good at? "baseball"
13. What does your mom do for her job? "Stay home with kids and be happy"
14. What is your mom's favorite food? "Macaroni and cheese" (I think he is answering for himself.)
15. What makes you proud of your mom? (there is a very long silence...) "tucking me in"
16. If your mom was a cartoon character, who would she be? "Cinderella because she always cleans"
17. What do you and your mom do together? "Play"
18. How are you and your mom the same? "Hair and eyes are the same color"
19. How are you and your mom different? "Her hair is long and mine is short like Kindles"
20. How do you know your mom loves you? "She's great and she gives me lunch" (evidently the way to a boys heart is through the stomach...)

Ender tags Armour, Cousin Ender, Cousin Brenden (He also keeps saying Jaxon, Kyara & Heighley, but come on, who will Solace and Armour tag?!)

SOOO Old...AKA Cody's had a birthday...

I feel sheepish blogging about this so late, but here it is. Also you will note that I am using a very high quality shot of Cody here, but Brenden took it, and it shows Cody doing one of the things he is best at-playing with the kids (and his mother-in-law I guess). ALL the nieces and nephews love, love, LOVE their uncle Cody even though they don't get to see him that much (as we all live out of state usually).

So, all that aside, I have to say that I think I have been hesitant to blog about this particular birthday because I know that any harassment I dish out, I better be able to take when I have this very same birthday in a month. Yes, that is right folks, Cody is officially out of his 20s...ouch! I remember the day my brother-in-law Jeremy turned 30 (though it was SOO long ago that admittedly it is hard to think back that far), and I remember a lot of great harassment I thought of. Most of it stayed in my head as I didn't see Jeremy that day, but this whole new world of blogging opens up a forum to let the harassment flow...

Luckily for Cody, as my own 30th birthday looms just around the corner, I do not feel much like harassing anyone for turning 30-frankly I am not sure I am going to celebrate that birthday anyway-I am thinking I will skip it and just stay 29. I even arranged to work that night just to stop any possibility of festivities. SO, to Cody I will just say, Happy Birthday!!

Happy Belated Birthday Cody!!!

My first week of Kindergarten

Hi everybody!! This is Solace. I wanted to tell you about the first week of Kindergarten. I used this picture because it was my favorite one from the first day. I love my teacher named Mrs AD (that's what we are going to call her on the blog). In school we do lots of things, I think I cannot name all of them. I have fun, but I help others so I don't get bored. I get bored of all the things I know but I have fun anyway. I love eating at school!!! I mostly eat salad but sometimes I eat the other stuff. I tried waffles on Friday and pizza today. I have some friends but I have a hard time remembering their names. I love them and they are really nice. In Gym class I got to play with a ball. Recess is good. I love to play with a girl in my class. I learned to swing my legs and swing without getting pushed. What did you love about kindergarten? Tell me what you loved!

Love,
Solace

Excellent EASY recipe!!

OK-here is a really easy as heck recipe that Wesley made up tonight and it rocked!! Good stuff. Wes calls it

Creamy Black-eyed Chicken Pasta

1 box/bag of pasta, we used Fusilli (aka corkscrew pasta)
1 can Black Beans
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 onion, chopped & sauteed
garlic, chopped & sauteed

Basically cook pasta, saute onion and garlic, warm up beans and soup, and combine it all together. Excellent!!! (If you want to make it even easier, omit onion & garlic).

REALLY good-try it!!