Where to begin???????

Where do I even begin? I have not posted in such a long time, that I had decided to give it up all together......then I get to thinking about all of the things I would love to remember what our family has done, accomplished, started or attended.

I taught young women's a few weeks ago about journals. I am not one to keep a typical journal. I was feeling guilty about teaching this lesson till I read it all the way through. I do keep a journal....through scrapbooking and my blog. So, I need to be better about keeping it up to date.

Doug received another promotion and now is Director of Sustainability and Commercialization for Arch Chemicals. With this new position he will be and has been traveling so much. He has been to Canada to many times to count, Connecticut, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, and New York just to name a few. He will be going to 19 different countries by the end of the year. When he is off of work, he is working and attending all of his children's events. He works so hard for our family and I am VERY proud of him and the accomplishments.

I have been busy being a mother and making sure everyone is where they need to be on time. I will attend everything of my kids events as long as I am able to do so. It is my life and I love it. I want my kids to see me in the stands and know that I was always there for them no matter what. I am still loving being the Young Women's President which keeps me busy in itself. I just earned and received my Young Women's Medallion again for the second time. I truly have a testimony of the personal progress program and encourage every woman to do it.

Jessica has been busy dating, volleyball, friends, seminary, AP testing, young women's and did I say dating. She recently went to the LDS Prom held at Georgia Tech. She had a blast. She will be turning 18 this year, which seems unreal to me. I am not old enough to have an 18 year old.

Hunter is such a busy kid. He attends early morning seminary, spring football workouts, wrestling workouts, scouts, young men's, and playing baseball too. Not to mention dealing with all of the girls!!!!

Spencer is such a crack up. If there is music playing he is dancing his heart away. He is playing baseball too and is loving scouts. He played basketball again this year with Doug as his coach. He continues to improve his skills.

Taylor is LOVING achievement days. She can't wait to be in Young Women's and is hoping I will still be in there. Good luck with that one Taylor.....you still have two more years before you will be 12. She played basketball for the first time this year and loved it.

I am not one to be a great writer and I know you are all aware of that, but hey I learned that it isOK. I am me and not someone else. I have my great qualities, just like everyone else.

Here is a video my friend and her husband put together for Jessica's Prom 2010. Lora you did an amazing job with the pictures and I can't thank you enough. Jessica went with Drew Besson and a great group of friends. We thought it would be fun for them to go to downtown Canton and take some fun group shots!!!!

Click on the link below titled (formal night 2010)

Formal Night 2010

Family Photos from the summer 2009

We took a bunch of family photos this summer up in the white mountains of AZ, up by big lake. My neice Sterling, took all of them and did an amazing job. Here are some of our favorites:

Hunter's 1st touchdown in high school

Hunter's first touchdown in high school as a freshman. It was so much fun to watch, I was video taping the game and it is so hard to watch and tape at the same time. The best part was that his Grandma Udall, Uncle Bobby, Aunt Marcie, Cousins Tona & Laci were here from AZ and was able to see it. The team won 60-0.

Where to begin......

It has been so very long since I have posted. We have been so very busy and had a fun, exciting summer. I will have to post more about all of that later. I have decided to just start back with school pictures and what we have been up to lately. It hurts my head to think about all of the things I could write about and tell about.

The kids first day of school pictures:

Jessica with her friend Andrea, who came from AZ to visit us for over a week was there still on Jessica's first day of school. This is them before leaving to go to seminary. Jessica is 16 and a Junior this year. She is on the Varsity Volleyball team and loving the sport.

Hunter is a Freshman this year. He starts high school and seminary. He is 15 and is on the freshman football team playing outside linebacker. He has grown to 5'9 this summer.

Spencer is 10 and in the 5th grade. He is currently playing fall baseball and loves it. Taylor is 9 and in the 4th grade. She is playing volleyball at the YMCA. She is the youngest and smallest one on her team, but everyone thinks she is so dang cute. I need to be better about posting and hopefully I will catch up more later, but for now this is all I can do.

Jessica's first Prom 2009

Jessica and a couple of her friends, Shae, Alyssa, and Chelsea all went and had a pedicure for the Prom.

Then my good friend Melysa came to the rescue and offered to do Jessica's hair for her. She did an amazing job. She looked beautiful.

Jessica all ready to go to the Mormon prom. Here they do a Mormon prom for nine stakes down at Georgia Tech University. It is just like any other prom, except you have to adhere to the youth standards. I love that they have this alternative for the kids here in the south. She wanted to get picture done at the Lake so we met her date there.

Her date Preston Burkhart putting on her corsage.

Jessica trying to pin on his boutonniere.

Going down to the dock to get some lake pictures. I just loved this pictured with her dress

Pictures down at the lake at the Gazebo.

They make such a cute couple.

Preston was such a gentleman helping her so she would not fall.

The whole gang that went to Prom was 21 kids. We all met at the church for photo's and then a few of us parents put together a dinner for them. They all wanted to be together and so we thought this was the way and so much cheaper.

Here is a picture of what the tables looked like. We tried to make it extra nice. I made the place cards with my Cricut!!! I love that machine. Here she is at the table with her date and her friends and their dates.

They even had waiters who are friends of theirs who are not old enough to go the prom yet.

Shawn, Dallan and Anna had it going on and were a crack up. We needed to drive the kids to the dance. So five of us couples drove the kids to the prom in downtown Atlanta and dropped them off and went to Atlantic station for dinner and hung out. It was a blast for us and nice for the kids. Here in Georgia, the law is that you cannot drive anyone else besides your family in the car for the first six months of driving. Only a few of the kids had there license that long. So us parents had the privilege of taking them down there. Finally reaching the dance. This is the only picture that I am posting of inside the dance, because it has taken me three days to post all of these pictures and I am tired of this blog.