Toothless at Last

Jen's face when I told her her tooth was ready to pull

Ready, Set.... Yank!!

  Toothless!!

Jenny has been dying to lose her first tooth.. she has watched Bailey and Josh lose their teeth and now that she has been in first grade EVERYONE has been loosing them. Since she is a "young" first grader she hasn't quite understood why her teeth haven't fallen out. So she has been trying to wiggle them all year and eat apples anything thing she could think of.  SO she made it ... just barely 2 days before school was out and wasn't the only one in her class that hadn't lost a tooth yet... (Just wait until until all the kids in her grade get their licenses and she has to wait till the next year... she will love me FOR SURE :/ )

Mother's Day Run 2011

Becky and Vicki

Kim and  me

Before the Race (pic take my me)

Kim and Vicki in the home stretch

Their competition

After the Race ....WE DID IT!!

Out to Dinner with Aunt JaNell and Girls

I Did it!!!! I mean we did it. We ran a 5k. Us Manwaring girls( me and my sisters) went to Provo this last weekend for a sisters weekend and to run a 5k. Becky and I had set a goal to do it and we talked Vicki and Kim into it.. (actually triple dog dared them ) It was so fun and we laughed and shopped and ate and went to a movie and met up with Aunt LaNay, Michelle and Antionette (no pic srry) and Aunt JaNell and her girls too. I'm glad we got to spend our mother's Day weekend together.

The Case of the Sneaky Easter Bandit

This is what I first found in the girls closet

and then waited for the suspect to return

to the scene of the crime

                                                                      GOTCHA!!!!

I did not any cute Easter Pictures of my kids this year... still kinda hoping to get one but .... life happens. Anyhow, a couple of days after Easter I kept finding Zane with candy and I couldn't figure out where he was getting it.. cause I put his up and had warned the big  kids to do the same ... so I followed him and this is what I found. I have to say I giggled a little to myself before I tampered with the crime scene and hid the evidence of stolen property before the girls got home from school.

Nine is Fine!!

Bailey turned 9 this week.. it wasn't a party year so we got her all to ourselves.

She wanted the new Pokemon White game for her DS

She also wanted an ice cream bday cake... I wanted to see if  I could make one and after watching a new instructionals on youtube ... I was ready !!

Bailey and I also went and got pedis mainly cause I wanted one :)

Then we went and saw a movie with the whole family

Then all the kids went on a ride with Jake in his "four wheeler"

(They sit down ..I just wanted to see them all and lady squished in the back)

Bailey with her Dad.. whos birthday is this week too. He always tells her she was his best birthday present because she came home from the hospital on his bday. The cake was actually pretty dang good. Good thing its pretty hard to mess up ice cream. Bailey is a lot me and I can see myself in her alot these days. She can be super sweet and super dramatic the next minute. She does have a tender heart and love for any animal as well. We sure love her and are glad she is in our family.

Spring Break 2011

We  stayed home for Spring Break ... I know kinda lame so we sat down

and made a list of rules so we all would be happy and fun.

Then we made a list of fun things to do.....

1. Go to the library 2. Go to Water Park 3. Go to Mcdonalds 4. Have a friend over

 5. Go to the treehouse 6. Set up the swimming pool 7. Play laser Tag

(jenny was in charge of this list)

I did my "weekly" loads of laundry

Josh went to his first scout camp out

Bailey got stung by a bee

I ripped my shirt when I was swinging my arms trying to KEEP running

(Im attempting to run a 5k )

Jake and Zane fixed bikes...(shh! Dont mention the bald spot)

The three big kids waiting in line at the waterpark (we left Z with a sitter)

The week went too fast... I felt like we didn't get anything done! We ended up getting 4/7 things done on the kids list. Whew!! Maybe next year we will be more exciting.

Join the Club

Bailey in her new glasses

Josh showing her how to strike a pose

Twins

 Jenny wanted in on the fun... Josh ran and got her his old pair

Kicked out of the club... for being toooo handsy

Bailey got glasses last month... She failed the eye test at school and I being a good mother waited a couple of months and then waited for our vision coverage to kick in January 1st and then finally made an appointment and she REALLY needed glasses. She had never complained and I thought maybe she"might " need some but yep she is part of glasses club now and can totally see the board at school too now

Training Wheels

Bailey and Jenny can now ride their bikes without training wheels.. Bailey is almost 9 and Jenny 6 ...yep, it's about time. Pat on the back for Jake and I as negectful parents that hardly ever ride bikes with their kids. Hopefully that will change since everyone can now go the same speed! Today I am excited that my kids are getting bigger and we can do something all together as a family until Zane grows outta the baby carrier anyways.

or when Jake and Zane run away to the circus... (this is not the baby carrier)

Zane throwing a fit and threw himself backwards when Josh wanted his bike back... after they got off the bike thankfully.

The kids rode till dark