Warmer weather

We had a great time in AZ and I was loving the high 60s and 70s--although those Arizonans were freezing--lol
Enjoy a few pics of the trip!!

KayLynn

Grandma, kaylynn and Kyndal

Hold me mama

Running with the dogs

daddy and kaylynn

so Big

playing

I wanna play too

look at that baby

Aunt Lierin read us a story

she likes that baby

ooohh I wanna touch her

Alyssa

I think Kaylynn will be as big a Kyndal fast

LOVE playing outside

Miss Kyndal

Miss B

Jordan and Kyndal

it is hard to get a good shot of her

Cuzins

Hi baby Kaylynn

her new talent

Eddie and Kasey

Just a swinging

so nice out

playing with the dogs

pettin the horses

Aunt Lou and Kyndal Lou who

Miss Alyssa

Duke wants some attention

all tuckered out

nap time

hanging with Uncle Eddie

All those kids

Grandkids with Grandma!!

Manual Labor

This was their first bale stacking experience hahaha

Brooklyn's Thanksgiving Lunch

Before we left town we attended the annual KOK Thanksgiving Dinner!! (SSSOOOOO yummy)

Brooklyns turkey adn placemat she made....she is thankful for mom, dad, aydan, zach, quintin kyndal, monkeys,and max (now first i was thinking max could have been mags(thedog) but maybe Ian has another child out there and B is tryign to tell me something--hahahah)

Oh teenagers

so I guess the new style is to wear sweat pants over your jeans.......hhhhmmmmm

11 hours in the car....

totally worth it to see this lil baby girl!!!

Kaylynn Riley 2 1/2 months

Ready to Roll

Packing for 5 kids is tiring!! But after getting all the laundry done, folded and packed (had to get some shorts back out because it is warmer in Tucson!!! Got the car clean, tire fixed, oil changed--there is a strange knocking noise but Ian is sure it is ok (we will see).  Snacks are made-rice krispie treats, cookies all packed up.  I think we are almost ready to load the car up after Q's babsketball game, then I am going to bed early so we can get up super early and hit the road!!!

Splish Splash

I have an owey

dad-"Brooklyn show mom your owey"

(nice Ian, very nice)

A little game of HORSE??

Some kids in the house think mama cant shoot a basketball--HA (ok i could until about 30 minutes into it and my shoulder kinda crapped out)

oh and the game ended with
ME-H
Z-HOR
Q-HO
I think that means I won hahhaahah

What do you do on dreary Sundays???

WE.... made cinnamon rolls (Domma's blue ribbon winning recipe)

my helper

rise dough rise

roll out 

gotta eat the dough to make sure it is good ha

cherry rolls

cinnamon rolls

Then we....made a fort in the Living room!!!

Glasses are important..

When reading small words!!!

Sorry Ladies....

 This man is ALL mine.......hahahahaha

Happy Birthdays!!

Ok Quinn this one gives you a break from singing to Maddie!!!

AND Today is Caity's Bday--Happy Birthday to Caity!!!

oh the joys of parenting...

So Q got in trouble at school....so what is the first thing I "take" from him?? Basketball--damn right I did!! BUT he still has to go to ever practice and suit up for the games and cheer on his team!!
SO--yesterday he had a game, the coach comes up to me and goes "are you really going to not let him play the rest of the season?" ME- "UM YES MAAM, I am" then she just looks at me for a minute, then I go "If he can prove himself at home this weekend and sit out next Monday's game too with a good attitude, He might be able to play in the tournament next weekend BUT we will see" she still looks at me "OK it is your call but I would like him to have some tourney time, and good job I have never seen a parent do this before-they usually just pull their kid out all together or let them play no matter what they did" I go" well not this mom"!! SERIOUSLY what is wrong with parents that "if" their kid is in trouble and they don't play anymore--they still have a team to support!! Which is what I try to teach Q "teamwork" it is all about being part of a team!! He even apologized to his team for making a bad choice and now he can not play with them--which I think is what we should be teaching our kids to do--right??? And for parents to ignore the crime and let them continue on with no consequence REALLY?
UGH this parenting thing is NOT easy at all and I admit some of my choices may not be the best (it is a trial and error thing) But I have pulled Q out of many games for grades and/or behavior and I get the same response from parents and coaches--WOW your really not gonna let him play??? It shocks me every time! BUT I will continue to do it because I think it is teach Q--you screw up you don't play BUT you cheer on your team and still work hard with them!!

Where is the light at the end of the tunnel????

Days like today make it seem like there is no light at all!!!
Payday came early because tomorrow is a holiday-AND I was able to pay all the bills (all were a month late--so 2 months of bills) phone, Internet, water, sewer, trash, daycare and all!! OK so yes I am happy we got them all caught up--the depressing part there is NOTHING left, there is never anything left!! We did also get a surprise check in the mail Tuesday because I over paid the ortho--BUT that got the account out of negative and bought sicky boy Ian $65 worth of RX (they better work)..so I thanked God for the little extra we got (because it did help) but is it wrong of me to turn around and ask for more??? SO unless some thing else comes thru no Tucson trip :( and a HUGE thank you to Domma for getting us some staple groceries that we can live on for the next few weeks!!!
Then Ian is off work--never good, I love him dearly but he drives me nuts and i have routine and he messes it all up and when he is sick he is very grouchy--which makes me bitchy (yes I made sure to take an extra xanax--so no one dies--haha)
Then I get  a call from Quintins principal--my first words--ugh what did he do!! Well he stole some kids jacket, then when the principal asked him about it he LIED to her then when she came back to search his backpack he tried to run and hide it--REALLY????? So we had a long what if it were you (which he experienced when his bike got stolen) He will now hang out in the office all next week during lunch and after school and mean mom yanked him out of basketball--well he cant play he has to practice and suit up.  I took him in to tell his coach "why" which is the worst for him to admit to others what he did, then tomorrow he will have a nice meeting with the school police man.. All night i was trying to get thru to him but he seemed very non empathetic--GGGRRR How do I get thru to him that he cant do that, he cant take things that aren't his.  SO he lost all bikes, skateboards, basketballs and all that fun stuff, no friends over, no going anywhere--lock down and clean the room time--lol
THEN...I go to check Zach's grade all As and 1 F--An F???? Seriously??? Why an F--because he cant turn his assignments in!! This teacher lets them retake the test and quizzes if they are not good and he goes over it with him until it is right-- An F??? So not acceptable=Zach looses all electronic devices until he has a B or higher--ugh

So that is the gyst of my day(I sure hope it is ok to mix xanax and vodka)...I hope tomorrow and the weekend are much better!!

9 months

WOW time is going fast with this little one!! She is crawling EVERYWHERE!! and starting to pull herself up on things!! She has had a tumble down the stairs (scared the crap out of me but she was fine!!) She has quite the appetite and love to eat just about everything (even though she has NO teeth yet).  She is weighing in at 17 lbs and 27 inches!!! It is so much fun watching her grow and change everyday!!

What have we been up too

..not a whole lot.  Domma and Grandpa got into town on Thursday. We have had some very lazy days at Itty Indas which is so nice. Ian let me take a 3 hr nap yesterday (much needed) Quintin went hunting with Uncle Duffy--they didnt see anything but Q had so much fun!! He even shot a bird with the BB gun!!!
Here at the Hyrup house we are gearing up for another busy week!! Q has 3 babsketball games, B has dance, and school running around!! Oh and the laundry--there is still so much laundry (i think I will never ever get caught up on that!!)
We have been eating tons of yummy food since Domma and Gpa got here chili, chicken and noodle soup and tonight chicken enchiladas!! We also made some cookies and creme cupcakes (Which Uncle Duffy says taste best at 6 am--haha I will take his word for it)
Well thats about it for now.....tomorrows blog Miss 9 mo Kyndal!!!

Happy Birthday to Maddie!!!!

She's 2 now--I will send out daily prayers for mom and dad hahahahaha

We LOVE you bunches!!!