Day Date!

So the Teags and I are alone for the week.... Calli headed off to camp this morning at Camp Sweylokan- amazing place on the lake where she gets to spend this week with her cousins Sierra and Ty.  It's awesome! Kinda wish we could go with her..  anyway, because she is gone, Teags requested a day for just the two of us, where she can make all the decisions! So far, fantastic!! 

Calli, Sierra, and Maddie all headed off to camp (they get dropped off at camp  via the giant cruise boat).. rough huh? :) 

Hats!

Figpickel's, Teagyn's favorite store of all time....great funky toy store

Fancy drinks for fancy girls...and $1 science experiments to do later! 

 Shimmer Gumballs....Megan, we thought of you here at Mrs. Honeypeeps!

This is the waterfall at the CDA Resort Spa- those nice girls let us come in and check things out....it comes down out of the ceiling, super high up :) 

I think it's been a success....

We are missing pics from the other highlights- we dropped Calli off at 8 a.m., went out for breakfast with Auntie April, and then we did a good hour of tennis before heading downtown- Teags is getting so good at her serve!  We also hit about 5 art galleries downtown, but you can't take pictures in there...and then of course we ran by the beach and jumped in to cool off- it's 102 out there today :) Love you!! I'll post pics next week of Camp Sweylokan after we develop them

Take a Pictcha!

 Teags' 2nd grade Cowboy Concert...soo cute! 

Tea Party! 

Speech 1 is done! Yeehaw, now on to speech 2....it's another informative one.  Any suggestions?  I was thinking something along the lines of medical mistakes- should be interesting :) Anyhoo- school is crazy and good and busy, and the girls are the same!  We've been all over the place, but only a month or so left of the craziness and we'll have a bit of freedom. 

So, my camera is having an issue and won't let me upload pics.  So sorry family :( I have tons of pics to show you! Teagyn's b-day, Calli's latest violin concert, Kiara Jane being adorable, and all kinds of stuff.  I'm working on it.....

I'm baaaaccckkk!

Ok, totally aware I've been quite late in my blogging, but you know- life gets crazy sometimes :) So- here's some pics from Christmas to enjoy- it was a pretty great one as usual.  I had to work, but managed to fit that in with all the festivities. The kids loved everything they received and they really loved giving this year even more! I took them shopping for each other and they went to the mall for my present while I went window shopping on the other end :) However, I was called to the store because they had "almost" enough money....the sales lady was very sweet to hide my present while I paid for it. Well, life on Xmas break is always a little insane. We are on sleepover number 3 or 4 tonight...I'm sure there will be more to come this week.  We are going ice skating this weekend, hit the library later this week, went and did all our returns a couple days ago and got better-fitting clothes and slippers, and replaced a broken remote control car. So, all in all- pretty good stuff! Now to get through this next 2 weeks and I start school! woot woot.  Loves and hugs and kisses to all my wonderful, amazing family!

 Putting on the Star- Clark Griswold would be so proud! 

 Baby KJ (Kiara Jane)  in her outfit from Auntie Amy! 

 Cousin Night with Ty Ty and Sierra

 I love my infinity scarf from Calli and Teags! 

 Ummmm.  I love Christmas!  seriously! 

 I love Christmas too!  get the camera out of my face Mom :) 

 Presents from Grammy! 

 Teags and her new best friend- the Ipod

 Calli got these from Teags- she's pretty blingin' 

 Calli's awesome new desk! 

 My beautiful girl....so grown up 

 Teags and her new artist easel! 

 Stephen is rocking his new pj's tucked into his socks :) 

 Sweet Alyx and Kiara 

General good things :)

Life is good, isn't it? Baby Kiara is adorable and we get to see her quite a bit....Teags still seems a bit intimidated of holding her, but I'm sure she'll come around.  Let's see- Halloween was super great- we have waaaaay too much candy!  CDA does a great downtown trick or treat, and then we usually hit a friend's great neighborhood.  Callista Bobista had her 1st real school dance this last weekend! She looked so gorgeous, but too grown up for me!  I'm so not ready for a tween....

Lastly, I would like to report----- I aced my Compass test (okay, aced in the English/Comp part- 100%! ) Now, the math not so much an ace- but if you know the Guthrie girls, not really our strong suit! It wasn't abysmal, just in the lower range.  Looks I'll be starting out in General Math- no worries.  So- looking forward to enjoying my last couple months of just work, work, work.  Once the holidays are over, it's hitting the books for me!  I can't wait.  Love you all mucho!

This one's mine- skeleton prison

Demonstrating the "puking pumpkin" 

Callista Bug ready to head to the 6th grade Harvest Dance! 

Check out my new boots! 

Ahhh- too pretty!! 

I should explain this one...it's our family night project- bulbs! we get to watch them grow all winter right in the kitchen :) Gotta love Pinterest

Teagyn the Tennis Great! 

Isn't Kiara Jane just precious? seriously....

Please note that Teags is stuffing her face as she thinks I'm not looking

Love the sky this day...