HAIR!

My father-in-law always comments when I cut the girls hair that he wishes he had long hair to keep his head warm. So for fathers day I got him some. I glued fake hair extensions onto a stretchy headband and top it with a hat....this is the result...

Pretty sexy....

I think their new initials should be WT!

and a bunch of girls. See now you'll never have to wonder what our girls would look like. LOL!

Tobynina

Brandy Tate

Clarissa Jr.

Tannerina

Wilamina Titus

The only one I didn't get a picture of was TC. I think he was off playing somewhere when the other kids tried on the hair.

I hope Todd had a good Fathers Day. It was pretty low-key but we went up the canyon and ate dinner with his dad. He got a coupons for free car wash, no whining for a day, ect. I am so glad I am married to such a great guy! He sure is a great dad!! And thanks to our dad's who taught us good things and who are such great examples to us. We love you.

Todd's Job Interview

I've been waiting to decide if I would post or not about the latest news (no I'm not expecting!). Todd had a job interview with a company called Colgan Air on Wed and Thurs. It went really well. The interview was quite a processes. He left here for New York about 6:00 am on Wed. When he got to NY about 2:30 he stepped off the plane and went straight to the interview. The first day was a logbook check and a written test. The next day started at 8:00 am. He had to do an HR part (like an oral interview) then he had to pass the sim session. He passed all of it.

We are pretty sure he got the job. He was one of the 10 out of 35 applicants that made it all the way through. Now comes the hard part. We are not sure what to do. The plus side is he has a job and it's an airline job. The down side it's in New York (not for sure but most likely) and the pay's not so great. So lots of prayers and fasting to decide what to do.

I wish I felt more relieved, but I just sort of feel overwhelmed. We just aren't sure, but as soon as we know, you'll know.

Just a Funny

Mom: Maybe we should get a girl Max dog then we can breed them

Tate: then they can have puppies!

Mom: probably

Tate: but first we need to marry them!

At least he has the right idea :-)

Tate's 7th Birthday!

Sunday Tate turned 7! He is SO excited to turn a year closer to 8. We had a quiet birthday for him. This year is an odd year so we had cake with family. As always we had a fun day with them. He got a baseball bat, a batterie powered pitcher, a marshmallow gun, a super soaker, and $15. With the money we ordered a Knight set. He is supper excited for that to arrive in a few days.

We had cupcakes and brownies, then the next day with Grandma B and Grandpa we had cake. We are so glad he is a part of our family, it just wouldn't be the same with out him. We love you Tate!

My Boys

I wanted to say how much I love these stinkers! Yes, they are stinkers. They take A TON of energy, they are loud, they talk back, they make big messes, they whine and are disobedient at times. But despite all that, they are fun, they love me, they give me hugs, they are always buddies to each other, they say pretty funny things, they forgive me for my faults (hopefully a trait that continues into teenage years) and they are mine. I love every bit of them. I am so glad to be their mom!

Memorial Day

We had an AWESOME day yesterday. Todd was planning on working the whole day, so I was planning on just hanging out with his family. But being such a good man, he canceled his students, even when it was going to be holiday pay, and hung out with us.

We took my table (a project I'm working on) down to sand and just had a lazy afternoon. Then about 5:30 everyone came over to Teresa and Clark's for a BBQ. We sure know how to do food. It was SO yummy. Then the games began. I think we had 20 people there and only 5 weren't family. Actually including kids I think it was more than that, but I'm to lazy to count. The only person we missed (and she really was missed) was Kim, who was on her way back from Vegas.

The games included, 5 kill (played by all boys except a brave Kaddie), Ninja, Never have I ever, then over to the park to play football (ultimate Frisbee style), pump and just running around fun. I am so blessed to be able to call Todd's family my own. We enjoy playing and spending time with them. I love the big family feel and I think that is why I had more kids even after I said I was done with 3 (but YES we are DONE now!) so that they can be friends and have great times growing up.

I am thankful for the men and women who sacrificed their lives before us, and who are serving now to fight for our freedom and keep us free. We are truly blessed to live in such a great and chosen country.

On a side note. Todd got a call from a company to set up an interview date. We are not sure yet if it will be "the job", it has some major drawbacks like really crappy pay and he would be based back east, but it is nice to at least have the opportunity for him to go through the interview process and get out his first interview- jitters.