Few Short Sotries

We watched Makenzie's kids again the other day. Quinn is such an easy baby and so happy. Emery kept the girls happy with lots of drawing and painting nails.

We even got Beck to hold a baby. He likes that Quinn is a little stronger and can hold up his head. He is so cute with a baby. The dogs did get not get Q. Eevee was nice but a little scared. 

Luna is a bully.... that's all. Of all the seats in the house this is where she had to be. 

The Cut

It's no secret, I am not a fan of long hair on boys. I really don't like it on any boy. I do try and let the kids do pretty much whatever with their hair, but not so secretly hate it. Jackson grew his out for a while and finally cut. it. It was a LOT of hair. 

Doesn't he look so cute?!

I Hope They Call Me on a Mission

Leaving Twin to move to Boise was hard. I was excited for it and knew it was the right move, but leaving was hard. It was a few times leaving before I didn't cry or feel sad when I left. Grandma and Grandpa Arrington have left for 2 years to serve a mission in North Carolina. We are all excited for them, know it's the perfect place for them to be, but leaving Twin was hard once last time. 

A few weeks before they left we came to Twin to visit before they left.

We had a last family get together before they took off. It was so nice to have everyone there. Again with the teen; she looked at me this time, but had to make a face. 

After they were set apart someone said group hug and this happened. They are some of my favorite pictures. 

They will spend a few weeks at the MTC then take off for North Carolina. Saying good bye and being 2 hours apart wasn't too bad. Saying good buy for pretty much 2 years was harder and more surreal than I thought it would be. We will miss them, but know that people of North Carolina are so blessed to have them. 

Working Boys

Wendy's finally opened their lobby so we had to go and bug Camden at work. He talks a little quiet but did a good job. 

Since it gets dark still before they get off, and I don't want Camden walking home across Eagle Road when it's dark, we get them a lot at night. This night we ate at Wendy's, got Cam then ran over to Culvers to get Beck. I'm ready for Beck to have his license so he can do all of this. 

Few Catch Ups

This year we had a mega TWOs day. 2-22-22 happened and that day the school said to wear Tie, Tube Socks or a tutu. Jackson wanted to wear all three. The Gold skirt next to him is his friend. He had a lot of fun with this day.

Emery had her special night and she wanted to get her nails done with her cousin Avery. We had dinner then got manicures.

Beckham didn't want to feel left out of our picture. 

Recently the boys have gotten back into Magic the Gathering. We used to play it a lot then it kind of just stopped. Now some cousins play it as well, so we dug out our card and bought a few more. Nothing makes you feel more like a nerd than talking about the sweet cards you have and the combos you can make... I love it. 

Emery had a concert the other day. She refused to look over at me. You have to love teens.

Murder Mystery

On Monday, it was Emery's night for FHE. She wanted to play a game, but it needed a lot of people and a lot more planning than just one night. We decided to see if Paul's family wanted to join and play as well. They came over tonight and we had snacks, mingles and figured out who Murdered Barbara Tuner. Zander and Payton's characters were girls and most people had one thing on that went with their character. 

It was a lot of fun. You had ten lines you had to tell people as you mingled then we sat and asked each person questions and tried to guess who it was. It was Beck. 

New Job

 Camden started a new job yesterday. Around Christmas the Stud finder place that he was working stopped Saturday shifts. I think he enjoyed having his weekends back, and being able to sleep in, but he did miss making money. Camden applied at a few places and Wendy's contacted him. He went in for an interview. The interview was maybe 10 minutes long. He went in, they asked his information, told him the pay and said you're hired, we'll call with a start date. His first day he liked a lot. Camden said he gets unlimited drinks, which he is excited for. And like Beck, he gets a certain amount in food each shift he works. 

Grandpa's Book

 For my dad's birthday last year we gave him a subscription to Story Worth. It's a site where they send you a question each week to answer and at the end of a year, they bind it into a book. You can add pictures to it was well. I was worried giving a gift that I knew would be a lot of work, and while it was a TON of work for them, I think the book after was worth it. It ended up being over 400 pages long. Throughout the year we have learned so much about Grandpa that we may not have known. All of us kids now have a journal from Grandpa to keep. We plan of giving it to Grandma as well, but maybe after their mission. 

Picture Dump

It's been a while, and although nothing big happened, a few little things have. 

We watched Makenzie's' kids a few days ago. The kids love having a baby around. I tried to let Emery have some control. She hasn't had the babysitting opportunities I had growing up. All of the kids have some learning to do when it comes to babies. 

She did not like burping him. Like a lot of first timers, she did it too soft and felt like she was hurting him. 

Having a baby around just wore Brad out right away.

Since we had a snow storm around Christmas, we weren't able to celebrate Christmas with Abby until January. She came up and spent the day with us opening presents, shopping, and good food. Jackson got a Build a Bear from her and a gift card. So we of course has to go and do that. He got another bear with his gift card. The kids had a blast making their bears. 

Teens eat a lot of food. Not sure if anyone knew that. They make a lot of sandwiches, which makes keeping bread in the house hard. So Emery and Camden made some bread. I was a little worried it would be flat, but it was really good. 

Teens eat a lot and have weird ideas. Beck was probably 80% serious about this and thought it was a good idea. He even had a type picked out. No we will not get a monkey any time soon. 

Glasses

 

When we would take Beckham out for dives at night he would say that it was much harder to see than during the day. Yes less lights, but he meant more than that. I have glasses as well and have to have them at night to drive. We ordered a pair from a site that had a little cheaper glasses, mainly to see if they work. I think the glasses fit him very well.