Boys

A few weeks ago the boys came out to Payton's car after school and it had a flyer on it for open interview for a job. It's an 8 hour shift every Saturday at a stud finder company. They help assemble them, put stickers on, test and box them up. It's not crazy exciting, but a great first job. They work with Zander, they can listen to music and they don't have to deal with customers. (I told Beck that if/when he gets a job doing customer service, he will realize exactly how nice that is.) They have worked twice so far. Next week is payday, so that will make it all worth it. 

It has been no secret that I do not like Beck's long hair. While I don't like it, I also don't care what the kids do with their hair, as long as they take care of it and it doesn't look like they aren't taken care of. Beck may not admit it, but one of the main reasons he kept the hair was because I didn't like it. One day I said what if I paid you ___ to cut it. He took the deal and.... 

Isn't he so cute? (well he was cute before but you can see his face now)

Zero hour is catching up with them. I keep telling them to relax sooner and just go to bed sooner, but they both swear they aren't tried.  Although I can't blame them, they do get up pretty early for school. 

Day With Grandpa and Grandma Arrington

Scott and Marie were on their way to Scott's next Nursing job and came through Idaho. All the cousins got together with Grandma and Grandpa for a fun day. 

They first went to the Temple. Emery was so excited and nervous. This was only her second time since she has been able to go, thanks to COVID. 

They then went to lunch, which ended up being a LOT of the Freddy's, but the kids all ate well. 

After it was Uncle Paul's house for "Jungle Cruse" and treats. 

The kids love getting together with everyone. I'm so glad we have family close so we can do it often. 

 

Penny Fiat

I don't get teen boys, but I do love the friendship my boys have with their cousins in Boise. Beckham and Zander make bets semi often. On MMA fights, games... smell? I am not sure all. I just see this orange bag of coins. It has been taken to the next level with a contract as well. Which both boys have framed and up in their rooms. 

Someday it may look like a money bag of Scrooge McDuck soon. 

BSU

For Jackson's last special night of the year he wanted to go to a football game. We went to the first home game for BSU. It was a lot of fun and he had a blast. He did only last one half, which is about what we thought, and honestly, I was with him as well. 

We had really good and close seats, that always helps. 

Lazy Days

Since the kids have been in school the dogs have been very clingy. They come upstairs right away and lay on our bed all day. If I leave the room, they follow. The weather is finally cooling down which the dogs love. The lay in the sun whenever they can, most days we have to make them come in so they don't get too hot. COIVD has really spoiled them. They used to spend half a day in their kennel and now they can't be alone for more than 5 minutes.

 

First day of school

School started today. The kids were more than ready, being home was getting boring. They are actually at school for the start of the year at least. 

The boys have zero hour seminary so they left at 6:10 am. This year they are trying to have a style too, finally. 

Emery left at 8 am. She convinced Brad to get her cool new shoes, which are cool and she loves. 

This is Jackson's last year in elementary! He just wanted to walk to school alone. He didn't leave until almost 9am.

We did the candy grams again this year. Each year lately we have been doing things a little different and this is what we came up with. The kids love seeing them when they get home from the first day. 

The Fair

We went to the fair this past Monday. I'm not sure if it's due to COVID or if it was a normal year, but the one here seemed just as big as Twin Falls. There were however way less animals at this fair. We stayed a couple hours and were done. It always seems like a good idea, then is meh. I did get mini doughnuts though, so that was a plus. 

She is saying, are you taking a picture? When they are older, all the kids are going to realize that majority of the times I tried to take pictures of them, they just make lame faces. They do it to be funny, I however don't like it as much.  

Just Do It

 Right now, incase you've been living under a rock for the past year and a half, the world is going through a major tuff time. The COVID pandemic has affected everyone in one way or another. Some are smart and realize how serious this really is. While Brad and I both work from home and really don't see many people ever, we did get the vaccine. Thankfully the hospitals, and many company's are requiring it. With the variant spreading worse than wild fire and with it being so devastating, we talked with the kids about school, masks and the vaccine. Jackson is too young to get it right now but we asked the others if they wanted it. I have to say, while I take this seriously, I didn't really think about getting the kids the vaccine yet. No reason either way, it just didn't cross my mind. I guess I was hoping that adults around the world would be the ones who got it, and then that would help protect the kids more. Emery had COVID and I think is still a little leery of it, and to add a shot to that, she said she didn't want it yet and just wants to wear a mask. Cam was the exact same. Beckham however said he wanted it. Like I said before, I didn't think about them getting it and it honestly took me back a little. I wasn't worried about the vaccine, other than needles are the worst, but to be honest I was a little nervous for him to get it. Last week I took him to get his first shot. As we were waiting I asked him why he wanted to get it? Did we scare him by talking about COVID? He said no, I'm healthy and I'm not scared of it, I just want to do my part. The little that I can help stop the spread. I totally didn't tear up hearing how selfless this young man is. He realizes that every little things helps. Proud parent moment for sure. 

Just Because

As we get ready for school some of the kids started to look at how they want to look on the first day, and really how they want their style to be. It is a big changed from baggy shorts and shirts everyday. 

Camden has usually been good with his hair, but he took time to look into a new style. He wants Chinos, and nice jackets and even took my hairdryer to do his hair. We tell the boys often if they want some of the styles now, they will have to use a dryer. 

Just because it's been a while since the dogs have been on the blog. She was out!

Lagoon

About a week ago, Emery and Jackson went to Lagoon with Grandma and Grandpa Arrington and Uncle Bryan and his family. They stayed most of the week with them. They had a blast but came home very tired. 

Kiara joined them at Lagoon, which was a fun surprise. 

They stayed over night and walked downtown Salt Lake the next day. They saw a super cool car, checked out the Temple under construction and then shopped. 

The night in Utah Emery got a little home sick. She gave us a call to talk for a bit. I remember being her age and feeling that. I hated when I got scared but also hated staying over night places. Thankfully she was with family and was drained from Lagoon. Shortly after the call she calmed down and slept. 

About 10 minutes after she got home, she was out. 

It was the perfect end to their summer.