First Grade!

Wow....Am I really this far behind? A little over a month ago, Morgan
got to start the First Grade! I can not believe how time flies, it seems
she just went to Pre-School. So far, she is totally loving school. She
loves recess and lunch time. Morgan is such a sweetheart, the other
day when picking her up from school her teacher stopped me (she does the cross walk in front) and wanted to tell me what had happened that day. Here is the story.... Since the beginning of school, her class has been
learning that they are a "NUT FREE ZONE!" She has a little girl in her class who has extremely bad peanut allergies. Morgan has been loving the fact that I have made her a "HOME LUNCH" for the last few weeks.
A reward her group had received for getting 10 points was that they got to eat lunch in the classroom with her teacher. They were so excited, but Morgan realized that she was on the same table as this girl with the nut allergies, and Morgan had brought a PB&Honey sandwich from home. Her teacher told me that Morgans eyes filled up with tears and was so worried that she was going to make this little girl sick and have to go to the hospital because she had the PB on her sandwich. Morgan has always been such a loving caring little girl and I can not believe how time flies. What a sweetheart you are I love you!

Six weeks.....ALREADY!

Six weeks ago Morgan got to go on a fun "GIRLS" outing. We have been trying for years to get her to stop sucking her fingers. The goal was if she stopped, she would get her ears pierced. She stopped towards the end of winter and it took me this long to honor my word...What a beautful little princess with her new "BLING"....

** Before **

** During **

This is as bad as she got, no tears actually fell from her eyes, they just filled up that was it! What a brave little girl. Oh and by the way, she had to do one at a time!

Now that it has been six weeks since the time of her piercings, she gets to take out the earings and can put different ones in. I am fine if she just wants to leave them in for as long as possible, who knows what it will be like to actually see if she will let me take them out!

** After **

You are such a BEAUTIFUL little girl Morgan, I can't believe how fast you are growing up! I love you!

Two....and Trouble!

My baby is TWO! I can not believe how fast time goes by. The older I am getting the faster time goes. Britton is such a loving little boy, he loves to play with his brother and sister and is starting to warm up to other kids in nursery (even though he doesn't go)! He loves to sit in HIS spot and watch Mikckymouse Clubhouse. When he gets out of bed, he comes with his blanket and pillow (as many as he can find) He still loves his binky, but is an incredible athlete. He loves all sports, and knows the names of each that he watches and plays. Every night he plays a little hockey with his dad around the house, even if the sticks are put away, he will find them. He loved his party and the fact that "diesel" came, (Mariannes dog)! He is so lucky to have such a loving family! Thank you all...by the way Whit, he is still nervous about the dinosour!

Princess Ariel!

You Are Ariel!

Headstrong and fiesty. You have a mind of your own that's full of romantic dreams about the world around you. Exploring exotic places is your ultimate dream, and although you can be a little naive you'll realize that there is something to be gained from your family's wisdom.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Trek...

Val Verda Stake Trek 2008....Ma and Pa Tidwell Family!

Here is my cute little family on day one. Does it look like anyone knows anyone? Nope, we started with a shy family and no one knew what to think. What a bunch of cuties!

We had to set up camp for a few nights, how creative can we get??? We had to cover up 12 people in the little place! Nice and cozy...
Wednesday all 188 kids went on a "faith" walk, hand in hand they winded, climbed, triped and relied on each other.

The girls favorite part of each day was trying to get in time to braid their hair. It was so fun and relaxing to sit and get your hair done when the rest of you was dirty and stinky.
And the best part....riding the pony!!

We had such a neat experience on trek. Neither Mike nor I had the experience in our youth and it was so fun! So much hard work and preparation went into putting this event on! We can only hope to be able to have the chance to do it again. We learned so much about our family history, the youth today, and ourselves!

Summer Fun!

We got to go on a super fun trip with friends to Lake Mead in June. We had so much fun laying in the sun, boating and hanging out in the water. Our friends moved to Virginia last year and it was so nice to visit and let the kids run around. Thanks for the great trip Porters!

Morgan surfing with her daddy.....

Jaden on the surf board. Just letting go!

Even Britton loved the surf board....

Looks like the kids must be having fun!

Baseball!

Jaden had his first year of baseball this year. It was so fun to watch him. He is such an athlete. He loves interacting with all the kids. He was the younges on his time. The team consisted of 4,5 and 6 year olds. He did so good. Best of all, he was on grandpa's favorite team. GO BRAVES!