David Archuleta

oh my did we have a fun girls night our last night. We Mojo her friend and lil roo and I were 14 rows away from David.

I was curious how they would act because this was their first ever real live concert. It was fun to watch them cover their ears because of the noise and then slowly get into dancing, screaming, and having fun!

Lil roo called it quits about 9:30 and feel asleep exhausted from all the excitement. The other two did not want to stop! So Cute.

We bought a poster of the boy and this morning it was already up on the wall, lil roo walked up to it started singing "crush" and then kissed him on the lips- lol

Warning Long Post..it's been awhile

So I thought I'd just highlight a few Hill family happenings: August

- Back to school-

Buzzy boy started 7th grade, Mojo is in 4th grade ( and has my mom for a teacher) and Lil Roo is loved so much that her mom didn't want to send her to school until next year.

September

Jenn survived BYU-Idaho back to school rush- Blair made several trips in the truck hauling fuel up and down the 15 corridor. The kids settled into school and our desktop and laptop computers quit working on the same day! The desktop was returned and fixed after 5 days but the laptop was doa -fried motherboard talk about luck!

We were able to have some family pictures in there - here are just a few of my favorites:

/> October:

Seems like everyone has managed to dodge the swine flu. We've had touches of tummy troubles but for the most part have remained healthy. Lil Roo has finally been able to go to daycare with out getting so upset that she make herself throw up.. and I have been able to go to work without make-up smeared all over my face from crying because of Lil Roo's upsets...to me that is progress.

Another fun October happening was potato harvest the kids got a whole week out of school great for them...stress for me. However, I was lucky to have help from my sister, mom and a fun teenage babysitter so they could all stay home and sleep in! Buzzy boy had fun gleening potatoes for his ym activity- and we've enjoyed potatoes straight from the field- YUMMY!

The kids had a fun "parent-less" Halloween - Buzzy boy was a moto crosser Mojo was a twister game and lil roo will be Hannah Montana glam-a-fied! She is so excited. I missed out on the fun however, I was is in Las Vegas for training. Blair flew down and spent a couple days checking out the Vegas scene together. It's been a busy couple of months and I hope to do better at keeping this blog up!

Summer Fun

Our lives have not been the same since I've gone back to work. Summer fun moments have been few and far between. However, we did find some time over the 4th of July to create some family fun. We went to the Riot Zone and to our surprise there wasn't a lot of people there. In fact I think we had the place to ourselves. We had a great time!

I loved chasing the kids with the tubes, and we all laughed on the bouncy toys and to top the day off we enjoyed a Lime Rickey, french fries, and an ice cream cone from Arctic Circle. Gotta love creating memories

Can it get any CRAZIER?

Okay so Blair's old job called him back....Never guess that the good ole Bookstore would call ME back! Seriously....strange turn of events - but what a blessing at the same time.

Now we have two houses in two different states. I have a rental house in Rexburg and an amazing weekend house (still for sell) in Utah. I really don't know how all of this will work out. All I can pray is that we will be able to live all together as a family soon. I don't really want to do the single working mom thing. I hate the challenge of finding good child care for the kids and only being able to see Blair on the weekends.

Seriously, having a great job with benefits is so appreciated and such a blessing- and how it all came about really strengthened my testimony that the Lord does know us each individually now.....I just want it to all work out- the house to sell, Blair to find a great job in Idaho and for us to be a family. Is that asking too much?

Can Bad KARMA stick twice?

Well really our life is just a yo-yo of events. Our most recent turn of events started with a telephone call from Woodside- Blair's previous employer. They need an "Assistant" for three housing developments. Blair will start work soon which is good and bad. The good is Blair has work - YEA! The bad is they are paying him 1/2 what he made working as a Superintendent and the job is temporary - maybe 6 months to a year- and NO benefits.

It's simply crazy to me! However, I am grateful for him get back to work doing what he loves, even if it's a "demotion" in some respects. Woodside is so lucky to get such a hard worker for such a steal of a deal. It's hard not to be too cynical at this point - Anyway.... Enough said- We'll have to see where this ride leads us!

A Few of my Favorite Things

This is my mother's day gift! I love it! It makes me so happy- I am so lucky to be a mom and have such wonderful children who make me smile everyday! LOVE them LOTS! I don't know what it is about dandelion bouquets that make my life as a mom a little sweeter. There is nothing more precious then seeing the darling brown and sparkling blue eyes of my two daughters gleem with pride as they hand over all the beautiful yellow flowers they could find! Ah it's moments like these that melt my heart and make me so proud to be a mom!

What do these 3 things have in common?

A. Blaze wants to be a dirtbike cop when he grows up.

B Blaze out ran the cop on his dirt bike

. C. Blaze had his first run in with the law because of the dirtbike.

If you guessed C you are right. Tonight Blaze called us to the front door tearfully- at first I thought he wrecked his dirt bike and had gotten hurt - but then saw the Clinton City police car and officer coming up to the front door behind Blaze.

My first impression was of shock not sure what is going to happen. The officer explained that he could fine us up to $3,000.00 and make it so Blaze could not get his drivers license until he was 18!

I was stunned! I wasn't aware of the law. As parents we told Blaze it was okay to ride his dirt bike in an open field by our house. Well the field is being developed for homes so it's private property...anyway. We told him it was okay to ride there. Well after tonight we know the law. First, no dirt bike can be rode on the road. Second, can't ride a dirt bike that is not licensed. Third, can't ride a dirt bike on public land unless Blaze has taken a riding course. So for each offense it's a $1, 000.00! Lastly, the officer said that we could be charged as parents for contributing to a minor - I thought that was only alcohol but its for driving without a license too! CRAZY!

So tonight, I am grateful for a cop who wasn't on a power trip to make and example out of Blaze---I know the whole experience made a lasting impression on us all. Needless to say no more dirt bike riding for us! Unless, it's on private property!