1st day of 2nd grade

I know I'm a little late, but oh well. . . .
I can't believe that I have a 2nd grader, she is getting so big.
It feels like it was yesterday I had her.

Katelyn was a little scared but she did really well!

The morning didn't start out the way that mom wanted it to be, but we made it and was on time, and she left with a smile.
I love you Katie bug!

Mom's night out

I was able to go with my mom one night to a class called
"Feel Good Look Good"
It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot, but I had more fun trying to put makeup on my mom.
My Mom isn't a type that wears makeup so it was fun

Here I am TRYING to get the makeup to go on her face.

It wasn't working out that we had to pull out the "big guns"
Her sister Diane had to help

The end result. . . She looks hot

blonds do have more fun. . . right? ? ?

When the cat is gone the mice will play

When my boss goes out of town in the summer, that's the time that I spring clean the office and make it look nice.
But this week was the week that I just had surgery and wasn't even suppose to be at work so I couldn't do anything so Friday afternoon my kids were dropped so I put them to work, and they thought it was the coolest thing ever.

McKayla chasing Dallin with the vacuum

McKayla cleaning the bathroom

And the toilet

Don't worry Greg I went over it :)

After cleaning they found the treats in the closet. . .
Thanks Greg it cost me $.75
YOU OWE ME :)

Kimberly's fun day

So for about 2 weeks I had pain that never wanted to leave, and so I couldn't stand it anymore so I wanted it to leave :) So after seeing 4 different doctors in 2 days and all of them telling the exact same thing to have surgery, I scheduled it on July 31, 2010
Thursday night we got the call that asked us to be there by 8:15 and surgery about 10:00.
So we dropped the 3 kids off at my sister-in-laws home at 7:30 and took off to IMC.

By 9:30 the nurse came in to let us know that the doctor ran into an emergency at St. Marks and would be about an hour or two. No big deal what's a few hours. So we called my mom and Stephanie to let them know that it would be a little bit before I would be going in.

By Noon they came in to tell us that is would be another couple of hours, I still was ok and wanted to have the surgery that day. I didn't want to go another week, My boss was going to be out of town the following week, my mom had her port and chemo all that next week So it needed to be done. After talking about it Mike and I decided to wait. By 2:00 we were told the good news that the doctor was here, but there was one problem. I was his first patient, but the one after me wasn't looking so good, she is a breast cancer patient and was having a really hard time waiting. Mike and I agreed to let her go before me, her surgery was a 2 hour surgery so I wouldn't even start until 4 or so. WOW! but what was a few more hours.

At 4:03 they came in to get me to go get my gall bladder out . . . HAPPY DAY! ! ! !
By 6:30 I was in recovery and doing well, except Mike thought it was okay to take pictures
And at 8:30 pm (12 later) Mike got me home, Dallin was so excited to see me, but I kind of out of it still, but he was a good boy and just sat there with me.

Coalville for the day

Saturday we spent the day in Coalville
Mike spent time on the farm growing up while his grandparent served a mission, so Mike enjoys going up and showing our kids things he did growing up. And it's fun watching Mike be a kid again.

Katelyn hanging out on the big rock

Mike in heaven

McKayla helping mom get all the chairs out of the car

"Lunch"

Dave & Mike

Katelyn loves walking around the farm listening to her dad

My other two, Loved the fresh country air and slept for 3 hours

We also went up to see Grandma Dawes

If you look in the back, there is the family farm. I have to admit, it is pretty.
I'm not country girl but it is pretty.

Dave, Dallin, Mike, Katelyn, Kimberly & McKayla Dawes
July 2010

24th of July weekend

We drove up to Idaho with Mike family to spend the day at the water slide. The kids loved it.
The minute that Dallin would come down the slide he would find someone to take him up again. He had a blast.

Katelyn was always on the go, I could never get a close up with her for she was running around with her cousins that I never had the chance to get one of her.

Dallin pulling his daddy up the hill to go with him again

Whitney is great, I think she took McKayla and Alisa about 20 times.
They were so cute.

My Katiebug having a ball.

Carmen's Big Day

Today is the day that it all was coming off!
Wow what a day, it started out with my mom's hair falling out to a point that it was time for me to cut it.
While we were cutting it, we received a phone call from Kristina saying that she was just in a car accident and that she wouldn't make it on time to take my mom to chemo.
Thank goodness I had a babysitter set up so that I could go do a few things before my mom came home that afternoon. But instead I was able to take her to her second treatment of chemo.
So needless to say it turned out to be a very crazy morning.

After chemo her brother stopped by and I couldn't help not take a picture. . .
They look like twins. . .So cute