Our first french braid!

Briar has always been a little "lacking" in the hair dept. Very different from my other kids. When Emma was 2.5 like Briar is now, she had hair almost to her bottom. Well I am happy to announce that Briar's hair has finally reached french braid status. YAY! I'm so excited.

Education here we come!!!

My turn to post fun back to school pictures!

Tanner ~ 8th Grade


Tate ~ 5th Grade


Brigg ~ 4th Grade


Kobe ~ 2nd Grade


Miss Em ~ Kindergarten


Little Man aka Corwin ~ Pre School


Briar...wishing she were part of the school bound kidos.


Our traditional kids photo. This year we included 2 new faces making our stack higher

I just love these crazy wonderful cuties.

So...I have one kido home in the mornings. I'm not sure what to do with myself.... AH YES! I remember now. Bon Bons and a masseuse!

Tagged!

Aunt Robbie Tagged me =o) here goes...

Rules:Each player answers the questions themselves.
At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names,
then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know that
they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answers.

The Five:

Ten years ago…
1. I had 2 little boys
2. I lived in a little 2 bedroom apartment
3. I was 5 months pregnant with my third son
4. I had been married almost 4 years
5. I had less wrinkles erm... smile lines

Five things on today’s “to do” list...
1. Take 5 of my kids to thier first day of school (done)
2. Cleaning
3. Make my bed
4. Color with Corwin & Briar
5. Put the pot roast in the crock pot

Five snacks I enjoy...
1. Chocolate
2. Diet DP
3. Chocolate
4. Diet DP
5. Chocolate

Five things I would do if I was a millionaire…
1. Buy a house where everyone has their own room
2. Relocate to the midwest where I'd put my new pimpin huge house
3. Family Vacation... I'm pretty sure that would use up the Mil!
4.
5.

Five places I have lived…
1. the house I grew up in on Diamond
2. My little white house and first away from home in PHX
3. My little apartment on Stapley where I had a little yard
4. Indiana....sigh I miss it
5. My house now where I still have wonderful memories of Mom and Dad

I tag.....
Rhonda
Steph
Fanny
Jana
Dan

Just Pics

I'm not in the mood to blog lately. Jed mentioned the other day, that I needed to update more often. What can I say, I'm a boring, boring person and everyday is just another day of the same old stuff. =o) So with that being said, here they are. Just some pictures of the last few days of life here in the crazy wonderful.

Thursday~ Stromboli Day


Bunch of Characters


Let me tell you why I love this picture. See those hands on Briar, the ones with the rockin pink nails?...That is Rhonda. I love this picture because This is who she is to me. Those kind hands. She's always so sweet, gentle, giving and loving to my kids. She is a classy, classy lady. (not to sounds all mushy or anything, she's just an amazing friend (I'm totally flashing the whetten gang sign right now homes)




Desi~ Such a cutie. You always make me smile. She is a beautiful girl, inside and out




HOMEFRIES~ Gotta love this picture

Friday ~ Yard work day

after I got done mowing the yards. Emma, Corwin and Briar helped me water. They are very helpful!!







Saturday ~ Morning Chores








I have the best kids. They never complain about their jobs.


Briar's and Emma's jobs were to be cute. Mission accomplished!


She got this puppy with her tooth fairy money

This is what happens when I'm busy cleaning with the boys and Briar gets hungry.



Bath time~ After all Saturday is a special day, its the day we get ready for Sunday. So when all the work is done and the sun has gone to bed, its bath time and bedtime for the crazy wonderful kiddos.



Then its off to date night. With a little bit of this


and a little bit of this



and a whole lotta this!



with these Rockin awesome Friends. Aaron are you ready for a rematch yet??



Finally my Pic of the Day




Just remember the children are your future. Yes America.....This is your future. Be afraid...Be very afraid.

~hehe~

The End

NaUgHtY~StInKiNg~RoTtEn

Ask me what I made for dinner...Go ahead!......

Thanks for asking!! I made crock pot mac and cheese, slow cooked for almost 5 hours, pork chops on the grill (thanks Dan) salad smothered in yummy roma tomatoes and some corn. So we're sitting down to eat. Briar takes a few bites and disappears. I ask everyone. Did you see where briar went? No one knows. So I call for her a few times...no answer. Naturally I excuse myself from the table to go find her. Where do ya figure she went.....

Well Look at that! she's right here






(little holla to Sarah and her pickle ExTrEmE pringles)

Apparently the Oreos were more appetizing that my big yummy dinner.

Did she get in trouble? Nope This is the extent of her punishment.

"The Look" It's all I've got when I just can't get mad.

~Cydney Dawn Merkley~

Heather arrived at the Showlow Medical center Early in the morning. Not sure how she always pulls off the pretty, super early in the am or just having a baby, but it happens. =o)






Ok ~ ShE iS jUsT sO pInK



Big brother Rylin

Big brother Tristin

We are all so excited that Cydney is finally here.