My sweet friend Martha

Haski took this picture of Martha and I outside of the Corvette Diner when we all went for Chas' birthday. Martha is such a sweetie and one of the great things about moving up here to Alpine. We have had such a great time getting to know them and their kids. She is a lifesaver and I love that my kids love going to her house and we love to have her kids here as well! Not to mention we have a lot of the same likes and dislikes-so it is fun to hang out, have lunch, or just talk on the phone. I feel very lucky to know such a wonderful person!

And soccer season is here...until November :-)

The kids are loving soccer season. All the kids have great coaches, the exception may be Trevon-but we will go with the fact that at least his coach thinks he is pretty adorable! ;-) It is amazing watching Shelby's games-things get much more competitive with age and they are working hard in U12. The best part is that the kids love it! They love the game and Garth and I are enjoying getting to know the game better while watching our kids have a great time! I didn't have a chance to take any pictures at Trevon's game since I was coaching, Ethan's game was at the same time as Shelby's-so I am hoping that maybe I will catch a few pictures of him in a couple of weeks. But, here is a quick shot of Shelby in between cheering and keeping Starlee occupied!

PS-Wish me luck on next Saturday! Garth has a campout so I am somehow going to pull off 3 soccer games at the SAME TIME while coaching one of them, snack for 2 of the teams, and team pictures an hours after game's end-one picture I have to be in! A totally hilarious situation, but one I had to share the few of you that read this can have a good laugh next Saturday as you know what I am going through! :-)

Trevon Rides the Bus...

This is actually from the 2nd day that Trevon rode the bus! I am loving the whole bus thing! He rides the bus from Kindergarten to the middle school where Garin gets on the bus, they are dropped off at the end of our easement, and then just walk up the easement home! It is great! And...he looks so cute getting off of the bus! I love his dimples! :-)

Library Cards, forever ago...but new to you today!

What seems like forever ago I took the kids to the library up here in Alpine and finally signed them up for their very own library cards instead of just using mine. Here are pictures of them signing away to get their very own cards! It would have been perfect to take a picture of them with their cards too-but lets be honest, we all know I am not that on top of things! ;-) Instead I am working on it-happily-and loving that at least I remembered the camera on such an important day! (If you know me well-I love to read! So, the kids reading is a big deal to me-thus any avenue for books is an important thing!)

Garin

Shelby

Ethan

Trevon

and last but not least...Starlee :-)

Our crazy life and the 1st day of school...

So, I have been pretty much LAME about updating our blog lately. I have had the craziest of weeks that are probably normal for most-but nuts for me! Things around here have been the same chaos that normally occurs-soccer practices every day of the week, guitar one day, activity days, scouts, oh-did I mention I am coaching Trevon's soccer team?-yep, I am coaching-that is probably the craziest thing of all! My calling is the Stake Primary 1st Counselor to the super amazing, completely talented, couldn't be any greater President, Crystal Erickson. Well, in the midst of splitting up responsibilities and finding our "groove" I am over the Stake Baptisms and the Cub Scout program for our stake among other things. I have been in the serious process of making sure I know the program in and out, signing up for the necessary training, attending meetings, new presidency orientations, etc. So, between my calling, my soccer team, my 6 cute kids, my totally HOT husband, and just the hum drum of running a business, being a chauffeur, and everything else I have not taken the time to blog. So, into the Franklin & Palm blogging is going (Garth's suggestion to help alleviate my blogging guilt). I am going to figure out a time that will fit into my schedule so that I can make sure my updates are a more "on time." Hopefully the grandparents can see things like the 1st day of school or their first soccer games sometime less than a month after they happen! ;-) At least that is my goal. For today, I have updated quite a bit. But, I am still behind because Trevon just rode the bus for the first time today with Garin. Maybe later. Just another obvious weakness! Oh well! Have a great day everyone-I hope you enjoy the pictures of the kids 1st day of school! I can't believe how fast they are growing. We love and adore them!

Trevon's orientation day

Trev had his orientation day for Kindergarten. He met his amazing teacher, Mrs. Dotts and was VERY excited to see a lot of friends in his class! He was super excited for kindergarten to start and is loving it! We are still adjusting to the early mornings again, but it is all good! ;-)
Here are some pictures from that day:

Misc Pitt nephews pix

Jocelyn & Joanna came over one day to hang out. It had been ages since I had seen Joanna & Brady (over a month) and although I see Jared more since Jocelyn lives so close it is amazing to me how fast they grow! So, I took some pictures of the cousins playing and here they are in order. Jared was a little more interested in what I was doing while Brady was having fun playing and would only look when I called him! :-) Aren't they cuties?

Some time at the beach

While Brandon and Zach were here we went to Torrey Pines for a day (my favorite beach right now). They both boogie-boarded to their rashed up chests content and hung out on the beach. It was beach day for our ward so there were a lot of kids there. We had a great time and hope that they did too! :-)

**As a side note-Zach was a huge help in the kitchen. I wish I had a picture of the cookies that he and Garin helped make, etc.

A Day in the Pool while Zach was here...

Our nephews Brandon & Zach came down to spend a week with us. It was fun for Garth & I as well as our kids to get to know them better! Brandon went to work with Garth during most of the week and Zach hung out with us! Here are a few pictures of the kids and Zach in the pool!