KC's first Wrestling meet

KC has started wrestling. It is my first experience with it and not knowing much about it my stomach was in knots while watching. KC has been enjoying it and Sami lets him practice on her sometimes. KC didn't win any of his matches but he never got pinned. He did however get thrown up on. KC felt wram liquid on his back and was panicking because he thought it was blood. He couldn't understand why all the coaches were helping his opponent out when he was the one bleeding. I couldn't get to him, but I was able to yell " He threw up on you go wash off". Luckily one of the Dads there whom is in our ward went to go check on him as he was in the boys bathroom. When he got back he tried to joke with me but all know I don't get jokes and I tolerate them even less when something is not right with my kids. The coaches were wiping him down with Clorox wipes. He came back in and went right back to wrestling.

That night Scott was able to watch the video and give some pointers to KC and explain wrestling to me. Now next week I might be able to watch and not feel like my son is being tortured.

Sami's Baptism

Sami planned this entire day out well in advance. I think it was a year ago she started planning. She new this was going to be a great day and she is like me and wants to be prepared and have everything in order. She picked out her dress in April and has been in love with it since she saw it hanging on the rack in the store. She was excited to get her pictures done but wanted a special day off of school to do it. She got an hour out of school with me to do her pictures.

The day finally came and she had so much love and support from near and far. The room was full and she was blessed.
She knew that everyone usually gets a Christmas dress or tie so she requested the colors for the clothing. She chose Black and silver. Lucky for her I found a beautiful fabric for $1.50 a yard. I did not have time to make dresses but I had time to add sleeves, belts and make a scarf. Everyone looked great. We didn't even tell our extended family the colors but they all matched too.
It was so nice that Lance, Shauna, Porter and Conner were able to fit in a quick trip. We sure enjoyed having them there and Sami now gets to say. My cousins came to my baptism. Sami sure enjoyed the reminders that Uncle Lance kept giving her leading up to her baptism day. Do whatever you want it all gets washed away tomorrow. We love the Clines. Hopefully next time we will get to see Austin and Mason.




Sami with her Uncle Chris. They have such a unique bond that started when Sami was 18 months old. She loves every part of him being in her life. She asked him to be a wittness at her baptism. He accepted and if you look closely he even matches her color choices.



KC and Sami spend a lot of time together they have many things in common and she is tough enough to handle KC being rough. KC has a lot of advice for her too. He advised her to keep her scriptures close to her and read them often. He gave a talk at her baptism and got real emotional. He loves her so much and he let it show.

It was a great day. Grandma Jex delivered a Journal shortly after the baptism and Sami spent 30 minutes writing down every detail of her day.



Thank you Linda for taking the time to come and join us for this day and the holidays. It sure made it even more special. You did an amazing job helping Jami gather her thought s for her talk. Zoe was so excited to get to lead the music with you. I hope you feel our love and appreciation.

Thank you Heather for taking pictures and getting them to us quickly. We are glad that you and Kyle got to experience this with us.

Updating the blog

Zoe 5 years old


Sami shy of 7 by two weeks.


Jami 8 years old


Joshlynn 10 years old.


KC 11 years old

I am moving pictures over so I can update the side. It has been almost a year since the kids had their individual shots done. Lets see how much they have changed. Pictures taken December 2010 at 19012 113th Way SE Renton, WA 98055

Halloween 2011

KC was an old man for the most part. When he got tired of the wig, he became a nerd.


Joshlynn was the Greek Goddess Athena





Jami is a pirate. ARGH Matey.
Sami was busting people all night if they didn't hand over enough candy. She wants to be like her Dad and since he is testing for the County Deputy Sheriff she chose to be a cop.



Zoe as a Vampiress. I vwant to suck vyour blood.

It was a good Halloween for us. We did Trunk or Treat with the church on Friday night and then went out in the neighborhood on Halloween. KC passed out Candy until his friends were ready to go out. Jami roamed the neighborhood with her friends and their Dads. Sami, Zoe and I walked around with our friends. KC and Joshlynn went with their friends and at 8:30 we were all headed home to see what sweets we got.

I never got a picture of Scott but he was a Cowboy but most people called him Sheriff. I had Ghost antlers that my neighbor/friend bought me.

6th grade Core Council

Joshlynn is running for 6th grade Core Council. She is excited for this adventure and is sure that she will be able to do a good job at keeping the students informed about the school and activities while helping to keep them all safe. She has great ideas and always has an opinion about the things going on around her. She has a good head on her shoulders even if her family makes fun of her a time or two. Good Luck Joshlynn. Voting takes place on Friday and the results will be in late that day or the following Monday Morning>

Her Campaign speech is great too.

So, you’re probably wondering who to vote for to be your sixth grade Core Council leader for this school year. Well, let me help you. I’d be excellent for this position because I was a member of the student council at Benson Hill Elementary. I also played an important role in the safety of my elementary school by being on the Safety Patrol. I’ll be the best leader I can be by coming to all the meetings, and I’ll come to all the dances, assemblies, and all the other important events.

I, if elected, will not forget the purpose at hand, be a good leader. I will help all of us make it through these days of sixth grade.

Please don’t forget, I’ll be a great leader for this year, so vote for me, Joshlynn Knight.

Labor Day Weekend

Chris Jex's Uncle Dave invited us to camp on his property. He sure did have a fun place and some cool things to see nearby. We loaded up just after the kids got home from school and headed to carpool with the Jex Crew.



Water Fall was beautiful and the water was so cold. KC did make his way over the rocks to the swimming area and swam from the rocks to water fall. It was all in the shade and mid morning so it was very cold but he did it.
We had to get a group pic in front of the white fence of course.
Jami wanted to help so bad at putting something away. She is so fragile and most of this is hard for her but Scott found a job for her and it made her happy.

Uncle Dave kept the kids busy. He took them for tractor rides to help pull up logs for his next projects. He also gave them rides in the bucket on his tractor. He pulled out a quad and took the kids for rides around his property. He then turned it over to the big kids so they can take their wife for a ride (I loved it. I wanted to drive but it was night and I can't see very well at night).
Uncle Dave also took us to see his boat. He built a sailboat in his backyard years ago. It is an 80 foot boat. It is huge. After looking at his boat we joined a Labor Day party at the Marina he stores his boat. It was a fun and relaxing day.
It was a fun trip and a little different from our normal camping.

First Day of school pics

Here are the kids first day of school pictures. I will be using them as school pictures. Email with pose and size and I will get them ordered.
Zoe 1



Zoe 2
Sami 1
Sami 2
Jami 1
Jami 2
Joshlynn 1
Joshlynn 2

KC 1

KC 2

What are we doing?????

I know it has been forever. So what keeps us so busy that I can't blog about it??????

Trips to the park, birthday parties, snow trips, band concerts, more birthday parties, bubble baths, baseball, nature walks in between storms and more.





ties

using our Christmas gifts and more.

Christmas Cards that I made for the kids and then they got packed or put aside and I found them 3 days after Christmas. they have a Hershey bar inside.


Recently I taught the girls at Activity Days to do fancy napkin folds. Joshlynn and Jami folded our napkins for our Christmas Dinner.


Then they set the table for a fabulous meal put on by Scott.


Jami got a set of Stamps and she has started making cards right away for her friends. This will keep her and Eden busy when they have playdates and sleepovers.


Nette got a new cake pan so we made a 11 cake to bring in the year 2011.

Sami got a lot pf baking things for Christmas so she used her stuff to make the cake mixes.