More Fuga...

So, we have had our little Japanese boy now for 6 days and it has been quite a fun experience for our family. He has been kept busy, alot of people have asked what he does during the day. He gets picked up and taken to an elementary school here. He has a buddy there that he hangs out with all day and then they bring him home to our house in the afternoon. I think we have completely worn the kid out. By the time night comes he is asking "what time is it?" - ready for bed. I hope he is having fun here. He seems to be doing fine, no homesickness and fitting in with our family really well. Learning lots of potty words from Drew and Jensen and eating "Otter Pops" like they are going out of style. Last night I am pretty sure he ate nearly a dozen while riding the scooter in our front yard...I wonder what it is like where he lives...

We have gone to Drews football games and practices, Jensens soccer games and flag football games...we never sit too long!! The kids have played in the hot tub with him a few times, he does like to swim and I look at it like an extra bath!! We took all the family to a movie the other night "Igor", after Brittyns baptism. I really wonder what he thought about that. We also took him to primary with Jensen and I (I am the teacher of the CTR 7 class)...so he has had a few chuch experiences. I also wonder if we have planted any little seed where he may remember feeling the spirit at our home, during family prayer, at bedtime prayer, or hopefully just the atmosphere in our home. I hope so. We are going to get pizza tonight for dinner. That is another thing that has been quite surprising to me. He is not a picky eater and cleans his plate at every meal. He has liked spaghetti, steak, moms baked beans and eats waffles or corn flakes for breakfast. We asked him if he wanted a snack before bed the first night he was here and he politely said "no" - Morgan then, under her breath said, "you see, we eat here just for fun!!" How true that is. I think we are stuffing the kid to the brim every day....

He has been fun to have around. I am nervous for him to leave our house on Thursday. J.D. says there may be an 'international incident'....he has made an impression on us that we won't soon forget.

Six Facts...

Six random facts about me, JENN
(i think that everyone has been tagged already, sad for me)

1.I am absolutely terrified to fly. I don't like the thought of being in a plane, but I do love the quick and ease of travel that comes along with it. I think I am starting to get better, but I really don't like it. If it gets me to Cancun, I guess I just have to deal with it.
2.I am a closet reality t.v. show junkie!! I love so many of them it is hard to count - thank goodness for Tevo. It is kindof a loser waste of time, but, my guilty pleasure.
3. I am a little bit of a laudry freak, I want the clothes clean all the time. Thus, doing it everyday is a part of my life....I am really good at cleaning it, not so good at putting it away, but my kids can find a clean pile folded and ready in the laundry room at any time.
4. I wish I could sing. When I was little I wanted to be Olivia Newton-John, (I can't believe I am admitting that) Ella and I pretend we can sing though, we do it alot!!
5. I am an ice cream snob. I think this started when my first job was at Baskin Robbins. Every since then, I am not happy with just a grocery store tub of ice cream. Bring on the COLD STONE!! (mud pie mojo is to die for!!)
6. I am completely computer illeterate. I am not sure how to navigate my way through most things that have to do with the computer. That is why the blogging thing took me so long. I still don't know if I am quite sure what I am doing.....

Fuga...

Tonight our family was lucky enough to have a 10 year old boy from Japan come to stay at our home for the next week and a half. His name is Fuga and my kids couldn't be happier. We have known he was coming to stay for about a month now and the anticipation has been great. Ella has been saying seriously nearly everyday "I miss Fuga" - she is so happy to finally know the boy that she has been "missing". Although he is 10 years old, he is no bigger than Jensen and I think these 2 boys are going to become fast friends. Brenna looks at him like he is a toy of some kind, and says "could he get any cuter?" - Morgan thinks it is absolutely hilarious that he makes the 'peace' sign in the pictures we take of him (apparently that is kindof an Asian thing) and Drew looked at him just now when he got home from football like "You are 10???"

We are all looking forward to our time together and hopefully all will go well....

Ella, my girly girl...

I just wanted to post about some of the cute things that Ella says and does that make me smile every day. She loves to be a girl, wants to be involved with the "big" girls - she honestly believes she is somewhere between the ages of 13-15 because of Morgan and Brenna. She loves curly hair and calls it "fancy" when it goes just the right way. Ella loves to help me with my mame-up (make-up) and she knows exactly where each item in my bag goes. Eye shadow, blush, lipgloss...she knows exactly what she can and cannot put on because it is too "dark" - mascara. She loves to dress-up and believes that she could just quite possibly be Cinderella.....

Ella woke-up on Friday morning and said "Mom, lets not go to gym today, I just want to go to lunch" , so that is what we did. We enjoyed a Costco hot dog and slice of pizza together after shopping and she loved it. She did not want to eat it in the car, we had to stay there...so on a Friday afternoon she picked our spot and we had lunch together. I am so grateful for my girl Ella.

Its Friday....

I am still trying to get the hang of this whole blogging thing. It is Friday and everyone seems to be in a good mood on Fridays, the weekends around our house are usually a pretty fun. Football and soccer take up a good part of the day on Saturday - we love our sports!! Date nights on saturdays (the benefits of having older girls who babysit) and then a LAZY day on Sunday, only doing the necessary because our weeks are crazy! Hopefully tomorrow Drew wins his football game, - playing Jordan - and Jensen with his soccer game, (they always win). Jensen is now playing "flag" football. Yesterday was their 2nd game and he made a touchdown and pulled a flag, he was excited. Poor Ella, we just drag her around from event to event. This is what we usually look like at the end of our Saturday nights. Such a fun and blessed life....... (by the way Jensen is SOUND asleep on our stairs, too tired to actually go up)

Being a mom...

So, this is truly why I can't get much done in my life. Janeen and I are trying to work on my blog. Cute Corey is with Morgan, Brenna and J.D. at a Young Womens dance (So lucky!!!) Realize, we just finished dinner only an hour ago and Jensen is already asking for chicken noodle soup - ew! and Ella really wants me to make her some "snores" aka "smores" - they are yummy and I want one too! Whats a mom to do??

Finally...

All of my weird sisters all have BLOGS!! I am giving into peer pressure and trying to become computer savy....even Brenna has one. This is going to be hard for me. We will see how it goes. I think Jana will be the most proud, this is for you, love.