Twilight!

Yes, I am a little obsessed with the Twilight series. If you haven't read them, then you really should. I don't think there is anyone who loves these books more than my sister, Amy. She should get some help! I love you Amy! (Thank you Julie for the idea, I miss you!)

Emergency Room AGAIN!

I was at work this morning, when the phone rang. It was the school nurse saying that Elijah was pushing a friend in a swing when it came back and hit him in the eye. She said very calmly that she thought he needed a couple of stitches. Off I went to spend the day in the ER. Poor little boy! He was not happy to be there. They ended up just super glueing it, and holding it tight with a butterfly strip. That looked more painful than the injury itself. Elijah was so brave and is now good and drugged on Advil. There is never a dull moment at the Brill house, or school.

ISOTOPES BASEBALL!

Last night we were all very excited to go to the baseball game. Elijah was the most excited, and there were others who did not appreciate his excitement. "Mom, can you tell Elijah to stop yelling in my ear?" Was said at least 40 times. Needless to say, we all had a great time! A little bit of a headache , by the end. We won 16 to 8! Lots of Home Runs! It was fun to see how far the ball really goes. Thank you Dr. Stoddard for the tickets!

Dog Park

We took Maggie to the dog park tonight for Family Home Evening. It was really a pretty night, and we got some really cute pictures.

Grandpa and Grandma Berrett

We got a surprise phone call last Monday. Grandpa and Grandma Berrett were on their way to West Virginia, where they are serving a mission. We got to enjoy their company. It was a quick visit, we went to eat and then rode up to see the temple. It was such a nice visit, and it was so good to see them. We love you Grandpa and Grandma! Just a note, Elijah was there with us. He was throwing a fit. He can be seen in the left corner. Fun, Fun!!

First Day of 7th Grade!!!

I just can't believe it!!! That's all I have to say about it!

First Day of School!!!

My kids all start school on different days this week. Alivia started today! I can't believe she is in the 4th grade! We met her teacher at "Meet the teacher day", and she seems very nice!
Elijah went to school today for an evaluation only day. They just asked him questions for about a 1/2 hour to see how much he knows. He did awesome. He counted to 109, said his A,B,C's, and what sounds they make. Elijah was full of information. He was a little bit shy. His teacher Mr. Gallegos said that Elijah is VERY advanced, but they are testing this next couple of weeks and are going to put them in groups of levels with four other teachers. So hopefully Elijah won't get bored. It was so cute, Elijah's teacher said. "Elijah, can you read?" , and Elijah said. " NO, but I want to!!" And that is why we love school!
The triplets start school tomorrow, and Elijah's 1st official day is on Monday. I am kind of glad to be back on a schedule! Good luck to you all !

More Pictures

Spoiled!!!

In April, the kids and I went on a little trip to visit family. The digital camera went with us and in the chaos (someone) dropped it. It has worked off and on for the last little while, but never very good. Scott ran a little errand the other day, while I was at work, and came home with a new, REALLY, REALLY nice camera!! I was so excited! I am going to take a photography class this fall at UNM. I had a friend of mine (Thank you Audrey) take family pictures of us, before we got the new camera, and they turned out great! I'm not posting them, because we are using them for Christmas Pictures this year! We took a bunch of pictures of the kids, just to try out the camera. So enjoy the amature (spelling?) pictures!

Summer Vacation!!

Scott flew in late Friday night. We have been having fun going to movies, eating out, shopping, and just hanging out. Here are a few pictures from the last few days.

Happy Birthday Alivia!!!!

I can't believe she is 9 years old! She had a great day! It was one friend birthday party this year. Alivia invited her friend Sandra over. We all went swimming, then had a weenie roast in the back yard. We had birthday cake, and then scared ourselves silly with Ghost Hunters and scary movies. I love that Alivia still wants stuffed animals and baby dolls. She is so sweet and such a fun little person to be around. Happy Birthday Bean Burrito! We love you!

Happy Father's Day!!

Can you believe we use to look like that? Look at all that hair!! I can't believe that we have been married for over 14 years. (No Regrets) Where does time go? I love Scott more today that I ever thought possible. He truly is my best friend. He is such a great husband and father. I have to admit that I think this Father's Day is going to be a little hard on us all. I couldn't have picked a better Dad for my kids. They absolutely adore him. He is our entertainer, and comic relief. We love you so much, Scott! We hope that you know that we think of you ALL THE TIME!! Thanks for all that you do! Happy Father's Day!

Another One Bites The Dust !

We have really bad luck with cats. Desmond, our other kitty cat, disappeared about a week ago. He just never came home. We went to the shelter, and all over the shelter are posters about keeping your cats in the house, because we have a massive amount of coyotes in our area. Can you believe it? We just fed a expensive, gourmet meal to the stupid coyotes. On a serious note, we were very sad. We love that cat. He was and is the coolest cat ever. No more cats for us. Goodbye Des. We love you. We know that you are in a better place.

Haircut !!!

I love my 12 year old girl. She is always amazing me with her maturity and kindness. For the last couple of years she has been talking about donating her hair to LOCKS OF LOVE. This week, she decided to cut her 10 inch ponytail off, and finally donate it. She got a dang cute haircut in the process. I think it makes her look way to old, though. What do you think? Way to go Allie!

Baylee

We have been telling Scott that we need another dog. He would say, "We already have one dog. It's good to only have one dog." We would say, "Maggie is lonely, we want another dog." He was very discouraging. Well home he comes, and within the week we have another dog. A puppy actually. She is a 4 month old Bassett Hound. She is absolutely adorable. She is the sweetest thing ever. We named her Baylee. Welcome to the crazy family, Baylee.

Scott's Home. Yeah!!!

OK, so it was just for a week, but it was so good to see him, and so SAD to have to say goodbye, AGAIN! He is doing great! He looks so good and we had a really fun week. He totally spoiled us all. Thank you, Scott, for all that you do.

FIRST GAME!!!!

Alivia and Elijah had their first soccer game this last Saturday. They both had a ton of fun. They were very entertaining to watch. Alivia played first, and the team they played had about 6 ft tall eleven year olds. Needless to say they lost 0 to 8.
Elijah's team played next. Elijah stayed right with the ball the whole time. We didn't kick it the right way all the time, but I think we are finally catching on to the idea of the game. Boy can that boy run!!! Can't wait till next week!