Coop is 6

Holy cow, I don't know if anyone else feels like this, but I cannot keep up! My life is crazy right now and I am behind on just about everything. Including blogging. On October 26th Cooper turned six. One of his little friends has a birthday a couple of days before him, so his mom called and asked if I wanted to join forces and throw the boys a cowboy shindig. Since they live on a farm and she committed to do all the hard work, I quickly agreed! It was a fun party, with WAY to may six year olds! She had a bounce house all set up, they had their horses out for pony rids, the goats were there for petting, and the chickens were wandering around. Talk about the perfect setting. There were long tables with red checked table cloths and hay bails for benches. We did a pinata and ate tons of yummy food. I made little chocolate cowboy hats for the tops of the cupcakes and caramel apples for a take home gift. It was a fun day! Cooper was in seventh heaven! Thanks to the Hafen family for a wonderful day.


All Cooper wanted was a Nano for his birthday, so we combined all his gifts from everyone and that is what he got! He is a music lover. and boy can that boy dance.


When your birthday is so close to Halloween, you get spider balloons.



















And as for you Mr. Cooper, you are the sunshine in our family. you make us laugh everyday. You help me with chores all morning long before Kindergarten and never complain. You are my sidekick. Gwennie lights up when you come in the room, for that matter so does everyone else. The ladies in the neighborhood have a soft spot for you and those amazing blue eyes. You are one of my greatest accomplishments. I love you more than all the jelly beans!

Fall Rewind

Wow! Things have been crazy around here! I have had absolutely no extra time. I miss it. Although we have been extra busy, we have been having a lot of fun too. Here is a brief overview of last month.

We have been going to lots and lots of football games this year. Both Jackson and Bowen are playing. This is Jackson playing quarterback for the Desert Hills 7th grade team. He is calling the play, cutest thing ever.


Lined up and calling for the snap.


Cooper is playing soccer this year. He loves it.




Nearly scoring a goal. Maybe if the nets were a tidge bigger. Seriously.


This is Bowen's team...they were intense, having a poster to run through after EVERY half time.


Look at that tall kid. He played all kids of positions this year including quarterback.


I just had to throw this picture in. This is Bowen diligently practicing the piano. Court, Jack and Bowen are all playing still. I love a house full of music.


The kids are enjoying Gwennie more and more. She is growing up so fast and she is getting so fun. Laughing and playing with her brothers and sister. Coop gives her rides all around the house in the "Laundry Train."


Cute little legs are hardly strong enough to pull this little thing up, but they do and she is all over the place!



She only crawled for a couple of days before she learned to walk along the furniture.


She can barely see over her tray on the highchair, but she loves her food.


This is how we are greeted every morning and after every nap. So Cute.

Oh to be a muppet....

Found myself embarrassingly dancing all by myself in front of the computer, kids at school. IT ROCKS.

Awesomness!

Miss Plunkett is being featured on a craft blog today! Go HERE to check us out and sign up to win free "Plunketts". We are so thrilled with the amazing response we are having. We are growing faster than we could have imagined. Thank you to all my amazing friends and family members for helping us to spread the word. Oh and a little heads up. I've been cutting felt, and I LOVE IT!!!! Keep an eye on the store for our new line.

Welcome Reese

The latest addition to the Bowen Family. Reese Wood. My baby sister Ashley and her husband Kevin, had their first little girl on September 11th. She weighed 6lbs 5oz. Her brothers Garrett and Weston just love her and so do we! Welcome Reese.

Loving

BIG NEWS!!!

We are officially open! One of the most amazing women I know, Alisha Shaw, and I have been feverishly working on getting this fun business off the ground. We know you will love all the fun INTERCHANGEABLE pieces, that are perfect for any outfit. Our website is now up and running. Keep checking back often as we are going to be adding lots more fun items, including a felt line, new headbands, and other new and exciting products. Courtney, Gwen and I are loving trying out a new piece everyday, from the necklaces,rings, pins, and clips.

We are having a grand opening in St. George next week and you are all invited!! If you cant make i,t message me and I will send you a coupon code for 20% off your first order, But of course, we would rather have you there eating cupcakes and chatting with us! Either way be sure to check us out at our new website www.missplunkettboutique.com

Gwennie at Seven Months

Busy Busy

Holy cow, who's idea was it to have five kids? There are so many advantages to having a baby with teenagers, but so many disadvantages too. This little one lives in the car, which is not good because she hates the car. Oh well, she's worth it! By the way she is almost seven months, what??!! We are working on getting her pictures done.

We are just so busy around here, piano, homework, football, student council, Young Women/Young Men, wedding cupcakes, soccer, and canning, canning and more canning. etc. And I have a fun project in the works. I've partnered up with an amazing friend of mine and we are about to launch a little business that is already bigger than we expected! Stay tuned for all the details and some fun giveaways! Be patient with me as I try to find the time to juggle all there is to do, I am going to try to post more often, so stick with me.

Reasons for all the busyness:


Fun projects......

Canning.....

Scouting.......

Trips up north to see these cute cousins......

Football.......

Finding boys in places they shouldn't be......

Yes, even the big boys (Jackson).....

They just love their Gwennie.....

Swimming.......

The girls.....

I am FORCED to "supervise" the swimming.......

Swimming with our cousins.......

Homework, most especially chemistry.....YUCK!

Loving on our baby sister...

Six months already........

Thats it in a nutshell, our crazy, busy, wonderful life!

Back to the Grind

The kids started school early this year. I am sad. I miss them. Especially Cooper. He is in Kindergarten this year. He goes in the afternoon and then it is just me and little miss Gwen. She likes our time alone. She told me so. He is very cute, he hops on his little scooter and scoots his little self all the way to school while I watch from the front yard (super benefit of living right by the elementary school).





This is a big year with Courtney starting High School. It's fine, let's not talk about it. When she leaves for school I totally pretend she is on her way to the middle school and that works out just fine in my head. That is, until I have to drive her there and then I cry all the way home. Wee, wee, wee. I hate that she is growing up, she is such a lovely teenager and so that makes it all right. I guess.



In the car on the way to her first day as a sophomore at Desert Hills High School.

Let me introduce you to Tianna, she is Courtney's darling friend. We want to adopt her. We are filling out the paper work as we speak. She makes us laugh. A LOT.

Jackson is in 7th grade. He is very handsome. Being handsome is not a good thing. I do not like it. I have told him over and over about how evil girls are and he sort of believes me. Am I dreaming? Probably. He is a good kid.





Bowen started third grade this year and got a wonderful teacher. Bowen is getting tall and handsome too. The spattering of freckles across his nose melts my heart. He is a sweet, kind-hearted guy.

I saw this cute idea for pencils in a Creating Keepsake magazine so my mom and I put a few together for her Young Women and for the little boy's teachers. They are made out of a pack of Rolo's. Cute huh? It doesn't hurt to butter up those teachers a bit, just ask uncle Kimball.

I thought I should throw a picture of the father of all these lovely children, just because I think he's cute. He gave all the kids the customary father's blessing the night before school, something they look forward to every year. He is my favorite thing.

PS Cooper is doing so good in kindergarten. He already learned how to fly. That's our Super Cooper.