Meet Zoey

Meet a crazy cat. She is pretty good. Tolerates the little kids pretty well, however, she does run for cover. Needless to say, Zach can't stand her. He is outnumbered 6 to 1.

House

The clock is ticking. Tons of dirt to make a basement. Yikes! Hopefully I will have more pics soon. It is all framed now.

Little Changes

School is still there and I am already sick of driving the 6 miles to Purple Sage. I don't know how my charter school friends like it. I now remember why we didn't wait the rest of the year out in Caldwell. Oh well, it does give me an excuse to drive by our house two times a day. I am sure the workers wonder who the crazy person is. Oh well.
We did make a slight addition to our family. We now have 6 girls and 2 boys in our house. We have a little girl kitten named "Zoe". They wanted to name her Tuffin after one of my childhood cats. However, I told them their was only one Tuffin. She is proving to be quite a fun kitten. She has started sleeping in the girls room. She paws to get in there while they are at school. She likes to be where we are at. Last night, we were all downstairs, except Lily who was in bed and we heard Lily cry. Well miss Zoe was trying to snuggle up to Lily in bed and Lily didn't really appreciate that. So you know, we have one more girl. She is really a silly little cat, but she is great with the kids and seems to love people. I am very glad that the Bodily's broke her in for us.
They did a great job!
We are hoping to be moving by Thanksgiving. We are both very ready. I am feeling very antsy to organize and don't feel much desire to become organized in someone else's house.

Little Changes

SCHOOL DAZE!@#$%@#%^#$%*

School are daze are here again. I cannot believe summer is over. However, with a three year old who needs some serious calm in his life, I can say that I glad to be back on schedule.
Mackenzie started Middle school this year and wow. It was nice to go to her school and see where she would be. This helps my anxiety levels. She also has a really good friend in all her classes with her. I am very glad for this. She is branching out and playing the trumphet. No orchestra out in Middleton, so she wants to give band a try. I am glad she is going for it.
Kathryn and Davis got to once again try out a new Elementary school. The first day was rough. However, by the end of the week everyone has found new friends and it is good. They really love the principal. He seems to be like a Grandpa to all of the children. I will be glad once our house is done, so I don't have to keep driving back and forth twice a day.
James and Lily are loving the mommy time. It has been nice to slow down and catch up on some things that I neglect during the summer. However, now I have to motivate myself to pack. HMMMMMM. Only well. It looks like Thanksgiving time is our finish point. Let us hope that comes quickly. I am ready to be organized and not weed someone else's flower beds. Anyhow, life is crazy, but good. We will soon be having a new addition to our house. No, not a baby, yikes! But, I might rather have Bleu Cheese come back from the dead. (He was our pet fish and he lived for almost 18 months. ) We will become cat owners pretty soon. Hopefully the cat won't run away after living with James and Lily chasing it all day! It will be a great adventure. Anyhow, hopefully now that things have slowed down I can be more diligent!

It seems like forever!!!!

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Well, I can say without shame, that I am a complete slacker. Wow! two whole months. Anyhow, this first picture describes the middle of May for the Wagoners. Aunt "Eilly" got married. It was really fun to spend time with our children on the Temple Grounds. Lily didn't seem to mind. It was a nice day. Shem is a good man and we are glad to add him to our family.

We were glad to have school be finished for the year. I cannot believe I have a graduated 5th grader. I even had to attend Middle School Orientation. YIKES!!!! So life goes on. We were sad since this is the last year the girls will be going to Mill Creek. They will be attending Purple Sage Elementary in the fall.

We have finally pursued a house for our family. We are actually going to build one. It is sometimes overwhelming at how quickly things change for the better. I can always look back and see divine hands molding my life. We love Middleton, but we visit Caldwell well often. So we are going for the best of both worlds. We will have a Caldwell address, but live in the Middleton School District. It has been a blessing to get to know everyone on this side of the valley and now we shall visit the other side. We are even going to live on Bogey lane. Yes, Bogey as in a golf term. What else for the golf family.

Speaking of golf, the girls are once again doing Junior Golf. They love it and I actually went with them the other day and it was fun. I had some slightly competitive girls who were losing their tempers. Wow, things to work on.

Summer is moving along, we have visited a few parks and caught a few flicks. We had a great fourth of July. Hope all is well for everyone else!

So Lily has turned one. It is truly amazing how quickly one year goes by. She has been a very wonderful addition to our family. She is so happy to be alive! Since she is girl number four, she got really exciting things for her birthday! Baby food, bibs, cups, books, etc. She didn't seem to mind. She had a frog on a "Lily Pad" birthday cake. She loved it. We were quite lazy about letting her dig in for her birthday. It has been a fun year, the older girls have really honed in on their mothering skills. They all fight over who is going to hold her at church. They all love to play with her.
April was a good month. We had plenty of basketball and volleyball games to keep us busy. We even threw in some field trips, a fishing derby, visited a chicken coop, played in the water w/the hose, and a little golf.
Zach coached Davis's basketball team and I coached the older girls VB team. It was crazy, but a lot of fun. James now has a pair of BSU shorts that he puts on and asks if myself or his father will be his coach. Then he says we need to get in the car and go to practice.
Mackenzie is almost done with the 5th grade and will be traveling to middle school next year. This is quit a leap, for both parents and daughter. I can't believe I will have a twelve year old and the end of this calendar year. It has been fun to watch her grow and change.
Anyhow, life is good. Busy but good. I look forward to summer break and Junior Golf. It is really fun! We will get to see the Downs every week and I know the girls will like that! It will be nice this year. We won't be waiting until noon for anybody. Davis still only golfs three holes. So as the older girls finish up, Davis will be half done!
Happy Mothers day to all you mothers out there. I would encourage you to celebrate your families, they are our most prized possessions.
ps. this is our newest family member. His name is Rocky!