More skiing fun

All the kids had a great day with Owen and I wanted to share a few photos of their fun. The kid in the ALL black is Jared. The photo of them all was taken at the end of the day and I think they were all to tired to smile.

Skiing Day 1

Owen took the 4 big kids up to Deer Valley to ski. Jared, Hayden, and Jillian have been skiing for a while now and ALL are up on the "big" hill. Jared is doing the double blue square(whatever that means). Yesterday though was Gavin's very first day trying. Owen said he is a natural. Watch for yourself. Owen said he was FLYING down the hill, pretty much like Jared when we first strapped on skis to him. The video is kind of bumpy because Owen was trying to keep up with Gavin while skiing and video taping at the same time.

A new olympic sport???

Synchronized sleeping.

They are really cute when they are sleeping I have to say. It also makes for a nice few moments of quiet for me in the car.

Planning Ahead

I have been really struggling to cook dinners. I was reading another blog and she talked about how she planned her meals out for any ENTIRE year. Well ,that seems like a little bit more than I could wrap my brain around. So I am just starting out by planning out for a month. Hopefully it will save on trips to the market which will in turn save us some money. Believe it or not I am glad not to have to think about what I am going to be making for dinner. I have put the calender up on our fridge (just like the school's lunch menu) so the kids know what's for dinner too. We will see if they have any complaints. They really shouldn't, as I asked each of them what their favorite meals were while I was making the calender. I would love some ideas for good dinners so I can start thinking about what to put on next month's calender.

Gold Metal Floor Routine

Jared went to his second gymnastic competition. He did great. He got 2 GOLD metals. He would have gotten more if he just would not put his hands down on his landings. Well, that give him something to work on as he prepares for the next one. His coach gave him some really good feedback and thinks as he keeps working Jared will do REALLY well if he decides to compete in STATE.

How many people does it take...

to fix a bathroom door. One Handy uncle, 5 kids and a dog. You can't see it but ALL of the kids were crammed into the bathroom to help John fix our bathroom door. Finally, you can have some privacy when you are in there. The kids were more than excited that Uncle John came by and hung out for a little while the other day. Poor guy was just bombarded while he was here. All of them wanted his time and attention. I think they really like him and wanted to let him know how much we miss him.

2 year stats of a Phillips kid

We went for Sabrina's 2 year check up and I wanted to post her stats:

Weight 18 pounds 2 ounces

Height 31 inches

Yep, she is a pip-squeak. Smaller than any of her siblings. And her 7 month old cousin is just 1 pound and 2 inches smaller. So basically Gabby will pass Sabrina up next month.

She is a talker. She loves telling me what the other kids are up to, in other words, she tattles. When the big kids are not around she is always asking me where they are. Sabrina is also FEARLESS. She will CLIMB anything. I can not tell you how many times I have gone down in the kitchen and she is up on the counter getting into things. Yep, I have to move the medicines from the upper cabinet or child proof it. She can wrap any male person around her little finger. And I really mean ANY male person. Though family loves her best, I have seen her work her magic on strangers. It is a site to behold and we are going to be in so MUCH trouble when she grows up. Though there are days I still can not believe I am a mother to FIVE children I definitely can not imagine my life without her in it.