Yippeee! I quit my job in the ER last week and I am lovin' life. Home with the kids for the summer and just where I want to be. I mean really, is there any better way I could spend my time. Today (Monday) is house blessing day. (Blessing, not cleaning, thank you Flylady). The kids had a job relay in teams boys vs. girls. with a grand prize of a gelata from Zeppe's. Holy Batmobile. They were frantic. I don't think they have ever worked that hard or fast. And now all out to play while the baby takes a nap and I have a few precious minutes to myself.
Hope your day is sunny. Sara

Update about life with team Fawson. Spring is here and it is bloomin' awesome. We are loving this fuzzy green stuff that is poking up all over our yard. We finally got the sprinkler system going and enough landscaping done to hydroseed last fall. Justin and the kids helped me get the garden started for mothers day. I have six raised bed garden boxes square foot style that have baby plants poking up. I can't help but smile every time I go out in our yard. It's a big change from a quarter acre of black weed barrier and bark. I guess the real test will come in August to see if walking out to my garden will still make me smile or if the weeds and trenches dug by the neighbor cats will elicit a different expression.

Our newest Spring addition - My sister Lindsay, her hubby Tyler and my sweet niece Kylee have moved in while they are building a house. It has been fun to have them close. Lindsay and Tyler are expecting a new bambino in December and are so excited. I'm excited for them too. I mean at 12 weeks pregnant Lindsay almost fits into my skinny pants what could be more exciting than that? Kylee goes to the same school as the boys and it makes it much easier to manage homework and carpools. The kids have fun playing together and are certainly close enough for some vigorous sibling rivalry. What kind of day would it be without "He's teasing me" , "She's using our stuff", "This is my part of the house" and our new favorite "Your not my Mom!" Oh the joy, and the hope of 5 kids home for the summer. Looking forward to all this healthy interaction makes me have fantasies of chore charts and summer camp.

Alayna and Anna have been playing hard and having a lot of fun. We meet a play group most Tuesdays at local parks. The other days we clean, do laundry, run errands and play in the yard on our own fuzzy green stuff. We signed Lani up for preschool this fall and she is already counting the days.

Annelise has definitely inherited a good amount from my brother Ben. The other day it was suspiciously quiet. I though "oh no where is she?" I fully expected to find her holed up somewhere with a marker drawing on her face, arms and legs. I looked for her in every room of the house and couldn't find her. I started to panic and got Justin, Lindsay and the kids on the hunt. After15 minutes or so Justin finally found her tucked behind several toys under Lani's bed asleep. The little stinker. Just like her uncle Ben asleep in a closet or at the neighbor's house.


Work, Work,Work. Justin is still plugging away at Marketstar. I started an new part time job in the Emergency Department at McKay Dee. Tyler manages Golds gym in Roy and just graduated from Fire Fighter school. Lindsay works in the Joint and Spine unit at McKay and graduated with her RN at the first of May. Scheduling is my personal adventure and some how we make things happen. It's a good thing I had all of those great childhood experiences having 3 hour family councils to solve world shattering problems like which room we all should sleep in. Now working out what's for dinner, who's fixing it and who will be driving the kids around only takes about 15 minutes each week.

Last Saturday I ran the 1/2 marathon. I registered for it several months ago anticipating that I would have plenty of time to train and get in some long runs. My running group meets most mornings at 0530 and that hasn't worked out real well with doing the night shift 2 or 3 times a week. I was going to bail out and not run. A couple of weeks ago I figured I'd just go for it anyway. I mean I paid for the shirt and why not enjoy the morning in Ogden Canyon with the road closed. It was super fun, and though I lost about 20 minutes on my time from last year and my recovery has been a little rough I don't regret it. There is something about doing something because you can. I don't run because I am fast. I run because I can. It makes me feel free and able. And even when my muscles are sore and my feet hurt it's still worth it. I may not be fast, but I'm faster than someone sitting on the couch. So today, a new start. Up with the running group at the crack of dawn, tonight the night shift but like Dad always says "Sleep when Your dead!"
God Speed, S

Hey friends, Oh yes the thoughts of not updating you all about every thrilling moment of our existence has pulled me from my bed and here I am staring numbly at the computer screen wondering what bit of substance I could share with you that would be a fair trade off for the time your spending visiting my blog. So if your loosing sleep over it too, here's the family update.
We had a super fun Halloween with Trunk-or Treat at the church, a charity dinner auction for the boys and girls club and visiting both grandparents for trick or treating. Needless to say our house had been deluged with candy. Kaden's booty weighed in at 8.2 lbs, Kole's 7.8 both of course weighed faithfully on the bathroom scale. I just love Halloween, I mean what mother doesn't love tucking her little bunchkins into bed and finding her children with clean pj's and freshly brushed teeth stockpiling candy under their pillows, in their now multicolored palms and stuffed away in their cheeks for safekeeping until morning.
Saturday, after the kids shook off their candy induced hangovers we went on a little excursion to visit Sam and Josie's family. My brother Sam baptized and confirmed Alex his oldest and we were so glad that they invited us. It was such a nice meeting with a sweet peaceful feeling. Alex, Meadow and Alex's friend who also got baptized sang "If the Savior Stood Beside Me". It was so beautiful to hear their earnest little voices singing. I especially loved the verse that Meadow was supposed to sing. When she was overcome by stage fright, Josie picked up Meadow and without hesitation sang the verse alone. I couldn't help but think that this is just what the Savior longs to do for us. He stands beside us and when life becomes so frightening and more than we can bear, he picks us up, holds us close and presses us forward and directly through our challenges. All the while making up the difference for us where we fall short. We are so proud of Alex. And so thankful to be a part of his special day.

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The Kids

Kaden - 10 years

Kole - 8 years

Alayna - 3 years

Annelise - 1 year