Kayleigh Marie

That's just how we roll.

2011-02-05T19:23:00.000-08:00

Sydney and me in Target? You know that's trouble. On Friday night, My mom and Nikki took us out on a GNO. It was realllllllllyyyy fun. We dressed up, sang opera, and partied. The video is of Sydney & me (mostly me) singing opera at Target. It was pretty funny. The employees and shoppers were pointing and laughing at us. We were sorta celebrities. ;D

...Because singing opera wasn't enough :D

xoxo, Kayleigh. ♥

Kayleigh? Blogging? Say what?

2010-12-12T16:21:00.000-08:00

I know, I know..I haven't blog in like forever. I'm going to TRY to get back in the habit of blogging again. :) I have a lot of things to blog so..stay tuned. :)

kaybyee. (:

Birthday Bash

2009-10-22T21:00:00.001-07:00

My 13th birthday was GREAT. It was very fun. It was very simple. I had a family party, and of course Sydney came over. We ate, played games, and had fun! Above is the beautiful birthday table my mom did for me. I had a great birthday!

My mom and me.

I got great presents this year!

They included:
a Vera Bradley, clothes, a trip to 6 flags, a head light,
cool stuff to put in my Vera Bradley, and money!

Thanks everyone for all the great presents!

Me and Mommom.

The head light that Everett gave me.

This year for my birthday I wanted my favorite
Killer Brownies!
They were so delish!

Papa made me laugh.

The best part of the night was my Dad doing the hula wearing my new head light!

This was a great birthday! I had a blast! Stay tuned for the 6 flags blog!!

love. love. love.♥
-Kayleigh (:

Blog coming tomorrow

2009-10-12T19:48:00.000-07:00

Hello Friends!
I promise I will blog tomorrow.

love. love. love.
-Kbug

Baking a Difference

2009-08-23T19:31:00.000-07:00

On Saturday Sydney, Homaria, and I started our 10 hour Personal Progress project. We were so excited. We had two flavors of cookies: Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal butterscotch. Mom helped us bake the cookies. Well, maybe we helped her bake the cookies!

We wanted to make cute little thank you cards. We had white paper and had a purple background. We hole punched the top and tied a bow on it. They were so cute and lots of fun to make!

One of my favorite parts was delivering the cookies. We made $30. This was so much fun. I can't wait to make the blankets!

We have put in about 6 hours into our project so far.

The next phase will be buying the materials for the blankets. Then we will go to Sydney's house to make the blankets.

Thank you to Sisters Gourmet for donating the cookie dough!

love. love. love.

-KAYLEiGH

Would you like to buy some cookies?

2009-08-19T18:17:00.000-07:00

I have been very busy with school and friends. The picture above is of Sydney and me. We decided to do a Personal Progress 10 hour project together. Our idea is to make homemade cookies, sell them, use our money earned to buy materials to make baby blankets for the homeless shelter.

Last Friday Sydney, Homaria (my friend down the street), and I took orders for the cookies. We earned $51.50 dollars. We actually met some really nice people in our neighborhood. We got 3 orders in our neighborhood. We have others orders too. We have to make 95 cookies this Saturday. I can't wait for Sydney and Homaria to come over on Saturday, so we can make our cookies. It will be an all day project.

We will go to Sydney's house to make the blankets.

School has started. I have one word to say about that Blah!

My New Book Bag!

2009-07-25T08:07:00.000-07:00

School is starting in 2 weeks. I have had so much fun shopping and preparing! (Even though I am not done!) Yesterday, we looked for book bags. First, we went to Target. There were some cute ones but not really what I was looking for. Then we went to Kohl's.

Hallelujah!

There was a pink and green book bag that had peace signs on it. BUT, that's not all! The Peace signs are made out of cutesy pink and lime green flowers!

I love it!

Thanks, Mom!

PeAcE oUt GiRl sCoUt.!:]
-Kaylayy.!
♥

The Many Adventures of the Simpson Family!

2009-07-08T09:12:00.000-07:00

This is the story of the Simpson cousins and the many adventures they had on
the very fun trip to Grandma and Grandpa's!

Our first story starts at Burger King. As we ate our delicious food, anticipation built as we thought about our next stop, Frankie's Fun Place. Would it be fun? Exciting? Boring?
We had no idea what was to come next!

Games! Go Carts! Ski Ball! This place was the BOMB!! We played arcade games to win tickets. The tickets got you little prizes. (Which Meredith called Chinese junk! LOL) The best part was the racing track. It was so fun!! I loved how the wind rushed through my hair as I turned my car around the curves. No one could catch up with me, but Mom finally did.

The following day we went to the Columbia State Museum. They had this really interesting exhibit called: The Forces of Nature. You could be a weather man (or woman) Please notice how cute my hair is in the picture. Thank you Aunt Meredith for braiding my hair the night before. :)

That night the cousins and family celebrated my dad's 40th birthday. It was filled with stories, games, decorations, and key lime cake. (My dad's favorite.)
We laughed as everyone told stories and talked.

Now this is my FAVORITE part of the story: The Beach. I had been looking forward to this for a long time. The ride seamed to go faster, because I was lucky enough to ride with all the cousins. We laughed as we watched Hoodwinked as Caroline sang "Snitchell" 50 times at least. The beach was so fun! I loved playing in the water with my cousins and making sand castles.

The hotel was one word: AMAZING! The workers treated you like you were the President of the United States. They were so nice. Our room was the bomb! We were on the 20th floor and a suite which included: 2 TVs, A full kitchen, room with a view, full bathroom, and a bedroom.
It was so cool. The best part was all we had to do was go to the back of the hotel and walk for like 30 seconds and Volia! You were at the beach!

Sadly, the beach had to end. When we got back to the house we celebrated Mary's Birthday. All cousins made a show which included the songs "Peace In Johnny Lynn" and You've Had a Birthday." It was really funny.

Sadly, This story does not have a happy end. It is actually a tragedy. The cousins had to leave Grandma and Grandpa's house and get back to their normal life. But, they have Christmas to look forward to. The cousins hugged and said their good-byes and drove away. I love my family and cousins very much. I cried when I left. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for letting us have the funnest week ever at your house. We love you very much.

PeAcE oUt GiRl sCoUt!!♥
-Kaylayy:]

The Best Surprise Ever!

2009-06-12T17:37:00.000-07:00

Nikki came over tonight and surprised me with the most wonderful gift Ever! A Vera Bradley wallet.

Now, all I need is some money to put into it!

Thank you, Nikki!!!!!!

PeAcE oUt GiRl sCoUt!!!♥
-Kaylayy:]

Lazy Days

2009-06-06T19:05:00.000-07:00

Sisters ♥

This summer has been a blast! I have been hanging out with friends, being lazy, and enjoying life. I love going swimming. It is so cute to see little Cozette splashing in the water. My friend Sydney and I have been hanging out a ton this summer! She is my best friend. We go to the park, go swimming at her house, and have spend the night with each other. Today, we went to the park to watch Everett's All Star game and she spent the night last night. She's like my sister. She talks to my family like their her own. We spend a TON of time with each other. I love all of my friends. Emile spent the night this week, too I love being Lazy. During the summer, you can just sit back and relax. I absolutely love summer!

22 days 'til vacation in SC. We get to go to Myrtle Beach with all the Simpson fam!

PeAcE oUt GiRl sCoUt!!!♥
-Kaylayy:]

It's Always Fun When Grandma and Grandpa Come

2009-05-23T07:58:00.000-07:00

This weekend Grandma and Grandpa came over. It is always a blast when they come. Yesterday, they took us to a Gwinnett Braves Game. It was so fun! I had lots of treats like Soft Pretzels, Snow Cones, and Frozen Lemonade! It was really yummy!! I had a fun time talking to Grandma and Grandpa and watching the game.

During the game they had fun little activities like an eye ball race. You are probably wondering what an eye ball race is. They had 3 people from the stands come down and pick an eye ball color. They had people dressed up as eyeballs. They were Blue, Green, and Brown. The Brown eye ball won. They also had this thing called a "kiss jam." They showed people on the screen and they kissed. After that they had a lonely screen. This poor guy who was sitting by no one was showed on the screen. It was funny! I had tons of fun!! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

Tonight. we are going out to dinner. Yeah!

PeAcE oUt GiRl ScOuT!!♥
-Kaylayy:]

GO KRIS!!

2009-05-22T08:13:00.000-07:00

Congrats Kris!

I am very happy that Kris won Idol. I was at my friend Sydney's house when I was watching it and we were both VERY happy he won. GO KRIS!!

PeAcE oUt GiRl ScOuT!!♥
-Kaylayy:]
P.S. Seussical the Musical coming soon!

Disney: A trip that lasts a lifetime

2009-05-02T20:32:00.000-07:00

Disney is the best place on earth!!!

I will never forget my trip to Disney World. It was the funnest place on earth! We started off the trip going to Epcot. I can remember getting up that morning just so happy- I was really going to Disney World. First, on our list was to ride Test Track. I remember hearing the loud race cars rushing around the track. I was very scared when I first got in the car. Then we went very fast. I absolutely loved that ride.

We rode more rides and then came Soaring. While we were in line my mom kindly asked, "May we get a front row seat?" We got the best seat in the house! Soaring made me so happy. I can remember sitting by Zoe. She looked bored. "Zoe, what's wrong?" I asked her. "This is going to be a boring ride." She said. However, she squealed and screamed in delight. "This is great!" she said.

There were very nice buildings at Epcot. I enjoyed the boat rides. At the end of the day Epcot has this great show. I really enjoyed it.

The next day we went to the beach. I loved it. I played in the waves the whole time. I really like the beach. The best part was when my mom tried to go in the water and kept falling. Now that was funny!:)

Magic Kingdom was the last thing we did. It is the bomb!! We started off by riding Big Thunder Mountain Rail Road. It was very fun. It was also Zoe's favorite ride. There was not a big line so we were able to ride it two more times. Then, we made the biggest mistakes of our lives!

Splash Mountain!

It was so horrible Zoe and I started crying. We rode some more rides and then we came to the ride that we had been looking forward to..SPACE MOUNTAIN! It was SO fun! Kaija was loving it! :) At about 9 we watched a fire works show by Cinderella's castle. It was cool. But the really cool part was the Spectromagic parade! It was really pretty and cool. After that we went shopping for souvenirs. Then bought some Taffy at the candy shoppe. Then, It was time to go. We were exhausted. I fell asleep on the way back. Disney World is like heaven on earth. I can't wait to go back!

It is hard to keep up with blogging. Life is very busy with Young Women, school, and mainly my best friends from church. We have a blast together. I have been working very hard preparing for the Suessical Musical, which is coming up in May.

PeAcE oUt GiRl sCoUt! ♥
-Kaylayy:]

Disney World is Coming!

2009-04-04T09:02:00.000-07:00

I promise that I will blog this week! :)

We Are the Champions, My Friends and I

2009-03-03T13:33:00.000-08:00

WE ARE THE CHAMPS!!!!!!

This past week my Young Women's team had a basketball tournament. We were playing one of the best teams: Lilburn. We won it!! My mom says it was the most intense game of her life.
GO GRAYSON!!!!
Final score 10-7

PeAcE oUt GiRl sCoUt!!♥
~Kaylayy:]

Confessions of a Girl Who Has Not Blogged

2009-02-23T14:24:00.000-08:00

I need to confess why I have not blogged in a while... I HAVE BEEN SO BUSY! On Friday night, Nikki and Papa took me and Everett on a date. We were going to see Confessions of a Shopoholic. I had been looking forward to it for about two weeks. At the last minute, my Mom decided to go to "Screen It" to check and see if it was a good movie.

We did not get to see it. So, we looked at our other options. Hotel for Dogs or Coraline. I wanted to see the dog movie. Everett wanted to see Coraline. I was over ruled and we went to see Coraline. I did not like that movie. It gave me the creeps. Everett did not like it either. So, we walked out.

We did have a very nice time at Red Robbin. I ordered my usual cheeseburger, french fries, and root beer. Everett ordered mozzarella sticks.

Thank you, Nikki and Papa, for a wonderful evening.

We had the best time in Columbia. I just like being with my cousins. I have been playing basketball with the Young Women.Our games are every Saturday. This Saturday is the championship game. I REALLY hope we will win. I am preparing for the Suessical Musical at school. At first, I did not think I would like my part. But, it is OK. I do sing a few songs.

OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS HEAVEN ALIVE...

GUESS WHAT?

We are going to Disney World in three 1/2 weeks!

I have never been so excited in my life.

PeAcE oUt GiRl sCoUt!!♥
~Kaylayy:)

p.s. I will never let 2 months pass without blogging again!

Give away

2009-02-20T05:28:00.000-08:00

The first five people to comment on this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It'll be done this year (hopefully sooner than later.)
4. You will have no clue what it is going to be.
5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.
I did not make up the rules -- I SWEAR! These are the REAL rules.

The catch? Oh the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me you did will win a marvelous homemade gift by me!
Let the games begin!!

PeAcE oUt GiRl ScOuT!!♥
~Kaylayy:]

Coming Soon

2009-02-15T06:21:00.000-08:00

Yes, I am alive! Sorry I haven't blogged in FOREVER. I promise it is coming!
It will be great...

Christmas Eve is Here!

2008-12-24T11:36:00.000-08:00

We had a really fun celebration.

But it got off to a rocky start...

We were in the car driving to the macaroni grill to eat our Christmas dinner with Mommom, Papa, and Nikki. We got out of the car and headed for the door.

"Our party is already here." My mom said to the lady at the front desk.

"There are no party's waiting for more people." The lady said to her.

I could see my mom's eyes grow bigger as she thought what to do.

"What if they went to the mall of Georgia!?" My mom said in distress.

She quickly got out her cell phone and cslled Mommom.

"Where are you guys at?" My mom asked.

"Chilis." Mommom said.

Which luckily for us was right next door. We went to chilis and enjoyed a nice meal.

After eating Mommom and Papa wanted to take us to a house that had tuns of lights. While driving in the car Mommom had a thought...

"What if there lights are not on!?" Mommom said.

"Oh they will be!" Papa said in a very confident voice.

We drove to the house.

Guess what?

The lights were off.

Mommom was right. We drove to Mommom's house to have a yummy dessert with the Missonaries and open presents. We opened presents first. I got Monkey pajamas from Aaeropostle, a lovely sweater from Aeropostle, and a nice new jacket from Aeropostle. The jacket was too big so we exchanged it for a really cute jacket. We then had a lovely dessert with the missionaries.

While having a conversation Cozette (who was being a mad woman) quietly slipped away to go break something. Actually, it was Mommom's beautiful candle holder from Norway.

"Oh my lands!" my dad screamed.

When my mom heard that she realized that Cozette was getting in to something.

"Oh Please! Oh please! Oh please!" my mom screamed as she raised her hands up in the air.

This made me crack up! We had a really good time!!

Merry Christmas!!

~Kayleigh♥

Camille

2008-12-14T10:50:00.000-08:00

In social studies our teacher wanted us to have pen palls from a different country so we could learn about different people. I received this letter on Thursday it reads:

Dear Kayleigh Simpson,
My name is Camille Nicot. I am a girl. I am 8 years old. I live in France. My
Favorite color is blue. I have 1 brother and 1 sister. My favorite school
subjects are math and English. My favorite activity is tennis. Thank
you for writing to me! I am happy I have an American pen pall.
I am sorry if this letter seems impersonal, but I have just started
English classes. I hope to receive another letter soon.

your pen pal,
Camille Nicot

Isn't that AWESOME!?

Trips and Trees

2008-12-03T19:36:00.000-08:00

Me and the nutcracker at the state museum.

On Thanksgiving break we went to South Carolina. Man, did we have a blast! I am going to tell you what we did: When we first arrived, we were starved! Thankfully, we had a very yummy meal that Grandpa made. On Friday, we went to the state museum and a restaurant called the Flight Deck. The state museum was very fun as usual and the Flight Deck was awesome! On Saturday we went to the mall to ride a merry-go-round. It was also very fun. On Sunday, we had to say goodbye.

We put our Christmas tree up. It was very fun!! Now our house is all decorated for the holidays!

Merry Christmas!

PeAcE oUt GiRl ScOuT♥ :)

Fabulous!

2008-11-23T14:54:00.000-08:00

We all LOVE to be fabulous.
I am proud to say I was nominated for the fabulous blog award!

Here are the rules for receiving the fabulous award:

1. You have to pass it on to 5 other fabulous blogs in a post.
2. You have to list 5 of your fabulous addictions in the post.
3. You must copy and paste the rules and the instructions below in the post.

Instructions:
On your post of receiving this award, make sure you include the person that gave you the award and link it back to them. When you post your five winners, make sure you link them as well. To add the award to your post, simply right-click, save image, then "add image" it in your post as a picture so your winners can save it as well. To add it to your sidebar, add the "picture" gadget. Also, don't forget to let your winners know they won an award from you by emailing them or leaving a comment on their blog.

My 5 Favorite addictions:
1. Having mommy do my back.
2. shopping
3. eating :)
4. playing with Everett and Cozette
5. talking on the phone with Mary- Faith

Well,

I do not have 5 blogs; so I will tell you 5 people.

1. Nikki (my face book friend tee hee)
2. Cozette (my adorable Sis)
3. Everett (my Ah-mazing bro)
4. Dad
5. Mommom!
6. My amazing Mommy!

Yeah I put 6 :]

I l o v e being fabulous!

My first talk.

2008-11-18T15:41:00.000-08:00

Yep! I gave my first talk in Sacrament as the youth speaker! My talk was about Divine Nature. All my family said I did really good. I will blog more later

PeAcE oUt GiRl ScOuT :)
LoVe KaYlEiGh ♥

HSM3

2008-11-02T13:46:00.001-08:00

On Saturday, Nikki took Everett and me to see High School Musical 3. I was so excited. It was the best HSM yet. I recommend it to all of you. I loved it. After going to the movie I was able to go to a party. It was a big party. All of the youth 12 and up from two wards were invited. I had the best time chilling out with my friends. The best part was I stayed there till 11:15! WHOO! I am a social butterfly. Today Cozette tried to bite me in church. She is such a goose.

♥PeAcE oUt GiRl sCoUt!! :) ♥

How to Make a Wacky Witch Tu Tu.

2008-11-01T07:46:00.000-07:00

I loved my Halloween costume this year.

You will need the following supplies to make a wacky witch Tu Tu:

Scissors
Tulle on a spool
Ribbon
Elastic for Waist Band

Me helping my Mom make my Tu Tu.

You will measure the elastic waist band to your size and sew it together. Then you will determine how long your want your Tu Tu to be. Cut the tulle to double that length. Then you will tie the tulle around the elastic. It is that easy. You can also add ribbon to it for color. I did not want ribbon in mine but Cozette had ribbon in hers. I wanted to wear the ribbon in my hair instead.

The finished product. We are modeling our costumes at the Ward Halloween parade. Please notice that once again Cozette will not look at the camera. Also notice that Superman is in the photo with us. That was a really funny costume.

Me, Everett, Savannah, and Alyssa trick-or-treating. It was so much fun! At the end of the night, the police was called because the kids would not leave Mommom's neighbor's yard. We call them the "gangstahs" for gangsters. They really aren't though. We just pretend they are.

Trick- or- Treat and Happy Halloween!

Oh, Say Can You See?

2008-10-26T16:31:00.000-07:00

My advanced women's ensemble was able to sing a Gwinnett Gladiators hockey game. It was SO fun. We did a great job. We sang the National Anthem and the Canadian Anthem. I had so much fun with my friends and my musical directer Miss. Rihner.

I have been very busy. This weekend I spent the night with my friend Homaira. We went to The Avenue. There was a fall festival there. I won a water bottle. Next weekend I am going to a fall festival at my friend Chloe's house. I am a "social butterfly" :)

♥ PeAcE oUt GiRl sCoUt!! :) ♥

The Best Weekend Ever!!!

2008-10-13T17:32:00.000-07:00

We have a little party crasher.

I have been SO busy that I haven't been able to blog my birthday. Here is my weekend step by step:

Friday:
Mom let me stay home from school. I helped prepare for the party.

Friday Night:
Party starts at 6:30. Friends arrive. We ate pizza for dinner. Then we played the "gift game". We had a basket full of gifts. If you roll doubles, then you get a gift. Once everyone has a gift, if you roll snake eyes you can steal gifts from other people. After that we went on a very fun hay ride. We came back home and made adorable clip boards. They were a big hit. We had homemade cookie cake. Lastly, we had a dance contest. It was the most AWESOME party ever.

Then, I got to go to my first Young Women sleepover. We stayed up until 4:00 a.m.! I am serious as a heart attack.

Saturday:
A full day of shopping at the mall. I bought A hooded sweatshirt and a hot pink bag from Aeropostle. I really like it! I also got a new church outfit a sweater, black skirt, and new shoes. I even have more money to spend!

Sunday:
I got my Certificate of Advancement from the bishop. The bishop forgot to give me my Faith in God award. so I think I'll be getting that next Sunday. I also said the 9th Article of Faith in front of everyone. Yes, it is true I am now officially a Young Woman. I went to YW on Sunday. I had my very first fireside too. It was very lovely. After the fireside, I went to my friend Emily's house to spend the night.

Monday:
I played with Emily all day long and didn't get back till 8:00 that night. It was a teacher's work day so no school.

I had the best weekend!!

The End.

My party was SO fun!!

♥ PeAcE oUt GiRl ScOuT! :) ♥

SURPRISE!

2008-10-07T18:02:00.000-07:00

When I came home from my concert tonight, (which by the way went GREAT!) I found this little surprise! The Beehives decorated my room to celebrate my birthday! I can tell that Young Women is going to be great! (:

PeAcE OuT GiRl ScOuT♥♥♥

Itty Bitty Kitty

2008-10-01T16:56:00.000-07:00

We spend hours in this room! I have the same color paint in my room.

This past weekend I was able to have the most wonderful time with Zoe & Kaija. One of our most favorite games to play is "Itty Bitty Kitty". The game is like house. We call it Itty Bitty Kitty because Kaija is a kitty named "Itty Bitty". We have the most fun time playing games. As you can see from the pictures we do have fun. We made a huge mess! Yes, we did clean it up! I absolutely love playing with my girls!

This is me holding little cutie Susie.

Here we are after church.

**For more info about our trip please visit my moms blog at:
http://thetalkingparrott.blogspot.com/ **

♥PeAcE oUt GiRlsCoUt!! (:

The Very Last One

2008-09-20T15:36:00.001-07:00

It's easy as one, two, three!

My Papa can do anything. One thing I can always count on is him pulling my teeth out because my mom and dad can't stand the thought of doing it. My tooth has been loose for a while and it would not come out! I tried pulling it out but I was not strong enough. Yesterday, Papa came over and I told him about my last loose tooth. He of course offered to pull it out. Whenever he's about to pull a tooth he jokes around. My Mommom always says,"Don't scare the child, Oren!" He pulled it out and I didn't feel one thing. Since this was my very last tooth, I got 5 dollars from Papa and 5 dollars from Mommom!

Thank you Papa!!

School is doing pretty good! I am SO excited to get to go sing at a hockey game with my Advanced Women's Ensemble group. I love my homeroom teacher, he is so nice! I have made so many friends this year! Six grade is awesome except for PE and homework! This past week I was invited to go to Young Women's. It was AWESOME. I can't wait to get to go to all the activities when I turn 12.

♥♪ PeAcE oUt GiRl ScOuT!! ♥♪

Sing, Sing, Sing...I Like to Sing!

2008-09-09T17:59:00.000-07:00

As you all know, I auditioned for an advanced ensemble. Today I had my first practice. It was really fun. We are split in to 4 groups; soprano 1, soprano 2, alto 1, and alto 2. I am a soprano 1. That means I have to sing the highest notes. Since there were only four 6th graders, I had no 6th graders in my group. Surprisingly, 7th and 8th graders are REALLY nice! I introduced myself and they were all like "Hi! My name is Sally." LOL I ♥LOVE♥ chorus SO much!

Well there is one thing I must say I DO NOT enjoy gym. Today, we had to run and do curl ups. :P It really stinks.

Cozette is now officially one! Here are some pictures from when grandma and grandpa came:

This is me at Chillies enjoying A tasty milkshake. Mmmm.

Here is Everett enjoying some delish strawberry lemonade. LOL

♥♪ PeAcE oUt GiRl ScOuT!! ♪♥

♪ I made it! ♪

2008-09-01T09:23:00.001-07:00

I auditioned for an advanced chorus group last Tuesday. There were about 104 girls there. On Wednesday I was so happy to hear that I had made it. Only 4 girls in the whole 6th grade were selected. I am so happy! I will blog about Cozette's Birthday later.

♥♪PeAcE oUt GiRl ScOuT♪♥

BUG!!!

2008-08-24T11:47:00.000-07:00

Every family has traditions. We usually associate them with Christmastime. One tradition we have as a family is the "BUG" game. We like to see who can find the most Volkswagen Bugs whenever we run errands or go anywhere. We have been playing BUG for years now. We have a point system for scoring points:

1 point- any color bug except red
2 points- red bug, or any classic colored bug
3 points- red convertible bug or multi-colored bugs

4 points- classic red convertible bug ( we do see them occasionally.)

Whenever you see a Volkswagen Bug you scream, "BUG!" really loud. (except when Cozette is asleep.) I must add that I usually do not win this game. It is neck and neck with Mom and Everett. Sometimes, I will surprise everyone and win. We consider Everett the all-time winner because one time on the way to Huntsville, AL to see Quincy, he found a Bug dealership and there were over 20 of them in the parking lot. When we went to Asheville this summer for vacation, we had the "ultimate Bug contest" to see who could find the most bugs. Mom won that one and Everett did not like it. :) I love to play BUG, it makes s laugh and we have so much fun playing it.

Yes, I have survived the first two weeks of middle school. My two connections are Chorus and Gym. On Tuesday, I am trying out for a special group for chorus, wish me luck!! I really do not like gym. You have to change your clothes in the locker room and be sweaty. I have gym for 18 weeks. Boo! I like most of my teachers, except for one, but no one likes her. I have made new friends too. Over all middle school is pretty good! :]

♪PeAcE OuT GiRl ScOuT♪ :]

♪♪ "Oh Susannah" ♪♪

2008-08-21T16:02:00.000-07:00

I have been singing this song all day with great anticipation as I have waited for the news of your arrival. It seems like a dream that you are finally here!

My beautiful sister Quincy and little Susannah.

Susannah Quincy Sorensen (aka our little Susie Q) was born today at 2:19 p.m. Central Time. She is weighing in at 7 lbs 1 oz. and is 19 1/2 inches long. She has a little bit of dark hair. Wow, she is small like Cozette. All of the other babies in our family have been MUCH bigger.

Mommom called me today right before 3 p.m. with the very sad news that Quincy was only dilated to a 4. We had hoped that Susannah would be here by 3:00 p.m.. We both agreed that it could possibly be hours before Quincy would have her. Immediately after we hung up, Mom called back with much excitement in her voice saying that literally in moments Quincy dilated to a 7. We knew that the time was close. Within minutes she called back again telling me she just received a text from Kirk saying,"She's here and weighs 7.1. lbs." I think Susannah knew how much we wanted her here, so she hurried up for us!

Quincy finally called me sounding wonderful. I am always excited to know the cute things Zoe and Kaija say. Quincy said that when Kaija entered the room the first thing she asked was, "Is she cute?" Quincy assured her Susannah is and added that she looks like Elijah.

He has been in my thoughts even more than he usually is today. I have felt a certain peace that he is aware of his little family and is rejoicing, just as we are, of the arrival our precious Susannah.

Handsome Kirk and beautiful Zoe with Susannah.

Stay tuned for more Susie Q pictures!

Fashion Hillbillies

2008-08-17T17:46:00.000-07:00

How do I look with black hair?

Sunday afternoons are always very fun for me and Everett. We use our imaginations and come up with lots of games. We have built forts, Everett uses Cozette's plastic blocks as grenades (yes, I am his target.), and other crazy stuff. Our favorite is the Fashion Hillbilly. Fashion Hillbilly actually evolved from a game Mary-Faith and I played at Grandma's house. Everett pulls his shorts up and starts singing "fashion hillbilly" to a tune he made up. Since Everett is a hillbilly, he made up a song about Georgia to the tune of "Burning Up" by the Jonas Brothers. Here are some of he lyrics:

I like peaches, I like peanuts, I like them VERY MUCH!
'Cause I'm slipping under the Marta

And I'm burning up, I'm burning up for some Vidalia Onions.

(rap this part) Burning up, Burning up, next thing you know you'll try some.

You will say they're yummy and want another one!

Georgia is the peach state and is famous for its peaches, peanuts and Vidalia onions. Marta is the train that takes you downtown. This song is crazy and funny. When Everett sings this song, we will laugh until our sides ache.

Here is Everett doing his crazy dancing.

Joke of the day:

What color is a burp?

Burple!

♥♥♥Peace out Girl Scout♪♪♪

I'm Turning Over a New Leaf...

2008-08-13T17:59:00.000-07:00

Last night Brad and Everett took Cozette to the park for a stroll. When they arrived home, Everett bursts into the house and declares, "I'm turning over a new leaf and I'm going to start eating healthy!" My eyes just about popped out of my head with shock and I asked him,"Well, what are you going to start eating?" He proudly responded that he was going to have a grilled cheese sandwich and a salad for dinner. (Well, the salad is a start.) So, He made himself a salad and came upstairs to eat it. I told him I was so proud of him for wanting to eat healthier and then went downstairs to do some work. A few minutes later he came back downstairs and said, "Umm...I don't like this salad and can't eat it." I was so disappointed and said, "But, I thought you said you were going to turn over a new leaf and try to eat healthier." He repsonded, "Well, that's just it, this salad tastes too much like a leaf !"

Kayleigh and I thought this was so funny that we had to share it!!

First Day of School Jitters!

2008-08-12T08:09:00.000-07:00

Here's me and Everett the morning before school starts. Notice that we do not have any pictures of us together, that's because we do not go to the same school anymore and he left way before me! :(

My morning was VERY DRAMATIC. To start, while my Mom was blow drying my hair, Cozette grabbed the razor from the side of the tub. Mom had no idea she could reach it or even that it was there. I looked down and saw her with it but it was too late, she cut her little pinkie and it bled everywhere. I wanted to faint. It was not a happy moment. I will add that she did not know she did it and never cried but Mom did!! And then, to make the morning worse, I was eating my breakfast, and we heard a sound outside. What was it? IT WAS THE BUS. Yes, I missed the bus the first day of school. But then everything was OK because Mom took me.

Going, Going, Gone...!

When Mom dropped me off at school, that walk to my trailer was very scary. My teacher is Mr. Gay. He is very nice. I did not know any of the girls in my class but there are a few that seem cool. Dad takes Everett to school on his way to work. Everett's teacher is Miss. Baker. He said he likes her. He has two of his friends in his class.

It is a great feeling to get off the bus and see home. Everett and I were so happy to see each other. It was weird for us not to be at the same school. OK, so I am the one who started middle school but look who has homework on the first day-It's not me!! hee hee

It was nice to come home to my favorite treat, Mississippi Mud! We made it through our first day of school and are all back together again! We really believe that Cozette deliberately will not look at us when we try to take her picture! Over all school was pretty good! :]

♪ ♥ Peace out girl scout:]♥♪

P.S. This was posted on the 2nd day of school! (It went great! :])

A Walk in the Park

2008-08-11T07:19:00.000-07:00

On Saturday Everett had baseball practice at Bay Creek Park. Kayleigh decided to stay at home, because according to her it was "way too hot," so Cozette and I braved it in spite of the heat and played at the park. It was a delightful experience to see Cozette have her first adventure at the park. She prances when she walks and I could tell she thought she was a big girl walking in her new pink tennis shoes. She loved the swings and squealed with delight as I pushed her.

Testing boundaries, falling, and picking yourself up!

It amazed me to see Cozette walk. She was timid at first and did not stray far. As she gained her confidence, she would walk a little farther and then turn to look at me as if to get my permission to go farther. Before too long, I was chasing after her. I was so afraid she would fall. I tried my hardest to stay near her to protect her from falling, but it was inevitable and she took a pretty good tumble. My heart was broken to see her cry, but I swooped her up as quickly as I could to love and comfort her. Then she was right back at it again! As I continued to watch Cozette, I was blessed with a special impression of the great love our Heavenly Father has for us. As I have taken my own tumbles in life, He has always been there to love and comfort me. I am grateful for the lessons my children teach me.

What a relief for Daddy to arrive so we can go home! It looks like little Cozy girl had so much fun at the park that she pooped out in the van on the way home!

Shop 'til You Drop!

2008-08-07T06:23:00.000-07:00

BOOK BAG DILEMMA!

Having the right book bag is VERY important and I could not find one! It took three trips and six different stores to find the right one. Thank you Old Navy!

Shopping for school supplies is so much fun!! We love to come home and organize them. I think it is so fun getting a new binder. This year my binder is hot pink with white flowers that have multi-colored centers. Shopping for school supplies is a special day and we go get lunch too. This year we went to Chick-fil-A. (YUMMY and what's new?) The best part is buying new clothes. I love to wear my new clothes the first week of school.

Jokes of the Day: (in honor of back to school)

Who invented fractions??
Henry the 1/8th!

Where do crayons vacation??
Color-ado!

Why was the light bulb failing tests??
Because, he wasn't too bright!

What do elves learn in school??
The "elf-abet"!

♥Peace out girl scout!♥:]
(LOL :D)

Walking, Waving, and Lots of Wuv!

2008-08-05T11:28:00.000-07:00

Kayleigh asked me to write the Cozette updates this week. It's hard to believe that Cozette has been with us for 11 months. Where has the time gone to? We like to say,"I wonder what new tricks Cozette will start doing today?" She is at the age where each day she is learning something new and it is just wonderful to see her grow. Cozette started walking at 10 1/2 months. She is little for her age and it is quite a sight to see her toddle around. She has just started waving hello and good bye. She will sometimes wave with both hands and she will get so excited she starts to do this little growl. It is quite hilarious.

Yesterday, while shopping she was waving and saying, "hey" to everyone in the store. What is amazing is that all the people were waving back and stopping to talk to her. She brightened the day for quite a few people. I have been trying to read to her. She gets so excited that she will squeal with excitement looking at the picture of Bert from Sesame Street. It's fun reading to her the books I have read to Kayleigh and Everett. She has now added watermelon, Kraft American Cheese slices, whole wheat banana nut muffins (compliments of Mommom), Chick-fil-A nuggets, mandarin oranges, and raisins to her palate of foods she enjoys! Cozette loves to feed us her food. We believe she is trying to say,"thank you" too. Needless to say, Cozette does indeed bring us lots of "wuv."

Thanks to Meredith, I can now collage pictures of Cozette! Pictured above (from the top left corner) is Cozette's reaction to eating a Chick-Fil-A nugget, getting into Brad's business cards, eating yummy mandarin oranges, showing off her first four teeth, simply being cute in her high chair, and playing chuga chuga choo choo in a storage bin with Kayleigh.

Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad!

2008-08-05T07:07:00.000-07:00

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Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad! This will be their 14th wedding Anniversary. I love you guys so much! :]

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The "Jill" House Rock.

2008-08-04T14:45:00.000-07:00

One of our favorite summer activities has been going to the Frailey's to swim. Jill Frailey is so much fun. We like to say we are related to her because her sister is married to a 2nd cousin of ours. I must add that the cousin her sister is married to is the great-grandson of Aunt Lizzy Belle. I named one of my bunnies after her. (see previous post) Everett and I love playing with her son Ethan and also we love to play guitar hero. They have a really cool rock to dive off of.

YOU ROCK SISTER FRAILEY!

Stay tuned for Cozette updates and all that we have been doing over the past week.

Joke of the day:

We saw this on a church sign the other day. We thought it was clever.

What is missing from ch ch?

U R!!

♥♥♥Tah-Tah♥♥♥

Lions and Bunnies and Bears...OH MY!

2008-07-23T10:44:00.000-07:00

I have a unique collection of stuffed animals. Pictured above is Lizzy Belle, Minnie May, Dorothy, and Hubert (Dorothy is sitting in the yellow chair) . Great-Grandma Dorothy gave me these bunnies and teddy bear. Granny Dot is Mommom's mom. It is quite interesting how I came to name these stuffed animals. Granny Dot has 14 brothers and sisters. She is number 13 and the youngest girl. Aunt Lizzy Bell is the oldest sibling and was 21 years old when Granny Dot was born. She will be 102 years old this November. You may find it interesting that Aunt Minnie May is almost 100 years old but she never gets any attention in the family because Aunt Lizzy Bell is older! Uncle Hubert is one of Granny Dot's older brothers. He is a WWII veteran and actually lived in a foxhole in France for almost two months. My mom once talked to him about his war experiences and tears came to his eyes as he remembered his military service. Mommom loves Aunt Lizzy, Aunt Minnie, and Uncle Hubert very much so I wanted to name these stuffed animals after them, especially since Granny Dot gave them to me.

Here are some of my favorite stuffed animals. From left to right: Pinky, Elizabeth, Macy, Honey Bunny, and Kissy. Lulu, Starburst, and Snoopy are sitting in the chair. Then Snuggles, Teddy, Cozy Bear, Scraps, and Amy.

Lulu is my favorite and I want to tell the story of how I came to get her. I was about 61/2. We were going to Fudruckers for Everett's 4th birthday with Mommom and Papa. There was a claw machine there filled with stuffed animals. I asked Papa if he would try to get one for me. He did but he didn't get one. We ate our dinner and after that I asked if he would try again. Everyone at the table said no and tried to explain the game was probably set up so you could not get a stuffed animal.

I had faith that I would get one, so I kept on asking. Finally, everyone told Papa to do it to prove that he couldn't get one. He took me to the machine and OUT CAME A LAMB! When I came back with a little lamb everyone's eyes nearly popped out of their heads. (I never said," I told you so!") I asked what I should name her and mommom suggested Lulu. I must add that poor Lulu came out with a crooked neck. Mommom invented the clinic whenever her neck needs to be mended. Sadly, Lulu has to go to Mommom's clinic lots. I love Lulu the most. She reminds me to always have faith. She goes with me everywhere.

Joke of the day:
What do you put on a pig's sun burn?
"oinkment"

♥♥♥Tah Tah♥♥♥
P.S. Speaking of pigs, I have two webkinz that are not pictured. Daisy a little pink pig and Goldilocks a Lil' Kinz Golden Retriever.

"BOBBY"

2008-07-19T12:00:00.001-07:00

About two years ago at Christmas time Lindsay, Caroline, Everett, and I were trying to find something to do at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Some one suggested that we play house. So we all picked out our names. For some reason Everett picked the name Bobby. Bobby was a exchange student from a foreign country(we never knew which one) and was Lindsay's best friend from school. Bobby kept on sneaking into our house. I was the mom and I kept asking Bobby to leave our house. It made us laugh so hard. I guess the name caught on because we still call him Bobby. That is the story of how Everett became Bobby. Even my Mommom calls him Bobby sometimes. He has been such a good sport about it, he even has a new email account that has the name Bobby in his address.

***BIG NEWS FLASH!*** Cozette just took a 2 and 1/2 hour nap which is a miracle because she is famous for taking 18 and 1/2 minute naps!

♥♥♥ Tah Tah ♥♥♥

Can You Guess Where This Grand Piano Is?

2008-07-18T07:02:00.000-07:00

This past week I have been very busy learning more about blogging. My mom and I have spent hours learning how to change templates. Sometimes, we got so frustrated we wanted to scream! It will be fun to do more fun things with my pictures. I want to post some more pictures from my Asheville trip:

We loved shopping at the Biltmore Village. There really weren't very many fast food restaurants except for one: A Very fancy McDonalds. We couldn't believe there was a grand piano there so we had to take a picture of it. Wouldn't it be nice to have someone serenade you while you eat your cheese burger?

Here's a fun picture of me and grandma. It is so fun to be with her. She hikes with us, she spends lots of time with us, and cooks really good. I love my grandma. Here's a picture of me and my mom on July 4th.

How can I not talk about my Cozette? Here she is with our new little cousin, baby Kate. Kate has a head full of hair. We love to touch it. Cozette and Kate are in their July4th sundresses. Aunt Meredith is in the picture with my mom and Uncle Sam (my dad's brother) is in the picture with him. Uncle Sam and Kate have matching hair! :0) Cozette is doing so many new things. The biggest news to report is she is walking across the family room. She is so cute because she walks with her hands up in the air. She loves to eat peaches, yogurt and macaroni and cheese.

Well, that is all for now.

♥♥♥Tah Tah♥♥♥

Check out my Slide Show!

2008-07-11T13:43:00.001-07:00

I'm Back: Where Do I Begin?

2008-07-11T11:07:00.001-07:00

There is so much to tell about my wonderful trip to Asheville. We had the time of our lives. It was wonderful to celebrate my Grandparent's 50Th wedding anniversary. They are an example to every one of us. Here's a picture of the love birds kissing:

We had a wonderful celebration for them. We went to a restaurant called Province 620. It was yummy and really nice. The family presented them with a hardbound book titled "For the One I Love." It is a summary of their life together. I think they REALLY liked it. We had a special Family Home Evening honoring them. It was so funny because we played charades acting out funny stories from my Dad's childhood. It was a great evening.

We were able to visit some beautiful places:

This is a picture of Sliding Rock. It is a natural water slide. The water is freezing and it takes your breath when you hit the pool at the bottom. This is one of my favorite things we did.

These pictures are taken at Chimney Rock Park. If you look really closely between the two trees, you will see Everett. Yes, he climbed all the way up and it made Mom VERY nervous.

It is a tradition to go to a baseball game every summer with the whole family. This year the Asheville Tourist played against the Rome Braves- Asheville won. Yeah! We went shopping at the Biltmore Village. We went to The Chocolate Fetish. The chocolate here is yum yum yum. It actually has the best truffle in the U.S.. We also went to a toy store and The Mast General store.

The best part of our trip would have to be staying in the cabins. Every night we stayed in Aunt Barbara's cabin. We called it the "Party Cabin". It was a real Pah-tay! Being with Mary-Faith, Lindsay, Caroline, and Everett was so much fun.

To the left is Don's Den. This is the cabin my family stayed in, actually only my Mom and Dad stayed there, because to the right is the Party Cabin where all the cousins stayed all week. Aunt Barbara Rocks!

There is so much more to write about and I will be posting more over the next week about my cousins and baby Cozette and baby Kate.

Tah Tah! ♠♥♣:o)

Asheville is TODAY!

2008-06-28T05:38:00.000-07:00

I am so happy today because we are going to Asheville! We are leaving the house around 4ish. So my next post will be a large one!

♥Tootles!♥ :o)

Friends

2008-06-23T06:20:00.000-07:00

This summer has been so fun because I have been able to spend time with my friends. I love to have sleep overs at my house but I really like it when I go to their houses. Here is a picture of some of my friends.

My best friends from church are in front of me. From left to right: Anna, Emily, Sydney, and Nicole. I spend a lot of time with Emily and Sydney. This picture is from my 10th birthday party.

This is a picture of some of my cousins. Zoe and Kaija are in front of me. I love Mary-Faith like a sister. We spend HOURS on the phone. We have talked 3 hours before.

Today's Happenings:

Camp Rock Rocks! I watched it four times this weekend. I think I know the words to most of the songs. I can't wait to watch it again. We have been spending our days swimming and getting ready for our vacation. Pah-tay!

Cozy's Corner:

This picture just about sums up her activities. She gets in to everything. We keep a potpourri bowl on a table, she pulled it off four times in one day. (Yes, we have moved it.) She loves to play "get-cha". That is when we get on our knees and chase her. She is cruising around the sofa and chairs and we believe she will walk soon. Her favorite food is cut up banana. She pops it into her mouth so quick. She also loves her baby cookies. Oh yeah, she likes Goldfish too.

Joke of the Day:

What did the Ocean say to the River?

Nothing it just waved.

ONLY 5 MORE DAYS TILL ASHVILLE!

TOOTLES! :o)

The ABC's of My Dad

2008-06-16T10:17:00.000-07:00

This post is a day late because we had a busy Father's Day weekend. I want to talk about my Daddy. So I thought it would be fun if I did the ABC's of why he is the world's greatest Dad:

A- Absolutely Awesome.

B- Brave Boy.

C- Camping. We go camping twice a year.

D- Dude, you're the coolest.

E- Expert in Everything!

F- Father of the year

G- Great Example to me.

H- Happy all the Time.

I- Integrity. He has taught me the importance of honesty.

J- Jeannie is his Sweet Heart.

K- Kayleigh loves him.

L- Listens to me.

M- Makes us laugh. He makes everything in life more fun.

N- Nice to everyone.(Everyone likes my dad)

O- Obedient. My dad lives the gospel.

P- Perfect.

Q- Always answers my QUESTIONS.

R- A REALLY hard worker.

S- Super Doper.

T- Terrific.

U- U ROCK!

V- Very Loving.

W- We love him.

X- X-tra Ordinary.

Y- You got to love him.

Z- Zee best dad ever!!

I love you dad!

TOOTLES!! :o)

Art

2008-06-09T10:58:00.000-07:00

Over the last four years in activity days I was able to paint art. My activity day leader is an art dealer who has two daughters who are artists and have taught us painting techniques. Here are my paintings:

I did this painting in 2005. It was my first painting I ever did. It is currently hanging in our foyer.

I painted this in 2006. It hangs in my room above my bed.

I painted this one in 2007. It is my favorite. It is hanging in our family room.

Uh-Oh this picture is a little crooked. I just finished it and as you can see, it is still laying on our dining room table!

I have enjoyed painting and hope to do more in the future!

Today's Happenings:

It is SO hot here! Today we went swimming and the pool water felt like bath water! All I can say is that we are having a fun and lazy summer.

Cozy's Corner:

Here are the latest updates :

1. She cut two teeth.
2. She climbed the stairs.
3. She is trying to clap.
4. She jabbers all the time.
5. She is crawling very fast.
6. She likes to play pee-pie.

Here she is trying to relax after a tough day at church!

Joke of the day:

I heard that scientist have crossed poison Ivy with four leaf clovers.

It gives you a rash of good luck!

Only 19 days till Ashville!!

Tootles :0)

Parades and a Sick Cozette!

2008-05-30T13:19:00.002-07:00

Today's Happenings:

On Monday we went to the Memorial Day Parade. It was fun! Here are some pictures:

This is a live reenactment of U.S. soldiers raising the American flag at Iwo Jima. Everyone was cheering for them. I love to honor the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. We have made it a tradition in our family to go to the Memorial Day parade every year. Grandpa Bill took us to this parade about nine years ago.

Zoe and Kaija were also at the parade. We had fun with them during the weekend like swimming and playing house. Yes! I still play house with them.

My friend Emily spent the night on Tuesday. We had fun. We jumped on the trampoline with our water hose for about three hours and then went swimming for almost three hours at night!

Cozy's Corner:

Cozette is now saying, "Ba Ba", "Da Da", and "Ish." She is very sick right now with a virus. It is so sad! She had to go to the doctor two times this week because her fever won't go down.! She can also pull-up on the sofa and walk along it. She loves to growl and snuggle us! Every day we wake up and talk about how much we love her. Everett calls her his Chicky girl. This is short for Chick-fil-A. My Mom and I made up a song that says, "Cozette is yummier than little Chick-fil-A's! (she is yummier than a Chick-fil-A!!)

Joke of the day:

Why was 6 afraid of 7?
Because 7 "ate" 9!!!!

Tootles! :o)

School is out! (yeah!)

2008-05-21T12:32:00.000-07:00

Today's Happenings:

Well, today was my last day of school. It was pretty crazy when we left because music was playing, people were blowing bubbles, and also screaming. I am excited for summer! On Monday I had my 5th grade awards ceremony. I received 7 awards. Here are some pictures:

Here I am receiving my Student Council award.

This is my class. The girls around me are my friends Jacquelyn, Homaira, and Bianca.

This is my teacher Mrs.Swierczek. We kind of look alike. I really love her as a teacher! I had the best 5th grade year. I can't believe that I am no longer in Elementary School!

Cozy's Corner:

Cozette got a new swim suit! It is SO cute! It is lime green with polka dots. She is adorable in it!We like to say Cozette is T.M.C. that's code for "too much cuteness!" We also say she is T.M.L. that's code for "too much love!" Sometimes when Cozette goes through too many diapers, we like say, "Cozette, It's just T.M.P!" (You can guess what that's code for!)

Joke of the day:

I saw my friend with a red nose.
I asked her, " Why is your nose red?"
She answered, " I smelled a brose."
I responded, "A Brose? There's no "B" in rose!"
She said, " There was in this one!

Tootles! :o)

Amish Friendship Bread

2008-05-15T14:54:00.000-07:00

Today's Happenings:

Every 10 days my mom makes Amish Friendship bread. Whenever I come home from school and Amish Friendship bread is in the oven, my NOSE KNOWS. Amish Friendship bread is our favorite. One time we had some friends over and we didn't even share it. We later laughed that we did not want to share our friendship bread with our friends. My mom made brownies for us instead! Tomorrow is my field day and I get to have a Chick-Fil-A breakfast because it is our treat for being on Student Council. I knew that Syesha would go home last night. It was fun to watch the idols go home!

Cozy's Corner:

Cozette always seems to get into everything. Here is a picture of her getting into my Dad's stuff. I think it is funny how she is chewing on his cell phone! She is just adorable! She is really starting to make lots of sounds and noises. She likes to watch me dance.

Joke of the day:

What is a moth's favorite subject?

Mothematics!!! Ha.

Tootles! :0)

A Busy Weekend

2008-05-13T12:56:00.000-07:00

Today's Happenings:

I can't believe that it is Tuesday and I'm just now getting back to my blog! I had a very busy weekend. On Friday night, I went to a very nice wedding reception. The food was SO yummy because it was a sit-down dinner. I enjoyed dancing with my friends. I want to have buffet at my wedding reception. After the wedding reception I went home with my friend Sydney to spend the night at her house. Sydney has a zip line so we rode it. It was AWESOME! Mother's Day was nice. I gave my mom a flower pen and a coupon book. She liked it. On Sunday our power went off just in time for our Mother's Day dinner. My Dad baked my mom a macaroni and cheese and forgot to put the eggs in it!! We also had cold beans. It was still good. Today I helped out with Field Day at my school. Well I am very excited for summer. But I can not wait till my trip to Ashville, North Carolina!

Cozy's Corner:

One of the things Cozette just loves is going outside. She loves feeling the wind on her head. We think she has a cold right now!:( She has a tooth coming in for sure! She is just SO cute! I love her so much. She has just started doing her raspy growl. It cracks us up! Just as a note Everett planted all the flowers in this picture!

Joke of the day:

What do you call a sick dog?
A germy shepherd! (another good one!!)

ONLY 47 MORE DAYS TILL ASHVILLE!!!

Tootles! ;0) (He has a nose! ha ha)

It's Almost Friday!

2008-05-08T14:17:00.000-07:00

Happening Now:

My dad has his own landscaping company. It is called Lawnscapes. He just got a new trailer. We think it is really cool because we can have a hayride this fall. Notice that Everett is wearing his orange Under Armor!(Ha!) We played battlepins today in PE it was fun. Battlepins is sort of like dodge ball and bowling together. I knew that Jason was going to go home last night. Syesha is next! I am getting excited for middle school!

Cozy's Corner:

Cozette loves to stand up in her crib! She really likes her crib. She likes crawling around too. She gets into everything. She makes the CUTEST noises. She tries to get our attention by fake coughing. It is very funny!

Joke of the day:

What is a snake's favorite subject?

Hisssstory! :)

Tootles!

Meet Everett!

2008-05-07T14:04:00.000-07:00

I wanted to talk about my brother Everett today.

Everett likes playing the guitar, he can play Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple.

His favorite clothes are Under Armor. He has red, black, red and black, navy blue, and orange.

Everett is SO funny! He makes us laugh SO hard!

Cozy's Corner:

Yesterday Cozette got a new cousin!

Baby girl Simpson was born in Arizona, we are waiting to find out her name.

Cozette loves to eat her squash! (Yucky!!)

Happening Now:

I am waiting to find out who will be eliminated on American Idol. I think it is bye bye time for Jason. Boo hoo. I think David A. will win. Today at school, I made a Mother's Day present but I am not telling what it is. :) All I can think about today is my trip to Ashville this summer. I am leaving on June 28. Yeah!!

Joke of the Day:

Dogtor, Dogtor!
Patient: I was bitten on the leg by a dog!
Doctor: Did you put anything on it?
Patient: NO! He liked it just the way it was!! ( HA! HA! That's a great one!)

Tootles!

Monday

2008-05-05T14:35:00.000-07:00

Cozy's Corner:

As you all know I have a sister named Cozette. Here are some pictures of her.

Cozette is always in a happy mood.

She loves her walker. She chases me around in it all the time.

Doesn't she look darling here?

Today's Happenings:

School is winding down. I am very excited for my 5th grade graduation. We were asked about our future goals. My personal goal is, "I want to graduate from college and become a wedding planner." I love going to wedding receptions! If anyone needs help planning a wedding reception, leave me a comment.

Joke of the day:

I couldn't go to karate today because my instructor has the " Kung-Flu" (Get it? Ha!)

Tootles! ;)

San Francisco Treats

2008-05-04T18:17:00.001-07:00

Hi Everyone!

My Aunt Nikki just got back from a business trip to California. She brought me back some cool souvenirs.

A beautiful fan from Chinatown.

An assortment of yummy Ghirardelli fudge and chocolates which is based out of San Francisco. Their logo is "Moments of timeless pleasure."( Ha! Ha!)
That was some of the BEST fudge ever!

Tootles!

Latest News

2008-05-04T16:03:00.000-07:00

Hello Again!

Happening Now:

Yesterday was the spring fling carnival at my school, I was able to work the snow cone booth. It was AWESOME! ;)

Cozy's Corner:

Cozette is just starting to crawl. She screams when ever I leave the room. She loves her bottle even though she can't drink out of it. She just likes playing with it. (LOL)

Joke of the day:

I hear that monkeys can fly now! They fly in hot air baboons!

Tootles!

2008-05-04T15:20:00.000-07:00

Hello!

My name is Kayleigh Simpson aka "bug". I am very excited to start blogging because I have so much to say and lots of ideas. I am in the 5th grade for only 17 more days. I am on the student council. My favorite colors are green and pink. Penguins and ducks are my favorite animals. The picture above is of me. I am a RED HEAD! I love to play the piano and sing! My mom says I am a diva. Now that you know about me, let's learn about my family!

This is my family. My mom Jeannie, my dad Brad, my brother Everett (9), and my sister Cozette (now 8 months). I love my family very much. I am also so thankful for Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. They love and care for me.

This is my first official post, I'll post more later! Tootles :)