Exactly One Year Later

1st Day of School ~ 4th grade and 6th grade

It seems that I feel the blogger buzz around the same time each year!  I haven't posted for exactly one whole year!  That is crazy!  Of course, with my job I have have been extremely busy which keeps me away from the computer (for recreation purposes).

For today I will post about the days biggest event: the First Day of School!  Hard to believe that my baby girl is going to be in 6th grade and Domenic will be in 4th.  Only a week away and we will have not only a child in the oldest grade of elementary school, but our baby will be in Kindergarten!  He so badly wanted to start with his brother and sister this morning, but has to wait one more week (kindergarten assessment is the first week).  He goes for his assessment on Thursday and has been studying to get ready!


Domenic wasn't sure that he wanted to go to school.  He has been nervous and scared and worried that certain boys would be in his class room and would tease him.  Yesterday we discovered that his best friend is in the same class with him again this year (these 9 year old boys spent 2 hours on the phone together!).  This morning we also found that the boys he has been unsure about are in the same class as well.  Instead of problems though, they ran up excited to see him, gave him big hugs, high 5's, and spent the rest of the time in line chatting about all that they had done over the summer.  I think that my boy just doesn't realize how much everyone loves to be his friend.  I left happy and sure that he was going to have a great day!

Alexis squealed like only a sixth grader can and she and her friends created a "weirdo's" club, wearing their 1990's florescent outfits (I swear they looked exactly like I did when I was in 6th grade!) and were ready to rule the school.  Scary!

Now I am sitting at home with only Skyler again, listening to my Wicked CD and trying to start blogging again!  I also need to get to cleaning up after a summer of 3 kids at home, and get into an exercise routine as well.  Don't forget that work needs to fit in here as well.  *sigh* So much to do, where is the motivation to do it?  But the excitement of a new school year, getting back into routines, and learning is enough to get me going!  So here's a cheer to the 1st day of the 2012-2013 school year!

Alexis the 6th grader

Waiting for the bell with her friends in the same class!

My handsome boys!


Ready to walk to school!






Check out Brandon' Blog!

Brandon has decided to start a blog! Watch for his weekly writings on "Morbid Curiosity." He will be writing weekly posts about the musing and going-ons that happen at work! I know that you are all excited to know just what he does at work! This will be the perfect opportunity for you to find out!

Be sure to get on and read, comment and most of all, share his site with friends and other family members! His goal is to get out there and to start sharing his love of writing, and of course, the humor that can be found in the exciting day to day routine of the medical examiners!

Here is the link: www.brandcall.wordpress.com

A time to reflect

It seems that I have gone from great blogger to hit and miss. Considering the fact that I have only posted 8 posts this year, verses 61 from last year. I wish I had excuses (of that I have many), but I think it all boils down to priorities.

That said, I have been thinking a great deal about what matters most to me lately. I love my family! I have had to spend time away from them recently and it has made me realize how happy they make me. Sometimes I think it becomes easy to take our family for granted. We get in a daily routine and forget about spending time together. I love spending time with Brandon and the kids. It makes me happy. The more meetings that have come up, the more the time flits away, the more I come to appreciate the time that I have.

The season is upon us to be grateful. Be grateful for the life that we have been given. For the blessing that it is to be together, happy and important in someone's life. I would hate to wake up one morning and realize that it was all gone. I cherish every little blessing that has been sent my way!

Kennecott Copper Mine

Kennecott Copper Mine did a family free week the last week of July. It had been years since I had been (since like 4th grade!) and Brandon had never been, so we decided to go and take a tour. It was so much fun to go and see how they are mining the copper and other elements. It was very windy that day!

Here is the open pit mine! It is 2 3/4 miles around the top, and 3/4 a mile deep. The hugeness of it was amazing! It doesn't look that big in comparison with Domenic, but it was very vast!

There were displays and a giant tire that you could take pictures in front of. The boys loved climbing on this little mine trolley.

Domenic really loved the copper trucks on display. They represented all the trucks that they have really used in the mining process. Domenic and Skyler were in little boy heaven!

My dad was the one who first had the great idea, so we went with them! It was so much fun to get together! This giant tire was amazing! There are six of these on each of the trucks that haul the rock. They are 11 feet tall, cost around $25,000 each and last about a year. That is amazing! Glad I don't have to put these tires on our van!!

Domenic's Big Week!

Happy Birthday Domenic!!

Domenic just turned 7! What a lucky boy he was too! We had nearly 5 days of partying just for him! First, he got a new Build-a-Bear! He wanted a Dragon so bad, that we secretly bought it back in April (because it was only a limited release) We went and stuffed it for him on the 3rd of July though. He was so excited, as you can see from his face. He picked out an outfit for it, and named him Max.

On Wednesday my family came up and brought him a cake. We opened presents and went to Kennecott Copper Mine (photos to come later!) David smashed Domenic's face into his cake! It was very funny!

On Thursday his Uncle Nick flew home from his mission. That was an exciting time! We went to lunch, visited and had a good time. There was a Callor family Reunion on Saturday, so we enjoyed good food, cousins and fun again. That night we spent the night in Price. Sunday was Domenic's birthday! We woke up early and went to hear Uncle Nick report from his mission. The rest of the day was spent visiting, playing, and Domenic got another birthday cake! It was lemon, yummy! We took Domenic to see Toy Story 3 for his birthday! It was great, and he absolutely loved it! The outfit he picked out for Max the Dragon was Buzz Lightyear!

Finally, Domenic wanted to go to Chuck-E Cheese to play the games. We went, and guess what they had displayed for a limited time only? Yep, a Chuck-E Cheese pez guy! Of course that was all that Domenic could think about. He had to get enough tickets to get his Pez! I have never seen him more determined to win tickets. He came away with nearly 480 tickets! Wow! He got his Pez too! His day was made!

Other gifts included, clothes, and umbrella, and a DSi. It was a great birthday week!