My little boy loves Queen!

I am wondering if we are exposing our children to the right music. This morning Kale, our 2 year old, went into his room and put in a CD in the boombox. All of a sudden I hear Queen, We will we will rock you, booming out of the room, and right along with the music is Kale's voice singing the lyrics right along with them. Surprisingly he actually knows most of the words. Maybe I should be monitoring more what CD's he is finding to listen to?!

I love fall..

This is one of my favorite times of the year. I love fall. The air is cooler, the leaves are changing, the garden is finally yielding, and soon I won't have to weed the flower beds! Seriously, I really enjoy these months. The kids are playing soccer again, and while it is time consuming, I love watching them play and have fun. They really like school, and they had a great time at their carnival. Both of them performed in class performances and did a great job. Selling the house has been a process I could do without. I constantly have to make sure the house is mostly clean so if someone wants to come and look at it, I don't have to clean up much. We have shown the house twice this past week, so I guess that is good that we are getting some interest. I am glad we have some time to sell so we don't feel like we are giving the house away. I will be glad to have this part over with, even though I will be sad to move out of our house. In my free time I have been scoping out house's to rent in OHIO, and looking for jobs that fit my interest. So much things to change but exciting times for us. I really hope we sell by Nov. since I do not want to move when it is all snowy and cold. By the way, I want to tell my Grandma happy 84th birthday!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

This weekend brings our 9th anniversary. Lee and I were married Sept. 4th, 1999. I can't believe how fast the time has gone. We have had a great time. I am so glad I was smart enough to marry the incredible, smart, good looking, wonderful father, and loving husband that I did. For those you don't know or don't remember our story I wanted to recap how Lee and I met. Flashback to spring of 1999. I had been invited to go the Lagoon night sponsored by the Ogden LDS institute. Laurie, my friend, had a friend from her mission, Laura, who had called and asked her if she wanted to go with a group of her friends. In turn Laurie called me, and I agreed to go and meet this particular group of people. We arrived at Lagoon late (no big surprise) and met them at the front doors. I assessed the situation and decided that they all seemed fairly nice. Part way through the night Laurie ran off for awhile with someone else she knew. This was good because then I really got to know that fun bunch. Lee somehow fanagled it, that he and I would end up on the sky ride together. He planned that so he could get to know me better. In short, he asked me for my phone number that night, and I gave it to him, thinking he seemed kind of quiet and shy for me.
Early the next morning he called and asked me out. I already had plans with a group of students from one of my spanish classes. I told him we were going dancing at a latino club in SLC. Guess who showed up there that night? Yep, Lee did. At first I thought he was a stalker, but after dancing and talking to him most of the night, I really came to like him. We had a date the next week which was way fun. We went on a hike, and watched a movie at the planitarium at WSU. Lee's brother was working there at the time. I went out with another guy the night after I went out with Lee. It was a top 5 worst dates ever, and when I arrived home I found Lee had left me a dozen roses to thank me for a great date the night before. That totally lifted my spirits. A few days later I left for Costa Rica for a month to study abroad. I had a fantastic time, but missed Lee, and did send him some postcards. When I got home I called him a couple of days later, and we went that weekend. After that it was history, we were with each other all the time. We had so much fun, and could communicate really well. We were engaged over the 4th of July. Were were married 2 months later in the Ogden LDS Temple. I was, and still am so in love with him. Happy Anniversary!

We have some news....

So I know we haven't posted for awhile, but we have been really busy sprucing up our house and finishing up some projects that were long over due. We have been rushing to do this, because the Bartholomew Family is moving! Yep, Lee has been accepted to Bowling Green University in Ohio. For those who are wondering where that is, it is about 2o miles south of Toledo. Right by Lake Erie. Holy Cow! It is just sinking in now. Lee will be in the GIS (geographical information systems) master's program. I am very torn on moving. I really like our house, neighborhood, and ward. I also love my job. I am trying to be optimistic about this all and realize what a great opportunity this is for Lee and our family. So if you know anyone looking for a house, ours is for sale now :( I am posting some pictures of our house since it looks really good right now, and am proud of all the work we have put into it. Lee is scheduled to begin the first week in Jan. but we probably will move sooner if the house sells, so we don't have to move twice. Wish us luck!

First day of School!

I now officially have 2 kids in school. Mara started kindergarten today, and Carson entered the 2nd grade. With having two kids in school, it means twice as many school clothes, school supplies, odds and ends, etc... Luckily since Mara only goes 1/2 day, I still only have to buy school lunches for one. Clothes aren't so bad since they go the charter school, they have to wear uniforms. I only buy either tan/navyblue pants, shorts, or skirts, and tan/navy blue, or white shirts. So getting ready in the morning is easy since they have a limited choices to pick from. I bought most of their shirts from Land's End. They really do have the best shirts that last longest and look almost brand new even at the end of the year. They have great selection when it comes to uniforms. Anyway, Mara loved her first day of Kindergarten! She has a male teacher, Mr.Garcia, (Carson also had him) and his teacher's aide is Ms. Ivonne, who also was the aide for Carson. That is something I like about Ogden Prep, is the aides in the classroom's. They have a cap on the number of students in each class and a aide for almost every class. Mara liked recess the best, of course! Carson's teacher is Mrs. Thayne, she has taught at the school for a few years, but this is her first year in 2nd grade. She seems really nice and also very prepared. Carson liked listening to music in his class, and seeing all his friends and having lunch at school. My days are going to be quieter now, with only Kale at home for 1/2 the day. But, I have to admit it will be nice to have afternoon's free when Mara is at school, and Kale is taking a nap. :) I think it was a great start of the year!

Mirror Lake

We have been really busy, I have been a slacker and not posted about our camping trip to Mirror Lake. The kids LOVE camping. They love sleeping in the tent, roasting marshmellows, and playing with their cousins. We had a good time walking around the lake and riding in the canoe. There are no motorboats allowed in the lake so it stays pretty quiet. We had a great time.
This is how Lee carries Kale around, I think this will be the last year we will be able to do this.Carson is getting so big! He is so observent and loves being outside.Mara is forever posing for the pictures, and likes getting attention!The kids liked wading in the lake, even though it was cold! They had a lot of fun.