Miller Kids Update...

Here is video of Jack's birthday party at Boondocks. It was a bit crazy with 11 kids, but they had a lot of fun!!

And, here is Bree doing her favorite thing - singing! It's kindof hard to hear her (sorry), but it is really cute...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK!!

I can't believe that my baby turns 6 today (well, at 6:30 p.m.)! Wow, how time flies. I am so thankful that he is part of our family - he sure is the life of the party around here:)

Last night we had our family party. Dusty's sister Kari and her kids were there as well as his mom and sister-in-law Mallory with Ryker. Chade came too (his youngest brother) and three of Kami's kids (Hayden, Jada & Logan). And, his cousin Steven and his kids came - they recently moved to Saratoga Springs from Idaho and we love it when they make it to see us. They have a daughter Jack's age, so he likes playing with her.

My mom and dad came and Kass too - she really is part of the family now!! We were very thankful to have our family with us to celebrate his birthday.

Here are a few picts from last night:

Since today is Jack's actual birthday, we woke him up early and made him breakfast. We also let him open a few more presents. The first thing he told me before we opened presents was "I don't want any clothes Mom!", which is exactly what he opened:(

not so happy here opening clothes...

On a side note, when I went to wake up Bree this morning for breakfast, this is how I found her - that girl can sleep any which way...

"American Idol"

Some of my girls came over last Saturday to visit. We couldn't think of much to do until Dusty surprised me and brought home American Idol for the Wii. At first I was very apprehensive - I wasn't about to sing in front of anyone. Well, we ended up playing for almost 3 hours - it was hilarious!!!

My girls kept cracking me up - especially Jes. She is so dramatic. But, it was a great night and I was so happy spending time with my girls. Here are a few crazy pics...

REFLECTION

I sure seem to be complaining a lot, so I first want to apologize from the bottom of my heart. I don't mean to get so down - I just feel that this is an outlet for me to reflect on my life. I guess my life isn't always where I would like it to be.

I know I have said it before, but this past year has been a difficult one for me. I am not sure why. I have tried so hard to change things in my life to make things better and more calming - but, it just seems to get worse as things do change. And, I have to keep wondering if it is just me. My kids are wonderful, my husband is great, and here I am - STUCK!!!

So silly, I know. I feel like I am back in high school and can't figure out who I am. But, when I start reflecting on my life I realize how much of it I would like to change (within myself!). Now, for those of you who don't know me very well, I am a bit of a perfectionist. So this clearly doesn't help my current situation:)

I guess I just need to have faith that if I keep going and keep making positive changes, then everything will just fall into place. I have been struggling with a certain "disease", if that's what you call it, for 13 years now - and I think that is the root of my stress right now. I keep telling myself that once that is under control, the rest of my life will balance out. But, I sure seem to be waiting for a long time. Am I doing enough to make things better? I don't know.

Well, again I apologize. I really don't mean for my posts to be so depressing. Sometimes I feel better getting things out and knowing I'm not alone in some of my crazy things:) And, when I remind myself of how blessed I am to have a wonderful family, that helps too...

Four Generations

I was able to see my grandfather the other day and I jumped at the chance to snap a picture of all of us. So here we are with Grandpa Great and my dad.

Home Improvement and Projects, oh my...

So, just when I thought my life was going to slow down, it got even busier! We have been busy updating our house to sell, and I must say it looks a lot better. We painted our bedroom and bathroom and put a new floor in the kitchen. But, just to clarify, I painted the bathroom and most of the bedroom and Dusty did the floor (with the help of our great friend Matt! - THANK YOU!!!). Here are a few pics...

Master Bedroom

Bathroom

Kitchen

Jack & Kate

I've also been working on a few projects (well, just two) to hang in our room. My good friend Michelle thought I should post them, even though I don't really like them:)

End of a Season

Well, it's finally over - I am officially done teaching at American Fork High School. And, it doesn't feel as good as I thought it would. I have really struggled the past few months knowing that it would be ending and I would have to turn my girls over to someone else. They are such amazing girls and I have cherished working with them the past 7 years.

This year has been extremely difficult, and extremely rewarding. The past month has been great and my girls have been wonderful. They are such great kids and I am so proud of them. They have been calling me their mom forever now, and I really feel like I am. It has been an amazing experience for me and I am so thankful that I had the chance to do this.

For winter guard, my girls have been undefeted for the past 3 years. It has been amazing.

So, I am posting what I have been doing for the past 7 years. If your bored, take a look:) The first one is field show (with the marching band), and the second is of winter guard. Our winter guard show was entitled "Ghosts of the Holocaust". It was a pretty emotional show, but amazing. Thanks for taking the time to read this. I know it's not too exciting, but I wanted to post this part of my life so I'll remember it...