Childhood Memories

E's candy store (Isn't he organized)

We have located the Reese's hoarder!!!!

J trying her skills at being a store clerk! Her sign reads "I hate Tootsie Rolls so don't even try to trade"

D has a little candy left to sell! (He either ate it or got swindled out of it:))


C's store is open for business!


Look really close and see what is available in M's store!! (She ate most of it already!)

What is this holiday?

So... does any one else ever think about is strange holiday that we celebrate, year after year? I was thinking about it and I think it is so humorous. Here we are good parents and mothers, monitoring our children's health and well being but one day a year we drive them around to other people's house and encourage them to fill up an entire bag of candy to devour in pretty much one day!!! Does that seem odd to any else!? Then the best is the famous "TRUNK OR TREAT"! Thisway we can fill up an entire bag of candy in half the time and then still have time to go to other people's house to get more. And the funny thing is that I actually catch myself getting competitive. "Hurry! Just go to this house and then run over to this house and I will meet you over there. RUN!! There are more kids coming!" Then after this exhausting excersise, we come home and dump out our (notice I am included) candy to find 5 full bags of candy that I would never let my kids buy!! What are we thinking?! O'well, I guess I will start my no sugar diet after Halloween..I mean Thanksgiving.. Christmas??!!

Trick or Treat!

Charlie Brown

Isn't she a cute witch!!!

The steeler fans!! (Thanks Aunt Heidi)

Sir D (He is not willing to wear a full on costume, just the hat!)

Newport Beach!

These are the suckers that we brought home for them. They were in heaven!

Have you ever been to a theme park without a stroller???

A over looking the Newport Beach!

Ode to my sister "S"!

The days were growing long and I needed a break
But alas my five kids someone would need to take.
Along came my sister who was willing to try,
A long four day week with 8 kids and sigh.
She is 8 months pregnant to give her all the say,
I wondered if she'd make it clear up to the day!
Thankfully, for all of us she made it through
And my kids enjoyed her fun loving company too.
She was sent straight from Heaven, and A agrees
we had such a great time so we're down on our knees
Thank you S and T you've done it again!
Being a lifesaver, sister and friend!

Okay, I am not a poet but seriously we had such a good time and just the break I needed to reflect and refocus. S watched all the kids and I knew they were in good hands so I didn't even worry. We went to Newport Beach for one of A's conferences. (Probably the last for a long time, since there will be no money for the company to afford it:))

Normal is so overrated!

Is this Normal??

I thought you would like a timeline of our mornings here at the Serr household.
6:55 - Wake up all of the kids and CARRY them downstairs for scripture study

7:00- Scriptures! The following is an example of what you might hear:
Dad: would anyone like to say the prayer this morning?
J: (whine) Dad why do we have to have scripture study. My friend's family doesn't have scripture study!
C:nubbio thubbianks! (He learned ubbi dubb language and just CANNOT let it die!)
E: AHHHHHHHHH! ( He loves to yell for no apparent reason)
M: No Dad! I can't pray when I am sleeping!
Dad: Okay, Mom will you say it?

Dad: So, does anybody remember what we learned about yesterday?
(Silence) Hello is anyone awake?
E: (kicking M under the table)
J: Dad. why do we have to have scriptures at the table, I would remember better if we were on the couch!
M: somebody keeps kicking me!
E: (Snicker)
C: Wubbie Lubbiearned Aubbibout Jubbiesus!

OKAY YOU GET THE IDEA!

7:20: Breakfast
Mom: what would you like for breakfast?
J: Nothing! I hate breakfast!
C: Wubbiaffles!
E: Pancakes!
M: eggs!
Mom: okay, well here is your cold cereal.

7:30 Getting ready for school
(Mom goes up stairs to see how things are coming along after making 3 lunches)
Mom: What are you doing E? The bus is coming in 15 minutes!
E:(sitting on his bed looking at his rock collection in his underwear!) I'm just waking up my legs!
J: Mom will you fix my hair?
C: (Spontaneous outburst)
M: can I wear my tinkerbell costume today?

7:40 Still frantic and still getting ready for school
C: (Singing at the top of his lungs some random song)
J:(somes downstairs with completely drenched hair)
Mom: J what happened to all your curls that we spend all night last night putting in?
J: they just looked all bumpy and wiggly!
Mom: M! what happened to your ponytails?
M: I don't like them, they make me scitch!
E: (no where to be found)

7:50 The bus is here!!
C: Bubbiye Mubbiom! Iubbi Lubbiove Yubbiou!
J: Oh mom I need a sack and some money for school today! Did you sign my homework?
E: (comes down stairs with everything done in 15 seconds flat)
M: Is tomorrow a school day too?

7:51 Peace and quiet
(Mom collapses on the floor)
D: Mom I am hungry!