Happy New Year 2008

I hope we all had a fabulous Christmas season reflecting not only on the birth of our Savior but knowing that He is there for us and He will come again!

Happy New Year to you all! May you all fulfill your goals and dreams this coming year!

Ms. Stacia tagged me.....so here it goes!
ABC Tag, Watch out you might be next!!
A- Attached or Single? Husband and three children are attached to me!
B- Best Friend? Hubby and Molly
C- Cake or Pie? Costco cake
D- Day of Choice? Monday-a new week
E- Essential Item? Diet Coke
F- Favorite color? Denim color~any shade of blue
G- Gummy Bears or Worms? None….I hate anything gummy!
H- Hometown? Redlands, Ca.
I- Favorite Indulgence- Any kind of restaurant pizza and a tall glass of icy Diet Coke while watching a movie
J- January or July? July, love the 4th and the 24th celebration
K- Kids? Three of my own!
L- Life isn't complete without? Friday night dates with my hubby and calling my mother three x’s a week.
M- Marriage Date? June 24th, 1994
N- Number of Brothers and Sisters? 2 bros and 1 sister
O- Oranges or apples? apples
P- Phobias or fears? Falling off a cliff and waking up late
Q- Quote? “Don’t Worry, Don’t Hurry, Do your Best, and Flush the Rest.”
R- Reason to smile? Children laughing and singing!
S- Season of choice? Spring
T- Tag three friends or family (if your name is here you have to do it) Laura(my sis), Heather Beck, Tiffany Harker
U- Unknown fact about me? I hit a pig while driving home from a YW activity 2002!!!
V- Vegetable? Zucchini
W- Worst habit? Drinking Diet Coke
X- X-ray or ultrasound? Xray…..love em cause my chiropractor can fix me by looking at my spine!
Z- Zodiac sign? Saggitarius!! Fall baby!

The Big Man Pulled Through!

Coming down the stairs! Look! He came!

Someone must of been good this year! Santa pulled through!

Thanks to Grandma and Grandpas', Aunts and Uncles and cousins for the fun presents this year! We missed all of your craziness! Especially the continuous game and puzzle playing!

Look who came to stay! Our new puppy~

SKYLEE

She is adapting really well! If you can believe it, she only has a few accidents inside a day! Labs are such smart dogs! She can sit already too, when you tell her!

Our new favorite toy of the season....Guitar Hero...and High School Musical Sing it!!!!!

Have fun these next few more days of hoilday fun! Play a game or two with your kids! Happy New Year!!

"Here comes Santa Clause.....!!!!" Hope he comes to our house!

You gotta love decorating with the family for Christmas! I just let them put the ornaments where ever! I used to care...but they are getting older! We had our 12 year old son let us know what it is really like as we set the tree up! I was raised with a fake tree....Shane was raised with a real tree. I want a fake tree! I always cave in and we buy a real tree each year. As we brought it home...you do the same things each year....cut the trunk....can't find the saw!!! Get the stand out! I struggle while holding the tree erect while my husband is putting it in the stand! Some how we are arguing every year! Dylan brought that to our attention..."Why do you always argue every year you set up the tree?" I said...."That is why I want to buy a fake one!" He was quiet for a minute and asked.."How much are real trees? How much are fake trees?" We told him....and nothing else was said! Shane and I quit arguing and Dylan made is own opinion in his mind? Wonder what he thinks? We will see when he has his own home? But....my husband loves Christmas...and whatever he likes and wants to spend is my gift to him! I learned a lesson not to argue and spoil the Christmas fun!

You gotta love these pictures of my preschool kids. I posted the pictures of the local bloggers kids so you can get a glimpse of what happened when Santa came to visit! My favorite pictures are when the kids did their sing/poem fest! Look how well they are performing! I love to see children enjoy holiday festivities! Smile! So cute!

We hope you all enjoy your holiday! My wish for you...spend time with your kids.....and eat whatever you want! Merry Christmas from our House to Yours!!!!!

What is Happenin' at Da Hatches.....12 das before Christmas!

This is Dylan and Katlyn at their Hoilday Piano Recital with their great piano teacher Andrea. She has been teaching Dylan since he was eight. We are proud of both of them for doing so well! This was Katlyns' first piano recital. As we were driving to the recital, I asked the kids who was nervous? Ofcourse, Dylan was on the verge of throwing up! Katlyn said, "I'm not nervous!, Dylan, relax!!!!" She is so much like my little sister! So easy going! She played great too! Memorized and not a single mistake! I am glad one of my children does not have anxiety like me! I won't speak for Shane! Dylan was the best student! There were at least 15 students! He did awesome! He has a talent and we are making him continue to take lessons! I used to have to bribe him with presents....not anymore.....he finally gets his satisfaction from just knowing how to play! He will be able to play on his mission, for his girlfriends, and just to use as great therapy!

Here are the puppies! They are a month old this week! So cute! We visit them once a week! Sometimes more, if I give into my children! (Secretly, I love to go see them too!) You have to love the Gold one! We are taking home the female black one, the day after Christmas. We will name her Skylee. I hope Bear can tolerate her! We will see how long it will take us to potty train her! My husband reminded me that I will have twice the hair to vaccum up! Yuck! Oh, well.....that is why I have a Dyson! If you want a puppy for Christmas....let me know!

Stop the Hoilday Havoc.....Take time to Reflect!!!!

My Mother

I have been thinking about my mother alot latley! Maybe it is because I have had alot on my plate! She was always doing a million projects, working and having busy calling! (She still is!) Thank you, mother, for all the clothes you folded, all the floors you cleaned, all the tender mommy talks we had, all the food you fixed, all the dresses you made me, all the places you drove me to, all the dance steps you taught me, most of all....how you taught me to work hard! "A job worth doing.....is a job well done!' She always says! I always wondered how she did it all while raising children. Now, that I am a mother....I apprieciate her and all the mothers before her. Thanks Mom!!

Now that I am a mother, somedays I am on my feet from 7a.m. to 9p.m.! I think.....if mom can do it...I can do it, I think I can, I think I can!!!!! It is alot of work! Then I think of the pioneer women making their food and clothing by hand! They had no conviniences! Always working! So, then I think of poligamy....yes.....I would almost like that! I would love to have another women in the house sharing the load. But.......I WOULD NOT SHARE MY HUSBAND! So...maybe a maid? Anyway, Cheers to all the women out there who work hard each day! Raising children, cleaning houses, busy church callings, school volunenterring,......oh, yeah,.......the most important thing.....being a wife! I am constantly reminded by" Dr. Laura " to put him first! So......when do I have time for me! These are my latest releases: I BLOG!!!! This is my new passtime! So....all you bloggers out there! Cheers to you! I love to watch movies, go out with my husband and chat on the phone with my best bud, Ms. Molly! Hang in there, mothers !!!!

My 3 Sweeties

This is what makes the long hours worth it all! This picture is one of my favorites! I love to see my children running and laughing and playing! They are all so unique. Heavenly Father has sent me strong spirits! I feel very blessed to have them. I always wanted to have more....but my physical body does not allow me anymore! I am o.k. with that! I have been blessed! I have the ability to teach and care for others children!

Have a Merry Christmas! Enjoy each fun moment with your family! They grow up too fast!

Down by the river....

We did it! We actually found a picture that we all agree on! It was a cold day....Hunter and I and our fair skin became purple from the temp! I am glad it didn't quite come through in the picture. Hunters' ears may be alittle red. Our photographer (a preschool mom) will touch up any shadow or blemish that we don't like! We had them taken at Howard Ammon Park the day before Thanksgiving! I love the leaves and the river with the ducks! Howard Ammon Park is our favorite park! We loved it before the additions and we love it more now! We were going to bring Bear to have in our picture...but Shane said "No"!!! (I have become the pet lover of the family!) We are excited to get them in the frame! Savor the last few weeks of Fall!!!!

Thankful....but embarrassing weekend!

This weekend was great...except for one moment on Friday! I'll get to that later! So, we had a great Thanksgiving with Bruce and Debbie Harker, Molly and Travis and kids and thier grandparents! The food was out of this world! All homemade...except the rolls I brought! Oh, well.....can't do everthing homemade! We even had paper plates....which is the way to go! I don't like dishes...so that was perfect! I enjoyed the company, as always! I didn't pig out! Amazing!

I am thankful for my family.....and extended! They are all so kind and loving! And, I am thankful for their health!

The embarrassing moment! Shane and I went to the temple Friday morning. I slept in and was in a hurry to get ready! I shoved a piece of pumpkin pie in my mouth and drank a can of Diet Coke! Gotta love that breakfast! I had a slight headache...nothing I couldn't handle! We arrived and got ready! I was feeling excited to sit and ponder and pray. I was praying for my family, me and my primary kids! We began......love the temple! Well, my headache became worse! I started to get really nauseous! I was thinking, " I could handle this...with deep breathing! Not helping! What am I going to do?" We were in the middle of the session....almost ready to move.....when the tingiling and very bad sweats came on!!!! I was having extra spit begining to form in the mouth....you know when you are about ready to throwup! I didn't know what to do???? I felt bad? Never had to leave a session? SO......when we were moving into the other room....I told a matron that I had to throwup! I must of looked terrible! She followed me and I handed her everything, as her and I were running to the bathroom! She was so kind! I felt so much better as I finished in the bathroom! I felt horrible! I waited for Shane to finish! I went home and took two tylenol and slept for three hours!

I now feel for those who constantly battle with headaches!

I need to go to the temple soon!

New Puppies for the Hatches and The Jenkins!!!

I don't know why I am so excited about these new puppies! Maybe it is because I can't have anymore of my own babies? I have been counting down the days for Goldie to have her babies! Dogs only have a 64 day gestation period! I have been reading up on dog breeding and delivery and now puppies! Goldie belongs to Jenkins! One night K called me and said her dog was in heat and wanted to breed her with Bear! So, here are four grown adults watching two dogs breed.....to see if Bear was really doing the job right! The first night....well we don't know what was going on?....it was dark...and we were trying to explain to our concerned children(under the age of 6)that Bear was just giving Goldie a hug! The Jenkins left....and took Goldie with them! All night long, Bear was going up and down the stairs smelling Goldie! He missed(or wanted) her! I called Kand asked her if Bears' girlfriend could come over to play again! Ha! Well, I was busy getting a talk ready and the kids came yelling to me that Bear was stuck to Goldie, and they couldn't get them apart!?!!!! I did not know what to do? I called my farm raised husband and told him to hurry home! That was a lesson to the entire two families! I guess that happens to animals who are breeding properly!!!! Ouchhh, is all I have to say!
So....that was in September....Goldie had her babies on Sunday, Novemeber 11th! K called me and my kids and I hurried over quickly! K is a nurse....so she had it handled! She had not slept for 24 hours and was so tired! I passed the instruments and cleaned up whatever the dog didn't!! Gross, I know! This dog was so calm.....no noise....just gentle pushes.....out came the pups! That is something I wanted my daughter to see.....I let her know that delivering a human hurt a lot more! It is something you want to do when you have a husband to be there with, to hold your hand!
You are wondering why there are no brown labs? Goldies' mother was a full breed black lab and her dad was a golden retiever! Bear is a full choc. lab. So, to get choc. labs.....there have to be a mom and a dad choc. lab! Black is the dominant color! So...that is why there are mostly black labs! Goldies golden puppy even looks more labby than her!
So......two black male labs are available after Christmas!

Zoo-Phonics!

These video clips are found off of Utube. Just to give you idea of what phonics system I use in my preschool cirriculm! The kids love it! It helps mostly with learning the sound of the letter!

Here it goes....another thing I want to do!!!!

Hey! It is November and I wanted to start this in June...but couldn't find time! I am going to do it! Because I want to do it! There are many things I don't want to do...but have to do it! There are many things I have been "Called" to do, but sometimes don't want to do. But, there are simple pleasures that I want to do....and this would be one of them. Yes, I was one of those teenagers that always talked on the phone. And, I am one of those moms' that always talks on the phone! This may be a way for me to cut down on the phone glued to my ear and shoulder while I multi task around the house! It may last for a couple months or maybe years. Let us see how I can balance this into my life?

We are The Hatches.....Hunk o" Burning loves!!!! We are all big and full of love!!!!
We are busy with piano lessons, school for the kids, church, hunting, and work for mom and dad.

I love my job at home! I have a in-home preschool! But, you all know that! Most of you have your little ones here with me! I love to sing, color, learn my letters and numbers, learn how to share and follow school rules!!! So,, the kids just follow me! Ha! I love to get on the floor and play little people with them! I just love to be a kid! I smile and laugh everyday at the cute things they say to me. And, I know alot of the childrens' family secrets! I won't tell!

I love my own children!
Dylan: 12 and responsible
Katlyn: 8 and sassy
Hunter: 4 and determined

My Husband: 3? and hungry!!!!

What is this blog thing about.....it is addicting!!!! I haven't even started!

I have been reading all these blogs from all these people I know and it is addicting! It is worse than chatting on the telephone!