Happy New Year!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year! It's going to be a great year!
This video is of Bennie and Xena "playing" with a chew toy. It's the first video I've uploaded since the purchase of my video camera. Enjoy!

Happy Thanksgiving!

"May we be found among those who give our thanks to our Heavenly Father. If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues. Despite the changes which come into our lives and with gratitude in our hearts, may we fill our days—as much as we can—with those things which matter most. May we cherish those we hold dear and express our love to them in word and in deed."

My Trip to Maryland

Some pics from my trip to Maryland!
Thanks for a great time, Laura. It was great spending time with you and the girls!

6 Quirks Tag

Thanks for the tag Kelly!
6 Quirks about me:
1. I have to have one foot out from underneath the blanket when I am sleeping (weird, huh?)
2. My side of the bed has to be closest to the bedroom door
3. I listen to Christmas music starting in September
4. I order 5 Sunday papers so I can have tons of coupons to sort through in my spare time LOL
5. I only take baths....no showers (unless I'm at a hotel!)
6. I am not a chocolate lover...I'd much rather have some Willy Wonka candy!

More photos from family weekend at USU. GO AGGIES!!!!!

Our little Xena and more!

I am happy to introduce the newest member of our family.......Xena! An adorable and very little Min Pin. She is about 2.5 yrs old and weighs 5.2lbs.

We were up at USU for family weekend last weekend and had a ball. It was great to see Jake and spend some time with him.
Samuel and the velcro wall

Kitchen Update & Mini Golfing

Today, I treated the boys to miniature golf because they actually behaved when I was at work! We went to Toad's in Ogden and had an absolute blast! We started off w/some yummy sausage pizza and then did the 18 hole course. Too much fun!
Also, our countertops are finished. They are gorgeous, we are so pleased. Our kitchen is still not put back together, but all in good time, right?
Hope you enjoy the pictures!

6 More Days!!

Until school starts! Woohoo! (not that I'm excited or anything!!)
We are currently awaiting our new countertops. It hasn't been easy not having a stove hooked up or any water in the kitchen, but I know my new countertops will be worth it!!
Jake seems to be enjoying USU so far! Classes start tomorrow for him.

Well, the day has come and gone.......Jake is officially a freshman at Utah State University in Logan, UT. We dropped him off yesterday (a week early) for a class that starts a week earlier than the other classes. He shares a suite with 5 other guys and he seemed pretty pleased w/his room and the roommates that he has met so far!
We stayed long enough for him to set his room up and for us to get him a few things he needed from Walmart, then we took him out for an early dinner and said Goodbye!
He is so excited to start and we couldn't be prouder of him. I truly can't believe that the time has come and that we have a college freshman.
Good Luck this year Jake! Have a great year! We love you!

Busy Weekend

What a busy weekend in the Muller household :) Frank is out of school for a whole whopping week and we are desperately trying to get our basement finished. BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!
Jake is on a 4 day (40 mile) backpacking trip in the Tetons. Please pray that he has a safe and uneventful trip! We take him to school next Saturday.
Samuel and Ben went to the Kids build it workshop at Lowe's today and had a ball making a school locker.

Let's try this again!

Well, I kind of gave up on blogging for a while. Thought I'd try it again. So, here goes:
This week has been HOT! Over 100 degrees every day! The boys are so tan, they don't even look like they belong to me! They are enjoying their summer break by swimming, going to Lagoon frequently & driving their mother NUTS!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have so much to be thankful for! Mostly we are thankful for all the blessings our Heavenly Father has afforded us and our wonderful families and friends. We are grateful for our health and to have a beautiful home and to have food on our table. May you enjoy this Thanksgiving and share it with those you love!
With Love,
Frank, Kelly, Jake, Brady, Samuel & Benjamin

Back Home

We are back from our huge trip to the east coast! My parents are here and are getting settled into their new home, which they love! It will be nice having them closeby. It's great to be home.
The kids started school yesterday. Jake is a Senior!!! Ben is a kindergartner, Samuel is in first grade and Brady in 6th. It's weird to have 3 kids in one school!
Will post some pics of our trip soon!

TGIF

Well, it's almost time for us to head back to Maryland to help my parents move here to Utah! We leave Monday morning....very, very early!
I went to the boys school yesterday to get their teacher information. Benjamin got morning kindergarten and has the same class with my sitters son, which will be VERY nice! Samuel has Ms. Sum (he doesn't know her) and Braeden has Mrs. Onley (he does know her) School starts the day after we get back....talk about cutting it close!!
Looking forward to seeing my sister, Laura, and her daughters and spending some time with them!

American Idol Live Concert!

The current Idol-Jordin Sparks
second runner up Blake Lewis


Frank and I had the opportunity to see American Idol Live in concert last night at the Energy Solutions Arena in SLC. It was absolutely fabulous! What an amazing night! The top ten from this season including the current Idol, Jordin Sparks, were there and performed. Our favorites were Blake Lewis, You Give Love a Bad Name, and anything Jordin sang. Phil also did the national anthem which was a huge hit. We hope they come back to SLC next year and we'll take the kids to see them!


Jake is in Maryland now and having a blast! We fly out this Monday! The time is getting close!

Waterfall Canyon

We went hiking today to Waterfall Canyon in Ogden. It certainly was not a beginner's hike, but we made it anyway and it was so worth it! The waterfalls were just beautiful and the view of Ogden was spectacular. It was so much cooler way up there on the mountain then down in the city. Thankfully, we didn't see any rattlers, as we were told there are many on the way up! We would definitely go again!

Happy Sabbath

This is Ben, outside my parents new home.

It's been hot here again. High 90's and it's almost 6pm. We went to church and have just had a nice and quiet day. Frank is working on some papers for school.

We continue to count down the days until our Maryland trip. Jake leaves a week from Tuesday! He's very excited to go a week prior to us and spend some time w/his best friend, Jules.

Samuel, Ben and I had some fun this afternoon jumping on the trampoline. That's quite a bit of exercise for me. I probably won't be able to walk tomorrow...LOL.

Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday.

Fun Satruday

Ben-our vampire!

Frank was off today and we went up to Garland to see my parents house that is still being built. The agent "forgot" to show, but she told us where the key was and we were able to go inside and see how much has been done since our last visit. It looks great!

The carpets were cleaned throughout our house today and everything looks great and smells wonderful. I think we'll start to have it cleaned every 6 mos.

Our friends from Frederick, The Hentish's, stopped by tonight for a visit. They live in Lehi and came by with the whole family. It was fun visiting with them.

Tomorrow we are having a block party here. It is our first and we are really looking forward to visiting w/our neighbors and hopefully meeting those we don't know yet!

Jake's scout camp

Well, Jake got back from scout camp last night and had lots to share. He went horseback riding, shooting, climbing, hiking and white water rafting. What a blast. He had such a good time. He's looking forward to heading back to Maryland a week before we do.

The carpet cleaners are coming tomorrow to do the entire house. I am not looking forward to that! It will be nice, though, to have everything look nice and new again!

Today is supposed to be another hot one! Pushing 100* again. I think I'll see if the boys want to go to the outdoor aquatic center, since we haven't been all summer!

More hot weather!

We're having yet another day of 95* + weather! I got the boys a little 3 ring pool and they are having a blast playing in it! Jake is due to return from Jackson Hole, WY today after a few days of scout camp. I'm looking forward to hearing about his trip!