Another week of fun at the Kmetzsch's!

      So we've had another week of mostly fun.  Monday was a funeral in Brigham City for my Great Uncle Clark Hillam.  It was a wonderful funeral and the weather accommodated the burial and the long ride to the cemetery in the horse drawn carriage.  I was hoping to spend a little more time with my mom but she's always busy no matter where she is but it was still good to see her even if only briefly.

      Tuesday was our big date to the Bon Jovi concert.  Greg and I went with our great neighbors, Andy and Jodi and had an awesome time.  I can't tell you how comical it was watching some of the other fans at the concert.  We were about a mile from the stage but it was still a great show and worth the money spent.  And a big thank you to my sister-in-law, Kristin, for watching the kids for us.

      The rest of the week thankfully, wasn't quite as busy.  I did get my family photos back that we had taken a few weeks ago and have since been able to buy a frame for the big 20 X 24 composite and it's now proudly hanging on the wall in my front room.  Now I just need to get all the kids individual photos rehung in a better manner now that we have six instead of five and the system I had on my stairwell won't work anymore so maybe the wall in the kitchen will be the new home for the kids' 8 X 10's.

Isaac had his second officially karate belt test/evaluation and is moving on and upward to a green belt with a new red GI which should be cool.  This also means big bucks spent on gear for his applications class but I think it'll be worth it.  His confidence is definitely improving and you can't really put a price on that.

      The rest of the kids have also had a good week.  Mark is currently at baseball camp and will soon be starting another season of baseball.  He's with the same coach he had last year so that will be fun and this year the league supplies the whole team with their entire uniform so I won't have to go spend another fifty bucks for pants, shoes, etc. thank goodness.
     I think this will conclude my weekly update.  I could give you some more details, like the poopy messes I've had to deal with or the sick and mucusy kids I've had but those things are better left over looked.
 
                                                       


Me, Brock, My mom, Jackie, Jovi and my mom's friend Ellen



the funeral

  

Jodi and Me at the concert

Our view at the Bon Jovi Concert

                 

Random Brock Cuteness!

Lets get started!

Ok, I've given in and decided it's time to start a family blog.  This was brought on for several reasons but the top reason is so our family can keep a watch on our family from afar or nearby without relying on Facebook alone.  I'm going to try really hard to do this once a week and even though life may be boring from week to week there's no obligation to anyone to read or check this out so I can just count it as part of my journaling each week if nothing else.
Recently our family has added baby number six and even though he's nearly 6 months old already he's been a true angel baby.  I've had great babies but he definitely takes the cake for best overall baby to join this family.
All the kids are doing ok in school but its definitely not our strongest attribute but life is a learning experience all on its own so we'll try not to let the academics slow us down.
Just last week Mark participated in a "Odyssey of the Mind" competition at The Utah Valley University and his group did a mousemobile and actually came in second place in their division.  Now before you get too excited he was only competing against two other schools.  He was excited though and first and second place winners have the opportunity to attend the national competition in Maryland in May but unfortunately this is not in Mark's forseeable future due to expenses but hey, at least he got a t-shirt and a second place ribbon to mark the occasion.
Isaac recently moved from gold to orange belt in karate and is currently at a soccer day camp learning and improving his soccer skills to help him in his upcoming spring soccer season.
These two boys are definitely the busiest in the bunch but Brock and Carter also stay busy playing with friends and learning and developing new skills at home and school.  Brock doesn't do school but he's nearly potty trained and is a pro at "Angry Birds" and riding his two-wheeled/pedalless bike.
Kayli stays busy with school work, piano and young womens.  She's really enjoying sewing and foods and has delighted us with a few different food experiements.  She's also tried using our ancient Singer sewing machine to sew with but it's just a bit too complicated for her and I'm sure after pedaling the thing to make it work she'd have given up quickly anyway, so maybe for her birthday we'll be able to get her a little sewing machine of her own to continue this new hobby.
Greg is sooo excited for spring to be here and has already mowed the lawn this year and put his first dose of fertilizer on the lawn.  He's always on the phone chatting with someone and is called upon to help for a variety of things around the neighborhood on a regular basis.  Right now he's out cleaning the garage getting bikes geared up for all the kids and making it more presentable for me to look at.

I love a productive Saturday!