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Catch up

So....it's been a long long time since I posted last!!! Lots has changed in that little while!! Jason and I got married on Oct 10. It was a perfect day, with only a few small hiccups. But I guess it wouldn't be a wedding without a few things going wrong. The kids looked absolutely adorable. I promise to post pictures as soon as I get them. Thanks so much to everyone who was a part of our special day!!!

Jackson has wrapped up his fall football season. It is so much fun seeing how much he improves each time he plays. He makes me giggle how competitive he is and watching him interact with his friends. When two 8 year olds chest pump each other, it's impossible NOT to laugh!!

So I"ve decided to wrap this blog up and start a new one. So as soon as I get that one up and going I'll post the new name. I've decided to make this one into a book to have for scrapbook purposes, so if anyone can remind me how to do that I'd sure appreciate it!!!

Hope everyone is enjoying the fall weather we've been enjoying! I hate cold, but love fall. It's by far my favorite!

Stay tuned for the new blog address!!!

The Naughty, Crazy, Oh So Loveable Miss B....

I love this little girls so much!!! She is wild and crazy and naughty and silly and sassy and we'd be lost without her!!! She has the funniest expressions and makes us laugh every day!! I have always wanted a little girly girl and boy did I get one!! She loves dresses!! Her favorite color is pink, she even points to anything pink whether it's on the tv or in a store and yells "Pink!!!" She loves her babies, and carries them around with her all the time. She continues to be my least pickiest child and will eat just about anthing...although she does not like fish sticks. She loves ketchup and yells when she sees it and needs some on her plate. She loves shoes and is very particular about which ones she wears. She loves to get her hair done and does a great job about sitting still for me so I can style it. She loves necklaces and bracelets and rarely leaves the house without a few of them on. She is a very friendly little girl and is always waving and saying hi to everyone. She loves Cinderella...and I mean LOVES her. We bought her a Cinderella potty chair and she carried it and hugged it all the way home!! I'm hopeing it'll be the jump start we need to potty training!!! And yes, she still loves her binki....what can I say.... She is talking a lot these days and one of my favorite things that she says is "MaGa"'. That's what she calls my mom. She yells it and gets so excited when she's talking to her on the phone. I just love to listen to her babble.

These pics are from yesterday. I was zoning out on the computer yesterday morning and finally clued into the fact that she kept saying messy baby. I glanced over and said oh no Brooklyn....and started laughing. I had been watching my friends foster baby, and Miss Brooklyn decided that her baby doll needed to eat just like babies. So she proceeded to feed her prunes. She did a pretty good job, only a little ended up on her dress and the carpet. It was pretty dang cute to see her pretending.

And this is Miss B after she gets into my purse and goes straight for the lipstick. She loves lipstick and lipgloss. I'm telling ya, girly through and through.

I think she is pretty dang adorable and would be lost without her. I'm so happy that I get to be her Mommy!!! Love Ya Miss B to the moon and back!!!!

Summer is over.....

Could it be that the summer is over?!?!? It feels like it hardly started!!! We've got one more trip planned for this coming weekend as our final goodbye to the warm lazy days of summer and hello to the structured life that school brings. We're planning on heading to Bear Lake on Saturday, which I am super excited for!!! I think the kids will love it!!!

Jackson started 3rd grade today!! His teacher seems awesome, so we're both really excited for that. He picked the desk in the front row right smack in the middle. Such a good choice for a little boy that is going to be working on his listening skills this year!!!

Kaden was a little sad that Jackson was gone today, and was in fact crying today when I called him this morning. But his frown turned upside down when he realized that the babysitter has some special plans for while the big kids are gone!!!

So the kids are doing great!!! Jackson is signed up for flag football this fall, so that'll be good for him. Miss Brooklyn is her usual happy, naughty, loving self!!! I'll try to post new pictures soon.

And by the way, these are my new favorite treats!!! I got them at Cosco after being encouraged to do so by my friend Maggie, and can I just say, that they are seriously so yummy!!! And the best part, they're only 150 calories per pouch of yummy strawberry goodness. Although I must confess, I've eaten 2 today. Get some, you'll love them!!!

Summer Catch Up in Photos.....

So this summer has been soooo much fun, and it's sad to see it coming to an end, but getting back to a routine with school and such will be nice. I wanted to share a few pics with everyone. A couple are from the 4th of July, a couple from our birthday cakes for the birthday boy and princess from last month, and a couple from my try at a science experiment of sorts. It was for the receipe for Goup, but it did NOT turn out like it said it would at all!! But the kids had fun making a mess with it anyway!!!

This was last weekend, all the kids and Jason and I went to the local trampoline gym for a couple hours. The kids had a blast and were very worn out!!

Goup!!!

Jackson's Bakugan cake

Miss Brooklyn and her Cinderella cake

All of us at Shoshone Falls

Miss B on her bike

Kaden loves motorcycles...and my cute friend Melanie's husband Josiah took the boys for fun little rides around the block. They were so cute and talked about it for days!!

The girls on the 4th with their fancy patriotic hair dos

My 3 favorite boys in the world!!! (why can't my 8 year old just smile and take a normal picture???? Seriously!!!)

A Week in Review....

So for the last few weeks of summer, I'm going to try and just post things from the last week. We've been busy busy so I haven't had too much time to post much. So...let's start with our last week...

1***Dinner with my mom and Jason at Applebees...yummo
2***Date night Tuesday, we saw The Hangover..super funny, does my soul some good to laugh loud!!!
3***The last of the boys TBall games for the summer
4***A bye for Football this week
5***The first time we had corn on the cob this summer...so so good!! Enjoyed by all!!
6***A quick visit with my Grandpa...always good to see him!
7***Free lunch at the park 3 days this week
8***Going to the library for some good summer reads for all of us..nothing like reading in the sunshine
9***Took the kids to see this today...spent most of the movie in the lobby with my McNasty 2 year old..but I heard it was cute

10***And finally....I did something, I'm still in shock...I hope I can do it....I signed up for my very first 5K run...I may die...I hope someone knows CPR on the route...but, running with my girlfriends will be a memory right? And who knows, I may just like it!!! Its on the 18th...I still have a week to talk myself out of it....


Stay tuned for pics next week...we have 2 very special birthdays at our house!!!

Happy 4th of July!!!

From all of us to all of you!!!

Lovin Summer!!!

It's been so long since my last post, but it's because we've been super super busy!! On the few days that we've had sunshine, we've made sure to soak it up!!! I'll post pictures on my next post, and there will be a lot just a heads up!!

TBall is in full swing!! (I'm so clever with words!! Ha Ha!!!) Both boys are doing so great!! Jackson's games are more fast paced then Kaden's so I do like that. Both of them seem to be enjoying it very much. Jackson is doing Football on Thursday nights. It's fun to see how he's improved since last year. He has done really well, getting an interception his first game and a making a freaking A*MAZE*ING catch for a touchdown his 2nd game!! You should see his little face light up! And of course his mommy is screaming and jumping up and down like a maniac!! Such a stage mom I know. You'd be embarrassed if you were sitting next to me. You should all feel sorry for my mom who usually is sitting next to me!

This last week we had Jason's girls for 3 days, so Jason cashed in a few vacation days and we made some fun fun plans. We went to Lagoon on Wednesday and had so much fun! The lines were virtually non existent and the weather was wonderful! We couldn't have asked for better really!! I think all the kids had a blast! The next day Thursday we went to the pool after Jackson's TBall game and spent a few hours swimming and soaking up more sun. (As evidenced by the super great sunburns Jason and I and Grandma are all sporting). Friday was rainy, so I bought some bead crafts for the kids and we stayed indoors after a quick run to the park for the free lunch.

Thank you sun for coming out for the last few days! We thoroughly enjoyed you!

Hope every ones summer is off to as good a start as ours! Stay tuned for pictures....I just have to find the time

2 Thumbs Up!!!

Finished this last week.....it was really good!! Heart breaking to think what Afghan women go through.... I sure am thankful to live in the wonderful USA!!!!

Warning....

This post contains A LOT of pictures...be warned!!! We've been super busy but having oh so much fun lately!!!

T Ball started!! Each boy has 2 games a week. That's a lot of ball!!! I can only go to a few games, but since Jeff is not currently working, he is able to make it to every game, so the boys always have at least him and Miss B cheering them on!!! The grandparents each come when they can and the boys just eat the attention up!!! Jackson's game are especially entertaining because they actually get to get the kids out and keep score this year. It's amazing to see how much improvement he has made since he first started. This is Kaden's first year, but he's got a great arm on him and can hit really well too, so it's fun to watch him too!

My cute little slugger...he's all business up at the plate

My Grandpa was in town from Oregon last week. We celebrated his visit and the extra warm weather by buying a slip and slide and putting it to good use. My sister and her kids came down for the fun and there were popscicles enjoyed by all....

2 weeks ago was my long weekend off with all the kids here. So we had a jam packed weekend planned. On Friday we all made the long drive to Boise to pick the girls up. We got them around lunch time, then stopped in Twin Falls on the way home at a park. It was good to stretch our legs and see my aunt and her girls. That Saturday we went to Idaho Falls with my mom and sister and her family and went to the zoo and park up there. The kids had a great time running around and seeing all the animals. Sunday brought church. Afterwards we went to the hummingbird banding in American Falls. Every May at a house just past Indian Springs a huge flock (I guess that's what it's called) of hummingbirds migrate and volunteers there weigh, measure, and band these teeny tiny creatures. They then let the kids hold them in their hands until they fly off. Sometimes the birds fly away quick, but sometimes they just sit in your hand for a bit. The kids thought this was so neat and I have to say that it was!!! My mom got some even better pictures, so I'll post some of those later.

Miss B watching the action

K Man was a little scared, so he needed mommy to help him

Emily and her bird in her hand

Listening intently to the lesson about hummingbirds

Riding the chicken at the zoo

Kassandra, Mom and I watching the kiddos play

Looking at the baby camel

Last Day of School...Mr.Cool

I call this picture Mr Cool. This was on the last day of school last week. He has been bugging me everytime I take him for a haircut to dye his hair blue, so I being the awesomely hip mom that I am bought blue hair gel. I refused to walk around with a child with blue hair for weeks, so we chose the temporary choice. He has been loving mohawks lately, so this is what he looked like on the last day. No more 2nd grade, onto 3rd. The funny thing about this hair do of his...I cut it all off that afternoon.

Last Day!!!!

Well, tomorrow is Jackson's offical last day of school, but we celebrated today. There was a carnival at school that the younger two kids and I went and helped at. We were in charge of the bean bag toss. The kids had a blast!! There was cotton candy, baseball, and all sorts of fun games to play. After that party was over, it was on to the movie. We saw Night at the Museum 2. It was good!! The boys loved it, and little Miss B I think is still too little for movies. Her and I did a lot of up and down, so what I did see was good. Tomorrow Jackson only has a half day, then he has T ball practice tomorrow night. Kaden's first T Ball practice is Friday and he's very excited! His dad took him to the store this morning to buy his mitt and he's carried it around with him everywhere today!! We're so excited for summer to begin!!!!

Quick Update.....

So sorry that it's been so long since my last update!!! Life has been busy!! But oh so much fun!!! The boys have started TBall practices twice a week, and Jackson will be having football practices and games starting the first week of June. So there will be lots of sports action going on at our place!!!


I've been staying pretty busy at work lately. Although, I'm happy to report that I get an EXTENDED weekend off!!! That's right, 5 days off in a row!!! Whoo Whoo!!! I'm so excited!! Jason's girls will be joining us Friday, and I have some fun things planned for those few days. I'll post pictures of all the festivities.


I'm happy to report that the gym membership is being put to great use!! I've been going 3-4 times a week every week since I joined. I'm loving the Hip Hop class, along with a few other classes that I've been trying out. I have to say, I've been sore in muscles I didn't know I had lately.

This here is a picture of my new absolute favorite thing.....V8 juice hot and spicy!!! So delicious, I think I could have 3 a day!!! It may just replace my long time fav Diet Dr Pepper (maybe).


This is the book I finished today at work...(Super Slow day!!!!)...I read it in about 3 days. If you haven't read it, I absolutely recommend it!!! I loved it!!!

Hope everyone is doing as fine and dandy as we are!!! Only 4 1/2 days of school left!! Jackson has a BBQ tomorrow that the little ones and I will be crashing to eat with him. He has his field trip today to the zoo and Ft Hall Replica. He said his favorite as the Lynx..he even asked his teacher if he could pet it....I swear that kid!!!

Love to everyone!!! Tune in for pictures!!!

Happy Mothers Day!!!!

Happy Mother's Day to all the amazingly wonderful moms I know, but most of all......Happy Mother's Day to my own personal favorite mom. The one who not only taught me how to be a mom, but how to be a great one!! MY MOM!!! You're simply the best, and I wouldn't know what I'd do without you! Thanks for all that you do for me and my kiddos!! We love you to the moon and back!!!

I did it....

Now a member for the next 12 months.....I'm hoping I'll stay motivated....wish me luck!!

YUMM-O!!!!

Dinner is always so much more tasety when you having matching dishes, don't you think??? A friend from work picked these adorable plastic dish sets in 6 different colors from IKEA for the kids. And have they been popular at our house!!! Each set includes a cup, a plate, a bowl, and silverware to boot. Thanks Shirley for thinking of us!!!

(Brooklyn could barely stop shoving food in her mouth long enought to get a picture!! That girl I tell you LOVES her food!!!)

Warning.......

I haven't posted in a really really long time, so I'm warning all of you that there are a ton of pictures!!



When I was scrolling through my pictures, I found these...looks like the boys were being goofy with my glasses and the camera. They look pretty stinkin adorable in glasses though I think.

I couldn't find Miss B one day. After searching the house here is where I found her....asleep under the boys bed. She woke up just as I took the picture.

On the Saturday before Easter the kids and Jason went up to my sisters place for the afternoon. I had to work that weekend, so I was only able to be there for an hour or so. The kids had such a blast playing in the dirt, and having an egg hunt in Aunties house.

These are out of order, but this is the kids checkin out thier loot from the egg hunt on Easter Sunday. Teresa's family has this big get together and HUGE egg hunt. And the best part about this egg hunt??? They put money in the eggs!!! Alli got $17!!! Jackson had the second best with $11!! CRAZY!!! So, we've decided to pool the money for a Wii game we can all enjoy!!

All the kids waiting to start.....

Miss B in her Easter dress...she wouldn't stop long enough for a picture

The boys in their outfits. I did casual this year since I wouldn't be around to dress them up fancy.

Here is is falling in the dirt like a real cowboy. He was on and then very quickly off!!!

My little cow boy nervous before his ride.... Even though he fell off quick, it was a fun experience. We're proud of him!!

So that's what's been going on with us these last couple of weeks. The kids have been enjoying the sunny weather as much as possible. And now that I'm off for this weekend, it's supposed to be rainy and possible SNOW!!! How unfair, but I guess we'll try and make the best of it. I'll post pics of whatever we decide to do!!