This is my whole family... it's been years since we've had any kind of family picture taken. We shook things up a bit for Thanksgiving & went to Little America and ate dinner at the buffet. We loved it! It was alot of fun... the kids ate pizza & strawberries... but hey, atleast they ate! We all enjoyed it, and had a wonderful day together.

These are my little Aggie fans! We have season tickets and they have really enjoyed learning all the chants & fight song, and of course they love Big Blue! Going to the games together has been a fun thing to do as a family ... we have all enjoyed them. GO AGGIES!

So I haven't had good luck this year getting my kids Christmas picture done. I tried on 2 different occasions & both times it didn't work out, so with much whining & pouting, and a little yelling & threatening on my part, I did my own little photo shoot. I was hell bent on getting at least one good picture! I was lucky & got a few...

Madelyn is 7 now & growing up way too fast. She is a very good help to me & a great big sister. She is very excited for Christmas this year, although she is getting very skeptical about Santa and is full of questions! What to do?!

They can be completely rotten, but other times, they are so great!

Eli is 4 now, he has turned into a complete boy! The jumping, throwing, running, shooting... ahh he makes me tired... and crazy! What will I do with him all winter? Despite the fact he is very busy... I sure do love him, he is my sweet little tender heart.

I was able to find the girls matching dresses, so they coordinated. It's getting harder to do, but call me old fashioned, I love it!

Allie is 3, going on 13... she is my little spit-fire, diva, and princess...basically a turd! But man, you can't help but love her to death! She is a joy to have around and keeps us all on our toes! (Especially her dad, it's kinda funny!)

My little girls... oh how I love them!

Merry Christmas to you all... we hope you all have a wonderful holiday!

May God bless you and your families!

FALL 2009

Happy Halloween! We went to the Pumpkin Walk... a little chilly, but it's a fun tradition. There are so many creative minds... it's fun to see the different ideas... I always love the farm animals made out of all the pumpkins... the kids loved it.
My little Yoda... isn't he a cute little Yoda!

Branden made a "scary face" pumpkin for Eli. I'm more into the basic triangle eyes & nose, but not Branden... he'll spend an hour with the template... I'll just take the pics, he can do the carving!

We had Branden's brother & sister & their families over for a pumpkin party. The family is getting so big we had to move our little party to the garage (safer for pumpkin carving anyway!) We had good food, good company & some good pumpkin carvers!

Maddie with her pumpkin, she liked getting all the "guts" out.

Allie was the smart one, dad got to do all the dirty work... her and her cousin, Morgan, got bored with pumpkins and ate carmel apples and cupcakes instead. (she takes after her mama!)

Everyone was concentrating, we have some serious pumpkin carvers in the family!

Eli & his cousin, Wyatt, had to take a carmel apple break.

Last week was Red Ribbon week at Maddie's school. She has looked forward to crazy hair day for weeks now. It turned out more like Cindy Lou Who, but she loved it and looked darling.

It was fun to see all the crazy hair at school...

The other day, Eli got quiet, I thought he was playing in another room, but when I found him he was zonked out under the bar. What a cute little guy he is. He plays so hard that as soon as he holds still for a few minutes he's gone! He is a good little boy!

So tired! He seemed pretty comfy though...

New Pic's of the Kiddo's

A good friend took some pictures of my kids... they totally caught their individual personalites... I totally love them! Eli was a turd (if you can't tell) but what a little doll!
Madelyn is really growing up... turning into a young lady! And oh does she love the camera! She's a poser.. don't know where she came from!

My little Allie, the princess... my sister made their tutu's.. made for some cute pictures!

Kenny Chesney Concert!

Kenny Chesney baby! 6 of us girls went to the concert on the hottest freakin' day of the year! But it was worth it for Kenny! We went shopping & to dinner then the concert, it was at the Real Stadium in SLC. It was so much fun... with so fun girls!

We were all melting & hot... at one point the stadium ran out of bottled water! We didn't have the best seats, but pretty good, of course the people around you are always just as entertaining as the concert itself! From L to R... Reesa, Krista, Kallie, Breanne, me & Kolett.

This is our crew outside of the Cheesecake Factory. We had such a fun day!

I love you Kenny... til next summer!

Downata Weekend

Branden took the trailer up to Downata & dumped the kids & I for a couple days, my 2 sisters met us there. We had a great time, camping & swimming.

Allie is my cautious girl, she liked to hang out in the kiddie pool!

My little muscle man! He was our little man... had to put up with 6 girls, poor kid!

Eli, Ella, Allie & Maddie... our Downata camping crew!

Camping @ Temple Flats

We love camping in the summer. We have been going up to Temple Flats (Logan Canyon) for years. We went up with a group of friends & neighbors and had a great time! It's close to Bear Lake, so we usually hang out at the lake a day. We have a great time playing cards, ultimate frisbee, kick ball & telling stories around the campfire (thanks Spence!). Good food, good friends & good fun... what else is there?

The 3 Musketeers! Austin, Wyatt & Eli all donned with orange shirts one morning... they are all such cute little boys & they have a great time together. They loved being up in the mountains.

Then there were these two... 2 words.. double trouble! Allie & Morgan are cute little turds.. we just love them, they had a great time!

My neice, Shelbi & my Maddie. We feel very fortunate to have great friends who are also our family... we have had a lot of fun times together!

Where Has the Time Gone? (Swimming & Fireworks)

Allie, my little diva, loves to pose for the camera... we got to sit around the pool while Maddie & Eli were in swim lessons.

Our neighborhood does an annual fireworks celebration, (it's more for the guys than the kids though!) We have a great time, all pull out the lawn chairs & watch our husbands act like dorks!

Allie was a little nervous at first, but she loved the sparklers...

Swimming with the cousins, Allie & Morgan are the best little friends!

Where Has the Time Gone? (Spring!)

Spring at Grandma's house always means tulips & puppies! We love 'em... at least the tulips!

Allie, Ella (my neice) & Eli getting ready for a 4-wheeler ride in the wagon. They love Grandpa to take them on rides.

Of course spring in Cache Valley means soccer! Although this was one of the few games we didn't freeze sitting through, it was a good season, Maddie enjoyed it.

The Party!

Maddie got to invite a few friends to celebrate her birthday. We went to the new Hannah Montana movie (great flik!) then for dinner & ice cream. It was a fun night enjoying these funny, darling little girls. Maddie had a great time!