Pictures of my 3 BOYS!!

Yes I said 3 boys. I'm a little slow at posting but we did find out the week of thanksgiving that we are having boy #3. And we are so excited. Carter is already counting down how many more we need to go until we have a whole team (football, baseball he doesn't care!!).

This is a picture of what we saw most of the ultrasound. Crossed legs!! The ultrasound tech. was determined not to let me be the 1st in 20 years to go without knowing what we were having. So after a long appointment and fighting with the kid he did give us a peek. And because he didn't want everyone to see I'm respecting his privacy and only posting this picture. It was the best picture the kid would give us!
Kyler playing with his beloved farm.
Kyler could sit for hours playing with the bean bucket that his aunt made for his older brother a few years ago. Thanks Michelle!! (I also spend hours cleaning up)
Carter did win his reflections contest and will be representing his school at the next level. Way to go Carter!!

Happy Halloween and May the Force Be with You!!

Crazy Hair Day and Reflections

Well I'll have to say that if one day I have a girl I'm in real trouble!! It took forever to do Carter's hair for school this day, but I felt really bad that I took Carter out of school early a few days before and missed the memo that it was crazy hat on Thursday, so when Friday came around and it was crazy hair day I did my best to make up for crazy hat day.

It was also the last day to hand in entries for the Reflections contest so Carter work extra hard to get the picture he had taken a month before ready to take to school.

Baby on the Way!!

Just so you all know We're having a baby!! The Due Date is April 8th (my dad's birthday). But, we are having another C-section, so we really won't have it that day (and who really has their babies on the due date anyway!). We have already had two ultra sounds and everything looks good.

1st Sleepover, the Planetarium and Bees Game

Now I know that we did a bad thing when we our son's 1st sleepover turned into an all weekend fan fair. Anyway the Friday started out as regular sleepover. The boys watched a movie and went fishing, then put their sleeping bags outside and watched the stars. Well about 11:00 the boys got hungry and couldn't sleep. So we started another movie and popped popcorn. And oh yes they fell a sleep in the house. They got up at the crack of dawn and began catching bugs. Then we loaded them up and drove to Cabelas, after Cabelas it was on to Carl's Jr. and ate and played in the play place. Then we went to the Planetarium and looked at all the cool exhibits and watched the 3-D movie Bugs. It was just like a documentary, but the bugs look like they are in your lap. The boys favorite part was the gift shop. When we were done there we went to the Bees game. We had a lot of fun!! Thanks Kim, Ryan and Mattea for the tickets!!! The Bees won. After the game we got to go down on the field to watch the fireworks. The fireworks were way cool and if you have ever streched out on a real baseball field then you know what I'm talking about when I say that it is best grass ever!! By the time we got the boys loaded in car it was late and they were a sleep before we hit the freeway.

I hope that none of my kids think that that is what we do for every sleepover.

First Day of School

Carter had his first day of 1st grade two weeks ago. Kyler sure misses him now that he is gone all day. But he loves that he gets to eat at school and get three recesses. You know the most important things about school food and friends. Because Brent hadn't started work yet he got to come with us on the first day of school. I can't believe that I have a first grader!!

New Job

For you that don't know Brent lost his job in May. If I went into all the details their would be some negative vibes coming from this blog. But the good news is that he found a new job that is even better (and he got the summer off). And I'm jealous that he gets a massage once a week paid for by his company. The Lord has really blessed us. His new job is in computers. Crazy huh?

Family Camp Out

Every year my family gets together and camps out for a few days at my parents property. This was a lot of fun this year. The kids and some adults make tie-die shirts (we make some type of shirts every year) they turned out so cute! The kids all gave talents at the talents show. Carter did a rope trick and Kyler demonstrated his talent in finding his nose and ears and eyes. The men this year worked on building a tree house for the kids and the kids worked on making a home for the lizard that they found in an old bath tub.

What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas

After we got back from hiking with our friends me and Brent got to spend a night down in Las Vegas. We droped the kids off at Brent's parents to have a sleep over and we were on our way. I had forgotten how long the trip was. For one thing, it had been a long time from the last time we have been there and last time we started in Cedar City. Anyway we went down to pick up some books for my sister's family. Once the job was over we went to the Bass Pro Shop, by the way is way cool. And after that we checked into our motel room and just relaxed the rest of the time. We made it back just in time for the the 24th of July fireworks.

Having Fun With Friends

I know that this a little old news, but I thought that I would back blog about some of the fun things that we did this summer. One of them being that we took a long weekend and took some of our friends down to my hometown and hiked ruins and took a "little" tour of Bluff. It was so much fun!! We went to a lot of fun ruins and even went to some that we have never been to before. We even hiked some of them in the rain which was an adventure. We spent the weekend camping in the great outdoors. Thanks Jay for being our tour guide!!

Graduation

I know that I'm a little slow it has been a week now that my son has graduated from kindergarten and I haven't posted the pictures. (I guess that I'm doing better then not posting at all:) I was a fun program with cute songs that they learned, a slide show and receiving their certificates. I can't believe my kid will be going full time next year!! I'm getting old!

Our Trip

We got to have a vacation for a whole week in Blanding, it was so fun to visit family and of course turkey hunt. I tried so hard to keep track of everything that we did that week. We did so much and I didn't even get everything that I wanted to get done, like visit some friends, hopefully next time.

On Friday we started our trip down to Blanding and while we were half way down we got a phone call from my dad that Jay got his turkey. So hunting was off for the next day, but taking care of it took all night and the rest of the next day.
Saturday after the turkey was taken care of we went hiking at spirit cave with the family (Jones). It was so much fun!! The kids had a blast. That night all the men went to the sportsman banquet and I won a dutch oven candle (my fave.), my sweet husband put me in for the drawing.
Sunday, Mother's Day, we got to see my new nephew Nick blessed, what a handsome boy!! I was so nice to spend Mother's day with my mother. Something that I rarely get to do.
Monday, I got my turkey!!
Tuesday, we got to go to farm days with my sister and her kids. And that night my brother, husband and cousin got their turkeys!! Yeah!! Wednesday, My other brother got his turkey, it was a nice tom. And that afternoon we went down to cottonwood to join Gavin in his last field trip. The kids had so much fun catching tad poles.Thursday, Hanging out at Grandma and Grandpa's House. Grandpa is the only one left to get his turkey. He had been so busy going out of town a few times and take a class for three days. He still had a week left and came so close so many times.

Friday, Still just hanging out and hoping Grandpa gets his turkey.

Saturday was are day to head home. We did stop at the dinosaur museum in Price on the home. We thought that it would be fun to stop because our son wants to be a paleontologist when he grows up.

It was a truly fun trip and as soon as we got home we got to have even more fun puppy sitting Adam and Heather's new black lab. The boys loved it. Kyler thought it was fun to get in the dog box (even the little one that is only big enough to fit a puppy) and he wouldn't get out!!

The end of the week wouldn't be complete without my Sunday news... I got called as the primary 1st counsellor.

The Hunt Is On!!!

Oh yes, the turkey hunt is here and boy have we been having fun. This year my hubby started out the season by guiding a friend to a really nice tom. This is a picture of him with his friend's bird.

White Belt

We now have a white belt in the family. Yes Carter has earned his white belt in katrate. After attending his friend's brithday party Carter got to take free katrate lessons and earn his white belt.

Spring?

I'm not sure if it is Spring or Winter. Two weeks ago my son's class theme for the week was spring, that week it snowed about everyday. And to go along with the theme they have a class question that kids put thier name by the answer that they think is right. Well that week the question was "Is it Spring or Winter?" My son said it was a trick question!! But dispite the snow he knew it was spring. We had been watching all the robbins get their nests ready for their eggs for a few days when the weather was good. But it was very entertaining to the boys to watch out the window and see about seven robbins confused about the snow. Carter took a picture of them, but they are hard to see in the snow with the picture taken through the window.

Easter

We had great Easter!! We got to spend time with my parents a few days before, which my kids always loves. And they got their Easter early from them, which my kids call it "Bednight Stories". It is really Bedtime Stories and is a really great movie, Thanks Mom and Dad!!!

We had a Easter Egg hunt at my in-laws which they did two hunts one for the kids and one for the adults. The adults got food storage and the kids candy and toys. Thank you guys for a great time!!

The Easter Bunny did come let way too much stuff!! But all that matters is that the kids had a good time. Carter was content with his indoor basketball hoop and ball. And Kyler with Chocolate!! Most of time he didn't even wait for the wrapper to be removed.

And it always seems to snow sometime during the Easter Holiday. So we kept to the indoors. We had a great time and did enjoy a fast and testimony meeting that was centered around Chirst and the Reserection.

New Easter Baskets

I got busy this week and made my boys Easter baskets. And just in the nick of time. I had made Carter a Easter basket a few years ago with my sister and it was way cute and I ended up keeping it for myself and using it for a sewing bag, it works great. But with two boys now I need to get new ones but didn't find any at the store that I liked. So I found a pattern and went to town. Just don't look too close at the mistakes. Later I'll post these baskets in action.

Pay it Forward

Thanks Michelle for giving the opportunity to help "Pay it Forward". Read the rules for the Pay it Forward game and join the fun.

Paying it forward game

{The Rules}

1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me - something crafty or yummy, who knows?!

2. Winners must post this challenge on their blog, meaning that they will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift -anything!- for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on their post about this giveaway!

3. The gift that you send to your friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!

4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate pictures and comments! If you are not one of the Top Three Commenters on this post, you can still play along.Go ahead and start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same! SO, REMEMBER...Pay it forward!P.S. If you are one of the first three and don't have a blog to post on I have come up with a wonderful idea. Take the next three friends that call you just to chat and Pay It Forward to them! Then challenge them to do the same :) Let's help make this a wonderful world to live in and show our friends how much we care for them :) This will be SO fun!

Another Birthday Boy!!

I think that this Birthday lasted all week!!! We started off the week with a party at grandma and grandpa's house. Then we partied with my mom and dad and brother and his family. Then we had cake again, for the third time on his birthday. (His aunt, uncle and cousins came over) I was so sad when I didn't have my camera at the party with my parents, but everyone pulled out their camera phones!! Carter had a great idea for a cake so I went with it for the cake I made.

Our own little Romeo!!

Disclaimer: If you read this you should know that my son is very serious about this and I would hate for his feelings to get hurt if he is made fun of. We have done our best at this And I hope you would as well.

Some of you may of heard the story of my son receiving a love letter at school last fall. Totally caught him off guard and he was sooooo embarrassed. It took me hours (no lie) to convince him it wasn't the end of the world. Well yesterday he brought home his first girl's phone number (him and the girl traded numbers). Now he claims it's not for him, his father thinks other wise. Here is the story he told me: First of all I should say that he and his dad have been talking about learning to speak Spanish, my son just wants to know how and it would help his dad at work to know some, for awhile now. Anyway, he got home from school and handed me a phone number on a small piece of paper and said that this is for dad. I asked what is was and he explained that it was a girl from school's number and that he had arranged that on a day with no work or school his dad and this girl were to meet and have Spanish lessons. It took everything I had to choke back the laughing. We think that the Spanish lessons are really for him and that his dad's lessons are the cover up. He has done a complete turn around from last fall. (by the way it is not the same girl.)