Tis the Season

I am so grateful at this time of year. I am thankful for the birth of my Savior, Jesus Christ. I am thankful that I have 2 beautiful children that I can teach the true meaning of Christmas. I love all the hustle and bustle of the season and seeing family and friends. I am always excited for a New Year - a new beginning to set goals to better myself. I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Pancake Puffs

NO MORE Infomercials!!

Jayden has been cut off from tv!!

All around the house I find little notes with 1-800 #'s on them in Jayden's hand writing. When I ask him what the number is for his answer is always for another product we just have to have! NOT!

For Mother's Day, I told Jay to just let the kids pick out my present from them. WRONG thing to do! I ended up with the Buxton Organizer. The purse that can hold everything including the kitchen sink! The selling point for Jayden was the special pocket for my cell phone - right in the middle of my chest! He was so excited to tell me I would never miss another call! Well, he was right, I didn't miss any calls. However, I lost the fob I need to get into my office. After losing 2 fobs and $30 later to replace them, I gave up the Buxton Organizer - finally finding my 2 lost fobs in the secret pocket!

Next came the Pancake Puffer. Doesn't it look like so cool! How fun! A batch of pancakes now takes about an hour to cook. But as you can see Jayden and Kyrste are very proud of their puffs! The other day while at Bed, Bath & Beyond, Jayden was able to give me all the selling points of every "as seen on TV" product in the store.

That's when I finally cut him off!

Work in Process

This post is for my sister, Sheryl and her family. They came out to visit for Christmas and worked a ton on our house which is still not totally finished! As you can see, the yard is still not done - but we did get the hoop up! Maybe that's why the yard is not done. However, since December, a lot has been accomplished such as stairs in the garage and off our deck!! Yeah!

Jaydawg!

Jayden finally got his summer hair cut. Prior to the full buzz, he thought he would try the mohawk look like his friend, Ashby had not too long ago. Now the 2 of them look like twins and I love 'em both!

Olympics 2008

We are so loving the Olympics! I thought I was punishing the kids when I told them the only tv they can watch for the next 2 weeks is the Olympics. (I think Jayden would be a Disney channel couch potato if I let him!) Ha - they were tickled - they love it! Kyrsten and I watched the opening ceremonies and loved every second of it! Go Team USA!

Consumed!

I am addicted! I love Breaking Dawn! All I want to do is read! I have it with me everywhere I go to sneak in a page here and there. I read at red lights. I read in line at the drive thru. I read until I fall asleep on the book! I planned so many things to get done during my 2.5 week break from school and all I can think about is finishing this book!

One Down.....................

I hope I never have to open this book again! Wow! This class sucked! I wish I could think of a nicer way to state the obvious - but I can't! I am finally done with summer semester!!! My final last night rocked!! One down - and I hate to think about how many more are left to go!

Actually, I have absolutely loved going back to school. Biology is not my favorite subject and my professor was horrible - but all in all I LOVE IT!!

Breaking Dawn Party

Two of Bella's most beautiful bridesmaids!

Jacob & Kyrsten

Trying to catch the bouquet!

Yes, I went to Barnes and Noble at midnight to get my copy of Breakin Dawn! We actually got there about 10:30 and enjoyed a wolf scavenger hunt and trying to answer some trivia questions about the 3 books. Kyrsten and her friends went dressed as bridesmaids and we had a lot of fun! There were people everywhere. Jacob showed up but no Edwards - Darn! We ended up there until 1:30 before getting the book. The sad news is that I haven't been able to read it yet as I have my biology final today.

Finally!

Good Times!

Enjoying the end product!

Jayden could not wait for the eggs to boil. He thought if he watched them they would boil faster!

Team work! It was so awesome seeing the 2 of them work so well together!

Jayden's first time making brownies. Kyrsten holds the title of "best brownie baker" in our family for now anyway!

Kyrsten and Jayden wanted to make us pancakes for breakfast! They were yummy! And yes, they left the mess for mom!! YUCK!

Hannah Montana Party

Check out all those Hannah and Miley look alikes. Are they not just the cutest bunch of girls??!?!?!?! Lani threw a Hannah/Miley Best of Both Worlds Concert party for Shelby and her friends! As you can see, it was a smashing hit! The girls were darling and the party was a hit! I am so happy we have such great friends. Thanks again Lani! Love your parties! They ROCK!

SUMMER FUN!

Some summer fun pictures!

BEES Game

Last night we all went to a Bees game! Jay was even able to join us! We had a lot of fun. It was the CHG summer party. We had a delicious BBQ and watched an awesome game! The Bees ROCKED!!! After the game there was an amazing fireworks show! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH I love summer!

July

This has to be my favorite month! I absolutely love the hot summer weather! I love the excitement of July 4th and all the festivities. BBQ's and fireworks! I love the freedom we have and am so thankful to live in America!

We have been having a blast this July! The last day of school - (YIPEE) was July 1st! Right after school, we headed up to the Rockport Lake for our annual camping trip with our great friends the Mechams. This year was a little more scattered than in years past but we still had a blast! The water was awesome! Warmer that expected given the yucky weather this year!

Unfortunately, I never really got in the water! But everyone else was tearing it up behind the boat!

This year Jay & Carolee rented wave runners. Now typicall Jay (Yes the J J thing is a pain) and I are really opposed to wave runners - but I must say we had a lot of fun on thiers!

We have started some traditions with this annual trip such as going to the Spring Chicken Inn for dinner, going to the fireworks at Granite HS on the 3rd and hitting the Oakley rodeo on the 4th. Well, the only tradition we upheld this year was the fried chicken dinner - it is awesome. However, the service this year was disasterous. They fired the first server we had right after he had taken our order. Needless to say, Kyrsten and I had dessert long before our dinner was even served. It was still Yummy!

Instead of the rodeo, we took the kids to the Stadium of Fire. Of course we really went to see Miley Cyrus! It was awesome according to Kyrsten - Jayden claims he hated it! The fireworks were amazing! Before and after the show we had a blast tailgating w/the Ruelles!

The rest of the month we have spent playing outside and at the LTF pool keeping cool!

Jayden turned 8 in March! And he definitely thinks it's GREAT TO BE 8! He was baptized along with three of his friends! It was an amazing day! He has awesome friends! It was great to surronded by family for the day! We were excited to have Great Grandpa Jackson and Pappa stand as witnesses as Jay baptized Jayden. Great Grandpa Jackson is suffering from Alzheimers. He was having a great day and was proud to be a witness. We are glad to have this great memory with him. After the baptism we all went to Famous Dave's for a celebration lunch. Jayden wanted to go to Timpanaki but they were closed. What a special day for Jayden!

It's Great to be 8!

I must be CRAZY!

OK, I must be crazy! I definitely must be since I am now finally willing to admit it! I am a full time working mom, 2nd counselor in R/S, and decided this semester to go back to school. YIKES! How dumb can one (me) be! I hope I am only second guessing myself today because I have a test tonight and then a lab test and a lab paper due tomorrow! And, here I am blogging................! I really hope Jay doesn't read this blog! :)

Great Neighbors

I love our neighborhood! We just moved in at the beginning of the year and have been just waiting for good weather. Yes, it is June and we are still waiting.............. Even though still chilly, the kids decided that it was time to get out and have some fun with our neighbors! The created a fun little flyer that they took around to any house where they knew (or at least thought they knew) where kids lived and invited them all to come play night games! It was a blast! We had about 20 kids there and some parents too! We all learned how to play kick the can! Thanks to Kenyon! We can't wait to do it again!

We're Almost there!

Here's a little bit of what our crazy daze have been filled with! We are finally starting to wrap up for the season!

Jayden just loves soccer which just ended last week! He was on an awesome team and can't wait for the fall season to start. Jayden's team is undefeated and he gets to play with his best friends - which he has many! He loves to play forward as he likes to score (plus he gets paid for each goal) but often plays goalie as he doen't let anything past him! Jayden just wrapped up his baseball season too. The stats there were not nearly as impressive but he loves it! This was his first year in kid pitch and was so afraid of being hit. It took awhile for him to be confident in the batters box but when he gained his confidence, he was hitting like crazy! He would play 3rd base or left field. He really preferred 3rd as he saw more action! It's awesome watching him improve! At home he's always outside (weather permitting as it's still yucky and its June!), playing some sort of sport. His goal in life is to be the next David Beckham! He's definitely a cutie - we'll have to see how his soccer skills come along!

Kyrsten also is quite the littel soccer player. She is on an awesome team only losing one game. She is just as excited about the fall season starting! She love to play any position as well and is also an awesome goalie - although she would prefer to be scoring! Kyrsten just finished her final dacne recital for the season! She took a beginning Hip Hop and Jazz class this year! She did amazing! She has a lot of tumbling experience and was able to use it in dance! Next year she plans to be on a show team! Kyrsten loves to be in the spot light! SHe will perform for anyone anywhere! Her goal is to be the next Disney superstar!

Punk & Bug

How cute! Wouldn't it be nice if they were always this happy when together?!?!? I swear, one second they are all smily and have a great time and the next the are fighting like cats and dogs. Last night, we got home late from Punk's dance recital. I wasn't feeling well (I was hit hard with strep). They were being all cute and having fun together as we got ready for bed - lauging and giggling! Then, just as I fell asleep, Bug comes in crying to tell me that Kyrsten is being mean........... Next thing I know both of them are crawling into my room to sleep. Not what I needed feeling the way I did. Oh well, at least I got to sleep in. Besides, Jay takes them to their room when he get home!!