Refrigerator Art

Carson drew this picture the other day.....I think it is ADORABLE!! It's so exciting when your kids start actually drawing something, rather than just scribbling.

Enjoy!!

Memorial Day 2010 at the Taco Farm

This past Memorial Day weekend we took a much needed break and went up to the "Taco Farm" for some R&R. It was our first trip up there this year, and amazingly enough - there weren't any problems with our trailer. The weekend was really fun and busy! We invited all of my siblings to come up, and Carson & Jaedyn had a BLAST playing with their cousins. I don't think we saw much of the little kids over the 2 days we were there. Kelsi brought her friend Madison, and Aunt Michelle & Uncle Scott suprised us and came to stay over Sunday night! We had a lot of good food, golf cart rides, dirt, camp-fires and family time! What a great way to start our summer!

Eating Breakfast in the barn at the little kids table. What a great group of kids!

Aunt Ashlie was nice enough to give each of the kids a turn to steer the golf cart.

Daxton on the bike.

Olivia blowing bubbles.

My eyes!!!!!!

Sun-bathing.

A little patch of dirt and the kids are happy as pie!

I thought we were supposed to be relaxing and having some time off, but I guess Ashlie didn't get the memo!

Clean, one-owner!

The kids were very helpful when it came time to make a fire.

A sweet, messy face!

Golf cart rides!

Such an angel!

Bestest friends!

Tavin slowing down only long enough for a quick picture!

This is what happens when you give a one-year-old a pink frosted cupcake!

Chillin' on the farm!

This is what happens when you get a little too excited to go to the farm. Carson fell down the stairs at our house and road-rashed his nose all because he was running outside to get the car when it was time to leave!

It was a fabulous time! My car did suffer a minor mishap when Paul tried to load the golf cart on the trailer and it wasn't secured to the hitch, but at least nobody got hurt! I'm grateful that Mary & Fred are so willing to let us come up to the farm - it is such a nice way to camp: water, potties, green grass, lots of room to play and not too far from home. I look forward to our next trip up there!

Birthday Fun

This past Saturday we had a "Strawberry Shortcake" themed birthday party for Jaedyn. We had an amazing face painter come to "Change our Faces".  It was a really nice party and Jaedyn knew it was her special day. I'll let the pictures show you all the fun.....

Princess Jaedyn

Today is my baby's 2nd birthday! She is definately the princess around our house and has been such a fun addition to our family. She is a STRONG-willed child, but so sweet, smart and curious. She loves to sing, brush her teeth, take a bath, play with babies, fight with her brother, look up to her big sister, be outside, laugh, pull funny faces, get her way, show us who's boss, and wrap all of us around her little finger.  I am so grateful to have her - she is such a blessing and a joy! Happy Birthday Princess!!

May 6, 2008

May 6, 2010

"I do"

This is a picture of my sweet parents on their wedding day. They were married on August 15th. I am so grateful for my parents and for the love they have always shown to me and my brothers and sister. As I think about how much I love my family and am grateful for every person in it, I thought I would share some memories of each of my siblings weddings.  I am so glad that my parents started it all - and stuck with it - even when times were tough! LOVE YOU MOM & DAD!

 My sister Ashley is the baby in our family, but she was the first of us siblings to actually "tie the knot". Her wedding to Mike was on August 8th - and it was SUCH a beautiful day! My sister has always been one to enjoy the spotlight (as opposed to me who doesn't like being in the spot light AT ALL!), and I am so glad her special day was such a great day to celebrate her and the choices she has made in her life. She was married to Mike in the Salt Lake Temple, and even though I wasn't able to actually attend the sealing, it was such a special feeling waiting outside the temple and seeing how happy she and Mike were when they came outside. The day was so beautiful and warm! One of the funniest things I remember about Mike and Ashley's wedding was that for years we had told Ashley she would be late to her own wedding, because she was ALWAYS late for EVERYTHING - well sure enough that prediction came true - she was a few minutes late to her own wedding. They had a really nice reception and everyone enjoyed dancing. It was such a fun day and I am sure grateful for Mike and Ashley's example - and am sure happy to have added such a nice brother in law to our family! LOVE YOU MIKE & ASHLEY!!

My brother Ryan, who is just younger than me was the 2nd sibling to get married - however it felt like just another reason to celebrate the sweet sister in law we had already adopted into our family. Ryan and Ashley have been together so long that they practically grew up together! Ryan and Ashley were married on May 22nd in a beautiful ceremony in their very own backyard. They had worked so hard to get their backyard looking beautiful. Ryan had created a pond with a waterfall, and the grass was so green. The backyard was decorated so cute in white and purple. The day started out a little iffy-weather wise, but the rain stopped just in time for the ceremony and the rest of the evening was so pleasant. There was fun with dancing, music, food and lots of good friends. I am so grateful to have Ryan and Ashlie in my life. Ashlie is the sweetest girl you could ever meet and is such a giving and loving person. I love how excited she gets about everything and am grateful that she puts up with Ryan! Ryan has always been a "tough-as-nails" kind of guy, but is such a great husband and father.  I LOVE YOU RYAN & ASHLIE!

My youngest brother Dustin was the 3rd of the siblings to get married. He and his wife Natalie were married on March 5th. Their wedding ceremony and luncheon was held at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. The day was cold outside, and was a little chilly on Natalie when they went outside to take pictures, but she looked so beautiful in her dress! The cutest thing I remember about Dustin and Natalie's wedding was after the ceremony, Dustin bent down and kissed Natalie's tummy (where Morgan was patiently waiting to be born!). This was a fun & special day and I am grateful to have added another loving and giving Sister-in-law to our ever growing family! LOVE YOU DUSTIN & NATALIE!

And yes, even though I am the oldest child in our family - I was the last to get married! I guess good things come to those who wait! Paul and I were married in a small ceremony at the Lion House on March 3rd. We were so anxious to get married that we didn't plan a big production, but the small ceremony was so nice. We had a luncheon after the ceremony and were able to invite all of our immediate family to join us. A few months later in May, we had an open-house reception and were then able to invite all of our extended family and friends to help us celebrate. I am so grateful for all of you who came and showed us your love and support. Paul and I have now been married for 4 years, and of course we have had some tough times, but we have also had some amazing, fun and good times too! It has been such a wonderful thing to have a great husband and to know the joys of being married.

I am so grateful for every member of my family and am grateful that all of these marriages have brought more wonderful members to our family: nieces and nephews! Weddings are such a wonderful event and I am glad to have been able to share in every wedding with my siblings and look forward to many years of wonderful memories with each and every member of my family.

Easter 2010

This Easter was really mellow - especially since I have been working and didn't really have any time to do the things I wanted to (what else is new, right?). It was nice that it was conference weekend, which helped bring the true spirit and meaning of Easter into our Easter weekend. We spent Saturday night at Olivia's birthday and then came home and dyed Easter eggs. Easter morning we woke up, found Easter eggs and the kids' easter baskets and ate a pancake & egg breakfast. After the second session of Conference on Sunday we went out to my parent's house for a yummy Easter dinner and the kids got to hunt for more eggs. My mom is so nice to have everyone out to her house - It is my favorite! She also got the kids bouncy balls and sidewalk chalk - she is the BEST Grandma Honey EVER!! I tried to bring some spirituality into our Easter by doing the plastic eggs filled with things that signified an event that happened the last week of Christ's life. I sat all the kids down and let them open an egg and we showed a picture and told the story of what happened. It was a really nice weekend and I am so grateful for the time I get to spend with my family.

My Dad and Paul dressed up in matching pastel colors to show some Easter spirit!