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WhErE havE i bEEN?!?

2010-04-13T18:45:00.001-07:00

Just awaiting spring!!! (and yes those are baseball pants Tryce is wearing...he won't take them off-dork)

Hayes is 2 and Tryce is 5!!

2010-04-13T18:29:00.000-07:00

In March my baby turned 2 and my Tryce turned 5!!! Holy cow look out kindergarten!! Hayes got a cute trike and Tryce got a ton of baseball stuff because he is more than a little obsessed!! And we got to go bowling to celebrate!!

HapPy HalLoweEn!!

2009-11-02T14:09:00.001-08:00

Is it me or has Halloween lasted forever this year?!? Tryce dressed up for preschool on Wednesday and he was Buzz Lightyear for that and Thursday Toby dressed up for his Halloween parade at school! Then Friday my mom had her big Halloween party! Then of course Saturday was the actual big day!! Toby was Megatron this year and Tryce was Optimus Prime and Hayes was Scooby Doo! The boys had a blast as usual!!

The boys
Megatron

Optimus

Scooby Doo

Kids at Grandma Thurza's

Tryce and the donut on the string game

Toby and the donut game

The kids at Grandma Barbara's

Some of my moms food

Tryce at preschool

Toby at the school parade

Toby

Tryce

PumPkiN PatCh!

2009-10-22T15:15:00.001-07:00

My boys love to go to the Big Red Barn to pick out pumpkins!! So here we are...

Tryce, Hayes and Toby
Cutie pie Hayes!

Tryce for some reason thought he was part of this way cute random family :) haha really they are our good friends that were able to come at the last minute!! That's how we roll-not planners!!

Toby and his "perfect" pumpkin!

Tryce's favorite thing was to make "smoke" which is just sliding in the dirt!

The pumpkin I told Toby was definitely not "perfect"!

Tryce amongst pumpkins!

Now the super fun task of carving pumpkins at their Grandma Thurza's in a few days!!

FaMilY PicTuRes!!

2009-10-19T08:16:00.000-07:00

So my good friend who is am amazing photographer took our family pictures recently!! They turned out fantastic!! There are new ones of my kids on the side here but rather than me upload them all I will just have to send you to her blog if you want to check them out!! http://photographybyjocelin.typepad.com/photography_by_jocelin/2009/10/trains.html

FirSt DaY oF PreSchOoL!!

2009-08-31T11:18:00.000-07:00

Tryce had his first day of preschool today! He was so excited!! He woke at 8 and from there on out every 3 minutes he asked if it was time to go! And it doesn't start until 11:30...so somewhat frustrating for us both! And then when I told him he needed to eat a sandwich before that threw him off...he thought he just finished breakfast! Who eats lunch at 11?!?

1st DaY oF 1st GraDe

2009-08-21T14:50:00.001-07:00

Wednesday was Toby's first day of first grade! He was so excited to go all day and eat lunch at school! As for me...not so much!! It is sad when your kid is at school all day!! And boy did we miss him! He loved it!! Which is great but when I got to thinking about it, his teacher sees him more than me!! That's when I got really depressed!! He let me walk him to school and everything but as soon as he spotted his friends he was running after them! It's going to be quite the adjustment!!!!

haha look you can see a nerdy mom taking a picture!!!

CaLiForNiA

2009-08-19T13:24:00.001-07:00

So I was trying not to do picture overload but we just did so much fun stuff while we were in California!! So I apologize for so many pictures! We rented a beach house with a pool in the back yard so we hung out at the pool, went to Legoland, the beach, baseball games, Torrey Pines (the guys anyway), Disneyland and Seaport Village! We fit a lot of stuff in to one week! SO FUN!!! I can't wait until our next trip!

~ALL OF US IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE~

~PADRES/BRAVES GAME ~LEGOLAND~

~THE BEACH~

~DISNEYLAND~

~SEAPORT VILLAGE~

So at the end of our vacation I asked my kids what their favorite part was. And Toby said Disneyland which I expected because he had a blast. I figured Tryce's answer would be about the same but he said it was going to get a Slurpee!! What a goofball!!!

ThE 2 T's

2009-05-28T08:07:00.000-07:00

Toby and T ball!! Toby started to finally play tball! It seems like he has been waiting for years to play! I think he looks so cute out there playing! His team is the Lugnuts. I like this first picture because it seems like he takes it too serious and never smiles and here I even caught a smile while he was playing first base!

SoME niCe WeATheR aNd A dAd

2009-04-23T09:06:00.000-07:00

So not only has the weather started to feel a little more like spring but Jake was finally home at a decent hour from coaching baseball! So the kids were more than excited to get their baseball stuff and play catch with dad! And with t-ball coming up soon, Toby got in some good practice! And lets not forget about little Hayes thinking he should be able to ride his brothers bike and why not crawl through dirt and eat a little on the way right!? Boy do I love nice weather but probably not as much as my kids!

WaLKinG

2009-04-23T08:57:00.000-07:00

Another thing that has been happening at our house lately is that Hayes is starting to walk! it is so cute when they start walking and then they fall on there butt and realize they can get there much faster crawling! But he is getting quite good at it now! He is becoming such a big boy!

FiNaLLy A fEw EaSteR PicTUreS

2009-04-23T08:43:00.000-07:00

So I have been a tad busy lately so haven't put these Easter pictures up. But we had a super fun Easter weekend!! Saturday my mom had her big annual Easter hunt which the kids always love and then after that their Grandma Thurza took Toby and Tryce to Monsters Versus Aliens and they thought it was hilarious! And then believe it or not the Easter bunny came and hid eggs and left a basket for each of my boys! Then we went to Jake's moms later that day and ate dinner and had yet another hunt for eggs!

EaStEr EgGs

2009-04-09T10:11:00.000-07:00

So my boys have been begging to dye Easter eggs and they couldn't wait any longer! And of course I had no vinegar so it's a good thing I can always call my mom and dad! My dad took it pretty serious with his reading glasses and all! Ha! It's funny because you think you boiled a ton of eggs and it will be a nice little activity and 10 minutes later it's already over! Kids and their patience! But either way the kids had a blast and that was the whole point of it right?!

It is so typical for my boys to be half naked I didn't even realize Tryce was shirtless until I posted these pictures on here! What a nut job!

Hayes watched right on the counter for about a total of 10 seconds before he thought it may be fun to go dump the cups over! (maybe it wasn't even that long) Then he watched from his high chair.

PrEsChOoL

2009-04-01T14:13:00.001-07:00

Tryce started preschool on March 24 at the high school! So Tyrce is a very friendly outgoing little boy if you know him but if you are new he tends to become clingy and reserved. So I wasn't sure how this preschool thing was going to go but the fact that he was super excited to go made me feel like it was going to go fine. And it was great right up until the point where he went to hang up his backpack and jacket! He had a meltdown...big alligator tears and all! And me being the good mom I am threatened him with all sorts of stuff if he didn't get tough and get in that room!! Ha ha! I just knew that once he was in there and realized how fun it was he would love it. So apparently my threats worked and I left him there and when I went back to pick him up, he of course had a blast and couldn't wait to go back! Now every day I just have to deal with the question of how many days until he gets to go to school! Which for a kid who has no idea about time can be pretty frustrating! Hmm...maybe this is something they could teach him at school!

TrYCe iS 4!!!!

2009-03-10T11:14:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that my Tryce is 4 years old! He is such a cute kid! If I would let him he would play guitar hero all day long! He got a skateboard and a new bike for his birthday so now I have him riding all over the inside because of the dang snow. He can't wait until spring and summer!! He did get in a little skateboarding before the snow hit! And he is actually pretty good! He gets to go out to dinner tonight and he wants to rent a video and have popcorn so that is his idea of a good time!!

KiNDy 500!!

2009-03-06T08:34:00.001-08:00

So today was the Kindy 500 at Toby's school! Those of you who have had kids in it know what a BIG deal this is. People go way overboard. Toby just wanted a black car with hot rod flames! Sounds easy right but have you tried making a car out of a box?! Not fun! But I think it turned out quite cute and Toby loved it and that is what matters! So they drove their cars all around the school to different historic sites today! What a fun day but a ton of work for everyone involved!!

HaYEs iS OnE!!!

2009-03-04T09:27:00.000-08:00

I can't believe how fast a year goes! Hayes is one today and it seems like only yesterday he was a newborn. He has been such an easy little guy! He has never put up a fuss about anything although he is starting to grunt back at me when I tell him no!! Hayes loves to rock out when anyone is playing Guitar Hero! He loves being in the middle of his two big brothers when they are playing or wrestling and he is such a good sport when he gets wrestled! We love this little guy!!!

And I am sure I will post more pictures after his party!!

My VaLenTine boYs!!

2009-02-16T21:23:00.000-08:00

So here are my Valentine boys!! I know everyone thinks their husband is the best so I won't say that he is the "best" husband but he is perfect for me! He is a great dad and husband! I don't know where I would be without him! He is my best friend!

Toby is the sweetest most caring boy! He is my best helper! He always makes sure to give me a big hug and kiss before he goes off to school and I hope he doesn't get too "cool" for that any time soon!
Tryce is my "try everything once" kid! So he always keeps me on my toes!! One minute I could be yelling at him and then he will turn around and do the sweetest thing and I just can't help but cuddle him!!

Hayes is a perfect baby!! And he has this smile that could melt any one's heart!! You just can't help but adore this baby of mine!!
And look he even knows to give the camera the bird!! I'm sure Jake taught him that!!
I am so thankful to have these boys in my life!! All of them seem to know just when I need a bug hug and kind words!! I sure do love these boys of mine!

My veRSioN oF CoOKinG!

2009-02-16T21:19:00.000-08:00

So as everyone may know, I don't spend much time cooking in the kitchen!! My darling boys picked out some fabric from Gracie Lou's and "helped" my mom sew me up this cute apron!! So here I am wearing it to put some yogurt in a bowl!! So this is how I do my cooking!

Pretty Random!!!

2009-02-16T21:07:00.000-08:00

So I feel like I have not been that good at blogging lately so decided to load my few pictures onto my computer and so here we go!! Here is a little of what we have been up to lately! Since my baby is going to be one next month and has been seeming interested in walking I decided to pull out the push along toy! I don't like to encourages this type of behavior (ya know the growing up and walking) but I figured it would have to come sooner or later dang it!! So he loves to walk behind his "new" toy!
Ya know when he can kick Tryce off of it long enough to get the chance!!

I mean come on already, it is a baby toy!! Oh the joys of toys that make noise!!

MiSsiOn BudDieS!!

2009-02-09T08:36:00.000-08:00

This weekend we got together with some of Jake's mission buddies! Andrea invited us over and she made empanadas for dinner and for dessert facturas which are both Argentine foods! We had a lot of fun and so did all the kids! After we ate we played a game and had lots of laughs! The kids were so cute playing together! It was a fun night and we should do it again. Thanks Justin and Andrea for having all of us over!!

Empanadas and facturas
Matt, Justin and Jake (Argentinas handsome missionaries!!)

All of us and a ton of children

All the cute kidlets minus Hayes

Funny faces

FanTAsY FoOTbAll PArtY!!

2009-01-18T10:45:00.001-08:00

So this year I played fantasy football with some friends!! And can I just say that this was SUPER FUN!!! If anyone wants you to join their leauge you must and you will have a ton of fun! We had a post season party at Cafe Rio last night to give out the winnings and just had a blast! I took 3rd place which isn't as cool as 1st but oh well there is always next year! And I can't wait until next year to play again and I can't wait to hang out with all you girls again. We have to do it soon!!! Thanks girls for such a fun night!!!

Here is our whole league minus 2 who couldn't be there.
It's me.
Jocelin, Andrea, and me.

My team name was Milk Bags, if you don't know don't ask!!

Tammy and me.

Me and Andrea.

Hilary and me.

Josh oh wait no Amie and me.

Andrea, me, and Jocelin.

FaCeBoOK

2009-01-12T21:58:00.000-08:00

So this is what happens when you join facebook and sit down on the computer for a few minutes after lunch to figure out what you are doing!! I fed him lunch and he still seemed like he wanted to eat a tad more so I put some Cheerios on his tray and this is what happens!! Poor baby Hayes!! So today for I swear 10 minutes I was a bad mom!

But hey on a side note, I helped the boys build a snowman the other day. So there I was a good mom too. Sure I am really bad at it but we had fun!!

DiSHwaShEr!!

2009-01-08T08:17:00.000-08:00

If anyone needs a little help, mostly unloading your dishwasher, just let me know!! Sure things mostly just end up on the floor instead of the drawer but beggars can't be choosers right?!?
And really why does the fascination with such things as the dishwasher and vacuum have to end so soon! I wish it would last up until the point when they are actually helpful. It seems I have to threaten or bribe (whichever I'm in the mood for that day) Toby and Tryce to help me with these chores most days!!

TooTHLeSs WonDEr

2009-01-04T12:04:00.000-08:00

Toby lost his first tooth!! His dad pulled it out last night. He wrote the tooth fairy a letter that said please leave my tooth. He woke up and tooth fairy had come and left him five dollars and a letter for him to read!! He thought it was really fun!!!

HaPpy NeW yEaR!!

2009-01-01T00:18:00.001-08:00

It seems like after you have kids New Years Eve is pretty low key and a whole different kind of fun. This year was the first that Tryce actually made it to midnight!!! Hayes didn't make it though thankfully! We had a fun little party at my moms house with Bart and Lori and their kids and Tricia and her boys minus Tyler (apparently he is too cool to party with us)! We did some fireworks, blew noise makers, wore goofy hats and drank sparkling juice which Toby thought was not good!! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

ChRIstMaS

2008-12-28T23:06:00.001-08:00

So Christmas is a super fun time of year I know for everyone! Here at our house we had a ton of fun and got lots of presents but the best part is always getting to spend time with both of my wonderful families! I never thought I would enjoy Christmas with a family other than my own and my in laws sure put that theory quick to rest many many years ago. I have great in laws and of course a great family!! We went back and forth and back and forth and got to party with everyone!!! I won't bore you with details of who got what but just put a few cute pictures of the boys. I love new jammies the most!! There is nothing cuter than that! And my sisters boys were able to spend Christmas eve at my moms so that was fun!! Then we met Thurza, Josh and Jeff at the cemetery to put luminaries on Kim's grave which is always special!! It puts a little more perspective on what is most important. FAMILY!! Oh and I just have to mention the super cute and soft and comfy blankets that my mother in law made my boys!! They are so cute and they love cuddling up with them!

WeEkeNd FuLL oF ParTieS!!

2008-12-21T19:54:00.000-08:00

This weekend we had Christmas parties both nights. At the Gordon Christmas party we had a live nativity put on by the little kids and Santa came!!! The nativity turned out so cute!!! Toby was a wise man, Tryce a shepherd and Hayes was Baby Jesus. I thought they looked adorable and Hayes was a pretty sweet baby Jesus I was somewhat shocked that he stayed in the manger! Then at my Aunt Helen's Christmas party we had a little program and the kids made reindeer antlers and played a little game. Tryce didn't want to make the antlers and the BYU bowl game was on so Jake and Hayes had to leave early to go down to party (or just be rather disappointed) with his brother!! So here are some pictures of the festivities!!!

So this may seems like a ton of pictures but I took way more and then I had to add this one of Brett and Lindsey because I thought it was cute!! We had a fun weekend and thanks to everyone who planned these parties! We hope that everyone has a great Christmas this year!

SnOw DaY!!

2008-12-17T13:31:00.000-08:00

Why is it that kids don't care about being cold?! As soon as they saw it was snowing they wanted to get their snow stuff on and go outside and play. By the time they got it all on, I thought they were going to be back in complaining they were cold...but they stayed out all afternoon!! And they keep doing it day after day. They think it is so fun and I love it because they tend to get a little bored inside all day!! So as much as I hate to say it...YEA FOR SNOW DAYS!!! Snow clothes are so worth the money especially when you buy them a little big for next year too!

SeAtTLE

2008-12-15T11:11:00.000-08:00

Jake left on Thursday to go to Seattle for a baseball coaches clinic. Me and the boys weren't invited I guess so we had a few days without him. Toby was the most concerned about who was going to cook dinner! I think he forgets who makes him breakfast and lunch. So anyway he came home last night and brought me the cutest thing!!!
It's a lovebird clock!!! It's so cute and fun!! The legs swing to the tick and it has these eyelashes on it! I was just thinking on Saturday that I would like a new cute clock. I guess it's a good thing I didn't buy one myself! So we all are glad to have him home. The boys missed him but they sure were good for me. I don't even feel like I need a break from the kids!!

Nursery Rhyme Day

2008-12-05T11:51:00.000-08:00

So today at kindergarten, Toby had to dress as a nursery rhyme character. He was so excited for the "big day!" He was a blind mouse, obviously from Three Blind Mice. He even had a cute tail that is peeking out a little. He looked super cute and had a ton of fun in the gym playing games!!!Here Tryce is waiting for the parade to start!

Holding your baby brother is serious business! Here he is parading through the school and his cousin Kaimbri behind him!Being a blind mouse is also pretty serious stuff...I don't think he broke a smile the whole time. He must be a tough blind mouse!!!

YoU kNoW yOu WaNt OnE!

2008-12-02T21:56:00.001-08:00

So my friend makes these super cute petticoat skirts!!! She can do pretty much any color or size. If you are interested in one leave me a comment and I can get you in touch with her!!

The photos are courtesy of Photography by Jocelin, another one of my talented friends!!! You can see more of her work on my sidebar!

Back To Normalcy-is there such a thing?

2008-12-01T11:28:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend!!! I just finished up getting my house back in order after a bomb went off. This is the price I must pay for just playing for days and especially when I have all my boys (Jake) home! This is one thing I love about Jake being a teacher but sometimes it's a love/hate relationship. We started the big weekend off with Toby and Tryce having a sleepover with Grandma Barbara, which is always a fun time for them!! (Although I'm not so sure about my dad) This also gave me and Jake some time to get a little Christmas shopping done! Then we picked them up the next day and went to the Startup Candy Company and got a few bags of their big suckers. Not a big deal to some but my kids love them!!! Went to Arby's for lunch where Tryce immediately spilled his entire Sprite all over the table and there were napkins nowhere to be found. We took the kids bowling to Fat Cats!!! They absolutely love to bowl!!! We went and had Thanksgiving dinner at Grandma Maxine's house with all the Gordon's. Jake made Grandmas day by saying that it was the best Thanksgiving dinner ever!!! And it really was delicious! Then Grandma trusted me to separate her silver from her stainless steel utensils. She didn't trust me enough to load her dishwasher but she did let me handwash the rest of the dishes as long as the water was hot enough to burn my hands. She is such a hoot!!! Then when we got ready to leave I couldn't find Tryce. The last place I looked was in Grandma Max's room where she had gone to get away from the chaos and there cuddled up to her was Tryce! They were cuddled in a blanket watching tv and talking about bowling!! It was sweet!!! Then over to my mom's for some treats, more football, Rock Band, Apples to Apples, and looking at ads to get our game plan ready for 3 AM!!! We went and got pretty much everything on our list. It was fun as always. I even talked my friend Andrea into going this year and she was so fun and I think she will be in every year now!!! Sure all day Friday I felt and looked like I got hit by a train and was totally worthless who cares right!?!

So now Thanksgiving break mess is cleaned up for now and I can only imagine what it will look like when Christmas break comes...it's a long one!!!

(I'm not offended if you didn't make it through this long post)

ThAnkSgiVinG

2008-11-25T13:39:00.000-08:00

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

From our house to yours!

We hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving!!! (Props courtesy of Toby's kindergarten art class)

TwiLiGHt

2008-11-19T21:23:00.000-08:00

I finally got my background working again!! And just in time for the movie. We are going to the midnight movie. And by we I don't mean me and Jake. There is no way I would ever be able to drag him to a movie like this and it's way funner to go out with the girls. And a babysitter at midnight would be hard to come up with as well! So I hope that it's not a major disappointment. Don't worry I won't be posting any movie details to ruin it for some of you!! I hope that I have something exciting to post about soon. Not much going on here I guess. I'm super excited to do day after Thanksgiving shopping! My family and I get way into it!!! And I know some of you do as well because I've seen you out there at 3 am. If we are after the same things, we should team up...Natalie, Rachael!!!

New Find!!!

2008-11-11T22:13:00.000-08:00

So I recently came across my new favorite blog site. This gal is amazing!!! I wish I was half as creative as she is. LOVE LOVE ALL her ideas!! (Although some are girlie and we all no I don't need any of that) So I just thought I'd share with you all! I am also adding her to my blog list. Just look for Unnecessary Necessities. Or click on it.

Halloween

2008-11-02T14:56:00.001-08:00

The boys had a really fun Halloween this year! We went to our ward trunk-or-treat and then down to Jake's mom's ward trunk-or-treat. Can I just say that I really enjoy the whole trunk-or-treat thing!! It makes it so easy! Just walking around the church parking lot instead of going from door to door. Love it!!! Anyways we had a great time and the kids got too much candy. We hope you all had a great Halloween as well!!! Now for Thanksgiving, my favorite!!!!

Toby-the transformer
Tryce-the spider

Hayes-a dinosaur

All the cousins on Jake's side

Hayes loving the sucker that grandpa Pat gave him. He surprisingly wasn't even that sticky!

PumPKin CarVinG

2008-10-30T15:15:00.000-07:00

Tuesday night we finally carved our pumpkins!!! The kids had so much fun. They have been talking about carving pumpkins for a while now. It was so fun to watch the take out the "guts", I thought they would hate touching it but they didn't seem to mind. (as you can tell) I should have let them do mine too. And then of course Jake had to be a smart alec and wear rubber gloves. I don't know which of the boys in my house is the weirdest!!

AnnUaL pArTy

2008-10-27T22:57:00.001-07:00

My mom has this Halloween party every year. It could be described as an extravaganza!!! She goes all out and it is soo much fun, especially for the kids! They all get to get dressed up in their costumes. Dawson is Elvis, Tryce a spider, Dylan a mummy, Toby a transformer or to be more precise Optimus Prime, Rylee a 50's girl, Cade Buzz Lightyear, Trajan a Trajan, and Hayes a dinosaur or a dragon whatever you want to call him. They all looked super cute in their costumes. Then my mom has tons of yummy food and especially delicious treats with of course a HALLOWEEN THEME. She plans a ton of fun games for the kids to play and also fun crafts for them to make.
And Tricia dressed up as a hippie. Brett and Lindsey were lacking in costumes but still were super fun to have there and I borrowed them ours for a photo op! Lori and baby Paige were in halloween spirit with their cute shirts! Bart didn't make the party due to his basement had work left to do before the big carpet day!Here is the only game I got pictures of and it was hillarious. They had to have thier hands behind their back and eat the donut on the string. It was definatly funny.Toby of course followed the rules exactly...While Tryce just plain didn't give a rip about rules. (see the difference in these two)And yet still thought he had won!!!
Thanks for putting together such a fun party for the kids mom!! They can't wait until next year! You are way too patient! (Some of you know what I mean)

ParTy!!!

2008-10-26T12:08:00.001-07:00

A guy that Jake teaches with was having a Halloween costume party Friday night. We weren't really planning on going and then we decided it may be fun! So I made us some costumes on Thursday, I know total last minute, but a night out without the kids doesn't come along too often. So here is what I came up with...
As we were driving over there (it was in Lehi) Jake tells me that there was going to be a dj and that it wasn't at his house it was in a barn. So then I realized this wasn't just a little boring party, there was going to be a dj. And I don't dance. So we get there and it is decorated like you wouldn't believe!! And there was the dance floor and a backdrop for pictures. It could be described as an adult high school dance. Since dancing was pretty much all there was to do after being lame and just sitting there eating for a while Jake actually got me on the dance floor and I have to admit it was a pretty fun party!!! And especially nice to get out with no kids!! Thanks Thurza for watching them!

PumPkiN paTcH

2008-10-25T09:44:00.001-07:00

Yesterday my mom and sister-in-law Lori and I decided to take the kids to the Big Red Barn! They had a ton of fun on the hay ride and at the pumpkin patch picking out their very own pumpkins that they could carry themselves. That was the rule since I had to carry Hayes and Lori had to carry Paige we had no hands to carry a extra large pumpkin. They did a great job hauling their big pumpkins all by themselves!!

Red Ribbon Week

2008-10-23T21:28:00.000-07:00

So today for Red Ribbon Week, Toby had clash day. They picked two kids from every class (a boy and a girl) to go on stage and do a fashion show. Toby was so excited because he got picked!!! So then as he was walking across the stage he decided to do a cart wheel. What a goofball!!

So Tryce wanted his picture taken as well and this is what he did.

Then he decided to be a little more normal!

Mini Golf

2008-10-17T17:46:00.001-07:00

So today we decided to take the boys mini golfing. They had a ton of fun!!! It was nice weather so we even got to do their outdoor course. I really did golf as well but Jake had the camera when it was my turn and he took some of my arse crack and nobody wants to see that!!! So long as they don't turn up on his darn blog, we all should be safe!

Independence

2008-10-14T13:54:00.001-07:00

So I try to teach my kids to be independent. Like yes, Tryce did pick out his own PJ's that I am aware don't match. I think that teaching them to do things on their own is a great skill and is very rewarding for them to see what they can accomplish all by themselves! If I would let Toby, he would be off to kindergarten without me even getting out of bed but I insist on watching him ride his scooter across the street and watching until he makes it into the school door. So here Tryce is making his own PB sandwich!! (Although sometimes I wonder if it's making it easier or harder for me.)

Finally!!

2008-10-11T13:45:00.001-07:00

So finally after years, I got Toby to ride his bike. He got it for his 5th birthday and hated it from day one. He would hardly get on it with training wheels let alone without. So last week I finally talked him into it. I'm sure it had something to do with his 3 year old brother riding his without training wheels. (Which he just started doing) So finally both my boys ride a two wheeler!! Just in time for snow!!!

Growing Up!!!

2008-10-07T21:14:00.001-07:00

So I realized that I have never posted pictures of how my baby has mastered the skill of sitting up!!! They just don't quit growing up, it makes me somewhat sad but then they also just keep getting more fun. I love all the stages that kids go through (and I know I may not feel the same in the teenage years) but for now I can honestly say it!!
Also on a side note if you notice the shirt Hayes has on. My boys are Broncos fans by birthright. My family I'm sure is disappointed!! But what can I say?!

More football

2008-10-03T21:59:00.000-07:00

So tonight I decided to take my boys to another football game. The only difference this time was Hayes got to come!!! I wasn't sure how good Hayes would be, and then the 3 of them by myself I wasn't so sure about, but couldn't talk anyone into coming. But my sweet baby was sooo good!! He just sat there and hung out with us then fell asleep cuddling me for a few minutes (until he was awoke by screaming fans). I could take this child anywhere!!! Boy do I love these boys!!!

YuMmY fOoD

2008-09-28T19:36:00.000-07:00

So when Hayes was 5 months I decided to try feeding him rice cereal. Try is the key word. He threw up all night long. So a week or so later I decided to try again, mostly to see if it was the cereal or if he caught a little bug. Again with the throw up. I didn't think this was normal. I know some of you are thinking it was just a little spit up but it ended in green bile. So I even tried it again to see so I knew what to ask the doctor at his 6 month check up. He told me to not do cereal and try vegtables and then fruit. So I waited a week or so, mostly because I didn't want any more throwing up. But he really likes it and we have had no throw ups!!

I honestly thought that I was doing so good not making a mess all over his face until I uploaded these to the computer! He's definitely messy!!!

LoOk oUt!

2008-09-24T12:08:00.001-07:00

Tryce decided to pull out his roller skates again today. He only does them on the carpet or he I'm sure would kill himself. After falling a few times he told me to hold on...

And this is how he came back! What a nerd. Some of these look like he is posing on the ground but he really fell like that. Good thing he has his helmet on!!

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS!!!

2008-09-12T22:18:00.000-07:00

So tonight me and the boys decided to go and watch one of Jake's football games. For those that don't know he is coaching football over at Lehi High School. We have been wanting to go over and watch a game and I figured it's only getting colder so tonight better be the night. My mom watched Hayes because I figured he wouldn't enjoy the game that much. (Thanks Mom!!) Toby especially was excited because when he grows up he keeps telling me he wants to be a football coach like daddy. I haven't gotten around to tell him that it's not really daddy's main job because I don't want to ruin it. He even made cute little signs that said "Go Dad" on them. It was real fun. The boys especially loved going down on the field with their dad after the game!!

We had a really great time and if anyone would like to go to a game, I would love the company so just let me know!! (Sorry if it seems like picture overload.)

New Background!!

2008-09-09T23:32:00.000-07:00

I realize that I have a problem changing my background so often. There are just so many dang cute one's! I quite like this one, so it will probably stick around for the season!

I've Been Tagged!

2008-09-08T07:43:00.000-07:00

Here are the rules...
1. Link to the person who tagged you: http://britandjustingordonfam.blogspot.com/
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3.Write six random things about yourself.
4. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

1. I am scared of moths. When I was little my best friends mom had a moth fly into her ear and it just kept flapping in her ear until she went to the doctor to have it removed. It totally creeped me out and I could never go to sleep until my dad killed the moth! I have since passed this on to my boys who overheard me telling the story.

2. When I got baptized I kicked everyone except my family out of the room. I was so shy and was worried that everyone would see my underwear. I remembered my sisters tiny blue flowers showing through at hers. Like I wanted people to see my undies!

3. I am addicted to Diet Pepsi! That is pretty much the only thing I drink. I keep thinking I should work in some water but why?!

4. I don't like to watch t.v. or movies! I pretty much think it's a total waste of my time. Although I do love Greys Anatomy. But I can't stand the fact that I waste a whole hour watching it. And also sports don't count as tv or movies because...

5. I love the Utah Jazz. I have to watch every game. Is it just me or are they by far the funnest team to watch play ever. The other day Toby decided to say that he likes the Lakers. I told him he couldn't live at my house if he liked the Lakers and he said that's okay I'll go live with Bart and Lori. I think he was trying to irritate me because he likes the Jazz. If he doesn't I'll try to brainwash him.

6. I DO NOT COOK!! I hate cooking, it's not that I don't know how but I don't like to. So Jake cooks dinner every night. I sometimes like to bake a cake or cookies but you'll never catch me making dinner.

So I now tag Paula, Lori, Lindsey and Jessica.

Soccer mom!

2008-09-07T18:01:00.000-07:00

So I am now officially a soccer mom! Toby had his first soccer game last week. He was super excited to play. He got some new soccer cleats and shin guards and got some good wear to them before his game. Kindergarten soccer is pretty much a big cluster around the ball. Jake told him midway through the game that he would give him 5 bucks if he scored a goal. So a few minutes later he scored!!! He was so excited!

Jason Taylor

2008-09-05T10:36:00.000-07:00

So I have had people wondering who Jason Taylor is. I have added his pictures to the last post. Just click on the colored words!!

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!!!

2008-09-04T10:02:00.000-07:00

So I have officially done something I swore I would never do. As many of you are aware tonight is the first NFL game of the season. I never really minded the whole football season. Jake is a Broncos fan, I like the Redskins. So revolving my whole day around when the Broncos played was never a big deal. Then along came Fantasy Football! So Jake began to play in the whole fantasy hoopla. This is where I began to hate football season. Now not only does he have to be immersed in the Broncos games, he has to watch all of his fantasy players. Which is pretty much every game. For some reason this bugged me, maybe because I think Sunday is for quality family time or something. I don't know. So my good friend called the other day and wanted to know if I wanted to make a league of our own. I thought, maybe this would be good because I would not be so annoyed by the football watching and obsessing, I would join the hoopla. So me and my girlfriends drafted last night. The hard part is like I don't like Terrell Owens but he's pretty good so I drafted him. I hate the Cowboys but I had to pick guys from their team. I have the HOTS for JASON TAYLOR. If we picked defensive ends, I'd pick him for SURE!! So anyways wish me luck! And now he's a Redskin!

GORDON LABOR DAY CAMPOUT

2008-09-01T13:04:00.001-07:00

So Jake decided to go fishing with Brandt and Jeff. He likes to stream fish which is kinda hard to do with the kids. They caught some fish the first night and had some fun!!So the next day they decided to take the kids up to the resevoir. We only caught one fish but the kids thought it was pretty fun. Toby got to reel it in so that means of course that he caught it (with a little help from his dad)!!

Jake and Jeff went back out that night. And of course caught some more fish! They cooked some up that night. I know that most people who know me won't believe it but I actually tried a piece and it wasn't too bad.

We had a super fun time at the Gordon campout and sure can't wait until next year!! Thanks everyone for making this so fun!!!

GORDON LABOR DAY CAMPOUT

2008-09-01T12:58:00.001-07:00

Tryce on the four wheeler!

Toby in a trailer!
Cousins Sydney and Becca on the four wheeler!
Such cuties!

GORDON LABOR DAY CAMPOUT

2008-09-01T12:55:00.001-07:00

After going through my pictures from the weekend, this is the only one I have of Hayes. He was such a good boy!! He enjoyed nap time in the trailer. Next year he probably won't be so sweet.

GORDON LABOR DAY CAMPOUT

2008-09-01T12:51:00.001-07:00

Toby wanted lots of candy and he got lots of candy! Him and Colby also enjoyed parts of the dang witch pinata. Grandma Maxine picked a cool pinata!!

GORDON LABOR DAY CAMPOUT

2008-09-01T12:46:00.001-07:00

Grandma Maxine brought 5 pinatas this year. Tryce actually cracked this one open. He was more worried about getting the witches hat than about the candy!

FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN!!!

2008-08-27T08:41:00.001-07:00

Toby was so excited to start school today. He insisted on riding his scooter, so I let him. I know I was way more nervous than he was. But no I didn't even cry. He is growing up to fast! Now I have to try to get through the morning without my best helper. He is so sweet, he'll even go get the baby out of his crib and let me (I hate to admit it but) sleep. I now have something to wake up for so that will be good for me. I know that Toby will do great in kindergarten!!

New Niece

2008-08-15T19:34:00.000-07:00

My brother and sister in law had their baby girl early this morning. Paige Elizabeth!! She is beautiful!! You can see more pictures by clicking on the link Bart & Lori if you'd like.

Stupid Warner Brothers

2008-08-14T22:33:00.000-07:00

So some of you may have noticed that I took of my Harry Potter countdown off my blog. I'm pretty bummed out because they all it all of a sudden went from 98 days to 336 or some ridiculous number like that. They decided a summer opening would basically make them more money then they tried to somehow blame it on the effects of the writers strike. It's pretty gay though. I'd like to say I'm boycotting it but I also know that I can't do that. So I guess I'll just be disappointed and only look forward to the Twilight movie. (which that countdown is at the bottom of my blog) Maybe I'll put Harry back up when it's back down to 98 days.

Bowling!!

2008-08-09T19:12:00.000-07:00

Last week me and Jake decided to take the kids bowling. So on the Wii I'm pretty dang good, so imagine my disappointment when it didn't transfer to the real alley. Toby won the first game and Jake won the second. Two games was definitely enough with three kids.

2008-08-09T18:59:00.000-07:00

Cute Shoes!!
Cute Boys!!
Cute baby!!
Even though he got a bit mad.

A few random pictures

2008-08-05T13:47:00.000-07:00

I was getting the pictures off my camera phone and thought I'd put a few on here.

The Pool

2008-08-05T13:36:00.001-07:00

Rylee and Toby were real nice to get their picture taken together. Cade and Tryce wouldn't cooperate though.

The Pool

2008-08-05T13:32:00.001-07:00

We weren't at the pool long enough for me to go through the hassle with putting Hayes in. So he hung out on the side with Lori. Thanks Lori!! Next time they will both get in though!

The Pool

2008-08-05T13:28:00.001-07:00

Here's Toby! He's not a fan of water up his nose. I can't blame him I hate it too.

The Pool

2008-08-05T13:24:00.000-07:00

Here's Tryce!

It's Me!

2008-08-02T15:24:00.001-07:00

Jake thinks it's somewhat lame that there are mostly pictures of the kids, so here I am relaxing on the swing. (Photography By Toby)

What a Weirdo

2008-08-02T14:34:00.000-07:00

For some resaon Tryce thinks it's real funny to put rubber bands on his face and look like a goofball.

FROGS!

2008-07-27T22:01:00.000-07:00

So down at Thurza's we found these pretty big bull frogs. Now the kids love to go check them out. One of these days we are going to catch one and then those pictures will be way cooler!

More Summer Fun!

2008-07-13T21:46:00.000-07:00

They also really like to run through Grandma Barbara's sprinkler.

Summer Fun

2008-07-13T21:37:00.000-07:00

One of Toby and Tryce's favorite things this summer is jumping on the tramp with the sprinkler under it. Most of the time they just jump in their underwear but sometimes I actually remember their suits.

Here is what Hayes does while they jump... Just hanging out with mom, smiling like a cutie!!

Left Out

2008-07-09T19:09:00.001-07:00

Poor baby gets left out of all of the fun stuff. He is growing up so fast. I think he will be rolling soon and he really likes his excersaucer.

Out in the Country

2008-07-09T19:02:00.000-07:00

Boys like nothing more than getting dirty, throwing things, playing with animals, driving the four wheeler, pretty much anything that can be done in the country. Good thing for Grandma Thurza and Grandma Maxine!

Dollar Store

2008-07-09T18:51:00.000-07:00

One of my boys favorite things is the dollar store. Some times its tough choosing just one item. but they have fun picking many out. Here is one thing they really liked.

But these were the item that they choose. The big goofballs!

They thought they had on the best disguise that nobody would recognize them. Shortly after this Tryce of course tore his all to pieces. Good thing they were only a dollar or he would be in trouble!

The Fourth of July

2008-07-04T22:07:00.000-07:00

So we moved our party to our house. The wind died down so Jake went to the store and bought some fireworks.

The kids loved them. It looked like it was broad daylight with the flash, kinda cool without it.

Toby thought it was fun to dance in the fireworks.
I know that here we look like bad parents with our kids too close but they really weren't that close.

So even though JoAnn's party got blown out, we had our own fun party. I guess maybe it wasn't that fun since we were the only ones who showed up.

JoAnn's Annual 4th of July Party

2008-07-04T22:01:00.000-07:00

My aunt JoAnn has been having her annual party for I guess 30 years now. It was so windy the fire works got blown over!

Kim's birthday

2008-07-04T21:57:00.000-07:00

Jake made me a super cute cake for my birthday. I'm pretty sure I'll be 29 for a few more years!

2008-07-04T21:54:00.000-07:00

The other boys at the party. A sleepy Hayes and a cheesy Tryce.

More from Toby's birthday

2008-07-04T21:51:00.000-07:00

2008-07-03T12:23:00.000-07:00

So my friend took pictures of my boys and they turned out super cute. The boys even were quite cooperative. Usually they hate their pictures taken. Here are just a few of the many.

Toby's 6th Birthday

2008-06-27T22:16:00.000-07:00

So Toby turned 6 on June 20. It makes me feel old to have a 6 year old. He had a ton of fun stuff he wanted to do for his birthday. Go golfing with his dad, go to Chucky Cheese, open presents, have cake and ice cream. I meant to send the camera with Jake when they went golfing because that would make some cute pictures for this "blog" thing but of course I forgot. Then for Chucky Cheese I remembered the camera and went to take some picts and it said there was no memory card in it. Which I could have used the internal memory but in all our moves we have done we have lost our camera cord so we can only transfer pictures with the card. Which may seem like a pain but when you leave your memory card in the camera it's not a big deal. I guess that's what I get for Jake selling stuff on Ebay. So again with the camera phone, which for sure sucks when something is moving.

2008-06-27T22:13:00.000-07:00

So I finally have some new stuff that is semi outdated but still new to you. Also I have figured out how to make the font bigger which makes me excited. So now I think I am on a roll here. Pretty exciting stuff!!!

Jazz fans

2008-06-27T22:09:00.000-07:00

For those who don't know (and I do know that the season is over) we love THE JAZZ!!!

Hayes

2008-06-27T22:04:00.001-07:00

So I used to have a really cute binkey sucker who has now turned into a really cute (soon to be bad habit) thumb sucker.

Baby Hayes

2008-06-27T21:56:00.000-07:00

This was way cooler when he first did it which was a while ago, but now he does it all the time. I just wanted to see if it worked.

2008-06-27T21:51:00.001-07:00

I decided the camera phones pictures don't look half bad so I'll try some more.

2008-06-27T21:40:00.000-07:00

So I'm not the take my camera everywhere mom so I pretty much suck, but I do always have my camera phone so that would explain the lack of quality.

2008-06-02T21:05:00.000-07:00

So I was going to try to be better at this whole "blog" thing but I decided I need to take more pictures. Then maybe I could get better at it. I don't think it's as easy as most people make it seem. Mostly Paula, her's is really good and up to date. Mine will never be that good but maybe posts more often than once a year would be a good start.

2008-06-02T20:51:00.000-07:00

Toby had his preschool graduation in May. So now in August he'll start kindergarden.

2008-06-02T20:46:00.000-07:00

Here is a cute picture of my boys feet.

2008-06-02T20:41:00.000-07:00

Here is my family at Brett's wedding. Tryce (3), Me, Jake, Hayes (2 months), and Toby (5).

Kitten #2

2007-07-06T21:55:00.001-07:00

Toby's kitty would be lonely so we got two. Poor things get smothered. Tryce either wants to name his Ball or Ricky Bobbie.

New Kittens!

2007-07-06T21:51:00.000-07:00

Toby's grandma had kitties and Toby insisted this one was his. He wanted to name it Pumpkinator (which we thought was a bit dumb) so shortened it to Nader.

Basketball Tryce

2007-03-31T23:04:00.000-07:00

For those who know the kid, he shoots hoop all the time. So here he is trying to put the hoop on the computer chair to make for a more challenging shot.

Sleeping boys

2007-03-31T23:00:00.000-07:00

The boys are pretty late nighters, so I was surprised to walk in the door at 8:00 that night to see the two of them crashed on the couch. And they'd been like that for a while all cuddled up with each other.

Tryce's 2nd birthday

2007-03-31T22:58:00.000-07:00