Cole Turns 6!!

Cole turned 6 years old on May 13!  He is such a happy little person and wants to choose the right and make everyone happy!  We love him so much and look forward to many more years raising this #3 son!  He celebrated with lots of friends at Classic Skating!

Easter 2010!

We love celebrating Easter every year at our grandparent's homes!  It is my favorite holiday since there are so many wonderful traditions! 

Carson Turns 9!

Carson turned 9 on March 29th!  He is an amazing kid with such a bright future!  I am so proud of him!  He celebrated with lots of friends at a pool and late night party.  

Ryan Turns 3!

Ryan turned 3 on March 20 and I am just getting around to getting my postings updated.  Bear with me and my busy busy busy life!  It was a great day with celebration all around with grandparents and family and, of course, Zoe :)  My baby isn't such a "baby" anymore :(

Hawaii!

Chris & I celebrated our 15 Year Anniversary in Hawaii this past month! It was absolutely AMAZING!! We left the kids home with their grandma and grandpas for the first few days and then their cousin, Lacie, came over during her Spring Break from Utah State College. They partied hard and had an absolutely fantastic time without us around!! They miss her and wish she would come back very soon!

Since we had never been to Hawaii before, we decided to spend 3 days in Oahu and then take a cruise with Norwegian Cruise Lines around the major islands and get a taste of them all! In Oahu/Honolulu, we hiked Diamond Head, snorkeld at Hunauma Bay, spent a day at the Polynesian center and bought shaved ice from Matsumotos. It was all AMAZING!! Then we got on the cruise ship and spent two days in Maui on the beach snorkeling with the sea turtles and gorgeous fish and a day driving The Road to Hana and swimming at the 7 sacred Pools – totally awesome (except Chris lost his wedding ring when diving into the pools)!! Then we spent a day biking the Volcano National Park in Hilo and a day snorkeling a coral reef in Kona. We spent two days in Kauai hiking the Na'Poli Coastline, taking a helicopter tour of the Na'Poli coast and Waimea Canyon, rope swinging into a waterfall pool and snorkeling while a seal laid on the beach. The last day we got off the boat and visited Pearl Harbor and toured the submarine there.

We loved Hawaii and the ship - it was just a perfect trip filled with memories to last a lifetime! I have to admit that I fell in love with my husband all over again and realized what a true "hottie" he really is!

Wrestling 2010!

We decided to put all the boys in wrestling this year with Hillcrest - of course Ryan is still too young but he is excited to join them in a couple of years! They were each so amazing! We loved participating as a family in the same activity and they all did so well! We were so proud of them! They are great little athletes and showed some serious talent for this fun sport!! Can't wait for next year!!

Kyle Turns 12!!

My baby is 12 years old!! How amazing that is!! He didn't want a party, just presents, so he just had grandparents over to celebrate and open his new PC games and controller. He loves them! He also received the Aaronic Priesthood and got to pass the sacrament and got a temple recommend and got to do baptisms for the dead which was an amazing experience for him! He is so responsible and such a great kid! I am so proud of him and am thankful he is such a great example to his brothers! I love you, Kyle!

Christmas 2009!!!

Everyone got up early and then went back to bed to wait for Ryan who woke up at 7:15. We all went down together to open presents. It was over quickly with everyone ripping everything open quickly despite mom's pleas to take turns and pose for pics. We had breakfast and then opened our stockings. Then we played played played with all our toys, got ready for Grandparents, visited them and opened more presents and ate lots of yummy food. Came home and watched movies we got for Christmas and went to bed.

It was a great year filled with wonderful memories for all of us! The kids were spoiled as always and we did a sub for santa family that they all gave toys to and delivered. We hope they realize how blessed we are and how much fun giving can be as well as receiving!

P.S. That really is a cell phone that Kyle got with unlimited minutes/texts from Cricket. I hate that he is getting so old and grown up!

Cousins from New York!

My little brother Shawn visited Utah with his kids for the first time in two years....boy, what a treat!! We had soooo much fun play play playing with our Utah cousins. We even took them sledding. We miss them terribly and LOVED their visit. We really hope to see them more often. Love you guys!

NOVA Graduation

Kyle graduated from the NOVA program this past December. We are proud of him and hope he will remember and live by all the great things they teach him in this program! His class made up a rap for the parents and Kyle did breakdancing while they said it - it was awesome!!! I am so proud of my boy!