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Getting MARRIED

2010-11-28T19:06:00.001-08:00

I am getting married December 18th! I am soooo EXCITED...

So he is amazing and I am a lucky girl to have found him!

In short...

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We been busy!!!

Tavis has learned his letters and now identifies them everywhere... including sticks!

Kaden had his adnoids out... his breath STINKS!

Laila is a stripping, screaming, scrapping brat... I mean 2 YEAR OLD!

Had Easter... here are my rotten rabbits!

My monsters!!

Turtle Man

2010-01-22T03:40:00.001-08:00

My little man was cold so he was snuggling up in his fav thing to wear... THE TECH VEST! Silly little boy!

Hungry anyone?

2010-01-16T03:59:00.000-08:00

Laila didn't quite feel like eating so much as playing the other day at lunch!!! LOL

Random Pics of the Crazy Kids...

2009-12-27T05:31:00.001-08:00

Laila swimming... I can barely get her to stay still long enough to take a picture these days!

Tavis is growing up!!!

Kaden has recently taken on a keen interest in fashion... one day he snuck his church coat to school and flipped it inside out and proceeded to wear it this way!!! Why I asked... "Because it looks like a leather jacket that way mom!"

Thanksgiving Day

2009-12-27T05:28:00.001-08:00

We were thankfully invited over to my wonderful VT's home for dinner since all of our family was out of town and cooking a full Thanksgiving feast for just my three boogers was not on my wish list!!!

Halloween 2009

2009-11-03T13:08:00.001-08:00

Tavis turns FOUR!!!

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Summer Swimming

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Laila Princess

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I think my baby is the cutest darn thing in the whole widest of worlds... this is her picture face of late!!!

Boys Going to School

2009-09-09T15:17:00.000-07:00

My big boys all ready in school... gosh, when did they get soooooo big?

Kaden ready for school... he's been going for a couple weeks now but I'm a horrible mother that didn't get around to taking pics till now!!! Please don't hate me future grown up children!

Tavis on his first day of preschool!

Faye comes to visit!

2009-08-03T01:43:00.000-07:00

Laila & Faye

Tav with his Faye bugs!

Cousins

The girls...

Faye & Kaden dancing!

My little rockstars!

Fourth of July!!!

2009-07-05T00:50:00.000-07:00

We went out to the farm in Parma and spent the afternoon BBQ-ing with family and playing... then of course finished the wonderful day with some fireworks!!!

Father's Day

2009-06-26T23:03:00.001-07:00

So my sister always makes fun of me because I take pictures of pictures but I have no scanner so that is just how it goes!!! I am now sticking my tongue out at you Lindsay! So Kaden made this in school for Father's Day and I just thought it was too precious not to post... double pictured off or not!

Kman graduates kindergarten!!!

2009-06-26T22:53:00.001-07:00

Kaden & his kindergarten teacher Mrs. Duke!

Proud momma and her big first grader!!!

Kaden with his certificate... they gave him a bag full of gum too; which he promptly shoved every piece into his mouth... hence the handsome smile!

Family Pics

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Think Pink???

2009-05-23T23:15:00.000-07:00

Laila found Tavis' Halloween costume the other day and put it on almost by herself! I had to help her with one revealing shoulder! Anyway... point being... I THOUGHT I HAD A GIRL!!!!

The Girls

2009-05-21T13:46:00.001-07:00

Or more correctly, the kids Aunts... Lorena, Marlena, Becca, & Millie! They call them "The Girls" though.

Soccer

2009-05-16T23:02:00.001-07:00

My little soccer star, he is so wise... last week he told Grandma, "It's not about winning Grandma. It's about having fun!"

Kaden Michael ready for soccer!

Laila blowing kisses...

Laila in her shades!

Kaden monkeying around!

Tavis sliding...

Kaden gave Laila a little push!!!

Handsome

Trying to keep up with brothers.

My Albino princess... you'd never guess her name means dark beauty!

Spider Boy Tavis

Mother's Day at the park

2009-05-10T23:03:00.000-07:00

Peek-a-boo

Okay get me out of here now! This is Laila's 'you've broken my heart' move!

That tickles Momma!

Laila chasing the geese... she calls them ducks though!

Kaden sporting the 'Bubba' look!

Again awkward because of Tavis and Laila not cooperating!

Half a pic of Tavis, he is oober hard to get a picture of because he won't stay still or look the right direction. I've decided I'm going to by a huge singing fish and just glue it to a hat and wear it whenever I need a picture of Tavis or Laila. So if you see me out in public like this; don't mock!

Kaden climbing a tree. Please ignore his crazy style choise... he insisted on wearing the tech vest with no shirt versus his dress shirt and tie. Why do kids have to argue about EVERYTHING????

Laila checking out the geese... there was a super cute pose of her actually pointing at them but I was too slow to snap it!!! :0(

Laila by the waterfall!

Kaden took this picture for me!

These little guys pose better for pictures than my kids do!

Day at the park!

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Laila in her pretty spring dress!

I am playing not posing mom!

Laila running away from momma trying to take her picture!!!

Tavis feeding the geese!

Laila swinging!

Go Orange Flames!!!

2009-04-18T23:54:00.001-07:00

My soccer kid in action!

Laila wanted to play too! She even ran on the field mid game... YIKES!!!

Tavis was more interested in the playground equipment than Kaden's game.

Waiting for his other little teammates to get their turns.

Kaden's first soccer game was today! His little team is called the Orange Flames... he did so well. I was so proud of him and all the goals he made!:)

EASTER 2009

2009-04-12T23:39:00.000-07:00

That Bunny ain't got nothin' on me!!!

My handsome boys who are wearing pink because they are just that MANLY!!!

Bratt Bunny did not think that picture posing was the Easter thing to do!

Throwing a fit because Mommy dared to take her picture!

The Easter bonnet that stayed on a total of five seconds.

Tavis Bunny

Kaden Bunny

The Easter dress!

Laila is turning into a rabbitt... the ears, & the red beady eyes too!!! ? How come I can't rock a double chin like this and still look adorable???

The baskets

I'm afraid my little Geek star is onto us and our Bunny masquerading ways... he kept yelling, "I saw Milly hiding the eggs!"

Tavis has found a new best friend, "My Eggy!" He carried this one egg around all day... he at one point found another plasic egg and put his blue hard boiled buddy into it! What a strange one!!!

Laila would smash her eggs each time she found one so needless to say she had a basket full of egg salad!

Kaden found an egg in the tree!

It's too darn quiet!

2009-04-09T13:38:00.000-07:00

What is this? An Aborigine in by babies room?

What a mess...

The Baby Powder Bandit... that guilty little culprit!

Yes, mommy I am too cute to be mad at!!!

My Crazy Tavis Boy

2009-04-06T02:52:00.001-07:00

Tavis you are such a funny little man! You and your adorable dimples melt mamma's heart every time. You have the funniest things you love to say and do... for instance you "roll" or in real world terms sommersault everywhere you go. It is the weirdest and yet most endearing thing I have ever come accross.

You are always jumping around saying, " Ranger up!" I am guessing one of your sitters has been letting you watch Power Rangers... but it is the funniest thing. You grab your little wrist when you say it and jump off the furniture doing a flying kick and of course highlighting the whole thing with your own personal sound effects!

You say, " Mom I sit you?" and then plop right down on me with finger in mouth... and proceed to rub my ear! I say you spend at least half of your waking hours just like this!

Okay you are really addicted to changing your clothes, and just clothes in general! I have no idea how you even find all this stuff. In this lovely pic you have your Easter shorts on from last year, one sock, your spider man t-shirt, a dress (much to my dismay) from Heavenly's dress-up box, and your new Spring dress shirt! Now if only I could get you on Top Model...

Showing me the shorts... of course!!!

St. Patrick's Day

2009-03-18T22:14:00.000-07:00

Happy St. Patty's Day!!! From my 3 little mischief making leprachauns.

The kids start the hunt for the end of the rainbow.

Tavis found something the a Leprachaun left behind!

I don't know why this is sideways...

Kaden finding one of the Leprachaun's clues.

She found the end of the rainbow.

The loot... Good golly it's gold!

The gold under the rainbow!!!

Then we watched good ol' Darby O'Gill and the Little People!

Family Pics

2009-03-01T02:35:00.000-08:00

Princess Pigtails

2009-02-13T10:19:00.000-08:00

Yes I got her pretty piggies with bows but little Miss Difficult wouldn't let me get a shot with her face too.

Big Brother

2009-02-05T22:38:00.000-08:00

Temple Square

2009-02-05T22:10:00.001-08:00

We went to Temple Square the last week of January! It was FREEZING cold! We got to go to this new Proclamtion for the Family thing... it was great. The kids loved seeing the Book of Mormon heros! Plus we got to see the Beautiful Temple.

Fortune Valentines!

2009-02-02T02:40:00.000-08:00

So Kaden has track break right now, up until after Vday so his class celebrated Vday early. We made these together and they were quite fun to put together!

The Vday paper fortune cookie...

The cookie opened up, has a Vday 'fortune' or thought, and some heart sprinkles & a kiss!

Here are the Panda Express mini to-go boxes. I bought 22 boxes for a $1.50! We filled each box with more candy and sweet treats and then of course the fortune cookie!!!

Here is the finished product... Kaden wrote the names of his classmates on the boxes like so... I did his teachers because it was too long for him to squish with his large and in charge penmenship.

Thanks for the dress Jaime

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What a Dog!

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My baby thinks she's a puppy!

Laila Cutie!

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Christmas 2008

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We had such a lovely Christmas this year. We had some lovely Secret Santa's that did The Twelve Days of Christmas for us! The kids were just so excited to check the door step each evening! It's always so nice to feel the cahrity of others. We had a small Christmas celebration early with Emmitt & Heavenly and then I got my greatest Christmas present this year. My stepdaughter Heavenly that I raised for 4 1/2 years was able to come stay with us for Christmas week! We had dinner out at the farm with the Davis' much to my children's delight! They love hanging out with the girls! Anyway it was a very wonderful Christmas and even though I am happy that the crazy traffic is gone I will miss the magic of the season and look forward to the mania again next year.

A Christmas Story

2008-12-16T00:40:00.000-08:00

Straight from Bethlehem... We went to Grandma Susan's ward party with her. All the family dressed in Bethlehem clothes and we listened to The Nativity as we sang Christmas hymns.

White Christmas

2008-12-14T17:06:00.000-08:00

I came out of work at seven in the morning to this!

Oh Christmas Tree

2008-12-12T01:21:00.000-08:00

Finally I managed to get the tree up! Not only are we almost half way through the month with no tree but even better I just removed the pumpkins...Yikes!!! My only saving grace, at least they weren't carved!

Piggies

2008-12-12T01:11:00.000-08:00

Yeah I managed to give my daughter a face lift by spraying, spitting, & pulling every last hair into the tightly twisted hair bands. She had a lot of wrinkles you know!

Slackers...

2008-11-30T00:23:00.000-08:00

Alright all you blog slackers...I'm stuck working the 11p.m.-7a.m. shift and when I'm done with my work I stay awake by blog stalking! So what's the story with no new posts peeps? You're killing me!!! Goodness I know everyone just had Thanksgiving... you have to have some Turkey Day pics for me. Really I'm quite sure the triptophan (sp?) has worn off by now so shew, off to your computers, and post already!!! Please!

Trip to LV

2008-11-29T02:12:00.000-08:00

So back in October we went down to Las Vegas to visit family and I never got around to posting the pics so here they are!

Laila on her very first Harley ride!

Kaden loved playing the shooting game with Uncle 'West' and of course he had to use his one good eye for aim!!!

On our way home we stopped in Cedar to visit the Stephensons... and their pet rat!

Laila snacking on her fingers!

Tavis talking to Grandma T.J.

Kaden with Grandmas

All of us with Grandma T.J. and Grandma Laura!

Laila

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Laila blue eyes...

Laila's lamby hat

Boys Aprons

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Kaden's Birthday Party (A month late!)

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Not only can she walk now, she can bowl too!

Kaden got a Transformer among other things that I now have to find room for...

Kaden got some boxing gloves and a blow up Spiderman punching bag!

So you know how the birthday kid always gets to eat all the frosting off the bottom of the candle? Well, Kaden wasn't feeling very well this B'day and let Tavis have the coveted candle lick... you might notice from the pic above the lick was more of a bite! That's right Tavis said, " Yeah I eat it!" and boy he sure did... the candle too!!!

Birthday wish!

My little boogies...

Mommy & her cool dude birthday boy!

Kaden and his bowling pin water bottle.

She can sing, she can dance, but did you know she can BAKE!!! Thanks amazing Aunt Lindsay for our awesome bowling cake!

The Birthday Boy Bowling

Tavis stealing his brother's special bowling pin drink... the little sneak!

Kaden's school picture

2008-10-31T23:22:00.001-07:00

I don't have a scanner so it's a pic of a pic and is a little squaty because of it... I promise Kaden isn't melting.

Haunted Slide Show

2008-10-31T23:16:00.001-07:00

Happy Halloween!!!

2008-10-31T22:34:00.001-07:00

Oh yes three babies and she can still slip (squeeze) into that spandex! Don't I look hot??? Hmmmm... well the kids loved me in it, all 1**lbs of me in this bright blazing blue Super Woman suit and we had a blast so that's all that counts; right?

Kaden was Batman this year... of course everyday for the last month he changed his mind about what he wanted to be! Oh well he's a cute little Super hero so I'll keep him anyway.

Tavis kept his mask on for total of two seconds flat... It went something like this, "Say cheese!" and it was off!!!

I tried to get a good pic of her outfit (Wonder Woman) but she was really just not interested in posing for Mommy!

FHE Fun

2008-10-20T23:58:00.001-07:00

This our Haunted Gingerbread House. We had a lot of fun putting it together, of course the kids just want to eat it but I persuaded them to display their hard work for all to see! Good just my little artisic Poochie-Woochies!!!

Big Girl

2008-10-20T23:54:00.001-07:00

Laila's one year pic! I just love her to pieces...

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2008-10-07T01:01:00.001-07:00

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Da Boyz

2008-10-07T00:43:00.001-07:00

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2008-10-07T00:31:00.001-07:00

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I'm an Old Lady!!!

2008-10-06T04:58:00.000-07:00

8 is Great!

2008-10-04T22:48:00.000-07:00

8 T.V. shows I love:

1) Cold Case
2) Top Design
3) Law & Order SUV
4) Iron Chef America
5) Design on a Dime
6) That 70's Show
7) Top Chef
8) America's Next Top Model

8 Restaurants I Love:

1) Costa Vida
2) Asian Fusion Grill
3) Tepenyaka Steak House
4) Olive Garden ( Good ol' soup & salad; can't beat it!)
5) Cheese Cake Factory
6) Carl's Jr. ( They're the only that serve squirt so that's all I really get there... it's nice to not have to unload the kids to just get a drink!)
7) PF Changs
9) The Goodwood

8 Things that happened yesterday:

1) I turned 28yrs. old
2) Tavis poured baby powder all over my house
3) Worked
4) Went to the Melting Pot with Lindsay for dinner
5) Took out the trash
6) Watched Conference
7) Gave the dirty boogers a bath
8) Cleaned the carpet

8 Things I'm Looking Forward to:

1) Going through the Temple later this Fall
2) Visiting Family in Vegas next week
3) Laila saying, "I love you!" for the first time
4) Losing some weight
5) Watching my kids grow up (although that one is biter sweet)
6) Visiting my niece Faye over the Holidays
7) Traveling
8) Going back to school for Journalism

8 Things I wish:

1) My kids would be cleaner
2) That I had financial stability... with some cush ;)
3) That my kids grow up with strong and genuine testimonies
4) That I could stay at home with my babies
5) That Annica and Faye bugs lived close by
6) I wish that I could play the guitar and piano
7) I wish that my kids continue to have great health
8) I wish that I could take my kids on fun adventures around the world

8 People that I Tag

1) Jamie
2) Kim H.
3) Bethany
4) Lorena
5) Jillian
6) Kim
7) Jen
8) Heather

Laila loves her rocking chair...

2008-10-02T01:54:00.000-07:00

Little Miss Laila has learned to climb up into her rocking chair...

Go Broncos!!!

2008-10-01T23:33:00.000-07:00

Her's Got Hair!!!

2008-09-30T17:35:00.000-07:00

One day!!! Please excuse her nakies, she just got out of the bath... Thanks to Jessica Simpson my baby now has lucious locks. Maybe I should corn syrup it on like my mom used to do with those little bows. Or I could just be patient and wait for her to
grow some...hmmmmm... choices, choices!

There's nothing 'Itsy or Bitsy' about this!!!

2008-09-30T17:20:00.000-07:00

Now this is my kids tee-pee. I went out to clean the backyard up and turned around to find this!!! Way huge, whopper style spider... I don't think I'm crazy, this is a big one right?!!!

This is a close up and good thing Halloween is coming up cause it looks like I'm already decorating, spooooooooky! Yeah what really scares me is that it's missing two legs. What's out there that's big enough to take off this mondo spiders legs? I'm checking my shoes from here on out!!!

Tavis turns Three

2008-09-21T00:33:00.000-07:00

So I picked a rainbow background because it stormed all morning long before the party and then cleared up and was beautiful during the party! An hour after the party it started pouring and storming again!

The Do!!!

2008-09-18T01:10:00.000-07:00

So I didn't want to leave my little Kaden out and besides who could deny a little star with such a rock'n do! Yeah Baby he totally styled his hair today!!! Being the non-controlling free spirited parent that I am (not) I let him have his creative expressions and sport this awesome style in school! (Truthfully we ran out of time and he walked out of the bathroom looking like this as the big yellow limo pulled up out front!)

Nap time!

2008-09-17T13:08:00.001-07:00

I guess Nap Time is over!!!

Puppy Power

2008-09-17T13:05:00.000-07:00

School is Cool!

2008-09-17T12:35:00.000-07:00

Yes Kaden now goes to school which means that I get naps again, time to clean my house (blah & finally), and of course our favorite... BLOGGING!!! Woot-woot! So here is some pics of Tavis doing what he usually does during nap time and Laila napping! By the way as a side note I don't think that our children believe that we have a life separate from theirs... ex. Kaden found some leftovers from Macaroni Grill in the fridge and was shocked and appalled that I had gone to lunch without him! You know like when we were kids and we happened to run into a teacher outside of school.

Poor Baby

2008-09-06T17:38:00.000-07:00

Laila has this crazy blotchy rash all over her face! What is it... I've never seen one like this and never on a babies face?

Visiting Heavenly

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My Favorites!

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My handsome Kaden!

Tavis Cutie!

Laila Pretty Girl

Brothers :)

All these photos were taken by Jamie Jacobsen! She did such an amazing job!!! Thank you so much for capturing my treasures so beautifully!

Family Pics 2008

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Family

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Too Big Too Fast

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Memories

2008-08-25T23:27:00.000-07:00

If I take enough pictures do you think I'll remember...
The way Tavis randomly breaks out in laugher
The way Laila puckers her lips up to her nose in Mr. Sour Face manor
The way Kaden used to always call the Bishop the 'Bush-up'
The way they all nuzzled there little heads into the craddle from my neck to my shoulder... when they've grown I think that spot will feel so empty!
Will I remember the softness of Kaden's nose when he gave me all those Eskimo kisses
The way Tavis would snuggle up to me and rub my ear and suck his finger till he fell asleep
The way Laila trills and waves and claps her tiny little hands
The way their breath smells when they have a fever
The way Tavis calls everyone Anna
The way Laila climbs into the kitchen drawer and looks at me, eyes twinkling, so proud of herself
The way Kaden greets me when I come home from work in the morning, "Mommy!"
Oh they grow so fast and I have so little time I hope I can remember... The feelings and stories that go with each mental picture!

Cleaning the Death Trap (A.K.A. The Garage)

2008-08-23T03:07:00.000-07:00

Laila wanted to explore but I felt containment was best and placed her in Baby Lock-down!

Tavis kept riding away into the sunset or more precicely the street, so I had to lie and tell him I had a popcicle so he would come back! Don't judge me... he had wheels and therefore I had to use my wiley ways; it was obviously an unfair advantage!

Kaden was forced into slave labor and was busy taking things here and there! He was the legs of this operation... He did briefly manage a brief escape but after capturing the guitly on film I drove him back into the pits of dust and debree!

2008-08-20T00:00:00.000-07:00

This is a picture from Lindsay's Birthday! I sent the boys into her work dressed up in there suits and ties. Kaden was holding a mini chocolate cake with a candle and Tavis had a dozen roses that were almost bigger than he was. Laila and I followed with some presents (like the yellow shirt she has on) and some IBC rootbeer that Kaden insisted we get her (because that's her favorite soda Mom --that's what Kaden kept telling me at the store) and of course all the kids had kisses for her! We love Aunt Lindsay!!!

Sunday Best

2008-08-19T23:57:00.000-07:00

Kaden wanted a pic with his Sis! I think she just wanted me... Oh well, I think there cuties anyway.

Circle Journal

2008-08-19T23:45:00.000-07:00

So I am on the enrichment commitee in my ward and I came up with this idea... the pics are bad because there snaps of scrap pages but it's the idea I wanted to share. We of course want the Sisters to get to know each other but we don't want to spend all of our quarterlies trying to do 'get to know yous'! So my sister had told me about doing Circle Journals within families but I thought it would be great for our ward to do... Each Sister introduces herself and her family and shares a bit of what the Gospel means in her life and then on Sunday has to pass it to a Sister not already in the Journal. It's going well and if it keeps passing like it's suppose to we'll make copies for all the Sisters in the ward.

Pretty Girl

2008-08-05T14:30:00.000-07:00

My Great Listener

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Kaden found these penguin statues at the zoo and of course began to climb on them... Note the sign right behind him!

Annica and Faye come to town

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Disney Princess

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You Are Cinderella!

Dignified and hard working. With a gentle and soft-spoken manner you have something many people don't. Patience. Even through the moments of heartbreak you're still able to hold onto all of your hopes and dreams. Bide your time; your dream will come true.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Happy Birthday Lindsay

2008-07-30T13:42:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday little Sis!
My wonderful sister Lindsay's birthday is today... I am going to list some of my very favorite things about Lindsay. Although there are too many to count, I'll keep this list to a top five! I love you Lindsay!!!
1. Lindsay is the most friendly outgoing girl ever... she is genuinely friends with everyone and always ready to make a new friend.
2. Lindsay is so creative and clever. She makes cute quilts, scraps way out of my league, and can throw the best showers and dinner parties ever.
3. Lindsay is so loving and caring. She'll give you the shirt off her back if you need it and then ask if you are hungry and proceed to make you a five course dinner to boot.
4. She loves the gospel with her whole heart and never gives up hope on others finding faith.
5. She is a awesome Aunt and goes out of her way to spend special time with each of her nieces and nephews. Closest to my heart is that she is an amazing sister. She is always there to listen to me cry, lend a helping hand when I'm overwhelmed, and my favorite laugh with me. I don't know what my life would be like with out her and I thank God that he blessed me with such a beautiful sister and more importantly... friend!

Big Boy

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Kaden's first day of school

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Day at the Boise Zoo

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Fourth of July

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Memories

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Just for fun...

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Check out my Slide Show!

2008-06-21T00:05:00.001-07:00

Tavis fractured his arm

2008-06-20T16:50:00.000-07:00

Baby boy thinks he's big like Kaden and tries to copy everything he does... including sliding off the bottom bunk. None the less he's just a little less experienced in 'wild antics' and ended up with a broken arm!

Kaden Michael's Graduation

2008-05-28T22:56:00.000-07:00

Kaden graduated from preschool yesterday. He is just getting so big! I asked him if he'd stop growing and he very sincerely said, " Mom, God doesn't want me to stop growing." I tried not to crack a big cheesey grin and asked why God wanted my baby boy to get big. "Well mom he wants me to grow up and have kids... You know mom I'm suppose to be a dad when I'm finished missioning. It would make God sad if I didn't." How did he get so smart let alone big? It still makes my heart twinge with sadness though that one day I won't be able to hold him in my arms:(

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2008-05-28T22:52:00.000-07:00

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2008-05-26T20:53:00.001-07:00

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2008-05-26T20:43:00.001-07:00

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2008-05-08T17:56:00.001-07:00

Prayer

2008-05-07T11:01:00.000-07:00

Tavis is learning to say his prayers... He only will say, "Heavy Fader-- Amen!" He's practicing so I'm sure he'll get better. He is so adorable, I love how when they're so little their arms can barely cross their chest. He is so funny too because he gets really upset that Laila won't fold her arms so he'll start crying, "Baby prayer mom, baby prayer too." Actual tears. Hooray for dramatic toddlers.

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2008-05-06T01:50:00.001-07:00

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2008-05-06T01:34:00.001-07:00

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2008-05-06T01:13:00.001-07:00

Family 'Car' Evening

2008-05-06T00:39:00.000-07:00

This isn't the best picture but it is the only one I could see Laila in. This is our new FHE, as a single mom of three kids five and under this is how we roll. All the kids are buckled into carseats and not running around so we can do our prayers, song, and lesson without me having to scramble after them. Then we get out for the activity which they usually are always down for. It may not be technical but at least we're getting a consistent weelky FHE into our busy lives. So I'm thinking that they shoud definately add carseats to the benches in sacrament meeting. J/K!

Family Photos

2008-04-26T17:33:00.000-07:00

So I don't know if this is something that happens as you get older or something but my mom keeps giving me tons of old pictures. She says she finds them in boxes and in the garage. I am running out of room and I definately don't have time to scrapbook them because I'm busy trying to keep up on my own kids books. So what to do with these boxes of copies and outdated pics? BLING-- SLIDE SHOW! So I hope everyone enjoys.

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2008-04-26T17:21:00.001-07:00