CaNaDa

For our family vacation we went to Canada. Ben's cousin was getting married so it was a good excuse to get away. The hotels in Alberta have water slides in them it's pretty cool. I wish the states would catch on. This the hotel in Lethbridge.

Carter's first pool experience!

Hotel in Brooks had a slide too. We all had so much fun in the pool!

Then we went over to Waterton park. It was really beautiful but a cold day!

The deer and mountain sheep would walk around in town, it was really neat. The kids liked to be so close to the animals.

Uncle Chris and Aunt Lani rented this cool bike for everyone.

I think this was Carlston Lake near Waterton. It was still completely ice, but it was actually warmer than town! The backside of this lake is the US too.

This was up Red Rock canyon. This little stream was so pretty. Ben said when they've been up there before you can slide down the rocks into the water. (of course it was probably ALOT warmer)

On the way back we saw a black bear and her baby (the cub is behind the tree hiding)

Our view out our hotel window. Rain, rain go AWAY!

Canada was alot of fun! We all got to see were Ben's Dad grew up and go to school. It was really neat and I know that it meant alot, because we don't know when we'll be able to go there again.

Logan's orchestra concert

I had to put in this picture of Carter trying to sit up like a big boy!

Logan had an orchestra concert last week. This picture at the top is of ALL of the 6th graders. I couldn't really get a good upclose shot of him because it was so crowded and I had Carter helping me with the camera. It was great they had all of the students from all around come for a big event. He's been playing the violin his 6th grade year and has done really well. Next year he says he wants to try guitar. He's so smart so I know he'll catch on quickly! Good job bud I'm proud of you!!

The Mom song!

My sister in law Kim sent me this in an email. It's hilarious, and SO true! Happy Mother's Day to all, we deserve it!!

***you'll have to turn my music off at the bottom of the page***

Happy Birthday Brylee!!!

I can't believe my baby girl is 4! She already acts so grown up. She got a very special princess cake this year. I usually make all of their cakes but this year I've felt pretty overwhelmed, so I let Kent's make it! It turned out great and I wasn't stressed about making a cake all day, it was wonderful!! Special thank yous to everyone who came and for all of the great presents. She got spoiled as usual!

She got a bike this year from Mom and Dad, Logan went out last night and helped her learn.

She always wants her Aunt Mikka to help her with her open presents! Which is great because then I can actually watch her! I took pictures and Ben video taped it was great!

I hope you had a happy birthday sweetheart! I love you so much and you bring some much needed girliness into this house! I thank God everyday that he gave me you!!

Spring is finally here!!

Today my sister came over and I was watching my friend Holly's kids so we thought that it would be fun to run through the sprinklers since it was such a hot day! All these little kids play so good together since they are all around the same age. It was a lot of fun and I VERY much so enjoyed being outside soaking up some rays. Both Quinn's were out of the picture and so was little Carter but here is.... Autumn, Brylee, Avery, Addison, and Boston

The girls running, and screaming through the sprinklers!! LOTS of fun!

We live by a slough and these two little ducks come over every time they here us outside. The kids just love feeding them bread, they were here last year too, I didn't know ducks came back every year!

**update on potty training**

Boston has done really well, yesterday (day 7) we had our first accident free day, YEAH! So hopefully he will get better at telling me he has to go so I am not constantly having to ask him all day! All in all I am very proud of him, he is getting so big!,

Happy Birthday Mom!!!

Today all of us girls went out to lunch at Rainbow Gardens for my Mom's birthday. It was delicious!! We all gobbled our food up and went browsing around in all the shops, It's really a neat place.

The Birthday girl!!!

Oh my....

Wowsers!

Despite all the silliness it was a really nice day. My Mom is such a special person and I just don't know how I would ever live without her. She always makes me smile and is such a great Mom and Grandma.

Happy Birthday Mom, I love ya!

Potty training!!

Trying to go like a "BIG" boy! He did it once but decided he it was too exhausting to stand......and........wait......... so we grabbed a couple of books and this is were we've been for two days (literally). It's had it's ups and downs ,but for the most part it has been rewarding for both of us. I'm hoping by posting about it that it will encourage me to keep it up!

Wish me luck!!!!!

HaPpY EaStEr!

We started off Easter weekend with an egg hunt at Hooper Park. It was fun, but there was a ton of people there so they didn't get much candy and it was over in about 30 seconds. Bry was a little emotional as you can tell by the picture.

They were REALLY excited about the Easter bunnies though. There was a BOY and a GIRL bunny and they thought that was really neat.

Then later that night we died our eggs.

Carter just wanted to munch on them, it was really cute! He got SO excited when he saw his Dad with one. He would try really hard to get it into his mouth.

Here is our set-up for the Easter bunny!

Easter morning! Brylee and Boston got battery powered 4-wheelers and Logan got new basketball shoes and some cash. Carter didn't get anything big (we're taking advantage of the one year he doesn't care if he gets anything or not)! He has so much stuff handed down from Bry and Boston anyway. Throughout the day they re hid their eggs, and had a lot of fun doing it.

What a cutie!

Later we went out and flew Bry and Logan's kite's it was fun. Boston even got a turn, he did better than I thought!

We just love this swing!

Boston got his first bee sting of the year ( a little early isn't it)? I guess it didn't help that he grabbed it off of a dandelion. Such a tough guy! Here he is showing you his mud.

Sunday afternoon we went over to my Mom's. They had a cute little Easter egg hunt planned. They all had their own little sections (very well planned)!

Some of the eggs had prize notes in them. So they would take it to Grandma and she would give them their prize! Boston, Brylee and Carter got books and Logan got a cool football and a Lego kit. Then we roasted hot dogs and brats in the fire pit. It was a lot of fun and much needed. Ben ended up having to work ALL weekend so it was nice for the break!

It also important to reflect on the real meaning of the holiday. The resurrection of Jesus Christ. It means so much to me that he sacrificed everything for us. I wish that I could be that unselfish. It is easy to forget the important things in life sometimes, but I'm working on it!

Cruisin'

Our neighbor Elijah has this little Escalade he always drives Brylee and Boston around in. Logan thought he would catch a ride on the back too. It must have some power to haul all of those kids around! It's also a good thing we live on a quite road, I just love our neighborhood! It gets a little crazy at times!

But they just LOVE it!

Carter was snoozing in the swing.

They have so much fun with Elijah, and we're glad he has such fun toys!

Our first camp-out!!

Yes, you read the title right! We bought a new camping trailer on Thursday. It's older but it has more beds and a lot more room! The last one we had was just WAY to small for our growing family. And we were all REALLY excited about it......

So last night Brylee talked us into sleeping over in it last night. Of course it was just parked on our RV pad but it was still fun. The kids slept through the night, I was the only one who didn't thanks to our uncomfortable bed (Ben could sleep like a baby on rocks ) I however, cannot. So today I am going to get padding because I don't think that my back could take another night of that!

They're just a little excited!

We got up this morning and had breakfast and ventured inside to watch confrence. It was a fun family night!
The kids are SOO excited to go on our first "real" camping trip. Bry never stops talking about it. Boston and Brylee are both so excited to have her own bed! Now hopefully the sun will come out so we don't have to be cooped up inside anymore we have Spring fever really bad!!!

***Oh and if you know of any one who needs a small hunting trailer. It's a 17' 1974. We need to sell it ASAP. It's on KSL Ad #6056697 with some pictures.***

Random pictures and edible play dough

Carter and Logan just love each other. It is so cute to watch them together! Carter is so much fun. And he's turning into such a little squealer! What I love the most about babies is their innocence. Just look at that face!

Logan registered for classes for Junior High this last week. I just can't believe how fast time has flown by. It seems like just yesterday I was sending him to Preschool. I am very proud of the young man he's turning into!

Such happy boys!

I love this picture

Yesterday we made some edible play dough. The kids had a blast playing with it and thought it was delicious. If you want the recipe it's easy I got it off of John and Kate plus 8 (one of my fav's). It's just equal parts of honey, peanut butter and dry milk. I used a 1/2 cup of each.

~And if you couldn't tell they are saying "cheese"!

Picture Tag

This is Boston on Ben's B-day last year playing in a box, he had just turned one. I can't believe how fast time flies! I still just can't believe how little he was!

For the tag you will need to go into the fourth folder of pictures that you have on your computer. Then open the fourth picture in that folder. Post it in your blog and explain it. Make sure to tag four other people. I TAG .... Holly, Michelle, Angie & Lani

Carter's 4 months!

Weight: 16 lbs. ~ Centile: 70%
Height: 26 inches ~ Centile: 83%
Head: 16.8 inches ~ Centile: 61%
The doctor said he looks great! What a big boy! I can't believe how fast he's grown it makes me so sad that he's already so big. It seems like just yesterday we brought him home from the hospital. Now he is rolling front to back and back to front. Soon he'll be sitting up. I wish he'd stay little forever as he will probably be our last. It has been fun to learn his new little personality. He is such a snuggly baby, he loves me to kiss his eyelids and tickle his face. I hope I never forget how very precious he is. I love you Carter!