Baby Raz

Chris's creations

Chris made each of the kids a metal toy for Christmas this year.

Razden Blaze

We are so glad our little guy Razden is here.He arrived at 11:59 on Dec 15th weighing in at 7 lbs 10 oz and 19 1/2 inches long.

Finished craft project

Here are the rest of the letters, I got them all done and now the creative side of my brain is very tired,It is after all quite small.HE HE HE! I didn't do the baby's yet because I'm not quite sure about the theme of his room.

Letter Craft

My sister in law Nikki made me these huge letters to put in my kids rooms so I decorated them. I only have two done so far Gavin and Brylei's but I thought they turned out so cute!

Wrestling 09

The kids had so much fun in wrestling this year and it was so fun to watch them too!
Declan usually takes a nap during the day and didn't get one yesterday he was so tired but he still won one of his matches,Gavin won one and Bryhton kicked butt and won both of his he is getting to be such a good athlete!We are so proud of our kids and their determintaion!

Gavin Student of the Month

Gavin got student of the month at school for October he was so excited!He says he is the only one in his class that listens and does what he is supposed to!LoL It's funny the things that kids come up with!

Wrestling

Just got back from another wrestling match, the boys get two matches each time. They each one their first match so they all got second place tonight.They are looking really good this year I wish I had pictures but my camera took a dump and I haven't made it out to look for a new one yet. It's so fun to watch them all especially my 4 year old Declan he thinks it's so fun and just grins the whole time. We do have a wrestling mat in our basement! That was my idea (Yeah Right)Chris would put them wall to wall if I would let him what a nut!He is really excited for the High School season this year he had a bunch of kids come out for weigh ins, lots of new freshmen.

First day of Fall

Today is the first day of fall. I have to say it is one of my favorite times of year!Bring out the sweaters, simmer up a pot of homemade soup, bake some homemade bread. It definately feels like Fall today. The sun is shining and it's beautiful outside but there is a slight chill in the air. I also love fall because I have found that I really enjoy canning,jams,jellies,applesauce,pears,peaches and I tried pickles this year just because someone gave me a whole bucket of cucumbers!

Prego hormones

MOnday Chris's mom had us come over for a bbq I decided that I would make a couple of pies to take so I tried a new recipe for a lemonade cheesecake and then I made a chocolate peanut butter pie that I really like but haven't made for years,I even made the crust homemade, We got into the car to go and Bryhton picked it up and held it above his head for some reason, I don't know,and it slid right out of the pan and
all over the seat of the car. There was no saving it I just started bawling and Chris started laughing and I was trying to stop crying because it was just a pie but I just kept crying and Chris said "are you going to be okay" and then I was laughing and crying at the same time.Oh the joys of being pregnant and these dang over sensitive hormones!I guess Bryhton was just trying to save me from all of the fat and calories!

My prego pic 25 weeks

I will be 25 weeks tomorrow, Bryhton asked why I didn't put any pics on the blog of my belly so he took this one today! I think I only have one other picture of me being pregnant, and that was with Treagan.

Happy Birthday Declan

Declan's 4th birthday is tomorrow so we celebrated it today while we were at Grandma Jeanne's for dinner. He said he wanted a construction site on his cake so between Chris and I this is what we were able to create Happy Birthday Declan we love you Tons!
Declan licked the frosting bowl after we made it so his face is really dirty.I think he had fun!

Wow Short Summer

Wow this summer went so fast!My kids started school today I have three in this year.Gavin has all day kindergarten, Tues,Thur and every other Friday so that will be different. I am so sad ,I miss them already. They are so fun to have around and such big helpers!

Bryhton's photos

Photo shoot

Esther and I took the kids to the park and got some cute pictures we didn't get Bryhtons yet because he was at football practice so we will do his soon!

How did he do that

I gave Treagan a bowl of cherries and set him out on the porch to eat them I folded some laundry and then glanced out the window to check on him, I was really glad I put him outside to eat them!

Oh Boy!

I went for my ultrasound this morning and we are having another boy! We are excited!Due date Dec 22, Declan was for sure it was a girl and he started crying and said I don't want another brother it was so cute!

Hunting for Huckleberries

Chris and I decided to take the kids on a little adventure yesterday we went up into the woods hunting for huckleberries. I had never been but Chris has several times so I didn't really know what to expect. It was definately a hunt we hiked up into the woods (no trail) and found some bushes you have to look real close to see the berries they are hidden under the branches the kids thought it was so fun Treagan kept parking himself in front of a bush and would eat until they were all gone. The problem was there were all kinds of berries we didn't know so we had to watch him really close to make sure he wasn't eating poison berries we hunted and picked for about 2 hours and came home with about 5 cups which is enough to make 1 batch of jam, seems like a lot of work for little reward but the jam is delicious.My camera is broke at the moment so I didn't get any pictures! Declan was helping me pick and said mom why did heavenly father make these yummy berries and hide them in the forest he could have just made them grow in our yard! Good question!

We have lawn

We might have to invest in a riding lawn mower.This is our front and side yard all finished and our back yard where we buried our trampoline which is the best thing we have done yet.

Looks like alot of work

We were offered a really good deal on sod and decided to accept so first thing Tuesday morning this truck arrived, We ordered about 10,000 feet and We are pretty sure we ended up with alot more than that. We were planning on doing our front yard and a little of the side and ended up being able to do the whole front and side yard thats alot of lawn to mow. We with the help of some family and some very kind neighbors laid 22 palletts of sod in two days.Sore knees hands ,arms, and some very bright sunburns later we have a beautiful yard. Thank You so much to all of you who helped.

Yeah its Summer

So we started off the Summer with a camping trip on memorial weekend we luck out and have exclusive access to the ski hill so we made a little spot up on the hill by one of the lifts. The kids had a great time Treagan loved the fire and the marshmallows not the smores he didn't care for the chocolate and the graham crackers. the kids hiked up and down the hill, we got rained on three or four times and then we took the filthy children home and they turned the bath water black it was great!

Daycare

So last summer I decided to do daycare out of my home I started out watching a few neighborhood kids and then people started calling me I now have 10 on most days some days I have a couple of dropins Friday we did an egg hunt and I had 15 it was crazy so this is the reason I don't have much time for posting This is a picture I got when they wanted to go exploring so we took a walk!Some day I may be blogging from a mental institution, ha ha ha!

Spring has not sprung!

We woke up this morning to this nasty white stuff everywhere I don't mind it in December or even february but when it is falling in April it really ticks me off!So March has come and gone and still in Idaho SPRING HAS NOT SPRUNG! Anyway moving on to the next picture, we went to Boise a couple of weekends ago and had so much fun with Chris's sister and her family we went to the warhawk museum,the kids buried each other in the sandbox,Treagan went fishing in the humidifier,we ate lots of yummy food and got to relax and visit it was such a nice weekend Thank you Wes and Nikki for your hospitality! Can't wait to see you again!