Just Another Day In Paradise

Catching Up!

2012-01-27T11:55:00.000-08:00

I love these kids so much! I don't know how I got so lucky to have the most amazing kids ever!

They are such good examples to me.

I have been having way to much fun with my camera. Here are the kids fall pics.

Chris took Bryhton hunting for the first time. They didn't get anything but they had a good time!

We went back to the patch a few days later and picked out our family pumpkins! Which we never got around to carving.

I was able to go On Declans field trip to the pumpkin patch it was a cold windy day but the kids loved it anyway!

Wow I am super behind on my blogging, so here goes starting back in October. Gavin turned 8 and was baptized. He is such a help around the house especially when Chris is working on the road he becomes my right hand man!

First day of School fall 2011

2011-08-31T16:50:00.000-07:00

The kids were so excited to start school today, Looks like Declan was a little too excited! HA HA!

The View From Up Here

2011-08-12T22:34:00.000-07:00

Chris was finishing up a job in Teton so Tuesday the kids and I tagged along. The view from the back yard of this home is just amazing! The kids were so excited at how far they could see I snuck up on them and snapped a photo!

Rexburg Rapids

2011-08-12T22:24:00.000-07:00

We decided to take a break from our weekend cleaning and head up to Rexburg to the water park. It was such a beautiful day and the kids had so much fun I had a hard time dragging them out of the water after 3 hours! Poor Chris is out of town again so once more he missed all of the fun!

More Missouri fun

2011-07-29T16:37:00.000-07:00

We have never taken the kids to Nauvoo as many times as we have been to Missouri so we took a small detour on the way home from my parents and headed there! The night we arrived was the first night of the pageant it was worth seeing!

Random picture of Raz at the carthage jail.

At the Carthage Jail.

The Nauvoo temple.

We got to go on a covered wagon ride.

We all got to dress like pioneers it was around 97 degrees when we were there and the clothes got hot really fast.

The kids had fun playing old time games.

We tried to walk on stilts.

We are so glad we don't have to haul water like this.

We had so much fun dressing up but I was so glad to take off that dang hot dress!

We stopped by the ARCH in St Louis pretty amazing.

We went to the zoo while we were in St Louis (best zoo ever) and the best part is it's FREE admission. The parking is $8.00 if you want to park by the gate but being the cheap suckers we are we parked 1/2 mile away and walked.We were there for 3 hours and didn't see the whole thing it was so hot the kids were begging us to leave. Definately recommend if you are out that way!

Treagans b-day and 4thof July fun

2011-07-21T15:32:00.000-07:00

Declan was being a bully so the older kids swung him out on the rope swing and just held him there until mom came to save the day.

Gavin "Mom someone pushed me in the creek now can I go swim?" It was funny because we hadn't washed the tie dye shirts yet and Gavins skin turned green for a few days!

Brylei in her tie dye shirt all the cousins did at Grandmas it was so fun. I don't know where
my camera was for that!

Treagan all hopped up on soft serve ice cream!

Razden and his cousin Kaylie have a love hate relationship. She would try to hug him and he would shove her. She actually was trying to hug him here but caught him off balance and down he went.

4th of July we had a big shindig just like old times at the trout farm my Uncle John brought his
soft serve ice cream machine and Chris and everyone else was in heaven.(All you can eat twist ice cream cones!

Our sweet little girl Brylei ,oh what would our world be like without her to make us laugh and add a little bit of femininity to this house full of rough little boys!

The rope swing down at the creek, (Nice boots Bryhton).The water was so cold but the kids and Chris had so much fun swinging in!

The snapping turtle that showed up for Treagans birthday he was sooo excited!

We were in Missouri when Treagan turned 4 Grandma made him a turtle cake. Treagan came running in and said a real turtle came for my birthday and sure enough there was a snapping turtle out the back door he wanted to go play with it

Missouri Fun

2011-07-09T20:23:00.001-07:00

We had such a fun time on our trip the kids fell in love with the creek! We played in the creek and we fished in the creek and the kids caught crawdads (NOt sure if that is spelled right ha ha) and cooked them to eat!

Raz didn't know what to think of the creek at first but soon jumped right in!

Fun fishing with the cousins they all caught enough for a yummy fish fry!

We stopped in Moab on our way and checked out the arches! Then headed to New Mexico where we dropped off Chris for a job and then the kids and I made the 14 hour drive to Missouri we were all so glad to finally get to Grandma and Grandpas just after dark!

mans best friend

2011-06-15T14:02:00.001-07:00

I let Chris talk me into getting a dog and I have regretted the decision ever since so I decided it was time to get rid of him! Then Raz started playing with him constantly and the dog and him have become the best of friends! I was out in the yard pulling weeds and these two found a place in the shade to hang out! Great now I think we have to keep him!

Sunshine

2011-05-14T20:45:00.000-07:00

We finally had a couple of warm days in the 70's the kids were so happy to spend the days outside playing and eating popsicles.

Love this cute little face!

Declan's Kindergarten Graduation

2011-05-14T19:37:00.000-07:00

Declans Kindergarten Graduation was Thursday. He has really enjoyed school this year and is looking forward to 1st grade next year. He had a wonderful teacher and has learned so much this year. He is reading very well and can sound out just about any word he comes across and is loving being able to read bedtime stories to his younger brothers without any help! Declan has such a fun little personality and we are so glad he is part of our family!

Fun in Yellowstone

2011-04-15T08:29:00.000-07:00

Before Chris left again we went up to Yellowstone for the weekend got a family suite at the Holiday Inn and let the kids swim until they were completely worn out then we went for pizza and came back and swam some more.

Arizona

2011-04-15T08:07:00.000-07:00

My cousin Dale and Chris

My Mom and I at the old Dairy.

A few weeks ago my grandma passed away and my sister and I hopped in the car and went to Arizona to help my mom out. Chris was able to fly out the day before the funeral and meet some of my family he has never met. Chris had my mom take us to the house I was born in (Yes I was actually born in the house) My mother is an amazing women! This is the house, it was pink when I was born here. It was good to see family that I haven't seen in about 10 years. I just wish it was under better circumstances.

St Patricks Pics

2011-03-30T20:11:00.001-07:00

The weekend before St.Patricks was kinda warm so we went out to play with my new camera. I haven't had much time to get familiar with it so I am still trying to figure it out. Here are a few

pics, I haven't had time to edit them yet!

Fun Times

2011-03-30T19:55:00.000-07:00

We went to visit Chris's sister and her family we all had so much fun! We took the kids to a place where they had a bunch of bouncy house things set up the kids ran around and played till they were worn out and sweaty!

Happy Birthday Bryhton

2011-02-01T08:06:00.001-08:00

Twelve years ago today I began my dream job, I became a mother. After being instructed by his dad that he could not be born during the super bowl we waited until after the game was over to decide that, in fact it was time to go the hospital. A few hours later We had an 8lb 7oz baby and we named him Bryhton.

The years have flown by since then. I woke up this morning and thought how can I have a twelve year old already. Bryhton has been such a joy to have in our family he is such a smart,polite and always pleasant person to be around. He is always willing to help around the house and with his younger siblings.He loves school and is always so eager to learn!He keeps us laughing! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Bryhton we love you and are so proud of you and the decisions you have made in your life so far!

January

2011-01-28T13:22:00.000-08:00

It was pretty warm today despite the yard full of snow so I took Raz out so I could play with my new camera I got for Christmas!

Pencil Sketch effect!

Gavin is such a fun boy, he loves to be outside, it doesn't matter how cold it is he will stay out until his little cheeks are bright red, he is getting really good at skiing also!

Bryhton at D.A.R.E graduation. They each had to write an essay to graduate and then they chose 14 essays as winners and then they chose 4 out of those 14 to read their essay at the graduation Bryhtons essay was chosen.So proud of him! It is so fun to watch him get excited about school and the things he is learning! Wish I had half his ambition when I was his age I could have been something great!

Fun pics

2011-01-11T09:44:00.001-08:00

Raz hanging out in grandpas office at the ski hill

He loves books and tearing apart his sisters room. There are tons of pictures of Raz because he can't run away from mom as fast as everyone else!

I saw mommy kissing santa clause

Santa Chris

Chris so happy to be at a basketball game

2011-01-11T09:36:00.000-08:00

Check out those chocolate eyes what a contrast to Razden's bright blue eyes

Brylei at her first basketball game

didn't have a clue what she was doing but she was hustlin and havin fun

It was so fun to watch her play she only had one practice then the first game so she was a little lost but she got in there and got agressive

air ball

More skiing

2011-01-11T09:28:00.000-08:00

Gavin and Declan Coming down the hill at Kelly Canyon

Brylei, Gavin and Declan up on the hill at Kelly Canyon

Treagan crashed so he said take a picture of me pretending to be dead

Treagan riding up the chair lift

Treagan getting warm in grandpas office

Winter fun

2011-01-11T09:17:00.000-08:00

Brylei and her friend Marcy skiing

Check out those bright blue eyes

Gavin waiting in line to get on the lift

Bryhton getting ready to go ski

Declan warming up in grandpas office before going back out to ski

Happy 1st Birthday Raz

2010-12-15T15:27:00.000-08:00

Wow I can't believe it's been a year since this sweet little boy joined our family! We have had so much fun with this little guy watching him learn and grow. He started walking right before he turned 10 months and has been hard to keep up with ever since. He has mastered going up and down the stairs by himself,which keeps us all on our toes. He has finally got a few teeth in ,2 on bottom and 1 on top and he is such a good eater. We are so glad to have him in our family and are enjoying every minute with him! Happy 1st Birthday our sweet little Razden!

Thanksgiving

2010-11-28T15:10:00.000-08:00

We went to Boise for Thanksgiving to spend the weekend with Chris's sister Nikki and her family.We had so much fun the kids all played really well together. Enjoyed some great company and some great food. We also went and rode a train,it was so fun the kids got to visit with Santa it was about a 3 hr ride and Mrs Clause rode the train with the head elf Jingle and we sang Christmas songs and they told us stories about the north pole. We enjoyed cookies and milk and then Santa rode the train back with us and told us more stories,gave all the kids coloring books,and we sang more Christmas songs it was so fun. Thank You Bunnellfamily for the fun time!

Happy Halloween

2010-10-30T19:48:00.001-07:00

A few pics of my little goblins we had fun at the trunk or treat in Ririe tonight!

Our life these days

2010-10-12T21:39:00.000-07:00

Just a few unedited shots from my photo shoot with my kids for those of you who don't have facebook. Razden's are below on the next post.

A quick update on our life as we know it: Bryhton just finished grid kid football his team did pretty well but didn't quite make it to the finals. Brylei is very busy being a great big sister, Razden thinks she is his 2nd mommy and absolutely adores her, as does Treagan and although the other three won't admit it they think she is pretty neat also. Bryhton,Gavin, and Declan just started wrestling practice,and are super excited for their first match.The 4 oldest are in school this year and Treagan is loving being in charge while they are away. He is trying to teach Raz all kinds of bad habits and obviously pays way to much attention at wrestling practice because poor Raz is always in a headlock or being pinned. Raz started walking this week just short of turning 10 months this Friday, He thinks he' s pretty cool and is always into something! Chris is out of town welding again and we can't wait for his return! Hope everyone is having a great fall!

2010-10-10T20:24:00.000-07:00

Went to the park today to take fall pics of the kids they wanted me to take this one! Gavin,Brylei,Declan.

2010-10-06T19:53:00.000-07:00

some fun fall pics I took of Raz this afternoon!

Family Fun at Bear Lake

2010-09-10T08:47:00.000-07:00

We had such a fun family reunion at Bear Lake this year!

My beautiful mother inlaw and sisters inlaw these ladies are so much fun!

Razden and our new puppy ROLO

2010-09-09T13:37:00.000-07:00

Razden is almost 9 months and can now stand by himself befor we know it he will be walking!

WOW where has the time gone can't believe my baby Raz is so big!

Trying to balance!

Our new puppy ROLO

Raz and Rolo have become friends already!

First day of school and cool whip

2010-09-01T15:17:00.001-07:00

At the bus stop the first day of school! 1st day of school 2010 Bryhton 6th,Brylei 4th,Gavin 1st Declan Kindergarten

Obviously these two can't be left unsupervised for two seconds
Treagan thought the cool whip would be a great treat for the two of them!

2010-08-09T18:20:00.000-07:00

Fishing at shoal creek

George Washington Carver Museum

Precious moments

feeding calves

swimming lessons

2010-08-09T17:51:00.000-07:00

Grand Falls

Jolly Mill

Treagan sneaking a peach again!

Grand Falls

Jolly Mill

We made it back from Missouri! We had so much fun and got to see and do so many fun things with Grandma and Grandpa Sherwood. Our trip started out rough on our way there when our transmission blew up and my brother Abe had to drive four hours to come and tow us.Then the shop took 2 weeks to put in the new transmission but thats just our luck!We went to Precious moments chapel,George Washington Carver museum, Wilsons Creek Battelfield and museum,4 weeks of swimming lessons for all the kids, Silver Dollar city in Branson,Bryhton got to help sell my dads corn at the farmers market,Milk cows, go fishing, The kids made a fort in the woods,We went to movies and to the water park and swimming as a family every Saturday night, went to great Grandparents reunion, Went to the water falls and played in the water, Went to Jolly Mill,played with cousins, Brylei took care of the chickens keeping them fed and watered and gathered the eggs. Gavin and Declan spent every waking hour in the woods building a fort with their cousins Ty and Josh. They didn't seem to care that they got eaten alive by the chiggers and mosquitoes. Treagan figured out how to open the outdoor freezer and could always be found beside the house on the swing eating fudgesicles or out back laying on the picnic table eating a peach sneakey little bugger! We were so lucky to be able to spend a good portion of our summer there.Thank you so much to my patient DAD and MOM for all the yummy food and all they did for us! Chris missed out on most of it but I'm sure he had a blast welding in Texas with my brother. Poor guy misses out on all the fun!! Here are a few of our favorite pictures!

Camera Happy

2010-06-15T15:22:00.000-07:00

I'm not so great at taking pictures or even taking my camera anywhere but I had it today and thought I would grab a few updated pics of my kiddos!

2010-06-15T09:07:00.000-07:00

Silly Kids

2010-05-19T09:29:00.000-07:00

We were getting ready to leave to go pickup Chris when Declan asked if we could stop and pickup some cheezits,Treagan walked in just then and said NO Declan we are going to pickup Daddy not Jesus!

We were talking about the boys and where they wanted to go on a mission Gavin said I hope I get called to Disneyland!(Don't we all)!

Baby Boys

2010-05-13T13:24:00.000-07:00

Bedtime Stories

2010-05-06T20:34:00.000-07:00

Fun pics

2010-04-23T19:16:00.000-07:00

Updates of Raz

2010-04-23T19:12:00.000-07:00

Catching Up!

2010-04-18T18:20:00.001-07:00

Brylei had her last dance performance.She decided she wants to try something else this year but she had fun doing it!We surprised the kids and got a room at the Ameritel one night during their spring break so they could swim they loved it and had tons of fun!Gavin lost his first tooth last night he said"This is very exciting".We are loving that it is finally nice enough to take Razden outside he loves the sun,can't believe how big he is getting!Before he left Chris was trying to teach Declan to ride his bike without training wheels complete with pads and super cape.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ESTHER!

2010-04-07T17:30:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to another one of my beautiful sisters Esther, hope you had a wonderful day!!Keep your head up the water is about to get deep!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHEERANN

2010-03-21T20:01:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday to my beautiful sister CheerAnn!Thanks for always being there for me!I hope you had a wonderful day!

Happy St Patricks day

2010-03-17T18:22:00.000-07:00

We had a yummy green dinner, green pasta stuffed with cheese and toppped with pesto sauce,green salad,green jello mousse and breadsticks with green koolaid to drink.

Baby Raz

2010-03-10T12:30:00.000-08:00

Just some updated pictures of Raz seems like he is changing everyday!

New photos

2010-02-25T22:48:00.001-08:00

So I have this amazingly talented sister inlaw! Every time she comes to visit she is doing a project of some kind for someone else!This last visit she took the time to take our family pictures!Thanks Nikki they turned out Great!! Love Em!!

2010-02-17T12:59:00.000-08:00

Gettin my craft on

2010-01-28T19:02:00.000-08:00

My friend has a great craft blog I copied her idea for recovering these books!Thanks Bonnie!First I went rummaging through my husbands tools and stuff in the garage found some washers,screws and thingys ha ha I don't know what this one thing is but I hope he doesn't need it because it is now attached to my craft!some jute rope,mod podge,spray paint and old books and started crafting. Again thanks Bonnie for the great ideas!Sooo fun!!

Razden

2010-01-22T10:24:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year

2010-01-01T18:22:00.000-08:00

Baby Raz

2009-12-29T10:32:00.000-08:00

Chris's creations

2009-12-28T20:26:00.001-08:00

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

Razden Blaze

2009-12-16T12:48:00.001-08:00

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

2009-12-08T21:16:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-07T20:12:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-21T08:36:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-20T09:46:00.001-08:00

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!

2009-11-01T11:10:00.000-08:00

Wrestling

2009-10-29T20:35:00.002-07:00

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

2009-09-22T12:33:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-10T15:46:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-07T16:35:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-23T20:53:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-20T08:19:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-16T19:58:00.000-07:00

Photo shoot

2009-08-14T08:16:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-12T14:34:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-08-10T12:13:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-02T17:31:00.000-07:00

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

2009-07-02T07:27:00.001-07:00

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

2009-07-02T07:01:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-04T14:51:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-14T14:27:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-04-03T21:38:00.001-07:00

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!

kids pics

2009-03-07T14:06:00.000-08:00

Nikki did a really good job with these pictures the sun was really bright against the snow so a few of the kids were squinting.

More kids pics

2009-03-07T14:01:00.000-08:00

Amazing bed builder

2009-03-03T09:37:00.000-08:00

Nikki my sister inlaw came up from Boise this last weekend,She had me buy some wood and she built Brylei this amazing bedframe,She drew up the plans on a piece of paper and just started building I was very impressed and Brylei loves it.Thanks a ton Nikki!

Declan Photo shoot

2009-03-03T08:05:00.000-08:00

My sister inlaw Nikki did a photo shoot of my kids this weekend she did such a good job she is still editing the rest of the pictures but here are Declans! Thanks Nikki

Good Times

2009-02-02T16:39:00.000-08:00

Where is daddy's cell phone?

2009-02-02T15:42:00.000-08:00

We had a great start to our Monday morning Chris was searcing the house for his phone and could not find it anywhere,finally I grabbed my phone and started calling his.We could hear a faint ringing noise and could not figure out where it was coming from,We asked Treagan where did you put daddys phone and he kept going into the bathroom, finally instead of dragging him out we followed him in where the ringing got considerably louder and we started looking in drawers and cupboards and then we looked at each other and started busting up laughing when we realized it was coming from inside the toilet,It had been flushed! We had to disassemble the whole toilet and use a snake to finally dislodge the phone luckily Chris had bought a water proof phone because of his landscaping job and It works just fine screen and all Treagan just thougt it needed to be tested! We cleaned it very well of course!

Missouri Trip

2009-01-25T15:32:00.001-08:00

We were able to go home for Christmas, we have not been home for Christmas since we got married almost 11 years ago!It was good to see everyone again we got to be at My Brother Byron and His new wife Elisa's wedding and also my sister Hannah and her new husband Chuck decided to get married while everyone was there.We are happy to have these two wonderful people become a part of our family!My oldest sister Amber was the only sibling not home and we really missed seeing them,but we had a great time.As always thanks to DAD and MOM for letting us all come take over your house for the parties!!THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME!

Merry Cristmas!

2008-12-05T09:31:00.000-08:00

Brylei's Baptism

2008-11-10T08:18:00.001-08:00

Brylei was baptized yesterday she had lots of friends and family come.I can't believe she is 8 already time is sure flying!Aunt Cheer made her a special baptism dress.

Halloween Fun

2008-11-08T10:37:00.000-08:00

We had such a fun halloween Chris and I decided to dress up as super heroes My sister Cheer made the capes they turned out really cool! Bryhton was a flying monkey from the wizard of oz,Brylei was a good witch, Gavin was a gorilla, Declan was a spider and Treagan was a skunk!

How do you stop a climber?

2008-10-29T11:44:00.000-07:00

Treagan is my little monkey I'm not sure how to keep him from climbing!The one day I was bringing groceries in and went out for another load when I came back in he had climbed on the table and broken the whole dozen eggs he knew he was in trouble! any ideas?

Happy Birthday Brylei and Gavin

2008-10-29T11:23:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday to Brylei and Gavin Brylei turned 8 on Monday and Gavin turned 5 on Tuesday.They are both getting so big Brylei is taking dance again this year and Gavin just started wrestling and had his first match on his bday. We had fun making fall treats for all the neighbors caramel chocolate apples yummy we ended up making several batches.

4th folder 4th picture tag

2008-10-07T07:40:00.000-07:00

Gavin Declan and baby Treagan
I tag Nikki,Eileen,Jeanne,Aimee
Go to your pictures go to your 4th folder load the 4th photo and post to your blog!

Treagan potty training

2008-09-19T11:46:00.001-07:00

Labor day weekend

2008-09-02T15:17:00.000-07:00

We went down to Boise to my Grandma Sherwoods (Fowles) family reunion it was good to get to know some of our distant relatives, we were kept full with lots of good food and everyone was very friendly we visited and had lots of fun! My mom and dad and Hannah were able to come and we got to spend some quality time with them.They took us to the discovery museum it was really cool everything was hands on we all enjoyed it. We stayed at Nikki's house and got to visit with her late into the night we appreciate her letting us stay there we propably should have tipped her for being the maid too! We also got to stop and see Our friends the Prindles and visit for a little bit It's always good to see them! On the way home we stopped in Twin Falls and took the kids to see shoshone falls it is a beautiful place to see! We made it back home and now it's back to real life. We got a call this morning that Chris's Grandma Haws had passed away we will all miss her very much she was an amazing Women and a great example to all of us!

2008-08-26T11:29:00.001-07:00

quotes to inspire

Yummy soft Pretzels Recipe

2008-08-13T16:19:00.001-07:00

I found this delicious recipe for soft pretzels they are so good much better than the ones at the mall Try them with salt or sprinkle with cinnamon or sugar or dip them in a yummy cheese sauce so fast and easy!

Soft Pretzels

4 tsp yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 1/4 cups warm water
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tbl oil
about 4 cups flour
1/2 cup baking soda
4 cups hot water
Preheat oven to 400 Dissolve sugar and yeast in 1 1/4 cups warm water let sit till foamy,add sugar ,salt and oil. mix and add flour 1 cup at a time until forms a soft dough and pulls away from sides may need more or less flour.Let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size. roll out dough into thin ropes and shape like pretzels,set aside dissolve 1/2 cup baking soda in 4 cups Hot water dip each pretzel quickly and shake off then place on greased baking sheet and bake for 10-12 min or until lightly browned. Dip in melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon & sugar or salt.Very yummy! I doubled this and my children and the 3 I babysit gobbled them up!

Walking the dog

2008-08-08T15:37:00.000-07:00

So I guess Treagan decided to take the dog for a walk OR is the dog walking him I'm not quite sure.Yes I am feeling guilty that the last two posts are just of Treagan!

Caught red handed

2008-08-07T07:53:00.000-07:00

So Treagan loves powdered doughnuts as much as his mom does I put him in the car while I was helping chris carry something. The other kids were obviously not paying attention to him he climbed out of his carseat and got into the whole box of powdered doughnuts!

Gettin creative with my cricut

2008-07-27T15:33:00.000-07:00

So my sister in law Nikki has made some really cool things with her cricut so I set mine up and have decided to get creative her is one of my creations

Fun in a tree

2008-07-18T14:04:00.001-07:00

We have this park by our house that has this huge tree the kids love to go and climb in. I just happened to have my camera so I snapped a few shots of them while they were playing. Treagan walked all around the tree trying to figure out how to get up. he finally was able to get on the trunk!

the things kids say

2008-07-13T19:29:00.000-07:00

The other day Declan and I were cleaning the yard and as he came to throw something away he said (in our family we have 3 boys 1 girl and 1 Bryhton) I started laughing then he said i'm really smart huh mom)!

Weekend at Bear Lake

2008-07-13T19:11:00.000-07:00

We went down to bear lake this weekend I love this lake it is sooo beautiful and I vote it #1 kid friendly lake you can walk out forever and it doesn't get past your waist. Even Treagan crawled out quite a ways. Then we went to camp at our usual spot on the lake only to find it had been sold and they are building vacation homes on the lots. We were so upset but then we drove around and found this spot up in the mountains and we loved it. It was about 10 min from Bear lake in Paris Canyon and it was soo pretty a little stream ran right alongside our campsite we put our watermelon in it and it was nice and cool for breakfast. In the morning we went exploring and found the head of the spring, and then we took a little drive and found these ice caves it was cool to see so much snow and ice inside when it was 85 outside. We really enjoyed our weekend and loved seeing the kids having so much fun. It is amazing the beauty that has been created all around us if we take the time to slow down and look around!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TREAGAN!

2008-06-27T09:50:00.001-07:00

Happy birthday to Treagan he turned 1 yesterday I can't believe how fast that last year went WOW! He is starting to walk and thinks he is talking he says dog and mom and dad and tickle tickle and he says thank you really cute. Anyway enough bragging Happy Birthday Treagan we all love you!

Messes

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

Chase and Esther brought home these giant suckers for the kids they were very messy!
Treagan is getting into everything he is such a little mischief maker!

Our new house finally

2008-05-30T14:27:00.000-07:00

LOOK MOM A MOOSE

2008-03-26T08:38:00.000-07:00

We were headed to our house the other day and this moose was in a yard eating off a stack of hay the kids started yelling so loud I thought something was wrong. Mom stop the car stop stop.So I turned the car around and we had the camera so we snapped a few pictures this was almost in town!

We can't wait!

2008-03-23T13:02:00.001-07:00

We are just a few weeks away from moving into our new house Chris has been busy laying tile and hardwood and I am so sick of painting I never want to see another paint brush or roller ever again! We haven't put the rock on the bottom yet we are waiting for the weather to warm up so we don't have to heat the outside!anyway here is our new house!