It's so WIRTH it!

pumpkin land at cutlers

2011-10-21T18:17:00.000-06:00

Normally every year we head down to pumpkin land and pick out the perfect pumpkins, however this year our pumpkin land was in Heather and Scott's backyard! It was so great!

This is a view of how we displayed them! We will have to post a follow-up picture of them all carved. Thanks again to the Cutlers for the great Pumpkins!

bear lake

2011-10-07T19:52:00.000-06:00

Bear Lake Pictures from 2011

Sara and Keira

These two are inseparable when together! They are such great friends and I hope that never changes!

Josh was so fun this year at bear lake, even though he didn't love the water he loved being there.

Our Bear Lake shirts this year lol means Lots of Love!

This is a family of lots of love, all of my family with Gma and Gpa Richins! We love this reunion and owe it all to them for planning it every year!

zack, eric, curtis, and jace

Eric played football all night with these boys! They sure did love it!

She loves the sun and water

I love this little one's smile!

zack with jeff

The kids were lucky to have gotten rides on some wave runners, they really loved it.

josh soakin' up the sun on a wave runner

Sara and Alli

One of the best parts of Bear Lake: sitting on the beach and talking!

jonas, keira, chase
lily, kelcey
danny, sara
zack, curtis

Jonathan spent alot of time playing with all the kids whether it was in the water, building sand castles or burying them in the sand.

Thanks to the Riddles, our kids got lots of rides on the boat and would go out and jump in the water in the middle of the lake.

Jonathan and the kids building a sand castle, or should I say, a sand city :)

Matt as well got in on playing in the sand! He really is a kid at heart!

One last picture of the whole family again. Boy I am so grateful to have such a wonderful family, and such wonderful memories with them at Bear Lake. It always has been and always will be one of my favorite places to go!

raspberry jam

2011-09-30T15:46:00.000-06:00

Thanks to my sister heather, i was a little homemaker for a day...we picked raspberries and then made some delicious jam! I love raspberry jam, any berry jam really, but raspberries are my favorite. They remind me of my childhood and Gma Babe. Gma made Matt and I a dozen jars of freezer raspberry jam for a bridal shower gift.Yum yum. Matt loves raspberry jam even more than I do and I made him love me just a little bit more this day:)

Our little helpers were Josh and Chloe! They were fun to have along

book cliffs

2011-09-30T14:07:00.000-06:00

Matt finally drew a tag this year to the book cliffs after 9 years of putting in. He had a hard time deciding whether or not to put in for the bow hunt (which would be his first bow hunt) or putting in for the rifle hunt. He chose bow, which made the hunt this year in August, rather than October. Although Gpa Blaine drew out this year as well for the book cliffs for rifle hunting so they will be going back down in October! This is one of Matt's all time favorite things to do...hunt. He loves being in the mountains and spending this time with his dad and brothers...and this year his brother-in-law too! Those who were able to go on this years hunt were Matt, Blaine, Michael, and Scott. Here are the pics:

first cast

2011-09-09T11:50:00.000-06:00

The end of the summer this year we adventured into the world of casts. I have never had a cast before in my life and do not remember any of my siblings ever having casts, but I knew it was inevitable with my children and the way they behave that it was only a matter of time before I would experience a cast. Matt, however, and his brothers all had casts growing up, and multiples of them. So I believe that it comes with the name wirth:)

This summer was curtis turn to have a cast and luckily it was not a major break, in fact only a fracture. He and Sara were sliding down the slide at the neighbors house, and as kids are were trying different ways to slide down it. One of the ways required sitting on the side of the slide and sliding down it. So sara pushed curtis and instead of going down the slide he went off at the top. Which was about a 5ft drop. And thus we have a fractured wrist. which meant 4wks in a cast is all. He spent his first week of kindergarten in his light blue (his favorite color) cast. I was a little worried about it being his right hand, however he just decided to write with his left and now he says he likes to write with both...we may have a left hander here! When he was little and trying to figure out which hand to write with and eat with he did switch back and forth often enough I thought he might use both, but then last year started using just the right. But it might be back to both again.

Not once did this kid complain or whine about his cast. In fact I think he loved it! He had all of his friends and family sign it!

new school year

2011-09-02T14:22:00.006-06:00

First of all we got a new computer!! YEAH! so now I can start posting again!

Here are the pictures from the first day of school! Sara is now in 3rd, Zack is in 1st, and Curtis is in Kindergarten!

Curtis wrote his with his left hand, because of the cast. But it really isn't too far off from what it would look like with his right :)

It has been alot easier for me to send my kids to school this year than any other year. Maybe it was because they were so excited or because they are older and I'm more use to it. who knows?

In a glance...

2010-12-09T15:00:00.010-07:00

This last year has been a great one, but one without blogging for me. I chose to try and focus my efforts else where. Here are some pictures of this past year, starting in May:

Memorial Day was spent with Gma Babe and Gpa Art up in Henefer and Coalville. The pictures of the houses are of the house that gma and gpa grew up in! We also made a quick stop at the orem cemetery too. It was a wonderful day full of information and history that was so amazing to hear!

BearLake! It's not summer without our annual bearlake trip!

(We also went to Lake powell in May, but those pictures are stuck on our broken computer)

Random Summer Pics

4th of July, neighbor kids, cousins, time in the mountains, horseback riding at the Buttars ranch, vacation at midway with Wirths, Wirth girls trip, boating, fun trip to Denver to visit some of our favorite friends, and don't forget Scouting!
Camping and Hunting
We are not wirths if we don't camp and hunt every year!

First days of School!
That is right, I have 3 in school! What a year!

Birthdays!

Joshua 1, Zack 6!

Halloween this year was extra special, we had a fun party put on by Heather, with a little help from Alli, Mom and me. Jake and Jenni were there too, I didn't get a picture of them or Alli and Chris. It was a dress up party and almost all (alli and chris) dressed up!

Disneyland!!!

Sara, Laura and I went to Ariel's Grotto for lunch! You get to meet Ariel and then 4 princesses come around to your table to talk to the princesses and take pictures, it was so exciting. Sara really loved this, and was so funny to watch, I don't think she touched a thing on her plate! Too much excitement to eat!

We met so many of the Characters, which really added to the whole experience! The boys and Sara really enjoyed their Jedi experience! And although they didn't want to volunteer to fight Darth Vader or Darth Mall, they loved watching it!

Just a few extra pics from Disneyland "the happiest place on earth"....that is when you don't have kids crying to go back to the hotel to swim or for Matt and I fighting the crowds:) It was all decorated for Christmas, it was absolutely beautiful!

Maybe once I get the pics off our other computer I might add them for the sake of recording the whole year! Stay tuned for our December post for the rest of this year!

birthday girl

2010-02-25T09:44:00.005-07:00

It has been almost a month now since our little Sara had a birthday! It was a wonderful 7th birthday, even though we didn't have a big party with friends. Thanks to some advice from a friend, we do parties with friends every other year. We decide to go to Jump On It for her birthday as a family, and she got to invite one friend....who she decided should be her cousin Keira. She didn't want all her other friends to feel bad that she could only pick one of them so she opted for a cousin. Which I loved and encouraged as soon as she suggested it! Her favorite gifts this year had to be her Web kinz', and her flowers from Daddy. This picture is of her favorite thing to do in the whole wide world right now....holding her baby brother. Sometimes she is a help in the baby department but most of the time I'm happy to have her at school during the day and home in the evening.

We couldn't love her more and are so happy to have her to ourselves!

flight of the stomach flu

2010-01-21T16:36:00.004-07:00

It’s become an annual thing for Matt to go goose hunting the first week in January. Oh how he loves this! It’s a good thing he does too, otherwise he be in big trouble. I would have to say that I deserve mom of the year for enduring the week without him. You see our children got the stomach flu the day that he left and the boys both threw up in the car that first day he was gone. (yes I said car!) It kind of set the precedence for the week to come. But we all survived and Matt had a wonderful week of hunting. Here are some great pictures of the good part of the week!
And if you are asking yourself what do they do with the birds, they give most of them away to locals and this year we are going to try cooking some....the heart that is. Let me know if any of you want to try some! We have had the jerky and it is really good!

sledding

2010-01-21T16:28:00.003-07:00

It's has become a favorite of ours to go sledding every winter at least once if not more! I think matt secretly wishes we were skiing as a family, and honestly so do I, but due to the economy and our growing family, sledding fits our budget a little bit better. This time baby J and I stayed home while matt and the kids met up with his parents.

christmas

2010-01-21T15:56:00.006-07:00

For Christmas this year we spent Christmas eve with Matt’s family and enjoyed the annual crab and prime rib fest! It was delicious! Christmas morning was mostly spent at our house playing with our gifts, with the big gift this year being the wii. Finally Matt took a shower so we could head down to the grandparents to exchanged more gifts. Each year gets better and better with kids and the excitement of santa coming! Here are some favorite pics of Christmas:Here are some random pictures taken during christmas day of each of the kidsJust seeing those faces puts a smile on my face, we had a wonderful christmas and hope that all of you did too.

new years resolution

2010-01-20T11:03:00.003-07:00

This year I have 1 new years resolution

be the best I can be

I just want to focus on being the best mom, wife, sister, daughter, and friend. I hope to concentrate more on the little things this year and not worry so much about things that don't matter.

However with that being said I do hope to blog better this year than I did last. My sister Heather just printed part of her blog into a book, and it has inspired me to be a better blogger/journalist for our family. I even got a wonderful new camera (a surprise from matt) that should help me out this year! it looks like this:

I have quite a few pictures to post of christmas and recent events so stay tuned!

update

2009-12-12T19:04:00.004-07:00

Where has the time gone? I feel like it was just yesterday that we had Joshua and now here it is the middle of December! Here is a little update on what has been happening in our lives.

1. My little cowboy turned 5!

Here is the byu football cake, made by Heather! And we threw a little party for him with his friends

everyone dressed up in their Halloween costumes! 2. Halloween
Here is Sara as a cat/leopard. She wanted to be a leopard, but what she wanted to wear was more like a cat.

Here is our storm trooper, and spidey

3. Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving this year was yummy as always and there aren't any pictures to prove it but this one of Curtis at the kids table. We did thanksgiving with the wirth family this year and then had our annual Saturday after thanksgiving with my family dinner. Both were yummy!

5. Joshua's blessing

We blessed Josh this last Sunday, it went just perfect! However I will say that 4 children equals not enough time to coordinate matching outfits for pictures (or money)!

He is such a good baby and we love his addition to the family, I love the spirit that he has brought into our house!

Baby J

2009-11-13T11:00:00.004-07:00

All my boys have looked newborn for maybe the first week of their life and then they look like they are a month old and keep that look for a while. Here J is 2 wks old. These pictures were taken by my sister-in -law Tiffany and we just love them, I'll post more later. He is now 6 weeks old and looks just the same, with a little less hair on top. Isn't this just the cutest baby picture? We are so in love with this little one!

my boys

2009-10-22T16:09:00.004-06:00

I posted this picture on facebook the other day and just thought I would put it here too, Oh how I love these boys. Who would have thought I'd have just 1 girl and 3 boys! I always thought I would have more girls than boys. The first 2 wks of baby J's life were really good, he was so mild natured and slept mostly, then we had a bad week of me eating things that his stomach didn't like. This past week has been back to wonderful, with my eating under control,(meaning no milk, cheese, chocolate, salad, and spicy foods), he has been a really good baby! We can't get enough of him!

It's a boy!

2009-10-02T09:22:00.003-06:00

Introducing: Joshua Blaine Wirth

7lbs 6oz

He is absolutely perfect in every way, we are so excited to have him here!

paradise

2009-10-01T18:04:00.002-06:00

I just wanted to post some pictures of our finished deck! Matt sure does a great job doesn't he! He built this deck with the help of uncle scott, and his dad. And it really feels like paradise when we are out on it!

is it time yet?

2009-09-09T18:05:00.003-06:00

I kept getting asked the same question over and over this morning! Is it time yet, mom? Zack's 1st day of preschool was today and boy was he ever ready! He came into my bedroom all ready at 7:30 am! He couldn't wait all morning to go! Isn't he the cutest preschooler ever! He didn't seem apprehensive at all, which made things very easy when dropping him off. Boy do I love this kid.

Zack's biggest fan, and favorite brother Zack's good friend Colby

Them walking off to preschool!

It's funny how you find yourself at times wishing for them to grow up, and other times wishing they were still yours to keep at home! Curtis did so well with his brother going to school, I didn't do as well, but very much enjoyed my time with Curty for a few hours. Overall a successful day!

P.S. 2 more weeks till baby number 4! We are very much anticipating this event....especially me!

mixed emotions

2009-08-20T09:35:00.006-06:00

Today is the first day of school. And boy do I have some mixed emotions! Let me just replay to you this mornings events.

I go in and wake Sara up, now I honestly expected her to either already be up and dressed out of excitement for the first day or to wake her up and have her jump out of bed and get dressed quickly. Neither of which happened. I took me a good 5 mins to get her out of bed...and then another 10 mins to get her dressed in the out fit that was laying out on the floor already to be put on! Now she wasn't upset or ornery about it, just slow. She acted as if she had been going to 1st grade for months and this was just another morning. I on the other hand was always so excited/nervous on the first day of school. Then we do her hair....I gave in and did her hair how she wanted, then we went downstairs for breakfast. I told her that today I would make her a special breakfast of whatever she wanted. I expected to be making pancakes or french toast this morning, but she wanted oatmeal. Which to me is not a special breakfast, but she informed me that it was her favorite. (I am glad that she chose it, only because I know that it is so filling and will keep her full until lunch, but still a bit surprised.)

Then we got ready to leave. She has insisted all week that she wants to ride the bus, and I am all for that especially have a baby due soon for her to be riding the bus. However I kind of wanted to take her the first day and take pictures at the school and make sure she knows where she is going. She didn't want that at all....(where did she come from!) I told her that I was at least coming to the bus stop to see her off.

Now the way the kids walk to the bus stop there are 2 small fences that they climb over to cross through a neighbors yard. I told her that being as pregnant as I am could not climb these fences so we would be driving to the bus stop. She didn't love that idea either so she said. "Look mom, can I just walk by myself and I'll take the camera and have someone take my picture? I'll put the camera in my backpack for the rest of the day and not take it out and bring it home to you, I promise." (Did my ears deceive me, or did my daughter just tell me in a round about way that she didn't want me to even come.) My, she is independent! This child is so not like me or her father is many ways! Well I told her I am sorry but my first child is going to first grade for the first time and I am at least going to the bus stop to see her off. And here I thought I would be crying about her being so old and growing up so fast, not because she didn't even seem to care if I was there. I told her I was going to miss her today, and asked if she'd miss me. She said I think I'll miss daddy today and you tomorrow. Man, she kills me!

When we got to the bus stop, her little friend ended up missing the bus so I had to send her alone, which didn't seem to bother her at all!

So here is her picture waiting for the bus, in the outfit she picked out, and a new lunch box. Her new shoes that she had to wear today! I didn't fight this battle either.Her and her brothers. In a form that her teacher had me fill out, one of the questions was what bothers your child the most. When I asked her, you can guess her answer.....her brothers.
Getting on the bus...the beginning and the end.I'm going to miss that little sassy pants during the day, but am so happy that she is as independent as she is. I should be grateful, I can't imagine sending a crying daughter to school, what a terrible day that would be!

the smallest things...

2009-08-19T11:30:00.006-06:00

Sometimes the smallest things make me smile! Today it was my little helper Zack. He helped me vacuum today. The thing that made me smile the most is that he was moving things all around to vacuum under them...like the couch, a table and the speakers. I was so impressed that he even thought of moving those objects. It also added to the list of things that make me believe he is a perfectionist, like so many of his relatives. (Both Gpas come to mind, and a few others)

a blur

2009-08-11T09:46:00.009-06:00

Matt and I were talking the other day about how the past 6 weeks have been a blur! So much has happened that 6 weeks ago feels like a year ago! But I am going to attempt to record them!

First up we have the 4th of July! One of my favorite holidays! This years felt very different, due to Matt trying to prepare for his first week long campout as scoutmaster. But it was memorable! It began Friday at 5:30 in the morning. I took the kids to the hot air balloons down in provo, and met alli and chris and kids there. It was so early in the morning I forgot my camera! (and I'm pregnant) My kids have been there before, but they are at that age where everything is so much fun, because they understand things and comment on the things they see so well. (I don't know if that made sense, but every event this year is more exciting because they are older.) As the balloons were being blown up, my kids were afraid that they would fall back down on them. Matt went hiking that morning with his dad and brother, and enjoyed the balloons from up on timp. We then met up at the Ranch, where my mom cooked all of us, and my siblings a delightful breakfast! I then took the Sara and Zack with me to provo and met Laura. We went to all the different booths they had downtown. Then we went to the Provo Parade Saturday morning, again I forgot the camera....did I mention I'm pregnant? I then the kids and I headed up hobble creek canyon to my favorite place to be on the 4th, Watkins cabin. Matt went home to pack and get ready. We spent the afternoon there and then came home to watch the staduim of fire's fireworks at a park near Paul and Shantel Gehrings house. It was a busy day but so much fun. Poor Matt was trying to have a fun weekend, but was a little stress about the week to come.

These are the only pictures I have of the 4th...how sad I know! Sara had a matching tank top too. My mom got a good one of them up at watkins...you should post that mom!

The next week was scout camp. Hooray for it to finally be here, yet sad to have Matt gone a whole week with no cell phone coverage to even talk to him. My Family was a great support that week though with my mom taking one child a day that week, and then planning plenty of activities that week made it not seem so long. We headed to a Griffiths reunion up in Clarkston that Saturday, which was nice.

The next weekend we headed up to silver meadows for the Ford Reunion. I told Matt earlier this year that if he wanted me to go camping to his reunions there was one rule. We had to borrow my parents trailer so that I had a bathroom to use in the middle of the night. So we borrowed the trailer and had a wonderful time. It is so pretty up there. To reiterate what I said earlier, camping this year was so fun because of how excited my kids got. They so love the outdoors and are just at a great age where I don't have to be looking after them every sec. They can play and I can relax. We did some shooting and 4-wheeling.

Lets not forget Pioneer day. Thanks to Jenny and Jared we had a wonderful time going to their house for dinner and fireworks! I'm starting to really enjoy that holiday too.

On the 25th we headed up to Bear Lake! Our Kids absolutely love bear lake and talk about it year round. This year was a bit windy, but one of my best bear lake trips since we started having kids. I know that sounds weird being 7 1/2 months pregnant and enjoying a camping trip where your husband is out in the boat practically the whole time, but it was. My only reget was not spending enough time chatting with my cousins. I feel almost guilty for how cool of a summer we've been having, it has made my being pregnant much easier.These first few pics are from Sarah's camera, thank goodness she went I now have alot more pictures!Blake and the boys.Matt surfing the wakeThe pics of wake boarding are of Matt, he's getting pretty good!

The following weekend I took a girls trip to Park City with my sister-in-laws. We had alot of fun and got to spend some money! What girls wouldn't love that! We plan to make it an annual thing! Laura was suppose to go too, only Matt's Grandpa Wirth died the wednesday before and stayed home to help out with the funeral arrangements. It was somewhat of a difficult death for us, even though it was expected. It was fun however to visit with all the relatives from Baker, Oregon, that came out to the funeral. What a wonderful family. We had a busy weekend with them and the funeral. Matt and his brothers all spoke at the funeral and did an incredible job!

That following weekend (Aug. 7-10) we went to the Leo Ford reunion, down by fish Lake. We weren't able to make it down until Friday night, but it still was worth it! And can I just say....Dusty!!! My daughter....takes the cake when it comes to getting dirty! It is amazing at how quickly she can get dirty. It doesn't take long for the boys to follow suit. The highlight for Matt and I that trip was seeing our kids, Sara and Curtis, catch their first fish all by themselves. Zack caught one too all by himself, only it was his second fish he's caught. (All by themselves meaning they reeled them in by themselves.) Zack fished last and it was getting dark so his fish picture is taken at home, where we fried up the fish and ate it! Yum!

I thought I would take a few pictures of the "rigs" that went up to the reunion, along with a random picture of Zack:) The white buffalo is Gma Jenny's, the 4 wheelers are Blaine and Laura's, Ours is the other one with my parents trailer of course! Now there were alot more great "rigs" up there, but I didn't get my camera out in time.

And now you know why I haven't blogged in a month!

Don't worry I haven't forgotten to breath during the last few weeks, but I do feel very exhausted!

a day to remember

2009-07-02T14:21:00.002-06:00

I don't really remember celebrating Memorial Day when I was younger, other than going camping. But Matt always went to the cemetery with his family. The Ford side of his family is all from Utah so naturally he has many relatives buried in the Orem and Provo cemetery. So this past memorial day we decided to spend it at the "place where dead people are" (from the mouth of Zack.) We had a great time. We went to the orem, provo, and wallsburg cemetery. Hopefully next year we will be able to go around to some of my relatives grave sites. Here are a few pictures.

hukilau princess

2009-07-02T13:47:00.003-06:00

Can you guess what song and dance the kindergartners did for field day? The "Hukilau"! It was fun to watch all the kids and their dances! Here is a pictures of the hukilau princess herself!

fishing anyone?

2009-06-26T16:55:00.005-06:00

There are 2 more May activities that I wanted to get up on my blog. The first is fishing. Matt and I have been in charge of the planning of the "Buttars family activities" this year, and for the first one we decide to take everyone fishing. Mainly because all the in-laws (Matt, Chris, and Scott) love to fish, and second our kids saved up their money and all wanted to by fishing poles with their money so they now needed to go fishing. We decide to go to Maple Lake, up past Payson. It was very fun, even though none of the kids caught anything. Zack probably loved it the best of the kids, but all had a great time. Matt, Chris, and Sarah (Jared's girlfriend) were the only ones to catch a fish. Here are some pics:

Sara and her barbie fishing pole!A group pictureMatt and Curtis holding the fish, it wasn't very bigOur strong guys, Blake, Zack, and Curty

(I told them to show me their muscles. Alli and Chris you need to teach Blake how to do that;)Chris was right there to help the kids, but did most of the fishing himself. (Of course he had to fish with Blake's pole.)I missed getting the picture of all the girls so these 2 will have to represent all of us.I saved one of the cutest pictures for last! Baby Ty sat in his stroller most of the time and was content, but you could tell he sometimes just wants to be older and do everything else the other kids are doing. He is a doll and we love him to death!

We missed Scott who had to work, however everyone else came! Even the padres were good sports and came up and sat in chairs and commentated!

I must add that Matt took the boys later this month with some of his family (Sara and I stayed home) up to Strawberry to fish and Zack was the only one to catch a fish. 18 inches!! Zack really did catch it all by himself, of course Matt was by his side telling him what to do. Matt was a bit busy helping him to take a picture, Laura however stepped right in for him though! (a surprise to anyone?) Unfortunately I have yet to get it off her camera, so you can imagine the fish as big as you'd like!

curtis, curtis, curtis

2009-06-11T16:49:00.005-06:00

A month ago we celebrated Curtis' 3rd birthday! He has done nothing but bring us joy and laughter in the past 3 years! I honestly can't imagine life with out this sweet thing! He is the most gracious little boy, thanking me constantly for the things that I do, and telling me that he loves me and that I make him happy. He is rarely in a bad mood, and loves to laugh and tease. He reminds me alot of my Grandpa Richins...quick to smile and quick to joke! Although I see my Dad's teasing nature in him as well. He is easy to please, especially when it comes to food! He LOVES to sing, and catches on to lyrics very quickly! He loves playing with Sara and Zack, and yet can entertain himself for hours. His latest saying is...."actually, i change my mind." Here are a few pics, of my favorite "curty" faces! This child can put a smile on your face in an intance!

We celebrated his birthday with the wirth's at home and then with the buttars the next day fishing. Here are a few of those pic's:

I ended up video taping most of his birthday at home this is the only picture I ended up taking.

Here is his pirate cake, made by his aunt HeatherHe loved this cake so much and talked about it for days!

He would get so excited when he received his gifts!

We love you Curtis! Happy Birthday!

***More fishing pictures to come!

graduation

2009-05-28T13:11:00.002-06:00

3 cheers for Kindergarten graduation!!

Sara's class along with the other kindergarten classes had their program last week, and oh what a great program it was! They sang songs and had little speaking parts, of course shy little sara (yes, you read that right!) had a dancing part not speaking. It was so great. I felt like crying through the whole thing, one song in paticular, I'm proud to be an american (is that even the title of the song? if not you know what song I mean right?) had almost the whole audience in tears! They sang that song so loud and proud, just thinking about it brings tears! After the program it was off to the classroom for awards and the graduation hats!

Doesn't she look thrilled in this photo! She hate's things around her chin.

We all made it including Staci and the Grandmas!
This is Sara's wonderful teacher, I was very happy with her! She does a great job!

And Sara's #1 fans!

Now it's off to 1st grade!!

my grandpa he's 95

2009-05-21T11:51:00.006-06:00

I thought it would be fun to make this title a line out of a song....and you can all try and guess who the singer is! It happens to be Sara's favorite song right now and this blog is about her and her DANCE (hint) recital.

All these years I have put off putting Sara in dance for 2 reasons! 1-Money, and 2-I didn't want to try and live my dreams through my daughter. Plus she never really seemed interested. Well some neighbors and I decided to put our daughters in the little dance program at the local rec. center this past winter season, and they just had their recital! It was so much more fun than I expected! AND She really did so well!! She never practiced at home, and so I was half expecting her to not really know the dance and to my surprise she not only knew the whole thing, but she was on beat!!! Maybe she does have a little of me in her.

This picture I took right before the dance rehearsal, she had to pose!

This one was at the recital. She asked a few days before if "Dad could bring her flowers to the recital!" How in the world she knew about that I'll never know. Her friend told her dad..."roses or tulips please." They are quite a pair her and her friend. Matt pulled through like usual with some pretty Gerber daisy's.

Now my only thought is where do I go from here, I don't think I want her to continue at the rec. center, because I think she shows great potential. However at the same time I want her to really want to take dance on her own. I also want to be able to afford to take her to a more professional dance studio that can give her some good training. She has informed us that she wants to take dance, soccer, and swimming lessons this summer. If only we were made of money to really do that:) She will just have to dream of that in the mean while.

date night

2009-05-20T09:55:00.003-06:00

Now that I am pregnant with my fourth, I am suddenly worried about being able to give each child the attention that they need! I find it hard already with three. I have heard of people that will take each kid out individually once a month so that that child feels of their love for them. I would love to do that, but I feel like that is a little too much for me to do these days. However when the opportunity presents itself, I've promise myself to take full advantage of it, as does Matt. He does it a bit better than I do actually.

Well thanks to my parents I did have an opportunity to have a date night with my little Zacky. (side note: just yesterday I heard Zack telling Curtis that when he was a baby his name was Zacky and now it's just Zack!)

I was able to take Zack to see the Lippizaner Stallions a few weeks ago. Others that attended were, Heather and Scott, Jared and Sarah, Stac and Natalie, my Parents, and grandparents, and Aunt Lisa and Uncle Paul. And here are some pictures:

My cute date

This horse did an amazing jump, I caught the beginning of it. They were really big horses.

The horses were so well trained this is them walking diagonally. I couldn't figure out how to take good pictures in that lighting, can you tell? :)

It lasted a bit too long for this cowboy! He is such a sweetheart! I love him to death and am grateful to have had a date night just with him!

what blog?

2009-05-18T10:38:00.004-06:00

Do I have a blog? you ask.....not lately. I have not been in the mood to blog lately, not one little bit! The other day I was outside with my kids and saw a lady walking her dog, rather her dog walking her! And I realized that was me and life these days! Life is walking me, or maybe running me. I know I need to take control, and there are many moments that I do, however for the most part, my life is controling me. I have a million things to post and have goals to do it this week soooo.....this week will be the test to see if I have the will power to take back my life into my hands! (by the way my life is mostly my kids so they are the ones pulling me along.)

just the two of us

2009-04-07T16:08:00.004-06:00

Thanks to Heather, Alli, and my Padres, Matt and I had a wonderful weekend! Matt and I went up to the Zermatt Resort in Midway to celebrate Matt's b-day! And they all took a child! We had such a great time! We ate some incredible food from Schneitter's Restaurant right next to the Resort. They have an all you can eat seafood buffet every friday night, So if any of you are seafood lovers you would love this. We also ate their brunch in the morning, which was soooo incredible too. We took a long ride and listened to conference on Sat, then went on up to park city for a while. Matt then went to the priesthood session, while I rested, and we then went to the pool! It was a relaxing weekend that we totally recommend to all! I had planned to take all these pictures, and was too relaxed to lift up the camera at all. Sorry.

Bonus points to anyone who knows the singer of my title to my blog!! (I know you know it Marchelle!)

we are all crazy about this man!!!

2009-03-31T18:21:00.006-06:00

There is one man that my kids and I adore more than any other man it the world!! And his special day is coming up! Here are a few reasons why we love him!

(KIDS reasons)

He wrestles with us every night (right before bedtime, just when mom thinks we don't need to have fun;)

He reads to us every night. (which is a big deal because he hates to read!)

He plays in the snow with us. (mom really loves this one!)

He works hard on our house.

He takes us to Cabelas

He takes us camping, and 4-wheeling, and teaches us about guns.

He takes turns taking one of us at a time to the store with him.

He lets us play games on his phone.

He really is a kid at heart, and I think that is why he is so good with our kids! (Mine)

He's hot!

He will draw me baths (sorry no picture for this one!)

He loves me no matter what comes out of my mouth.

He's super smart.
I love that he loves food so much

He love HIS Spain! He will go grocery shopping for me
He is a family man, he especially loves to be with his brothers. He will rub my back while throwing up, and then clean any mess it makes!

He works on our house so hard all the time

He washes my car

He can cook, if needed

He bbq's and is the breakfast maker!

He knows when I'm about to break as a mother and will take over.

He doesn't complain about me and my faults

He is greatest deal maker ever with our kids.

He is spiritual, and insightful.

I love his passion for things, like hunting or biking. Ok I really could go on forever, only because I think he is the best!

We love you!

from baby to big boy

2009-03-19T13:23:00.005-06:00

I am sure that most of you "moms" out there must share my feelings about potty training. It is the worst! If I had to rank things that I hate to do as a mom for my kids, I think potty training might be number 1! With that being said, I have dragged out potty training Curtis for quite a while! We had such a hard time with Sara, so with Zack and Curtis I waited, until I knew for sure they were ready.

Well this past week I finally gave in and started the potty training. we have been at it for a week and a half, and I am happy to report that yesterday we had "no accidents!" AND we only ever did have one pooping accident! I have been very blessed with this child! He even chants "go curtis go curtis" when he goes poop! (that was encouraged by his older siblings!) I should give most of the credit to my two sweet children, Sara and Zack for they truly helped their younger brother out. They were his cheerleaders every step of the way! I know I should claim victory yet, but I am convinced that it will only get easier with him. So for any of you out there trying to potty train your first, and hate it to death, just know that the 2nd and 3rd get easier, because of the older siblings examples! Well at least that has been my experience. So now my baby is no longer my baby but a big boy! (just in time to have another baby eh?)

not fair

2009-03-17T13:53:00.002-06:00

So I am 12.5 wks and I am SHOWING...meaning my belly is sticking out! (And it's not a cute little ball either!) Don't get me wrong I am excited to be pregnant, but do I really have to be showing already? Is it really because it's my 4th? Those of you who have had your 4th, was it the same with you? I really am trying to embrace this pregnancy and not worry about how big I get, so I just want to get it out now! Thanks.

There I should be good now:)

what's up

2009-03-10T13:54:00.002-06:00

So I have taken a leave of absence this past month due to sickness that I would rather not discuss. I am getting better, but have about 6 more weeks of it, I'm afraid.

There is only one main thing that happen this last month that is worth blogging about. NASCAR!!! We traveled down to mesquite again for the annual nascar trip! I did fairly well...considering the whole pregnancy thing. It has become one of our favorite things to do. Mainly because it gives us a weekend to ourselves, the kids stay with the most wonderful parents ever! We are very lucky and thankful to have them. Our favorite driver is Carl Edwards and although he didn't win this year, it was still so fun! It has become quite entertaining. We didn't take any pictures, but got some good footage on video.

this month is such a special one...

2009-02-06T10:19:00.006-07:00

Sara and Blake's birthdays are very close together, so the past few years we have celebrated them together, which is great, however it usually ends up meaning that Sara has 3 different parties, 2 family parties and 1 friends. I all to often don't take pictures of everything, however here are a few that we did take!

Sara loving her one of her birthday giftsBlake opening one of his, I couldn't get a picture of him looking up the whole time! Oh how we love you Blake!

Curtis enjoying blake's gift

I meant to take pictures of everyone there and all I got was Heather and Scott. Jared and Sarah were there along with my Mom and Dad. Oh and don't forget we had it at Alli and Chris' house so they were there too. We missed you Stac.

Here is a cute picture of the boys with their favorite Grandma B

Sara's cake, we did cupcakes with the friends and with my side of the family. This one I made for the Wirth side celebration.
We went bowling for Sara's Birthday with the Wirths as well. I also didn't take pictures of everyone there, it seems as though I am a bit selfish these days, only taking pictures of my kids.
Everyone was there though for the bowling, Laura, Blaine, Jake, Jenni, Lucas, Michael, Tiffany, and Christian. Our kids had a blast.

Sara's 1st cake, I made this along with cupcakes for her friends to decorate. She decorated it herself.

After last years friend birthday party, I felt as though i had spent our life savings (not really) on her party with the activities and gift bag. I had decided (thanks to a friend) this year, that I would only do a friends birthday party every other year, however Sara has a play group every thursday, and it just happen to be our turn to have it at our house the week of her birthday, so i decided to just have a small celebration with those girls. And it didn't break the bank luckily! Here are the cute things! We are lucky to live by families that have girls Sara's age.

All in all it was a successful month, tiring, but fun!

sick

2009-02-05T13:45:00.002-07:00

Today I had the pleasure of throwing up a bunch of vegetables, and it happen to come up through my nose. And now all I can smell is the throw up. sick, I know! (just in case you were wondering how my day is going.)

growing

2009-01-30T09:50:00.002-07:00

We are excited to announce that our family will be GROWING from 5 to 6! If all goes well it will happen in the end of Sept!

my favorite little girl in the world!!!

2009-01-28T09:11:00.005-07:00

Happy Birthday to my sweet Sara!! Today Sara turns six!! I think whenever she has a birthday, because she is my first, I realize that I am a mom and sometimes that overwhelms me a bit! I can't believe how lucky I am though to have gotten her as a child. Most of you know that she is....how do I put this....a bit head strong, but she is the most wonderful little thing ever!! I love her so much!!! I can't imagine life without her! (and don't worry i am bawling like a baby writing this!)

Some of her favorites are:

Color: Pink (and every other color!)

Hobby: Drawing and craft making.

Food: I'm not sure she even eats let alone has a favorite food! No, I think it would be breakfast foods, pretty much any breakfast food.

Book: Fancy Nancy and Pinkalicious

Place: I think it's a tie between Bear Lake and Seattle.

Movie: The newest Barbie movie that ever comes out.

Toy: her camera

I thought I would add more pictures of her that show her fun personality, she really is such a joy to us, and we LOVE her soooo much!

This is the earliest picture I have of her on my computer, she is an outdoor lover!

This shows her love for pink and how she's always trying to make us laugh!She is her daddy's princessAnd her mommy'sShe's our "crazy hair" girl

She is our funny face maker! I blame that on her uncles.

She loves her accessories

She is our Snow Princess She is known to get messier than her brothers She is the 4-wheeling queen

She is a poser

Our little water bug

a true camper that doesn't mind the dirt or bugs, she even tries to catch them

A dancer

Our favorite little girls face

I can't tell you why I put this in, I just love this picture!

Always so happyHer brothers favorite sister !
Isn't she wonderful! We love her millions and billions.

random christmas pictures

2009-01-14T11:06:00.000-07:00

a new year

2009-01-08T10:02:00.004-07:00

So out with old and in with new. ready or not here comes 2009.

I can honestly say that I am ready and anxious for this coming year! I had a fabulous year in 2008 and am really excited for this next year (except for my birthday, I'm turning 31, which seems too old for how I feel!)

Some of my new years resolutions are:

Get up at 6:30 every morning (I hope to make it 6 before the year ends), I just think I'll be more likely to read my scriptures and exercise if I am up early.
Eat healthier and feed my children healthier foods.
BE HAPPY. I want to focus on really making us feel like a happy family.
Sew, and I'd also like to learn to knit and crochet.
Be more organized

These aren't too hard are they?

I do have christmas pictures to post, however I am without my camera this weekend, so you all will have to celebrate christmas again with us in about a week.

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-21T20:33:00.002-07:00

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !

From Matt Jess Sara Zack and Curty!

We love you all and wish you the best this holiday season!

temple square

2008-12-15T09:47:00.002-07:00

At the beginning of the month Matt and I decided that this year we wanted to take the kids to Temple square and see the lights. So last Thursday we took the kids and met Laura and Blaine and Heather and Scott at the trax's in Sandy. We rode up and then met Jared and Sarah there. It was so much fun!! We had a blast. My favorite thing was that it wasn't very busy! We were able to see the nativity scene from the front. (a first for me!) We went in the visitors center to see the Christus, and saw Rahul's sister who is a missionary there, she leaves this week to go home. (That just made me miss Marchelle!) Then we went around to the front of the temple. It was soo pretty. I think my kids favorite part was riding trax! Curtis keeps asking us if we can go ride the choo choo train again! We had lots of fun! Here are some pics:

the good stuff

2008-12-11T12:15:00.003-07:00

I am sorry to say to all of those who like diet drinks....but I hate them!! not the people, the drinks. I want the good stuff! I have been craving Pepsi's lately, and no I'm not pregnant, and in order to avoid sugar... I bought some diet thinking it would satisfy my cravings...but no! Now I have never been a big caffeine/ Coke/ Pepsi drinker. I would drink them here and there, but lately I don't know what has gotten into me...I love my Pepsi! I would love it if someone out their could make water taste like Pepsi, then I could drink it all day!

3 turkey days

2008-12-08T10:00:00.005-07:00

Well this year was quite the treat! We had 3 Thanksgivings! On Thursday we went to my Grandma and Grandpa Buttars' house, Friday it was off to Laura and Blaine's, and then Saturday it was with my Parents. The past couple of years Matt and I have bought a turkey to cook because we never get enough leftovers, and this year we bought another one thinking the same...well...after 3 days of turkey we were turkeyed out!!! Have you ever imagined you could be turkeyed out? I haven't....but it happen.

Well we had a wonderful holiday and are so blessed! This is definitely one of my favorite holidays!!!Here is the kids the morning of Thanksgiving. Doesn't Sara look so tall!Gma and Gpa ButtarsStac, Mom and Dad. Jared left before I could get himCurtis was the only kid left at the table by the time my camera got out. (by the way he didn't like his carrots or celery, and that is about all he doesn't like)After dinner!! I didn't get any pictures at Laura's and only a few at my parents new house.Curty and Ty. Curtis loves his cousins sooo much.

The grandkids...that is my mom and dad's grand kids....aren't they just the cutest!

Our family at the ranch house!

happy birthday to heather

2008-12-08T09:33:00.005-07:00

ok so this is a really late post, but I finally downloaded these pics from my camera, and if you read heathers blog or alli or anyones in my family you know that we celebrated heathers b-day up at her hubby's families cabin. (back on nov 13th) It was so much fun!!! I think heather really did the gift giving that birthday! We love you Heather and had a fun time!! Enjoy these pics:

rock band anyone? they look so serious don't they!

The nerf gun was a hit with this little boy and a couple of others

I took this picture can you tell?

Snow time!!!!

a week of thanks

2008-11-25T16:36:00.004-07:00

Do you ever have one of those weeks where you feel out of control of your life...your kids act out every minute of the day, and your house just seems to get dirtier even though all you do all week is clean it (or so it seems)? Your voice is octaves louder than normal all day. And you feel exhausted before you get out of bed in the morning? This past week has been one of those "weeks." And after having this kind of a week I have decided that I need to have a post of thankfulness. So here goes:

I am grateful for Sara because:
1. She plays with Zack and Curtis.
2. She lets me do her hair (most of the time).
3. She no longer has accidents during the day.
4. She loves school and is so eager to share with me her day.
5. She is quick to give up her cereal box in the morning to her brothers. She really is the peacemaker of the kids.

I am grateful for Zack because:
1. He gets himself dressed in the morning!
2. He is playing better with his brother.
3. He is a great cuddler.
4. He eats breakfast and lunch well...we're working on dinner.
5. He is so good when you take him places.

I am grateful for Curtis because:
1. He wakes up so happy.
2. He is so friendly with everyone.
3. He loves to give kisses.
4. He takes naps and is so easy to put to bed
5. He is always smiling, and is quick to laugh.

I am grateful for Matt because:
1. He always listens.
2. He believes in what I do...
3. He is a great Dad and knows just when to step in, cause mom has had enough.
4. He is a hard worker...whether it is in his own home or at work.
5. He doesn't hold a grudge or get offended easily.
6. He is a great hugger and kisser...
7. He loves me no matter how dumb I can be.
8. He tells me everything!
9. He makes his own lunches.
10. He irons his own clothes!

As a side note I am extremely grateful for the gospel and for a loving family. My closest friends are my family and I am deeply grateful for all they do for me and my family. Also I am grateful that Matt has job during this yucky economy stuff, and for a roof over our heads and vehicles that operate! I feel very blessed! I already am forgetting my bad week! Now I am grateful to have had that bad week, because it made me do this post.

goodbye innocence

2008-11-10T14:50:00.007-07:00

My sweet and innocent little curty has succumb to the evil influence of his siblings!!!! Yesterday I didn't let curtis have something and he said the worst thing he could ever say! "I Hate You" Now I hear this phrase almost daily from his siblings, and it doesn't even phase me. In fact I almost anticipate it, but I never thought I would hear it from my sweet, little, innocent curtis! Oh how my heart hurt! This little soul who comes in my room every morning and wakes me up by showering me with his wet kisses.... who bats his eyes at you just to make you smile...who constantly wants a hug and kiss from you....who laughs uncontrollably at almost anything!! Not Curty!!! Goodbye innocence!

halloween day

2008-11-04T11:34:00.003-07:00

Our morning started out at Sara's school to see the parade of kids!! sorry to say we didn't get pictures of that, but then it was in the car to visit Gma B at her elementary school and we saw her schools parade too! Then we were back in the car to go visit Dad!Then home to trick or treatThen we went to both grandparents house, this picture include a little storm trooper, named Lucas!

thriller

2008-10-31T11:24:00.004-06:00

Last night Matt and I went to Thriller! It was amazing!!! I loved it! I totally recommend it!
It made me miss dancing! When I die and go to heaven, I will spend the majority of my time in a dance room!

happy birthday zack! and deer hunt 2008

2008-10-28T11:55:00.005-06:00

Our little Zack turned 4 a week ago on the 19th! Zack (or wac as Curtis calls him) is our sensitive one. His favorite color up until a few days ago was dark blue, it is now orange. He is quite the daddy's boy. Although I prefer to think he just pretends to be and that really inside he is a mama's boy:) His dad's favorite color is orange hence the new change of favorite color! He will do everything that his dad tells him to. Matt can get Zack to wear clothes that I can't and do things that I can't as well. As you know from previous posts Zack wore his pirate shirts almost all summer along with his camo shorts. He is very particular with what he wears even down to his underwear! He also can change his composure with in a matter of second; example: he is crying and whining about how hungry he is to me..."I say to him how do you ask me nicely"..he then with a smile on his face will say "mom can you please get me something to eat, I'm hungry." He is very neat and makes his bed everyday! He loves 4-wheeling, and riding his scooter and bike. When Gma Laura took him to pick out a birthday present he kept picking out toys for his sister and brother, she had to keep reminding him that it was a present for him! He has the kindest heart. He loves to cuddle with you and give hugs, but is a real boys boy. One of my favorite things about him are his eyes while he is laughing, they glisten. He loves his CARS cars aka lightning, the king, and chick. I love this boy with all my heart! He is a wonderful addition to our family!

We celebrated his birthday this year by going deer hunting, lets rephrase that we went camping while Matt, Michael, Jake, and Blaine went hunting. Here are some pictures: The first thing my kids do is get dirty when we go camping!And of course they found a worm....gross!Sara found a new love this past summer....powdered donuts!Four wheeling buddiesThe "real" excitement of the whole camping experience! Michael and his beautiful 4 point!The boys reenacting the deers face after being shot! Oh how I love those boys!!

The deer hunters minus Jake. Jake had to leave earlier in the day for work. Here we are, our little family camping! I am so grateful for my kids and husband, they are the best ever!!!

itty bitty football

2008-10-13T13:18:00.005-06:00

One of my favorite things about fall is FOOTBALL! Wait or is it my husbands favorite, I can't remember! Well anyway I think it has now become a family affair! We put Zack in Itty Bitty Football through the local rec. center, and he has loved it ever since the first day! Here are a few pictures of him.

He is on the green bay packers team, and there are in all 6 different teams. They all take turns rotating around the gym doing different activities. Here are a few action pictures!Here are some of the Fans!!! Curtis, who is always asking me if he can play, whit is a neighbor that came to watch with us one day, and the bottom picture is Michael and Tiffanys baby, Christian.We are lucky enough to babysit him 3 days of the week! Isn't he just the cutest! Also we couldn't finish this post with out mentioning his buddy Colby, whose Mom is so on top of it and helped me sign zack up for football the day before it started!! He and Zack are on the same team and have so much fun together. Of course I haven't gotten a picture of the 2 of them yet, but I will soon! We are loving this fall football season and hope your family is too! GO BYU!!!

worried

2008-10-11T17:45:00.001-06:00

Is the economy freaking anyone else out like it is me?!!!!

Tag I'm it

2008-10-07T18:22:00.003-06:00

K this is the sadest thing ever- I was tagged like 2 1/2 weeks ago and am just barely doing it! I didn't realize it until 2 days ago. And this will be a hard one for me, because I'm not sure I can think of 8 things for all of the catagories, but here goes.

8 T.V. shows I love to watch:

I'm not sure really, cause all I watch is kid shows now!

CSI (any of them really, but my favorite is Miami)

Food Network

American Idol

So you think you can dance

The news (does that count as a T.V. show?)

I really don't watch that much tv! I could probably name 8 shows my husband likes and 8 shows my kids like, but I can't think of any more for myself.

8 Favorite Restaurants:

Cafe Rio

Asian Star

Maccaroni Grill

Outback (for some reason I crave this when I'm pregnant)

P.F. Changs

Costa Vida

Zupas

Rumbi

8 Things that happened yesterday:

Showered before the kids got up!!

did 3 loads of laundry (all but one load got folded and put away)

went to lunch at Applebee's with some friends

went for a walk with 3 kids!

played scoccer with Sara and Zack for about 5 mins

warmed up leftovers from Sunday

cleaned kitchen

watch csi miami with Matt on the couch

8 Things I look forward to:

taking a long hot bubble bath tonight with Matt

going hunting this year with Matt and the kids

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Christmas

getting my salon done in the house

Nascar in the spring

going to madrid in the spring

8 Things I love about fall

Taking walks in the middle of the afternoon

The colors

The smells

Halloween

Soup

doughnuts and apple cider

Long sleeves and Jackets, warm socks and the HEATER!

Fall shopping up in Park City

8 Things on My Wish list:

To have no more things to fix in our house (My cousin had this on her list and I would have to agree!)

To have kids that pick up after themselves (I know I'm dreaming)

A whole new wardrobe

to be rich enough for matt to retire and be at home all day

3 more kids (one at a time that is!)

go to Costa Rica

visit Marchelle and Brittany

get a new camera!

from the mouth of babes

2008-09-29T09:48:00.005-06:00

So I've been thinking alot about things I need to blog about and these two experiences are some that NEED to be recorded down!!

The first one is a conversation that Sara had with Gpa Nolan. She was being babysat by my parents on the last sat conference back in April, some of you have heard this, and their conversation went something like this:

gpa: Sara do you know what happens when you turn 8?

s: I don't have to sit in a car seat anymore!

gpa: yes, but you also get to be baptized

s: oh I'm not going to be baptized until I know which church is true

gpa: I can tell you which church is true

s: no Gpa, I'm going to pray like Joseph did and find out which church is true!

Sara is one determined girl!! We love her and her personality! She is one that keeps us on our toes and doesn't take your word for it. If she wants something she will do almost anything to get it. I just have to tell myself daily that her devotion to getting what she wants will be SO beneficial for her when she gets older. Meaning if Matt and I can keep her on the right path, as she gets older she will use that for the good! As you can tell she acts years older than she really is...that is most of the time. She will also act like the youngest child in the room in order to get some attention. There has been many times that I have thought that she was meant to be Heathers daughter, but I am SO glad shes mine! I love her to pieces!

The next experience is again a conversation that Zack had with his Gma B. My mom was keeping Zack and Curtis for us one weekend this last summer, while Matt, Sara and I went to Seattle for a family reunion. My mom and Zack were reading a book, I think, and the conversation went something like this:

z: gma can you help me find a bush?

gma: Why do you need a bush?

z: cause I need to go pee in it

gma: honey, we don't go pee in the bushes, we go in the potty.

Explanation: On behalf of my child I would like to do a little explaining. This past summer was his first summer being potty trained, which means that when we went camping, which we did about 4 different times, he learned that he being a boy could go pee in a bush rather than go into gma and gpa's trailer. He thought he was such a big boy being able to do this!

Now there are probably a million more funny things that my kids have said over the summer, but those are some classics that I just had to write down! And I am sure we are in for some real big laughs from Curtis just as soon as he starts talking better!

inspired

2008-09-26T10:57:00.003-06:00

So a couple of weeks ago I went to a R.S. enrichment activity, and was inspired to do lots of things.

One: make homemade wheat bread, which I did. After a couple of months of whining from my husband to use our new wheat grinder, I finally got it out and used it. However I learned at the enrichment activity that practice makes perfect when making bread. Mine didn't raise like it was suppose to, but it tasted fine, so we have 4 flat loafs of wheat bread. Matt is in heaven though! My only complaint is that if practice makes perfect can someone come up with a recipe to make only 1 loaf of bread instead of 4!

Two: buy a better camera. I haven't got the cash to do so, but I am going to start learning all about the SLR cameras while saving my pennies, and I do mean pennies! I get so frustrated with taking pictures and not having the lighting right or not being able to zoom like I want. I do promise to start taking more pictures with the one I have and playing around with it more so that I become familiar with all the modes it has. That should help me better prepare myself too. OH and I want photo shop. I know that is loads of money too, I'll just start saving for that too and maybe by the time I have grand kids I will have a nice camera and program! So really my inspiration from this class was to take more pictures!

Three: blog more for myself and my children. I learned that for like $40 you can get your blog printed and bound. A whole yrs worth of blogs in one book! What a keepsake for my kids! So I will try to be better at recording my families daily happenings. I have such a hard time blogging, because I worry my inability in expressing my thoughts and feelings, but NO MORE. I vow to blog even if i can't express my thoughts and feelings as I would like to.

Four: food storage....need I say more. Matt and I really have been trying hard this summer to build up our food storage, so this was kind of like an up lifter class, if you know what I mean. I got lots of information at this class in pamphlets, which is nice to actually have things in writing. Now all i need is Alli to come and organize me;)

So I had 4 big inspiring classes at this activity, I am so thankful for activities like this that keep me on my toes, and inspire me. (Don't be suprise to see more posts of summer events that need documenting for my kids!)

2 in 1

2008-09-18T10:42:00.006-06:00

2 in 1, meaning 2 posts in one! First of all Sara got a hair cut!! (If you don't remember how long her hair was before, look at the last post!) I took of about 2 1/2 inches off. We weren't necessarily going for that much off, but being the wiggle worm that she is, it became straight at that length. We love the new cut, even though it makes her look older. She loves it too! Mom is happy that it is still long enough to curl! Here is the end product soon after the cut.

The 2 of "2 in 1" is that today is picture day at school, and Sara wanted to pick her outfit herself and being the wonderful mom that I am I let her wear it. Okay I'll be honest I wanted her to wear a different color shirt than she picked out, and I fought her as hard as I could, but she won in the end. Usually the background in our school photos is blue so I didn't really want her to wear blue. But she wanted to wear her blue shirt.

Here is her entire outfit that she picked out. I also fought her on wearing her shoes without socks, "but mom they gave me a blister that one time", so hence the socks with shoes.
And of course, we can't take a picture of Sara without taking one of the boys! Every morning Curtis takes his shirt off, because he has to be "strong guy". He got that from Zack earlier this summer. Zack one day decided that in order to be a strong guy he needed to take off his shirt! We have lots of "strong guy" pictures of the two of them. They really are my strong guys though, they help me laugh through the day, which in turn helps me get through my day!

first day of school!

2008-08-27T15:34:00.003-06:00

Lets start out by telling a story.... Last fall I was watching "good things Utah" (a TV talk show for Utah....I know only in Ut!) One of the ladies on the show was being really emotional one morning after sending one of her kids to kindergarten for her first time. I was watching and thinking, come on lady pull it together- it's not that big of a deal!!! But oh was I wrong!! What an emotional deal it really is!!! So I apologize to the lady on tv for thinking such mean things about her!

So we go! Sara's first day of kindergarten was Monday. She was very excited and yet a little apprehensive. Last week when we went to meet her teacher she told me on the way in that she didn't think she wanted to go to school anymore. But quickly changed her mind after meeting her teacher...."I can't wait to go to school mommy!"

This was her before school. It was amazing how willing she was to get up and get ready for school this morning! If you know Sara, then you know that she is not a morning person, so this was an amazing event.

Sara and her friend Lexi, who is in her same class. Her Teacher is Mrs. Williams, and she goes in the morning.

We couldn't resist taking a picture us all. I really didn't want to let her go after the picture of the two of us was taken! It seems almost too soon for her to be five and going to school! The thing that makes me the most emotional is that I feel like now that she is in school, before I know it Zack will be too, and then Curtis. It just scares me how quick life is really moving!

Swimming lessons

2008-08-05T10:33:00.004-06:00

A few weeks ago Sara and Zack had swimming lessons!! After many attempts to sign them up here in Lehi and American Fork for swimming lessons, we finally gave up and signed them up at the Scera Pool, in Orem. So every morning for 2 weeks we went down to orem for swim lessons. This is the first year that I have sign my kids up for swim lessons, and they LOVED it!! Especially Sara, I should have signed her up for a harder class, because she was constantly trying to swim on her own and couldn't keep her head above water longer than it took to take a breath. Zack was a little shy at first but by the end really loved it!!

Of course I waited till the last day of swimming lessons to take their pictures and Sara was not feeling good that day and had to stay at Gma's while we went so I only have pictures of Zack. I wish I had gotten a picture of Sara jumping off the side of the pool yelling CANNON BOMB. She then throws her feet up and lands bottom first with hand and legs straight up in the air. I really enjoyed watching them everyday, so much more than I thought. I would bring my book to read everyday, however I never picked it up, I couldn't keep my eyes off them! Matt also came everyday the first week and then the last day too! He is the best dad ever!!! He is always so supportive and excited for the kids.

Ford Reunion

2008-07-22T08:02:00.003-06:00

Okay so I know that it has been FOREVER since I blogged last. We've had some busy weeks and have some more coming! So I better start trying to catch up now or I never will! I apologize for all of you who love my blog so much and haven't had anything to read about or look at for the past month, I can only imagine that you are starving for more of us....well be prepared I hope to post something 3 times this week!!;)

First off we must comment on our recent family reunion, The Ford Reunion!!! It was held at Big Glade, which for those of you who don't know where that is, it's right before Strawberry. This is Matt's side of the family and an annual camping trip that we go to!! We had lots of fun hanging out with family, and 4-wheeling.

Matt, Sara, and Zack at the program
Zack was begging for rides all weekend!
Curtis kicked up his feet and relaxed...Not! He was only teasing us.
Sorry this picture is kind of dark, but if you were able to see her well you would see that she is covered and I mean covered in dust and dirt! She got dirtier than both of our boys, sometimes I think that she thinks she is a boy. The first thing she did when we got there she found an old bottle and started filling it up with dirt. She kills me! She also made lots of friends, why is it that kids can make friends so much easier than adults? She and Curtis are social butterflies! Zack however followed his grandma around all weekend to visit with the adults! We had lots of fun!!

1 Reunion down, 2 to go!

Za-tee

2008-06-19T10:20:00.004-06:00

Here is our little Zack! For the past few months Zack has decided to dress himself and today as you can see, he thought he might wake up to winter again!

Also, this is the third day in a row he has worn his "pirate shirt". He loves that shirt and it will go in the wash at night so he can wear the next day. He has hit the terrible 3's, (we skipped the terrible 2's.) So I choose my fights wisely! However I think we are rounding the corner! He has a smile that will melt anyone's heart and is the most sensitive little guy! If you were to ask him what his name is he would reply....Za-tee Wirf. He can't pronounce his c's and k's and th's. He also calls Curtis--Turtis or Turty. Probably my favorite thing about him is how excited he gets about things, whether it's opening a gift or when dad walks through the door. We love him to death and can't imagine our family without him!

My Pride and Joy!

2008-06-16T09:40:00.005-06:00

Just thought I would post SOME of the cute pictures my sister-in-law took.

I love the way they turned out!! Don't you?

A week without Matt

2008-06-12T11:53:00.003-06:00

Last week Matt went to Wood badge. It was the longest week of my entire life!! Not only was it the longest I've ever been away from him (Monday-Saturday), but I also had hardly any contact with him that week. It was miserable. I don't understand how some of you do it that have husbands that travel a lot or ones that work so that you hardly ever see them. Maybe I'm a baby, but I have a hard time when he's gone. When Matt gets home from work, it's like a breath of fresh air!! He plays with our kids and provides adult conversation for me! I love to be around him! We did get to talk twice while he was away on another guys cell phone, however it was 5 min conversations. I worried all week too, because of the bad weather and knowing he was high in the mountains sleeping in a tent. There were only a few good things to a week without him, a cleaner house and a bigger bed! I was surprise how much of a difference it made in having him gone, I didn't realize how messy he is! (I'm only half kidding about that) I'd much rather have him home though then have a bigger bed and a cleaner house. I'm glad to have him home and have life back to normal. He is the best ever!! Am I pathetic or what!

Side note: My wonderful sister-in-law took some cute pictures of my kids and as soon as I get them I will be posting them!

A Little Update

2008-06-02T19:33:00.002-06:00

I got a microwave!!! And have been in heaven for the past week! I can now eat popcorn again, and warm up leftovers, and warm up syrup for pancakes in the morning etc etc... I am very happy! I'd post a picture of it, but my camera is currently absent and will be all week so no picture updates this week, but I promise something good next week! Have a great week!

tribute to microwaves

2008-05-20T16:21:00.003-06:00

There are many things that help make our life easier!! I would just like to talk about one in particular! The MICROWAVE! The microwave is a modern appliance that helps us out in this busy world! I love the way it warms my cold food and the way it defrosts my frozen foods. It can even pop popcorn, a favorite snack at our house. I love how it helps me have more time for the precious things in my life, by cooking my food faster for me. I don't know about you but in our house we are a happier family if we are not hungry. You may ask why the sudden love for microwaves? That's easy enough to answer! WE DON"T HAVE ONE!!! Our precious little curtis stuck scissors in the microwave and started it while mom was upstairs. Luckily there was only a small fire to put out and for 3 weeks have gone without a precious microwave. So next time you use your microwave give it a hug for me and love it and appreciate it, for one day our child could be at your house!!

May 15th

2008-05-14T18:41:00.005-06:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CURTY!!!

Our little Curtis Nolan Wirth turns 2 today! And there is so much we love about our little curty! We love his smile, we love his laugh, we love his teasing, we love his cubby hands, we love his curly hair, we love his kisses, and his cubby cheeks, and we love his face!! He is the happiest little guy, and is always making us laugh! Here are a few pictures I picked out to show how he's grown over the years!

day one

week 2

one year

halloween 2007

January 2008a month ago!

I may be a proud mother, but isn't he just the cutest thing ever!!

Mom and Me

2008-05-08T17:10:00.004-06:00

Today Sara's preschool teacher had a "Mom and Me" picnic. It was so fun all the kids made their moms bracelets and other pictures. We got to sit on a blanket and spend 1 hr with our child and play games and read stories!! It was so fun. She is growing up so fast and I love her to pieces!!! Here are a few pics from today!

funny face

2008-05-01T12:11:00.003-06:00

I just had to post these pictures that I took this morning of Curtis! How can you not love this face!!

Oh how he loves his raspberry jam!! He eats all the jam off his toast first and then he eats the rest of the toast! He cracks me up! He is our best eater, and loves just about everything that we give him, however he tends to make the biggest messes too!

Bike Riding

2008-04-25T19:39:00.005-06:00

Most afternoons/evenings at our house are spent outside with the kids riding their bikes. (That is if its not snowing!!!) They absolutely love love riding their bikes. Recently we inherited a "Big Boy Bike" from, to be honest I don't know who, but I think it was our neighbor. (either that or Matt stole it from somewhere;) So Zack has been dying to ride his "new" bike and tonight Matt switched his training wheels from his smaller bike to his bigger bike. As he was doing so Sara picked up the smaller bike and started riding it around without training wheels!!! Whatever happened to teaching your first child how to ride their bike!! Needless to say we were then taking her training wheels off her princess bike and off she rode like she had been riding forever!

So here are some pictures of her riding her bike without training wheels and Zack on his new "Big Boy Bike". Now all I need to do is run to the store and load up on band aids, cause I am sure we are in for a lot of scraps and bruises!

Highlights

2008-04-16T08:45:00.003-06:00

There have been 2 major things that have happened this week that I just had to comment on! First My sister Alli had her baby yesterday, he was 6lbs 7oz and 19in. (I'm sure she'll have really cute pictures to post) They named him Tyler James and he is a doll, he looks so perfect. Everyone seems to think that he looks just like Blake. My Bro-in-law Michael and his wife Tiffany had a baby a week in a half ago too. He is so cute too! They named him Christian Michael. He weighed 8lbs 5oz. (almost as much as Curtis!) Both baby cousins are healthy and we couldn't be happier to have them!! (For any of you that are interested both were boys, obviously, and that still makes Sara the only girl on both sides!!) I will say that this past week I have been a little baby hungry when holding the babies, however then I come back home and it only takes about 15 minutes at home to realize that if I had another one soon I would indefinitely go insane!!! I'll stick to 3 kids for another yr or so!

So the second thing I just have to comment on is AMERICAN IDOL!!! I have never watched a season before this one and I just have to say that I love it! Last nights performances helped me decide who my favorite American idol is! David Cook won the competition to me last night!! I loved his performance and will be buying his CD as soon as he gets one! I told Matt last night as we were watching it that I wanted him to download his performance last night! I can't wait to hear the whole version! My other favorite is cute little David Archuleta. He has an incredible voice- probably the best on the show- and he's a local! We voted for both Davids! I can't believe that I like this show so much! Well I hope all of your weeks go as good as ours!

I've been tagged

2008-04-07T17:08:00.005-06:00

FOUR JOBS I'VE HAD IN MY LIFE:
1.Edgemont Cleaners when I was 16
2. Pebbles in my Pocket (from age 16-21) One of my favorites and funnest!
3. Uvsc (at the cashiers office, and the information booth)
4. And right now I currently have 3 jobs at the same time, Mom, Wife, and Hair Stylist
FOUR MOVIES I WOULD (OR HAVE) WATCHED OVER AND OVER:
1. How to lose a guy in 10 days
2. 27 Dresses
3. Cars (this would be have watched over and over and over!)
4. Oceans Eleven
FOUR PLACES I'VE LIVED:
OH this is really interesting!
1. Orem, UT
2. Coasta Rica (lots of different cities)
3. Provo, UT
4. Lehi, UT
FOUR PEOPLE WHO EMAIL ME REGULARLY:
1. My Dad
2. My sisters
3. Mary (from behindthechair.com)
4. enrichment newsletter
FOUR OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:
I think I'll do my favorite resturants!
1. The Outback
2. Costa Vida
3. Asian Star
4. PF changs
FOUR PLACES I'D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW:
1. On a Crusie, with Matt
2. Hawaii, Tahiti, anywhere it isn't snowing!
3. Costa Rica, I haven't been back since the mission!
4. Actually it's a toss up between Spain and Indiana (I really want to visit my cousin!)
FOUR THINGS I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2008:
1. Summer!
2. Camping with our family in our new car!
3. Our Seattle trip with Sara
4. Christmas!! I loved watching my kids open their gifts this last year so much! I love the spirit of the season and the music and the shopping! I love it all!
FOUR FRIENDS I WANT TO TAG:
1. Alli Mower
2. Heidi Day
3. Marchelle Mehan
4. Amy Schofield

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

2008-04-01T16:26:00.002-06:00

I just can't let this day pass and not say Happy Birthday to my wonderful Husband! Yes, born on april fools, he is anything and everything but foolish! I love him so much and think that he is the very best there is! He is the greatest Dad in the world! He is never to busy for his kids. He is not only a great cook, but an awesome deck and shed builder. He can fix almost everything and is always happy to help! He is a spiritual giant, and never complains! He knows his stuff when it comes to Title work, and is one of the smartest people I know! He is also really really Hot!

Happy Easter!

2008-03-25T14:35:00.003-06:00

Happy Easter everyone, we hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! Ours started out with a neighborhood hunt Friday afternoon! We had so much fun! I forgot our camera, as was the tradition this Easter. Then we continued our celebration Saturday afternoon at Aunt Lisa's house with a BBQ and an Easter egg hunt for the kids! I think I enjoy those get together as much as my kids do!! It wouldn't be Easter with out a Richins get together for me. I was in such a rush getting home that afternoon from doing hair that I forgot my camera, again, and then as my luck would have it I took one picture Sunday morning of the boys and my batteries went dead so here are the boys in their Easter outfits! You'll just have to imagine my cute little Sara in her pale pink dress with a white cropped sweater. Monday for fhe we went over to Grandma Laura's and Grandpa Blaine's for coloring eggs and another Easter egg hunt!! (Can we say candy overload!!) By then I got batteries for the camera and managed to get a picture of the 3 with their eggs!
I had to include this last picture of my sweet Sara! She loved coloring the Eggs and of course made sure to have her picture taken with them by herself, even though her brothers did help! As you can tell we had a wonderful Easter holiday!

Staying Sane

2008-03-14T10:17:00.004-06:00

As a mother I have found that I must find things to do during my day that not only help me to stay SANE, but also that help me to be a better/happier mom to my kids. Like having a piece of candy (and it's just one piece of course;) at the craziest time of my day. One of my main things that helps me out a ton is if I can lose myself in a great book! Even if it is only for 10 mins! Another great thing is exercising, although I haven't done much of that lately, but I have high hopes of making that a constant in my life just as soon as I can get over the flu! I have found that quiet time is an essential as well!

I am guessing that most of you moms out there have things that you must do as well to stay sane, and I'd love to here about them! But if reading is one of them....well then do I have the book for you!!! I should have really titled this blog "My new favorite book", but I thought I might lose some of you! This book has helped me so so soo much! It is full of wisdom, and has affected me in how I am as a mom.

If you can't read the title or author it is called Tending Roses and it's by Lisa Wingate. It truely is the best book I have read in a long time and it was so helpful to me. I think that any mother could relate to it and I even think that a newly wed would get something out of it! There are 2 quotes I want to share:

#1 "What we cannot change we must endure without bitterness. Sometimes we must try to view the actions of those around us with forgiveness. We must realize that they are going on the only road that they can see. Sometimes we cannot raise our chins and see eye to eye, so we must bow our heads and have faith in one another."

#2 "The secret to a happy life is not in getting what you want. It is in learning to want what you get. Don't waste your time crying over what you're not given. When you have tears in your eyes, you can't see all the beautiful things around you."

Those are my favorite quotes in the book. I must say it wasn't the easiest read for me, it was kind of hard to get in to. But I think it came at a very good time in my life, and was well worth the time! So those of you who are readers...read this one!

Nascar

2008-03-06T11:23:00.002-07:00

If your asking yourself if you are on the right blog, don't worry you are!

We are Nascar fans! Now those of you who know me are probably wondering if Matt druged me,but he didn't! We took our 3rd annual trip down to the Vegas race track to watch the races. It all started when we moved to Lehi, so you can blame it on that! If someone would have told me that I would love nascar 3 yrs ago I would have laughed myself silly! But having gone to some races and understanding makes all the difference! I don't think I could be a fan had I not gone to a race!

The very best part about our weekend was that our driver, Carl Edwards, won the big race last weekend in Vegas! It was such a good race! He is #99.

My other favorite drivers are #9 Kasey Kahne, # 17 Matt Kenseth, and #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Matt and I decided to go for Carl Edwards the first year we went down to the races, so he is our favorite! We have drivers that we don't care for much either, #20 Tony Stewart and #24 Jeff Gordon. So now you all know my little secret about Nascar!

Birthdays!

2008-02-06T16:23:00.000-07:00

First of all I must say I'm sorry for taking so long to blog, January tired me all out! You see January is a major Birthday month for our Family! First we have Uncle Chris' on the 2nd, Aunt Staci on the 5th, Uncle Michael's on the 9th, Grandpa Art's on the 23rd, Sara's on the 28th, finally little Blake's on the 30th. I think I gained 5 pounds this month due to all the cake we ate! It turned out to be a very busy (and expensive) month.

Sara's Birthday end up lasting three days this year! She had not one but THREE birthday cakes. We first celebrated with Matt's Family, then had a combine birthday celebration for Sara and Blake with my family, and then a friends pary!

This year was the first time Sara had a birthday party with friends. She turned 5 (going on 12), and I had such a hard time last year trying to decide whether or not to give her a party when she turn 4, I decided that she was a little young and that she didn't need a bunch of gifts. Plus once you start you can't stop right? Then all her little friends that turned 4 later that year all had parties. I felt like a horrible mother not giving my daughter a party. However after this years party I am so WAY glad I waited! It was a little stressful for me. I am tired just looking at the pictures again. For Sara's friends birthday party we ended up making wands and crowns, playing games and then opening presents and eating ice cream.

The one mistake I made was opening gifts too early! They then wanted to play with all the gifts and didn't want to play the rest of the games. The 9 girls were bouncing off the wall the entire time! I don't know how school teachers do it! They should write a book on how to throw your first birthday party, and what to expect, and what order to do things in, and what time of the day is the best time to have it! What I should have done was just called my friend Brittany I think she is the worlds greatest mom as it is and the birthday party that she threw her little girl last year, was absolutly incredible. I did have fun watching Sara with her friends, I just think I wasn't quite prepared for the intensity of it all. There was so much planning involved for a 5 yrs old party! So what is the rule with Boys, when do they have to start having parties? Do all kids have birthday parties every year? If so does it make me the worlds worst mom to not want to throw my kids birthday parties every year!

St. George

2008-01-22T14:40:00.000-07:00

This last weekend we made the trek down to St. George with our children. We thought it might be fun to go with some friends down on our weekend off. As we were traveling Matt and I realized that this is kind of a first for us in vacationing with our kids. (Not counting camping trips that we make in the summer.) It was quite the adventure! It started out with Zack asking every few minutes if we were in St. George yet. Which at first was really cute especially the way that he says it, but after about 3 times it got old. We left Friday night hoping that the kids would sleep on the way down, but no such luck. Curtis did fall asleep for about a half hour. It was quite exciting with 7 kids and 6 adults in the house! On Saturday we slept in till 8:30 and then got ready for the day and went to the park. It probably was in the high 40's and low 50's while we were there. The kids played for a while then we got pizza, and then kicked a soccor ball around. It was fun! Sunday we went for a child size hike and got some good pictures. Then we got up Monday morning, and cleaned and headed home at noon hoping to hit nice roads. We were very worried on the way home, hearing all the reports about how much snow utah county had recieved that morning, however roads were really good almost the entire time and we came home to beautiful amounts of snow! Over all it was a fun vacation, not exactly restful, but fun!

The Star!

2007-12-20T10:09:00.000-07:00

Presenting the Busy Bees Christmas Program, Starring Sara Wirth! Yes, She is our little star! Matt and I couldn't have been more excited to attend our first school christmas program. I am still smiling about it!
This is Sara's teacher Miss Suzie, We adore her and all her hard work! Sara couldn't love her more and we are excited to have Zack going to her next year!
"And laying a finger aside his nose and giving a nod up the chimney he rose!" This was her part of "T'was the night before Christmas" story. Each child said two lines of the story and then they sang songs inbetween. Matt and I stood up the whole time just so we could see her better.
Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer was her favorite song. All the kids held up their little plates when they started sing. I was surprised to see her singing the words to all the songs, only because we only heard 2 songs at home and they sang 5. She was all smiles the whole time and loved it just as much as we did if not more! Her smile only broke, when a certain visitor came. Why is it that a jolly old fellow is so scary sometimes? Sara has been deathly afraid of Santa since she was a baby, and continues to be so. She brightened up after we told her that she didn't need to sit on his lap or even go near him.
Zack on the other hand loves him and asked for a big truck and a big trailer and a big motorcycle for christmas. We were very proud parents that day! It was one of my favorite things we've attend this christmas season. We hope you all have just as fun activities to attend this season!

Snowy Days!

2007-12-17T13:47:00.000-07:00

It Snowed!!! It's been a couple of weeks but I thought that I woud still post this and tell you all how much our kids love the snow!

Here is Sara our little snow bunny! She is excited to try skiing this year again, she went last year with Matt and loved every minute of it!

Ok so Curtis doesn't love it yet! However, he sure loves water and bath time so I bet by next year or even by the end of winter, depending on how much it snows, he'll love it as much as his brother and sister!

Here is zack sledding for the first time ever! He loved it! Most of all he loves his hat!

Here is all three on our deck in the back yard, They sure don't get their snow loving from their mom, I couldn't hate the cold more! But I am glad they do love it for it makes for some fun times and fun pictures. We hope you all have fun snowy days too!

Deck the Halls

2007-11-26T22:02:00.000-07:00

This year we were able to get our Christmas tree up Friday after Thanksgiving! We had a fun night decorating the tree and the house! Sara and Zack wouldn't stop opening all the boxes with the decorations in it! I felt like I was speed decorating! They wanted what they opened up put out right then! They were so funny about it. They kept telling me things they wanted santa to bring them and asking when Christmas is. I think we will enjoy this christmas a lot this year! Happy Holidays to all!

Happy Thanksgiving

2007-11-26T21:42:00.001-07:00

We hope everyone's Thanksgiving was good! Ours was really good!. We had 2 Thanksgiving dinners this year. Thanksgiving day was spent at our house with Matt's Dads family. It was very delicous! They put on quite the display, which I forgot to take a picture of, in fact I forgot to get out the camera until the end! Then Saturday we had dinner with my family. It too was a delicous dinner that only my mom can make! I did contribute to both meals by cooking the rolls, I ended up making 4 batches! I think I could make them in my sleep! One minor set back was that our kids had eye infections all week! Sara and Zacks eyes pretty much cleared up by thanksgiving, but the very next day curtis came down with it so he missed out on Sat with my family. Tis' the season eh? Needless to say we are thankful for clear eyes, that aren't red, puffy, and goopy. Now lets go Christmas Shopping!

Thanksgiving

2007-11-20T14:52:00.001-07:00

I thought it would be appropriate to write my top ten things I'm thankful for:

(The first 5 are a little more serious then the last 5)

1. The Gospel

2. Matt

3. My kids

4. Family

5. Friends

6. Anything that warms me; blankets, heating pads, hot baths, & the sun!

7. FOOD! (especially the kind not cooked by me!)

8. Dr. Pepper, or the occasional Pepsi or Coke

9. Our five senses especially sight!

10. Beauty supplies-actually that is what you all should be thankful for, for without them I am a mess!

Zack's Birthday

2007-11-06T12:37:00.001-07:00

This is a little late but Zack turn 3 on Oct. 19th! It been a fast 3 years! We love him to pieces! He is sensitive, yet explosive when angered. He is a good big brother to curtis always looking out for him! Happy Birthday Zacky!

Mule Deer Hunt '07

2007-11-04T20:10:00.000-07:00

No deer this year for Matt or his Dad. Jake got his first deer ever and joined the ranks with a calculated 255 yard shot up hill in our favorite spot on Timpanogos. This handsome little buck was taken on the same hillside that all of us brothers and dad shot our first deer...and with the same gun! Grandpa's .243 - "Old Reliable".

This is Michael's spike taken on the last day of the hunt. A flawless 355 yard shot. It was a thing of beauty. All in all it was a super fun hunt.

Halloween 2007

2007-11-02T13:08:00.000-06:00

Happy Halloween!

We hope you all had a wonderful halloween! We sure did! Sara went as Princess Rosella,(which is barbie as the island princess) Zack went as Bob the Builder, and Curtis went as a Fireman, (zack's costume last year!) They all picked what they wanted to be, except for curtis of course!

Yummy!!! We decorated cookies and dipped carmel apples this year! We really had lots of fun!

2007-10-02T14:04:00.000-06:00

Camping is one of our favorite things to do in the summer. This past summer we went camping 3 different times! Our favorite thing to do (besides get dirty) is to ride 4-wheelers. Sara many times is telling us to go faster, and Zack is in love with his yellow helmet, and Curtis just loves to be on it at all times. He cries if you leave with out him.

This is our lovely Sara. As you can tell doing her hair was not her favorite thing to do camping, nor was it her mom's favorite battle, but it mostly ended up this way from the helmet she wore to go 4 wheeling.

This is Curty, and he is our little angel child!( he has yet to hit the terrible twos) He is as precious as this picture paints him to be. We love him to pieces!
Now this is a special occasion-Zack dirty! He is probably our cleanest child until it comes to camping and then he really makes up for it! He is so fun and was a big fan of the gun shooting we did. All in all we had a fun summer and are excited for fall time!