Still Alive

To those few of you that are wondering if we are still alive, the answer is, most of the time??? I have been getting harassed lately about not ever updating. So I figured that after a year maybe it would be time to update again. Now all 2 of you can get off my case! I wont even attempt to update you on all the happenings around here. Just know that my 4 year old twins keep me on my toes constantly and my 7 year old pre teen keeps the emotions high around here. I will check back in shortly (fingers crossed) and post some pics of my crazy kids.

This one is for you Erika!

Yes, we did it again!! I am 29 weeks and hoping that SHE weighs in at 15 pounds because I feel HUGE! We are still searching for names. So if any of you have any sugestions, PLEASE send them our way.

Remember This Science Experiment?

My friend Brooke and her 2 kids came over the other day and for some odd reason Brooklyn saw this as her chance to do a science experiment. She got out our big book of science fun, totally bypassed mom and went straight to Brooke.
" Brooke will you please do an experiment with me",asked Brooklyn. "Of course I will. Lets do a really messy one just so that your mom will have to clean it up."replied Brooke "Oh Brooke, your so much more fun than my mom." Brooklyn said.
Needless to say we did settle on a messy experiment. We made a monster volcano. Now we have all done this experiment at one point but usually it is done outside in the sandbox. At least that is where my sister and I always had to do it. You take vinegar, dish soap, and baking soda mix them all up and Walla, you have a volcano. But lets take it one step further and add food coloring.But since nobody can decide on one color mom gives in and we do it twice. I did think ahead and spared myslef the mess, we did it in a big tupperware bowl. Of course though that did not stop the kids from playing in the lava and getting all soapy. Although this was only about a 15 minute process it was the highlight of the day as you can see in the kids faces. And to you Brooke, as soon as you get in your house I will be bringing Brooklyn and her science book to your house.

The Dentist

What is more fun than taking 1 kid to the dentist? Taking 3 kids!! This is the boys 3rd visit to the dentist and Brooklyns 8th maybe. I have been prepping the boys for weeks now so that there would be no surprises. And to my surprise they did very well. Brooklyn is always excited to go and she does everything she is told. Cooper loved it. He let them take every xray and he laid very still while they cleaned and checked his teeth. Fischer didn't mind his xrays but he was not in love with the taste of the toothpaste. He has my gag reflux when it comes to certain tastes. Poor kid. But all in all it went great and I don't have to think about it for 6 more months. Thanks Grams for coming and helping with controlling the monkeys.

Christmas

Christmas was so much fun this year. The kids had been anticipating "Santa" for days and asked every night for a week, "Santa come tonight?" When they woke up on Christmas and realized that he had finally come all craziness broke loose. All 3 of my kids are so dramatic that they danced around and shrieked over every little thing. I keep telling myself that I am going to buy all of their presents at the dollar store because really it's not about the gift, it's about the wrapping paper! I was smart enough to buy each kid their own snow shovel, which has come in very handy. They shovel the back walk for me everyday. Next year, it's a toilet brush and a vacuum for each kid!

Family Pictures

A few of you have asked who took our pictures and where at. My good friend Brittany did them, and yes she can take yours too. She is so much fun and fantastic with kids. We did them at Union Station in Ogden. It was such a fun location, the kids loved it.
You can contact her and find her prices here: http://bloggingwithbrittany.blogspot.com/

Merry Christmas

My Favorite saying this year: Maybe Christmas he thought doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps... Means a little bit more.

It's a about #%@$* time!

Since I got so behind on my blogging I decided that I wouldn't blog until it snowed again. Well I woke up the other morning to snow. Sure it wasn't much and it didn't stick but it was enough to make my kids think that they needed to go outside and make snowangels. Of course I let them and for a whole 5 minutes they had alot of fun. Then they realized how cold it was and cried for mommy to let them back in. Being the nice mommy that I am made them take off their wet muddy clothes outside then I let them come in. Yep mom of the year. Needless to say I am back to the blogging world, at least for a minute. I will try and update on all the things that have gone on the past 2 months.... Halloween, Thanksgiving, the Twins bday, school programs, daycare,Christams parties,family pictures, to name a few.
p.s. I am protesting Christmas until we have 3 feet of snow. I don't believe in Christmas in Utah without snow. So those of you who were hoping for presents from me, you better make it snow!!

Washington D.C.

Way back in October Neil and I flew out to visit his parents on their mission. They are serving in D.C. and it was so much fun to see them and explore the big city. We left our kids at home with friends and family which made it all the merrier,(Thanks Brittany and Danielle). We did a tour of the Holacaust Museum which was very disturbing, upsetting, tear renching, and humbling all at the same time. We did so many things I can't list them all but one of my favorites was a moonlight tour of the city by trolley. It was so beautiful to see everything lit up. We drove to 19 different monuments and sights. And got out at 6 of them to explore. We ate great food, ran through the streets during a monsoon and got soaked, had lots of laughs and of course good shopping.

What the *@#%!

I love snow, don't get me wrong. But I love the fall even more and was not expecting this in October. My kids on the other hand were super excited to build a snowman.We used spray paint for the eyes and the mouth hence the reason it looks like a crime scene. Thanks dad for braving the cold and helping while I sat inside with my camera!

Pumpkins! Pumpkins! Pumpkins!

I was feeling brave today so I let 5 little boys run loose in my basement with paint brushes! They had the best time and it was so much fun watching them. Most of them ended up with more paint on them then on the pumpkins but look at how "amazing" they turned out!! My cute neighbor Kate came over and helped keep things under control.
Thanks Kate, your the best!



The next Picasso!


Aren't the kids talented??


This is my favorite way to decorate pumpkins, no mess!


Brooklyn loves to do crafts, I think she gets that from her Grams.



And these are my pumpkins!

Goofy Boys!!

Seriously, not a day goes by that these two don't bring me to tears by laughing so hard! If you can't tell they have hammers tucked into their diapers. They want to be just like Handy Manny.

Should I be worried???

The BIG 6 !!!!

So my baby girl turned 6! She thinks she is 13 but to me she will always be 3! We had a fantastic day with her. It started with breakfast at her favorite breakfast restaurant. Then off to big Kindergarten. Followed by her favorite lunch: Turkey sandwich with pickles and cheese. (she is not hard to please) For her big activity we headed to Build-a-Bear. Now I have never been there and I think that I might become a regular. We had so much fun and her imagination ran wild. We ate dinner at the Gateway then it was home for her fun Barbie cake (thanks Jen). We invited a couple of her friends over for cake and it turned into a real party. She went to bed that night and told me it was her best birhtday ever and she wants to do it again next year. We love you Brooklyn

This for you Elder Grant

Park City, Yet Again

As most of you know Neil and I have an obsession with packing the kids up and heading to Park City for the weekend. We love having a quick getaway that is close and we always find fun things to do and if by chance we don't find something to do, we hit the pool! Neil is having shoulder surgery on the 22nd so we thought we should have one more fun weekend before his arm is all tied up. We spent most of our time in the pool but of course we hit the outlets, rode the trolley up and down main, took a drive through Deer Valley, rode the Alpine Coaster, and we hit main for Park Silly Sunday. On Sundays the city shuts off main street and turns it into an open air market. You can buy all kinds of artwork, jewelry, food, and lots of fun stuff. You can get your face painted, play in the petting zoo, or just pet all of the dogs that people drag out with them. We had a great time and love spending time with the kids without the daily interuptions and routines.

Camping at Pebble Creek