Sunday, October 4, 2009

First Day Of School!

The kids first day of school!
I know it's a little late, but that's the way I do things

Riley..starting 2nd Grade



Walking Riley to school


Salem, Riley, & Ellie
So excited to be going back to school


Ryker's on his way to preschool


Rayden not wanting to be left out!

UPDATE!!!...end of summer, etc!

We ended the summer with a bang!  We had a fun week with Jason's family, playing at the lake, having BBQ's & enjoying some time together at Connie's cabin.  My kids had a blast with all of their cousins.  We also went to Vegas over Labor day for my new niece's blessing and had a ton of fun seeing all my family!
Unfortunatley the summer came to an end and we are back in to the school, scheduled routine of things.

Rayray


My goofy girls


Crazy Rykus


Sleeping in the boat


Playing at the lake


Riding in the boat


Tube rides



Hanging out at the cabin
sleeping Grandpa Howard





My birthday celebration


Riley cheerleading with her friends


Finally got to go to Vegas




Me & my Mom


My Dad


Birthday's

The famous birthday sign


Swimming at the pool!


Ryker with baby Connor


Rayden, Riley, Jared, Ryker, & Luke


Chad, Wyndee, Brynlynn, & Payton


Wednesday, September 9, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYKER!
Newborn
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
4 Years
5 Years!
Gotta love this kid!  He has more energy and spunk then any other kid!  He's a little mischevious at times but that's why we love him, he keeps us on our toes.  He can also be a little sweet heart whe he wants to! 
Can't believe he is 5 today!
We love you Bubbalicious!
Happy Birthday!

Sunday, September 6, 2009

So we have had a busy, fun filled summer, leaving no time to post all the excitement! Before school got out, I got to go on a fun Girls Trip with some friends and had a blast. I forgot how much fun it is to do whatever you want. The weather wasn't to fabulous, but we got to shop a lot! We tried to jump right into summer, but the month of June was rather wet. We had the opportunity to go to Aspen Grove with my Dad's side of the family in June and we had so much fun. There is a lot of family that lives in Vegas we don't ever get to see, so it was fun to spend time with them and for my kids to get to know a lot of their second cousins. Over the Fourth of July Jason's brother Jeremy and his family came up and we spent a few fun filled days together. We went to the lake twice, despite bad weather, watched the NSL fireworks and had a BBQ, went to the pool, and enjoyed spending time together. We also went to Beaver, UT to a Worthen Family Reunion in July that brought all og my Grandpa's siblings and all of their kids together. My Dad's cousin has a large amount of land there and has turned it into a sort of campground so we used the opportunity to get a camping trip in complete with shower's, bathroom's, and food! The kids loved sleeping in the tent. The summer was also filled with several trips to the lake and each time my kids got a little braver in the water. We had lots of fun with Jason's parents who were up there a lot as well. We also took several trips to Lagoon, we tried to go once a week! The kids always had fun! There is still the month of August on my camera so if I ever download them I might post those too! Happy end of summer...I'm so sad, it never seems long enough!
Here is a glimpse at all of our fun!

Saturday, July 4, 2009

HAPPY 4TH of JULY!!!!

Hope everyone had as much fun as we did!
Happy 4th of July!

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Spring Break / Easter Weekend

WARNING: Lots of pictures to follow!
We must have had a fun spring break/Easter, because I have lots of pictures to show for it.
We decided it would be fun to head to Vegas for a few days while the kids were off school. My Mom flew down Sunday night, watched my kids Monday while I was at work, and then she helped us drive to Vegas. We should have known our drive would be an adventure when it started off by Rayden throwing up before we even got to Bountiful. Maybe we should have taken it as a sign, but instead we continued on our journey. Just after St. George, we came up on a truck that was driving rather erratically. After trying unsuccessfully to reach Highway Patrol (no cell service) we turned the corner to see a cloud of dust followed by the truck burst into flames. Since we were one of the first cars on the scene, I got out to see if I could help. Thankfully there were already 3 men trying to get the guy out of the car that was on fire. After about 20 minutes they were finally able to pull him out the passenger side. He was still breathing, but unconscious and had a good size bump on the side of his head. One of the truckers said he had went from one side and swerved to the other when he hit the side of the hill and went air born! Very scary and lucky no one else got hurt. We think he had some kind of medical condition, but no one knew for sure. It took quite awhile for any help to come because of the bad cell service. My kids were in the car with my mom freaking out because all they could see was the burning car and lots of black smoke. I guess we will never know what happened to him, but it was a very crazy experience!
My kids were thrilled to be out of the car & see Grampy & the cats!
We got lucky because Rayden never threw up again, she just cried alot.

We colored Easter eggs
(We were watching Angel's kids so they helped us)
Riley, Rayden, & Baylee

Riley & Angel (my sister)

One of my favorite things to do when I lived in Vegas was got to the fair in Logandale (about a 45 minute drive out of Vegas). The fair was in town while we were there so we decided to go.
Jason had flown in the night before & his brother had the day off, so they came and so did my friend Lindsey & her family. My brother and his family were out there too! We had so much fun!

We saw lots of animals in the animal exhibit

Checking out the chickens

Waiting to watch the pig races


Zander cheering on his pig

The girls relaxing in the shade while the guys took the kids on the rides
(Jackie, Lindsey w/ Zachery, Kelsi)

Jason taking the kids for a spin


We had an Easter/Birthday party...complete with an Easter egg hunt
Making Rayden get some eggs

Having sooo much fun :)

All 10 grand kids...plus 2 on the way!

We had a BBQ after the Easter egg hunt
Angel ( my sister) & her husband Alan

My brother Richard (aka Uncle ToTo) with Riley his best bud

The kiddie table

My sister-in-laws
Wyndee & Heather

My parents

My brother Chad with some back flip action

Jas pushing Rayray on the swings...she loves it!
The birthday celebration!

My dad got a marshmallow shooter
The kids waiting to catch some in their mouths
very entertaining!

Rayden's present from Grammy & Grampy

My dad made our favorite...waffles with carmel syrup!

We got do lots of swimming in my grandparents pool!

Checking out what the Easter Bunny brought!

Although our Easter Sunday didn't turn out exactly as we planned we still managed to get pictures of the kids in their cute Easter get up.
Isn't that sweet?
Ryker hanging out in the tree



So Happy very late Easter! Thanks Mom & Dad for a fun week in Vegas! You guys are the best
The kids went to tell Uncle ToTo goodbye & Happy Easter
He hadn't gotten up in his chair yet

A few days after we got back we finally got concrete on the side & the back & Jason got to install his hoop! Ryker shooting some hoops.

Just a random picture...but really WHY?