Update on us Lambs

Shocking I know! :) Here's a little bit of what we've been up to. This could take awhile!

These two got married!! Such a fun,beautiful,happy, generous couple!! It was a beautiful day for them!!

The good looking guy in the middle left on his mission. He will be serving in the Fresno California Mission speaking the Hmong Language

We've been catching this little rascal climbing on everything. I get her down from places over 10 times a day!

Enjoying the fall and the Alpine Slides!
Carving Pumpkins!! Kenzie was the only one that would put her hands in and help scoop out the guts!

2 Birthday parties. Our Boy turned 7 years old!!

Wrapping up Soccer and Flag Football

Another birthday party with cousin Kat. They both have October Birthdays!

Sleeping whenever and wherever we can. :)

Still trying to get her off counters! :)

But how can you get mad at this face!?

Halloween-And yes she was a cute little Devil for a reason. :) Tai was Michael Phelps. Lance and I were the Swine Flu! H1N1

Katie, Trent, Brenika, Brette, Lance, Tai and Kenzie

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The rest of our time has been filled up with Homework, Football games, Business trips, parties, babysitting my mom's daycare, Strep, wierd flu (not Swine),Christmas shopping, (I'm Done) and a whole lotta other stuff. :)

I will try and keep this up, but I'm hoping our life slows down for just a bit.

Hiking the Y

Lance and Tai woke up at 6 this morning and hiked to the Y. Tai has been asking to do it all summer.

Enjoying the View

Fun Finds

Sitting at the very top of the Y.

The athletic ones in the family! My two Studly Guys!!!

Tai said to Lance "This is my most awesomest hike ever! Everything is his life is the most Awesomest thing ever. The kid loves life! :)

What we've been up to

It feels like this summer has zipped right by. We have done so many fun things. Lance and I still haven't caught up :)


The 4th of July. Always one of our favorite holidays!

Our Sassy little Kenzie! This girl thinks she is 3 years old sometimes. We cant get enough of her!

Our super star. Tai has been on the Swim Team with one of his best friends Katelyn. These two are awesome swimmers, I personally think they could smoke anyone in the water!! :)

Heat Winner!!!!

My Niece's cake I did for her 1st Birthday. I loved how it turned out!

Our trip to Flaming Gorge.

This is how Kenzie felt about the whole thing! She kept saying. " I Go"

Gavin caught himself an Ear. We did surgery right in camp. hahaha

A little fishing and throwing rocks. Always a Parker Favorite!

Trying to set up our sleeping arrangements!


The two stinkers and my personal hairstylist!! Kat did my hair for me everyday. Loved it!

You cant have summer any other way. Busy Busy Busy!!!

Bragspot.com

Let's face it - most of you stalking this blog do the same thing on your blog - Brag about the greatness that occurs in your life. We're no different.

Tairen has turned into a little fish. Last year he could barely pass level 3 in swimming lessons. When he started this year he was in tears the first day because his teacher told him he had to swim 25 meters without stopping.

Now, he does this.

I think we as parents were more shocked and surprised than Tairen was that he finished in First Place in only his second meet of the year. Last meet his goggles came off when he dove in and he had to stop half way to clear the water out and finished 8th.

My sister-in-law asked me to sell this quilt online for her. I haven't listed it on E-bay, because I wanted to offer it to someone who knows us and would appreciate it more - someone with a deeper devotion to our country. Comment or e-mail me if you are interested. If I list it on E-bay it will have a $500 reserve price initially, just to see what bidders are willing to pay. And if you want to see it up close, call me or Kristi.

Out of Order

We don't have the Internet right now. And my Camera died. So blogging wont be happening for awhile. Maybe just bits and pieces if I do something at my mom's. Not that anyone was ever hanging on our every word. : )

What you've missed-

I turned 29. Yay!! Besides the wonderful dinner my husband took me to, the actual day was kinda disappointing. I wished more of my friends remembered. : ( I know I'm 29 and shouldn't care but I did. hahaha

Makenzie turned ONE. She's walking and talking and getting into everything and bugging her brother on a daily basis and we love her to pieces. I'll have to have my sister post some pictures on her blog.

Tai did not win the contest :( Some girl who didn't know the words won. I guess she knew more people! : ) Thank you to all that voted for him.

My youngest brother Ross put in in his mission papers. Dun dun dun

My grandma had a heart attack and triple bypass surgery :( But she's doing great now!

My beautiful sister in law had another beautiful girl. And I got to watch her birth!

My other beautiful sister in law found out she was pregnant while the Dr's were about to take out her gall bladder. It was an ectopic pregnancy. :( She's doing good now. She REALLY wanted her gall bladder out!

Parker is still stubborn!!! : ) I am pulling out all the stops.....

We had another weird sickness a couple of weeks ago. I was at the Dr with Kenzie for two hours while they did every test for her 103.8 fever. They found nothing and she is fine now but we were both very sad that day.

I still am angry at the weather!! I need Sunshine!!!

Can't think of anything else at the moment, but there is always something!!

I need a good girls night out!!! Anyone up for one??? I miss people!!! : )

Tai just wants to SING!

If you haven't seen it, this is a link to Tairen's kiddieokee video of him singing Blink 182's All the Small Things.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bneaJVyDRsU

He's in a contest to win a backyard playset. If you think he deserves a vote, go to this link

http://www.971zht.com/pages/kiddieokee/vote-5-7.html

and vote for #41.

Say what you want about shameless plugs from unscrupulous parents, but we do love him. And he would be really happy if he won the playset.

I want my bed back! :)

Lance has been out of town on business this whole week. And so it has been that every morning, I end up with 3 little monkeys in my bed with me. Don't get me wrong, I love to snuggle with all of them, but I am such a deep sleeper I have no when idea when they all make it into my bed until I wake up in pain and discomfort. :)


You know the routine-one leg in your kidney, one over your chest, arms around your neck, you are on the edge of YOUR OWN bed and all children are horizontal. You think one of them might actually be glued to you. I have actually been kicked in the chest.. Hard! Lance once got it somewhere else just as nice!


Well this morning, I awoke to Makenzie dumping/squirting her bottle all over my face!! I know it was all out of Love by the way she was laughing! : )




(Third little Monkey not pictured! )
Good thing Lance will be home tonight. They can all sleep on his side. hahaha

Smoking is stupid

My conversation with Tai on the way to school went something like this.

Tai: Mom Remember when I was 3 and there was that guy smoking at Pizza Hut all around those other people.

Me: I cant remember that. Why?

Tai: I was just thinking about it?

Me: What do you think about smoking Tai?

Tai: I think its stupid and Gross!

Me: Well what would you do if one of your friends asked you to smoke with them? What if it was your very best friend and he said your dumb and you can't be my friend unless you smoke this?

Tai: I would say I really want to be your friend, but I am not going to smoke. Its bad for you and will turn all your insides black.

Me: That makes me very happy to hear that.

Tai: Mom, what is Champagne? Is that Alcohol?

Me: Yes it is? Where did you learn about Champagne?

Tai: I don't remember.(they offered it to us when we got on the boat) If you drink Alcohol does it make you not be able to read?

Me: I don't know, maybe for some people. What do you mean?

Tai: Like if you drink and try to read the word THE, would it come out sounding like THEE?

Me: Well Alcohol, makes your brain really cloudy and you cant think clearly so maybe that's what it would do. : )

Tai: Hmmm

We talked a little longer about the examples and good people that are in our life, and what to do if it ever came up and we don't need that stuff. Tai just gets things.

That was our 7 minute drive to school this morning. I was just thinking and worrying last night about the future and having to deal with this. I had no idea when this was going to come up today. But I am so grateful for these little moments, to get into a glimpse of my children's eyes and to share how I feel about it. I think children are so amazing and are faced with so much in this sick world. I also think we may not give them or ourselves enough credit
I am just so happy to have such a smart kid on my hands.

Forever a Bulldog!

My dad Loves Provo high. He went to school there many years ago. He was born a bulldog and will die a bulldog. : ) So for his birthday today, we celebrated it one of his favorite ways, by going to the Provo High Championship Basketball Game.
Although they didn't win this year : ( We had a lot of fun!

Everyone is just really sad that they lost!

But its OK, it was still fun. They can lose every once in awhile I guess! : )
Grandpa and one of his favorite Girls!

We went to a yummy Mexican Restaurant and had a guy singing to us. We were all singing and dancing lalalala bamba.

Kenzie jammin in her high chair. She's got some moves!!!

I love my Dad! We always have the most fun hanging out with this guy. He loves to party and have anyone along for the ride. Hope your Birthday was a good one Daddykins!! We love you!

Tagged...

By a Fairhurst. But that's okay. Because we have two computers, my work laptop and the home desktop, this is my fourth picture in the fourth folder in my pictures folder.

It's fitting, because these are the two women I love the most. Well, one is still the cutest little girl I have ever met, but one day she'll make me cry when she becomes a woman and marries a guy who isn't half as cool or talented or smart as her dad.

So now I am tagging Kristi do post the picture from the desktop computer. And she can choose who to tag after that.

Happy Birthday Trina Bean

Happy Birthday to Trina Bean! This beautiful talented girl turns 20 today!!

Trina has so many talents. She sings VERY WELL, and has been on several cd's.
She plays the piano, golf, and pretty much any sport she tries.
She can hang with any of the guys at anything they are attempting.
She is the first one to start games and parties.
She has tons of friends, half of which are kids that ADORE her!
She's the first one to cry when anyone gets married. : )
She loves her Chili and Chips!!
And her Crunch Bars!
She is always trying and learning new things. If she wants to learn something, she does it over and over till she masters it. Lance beat her at Tetris and Dr. Mario years ago, so she played and played till she was good enough to beat him.
She is the easiest to buy for. Everyone always wants her name for Christmas. : )
She never talks bad about anyone and hates Confrontation.
She is VERY Oraganized. She has lists for everything.
She is very dilegent and True to her word.
She has the sweetest spirit. So much fun to be around!
And she is just so beautiful!! We love her!!


We love our Trina!!! Happy Birthday Bean!!!

Mexico

We went on a cruise to the Mexican Riviera with all of my fabulous family. And although I stressed the ENTIRE time about having enough to do for my energy filled son and worried about Mexicans stealing my kids,falling off the boat : ) getting my kids to eat stuff other than ice cream, and losing my vision with the sea sick patch( I could not read anything)... We had a great time!!

You think he stayed here long??!!

Makenzie LOVED the Sand!!! She would just run her fingers through it over and over. I loved cleaning it out of her diaper hahaha

This guy was diving from 45ft high into 6 feet water. They would sit and wait and time it just right.

You can see how shallow it is.

Tai getting a taste of the annoying people who hound you over and over to buy something. Grandma gave in and bought Parker some sunglasses.

A lighthouse in the distance in Mazatlan!

Tai held one of them. That one is on the video camera. Lance had his on his head. Their names were Obama and McCain. Isn't that just clever.....

Ross, Mayra, Jonathan and Laura actually did this, (Para sailing) though this is not them. They went far out and I couldn't tell which boat was theirs.

Our Boat!! The Norwegian Star! Usually takes about 2300 passengers, our trip had 2700 the captain told us!

Meet John!! Sharla's new Beau, he's been getting a nice taste of the Nutty Clan!

In Cabo San Lucas!

My baby girl's cute chubby feet!

Nap Time! The only picture we got of these two together I think.

The waves were so much better in Puerto Vallerta. The guys body surfed forever. Jonathan broke his finger on one ride in. Too bad I didn't get a picture. It was nasty!!

My boys doing what they do best. Playing!!!!

Beautiful Sunsets!! Which unfortunately I never saw, cause I was so drugged and in bed. Hahahaha

Our kids all did amazing.

Tai sang in the kid talent show in front of 100 + people which surprised me. He sang "All the small things" by Blink 182. I know we are such awesome parents! : ) He was awesome! He made some new friends, loved to sit in the hot tub with his little smoothie, (I have to find that picture) and never stopped going the entire week!!!

Parker who I was most worried about enjoyed every minute! He ate the best at every meal, was standing watching out the window when we flew, (i thought he would scream) played the longest in the sand, and was very obedient.

Our little Kenzie took everything in stride, like she always does. She often asked for her bed when we would get into our room, she was so pooped. She tried many a new foods, and got stopped by several people on the boat telling us she was just so darling! Which I always love!

As for Lance and I- we had lots of fun watching all the drunk people and taking care of all the money : ) but five people in our room for 7 days....we are ready for any offers on babysitters!!!