More Pictures!

Here are a few pictures I have taken over the last month. The first one is a Relief Soceity Dinner. I am the one in the blue shorts I was wearing a tube top and bell bottoms. Bells on my bottom and a tube on my top. Another one was plunging neck line with a plunger around her neck and so on. It was a fashion show. Fun!!!!

Pictures!

Trouble!

I guess I am in trouble. I got after Bailey for not updating her blogg so I guess that I better update. Plus mom emailed me and said I needed to update. So here I am. You know when you don't update you forget all the many things that happen and the things your kids say. So I hope you are not bored with me trying to catch up.

Little League didn't have enough coaches this year they had enough for four more teams then last year. Pasco can't seem to keep up with all the grow. Whether it be the schools, little league, football, road 68. Anyway so I told them Ryan would coach. I didn't think he likes it. It is much easier to be the helper parent then to be in charge. The kids practice twice a week and have games twice a week. They have some kids on there team that are really to young to be on the team.

Last week we had parent teacher conference. All of Cole's conference since first grade have gone well. This last one was great though he is reading above level. We have really been working on that.

Next year we are going to home school. They have a great program over in Kennewick. So we will do home school and then one day a week he gets to take some fun classes with other home schoolers. He will be able to do some other extra activities with his extra free time which he is excited about. This program also reimburses you $350 dollars a year per child for book or piano lessons, karate, etc. We just found out they are changing the bounders for schools. All the elementary schools are over filled. They can't build a new school because they are building a high school which is long passed due. So the schools are not able to keep up with all the growth.

Last week Cole had a friend stay the night and he went to church with us. When we were on our way home from church he was singing the primary songs. He told Ryan he felt like he already knew the primary songs. It was so cute. He stayed with us for over 24 hours. He was really upset when we took him home.

Today Cole had pictures for baseball this is the third year in a row that it has rained on picture day. Cole has had is first game. He had a good time. There are three kids from his class at school on his team. I think that helps to make it a little more fun to go to practices.

Cole has a friend in his class that was just diagnosed this last week with stage 3 Lymphoma(sp) Cancer. He had been sick we all thought with strep throat but that had gone on for a month by be almost two months. He is a member of the church and he is a twin. It is very upsetting. There is a kid in the class one room over that was also diagnosed with cancer and there is a boy in our ward that had it at about this same age a few years ago. It make you wonder if there isn't something in the water?

Well Kamden is still doing tap/ballet and gymnastics. I am trying to talk her into t-ball and she doesn't want to have to give up what she is already doing. So I don't know if we will get her to do anything else. She has been doing really well in preschool. She has been spending time with a boy who she likes to copy. He uses a lot of bad language so we have been working on that with her. Oh, that has been fun. No really bad words just a lot of potty words. She is trying to read it is so cute. She is sound out all the letters but not quite putting them all together. We had to replace her glasses this week. This new pair from Costco has been a nightmare.

Carter is growing so fast. Last weekend when Cole had his friend over they had a gun that shot out balls and they were going around saying, " I killed you ha,ha." So this week I laid Carter on the ground to change his diaper and of course he said, "I kill you ha,ha.". Of course he doesn't talk to much but that came out plain as day. He also has learn how to say sorry. He is having to say that a lot after hitting his sister. Of course it is baseball season again so Carter pretty much has a bat, glove or ball in hand from the time he wakes up until he goes to bed. Oh, I guess I could say thing that looks like a bat, and any ball he will even hit a football like a baseball. The other day the kids were all sitting at the bar and Carter started to scream. We figured out he is scared of flies. He wouldn't let me put him down so when I was fill a water bottle and he spotted the fly he jumped off the counter. Let's say this kid has a lot of bumps. I don't know how he has stayed away from the hospital but I am so glad because with no insurance it wouldn't be good for us.

This week when I went into school with Cole we went on a field trip. So there field trip was walking from their school to Walmart and back. They had 6 2nd grade class with 30 kids in each class and then all the parent volunteers. Oh, lets just say that was very interesting we stopped traffic a lot.

So that isn't all but it least it is an update. I hope you weren't to board. We are going to try to get over to mom's tomorrow and upload some pictures.

Dance Competition

Cole had his last Basketball game on the 24th. They won all but one game he had his end of the year party on Tuesday the 27th. We did pizza and cake and all the kids got a trophy. It was a zoo at the pizza place there were 4 other teams having their end of the year parties too. Ryan was picking Cole up for panio on Tuesday and missed him Cole got on the bus and missed panio. At Cole's school they had Dr. Seuss hats on sale for all the kids so they could wear them on Dr. Seuss Day which was on the 2nd. Cole had his pinewood darby race on Thursday and he came in 2nd place to a kid that bought his off the internet. Cole and Ryan worked on it together well most of it. Cole had fun and was a little bummed he didn't win. I thought it was funny the two youngest kids in scouts took 1st and 2nd.

We have been really busy with getting ready for Kamden's tap/ballet competition. I don't know if I already told you Melanie and I made boots for the cowboy costume and ears for the mini mouse costume. I also made bows for the shoes and ears, check lists, phone list, and took in a couple of leotard for the mickey mouse costumes, and made a washington state flag. I looked and looked for a washington state flag for weeks and we couldn't find one isn't that sad. I finally had to make one. Kamden had tap/ballet practice on Mon and Tuesday. We were supouse to pick up the rest of her costumes on Thursday but the lady didn't have them done until Friday night so we just picked them up at the competition. We left at about 11 to head up to Idaho for the competition. We picked Ryan up in Moses Lake. We spent Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday morning in the indoor water park there at the motel. We spent all day Saturday at Kamden's competition. They did two numbers one was a tap Mickey Mouses birthday party. The other one was Buckaroo. They won gold for both numbers. They were the only 4 and under group though. Everyone loved them they thought they were so cute. But they were asked at the end of the show along with about 8 other numbers out of 98 numbers to dance again. It was for the over all entertainment award. They didn't win it, but they got another award from one of the judges. She had a great time. All the girls asked when do we get to do that again. There were two other of Mrs. Lisa's classes there. Two of the dance numbers also won gold and the other won a Sterling Silver 2nd place. All the groups qualified for Nationals in Las Vegas in July. The two younger groups aren't going but the older group will be going.

Over the weekend we told the kids we would go bowling. We didn't have time to so on Monday we took them. Cole got a 107 wow he did so good. I beat Ryan by two. I got 3 X's in the 10th frame. How lucky was that.

Updating!!

So last Thursday we had our ward Relief Society Visiting Teaching Conference. It was good they had a little dinner that was a little different. They had a macaroni salad with pineapple in it. Anyway the desseret was really good. It was a little long it started at 6:30 and didn't get over until almost nine.

Saturday Cole had a basketball game. They lost there first game by a couple of baskets. You could tell Cole still didn't feel while. He stayed home from church two Sundays ago and then from School on Thursday both days throwing up then again this Saturday just tired. I think the basketball game on Saturday was a little to much. We also went to Aunt Dorthy's Funeral. It was fun to see all her girls again and Aunt Linda and Uncle Carl. Our whole family went and mom and dad where up there to. We drove by grandpa's old house and took some pictures. We saw a slide show and the pictures of Uncle George look just like grandpa wow. I couldn't tell them apart other than the ciggarete hanging out of Uncle George's mouth. There was even one of Aunt Dorthy that looked like grandma. Then Saturday night mom and dad came over and watched the kids while we went to a ward adult party. They had a sock hop. It was really fun. Our ward was able to put a band together they were so good. The singer was meant to be an entertainer. They had a dance and dinner. Hamburgers, chips and Rroot beer. They had pictures in front of a motorcycle. One of the girls in the ward her dad had booths and dance floor and table and an ice cream shop. So it looks so cool. Anyway not a very good turn out. But you have to remember there are 550 people in are ward mostly all young and maybe 8 teenagers that can babysit. So if you don't have family and didn't call early you couldn't come. It was to bad it was fun.

So Sunday Cole was sick so we Ryan and I traded again. We stayed home mom and dad were busy after church.

Monday there was no school so we tried to go to a movie in the afternoon but it was sold out. We saw a think about 15 different families we knew. We finally did get into the 7 pm show and there were only about 6 families there. I was glad we waited. We went and saw Road to Tarabethea (sp). It is not like the trail. Kamden had Tap/Ballet that is way we waited until later. The kids got to bed about 9 so not to bad.

Tuesday I had kids all day and did dinner. This is my last week of dinner group. It was just not working with our schedule. Some of the dinners weren't coming until 6 or later and we were either gone or not eating until to late. So after 2 1/2 years I will have to go back to making dinner everyday after today. It is going to take some time to get back to making dinner everyday again.

Wednesday I hang out with Cole at school again today. Cole got to go swimming today for Scouts. He had such a good time. I hope he behaved himself. We got a bill from the public library saying Cole owes $70 plus on over due book and never returned. I am not so sure that is true. I am not sure how to dispute that one since they don't give you a receipt when you return your books. So we will be sent to collections if we don't pay within 30 days. I am so annoyed that the public library that has free book that were paid for by us get to collect money from us for returning them late. I think there is something really wrong with that. O.k. sorry I am just really annoyed and trying to figure out how to deal with this account.

Today I have spent most of the day trying to prepare my lesson for Sunday. It is on the plan of salvation. I waited to long this time to prepare. Usually I am pretty much done prepare and just fine tuning. So I hope it goes well on Sunday. It has been fun and such a learning experience to teach in Relief Society. I know I keep saying that but each month it is a new topic to get excited about and do some studying about. I have really enjoyed it.

Valentine's day!

Well, it has been a while. It seems like it is taking a well to get around and post. Mom said the site had changed. Did everyone else have to update to the new site?

Ryan is really glad there are only two more basketball practices and two more basketball games left for Cole's team. There always it one are two that are out of control. Anyway Cole is doing really well this year. He loves it. It is like night and day compared to last year. He is so much more aggressive and just much improved.

Ryan is also keeping pretty busy with work. We have had lot of rain and colder weather so it has slowed them down some. They have been able to work on some inside jobs and things to keep busy.

I don't know if I told you but I hit Ryan's work truck pulling out of the drive way a couple of weeks ago. So he took the truck in on Monday. His big truck had more damage to it than my trail blazer. What a hardy vehicle it is. We also finally have our DVD player in and working well. The kids are glad to have it back. With all the driving around we do and the time they spend in the car it seems to help them to not complain so much about all the time in the car.

Cole is sick again today. He woke up throwing up this morning. So he is home from school today. He was throwing up on Sunday and had to stay home from church on Sunday. I think all the kids have had at least 3 or 4 different things and they have been off and on again sick more on than off. Carter is still sick with something I think a cold. He has the green nose and cough. I can't seem to get them all well. I have sat through one whole Sunday in the last 6 -7 weeks. Ryan and I have been trading off. He goes to sacrament and I go to Relief Society. It will be nice when summer is here.

Cole had his first Blue and Gold Banquet. Ryan took him Kamden and Carter were sick that night. Ryan said it was good and he had fun. He now has 4 kids in his scout group. He is so excited. All his other friends are in the older group and he was just going to have one boy that he isn't really friends with in there with him but two other kids moved in so that has been nice for him. They made bracelets for there moms yesterday. It was a really nice bracelet. I think he was really proud of himself.

So Cole is signed up for baseball that will start in March. It seems to go from one sport to the next. Cole's favorite sport is what ever one he is playing at the time.

Cole and I had a good time yesterday at school they had a valentine's party all day yesterday it was a short day but they did lots of fun things. There teacher order pizza for all the kids for lunch. I thought that was really nice of her.

Tuesday Cole's school had a fund raiser night. They had all the teachers work at McDonald's and if you bought any food that night 15% went back to the school. So we went in for ice cream. It was so busy I will be interested to see how much they made.

Kamden has been busy getting ready for her tap/ballet competition. Well maybe I should say I have been busy too. I made there boot covers, belts, pockets for the horses, check off list, phone list, and trying to find jeans and a Washington state flag. So anyway we are busy with that. Her competition is in Cour De lane(how ever you spell it) on March 3. I will be glad when it is over.

I just found out yesterday Kamden is getting picked on at preschool. She has also learned some new naughty words from a boy at preschool that she is using there too. I didn't find out from the teacher it was one of the other mom's. I was a little upset the teacher didn't tell me so I could talk with her. Here I thought oh she is such an angle at preschool. It is just at home she is rowdy. Anyway I need to call her and find out what is going on.

Carter is doing o.k. like I said he has been really sick this winter. He still isn't really talking. He is repeating some words more. Still not really clear but repeating words a little more. He will go potty for me in the morning before his bath. I think he might be ready? I just can't decide if I am or not. He is in to everything. He is more into things than my other two where. We really have to watch him. He is also thinking it is funny to hit people. That has been fun to trying and stop. We have tried slapping his had that really doesn't work. He thinks that is a game and hits you back. So we have tried the naughty spot and he thinks that is fun. He will set there and smile and talk to you and laugh. So if anyone has suggestions I am totally open.

We found out we can't fix our laptop. So we are going to have to buy a new computer if we want to print. We have bought two laptops in 4 years that don't print anymore and the one doesn't work at all. So I think we are done with laptops and going to go back to a computer. I am tired of buying new ones and spending all that money on them. It probably will not be for a while. So hopefully one of these days I can get over to mom's and upload some pictures.

We had a nice Valentine's day. I spent the day at Cole's school and got flowers and a card from Ryan and we took the kids out for dinner. IHOP has free dinner for the kids everyday so we went there. Only you pay for the drinks how silly is that. They are more expensive than the dinner. I think we saved $10 on the dinner for the 3 of them. I think Apple's before 6 is still cheaper. We love Applebee's.

Love you guys

Kamden knows who Joseph Smith is!!!!

O.k. I keep wondering when everyone else is going to update there blog and no one is. So I guess I will. We keep saying we are going to get our computer fixed but we still haven't. I know it is so much more fun to see pictures than to read what we are up too.

I have to tell another cute story. We had a family home evening about what a testimony is. So a few days later I asked Kamden if she knew what one was and she said yes. I believe in Heavenly Father and Jesus. Also I believe in Joseph Smith. I asked her who is he. She could tell me who he was and that he asked H.F. and Jesus which church to join and they told him none and that he didn't join any of them. It was so cute. I always think she is never listening. So it is nice to know she hears something.

Same old same old for us. All last week I was working on my lesson for church. It was on gaining a testimony. I really enjoyed studying for it, well I enjoy studying for all of them. My testimony has really grown in the last couple of months with the help of my Heavenly Father and the holy ghost and the opportunity I have been give to teach. O.k.

Cole and Kamden both were throwing up last Thursday night but by Friday were fine. I still kept them home from school. Last Sunday Carter had been sick and throwing up. I am assuming that is where the other kids got it.

Yesterday the kids had a primary activity day they had a good time. They had the kids to valentines for the missionaries and they got to frost valentine cookies and they got to make heart monsters.

Today we went and had our taxes done. I always love having them done. It is like a savings pot. We aren't very good at saving so it works well for us. It is all going to medical this year. It will be nice to have it all paid off though.

O.k. so I have updated my blogg now you girls need to update yours. I finally heard from Kendall. So I hope to hear from the rest of you.

Cute Cole!

Hey,

I just had to post this it was to cute. Yesterday Cole didn't have any school. So in the morning the kids were doing chores and getting ready. We we sitting down eating lunch and Cole says to me, "I thought time went by fast when you are having fun and goes slow when you are not." He then says, "Why is time going so fast and I am not having any fun." I wasn't sure if I should explain the exceptions to that rule. One being when it is a day off from school and you don't want time to go fast it does. Anyway I thought that was so cute and had to share.

Love you guys!

Thought that I had posted!

I thought I had posted on Sunday but I guess I didn't.

Last Monday the 15th there was no school. I think we cleaned the house and the kids helped. And of course Kamden had tap/ballet.

Tuesday it snowed here. We took the car in to have the hood fixed. There was a paint problem so they fixed it. I had Teigan and Toren. Cole had piano and basketball practice. They canceled enrichment because it was to icy.

Wednesday they had school we thought they might not but they did. I went in and helped out in Cole's class. Then he had scouts he loves it so much.

Thursday I babysat again. Cole had basketball practice and Kamden had gymnastics.

Friday Ryan has been home all week. It was to cold to work. He worked for his dad on Monday and Tuesday and took care of his dad's dog while they were gone. That helped out a little. I was suppose to go in to Kamden's preschool today and help out but a lady I visit teach asked me to watched her kids. I really didn't want to because Kamden was at school and Carter was with Ryan I would have liked to stay with Kamden at preschool and see how she does but you can't say no to someone you visit teach. So I had her kids and she informed me when she dropped them off she was going to go shopping afterwards. So I had her kids and not my own for 3 1/2 hours it was nice. I tried to prepare my lesson but that didn't work out to well. We went and rented some movies and had pizza over at Dennis and Melanie's.

Saturday I had another message it was so good. Then we had the missionaries over for lunch and then we went to Cole's first basketball game. He did really well he scored 10 points or so and there were a few other kids doing well so they told them to not shot anymore and let some of the other kids shot. They don't keep score but one of the parents did and it was 40 something to 4 so they killed them. But more importantly they had a really good time. I left Ryan's phone there likely there was still a lady there I had to wait awhile but she had it. When later in the evening Ryan had to type up his talk so we went and watched a movie over at mom and dad's while we waited.

Sunday we had mom, dad and Melanie over for dinner. It was nice we played games and had dessert. I didn't go to church because Carter throw up all morning and I didn't want him to go to nursery. So Cole went and listen to Ryan speak and his mom came. She said he did nice job. I listen to it before church it was really good. He was so nervous!

Monday I am stilling trying to put together my lesson for Sunday. We went to find a bread store after Kamden had school. We finally ended up over in Kennewick. I still didn't think it was all that much cheaper. Kamden and I played games while Carter took a nap. Ryan watched the boys while Kamden and I went to tap/ballet. The girls are getting really good. There compition is March 2,3,4 up in Cour De Lane (sp).

Tuesday - Friday I backed into Ryan's work truck. My first accident in 16 years and it had to be that dumb. Anyway I took it in yesterday and Ryan took in his truck. There is about $1,800.00 worth of damage. I thought is was going to be more but it wasn't. I already think we pay to much in insurance I can only imagine what it is going to be now. We pay for 1 car and me driving with no tickets and it use to be no accident it is about $90 I think that is so expensive. It use to be $45 with just the van. Anyway we also had Best Buy take out the DVD system they put in and we went to In Tune and are going to have them put in a new one on Thursday. Cole had piano and basketball practice.

Today there is no school. We haven't done to much the kids just worked on their chores and getting ready.

O.k. I know that pictures are better but we still can't up load. We are working on it. We were trying to pay a friend to work on it but I don't think he really wants to. So will see.

Hey,

Well, last Sunday Ryan went to sacrament and I went to Relief Society. Kamden and Carter were still sick so we took turns staying home. Then we had soup and homemade bread at Mom and Dad's it was really good. It was strange only us and mom and dad it was quite. Well quieter with everyone gone and Kim and her family wasn't there.

Monday Kamden had preschool and Cole was at school so Carter and I went grocery shopping. We picked up Kamden from school and later in the day we took Kamden to tap ballet. We took the car in to have the DVD fixed. The sound wasn't clear so they were going to fix it. When we went to pick it up it was still not clear. So we are having them take it out and we will go somewhere else to have one put in. I am so unhappy with BEST BUY I will never buy from them again.

Tuesday we were busy getting things done around the house. Cole had basket ball practice, Carter and Kamden thought it was so cool to run around the school chasing each other at practice.

Wednesday I went to school with Cole I couldn't stay the whole time I had Teigan and Torin well there mom went back to the doctors. We took them to pick up Kamden then over to mom's to pick up Kamden then back to there house. I don't think they liked being in the car the whole time I had them. Anyway Wednesdays are early release days and Cole has Scouts right after school but Wed the two boys had eye doctor appointments. We were there from 2pm until 4:30 it was to long. Carter hadn't had a nap all day. But now we know that the boys don't need glasses at least for now. Cole is far sighted 1. or so, so he doesn't need glasses unless it gets worse. We also found out both boys are right hand dominate but left eye dominate. This makes them or at least Cole for now get some of his letter confessed. The eye doctor said everyone that he knows that has this has a tough time in school. Carter is the same and he is farsighted 2. but he also has a stigmatism which balances them both out. The doctor think maybe later he will need glasses. I am just glad they both don't have what Kamden has. After the appointment we went out to look for pellets. Someone told us there was a shortage but we didn't have any problem finding any. Ryan had a Stake training meeting we have ward conference on Sunday.

Thursday was my birthday. I had my friends kids until about 1pm. I heard from Kendall and Bailey. That was really nice to hear from them. For my birthday Ryan bought me 3 full body messages. I have been having a head ache for about 3 weeks and didn't know why. I thought a rib was out but I guess I was having tension head aches. Anyway the message was awesome. I would highly recommend them. Anyway I got to go tanning too. Then we headed over to Kamden's gymnastic and after that Cole had basketball practice. It was a really nice birthday.

Friday Ryan didn't have to work but I had already scheduled Visiting Teaching appointments. So I went out and Ryan watched Carter. It was nice to not have any kids with me. Then I picked up Kamden from preschool and we went to Lunch with Chelsie Bishop(Brown) and Milee (her daughter) at McDonald's. It was so much for to get together with her. She got me a birthday gift (Nacho Cheese) boy did that bring back memories. Then after school we took the kids to see Arthur and the invisible. Oh, it was so good and the kids loved it. They all sat really still and watched the whole thing. Ryan and I even enjoyed it.

Saturday I went to a baby shower for a lady in the ward there were 20 women there. Wow I have never seen so many women at one shower. Then later in the day I took Kamden to a birthday party. It was for Bronsen Brown's daughter. His daughter and Kamden are in the same preschool class. That was fun! Then Ryan took me out for my birthday dinner. Dennis and Melanie watched the kids.

Sunday we had ward conference. They had combined Preisthood/Relief Society it was so good. The speakers did a nice job. Cole also gave a talk on faith he did a really nice job. We stayed home after church. Mom and Dad had a linger longer so we had left over and watched Pride and Prejudice. Ryan got a call at 9pm from the bishop asking him to give a talk. So next Sunday Ryan and another lady are giving talks. I thought that was weird they didn't ask me. But I am so glad he didn't . Plus I thought it was wired they were asking him again we just talk about 1 1/2 to 2 year ago and in are ward there is about 1 new family a week. So we didn't think we would have to speak for a really long time because they would ask all the new people. Anyway Ryan will speak next week on Testifying of Christ.

Monday Ryan didn't work today. It is to cold to pour. They probable won't pour all week. Ryan's uncle died on Saturday. That is Dennis's older brother. He was out for a walk and grabbed his chest and went down. I guess he had been gone for a couple of hours and so his wife called the police. The police said they had a John Doe. So she had to go the hospital and identify him. Wouldn't that be a horrible thing. Ryan really wants to go it is in Yuma. So we will see.

Sick Kids!

We had a great New Year's Day! Mom and Dad came over to Dennis and Melanie's. So it was just the 6 of us and our kids. We had a really nice lunch. Melanie made Prime Rib for us and we played spicy farkle.

Tuesday I made homemade potato soup for dinner group. Wow it turned out so good I just didn't make enough for everyone. The receipt said it feed 12 but it really didn't even feed are whole family. So next time double it I guess. I took Cole to paino back in the routine but his paino teacher came out and said they don't start back until next week. I am not really sure why. We had to take are car back in to have something fixed I am getting really tired of Hertz already. I don't think at this point we will buy a car from them again.

Wednesday night Kamden and Carter started to get sick. I was up with the two of them until 2am. I went down stairs and laid on the couch to get some sleep and Ryan said they never woke up again. I have to say 6:30 came around to fast. It was nice to be back helping in Cole's class. On Wed. They had a lady that cleans dogs teeth come and do a presentation and they got to see a hairless terrier. Wow that things was really ugly the lady had painted the dogs toenails pink it was to funny.

Thursday I think things are going to start getting really busy again. Cole had his first basketball practice of the season. Ryan is coaching again this year. He says most of the kids have never played so it will be really fun again this year. Right after basketball practice Cole had pack meeting for scouts so he was home maybe an hour and half just enough time to eat and do homework. I had Teigan and Torin today. There mom had another surgery and isn't able to get around. The kids were will starting to get sick so we didn't go to practice and scouts. I put the two kids to bed at 7pm.

Friday I was suppose to have Teigan and Torin again today. But I got up and took the two kids to the clinic to see what was wrong with them. It took 2 1/2 hours to see the doctor and then he didn't even look at them other than there ears and gave them an antibiotic. I was so unimpressed with him. I took the kids home and they slept off and on all day.

Saturday the kids still weren't feeling well today and I think Cole is sick too. So we just cleaned the house and did some projects around the house that needed to be done. Kamden and Carter slept for about 4 hours today. I would say they are still not feeling really good. It was nice to stay home we touched up some painting around the house, fixed Kamden's boarder, cleaned the house and Ryan made another self out in the garage to help clean up the garage a little more. It looks nice.

Christmas Week and New Years!

So wow what a busy few weeks. It was so nice to have Bailey here we just really wished Mike could have made it to help us eat all the food we made. It was also really nice to have Kendall home. I enjoyed having her home the last few weeks. She sure has grown a lot in the last few years. I am so happy for her that she going to school. I do wish she was here but we will be seeing her more often which will be nice. Now all we have to do is get Chauntel and Jeremy to move closer. I was hoping we could bribe them to come back with the boat but that didn't work. They are moving a little closure I guess. I am glad to hear Jackson's surgery went well.

We had a great Christmas break Ryan was home the whole week of Christmas and today. We just hung out a lot at mom's house with the girls and played lots of games. The new game this year was Spicy Farkle. We saw quite a few movies a friend gave us movie tickets. We saw Charlotte Web it was so good and a Night at the museum, The Good shepherd and We are Marshall. It was fun we haven't been to the movies in awhile with the kids are without the kids. We spent more time on the boat instead of watching movies. Which is proably a lot better for building family relationships. Kendall was so sweet and watched the kids so we could go to the temple this week also. We saw lots of friends there. It was a nice break from the busyness of the week.

So we went to bed early last night. We usually have a news eve party but it seemed not quite right to do that on Sunday and it to hard for people to find babysitters. So since I got a good night sleep I got up early and went out grocery shopping at 7:30am. There was no one in Walmart it was so nice. The clerk said she had had only 2 customers this morning. It also went much faster than usually. But of course I forgot a few things so we have to go back. Isn't that how it usually works. I always think I am going to go once a week but it is more like once a day.

Happy New Year!!

Merry Christmas!

Hello,

Hey Chauntel we love and miss you guys! We hope you had a great Christmas Eve and Christmas!

Here are some picutures we thought you may enjoy!

Love,
Rochelle

More Pictures!

Finally Pictures!!!!!

Sorry thought I already posted!

Some how last week when I sat down and wrote a posting I must have said save and not to post. I was just looking at our blog and noticed it wasn't posted so I guess you will get two postings today. I still am not able to up load pictures. I have some cute ones so maybe I will up load some when I go to mom's. But for know I will just update you on our week.

I didn't go to Cole's school this Wednesday but I went on Friday. Kamden had preschool Carter is so lost with out Kamden on the days she goes to preschool. He follows her around and wants to do everything she is doing they are so cute together most of the time. Some times they do get on eachothers nervous. Kamden had a friend over after later in the day. The little girls mom had achievement days and so she brought her over. Cole missed his ride from school to Scouts so we had to run him over to the church after he got off the bus today. He was standing right next to the lady he was suppose to ride with and then just up and run to the bus. They had everyone even the principal looking for him. So they just assumed he run to the bus he did. He said they didn't say let's go so he assumed they weren't going today and didn't want to miss the bus and came home. Ryan went out again to visit people in the ward. He has been doing well going back to work.

Thursday I made 5 loaves of bread in the morning for our Christmas party. I have never made bread before. It turned out really good. It was a different kind of bread receipt. To be honest it has been a week so I really can't remember what we did.

Friday Kamden had preschool and I started to prepare my lesson for the 24th and realized I was preparing last months. I wanted their last month so I didn't realized until Friday I had been preparing the wrong lesson. So I am now hopefully preparing the right lesson. After I picked up Kamden from preschool I took her and Carter over to mom's she watched them while I went to Cole's school. The whole second grade was working on projects for Christmas. There big project was their had imprints with plaster. So of course I was in the plaster room. Oh, my oh, my what a miss and confusion. There were lots of parents and we only did about 10 kids at a time. There are 6 2nd grade classes with 29 kids in them. So we were there from 12:45 until 3:20. Amazingly we got them all done and cleaned up before they went home. They did some other projects also. It was fun and Cole loved it that was his favorite part. He is already planning where his hand is going to go and he also thinks we need to frame it. After I picked the kids up from mom's they fell asleep because neither one would take a nap for her. So we had to wake them up when we got home which neither one liked because we had our ward party at 6 and need them to get ready. We were all suppose to dress up as in Jesus times. Cole and Kamden dressed up as Angels they had a singing part and were told to be angles. Carter refused to put on anything and Ryan and I didn't dress up and Kendall came too. It was the cutest activity. They had the gym done up as Bethlehem and they gave you money and you had to pay a tax. Then with your money we bought food for your family. The food was shish kabobs(sp), beef, pork, hot dogs, rice, beans, bread, fruit and cookies. Then they had a program narrative and singing. Kamden and Cole sang a song with a group of kids. Of course Cole didn't sing but you could hear Kamden. We stayed and helped clean up for a while but then Ryan wasn't feeling so good to much sitting on the floor he was in pain.

Saturday we just kind of hang out all day. Then a friend called and told us Santa was over at the Country Merchentel. So we headed over the kids sat on his lap told them what they wanted and he gave them something that matched what they asked for and they got there pictures taken it was pretty cool. Then we went over to Dennis and Melanie's to take Dennis a cake and some balloons for his birthday. After that we took the kids over to mom and dad's and they watched the kids while we went to dinner. We had made plans to go out with some friends but just ended up us. It was nice we had dinner and dessert and it only cost us $20 with the tip. I think that is cheaper than McDonald's. We hang out at mom and dad's for a little while the Dickman's came over to drop off stuff to mom and dad. Then we took the kids over to Pasco to see there Christmas light and they line the streets with sacks and candles. It was so neat we have never been before the kids loved it.

Sunday we had another family home evening lesson we have had 3 on Jesus so we did one on the sacrament. The kids made their sacrament books with pictures of Jesus. They had a good time putting them together and they actually used them during the sacrament and where unusually quite during it. We went over to mom and dad's after church Kendall made stir fry it was so good and the kids loved it. It is amazing when she cooks the kids love it.

Monday what a busy day. Cole had school and Kamden went to preschool Ryan kept Carter and I went in and helped in Cole's class. I redid her bulletin board and wrote on the backs of all the kids hands. The kids were all worked up already they are so ready for Christmas vacation. Kamden had a friend over then we head off to her tap/ballet. When we got home Cole had a friend over. Some friends were back in town so we had there son over. He was the only other boy in Cole's primary class so since he has been gone Cole has been the only boy with about 7 or 8 girls. Then after dinner we headed over to mom and dad so Ryan could print some things for work.

Tuesday since I wasn't able to make it to the store I made odds and ends for dinner group and Kendall still had to pick me up a few things from the store. It all worked out and everyone got there dinner. I babysat Teigan and Torin today so it was a busy day and Kendall came over and visited for a little while. After dinner Cole, Kendall and I went grocery shopping. We watched 1/2 of the Christmas story last night. I have never seen that show the whole way through.

I am hoping today I will get my lesson prepared so I can worry about other things.

Computer problems!

Hey,

I keep wanting to post but anytime we plug in the printer or the photomax thing to upload pictures our computer freezes up. We need to have someone look at it but there is no money right now. So I have lots of really fun pictures but I can't upload them. I guess I can update you though. I know not as fun as the pictures.

Last Thursday Cole had Cub Scout Pack Meeting and the women had a sewing night at the same time. So dad took all the kids and went to pack meeting while I went to the sewing night. One of the girls was teaching us how to make scarfs, hats and mittens for our service project the Stake Relief Society Presidency put together.

Friday I finally got my house cleaned and we went with Kendall to see Happy Feet. It was so cute Ryan and I loved it Kamden didn't like it. We then picked up Cole and went down to Lourdes Santa Clause was there. The kids all got there pictures taken with him we do that every year with the kids. It is so much better than going down to the mall and waiting and paying to see Santa. Then we ran Cole over to a friends party. While Cole was there we run around and took care of a few things then back over to pick up Cole from his party. Kendall came over and we watched Office. I tried to finish sewing some hats and gloves.

Saturday morning I finished most of the scurfs, hats and gloves. We went out looking for a DVD/TV for the car. The car dealer is buying a one and we were just looking around. Oh my the electronic stores were so busy it was worse than it was the day after Thanksgiving if you ask me. Then we headed over to mom and dad's for dinner. We had a nice releaxing time. Mom made taco's and we just visited.

Sunday we went and listening to Kendall's talk and then headed back over to our ward. We started our Secret Santa. We took a tree that was the first day of Christmas gift. It was one we picked up last year after Christmas for like $15 or $25. The kids love doing the Secret Santa. After church we went to Dennis and Melanie's for dinner. The kids helped her decorate the downstairs Christmas tree and put up some of her decorations. Kamden loves to help she thought that was so great.

Monday I was able to finish the hat, scarfs and mittens at least I am done with the material I bought. Kamden had preschool and we went grocery shopping and then the kids took naps and we headed back out to Kamden's tap/ballet.

Tuesday I got all the dinners made and some other things done around the house and then we went to Kamden's eye doctors appointment. When the doctor first came in he asked if he was seeing Carter. I said no and he said we should be. He said it looks like Carters left eye is turning in. So he wants to see him and Cole and have them checked. Kamden he said is doing really well and looks like she is doing good with her glasses. So she doesn't have to go back for 1 year ya! The boys go in, in January so we will see how that goes. Kendall meet us as the eye doctors and took Carter for me and picked up Cole and took him to paino. Then took the kids home and watched them while I ran dinners around to my families. It was a big help. She stayed and had dinner with us. Nothing wonderful we had hot dog cassarole. One of the ladies called from the dinner group and wants to get together and do things a little differently with dinner group. It really hasn't been working lately. So hopfully we will get it all worked out.

Sorry no pictures hopefully soon!

Love you guys!

Christmas Shopping Done!

Well we had tithing settlement on Sunday. Ryan went to that but he stayed home from church so I was on my own with the kids. And amazingly they did really well. Kamden just didn't get her nap that she usually has during sacrament. I had all the kids on my lap or in my face so she couldn't sit still on my lap and go to sleep. The Relief Society lesson was really good. One of the counselors gave the lesson it was on characteristic of Joseph Smith and how we can have or build those characteristics. We had dinner at mom and dad's and Kendall made BBQ Chicken Pizza. It was so good. Cole doesn't like pizza but he loved this pizza. We played Disney scene it. Can you believe Ryan, Kendall and I won. Not mom ,Jillian and dad. We rock!!!j/k

So Monday I thought I was finally going to be able to clean my house it has been a while I don't want to say how long but a while. I forgot I had set up V.T. appointments. I don't usually go it December just take a treat but I didn't get out in November so I really needed to go out. Anyway that took me all morning and then we went grocery shopping. I had an hour until Kamden's tap ballet so I made the rest of the caramel syrup. Then we went to tap/ballet and after we took the kids to ShopKo so they could buy each other gifts and get their ornaments for the year.

So Tuesday was another day to get to the house cleaning but I had Teigen and Toren until 3:45 and Cole had Piano until 4pm. So again I didn't get the house cleaned.

So Wednesday another day right. I went to Cole's school this morning while Kamden was at preschool, Carter stayed home with dad. Well the day isn't over so maybe today I will get it cleaned because tomorrow I have Teigen and Toren again.

Well all of our Christmas shopping is done. We are doing the 12 days of Christmas for a family in the ward again this year. We decided to incorporate the true mean of Christmas into the 12 days of Christmas. So like the candy cane represent the shepherd's crook and bring the lost sheep back to the fold so we are going to to hot chocolate mug, hot chocolate and candy canes for that day, or the bow tied as we should all be in doing good will, so we will give a gift with a bow. Then each day we will tell them what each thing represents. Anyway I thought it would be easier to come up with what to give each day.

Crazy Hair!

So this week Cole has spirit week. Thursday they had crazy hair day we put Cole's hair in ponies and sprayed them back and white. The picture you see of Cole he had already pulled the pony tails out.

I thought I had updated my blog before we left. We put up all of our Christmas decoration up before we left to Utah. So the other picture is of the kids infront of the tree. The decorated it all by them self this year other than the beads. I think they did a nice job.

Kendall and I bake and cooked most of the day. We made goodie plates and carmel sryup for my VT route, Ryan's Home Teaching route and some of our friends. I also picked up our Christmas cards up yesterday and got most of them addressed. Hopefull tomorrow I will get them mailed off. I am also all done Christmas shopping except for Chyerl Ryan's boss. I love beeing done with everything early.

Thanksgiving in Salft Lake!

Hello, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving we had a really good time. We left on Wednesday about 12:30 and headed for Layton Utah. We stayed at Grandpa Hughes (Ryan's grandpa). There we about 31 of us that had dinner there at his house on Thursday. The boy's all went and played home run derby before dinner. Cole got to go play football with the scouts in D.J.'s (his cousin) ward. We didn't eat until 4pm. We visited and played games.

One Friday we got up about 5 am and got ready and packed up to go to Island Park. We went with Darrin and Amber (Ryan's brother and his family) shopping on black friday. We had a good time I think we made it out about 7:30. We went to Target, Toys R Us, Old Navy and Circut City. Then we left them and headed to Rexburg to see Bailey. The others shoped for a while and then headed up to Island Park. We stoped in at Bailey's work we had never been there. Her work area is done up cute. Then she took us to show us her house. It is so cute but she forgot to show us the basement until Ryan asked if they had a basement and then she showed us. We were there about on hour then we headed over to Walmart. We were looking for a gameboy for Cole for Chirstmas because they were on Sale there. And out of all the stores we went to in Layton they were all sold out of every hand held video game. But of all place Rexburg's Walmart had them. I guess all those poor kids going to school can't afford that kind of stuff. We then headed up to Island Park. Cole got a little sick because we forgot to feed him lunch.

We stayed in the same cabin that we stayed at last summer when we went to Island park for the Hughes family reuion. We all had a meal or two we were in charge of Grandpa Hughes bought all the food we just had to cook and clean up. It worked out good. Anyway on Saturday morning we all got up and got ready and went out to cut down Christmas Trees. We didn't need one but decided to cut a small one down and put it in the living room. We already have a fake on in the living room. But we forgot to bring the tree home. We had to drive aways to get the trees and kids played in the snow. Then when we all got back to the cabin. The adults or most of the adults watched the Utah, BYU game. Ryan took the kids out and pulled them behind the truck. The kids loved it.

Sunday a couple of the families went home after they got ready the rest of us went to West Yellowstone to the bear park. We saw wolves fighting over food. Then the kids got to go in the bear pin and hide food and they then let the bears out so they could hunt for the food. The kids loved that. We were there half the day. Then we head back to the cabin. We all stayed up to late visiting everynight.

Monday we got up at 5 am and head home about 6:30 we made it home about 5pm. Not bad for stoping 8 times and having really bad roads over the pass. The trucks were stoped in the lanes they were scraping the road as we went. So that wasn't bad it took about 10 and half hours.

We all had a really good time and Kamden got to play with girls her own age. Ryan's cousin has 3 girls and a boy and Denny and Tresea have a daughter Kamden's age. And of course D.J. and Cole were hook at the hip. They always have fun we they get together. It was nice.

I finally have all the laundary done that only took two and a half days.

Ryan had is hernea(sp) surgery yesterday. Kendall was a really big help she stayed the night and got the kids of to school and watched Carter. Ryan is still really sore and not getting up much. I hope he will be ready to go back on Monday. At this point he is still in to much pain to do anything other than sit in a chair. The doctor said everything went well.

Oh, and we traded in the truck and van and got a Extend Trail Blazer on Tuesday. We tried to get it before we left but they didn't have one in so we picked it up on Tuesday.