Memorial Day @ Clover Springs

For Memorial day weekend we went to Clover Springs Campground, which is not far from Rush Valley/Tooelle area. They have a campground with horse corrals and horse trails. They also have a spring that comes right out of the ground. We had a great time!

Azzie on her motorcycle ride

Even hank had a good time. This was I think the only time he sat. The whole time he was playing fetch with all of the kids.

Grandpa Bart had fun taking the kids on motorcycle rides!

Azzie had plenty of friends!

I love this picture of Kaden!

Carli loves to ride horses!

Welcome Home Jaren!

After being in Iraq for a year, Welcom Home Little Bro! We missed ya!

This is the cutest picture of him and his wife Emily! Her feet are a foot off the ground!

Carli's Dance Recital

Carli had a big dance recital. First she performed in front of her whole school, then it was parent's night at the Junior High. She did such a good job!

She was a little nervous!

Anniversary & Mothers Day

So for our 2 year anniversary we decided to go to Florida again since we love it so much! We flew into Fort Lauderdale. The next day we drove over to Naples/Marco Island. It was so pretty. White sand beaches, we walked onto the pier and saw a ton of dolphins, went to the everglades, and watched the sunset.

The next day we drove down to key west which is such a pretty drive. We stopped at Bahia Honda Park and went kayaking.

That night we walked down Duval street which has amazing shops, restaurants, and bars. That following morning we rented scooters and drove around the island and then we took a boat out fishing. It was awesome! We saw more dolphins and a sea turtle. I caught more fish then Trevor (ha ha!) We caught 8 all together then when we were done we took them to a local restaurant where the cooked them. I am not a fish person but they were delicious!

The next couple of days we drove back up to our favorite spot the Marriott in Delray Beach for some relaxation. We went to a cool beach named Red Reef Park where they have a reef you can snorkel too. I saw sting rays, barracudas, and really cool fish. Unfortunately we had to come home but I missed my kids. Thanks to my sis and family for watching them.

Easter at the Dunes!

We had such a great time at Little Sahara Sand Dunes. The weather was decent, we camped with such great friends & family. This year I took my little brother Tyson and he tore it up.

No riding for Azzie this year, but she had fun sitting on the 4wheeler.

Our weekend home

The easter bunny found our trailer!

Trevor getting ready to go for a ride

Here is a view from atop of the famous 700ft tall Sand Mountain.

Our new baby!

So Carli is turning 8 soon and she is old enough to join the 4h horse club. So we bought a pony for her and Azllyn (when she gets big enough) to ride! Her name is carrot, which we will be changing. She is 3 years old and we got her from Wanship, Ut. She is adorable and I'm so excited to have a new addition.

Kaden loves her too!

Here is one of our other horses Warpaint

Glory and Brie

Twiners!

So since Azlyn was born Carli has been bugging me about getting them both matching outfits. It took a long time but I finally did it! I found these cute dresses at Walmart of all places. They are so cute together! Thanks Amber for the bows to go with them!




I must say that Carli is such a great big sis! She makes bottles, changes diapers (even poopy ones), helps with baths, gets her dressed, feeds her, and can entertain her for hours. It makes having 3 kids not that difficult.



I also found this one at the Childrens Place. Red, white, and blue for their birthdays the week of July 4th!

How time flies!

My little Azzie is almost 8 months old! I can't beleive how fast they grow up. She finally sleeps through the night for the most part. She is such a good baby hardly ever cries and she is either taking a nap or up and smiling at everyone and everything. How could you have a bad day with that smile!

Cowgirl in training!

I know it's early but she WILL learn her animal sounds!

I love my new jumper!

I learned how to sit!

Goodbyes are always tough!

This month has been hard not only all the smog, but my little brother Tyson left for a mission to the Dominican Republic. I will miss him a ton! Not only was it hard to say goodbye to him an hour later I had to say by to my sister Kali who lives in Nevada and I love to death! Then my brother's wife Emily flew back to Washington. It also made me really miss my brother who is serving in Iraq and then my big sister in Texas. I never thought growing up with a family of 8 now there is only me and my 17 year old sister left in Utah. I love my family more than anything!

Another Year Flies By!

It's been such a great year, well the first 6 months being pregnant sucked other than a few camping trips we willl just skip that and then we had Azzie. She is so much fun to have around. Everyone thinks I am crazy to have another one and start over since my youngest is 7 but going from working M-F full time to having 3 kids and working 2 days a week is so much easier. I now actually have time to blog and do things I never could.

Kaden's goal is to start tackle football this year, Carli is now enrolling in a dance class, and I got a gym membership so we have a lot more time. For all my friends and sister who have kids running around everywhere that are driving you nuts, one day they grow up and go to school all day come home just to eat and clean there room and then there off to go play with there friends. It does get easier.

We also had a great Christmas. Lots of family parties and get togethers. The two older kids are spoiled especially with 4 grandparents and 3 great-grandmas. I don't think I have seen Kaden much since we got the Wii. He comes upstairs from time to time to eat! We have had a great time boxing eachother, bowling, playing Madden and gutair hero.

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and also a safe and Happy New Year!

And for my sister who lives in 85 degree weather all year, I hate you! After being snowed in for three days (since I live on a cul-de-sac in West Jordan and drive a small car) We had about 22 inches of snowfall on Christmas and the day after. We had a great time sledding making snow angels. It defenitely was a white Christmas.

So I am really bummed about Denver losing the last three games, and for San Diego winning their last three games therefor we did not make the playoffs. I hate the Chargers. I love football and am excited for the playoffs to start. So since Denver is out, go Giants! I like Eli Manning.

The Holidays are here!

I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I am excited to spend time with the family as I have holiday parties on Saturday, Monday, Tue, Wed night and Thursday. It will be great to see people I haven't seen since last Christmas. Every year we get together at my Aunt Raylenes in Midvale and have soup bowls and do white elephant gifts. I have not missed one in 30 years!

We all enjoyed the snowstorm yesterday. Kaden was building forts and having snowball fights, Carli was out sledding and me and Azzie were cuddled by the fireplace watching them have a good time! Here is also the video of my pictures from the Broncos game that was aired on the Jay Cutler Live show. Kaden was so excited that the QB of the Broncos loved his hair!

The Big Game in Denver!

Sorry All but my computer broke and I was without internet for two months, but thankfully Santa came early and got me a new computer today! I know a lot of you wanted to see our Denver trip. The first weekend we went to see the Broncos in Miami. We had a blast. We drove down Saturday and got there early so we could check in to our hotel and go swimming for a few. Then the next day was the game. Even though they lost we still had a great time. Here are some pictures.

We got there plenty early!
Yes, I got this close to Jay Cutler #6 For those that aren't Broncos fan he is the QB and he is hot!
Go Broncos!

We snuck down to the front as the team was coming on and got to see Dre Bly, and Brandon Marshall. Kaden's favorite Champ Bailey was hurt so he is the only one we missed.

The next day, we toured the US Mint, went to the Broncos store and bought some souveniers and then drove to Steamboat, Co then went home the next day. Short trip but defenitely worth it!