Playing Catch Up!!

Wow it's already the new year and I haven't posted anything from December! I'm sure this will be my longest post yet, so if you don't want to read it just move on and enjoy the pictures!! haha

The boys had their school Christmas program and did a good job from what I couldn't see!(Carson and Dylan were on the very back row, and of course my kids are small and I couldn't even see Carson the entire time, so no pics of my boys!) Kelly and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary on December 20th! I can't believe we have been married that long, it makes me feel old! We really didn't do much for our anniversary except finish up our Christmas shopping and we went to my dad's for a Christmas party! (what do you expect getting married 5 days before Christmas, I know stupid!!) It was nice to have everyone there together, even Grandma GG, aunt Karen and uncle Jeff were there to celebrate!

The next day we had a party at our house with my mom. We had lots of food, kids opened exchange gifts and of course we had to find time for the wii!! I think the adults have more fun than the kids do!! We had another Christmas party earlier in the month with Kelly's family. Santa came to visit and brought all the kids a little gift. They boys were really upset because Santa never asked them what they wanted for Christmas and they were very worried he wouldn't bring them what they wanted!(I felt sooo bad for them!) The kids did their exchange gifts, and the boys were so excited with what they got. Carson got a Air Hog helicopter and he can fly that thing pretty darn good without even crashing it! Dylan got two bucks(deer) and he was on cloud 9! That kid could always get some kind of animal and he would always be happy! All in all it was a lot of Christmas parties and a lot of good times with the families.

Christmas Eve the boys opened one present and of course if was pj's, they really didn't care they just wanted to open a present. We left Santa some cookies, fudge, chocolate milk and white milk and sprinkled the reindeer food out on the front yard so they wouldn't miss our house! Santa surprisingly came and brought them what they have been dying to have for a long time! (despite what mom wanted them to have!) They came in and woke me and Kelly up and was sooo excited that Santa really came! They of course couldn't wait to open all their presents. Santa brought them BB Guns, a wii game and too much candy! We really didn't get them a whole lot of toys just because they did just have a birthday and really didn't need any more! Dylan got a jazz jersey, a jazz backpack, a air hog helicopter and a set of toy dogs! Carson got a skateboard, jazz backpack, bumble bee transformer and a mp3 player! They each got a movie and some much needed jeans! This by far was probably the best Christmas the boys have had. They said to me "mom this was the best Christmas ever!!" That was really nice to hear from them, cuz they didn't care how many or how few of presents they got, they were just excited to get the one thing they had been asking for! It was nice to have it all over and just enjoy the rest of my time off!

We also did some snowmobiling and sledding with some friends. Me and Kelly went on a night ride and I have never been snowmobiling at night and WOW it was fun!! It was just really peaceful and you could see every star in the sky! We had Kevin,Rhachel and their kids come over for New Years and had TONS of food(thanks rhachel), played wii, and the adults played some poker! At midnight we set off some pretty fun fireworks and finally got to bed around 3 a.m.! New Years day we went sledding over by Manti and the boys also rode horses! I think Dylan could go up and down the hill all day long! Well December has come and gone and it's back to reality, WORK!

Dylan and Santa

Carson and Santa

One of Dylan's favorite toys!

Carson loves his helicopter!

Christmas party at our house

Carson was excited for a jazz shirt!(especially D-Will)

Dylan and another helicopter

Carson's Christmas Eve pj's

Dylan's Christmas Eve pj's

Loving brothers! oh how sweet!

Dylan and his loot!

Carson and his loot!

Carson and his bb gun

Carson and some much needed clothes!

Dylan and of course a jazz jersey!

Wow a jazz backpack!



Kelly having a blast! haha

Looking good Kev & Rhachel


Carson tackling Rykley & Dylan


Rykley playing guitar hero

Kaity having fun!

Dylan getting in on the fun!

Kelly and Kevin played way to much guitar hero!!

KEEP DREAMING!!

Rules are: Anything you have done has to be in bold. How much have you done?

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a Praying Mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Been to the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice (the venetian in Vegas! haha)
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a Home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (never will be satisfied)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant(gave a bum our leftovers in Chicago)
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater (those were the days!)
55. Been in a movie (been in a commercial, does that count?)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (bought plenty)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason (are you kidding me, that will never happen in my lifetime!)
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter (really, really want to one day!)
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar (NASTY!!)
72. Tied a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone (I have had a few)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car (Kelly has a couple of times)
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Visited Italy

You know, most of these things require lots of MONEY so most likely I will never get to do any of these fun things in my lifetime!! I will keep dreaming!!

Now I tag anyone who would like to do this, especially if you have nothing else better to post like me!:)

Happy Birthday Boys!!

Well today is Carson and Dylan's 7th birthday! It's amazing how time flies and I can't believe my babies are growing up so fast! I remember the day they were born like it was yesterday. It was a really emotional day not only because we became parents for the first time but because we didn't know if our little Carson was even going to make it through the night! I wasn't able to see him until 24 hrs. later and even then it was only for seconds. The first 4 weeks we spent our time back and forth from the hospital and being home taking care of Dylan, it's not what you expect when having your first baby or babies. Being a first time mom I had no idea what to expect or what we should do! I'm just glad we were in a place were all the doctors and nurses new exactly what they were doing and new what was best for our babies! I look back at that day and I'm in total amazement that my boys have grown into the boys they are. They are so grown up and becoming more independent! We have come a long way since 7 years ago when our family began! I just want to say Happy Birthday Boys! I love you and I am so grateful to have you both in my life! I wouldn't have wanted it any other way!

So here are some pictures of the boys when they were I think 4 or 5 weeks old.(The pics of them when they were first born aren't on cd's or on my computer, so I will have to find them later and post them, they were sooo tiny!!)

Brotherly Love:)

Dylan


Carson

Carson looked like a baby doll

They boys had their friend birthday party last night at Roy's Pizza. I made this cake to resemble a pizza, I think I did pretty dang good! haha They had soooo much fun with all of their friends and of course scored in the toy department! I'm glad we aren't getting them any toys for Christmas cuz they really don't need them.

My edible pizza cake!

All the kids minus Dalton cuz his face is blocked:(

Carson was in a hurry to open all his presents

Dylan got a basketball game:)

Carson with a huge robot! Alway cheesin!

Dylan got a great gift of rodeo stuff, he loved it!

The boys also got movie passes

Here is all the kids

Blowing out the candles for birthday #7

Tag your it!

So I found this on someones blog(I wasn't blog stalking, I do know who her family is) anyways, I thought it was a cute tag to do and I haven't blogged for a while!

High School

1. DID YOU DATE SOMEONE FROM YOUR SCHOOL? Ya a couple of guys, nothing to serious!
2.WHAT KIND OF CAR DID YOU DRIVE? I didn't have a car let a lone a license, but sometimes I would drive Kelly's truck!
3. DID YOU PASS YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE TEST YOUR FIRST TRY? Well if you refer to #2 I didn't have a license and I didn't even take the test until my senior year, what was the point everyone else was driving! But yes I did pass!
4. WHERE YOU A PARTY ANIMAL? Nope, I was the DD!
5. WERE YOU CONSIDERED A FLIRT? I don't know if I would say a flirt, just friendly!
6. WERE YOU IN BAND, ORCHESTRA, OR CHOIR? No, I thought it was for nerds!
7. WERE YOU A NERD? Are you kidding, I was pretty cool! lol
8. WERE YOU ON ANY VARSITY TEAMS? I did cheer at N.S. and drill team at Manti

9. DID YOU EVER GET SUSPENDED/EXPELLED? No, but did have to do a few detentions for missing soooooo many classes!
10. CAN YOU STILL SING THE FIGHT SONG? No not really, but they really need to put it on the back of the programs at the games!
11. WHO WERE YOUR FAVORITE TEACHERS? Definitely Mr. Olsen, he would always let us leave class and go to Top Stop as long as we brought him back a drink!! Oh and I can't forget good 'ol Mr. Bessey, he was the best!
12. WHERE DID YOU SIT FOR LUNCH? Usually we would leave for lunch but when we came back we would just sit in the hall!
13. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL'S FULL NAME? Manti High School

14. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL'S MASCOT AND COLORS? Templar (a knight) and colors were red and white with black
15. DID YOU GO TO HOMECOMING AND WITH WHO? I don't remember if I did, so probably not!
16. IF YOU COULD GO BACK AND DO IT AGAIN WOULD YOU? I would in a heart beat! I just regret the stupid things I did, but whats done is done and I'm pretty happy with the turn out!
17. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER MOST ABOUT GRADUATION? The only thing that really mattered was that I graduated!!

18. WHERE DID YOU GO SENIOR SKIP DAY? I think it was Lagoon, everyone goes there!

19. WERE YOU IN ANY CLUBS? FFA, it was a blast!
20. HAVE YOU GAINED SOME WEIGHT SINCE THEN? I'm twice the person I was in H.S.:(
21. WHO WAS YOUR PROM DATE? I went with Kal Larsen
22. ARE YOU PLANNING ON GOING TO YOUR 10 YEAR REUNION? That has come and gone and it really didn't sound too exciting!(I mean going to the city park and having popsicles, wow that was a brainy idea! sorry!)
23. DID YOU HAVE A JOB IN HIGH SCHOOL? Nope, isn't that what my parents were for! lol

I tag anyone who wants to reminisce their H.S. memories!

Just a little behind!

So I'm a little behind on our 2008 Halloween adventures, but better late than never! The kids had their school Halloween parade that goes down main street. Carson was soooooo embarrassed to have everyone look at him, little does he know they all probably really didn't care! Later in the day we went trick-or-treating around the neighborhood with Whitney and her kids and 3 of Chrissy's kids. They had fun but I was worn out by the time we got done! Later Chrissy took my boys over to her wards trunk-or-treat which the boys thought was kinda weird cuz they said they didn't know anyone! I caught up with them later and left Kelly home to hand out candy!Later that night we went to manti to Stockman's Grill with some friends and all the kidos. They had this lady up on the little stage singing(which was kinda weird) she had a air guitar contest and Kevin got to go up and try his hardest at his best air guitar! It was hilarious!! The next day the school had their annual Halloween carnival which we couldn't miss. I was extremely sick and had to leave my mom there to be with the kids. They had a blast, even after begging to go through the spook alley(which on Whits blog you can see Dylan's reaction after coming out!) All in all we had a good Halloween and now we are looking forward to birthdays for the boys and heading to St. George for Thanksgiving!!

This is the hand in the punch bowl I did for daycare.

Dylan attempting to carve his pumpkin.

Carson trying his skills at carving.

Kelly helping Dylan with the carving.

Me and Carson really into the whole carving thing.

Carson and the final project(with a little help)

Dylan and his pumpkin(also with help)

Dylan having fun in the parade.

Carson trying to hide from all the people.

There he is again hiding and Dylan just laughing!

Kevin trying to get Kelly to do the air guitar!

Kevin and Katy doing the air guitar!!