The Haymore Family

Eight More Lives

2011-03-18T07:37:00.000-07:00

Tiger the cat is our feline friend that we adopted from Grandma Mary last summer. One of Tiger's favorite spots to take a nap is on top of the garage door when it's left open. With the van parked inside, she'll climb up to the van's roof and then hop to the garage door and slumber in the warmer air. On Tuesday afternoon, she was woken to a horrible, real life nightmare.

I was gone for just a couple minutes to drop the twins off at activity days and as I arrived home a neighbor stopped me and explained there had been an accident with Tiger. When I left and shut the garage door I didn't know that tiger was up there. She quickly ran out of horizontal surface, and with the van gone, she didn't have a quick escape route. I was already headed down the road when she got pinched between the door and the wall.

Phrases like "blood on the driveway", "broken back" and "animal control" were quickly relayed to Jeff at work. As I talked with Jeff on the phone, my neighbor would look at Tiger (out of my view) and look back at me and just shake her head. Jeff and I agreed that the best thing was probably to put the poor kitty to sleep.

I felt horrible. Not only because I was the one who shut the door but I would soon have to tell the kids their beloved pet would be put to sleep. Animal Control soon arrived and I asked the officer to "take care of it" for us. Tears were shed the rest of that evening and everyone was depressed into the next morning with the absent of the scratching at the door and no Tiger sneaking into the house when Jeff left for work.

Well, I guess when it comes to a wounded animal, "just take care of it" must mean different things to different people. At midmorning, I got a call from a girl at the animal shelter saying that our cat was alert, and responsive and being very loving towards her. WHAT!?!? I thought..... but..... how......? Grandpa Ron was soon on his way over there to pick up Tiger.

I wish I had pictures of the kids' faces when I told them the news after they got home from school. Poor Sophie didn't understand the whole death thing, even after we did our best to explain it in four-year-old terms. Now to explain that the cat is not dead.....I'm afraid this is all confusing her even more.

Tiger has been at Grandma and Grandpa's since then and is healing and resting comfortably. We have taken the kids over a couple times to see her and can't wait to bring her home and find her a new place for naps. Was it a miracle or just miscommunication? Either way, we are thankful.

(photography by Megan and Sarah)

Last minute fun before the cold.

2010-11-09T09:43:00.000-08:00

We have been really busy since my last post, a lot has been going on with our family in the way of spending time together. Jeff has always enjoyed the outdoors, and has brought that into our home. It has been a fun way to do stuff together. We really enjoy taking our boat out on the lake mostly close to home. We have been spending a lot of time out on the water fishing and have had a great time enjoying the good weather before it gets Cold and snowy. Which is changing quickly. We had some great luck in catching some fish these last couple trips we went on and it was relaxing and fun.

Now we are into Fall and heading into Winter. The kids had a good time trick or treating. We went to my mom's house for our usual fun with Chili, rolls, doughnuts and warm cider. We took the kids around their neighborhood and then went around our neighborhood. It seemed like not a lot of people were home this year(including ourselves) but the kids had a good time. I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving this year. We are spending it with my family. We are going to my mom's house which I love. I love this time of year when it starts to get chilly, and we get to wear warmer clothes, I love the smell of fall and winter and the feelings I get and the thought of hot chocolate, warm cookies, friendship and love.

The Bird and the Nest

2010-07-05T19:07:00.000-07:00

A few months ago we noticed a birds nest in our backyard apple tree. We were excited that it chose our yard to make it's home. We have carefully watched it from the beginning when the mother bird was hatching the eggs all the way through to their first flying lesson (which was today!) Here are some pictures of the first time they ventured out for their first flying lesson. I sure am glad we get to keep our kids in our little nest longer than this mother bird got to keep hers. :)

Summer finally begins

2010-06-26T11:37:00.000-07:00

We have gotten off to a slow start with summer this year. The weather has been a bit cooler than normal. We have had to find other activities to do to keep everyone happy. We have done the free movies, played with friends, lunch at different parks, Aaron's baseball games, swimming lessons and driven each other crazy.

The kids this year earned some free Seven Peaks passes. Now that the weather has warmed up Jeff took off a day of work and we took the kids to Seven peaks water park. We all had a great time the water and weather was great. Aaron and Jeff enjoyed the water slides and the girls and I enjoyed the wave pool. Sophie really likes to play in the kiddie pools and is just a little fish in the water.

This summer my mom has committed to doing something once a week with us and it has been so much fun. We took the kids to the Payson Pool and had lunch. It is a really fun pool for all the kids. They had water slides, and a fantastic kiddie pool area for Sophie to play in. It was just as nice as Seven Peaks if not better. I know the price was a lot better for pretty much the same stuff. We also did a fun park day with my mom. My mom and I took the kids with My sister Pam and her kids to see a free movie and had treats. I think this summer is turning out to be better than I thought it would in the beginning. I am looking forward to seeing what other adventures this summer has in store for our family.

We're back!

2010-02-21T13:55:00.000-08:00

We have been taking a blogging break. Now we are back. So here is our fist post just in time for Sophie's third birthday. I just can't believe how fast this past year has flown by. Sophie had a great birthday this year. We had a family party to help her celebrate. She had fun opening her gifts from her siblings and her parents and others that came. She is quite the little entertainer as you will see, pulling funny faces. I had my friend make her a tinkerbell cake this year and it turned out darling. She really likes Tinkerbell from Peter Pan. Sophie is such a sweet little girl and I want to share some of the things we love about her.
The things we love about Sophie:

-she is always happy
-the way she says "sank you"(thank you)
-the way she dances everywhere
-she loves to go to Maceys to ride in the car cart and get a cookie
-she falls asleep in bed reading books to herself
-she uses the "OK" sign to show how old she is
-her smile and laugh
-how she sings primary songs with actions after coming home from church.

These are just a few of the many things we love about our vibrant little three year old.
We love her and so thankful that she is apart of our family it jut would not be the same without her. Happy Birthday Sophie!!

Big girl bed

2009-10-09T22:17:00.000-07:00

It is finally time to graduate from the crib to a BIG GIRL BED! We recently moved Sophie out of her crib to a new bed. She was so excited. She kept saying, "My new bed." I can hardly believe that she is getting this old. Old enough for a new bed. She looks so cute and small in it and has only had one time of getting out because she was scared. We are struggling to have her fall asleep in her bed. We often find her falling asleep on the bean bag, on the floor or in our arms snuggling. Now i am crossing my fingers that big girl panties are next.

Yearly trip to Jordanelle

2009-09-04T19:01:00.000-07:00

Every year in August we take our yearly trip to Jordanelle. This is one of our family's favorite places to go camping. We enjoyed spending time together boating, tubing, roasting marshmallows for smore's and just purely relaxing. While we are there we like to take a day trip to the outlets inPark City for school clothes. We did pretty well on finding everyone what they needed this year. Then after we shopped till we've dropped (some of us sooner than others) we went out to eat for a nice family dinner.

During the rest of our vacation we spent a good deal of time out on our boat. Jeff is slowly teaching me how to drive it. The kids really like boating and riding on the inner tube. We decided a few times to take a few breaks from the water. One time we found a sandy shore that Sophie could play on for a break, the other time was to dock and go to this little store they have and get an ice cream treat which was fun and refreshing. We really had a great vacation and look forward to going again next year.

Going Private

2009-07-19T17:33:00.000-07:00

After seeing some strange hits on our blog, we have decided to make it private. We really don't want to do it, but we want to keep ourselves protected and still be able to post the pictures and content we want. Please send us your email address and we will add you to our invite list.

monicahaymore@yahoo.com

Take Me Out to the Ball Game...

2009-07-19T16:04:00.000-07:00

Aaron has been playing soccer since he was about 5, but this year, he decided to try baseball. With the boys playing peer pitch at this age, I think he was a brave little boy to just jump in with no T Ball, or coach pitch experience. He was very lucky to get put on a team with a great coach and some very supportive teammates.

As a family, we've had a lot of fun the last several months going to watch him play (sometimes in the cold rain and sometimes in the hot sun). All our kids have made new friends (me too), learned how to eat sunflower seeds, and spent way too much money at the snack shack.

His team did very well and this past week they played in a state tournament. They played six games in three days! In the end they placed 4th in the UBBA Mustang league(I'm not sure what all that means, but we are proud of them)!

June Camping Trip

2009-07-03T15:38:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we spent four days up Diamond Fork canyon. It's kind of close to home, but we needed come back one of the evenings for Aaron's baseball game. Without water sports or 4 wheeling, it turned out to be kind of a quiet trip (which is still good). We did do some geocaching, hiking, fishing, wading in the river, Aaron practiced with his BB gun, the girls did pop beads, and like always we had lots of good food.

Happy 10th Birthday!!!

2009-05-21T20:40:00.000-07:00

He's Ten! It just blows my mind that he is that old already. I still remember when he was born and I held him in my arms for the first time. What a wonderful and unique experience that was for me. The time has gone by so fast. I feel so blessed that he chose me to be his mother. I love Aaron for simply being him. He is kind, especially to his sisters, is a good friend, great at sports, he is a thinker, I love to watch his mind at work. His smile warms my heart and brings a smile to my face. He is not afraid to try new things. This year Aaron decided to play baseball and so far he is really enjoying it. My friend Lisa made him a fabulous cake that not only looked good but tasted great too.

Spring School Pictures

2009-04-20T20:43:00.000-07:00

We have never bought the spring school pictures before, but when I saw the proofs, I just had to this time. It worked out perfectly because Sarah and Sophie were sick on Easter, so we didn't get the Sunday dress pictures like we usually do. The school pictures made up for it! Now we just need to get Sophie's done somewhere.

Megan and Sarah's Big Weekend

2009-04-05T21:39:00.001-07:00

Last weekend was a big one for Megan and Sarah. It started out with them turning seven years old. I can't believe how fast the years fly by. It seems like just a few months ago they were so small and were sharing a bassinet. Their big gifts this year were matching pink Razor scooters which they enjoy riding when the weather is nice. (I wish it would make up it's mind!) They have been taking ballet lessons this year and their recital happened to be the day of their birthday. It was such a wonderful program to watch and I was even able to be a backstage mom for one of the performances. My friend Lisa made them a wonderful pink ballet cake for them to enjoy on Sunday at a family party held in their honor.

Tubing at Soldier Hollow

2009-03-06T21:11:00.000-08:00

We were invited to go to Soldier Hollow for a family outing with some friends. We ate dinner there and then hit the slopes for some tubing. It was my first time going down and I had a blast even if it was backwards all the way. The kids had an absolute blast as well. They kept going up till it was time to go. I went up several times with the kids and we did a train going down. Jeff and I took turns playing and pulling Sophie around, but she mostly just wanted to pull her own empty tube around.

Snakes & Snails & Puppy Dogs' Tails.............

2009-02-22T16:44:00.001-08:00

.......that's what boys are made from.

Aaron's 4th grade has been having them earn in-class, fake money as a reward for good behavior, completing assignments, ext. Then, every so often the kids can bring things from home and sell them to the other students with this fake money. The only restriction was they can't bring any food items.

On Friday Aaron didn't take any thing to sell (my kids just can't seem to part with any of their junk (sigh) ) but he did bring home a bunch of other kids' junk that he had bought. "One person's junk is another person's treasure" is what Aaron said. Well, one thing he brought home was in a little white box. What could it be? Maybe some fast food happy meal toys?...or rocks?...or broken sunglasses? Nope. The white box contained a cow eyeball! A REAL cow eyeball! Gross! Gross! Gross!

I didn't even want to look at it. In less than 3 seconds after him telling me what was in the box, he was marching it off to the outside garbage can. Why he would waste his hard earned school money on something like that is way beyond me. Also, I want to know why they can't bring food items but they can bring rotting animal flesh? If you really want to see a picture of it, Jeff put it up here.

Megan's Loose Tooth

2009-02-15T20:38:00.000-08:00

We have been trying to help Megan wiggle and jiggle her loose tooth free for weeks now. On Valentines day, we gave it some tugs, but she just wouldn't hold still. Megan then wanted to try it herself. To her (and our) amazement, she pulled it out on her own! That night the tooth fairy visited and gave her a whole dollar and some change. She was looks so darling with her toothless grin.

Valentine Cookies

2009-02-08T20:28:00.000-08:00

Since Valentines Day is coming soon I thought the kids and I could make valentine cookies. Megan and Sarah love to help me in the kitchen especially when I am making cookies. They helped me cut out the heart shapes and then all three kids helped me decorate the cookies with homemade frosting and tons of sprinkles, jelly beans and sugars. You name it they had it on there. I like my cookie to have red and pink sugars on them. The kids did a great job helping me in the kitchen and the cookies turned out to be so delicious no one could eat just one.

Happy Birthday Sophie!!

2009-01-08T21:53:00.000-08:00

Today our sweet Sophie turned two years old. I don't know where all the time went. It seems like she was just born and now she is two and talking a bunch. Today I took Sophie to Mc Donald's or as she calls it "go to Donald's" for her birthday lunch. We invited our good friends Hilary and Asher to join in on our little party. She had such a fun time.

Later this evening we had family over to celebrate with cake and ice cream and gift giving. Sophie received so many nice gifts. Thank you all for coming to help her celebrate!!

We've Been Elved!

2008-12-21T17:44:00.001-08:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Student of the Month

2008-12-15T19:48:00.000-08:00

We are excited to announce that our son Aaron received the student of the month award for his fourth grade class at Canyon Elementary. He is such a wonderful, kind and neat kid. We are so proud of the person he is and how kind and loving he is to his family as well as others around him. Way to go Aaron!!

Who is Guilty?!?!

2008-12-06T10:32:00.001-08:00

I am Thankful For YOU

2008-11-22T19:01:00.000-08:00

I am Thankful for Jeff. He does so much for our family and I wanted to share how thankful I am to have such a WONDERFUL person in my life. I am thankful for a Husband who.....

-is a good father to my children and takes time to do fun things with them.
-is good provider for his family
-he is one of the kindest people I know, he is thoughtful, willing to always be of service to others, spiritual, patient with me & the kids, and is always my favorite date.
-He said I love you first but I was quick on the comeback.
-I admire that he never speaks unkind of anyone and does not like to engage in any kind of gossip.
-is willing to watch chick flicks with me on movie nights.
-lets me go out to eat when I feel there is nothing in the house to eat.
-takes his family on fun vacations
-I love that he can fix anything
-he is a great listener and gives me good advice when I ask for it.
-enjoys family time.
these are just a few of the many things I am thankful for in Jeff. He has so many that it would take me to long to write them all I just feel so lucky to have someone as wonderful in my life. I love you sweetheart.

Halloween!

2008-11-01T12:53:00.001-07:00

We did our Halloween tradition again this year and like always, the kids had lots of fun. This year, with the nice weather, Jeff and the kids carved pumpkins in the garage to make clean up easier. Jeff had the kids draw a face on the concrete floor with sidewalk chalk and then he would help them carve it out. The kids came up with some good looking Jack O Lanterns.

On Halloween night, we trick or treated around our neighborhood until Jeff got home from work. Then we went over to my Mom's for chili, hot dogs, and lots of dessert. The kids then went out for another round of trick or treating around her neighborhood. Anyone remember the the name of the local dentist that buys kid's Halloween candy by the pound?

Sophie was our little ladybug, but didn't want to
cooperate for a picture.

Megan was a queen, Sarah was a princess
and Aaron was Slash. (thanks Guitar Hero!)

School Pictures

2008-10-26T19:30:00.001-07:00

Here are the three older kids' school pictures for this year.

Aaron 4th grade

Megan 1st grade

Sarah 1st grade

Every Day is a Gift

2008-10-18T10:31:00.000-07:00

Monica is the one who makes the posts on our blog, but today I thought I would give it a shot. One of my best friends from high school passed away very unexpectedly this week. After hearing the news, some of President Monson's recent talks have been going through my mind.

"How fragile life, how certain death. We do not know when we will be required to leave this mortal existence. And so I ask, “What are we doing with today?” If we live only for tomorrow, we’ll eventually have a lot of empty yesterdays. Have we been guilty of declaring, “I’ve been thinking about making some course corrections in my life. I plan to take the first step—tomorrow”? With such thinking, tomorrow is forever. Such tomorrows rarely come unless we do something about them today."
- Thomas S. Monson

I shouldn't just expect that I'm going to live to an old age, but rather wake up each morning being thankful for one more day. Give my family and extra hug before I leave for work. Spend more time tucking them in at night. And call a friend I haven't talked to in years.

God's speed old friend.

The flour Bucket

2008-09-21T23:13:00.000-07:00

Well, Well, Look who We found in the flour bucket. This is not an unusual site in our home. Megan and Sarah did the exact same thing when they were around the same age. I was cooking something in the kitchen and thought it was a little too quiet and I began to wonder where Sophie was. It was not long before I found her playing once again in the flour bucket. I called Jeff in to come help clean up once again another flour mess. He came in laughing and started helping me get the mess cleaned up. I guess Sophie is anxious to be mommy's little helper in the kitchen.

Toothless Grin

2008-08-26T22:07:00.000-07:00

Sarah's tooth had been loose for weeks, She kept asking her dad and I to try and get it out so we tried and tried but it just wasn't ready yet. She kept complaining about it mostly when she ate and she kept asking for help in getting it out. We had to take it easy because every time I tried she would panic and tell us to stop. Well, finally the day before school started August 19th Sarah said something to me again so I tested the tooth and asked her to let me get it out so she said fine and I told her we were getting the tooth out today and she was a little nervous. I got the magic rag all ready and told her to be patient and did a little wiggle 1,2,3, and it was out she was nervous but she didn't even realize the tooth was already out. She said to me "Mom, I didn't even feel it come out." I took her outside for her toothless grin photo and told her the tooth fairy would be visiting her tonight. When the next morning came and Sarah saw that the tooth fairy had visited her she was so elated.

Our Summer Project

2008-08-11T21:31:00.000-07:00

Summer is a great time to get projects done around the house. At our house there is always some type of project going on. The most recent one has been putting rocks in the mow strips. We have been doing this for the past three weekends and are now rounding the end. PHEW! Here are a couple pictures of the kids. They did such a great job helping and earned points for something they wanted and to top it off a treat at Sonic for all their hard work.

Aaron

Megan & Sarah

Month of July activities

2008-07-27T09:31:00.000-07:00

Our family has been busy this month. It started out with the fourth of July. We kept it easy this year because we had just returned home from our family reunion. We had a family barbecue, made smore's and let the kids do snaps and sparklers in our backyard. We also this month have had a chance to do some boating at Utah Lake. Jeff's dad bought a new boat so we have been out boating the past two weekends. We had a great time out on the boat we swam, did the inner tube, I even did some water skiing. I was rusty at first due to the fact that I hadn't done it in a long time but I was determined to get up a ski. One of the last times that I tried it was a success and I was thrilled to be up and going until the inner tube came flying off the boat and heading straight towards me and knocked me down. The day was fun anyway and the kids had fun in the tube and I even took Sophie out for a ride which she really liked. On the 24th of July we went to watch the Parade here in Spanish Fork at my Grandma and Grandpa's house. They have the perfect spot right on main st. After the parade we took the kids to the carnival down the street which was fun for them. We let them pick a few rides and then we were headed off for the big duck race. It was our first year attending this activity it was pretty fun to see all these ducks floating down the river. They had prizes for first place and on down to the very end duck to float on down. That night we had my sister and her son come for dinner and sparklers we even found glow bracelets which was a hit for them. All in all July has been a great month.

a trip down memory lane

2008-07-17T19:03:00.000-07:00

A few of my friends have done this post called a trip down memory lane. It sounded like fun so I decided to join in.
Here's how it works:
1. As a comment on my blog leave a memory you and i had together. It doesn't matter a little or alot anything you can remember.
2. next, repost these instructions on your blog and see what memories people have of you and or of your family. If you leave a memory about me I'll assume your playing along and I'll come visit your blog.

Jex Reunion

2008-07-04T20:42:00.000-07:00

This week we went to Reed Ranch for a family reunion. We had a good time being up in the mountains and spending time with each other and extended family. They had many fun activities that we participated in. We went swimming, rode horses and ponies that the kids absolutely loved especially Aaron. He and I the last day took a ride together and it was so much fun to see him so excited to ride. Megan and Sarah rode the ponies and had fun as well. They had archery and Pam was in charge of bracelet making which the girls and I had fun doing. Aaron made a bow and arrow with other boys. I enjoyed seeing many of my cousins that I haven't seen for a long time especially my cousins Emily and her brother Vernon. I enjoyed getting to know Vernon's wife Brandi and their four kids that are all twins. Our kids just loved playing and getting to know their new cousins. One other fun activity that we did was paddle boating with Shannon, Collin and my mom it was so much fun I think it was so relaxing and I could have stayed out their all day long. Kudos to you mom for planning such a fun reunion!!!

A little family update

2008-06-21T00:16:00.000-07:00

Today Aaron FINALLY got his cast off. He was very nervous and tense. (just look at his left fist.) He told the nurse helping that he wanted to just keep it on. All is good and he will have an ace bandage on for a week. Thanks Dr. Michalek for doing such a great job!

After several weeks of practice both Megan and Sarah have mastered bike riding! we will usually find them going up and down up and down the side walks or going around and around at the park by our house. I have heard in the last few weeks "mom, mom, come and watch me ride my bike." more from Sarah because she was the latest of the two to get the hang of it . We are so proud of them. Now we can go on a family bike ride. All we need to do is get our bikes pumped up and we're ready to go.

Is It MY turn yet????

2008-06-15T00:51:00.000-07:00

Here is a photo of the whole family at Lindsay's wedding.

100 Things About Me

2008-06-06T23:26:00.000-07:00

1. Been married to a wonderful guy for 10 years
2. have had three c-sections
3. was engaged on the beach in California
4. I have four beautiful kids
5. I have twin girls
6. I like hot homemade apple pie with vanilla Ice cream
7. Love to cook but not the clean up
8. like that Jeff is a handyman
9. love to kiss and squeeze my kids cheeks
10. love babies
11. favorite seasons are summer and spring
12. favorite flowers are red roses and lilies
13. I know just about every song from the 1980's
14. love being a stay at home mom
15. have more daughters than sons{just what I wanted}
16. went to cosmetology school
17. got married at 24
18. like to read Anita Stansfield books
19. enjoy singing
20. fell off a stage while singing phantom of the Opera in school
21. I gave Jeff my phone number first time we met
22. rootbeer is my favorite popcicle flavor
23. The most happiest I've been in my life is right now
24. I have to have white lights on my Christmas tree
25. couldn't graduate from high school fast enough
26. love to visit with friends{as my kids will say "Stop Chatting!}
27. strawberries are my favorite fruit
28. I am a John Travolta fan
29. The Holiday is one of my favorite movies
30. can't stand my toenails unpolished
31. my sister got me addicted to blogging
32. love to eat out
33. enjoy most types of music
34. good listener
35. enjoy a good hamburger
36. don't know how to drive a stick shift
37. addicted to "Days of Our Lives since I was about 13 or 14
38. favorite place to eat out Ruby river
39. need to scrapbook more
40. talk on the phone way to much
41. like celebrity gossip
42. work out on my treadmill
43. Sophie yells "Ma" when she need me{I just love it}
44. Love to be anywhere Jeff is
45. Megan and Sarah can ride a two wheeler
46. I hated running in high school
47. favorite subject in school was english
48. love roller coasters the faster the better
49. been bungie jumping
50. pretty fearless will try almost anything
51. call my grandma every morning
52. like to play UNO on Xbox
53. grew up with a dog named Kitty
54. cherry Pomegranate is my new favorite crystal light flavor
55. tried to cook popcorn in the microwave for 30 min instead of 30 seconds at windsor Park
56. love homemade freezer meals
57. don't like to drive to Provo by myself
58. freaks me out driving next to semi trucks
59. had three cats one died of antifreeze the second was malled by a dog and last one ran away
60. Iv'e had the same friend since I was a sophmore in high school
61. Jeff has to have a treat every night
62. I was ecstatic to be having twins "Not only one girl but two"
63. I cook every night except for Fridays
64. twins graduated from kindergarten this year
65. I would like to meet Thomas S. Monson someday
66. I bruise easily
67. I've dated a guy 15 years older than me
68. like the smell of clean laundry out of the dryer
69. have more nephews than nieces
70. I am not an animal lover
71. talk to my cousin Lori more than once a day
72. like chocolate ice cream with nuts
73. favorite children's books are Blueberries for Sal and Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No good very bad day
74. like boating
75. love warm chocolate chip cookies
76. snickers is my favorite candy bar
77. I get heat stroke if I am in the sun to long
78. wear only white socks
79. Chimichangas is my favorite Mexican meal
80. didn't like girls camp
81. I only wear church clothes when I have to
82. Everyone hates to wake me in the morning because I get onery
83. like drive In movies I am sad they no longer have them
84. I have always kept my hair long
85. Jeff complains that I moan in my sleep
86. don't like mint flavoring
87. still use checks instead of credit cards except for when I buy gas
88. have had mono before
89. had a crush on Curt Cannon in primary
90. not really into sports
91. been to Hawaii twice
92. my mom tells a story that when I was young I pooped in the street I watched the dogs and wanted to be like them and then my mom made me clean it up with a little shovel. {very embarassing}
93. like red licorice
94. Jeff likes it when I make wheat pancakes for breakfast
95. my kids like twice baked potatoes that I make
96. like the smell of suncreen
97. not a very good organizer
98. have the easiest church calling
99.have a hard time throwing junk away
100. Glad that I am finally done with this list! hope you enjoyed it!

Sophie the Soda Stacker

2008-05-30T22:12:00.000-07:00

Sophie is our beautiful, funny little almost 17 month old. She is always on the go and finding many new and exciting things to do around our house. Her latest thing is getting under the bench in our kitchen where we keep cases of sodas. She is always getting underneath to find what she is looking for, something to drink. It is so funny she will stack cans of soda one by one until she has made herself a tower.

Aaron Rocks!!

2008-05-22T19:02:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Aaron! Aaron turned nine years old on May 19th. I can't believe another year has come and gone. We had a family party here at our house. Aaron enjoys playing Guitar Hero on the X Box so his dad and I were asking him what kind of cake he wanted this year and he said a guitar cake. His dad was in charge of that this year. I helped frost the cake and Jeff did all the art work. Awesome job dad! Some of the fun gifts he received this year was a BB gun, sunglasses, pocket knife, clothes and a nintendo ds case. I think he is a bit spoiled . { Who wouldn't spoil a kid as cute as him?} Rock on Aaron!! We love you!!!!!!

Aaron's Birthday Wish!

2008-05-16T20:36:00.000-07:00

With Aaron's 9th birthday next week, we've been asking him what types of things he wants for his birthday. One thing at the top of his list is a Rip-Stick. (its like a two wheeled skate board) The neighbor girl has one and let him try it out the other day. His first time on it, he fell and fractured his arm in three places. Needless to say, Jeff and I aren't sure if he is going to get one for his birthday this year. Even with it being his right hand he is getting along just fine, except for the occasional unreachable itch. We think he likes having a cast with all the extra attention and babying he gets. Both at home and at school.

Our New Entertainment Center

2008-04-29T18:35:00.000-07:00

This has been Jeff's winter project. Our old entertainment center was falling apart after 10 years, so Jeff drew up some plans and built us a new one. Our old TV died just a week before he finished, so we got a new widescreen also. I so like being married to a handyman! The kids are excited too. Megan calls it "our new flasma TV" It's really a LCD, not plasma, but we like hearing her say it so we haven't corrected her. Anyone up for a movie or Xbox night?

Happy Birthday! They are Six!

2008-04-09T18:55:00.001-07:00

Megan & Sarah just turned six the last part of March. We had family over Friday night for cake and ice cream and gifts. They had so much fun. Megan especially liked the Hannah Montana lip gloss from her aunt. Sarah liked the clothes. Saturday we had their friend party. They invited a few friends to go to the movie Horton hears a Who. It was really fun. We also served pizza for lunch. The girls had a very fun birthday! Happy Birthday Girls we love you!

The Queen of Pop

2008-04-09T18:52:00.001-07:00

Yes it's corny, but we couldn't resist.

Easter Pictures

2008-03-30T09:16:00.000-07:00

They are a little late, but we've had a busy week.

Sarah making Easter cookies at the park.

Megan after the egg hunt

Aaron showing off his findings.

Sophie in her Easter Dress.

Lilo & Stitch - By Sarah

2008-03-14T21:00:00.001-07:00

Megan & Sarah love to draw pictures. I find drawings all over our house. In the afternoons for quiet time I let them watch movies or do things that are quiet. When our kids watch movies, they will watch the same movie over and over for weeks. Then it could be a year or more before they watch it again. Well, lately "their movie" has been Lilo and Stitch. This week, Sarah was doing some drawings and came in to show me what she had been working on. This is what she drew. I think she did a great job! I just love how much kids pay such attention to the small details. Note the little claws on stitch and the large flower print Hawaiian shirt Lilo has on.

Kisses For Aaron

2008-02-29T21:18:00.000-08:00

Tonight when Jeff got home, Aaron came in and said that Sophie had just "cheered him up." He went on to say he was "feeling down in the dumps and Sophie crawled over to me and gave me a hug and now I am happy!" He loves his little sister. A while later Jeff notices Aaron laying on the floor watching TV not looking very happy anymore. (No, he isn't depressed or anything, I think he was just super tired tonight.) Jeff says to Megan "I think Aaron needs a kiss on the cheek." The next thing we hear is "Oh, Aaron's cheeks are so.............so soft!" Sometimes they say things we never expect.
Oh, one other funny thing Aaron asked me: "Mom, do you like enjoying loosing weight more or having a baby more?"

Sophie walking......sort of.......

2008-02-23T19:46:00.001-08:00

All three of our older kids went right from crawling to walking. Sophie is on more of a three step plan. The middle step is walking, but on her knees. Watch!

Blue & Gold Banquet

2008-02-21T06:18:00.000-08:00

Last night we went to a blue & gold banquet for Aaron's scout activity. They served dinner and had some fun entertainment. Their theme was based around the orient so they had oriental food, and some kids did karate moves for the entertainment. Our kids had the chance to try and use chopsticks. It was so funny to watch them in the end they decided that using the fork was much easier. They also gave out awards to the boys in each group that earned them. Aaron has been working hard to earn stuff. Last night he was awarded one silver arrow, two belt loops one for computers, and one in citizenship. In the second photo of Aaron it shows him holding a firecracker and that is what his leaders put his awards in when they presented it to him. I thought that was a real neat way to do that. We had a good time being together as a family sharing in an activity that Aaron helped put together. In May Aaron will move to the Bear den and I am looking forward to all the many things that he will do there.

2008-02-15T20:20:00.001-08:00

Is anyone tired of snow yet? Our twins are not. Megan and Sarah love to play in the snow almost every day even if it's only for five minutes. In this photo they started to build a snowman, but never finished. We now have a half built snowman in our front yard.

Sophie has learned to climb! Up on the couch, up the stairs, into the dishwasher when it's open and as you can see here, up the step stool and into the pantry.

Have you ever read a Where's Waldo book? How about Where's Sophie? I snapped this picture the other day when I couldn't find her. She fell asleep playing with her toys.

The easter Bunny sighting

2008-02-13T11:37:00.000-08:00

So, yesterday I was sitting at the kitchen table eating some dinner later than usual because we had gone to my mom's to visit and pick up valentines gifts for the kids and we didn't get back till almost seven pm. By this time dad was home and ready for dinner and I was at my wits end for the day. He noticed this and said '' Here's some money relax and go to Carl's Jr and get you some dinner cool off and relax. So that is exactly what I did. I came home to eat when Aaron came in to talk with me. We were chatting and out of the blue he said "Mom you know that I have seen the easter bunny". My reply is 'No Aaron I didn't what does he look like?" he then continues to tell me about how he was hopping around the backyard in a long coat. I couldn't help but laugh to myself about the easter bunny sighting in the backyard with a coat on.

2008-02-11T22:05:00.001-08:00

This is our little Sophie. Last month, we had her one year pictures done. This was the hardest pose because she hated laying on her tummy. She kept wanting to sit up. I think that with all that fuss the picture turned out fabulous! I guess we are a little bias. I love her little smile and the way her hands rest on the flowers. She has been such a wonderful blessing and addition to our family. She and I spend alot of time playing together in the mornings after her brother and sisters go to school. She says Ma, Ma, Da, Da and has recently picked up on talking on the telephone. When the phone rings she will hold her hand to her ear and say, HI, or Hello. She also throws a little fit when she gets the real phone taken away from her. But as always I give in for just a little bit and then she's ready for a trade.

A little about us

2008-02-09T19:56:00.001-08:00

This Tuesday February 12th will be Jeff and I's tenth year anniversary. In that time we have bought a home and now have four beautiful children. Aaron is our oldest, he's eight, Megan and Sarah are our twins and they are five. Sophie is our baby she is one. Some of the activities our family enjoys doing include: going camping, boating and fishing, watching movies and watching Aaron's soccer games he is such a good soccer player.
Yesterday Jeff and I celebrated our anniversary early. We went to Tepanyaki let me just say the food was fabulous. It was my first time there but Jeff's been there one other time with his co-workers. I want to go there again soon.