The life of MattnWin

Matthew is a Bear!

2012-01-25T18:00:00.000-08:00

Matthew pins the mom pin on me.

For refreshments I decided to make a bear badge cake. Not my best but he loved it so that's what matters to me!

Utah Auto Expo

2012-01-25T17:54:00.000-08:00

We haven't been in years but decided to go and there was tons for the kids to do!

Jeffrey made it halfway up the climbing wall.

Parker made it too! That's Shania (sp?) in the back.

Matthew made it halfway.

He was so excited to get in this sucker! He got to turn the gun turret.

They boys in front of Mater. Matthew saw this from across the hall and took off. Its a real tow truck!

Merry, Happy Christmas

2012-01-25T17:43:00.000-08:00

Granddaddy came up before Christmas so the boys got presents early.

Chris finally got some squeekies.

Eddie LOVES his choon choon!

Jeffrey got bey blades which he promptly shared with Matthew so they could battle on the stadium that Matthew got.

Eddie playing with the stadium and the boys setting up their blades.

They all got Sonic hats.

Chris finally has his own 3DS.

Matthew has wanted wheelies for years!

My blue gun with green balls!

Eddie didn't care about opening presents he just wanted to play and eat candy.

Chris was glad to help open Eddie's presents. More choon choons!

Matthew got a bakugon and was so excited with how complicated it was...

This was Jeffrey's face the whole morning even when the other boys opened their presents.

Oh, I was wrong he added this one too.

A sled from Grandma Anderson.

Matthew got a tent and already has a camp out planned!

Chris loves hot wheels and wanted to set up right away but made it home when we realized we had no D batteries!! I had to run all over to get some and then he was one happy kid! Great day and very relaxing for us!

Seeing Santa and The Grand America Gingerbread House

2011-12-21T22:29:00.000-08:00

Heading to SLC on the front runner. The boys were so excited!

Chris and Eddie playing with their toys. Eddie loves to say Cheese.

Matthew showing off his Bobcat shirt he won today and loving the train ride.

Jeffrey and Connor playing go-fish.

Julia reading...duh!

Aunt Mindy and Uncle Steven playing go-fish and enjoying every second of it!

Chris was shy at first but then warmed up to the big guy and finally told him what he wanted.

Jeffrey was not telling Santa what he wanted to Santa was telling him what he was going to bring. I think I heard an alligator in his bathtub at some point...

Matthew was nervous to tell Santa what he wanted and Santa quickly realized anything Sonic would be ok.

And Eddie surprised me. We sat down and Eddie looked up at Santa and instantly just started talking to him. It was adorable!

At the Grand America they have windows you can go look through and in the middle of the hotel is a gingerbread house. The windows are very cute and at the end the kids all got cookies. It was a fun free activity. Thanks Cindy for the idea!

Gingerbread Houses/Rice Crispy Houses

2011-12-21T22:09:00.000-08:00

We had a house full but it was great fun and very messy!

Starting from the head on the left (Karen, Maddie, Emily, Izzy, Connor, Julia, Mindy, Grandma, Sophie and Christopher.

Everyone working hard.

Chris taking his job very seriously!

Parker, Matthew and Jeffrey doing what they do best.

Eddie and Sophie making a mess...I mean rice crispy house. Thanks for helping Soph!

Jeffrey's masterpiece.

Matthew's fake grin and beautiful house!

Jr. Jazz Itty Bitty

2011-12-21T21:52:00.000-08:00

Jeffrey

Jeffrey loves basketball and this was his last game. On this day they found out that they were getting to go to a Jazz game in January. I think Matt was more excited to go then Jeffrey but he was excited to get some alone time with Daddy!

Happy Halloween!!

2011-11-02T11:30:00.000-07:00

We have Batman and Robin, Superman and Edward! They are so cute!!!

I couldn't get them all to look at me so this was the best I could get. They were so excited to get going!

Here is our little cowboy!

The boys take turns knocking and ringing doorbells. Its taken us years to perfect this and they did it beautifully!

Blurry pictures but great candy times!

Edwards hair is horrible but I couldn't keep him from touching it once I sprayed it. Oh well he still is handsome, Daddy too!!

This house I had to put in there because as we got to it the owners came home with the candy. She dropped the bags and was opening them when Jeffrey just picked up a bag. She thought he was taking it! He was just helping her open them. It was really funny!

Black Island Farms and Pumpkin Carving

2011-10-31T13:03:00.000-07:00

Our annual trip to Black Island Farms was as always fun! This time the boys got to fire the corn cannons. Oh man the phrase "Boys and their toys" doesn't even cover the excitement they had!

The first time Matthew shot it it sailed clean over the hay bails and out in the middle of the field!

Christopher just wanted to hit something we had to keep him away till the guy got it loaded.

Jeffrey was rearin to go to they both had to be held back but once they could fire it was awesome!

He wanted Eddie to ride with him but Eddie is just too squirmy now. He still had fun!

Jeffrey had to hold Eddie down until it started moving then Eddie was glad to sit.

Hay ride and pumpkin time!

If we answered a question correctly we got an extra pumpkin. Oh yeah I got it right!!! Too bad our extra pumpkin was rotten two days later...

And here are the results of our pumpkins! Its the angry bird clan with a small faced big mouthed addition from Grandpa!

Top right: pig, red bird, blue bird and yellow bird.

Top left: chicken and pumpkin face.

2011-10-15T20:48:00.000-07:00

Our monthly dinner with the Ricks, Ludlows and Coles. The weather was so beautiful and there were so many people we kept it outside. It was a great time! Thanks to all who came and can't wait till the haunted houses and the next party!!

Time to eat!

Eli has a squirt gun aimed at Grandpa, I wonder how that will end?

Craig is showing Connor his vampire teeth. The left tooth wasn't cooperating.

The girls were too cool to sit with the adults and Josh. Poor Josh. They let him in eventually.

More family eating. Look at Claire she is so cute! And Randy is having a good time...I think. Thanks again it was way fun!

2011-10-03T20:45:00.000-07:00

Matthew and Matt's orthodontist hosted a Patient Appreciation night at Punkinaze. So we took the Cole's, Ludlow's and Grandpa and Grandma. Thanks Dr. John!!

Dr. John and Matthew.

Izzy and Eddie loved the slide. He really did!

Does he look bored?

See I told you he liked it! I think Julia does too.

Sophie and Matthew posing for the pic.

Chris needed a little boost at first but then he did it by himself.

Parker was a wild man!

Grandma went up to help and was coaxed down. Go grandma!

I knew they were monsters!

I thought Izzy was upset about something at first but then I realized she is playing her part!

Cuties!

Happy couple. She is born to play that role!

Eddie loves his donut and the slide. He screamed his head off when we headed to the maze.

Group shot after the maze. The maze was fun but the shots I took weren't very good cuz no one wanted to stop for a pic they wanted to find the candy stations. It was great fun, thanks for coming Grandma and Grandpa!

2011-10-03T20:22:00.000-07:00

The Greatest show on Earth was actually pretty good this year! It might have been the company?

Eddie and Matthew are mesmerized before it even starts.

Christopher instantly wants a toy and food.

Jeffrey is just happy to be sitting next to Izzy and watching the show.

Let the show begin.

Elephants were one of the favorites!

Balancing act.

Matthew couldn't wait for the second half to start so he could see the tigers.

Coolest part of the show. Way to go Ringling, see ya next year!

Matthew's 1st Lawn Mowing

2011-09-20T18:58:00.000-07:00

He has been asking for months and finally Daddy said yes. I usually don't fret the milestones but this one is killing me. Even typing this is making me tear up. I can't believe how well he did with very little help. I guess I am gonna have to get a lounger to sit in while he sweats. Oh well...

Dad was making sure he was following the lines.

He was being so careful to get every spot.

Our mower has a self propel feature and he kept hitting it and going too fast.

He liked zooming on the straightaway parts. He did a great job! He did the front yard all by himself and then "let" me do the backyard. I am very proud of him and how well he did!! Way to go, Matthew!!!

Dinner at the Ricks

2011-09-18T13:51:00.002-07:00

The kids were having so much fun on the tramp Eddie had to join in.

Eddie and Abby get along great and Eddie has no idea Abby is a dog, he thinks she is just another kid. Brandee and Amanda were trying to get Abby to play with them. Sisters...

Chow time! Brandee, Amanda, Travis, Randy, Eddie, Craig, Karalene, Brenda, Anne, Brent, Mindy, Gary, Loretta, Steven and Ludlow boy (sorry can't remember name).

Getting ready for dinner. The hostess is definately a ham and cute.

Amanda's Baby Shower

2011-09-18T13:51:00.001-07:00

Baby Stori is set to come in October but maybe sooner...

Mindy, Julia and I decorated but mom had to fix the streamers due to humidity. The bows are adorable. The bottle on the wall was made by Julia and the pink balloon hanging from the fan is supposed to be a binkie.

Mindy, Julia, Amanda (Stori), Grandma Cole, Me and Cindi (baby Dempsey)

Playing the matching game. Cindi killed us all at that game and at the belly measuring game.

Fairmont Pool

2011-09-18T13:51:00.000-07:00

We were going to swim at Wes and Amanda's but we came here instead. The kids had a blast!

Matthew sliding down.

Jeffrey was next.

Cute little family pic!

Christopher was hard to catch.

Eddie loved the sprinklers but that was as far as he got.

Davian was a big boy, he went down all by himself!!

Hogle Zoo - Christopher, Eddie and Connor

2011-09-07T20:22:00.000-07:00

So even though I really didn't feel like it I was all set to take the kids to the zoo with my two sister in laws. Well they didn't feel like it either and so we went alone. It was actually really fun! The boys told me where we were going and they wanted to leave before I did. Enjoy!

Christopher the turtle.

Eddie riding his horse.

Connor the turtle.

Eddie hated being up there but as soon as you say cheese he has to grin!

Christoher on his horse.

Connor looks like he doesn't want to be on there but he did, eventually.

Eddie is eating chicken and loving it and the ride!

Connor riding his horse, he didn't want to get off, that girl at the bottom was very upset.

1st Day of School!

2011-09-07T20:18:00.000-07:00

Matthew 4th grade, Jeffrey 2nd grade and Christopher Kindergarten! Wow they are grown up!

Hello, Again!

2010-01-19T17:59:00.000-08:00

Wow I can't believe it has been that long since I have blogged! Since that last blog life has been CRAZY!!! See facebook for updates but hopefully I can start doing this again. Coming soon.....Jeffrey's 6th Birthday party on the 30th!

Lesson learned....NEVER say NEVER!!!!

2009-06-22T08:48:00.000-07:00

Matt and I are running a half marathon set for Aug. 29, 2009. We are running with the Ludlow's, Loosli's, and Hadley's!

Picture Tag 2

2009-05-28T19:13:00.001-07:00

Ok different computer so different pictures.

The picture tag rules are to go to your pictures folder, select the 4th folder, then the 4th picture, and blog it.

This is a picture of our house when we first moved in in 2000. As you can see not much has changed but it is a TON cleaner!

Picture Tag

2009-05-25T15:41:00.000-07:00

Okay I usually ignore these but this was a cute idea.

The picture tag rules are to go to your pictures folder, select the 4th folder, then the 4th picture, and blog it.

So mine is a video of Matthew playing soccer his first year. Its actually cute and a good idea since Matthew didn't play soccer this year because he didn't like it.

Summer Time

2009-05-21T16:16:00.000-07:00

I think we need a bigger pool! Oh wait I have one I just can't put it up. Ever! I love the water and so do my kids. We had Xan and Connor over and we went swimming. I think they had fun??? :)

You are Special

2009-05-19T21:57:00.001-07:00

I love reading stories to my boys every night but tonight was especially tough because the kids wouldn't sit still and listen so halfway through a story I told them to go to bed because they weren't listening. Well Matthew was doing homework and when he was done he wanted me to read to him a story called "You are Special". He asked so nicely and had done all of his homework so I told him yes. We got this book from my sister-in-law Cindi a couple of years ago and the kids liked it but didn't really get it. Tonight I read it to Matthew and he really got it! He asked if he was special and if he was slippery. I told him yes he was and that all Gods children were. I told him that Puncinello just needed to remember that. It was very neat to see the light in his eyes and I had to hold back tears when he wanted me to read it again. So in short(er) summary go and buy this book or get it from me or the library it is a great way to show kids how special they are.

Water Fight

2009-05-15T18:38:00.000-07:00

So Matt went to the store on the way home from a movie and bought water balloons and this little thing to fill them up with. The boys were so excited to throw them. They were chomping at the bit until we filled most of them up. A couple of times we didn't even get them filled cuz the kids would break one and then we would start throwing until they were all gone. Finally we had to shoo them inside until we got them all done. Then it was on. We tried to pick teams and only go after those on the other team but once we started throwing no one could remember. Christopher was even throwing them. It was so much fun. I wish I would have got pictures but the kids were soaked and Matt and I were the worse of the bunch. It was great fun! I LOVE SUMMER!!!

Mothers Day

2009-05-11T20:56:00.001-07:00

What a great day! I love my family, all of them. We had a totally great relaxing and fun day. I have a wonderful mother and mother in law and love them both. I am glad I have a relationship with both of them and that they offer me their wisdom. So on a less serious note here are my presents...

So Matt's present was a card with $ and then the pink dress was in there. So....for all you who knew I would, yes we are going to try for a fourth baby!!!

Square Foot Garden

2009-04-24T21:35:00.000-07:00

Matt and I have been talking about starting a garden so we decided this week to actually do it. I went to several websites and went to home depot to get the supplies. Matt and I build the boxes, I am proud to say no swearing or fighting the whole time!
The boys are so excited to have gardens they were great helpers while I went to the store and brought all the materials home. They actually helped drill and hold the wood before Matt got there.

We did a mixture of peet moss, composte and vermiculite so the boys thought the dirt was really cool and wanted to play in it.Jeffrey just couldn't understand why we were putting nails in but not all the way and then why we were tieing string to them. He was very curious but wanted to help nail.
Almost done!
Ta-da! I am so excited now I just have to wait until we can plant. We bought all the seeds: cucumbers, tomatos, potatos, carrots, corn, watermellon, onions, peas, greenbeans, peppers, summer squash, summer lettuce, and pumpkins.

Here are the starters for the tomatos, onions and peppers. I will keep you posted on whether or not it works!

Marathonfoto

2009-04-23T13:18:00.000-07:00

Here are some small pics of the shots taken from the professional people. Ha, Jake and Matt this proves I ran it! J/K

Biker Chicks!

2009-04-21T21:06:00.001-07:00

Ok so another semester is done and we are riding our bikes again. So here is to my sisters of another mother. One more semester to go! Love ya girls-Katie, Ann and me.

1/2 Marathon Pictures

2009-04-21T20:46:00.001-07:00

Almost there girls!!!

Little more! Hey get out of our way!

Yahoo!!!!

Let me hear ya, wahoo!!

I love you man! You are the best sister!

How cute, twins!!

The family.

My awesome support system!
See ya in a year!

1/2 Marathon

2009-04-18T17:24:00.000-07:00

WOW!!! That was hard, awesome, emotional and exciting!! So we got there at 6 am and had to ride Trax up to the starting point. I am glad that everyone had showered or was at least SURE this morning. We got there in enough time to ditch our stuff and get stretched. They started counting down and we were off. It was a great run and even greater, Mindy stayed with me the whole time. It was awesome to cross the finish line holding hands with Mindy and then to have most of our family there to meet us. We both were very emotional and had to keep from crying a couple of times thinking about what we were doing. 13.1 miles in 2 hours and 29 minutes. We averaged about 11 minutes and 25 seconds a mile. The hardest was the last 3 miles but the last mile was a breeze cuz we knew we were done. Pics to come I have to get some from Mindy and download my camera. Just wanted you all to know I was alive and made it (ran the whole way).

1/2 Marathon

2009-04-02T20:45:00.000-07:00

Ok so I am announcing it officially cuz Mindy really didn't believe I was doing it. I have paid and everything. I am in for the long haul and we only have 2 weeks left! AGH!!! If you want to come it starts at 7 and it will take me about 2.5 hours to run so be at the Gateway by 9 or 915 and you can see me stagger past the finish line.

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Indy Twins

2009-03-11T08:39:00.000-07:00

Ok I had to share these. This is proof, as if you needed any, that I am the identical twin to the most beautiful girl in the world! Thanks Carolene (sp?)!

How rough is church basketball?????

2009-03-02T17:54:00.000-08:00

Matt has been playing basketball with his work since last year. He loves it and has never gotten injured. Well a couple of months ago he started playing with the church men on Saturday mornings. So 3 Saturdays ago he jammed his pointer finger pretty bad but was able to put it back in place and still play. Then 2 Saturdays ago he jammed it again but this time was different. It swelled up really good and hurt him really bad. He wanted to go to the doctor but we didn't have insurance so I told him that was a waste of money and it probably was just really sprained. Ohhhh mann do I feel dumb! ITS BROKEN!!!!! I am so sorry honey! Here is the xray.

Its a beautiful day!!

2009-02-25T19:10:00.000-08:00

I want to shout it from the rooftops! My little big boy Christopher is officially potty trained and I had nothing to do with it. He was doing so great just going pee in the potty but he refused to go poop. Well yesterday he just decided he would go poop in the potty and came running to me saying he had to go poop and I need to hurry we ran upstairs and he did his thing!!! He was so excited. He got transformer animated toys as a present and hasn't stopped wanting to go poop yet. He keeps saying he has to go poop thinking he will get a present everytime. I am so proud of our little man. Yeah!!!!

Jazz Game with Matthew

2009-02-21T20:08:00.000-08:00

So we got tickets to Tuesday's and Thursdays Jazz games. We decided to split up and each take a kid. I took Matthew to the Tuesday's Jazz vs. Grizzlies game. Since the blizzard made the

roads impossible we took the frontrunner and trax to the game. It was great Matthew cheered when they scored and loved watching them winning. He got upset when I met
a friend I hadn't seen in years and talked to him for a long time and he was
missing the game. We got good seats after that and Matthew wanted to make funny faces for

me. He is getting so big now!

Tuesday's Blizzard

2009-02-21T19:53:00.000-08:00

When I went to school the roads were fine but going home was a nightmare! I made it all the way to my street and looked at the 2 feet of snow and said NO WAY! I made it to my driveway and didn't gun it enough so I was stuck 1/2 way in the road and 1/2 way in my driveway! I called Matt and told him this was why I got married and he needed to help me. While he was getting off work I tried to save myself and this picture was the end result. Matt was gracious enough to laugh at me for only 10 minutes when he got done digging me out. Thanks honey, you are my knight in shining armor!

Friends

2009-02-21T19:18:00.000-08:00

I had the camera in my purse at school so I took some snapshots. Here are my classmates and friends for life!
Katie, Jill, Danielle(sp?), Kelsey(sp?), Nicky(sp?)(back)

Audrey and Joy Ann, Brenda, Joe, Karli(sp?)(back)

Kelley(red), Stephanie(wall), Tori(black) and Amanda(blocked)

Lynn, Lynda, Stephanie(back),

Laura

Super Matt

2009-02-15T23:22:00.000-08:00

Last weekend I was going to make a roast for Sunday dinner but I ended up having to put it off because of something I can't remember. So Monday while I was at school Matt called me and said that he was fixing the roast for dinner! Now we have been married 11 years and Matt has never cooked anything for dinner harder than spaghetti! I was shocked and excited. I came home to a wonderful Roast Beef Dinner. So that was great enough. Oh just wait so today I had to teach the RS lesson in church and all the kids were sick so on my way to Walmart to get a new humidifier Matt tells me he is cooking meatballs for spaghetti dinner! He not only made dinner but I didn't have to tell him what to make, TWO TIMES. I love my hubby so much and I just had to brag about him. He has been working so hard! I hope he doesn't get offended by this but I am just so happy right now I could bust!

"Senior" Moment

2009-02-08T20:33:00.001-08:00

Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!!Post as the name of your high school and graduating year.

1.Did you date someone from your school?•Yes
2.Did you marry someone from your high school?• No
3. Did you car pool to school?• Sometimes during my Junior and Senior year before that we just walked.
4.What kind of car did you have?• The Zit, Toyota truck, Neon
5. What kind of car do you have now?• Uplander, Grand Prix and Chevy Truck
6. Friday nights...where are you now?• Home playing w/kids watching TV
7. It is Friday night...where were you then?• Working or hanging out with various people
8.What kind of job did you have in high school?• Taco Bell, Lagoon
9.What kind of job do you do now?• LPN
10. Were you a party animal?• Yes What kind of Animal?•
11. Were you considered a flirt?• No
12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?• Band
13.Were you a nerd?• Yes
14.Did you get suspended or expelled?• No
15. Can you sing the fight song?• No
16. Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)?• Don't remember
17.Where did you sit during lunch?• with other Band people
18. What was your school's full name?• Davis High School
19. When did you graduate?• 1995
20. What was your school mascot?• Dart
21. If you could go back and do it again, would you?• Heck No
22. Did you have fun at Prom?• Didn't go
23. Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with?• Never went
24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion?• Yep
25. Do you still talk to people from school?• No
26. School Colors?• Brown and Gold/Yellow
27. Did you enjoy High School?• Not in the least.

Yoga

2009-02-08T20:11:00.000-08:00

So we are training for the 1/2 marathon and today was strength and stretch day. So I decided to do some Yoga. I have this lame video from Yoga Zone. I started it and about 20 min. in Matthew decided to get up and come watch me. So i tld him he had to do it too. He did and was right there doing all the pozes with me. It was so cute and awesome. He kept saying, "Man that was hard mom." It was so fun.

Super Bowl XLIII

2009-02-01T21:37:00.000-08:00

Ok so I am really a Dallas Cowboy fan but my second favorite team is the Steelers. Yahoo. That was a great game. Good job guys!

Happy Birthday Jeffrey!!!

2009-01-24T18:05:00.000-08:00

Yeah the big 5. It was so fun to have a party here finally. The brood and house clean up pretty nice. So Jeffrey invited a few frie nds and then a few extra. He was so happy yet shy. He kept hiding under the table when we wanted to take pictures of him. There were cake and kids everywhere but I would say overall it was a huge success. It was a combo of themes. He originally wanted Kungfu Panda but apparently so did other kids because there were no decorations for that. So we had to go with a Kungfu Panda cake, TMNT, Ratatouille and Trucks. I don't think the kids cared. Oh well here are some pics.

LPN

2009-01-23T13:42:00.000-08:00

Happy day. I took my boards on Wednesday and I found out today that I passed them. I am officially a Licensed Practical Nurse now. Yahoo! Also today I took my math test (4th time) and passed it too! So today is a good day. It gets better though. Tomorrow we are having Jeffrey's 5th birthday party. He has been wanting to turn 5 for 2 years and is so excited! He asks every day how old he is and is extremely disappointed when I tell him he is still 4. Matthew is doing well. He learns a lot at school but only shares it with Matt generally. I have to squeeze info out of him. Christopher is getting bigger every day (5T at 2). He has such an attitude but still gets separation anxiety when I leave for school. Matt is still working and helping out a ton. Yeah for supportive husbands.

I am so blessed and thankful for all the blessings I have in my life. I know that my Heavenly Father loves me and touches everything in my life. I know it sounds cheesy and I don't express it often but I know that I would be nothing without him and the spirit. I am so thankful that I have a beautiful strong family that all support me and boost me up to my potential. I love each and every one of the dysfunctional bunch!

I better quit screwing around and study so next week can be good too.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009

2009-01-01T18:17:00.000-08:00

Wow the kids made it all the way to 12! They were excited because they got to see fireworks from our neighbors behind us and got to drink apple cider and count down. They especially loved the kissing, except when mommy and daddy kissed! I think Matthew understood what New Years meant but Jeffrey and Christopher just were excited to stay up and eat junkfood all day. It was a small immediate family affair but it was neat because it was just us and we got to hang around in our PJ's all day. This has been the best two weeks for a long time! I can't believe it's almost over and we will be back to school. Oh well its my birthday in 2 weeks and I am excited.

Christmas at the Andersons, Andersons and Coles

2008-12-27T20:14:00.001-08:00

It comes a lot faster when you are trying to enjoy your break. So Christmas Eve was spent at Grandma and grandpa Coles making gingerbread houses. The boys did a good job. Christopher ate more then he put on his house but oh well. The day had finally come and the kids could not have been more excited. Matthew especially! We have never gotten him to bed so easily. I think he fell asleep in about 5 minutes. We awoke to the glory of Santa Claus who is getting smarter about what and how much to buy for the kids. He did pretty good this year, still over budget but not too bad. The kids loved everything they got. We then got to go to Grandma and grandpa Andersons for more presents, according to Christopher only 2 more presents though. Once again a great time as they got more toys that they wanted. Then off to Grandma and grandpa Coles were we made them wait until after lunch (gingerbread house candy, cookies and whatever else they could find) to open presents. The best part of that was when Matthew opened up the Walle from them. Holy crap! I have never heard him screach like that. After presents I took Matt and Christopher home to sleep and went back and played games with the family. We spent the rest of that day and the next 2 days just relaxing and eating and watching TV. Wow I love being lazy. Matt however is hard at work. He has kept up keeping the house clean and trying to pass some kidney stones. I can't wait for New years but I am sad cuz my break it almost done.

My Break

2008-12-23T09:30:00.000-08:00

I love my break! So day 1 was Sunday and I did absolutely nothing except lay in bed and read. That night we had a Mama Mia viewing party with my daddy and my sister and her family. It was great! Mindy and I sung all the songs and the boys came down in shifts but loved watching it too. Monday I read some more and then went to the Ludlows and played games. Today I am reading some more. I didn't think I would want to read on my break but I am reading fluff so it is fun. I decided at the last minute to send out Christmas cards so I was taking pics of the kids and us and here is the cutest one I took. I sent out the cards but included a picture of just the boys from the spring. Oh well, MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!

PN Graduation

2008-12-17T22:44:00.000-08:00

I made it!!!! Wow that was hard! After my last final of the semester I got to enjoy all my hard work. I went and picked up my kids (minus Matthew-school) and then picked up fer-fer's granddaddy. We then went to a celebratory lunch at Rumbi Island Grill with Matt, Grandpa Cole, Grandma Anderson, Mindy, Grandaddy, Jeffrey and Christopher. At 6 it was time to walk. I have been to several graduations but they are completely different when its yours and its from college. I was never so happy to be sitting there listening to speeches. Jodie, the president of our class gave a really excellent speech about our class and how well we all got along and helped eachother. It was really neat. I really appreciated her comments. A group of my classmates sang Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas with a little twist and then we got our pins. It was so cute to hear my kids yelling in the front row, "There's my mommy and That's my mom." I am so thankful for my husband and for all the help he has been in getting me through this. He has been so supportive and so amazingly understanding with all my mood swings. I know I am not an easy person to live with but he obviously loves me and does everything he can to make sure that my life is going as smoothly as it can. He is a great father, partner and friend. I am the luckiest women in the world, well maybe not as lucky as Bella. Which is a great segway into my next comment. For my graduation present I went to see Twilight all by myself at 9 tonight. OMG that was the best movie! I can't wait until the next one comes out and I almost want to read the books again. (if I felt like reading any books over my 2 week break) I was so into it I giggled every time Edward and Bella got close to eachother. Aaahhhh so romantic!

Update

2008-12-07T17:46:00.001-08:00

This week and next week are all tests for me. I have so much studying to do its overwhelming. I hope to see you all after Dec. 17! Hopefully I will survive, hopefully my husband and kids will survive. I kind of stopped doing anything since Friday. So if you see my kids wondering around half clothed just steer them back home and remind me to dress them. Ha ha, lets hope it doesn't get that bad. Wish me luck!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-28T20:29:00.000-08:00

OK so I know I have been lazy but I have been enjoying my week off of school. So here is the low down.

Matthew Jr. went in on Tuesday for his angioplasty (balloon in artery to make it bigger) and the surgeon said that he didn't need to do it. He said that the artery was not narrow enough to need it now. Yahoo. He will need it later but we just have to keep watching him. Phew!

OK but now on to Jeffrey. So on Tuesday he started to get a rash, if you know Jeffrey not really unusual. Well I just figured he was sick like Matthew and Christopher the week before. We gave him until Thursday and decided it was getting bad enough to take him to the Dr. Well the Dr. wasn't used to Jeffrey so he wanted us to take him to PCMC. I told Matt to get a strep test and antibiotics and we would just watch him. So the Dr. left it at that only saying that if the rash turned into blisters and popped we needed to wrap them with antibiotic. Wouldn't you know it the blisters came the next day and they popped that night. Oh man! So now its Sunday night and Jeffrey's arms are the size of my arms if not bigger and blisters all over them. He looks and feels horrible! So first thing Monday morning we took him to his normal Dr. who took blood to do tests and sent us to the dermatologist. He said that the blisters were common with what Jeffrey has and that steroids would help decrease the swelling. OK so as of today Jeffrey is on steroids, antibiotics, Zyrtec and pain reliever for the blisters. He is one medicated kid! He is getting better though.

Christopher is healthy as a horse (knock on wood).

Matt and I are still running and tonight I was supposed to run with Mindy and my Mom but they both chickened out so I went by myself. I ran 7 miles in 1 hour and 27 min. Matt and Mindy and my niece Brittany are going to run a 1/2 marathon next year so Matt is upping his running. He ran 10 miles the other day and then played basketball the next day and felt good. I am so proud of him. He is doing really well and is in first place at his works Biggest Loser competition.

Only 2 more days off and now I am studying for the plethora of tests that are coming. Graduation is on Dec. 17 and I am set to graduate so I am happy just wanting to be done. Love you all.

Happy Halloween!!

2008-11-01T10:15:00.000-07:00

Ok so our week ended on a bad note and a good note. Matthew had an MRI on Thursday and they determined that the artery to his left arm is blocked enough that they want to do an angioplasty (balloon) to break up the scar tissue and see if they can improve the flow. So we are now having to plan for that surgery. Then the next day it was Halloween so all is forgotten and the kids get to go crazy and eat candy all day! I had to go to school but Matt took them to the trunk or treat and then to his moms for the first bit. Then we all met at my moms and took them to a few houses. I love Halloween!! Uncle Mike was the scary guy but no one believed us until uncle Mike started to talk then they all would take a pic with him. Christopher was so scared to go to my mom's front door it was adorable, Matthew kept saying he was brave! Jeffrey didn't like the scary music and no lights. It was a blast!

My Weekends

2008-10-28T08:03:00.001-07:00

I am getting to where I really enjoy the weekends right now. They just don't seem long enough. This was another great one. We got to sleep in as there were no more soccer games for a while and the boys let us. Then we went to the Coles for Izzy's birthday party. We left the boys there while Matt and I went grocery shopping. It is so fun having Matt more involved in our daily lives. I know its simple but shopping with him is fun! We picked up the boys and went back home for naps. After that we went to Black Island Farms Pumpkin Patch! What a great way to spend family time. It was expensive but worth it. The kids went down slides that I would have been way to scared to go down. They just zoomed down them and Jeffrey went head first on all of them. Christopher was the first to go down the biggest slide there! I have fearless boys. Then we went through the corn maze. That was tragic because by this time they were all hungry for dinner and all fighting over who got to lead us through the maze but they still had a great time. Then last but definately not least we took the tractor ride to the pumpkin patch and they picked their pumpkins! I have never seen such dedication and such pickiness over an orange ball. We got them home and after feeding them convinced them that tomorrow we would carve them. On Sunday we went to church among much weeping and murmering because they wanted to carve the pumpkins now. Finally on Monday we carved them completely and I think the kids were excited. The pictures speak for themselves. If you know Matthew you will understand, if you don't lets just say that Sonic is his middle name! Love you all!

Stressed Nurse

2008-09-29T20:19:00.000-07:00

Ok so here is the low down. We went to Peach Days in Brigham City. That was fun for about an hour and then we lost interest. It was great because Grandma Anderson came with us and wanted to ride the farris wheel with the boys. So grandma, Matthew and daddy, Christopher and Jeffrey all rode while I took pics. It was cute.

So the next big thing is school. I have been so busy studying and trying to remember what I am learning. I have to retake pathophysiology so that is making it harder. I feel a little overwhelmed but as of this exact moment I am passing so it is ok. I was riding my bike to school every day but now am trying to go to the gym to relieve stress and lose weight.

Matt is busy with work and getting the bills taken care of. Oh is that a joy. He is so stressed. But we are finally paying off bills again so yeah for him. That does mean one thing though. I am on an allowance. Its a good one but still for me it is limiting. Yeah for Matt.

Matthew loves first grade and is reading like a mad man. Of course in between video games. He is a mad man at them also. You can never stop him from talking about Sonic or Jak and Daxter.

Jeffrey loves preschool and playing video games with his brother. He likes doing art and playing on the playground. His favorite thing is going across on the monkey bars. He is getting very good at it. He also loves playing with his little brother. He is getting so big yet he is still my little big boy.

Christopher is 2 going on 6. He wants to do everything his big brothers do. Including turning on/off the light in our room. Which he ended by falling head first into a box at the end of our bed. Oh he is definately not afraid of anything. Later that night he tried to do it again.

Ok thats all for now so see ya/talk to you soon.

Update

2008-09-03T20:46:00.000-07:00

Wow I can't believe it has been so long since I blogged. I have been so busy and if it isn't involving my kids or my school I just kind of tune it out. I didn't remember I had to go to YW until 8 pm. I am so mad at myself! Anyway nuf about me. Jeffrey starts preschool tomorrow and I am happy. He loves school so much and just soaks up everything. Christopher will be sad to lose his playmate but he still has Connor so it will be less of a shock. Ok more about me, I have to say somethings so I figure you all read this anyway so I will just say it here. I love Mary P., Tiffany H., Carrie L., Chalyce H., Mindy L., Steven L., Merri W. and Jessica H. You are my best friends and I COULD NOT survive without each and everyone of you. I am so thankful for all that you have, will or continue to do for me. You are my heros and soon, very soon this will all be over and we can return to our crazy days of play dates, GNO and chat sessions. As for my hubby he is my right arm right now and my support. Love ya babe!

Helicopter

2008-08-25T18:46:00.001-07:00

Ok so I was just finished blogging and went downstairs to get the boys some desert. Matt said that there was a helicopter landing in the field across the street. We ran outside and yup there was. They were talking to the family that lives on the edge of the field and kept pointing so we didn't know what was going on. I called Becky and she said it was a helicopter looking for a wedding couple that was meeting them in a sod farm and they were lost. Ooops! Oh well we liked the excitement.

First Day of School

2008-08-25T18:06:00.001-07:00

Ok I hate school not only cuz it takes my day away but it took my first day of first grade with Matthew from me! Thanks to Carrie who was there with a hug, kiss and have a good day for me. When I asked Matthew about his first day he said that they only got 1 recess and lunch. I tried to pry more out of him but that was it. I also had to pry out of him his reaction from the tooth fairy visit last night, since I leave at 7am now.
I leave that early because my fellow students decided it would be fun to ride bikes to school every day. Ok it was fun at 7am and mostly downhill. On the way home at 2:30pm and Gordon (hill) not so great or fun. I was sweating like a pig and had to walk the last mile or so. I am glad I can't ride tomorrow due to pass offs. However, I am also glad to be doing it so hopefully my stamina will build.
So now that school has started my life is basically over. I will miss you all and hopefully will see you at church or at GNO or just around. Just know that I do love you and still think about you but just can't leave the house or my table.

GNO and P&P

2008-08-22T11:12:00.000-07:00

Ok so we went to Gridelli's last night for GNO and it was Carrie, Mary, Mindy and me. It was great. I was so tired and needed a night out. When we got there Carrie informed us that they closed at 8 so we were bummed that we weren't going to have a long night. I couldn't stand only being gone for an hour so I suggested we watch P&P. Mary was all for it. Mindy wanted to run and cldn't pay the sitter that long. Carrie was torn between that and Breaking Dawn. In the end P&P won out. To be nice to Mary we only watched the first DVD but then I came home and watched the second. I love that movie. I am going to watch the Kiera Knightly one today.

Boooo and Yeah

2008-08-17T20:44:00.002-07:00

Ok so my hubby left for CA today and I am unbelievably sad. I missed him just while he went on a few errands to get ready. To help me get over it I have stacked my week so full I don't know how I am going to get it all done. So I figured I would look at blogs now and update mine. I went to my friend Jenn's blog and found this website http://www.twilightthemovie.com/ I cannot wait till that comes out!

Davis Hospital

2008-08-15T13:14:00.000-07:00

Ok so yesterday I got to orient to the surgical and medical floors at Davis. I have to admit it was better than I expected. It is a smaller hospital so when we got a little slow on one floor me and the other CNA got to go help the RN on another floor. I learned a lot and had a ton of fun! Most of the patients I saw were pretty sick and every time I did their vitals there was usually something a little off. It was great. Noelia was the CNA that worked with me and she was awesome. The only hard part was that I worked from 3pm to 3am. Tonight I work from 6pm to 6am. I am beat. I haven't stayed up that late and worked since I was in high school so I am not used to it. If we survive mine and the kids school, mine and Matt's work and the house being filthy I KNOW our marraige will withstand anything. I love you Matt!

No sale!

2008-08-13T16:41:00.001-07:00

Hear ye, hear ye....The Anderson's house is no longer on the market. Thank you very much!

Twilight series

2008-08-13T15:27:00.000-07:00

Ok so my awesome brother in law gave me the 1st book on my IPOD. I started listening to it a couple of months ago. Well I finally finished the 1st book when my class for the summer was over. I asked them the same day (Wed. the 6th) if they had the rest. Steve brought me 2 and 3 on Thurs. I read 2 on Thursday. Book 3 took me 2 days and then book 4 took me 3 days. I could not put it down. I loved them. I am so happy I could just cry and smile for like a week. Thanks Ludlows!

Been a while!

2008-08-12T21:03:00.000-07:00

Ok so we have been very busy so here are a few pics of our most recent trips. First off it was Julia's 7th bday this weekend so my dad flew up from Texas and we did some fun things with the kids and the rest of them. We went to the Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy and then went to Chuck E Cheese for lunch. Can I just tell you Matthew about peed his pants when he found out where we were going for lunch! Since he has understood what a commercial was he has asked to go to Chuck's for lunch, that day was Saturday August 9th at 1pm in the year 2008! Here ya go!

Matthew's favorite thing at the aquarium he took this himself.

This was Jeffreys shot of the jellyfish that changed colors!

This was mine! He looks mean and I have never seen a starfish that big!

Here is Matt showing Matthew it isn't a big deal to stick his arm in the water and touch the stingray.

And here are my devilish children as we were leaving!

CHUCK E CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Game time!

Thanks uncle Mike!

Christopher didn't play games so he just rode the kiddie rides but loved every minute of it! He loved putting the tokens in the machines he didn't care what they did he just put them in.

My first day!

2008-08-04T16:47:00.000-07:00

Was VERY boring! It was all hospital orientation so it was a lot of legal stuff and droning on and on. We got to tour the hospital which was good. Since I am PRN and on the Float Pool I will be working all over the hospital. I also got to see where I want to work and meet the manager so hopefully when they have a spot I can fill it. Next day is tomorrow and it will be boring too but at least I am getting paid right?

Leckies come to visit.

2008-08-03T21:31:00.000-07:00

I haven't blogged in a while because we had family come in from out of town. My step-dad's sister and her husband, Kay and Glen, came to visit and stay for a couple of weeks. We went over last night to help Glen with a computer problem and ended up staying until late and then we went to dinner. I love them coming and visiting! They love the boys and show so much interest in them and enjoy spending time with them. We talk about all kinds of things and its just very enjoying to see them. We got home last night about 9:30pm and finally got the boys to sleep about 11:30pm. We got up at 8am and went back to my parents house and had breakfast with the Ludlows, Roy and the kids and the Leckies and my parents. Once again it was fun. We talked politics, the history of Gary and Kay in the Masonic home, and about the children of today. We left to come home thinking we were just going to be lazy for the rest of the day but about 6 hours later we were back at my parents for dinner. This time it was just Wes and Sherriann but still fun. We ate dinner and watched AFV. That was funny! Finally getting home about 7:30pm we put the kids to bed at 8:30pm and were asleep by 11pm. Tomorrow is my first day of work/orientation!

Lagoon with the Ludlows

2008-08-03T20:47:00.000-07:00

Mindy and the kids were going to Lagoon and called and invited us to go. We met them there at 8pm which is the best time to go to Lagoon for the weather and the amount of people. We got on most of the rides w/o too much of a wait. It was fun thanks Mindy. Especially for the excitement when we were leaving! Here are a few pics of the kids and us having a blast!

Anderson Cove Camping

2008-07-31T20:36:00.000-07:00

Things I learned this past week: Family is very important, you never get sick of S’mores, family is very important, kids don’t burn with sunscreen, I love my family, doing homework on a vacation is a bad idea and I REALLY love my family.

Wow did we need this week mini-vacation! (Our first time camping at Pineview for the year.) We got there early afternoon on Sunday and had plenty of time to set up and let the kids play before anyone else got there. After a couple of hours there it was really hot so we decided that we needed to cool off in the water. After an hour of swimming we went back up to the camper and got ready for dinner. Gary had planned family dinner for that night so we had spaghetti. The Ludlows came up and so did Steven’s brother and his wife and her nephew. Roy, Emily and the kids came up for S’mores. My wonderful husband is the assigned fire starter now and he does it quite masterfully. It was a great night the kids had tons of fun playing with the cousins and roasting marshmallows. More chocolate was eaten than marshmallows. That night Julia and Connor stayed the night with us in the camper. They went to sleep without any major problems but Matthew, Jeffrey and Christopher had huge problems. By the time we got everyone settled down it was about 11 pm. Matt and I were exhausted!

Matt woke up with Mike at about 7 am and went fishing. Julia and Connor woke up about 7:30 but stayed quiet and in bed until 8:30 am. That’s when Connor woke up Christopher and that was when Christopher woke up Jeffrey and Matthew. We ate breakfast and got dressed. We were getting ready to turn the generators on and watch a movie when Matt and Mike walked up. They didn’t catch anything but small fish so they were tired and bored. Mindy was sick the night before so she came up when she woke up. When she got there Mike and Matt took the big kids on the boat to fish and jump in the lake. Mindy and I took the babies down to the water to swim and play in the sand. After about an hour in the water Mindy and I came back to the camper and cooked lunch and waited and waited and waited for the others to get back. Finally about 12:30 pm they got back and ate lunch.

We put the babies and Matt down for a nap and took the kids to get ice cream at the “ranger station”. The kids played until Matt and the babies woke up. Then we all went down to ride in the boat and the inner tube. The older kids loved the tube! Christopher not so much and Jeffrey is very cautious. Matthew couldn’t get enough. Matt and I rode and so did Mike. The cool thing was that Gary had a dr.’s appt. so he let Matt and Mike drive the boat. That was fun! They were great drivers and very cautious. We rode until past 6 pm and had to force the kids to go back for dinner. Another night of dinner and S’mores but still the same amount of fun. The Ludlows went back home and the boys were a lot easier to settle down. Cindi came up and spent the night with Mike and so we told them they could have the couch if they didn’t want to share the couch of my parent’s camper with the dogs.

The next day was great. Emily and the kids were coming up after lunch and so before lunch we just basically lounged around. The first thing was that we needed gas so all of us drove to get gas and then we went to Eden for some more S’more stuff and ended up getting some squirt guns and cookies for the kids. After that I was trying to do homework but the kids were making it very difficult. Wesley and Sherriann showed up and wanted to go on the boat. Cindi said that she would take Jeffrey and Matthew down too and Matt and Christopher would take a nap and I could get homework done. Wow that was a good idea. I got all my homework done and about 30 minutes of a nap.

Emily and the kids showed up so we all went down to the boat and went for tube rides. Little Ana is Emily’s niece and she is a daredevil! She wanted to go fast and lots of bumps. She only egged the other kids on to be daring. It was cute. At the height of the riding Matthew stood up and said he had to go potty. We threw him in the water and told him to go. This is a shot of him going. He was so cute, he concentrated very thoroughly. Mike was making fun of him so this is Mike “peeing” in the water.

After tubing we went back to the beach and swam for a bit then went up for dinner. It was great Mindy and the kids were there, Mom and Gary, Mike and Cindi, Wesley and Sherriann and us. It was like the good old days just missing a few more family members. We roasted S’mores again and ate hot dogs and chips. And alas the fun was over we had to go back home that night so we left the camper and went home.

Date Night!

2008-07-25T22:56:00.001-07:00

Oh what a night! (lol) Tonight we had a total blast with my sista and my sista from another motha. Oh yeah our spouses were there too. Carrie, Dave, Mindy, Steven, Matt and I all went to dinner at Roosters and then to see the movie Hancock. It was a good movie and had some twists that MOST of us didn't see coming. It was good but I think the best part of the evening (I may be wrong and can be contradicted in other blogs) was the ride home. We all rode in the Larsens van and so Mindy and I were in the very back along with all of our left over food. Ok about a block from the theater I had to get out of the van and breath fresh air. I felt like I was going to pass out so I sat down on the sidewalk. DRAMA! Anyway getting back in the van I was laughed at and Dave says my new nickname is Secondhand seafood! It was a blast! Thanks to Dave and Carrie who have children who are willing to watch 7 crazy kids so their parents can go have a night of fun. Hancock 12 thumbs up, Space Chimps 8 thumbs down! Mamma Mia AWESOME(even the 2nd time)!!

I am a Child of God

2008-07-21T20:25:00.000-07:00

Ok so Jeffrey is finishing his bath and all of a sudden we hear singing. He is singing I am a Child of God in the bathroom. So Matt and I scramble to get our phones to catch him singing. By the time we do it he is done. But.....he yells for me and Matt to come in there and hear him sing. Wait it gets better. He says that he needs daddy to play the piano while we record him. Oh yeah! So now I present my big boy (sniff, sniff) Jeffrey singing I am a Child of God.

Not to be outdone by his big brother Christopher sings for us (I am a Child of God).

We love our kids!

Sophia's baptism

2008-07-20T10:07:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday Sophie! We got the invitations for Sophie's baptism and Emily asked all of the kids going to sing a song as part of the program. I was excited because it sounded so cute but I knew that Matthew wouldn't sing in front of people he didn't know. I asked him if I went with him and helped him sing if he would do it. He cried but said yes. Jeffrey then decided that he didn't want to sing either. I was so worried. We worked on the song all week and by Friday they were singing it great! It was so cute. Saturday morning came and we practiced the song on the way to the baptism and they remembered the words better than I did. They whined about having to sing it in front of people but I told them I would be up there with them. When it came time to sing they went up there and sang better than the girls! I was so happy and excited for them. Even Christopher and Connor went up there and sang the ends of words for me. It was beautiful.

Mamma Mia!

2008-07-20T10:05:00.000-07:00

LOVED IT!!! We went to go see it for our girls night out. Jenn from high school came and Ann from nursing school and my mom. It was laugh out loud, sing along, clap along and dance along fun! I watched Sunday Morning on CBS and the critic said it was horrible and painful to watch I couldn't believe it. He is an idiot! It was a great movie and everyone should go see it. I can't wait to watch it again.

Reunion

2008-07-17T10:13:00.000-07:00

Oh how time flies! We got to see our old friends from the days of Hyrum, Utah last night. It was great and a kid fest. The Micklesons were there: Brad, Melissa, Rachel, Hannah and Adam. The Findlays were there: John, Misa, and the 5 A's. Trisha and Jeff were there and Ron. The McKinneys: Jon, Tamara, and their 4 kids. The Ludlow's: Steven, Mindy, Julia and Connor. We ate pizza and chatted. Then Ron took some of us up to the top of the Wells Fargo building to see the helicopter pad and the view. It was amazing. Lets do it again soon.

New Job!

2008-07-16T15:13:00.000-07:00

I am now an employed member of society again! I got a job at Davis Hospital and Medical Center in Layton. I go to orientation on Aug. 4th but can start anytime before then. I am so excited! I will let you know how my first day went when it happens. Its PRN so only as needed and they know I am in nursing school so it won't be much.

Pocatello, Idaho

2008-07-14T20:11:00.000-07:00

This trip was a blast. We had reservations to stay at this site next to Idaho Falls but decided half way up there to stay at this KOA in Pocatello. Boy am I glad we did. We had showers and bathrooms and the site we stayed at was great. We got there a little after 7:30 pm so we had to set up the tent rather quickly. The tent proved to be a little harder than we thought. Jeffrey said he had to go potty but we tld him we had to put up the tent so he needed to wait. (you will see why this is important later) We had to buy a new tent so we didn't know what we were doing. We finally got it up and we threw the kids in there to keep them busy.

The first night was rather difficult. The kids were tired and could not go to sleep so it took us until midnight to get them to sleep. About 1 or 2 am Jeffrey woke up crying and rolled over. I asked him if everything was ok and he said yes and went back to sleep. A couple of minutes later I smelled something strange and asked if Jeffrey had had an accident. Everything was wet. Wow that sucked! The Christopher who was getting a cold kept waking up barking like a seal.

We woke up at 9am and ate breakfast and waited for Ben and Shannen and the kids to get there. We decided to go minature golfing about a mile away. It was a blast the kids golfed ahead of us which I am sure bugged the other people around us but the adults were having fun watching Shannen and Matt kick out hides. The kids found out the hard way that hole 18 means your ball goes away but after that they stayed by us better.

After golf we decided to go to the Pocatello Zoo. It was neat because it was area animals in natural habitats. It was small but they had really good exhibits. They also had a treehouse and petting area that the kids could play in which they loved.

After the zoo we went back to the tent and showered and got ready to go to the play. We ate dinner at Perkins and then tried to explain to the kids we were going to see a play. They kept thinking we were going on a "play date" and wanted to know if Xander or Michael would be there. Matt explained it this way. We are going to a movie but they have real humans in it instead of pretend. They were intrigued.

The Wizard of Oz at the Mystique was AMAZING! Our friend Ben and Sara Jensen were in it and they were excellent. The kids were so excited. They loved all the characters and kept asking if the Wicked Witch was going to be nice or stay mean. They loved that the characters came right next to us in the aisle every once in a while. When they saw Sara they were excited and pointed and yelled. Matthew was jumping up and down and clapping. Christopher who hadn't had a nap at all was wide away and clapped longer then anyone at the end of the scenes. Jeffrey was a little apprehensive but he loved the "robot"(tin-man) and lion. The singing and acting were amazing. We had to order The Wizard of Oz from Amazon because the boys wanted to watch it but no one sells it.

Anyone interested in seeing a good quality and demanding performance and are in Idaho should go there. They will not be dissapointed.

The next day we called Ellen and Darrell to see where Darrell's dad was buried and it turns out they were in Lava Hot Springs and were going to the site that same day. We met them there and once again had to explain to the boys what we were doing there. I think they understood a little. Then we headed home. On the way we stopped at Willard Bay so the boys could swim and it turns out that in a life jacket Christopher knows how to swim. We are going to have to watch that boy! He is not afraid of anything.

RS Activity

2008-07-11T07:25:00.000-07:00

Ok I am so wishing I had a camera for what went on last night at the Haights pool. I can't believe that we were so crazy. To set the scene a little. It was a RS enrichment activity, a swimming party at the Haights. I was a little apprehensive because I have never gone swimming with all the RS. When I got there it was Tiffany and Sister Haight sitting at the side of the pool. I thought ok I can do this. Then Chalyce, Julia, Mary, Irmgard, Roma, Sara, Jen. and Kim showed up. The fun began! Holy cow those girls are crazy fun. We jumped off the diving board, slipped down the slide and rode the dolphin! G0 Julia!!! We even played Marco Polo which apparently I am a mad woman about. Tiffany is stylish on the diving board and Chalyce learned how to dive, yeah! We ate good food and talked a lot. After we had bugged the Haights long enough we went over to Julias house and sat in their hot tub for a bit. That is where we got to talk to Mary about quiting her job. I am so excited for her. It is so much fun being home every day and seeing your kids learn and grow. Its also crazy (i.e. Matthew is sitting next to me bugging me for him to "write some words". I love it!

I haven't been to church in a while because of camping and its been even longer since I went to an activity but I have to say by far this was the most fun I had in a long time with my sisters! Love ya all!

Ok here is matthews: wall-e EVE (hmmm can we guess what movie is his favorite right now?)

Happy 4th of July from Lagoon

2008-07-06T19:37:00.000-07:00

As our usual tradition we camped at Lagoon for the 4th of July. It was fun. We got their early Friday and met up with Grandma and Grandpa Cole and went to the beach. We all went to the river except for Grandpa who was designated chair watcher. He was fine sitting in the shade and sipping soda. We played in the river for a bit and then ate lunch. Grandma and Grandpa offered to take Christopher back for a nap so Matt and I played with Jeffrey and Matthew at the beach more. We then went to ride rides while we waited for Grandma and Grandpa, oh I mean Christopher to wake up.

When they got back we rode the Odysea together, that was a great ride. We tried to ride the Rattlesnake rapids but it closed as we were waiting in line. We ate dinner and rode a few more rides and then went to the camper to watch the fireworks. Mike, Cindi, dogs, Wesley, Grandma, Grandpa, and us were all their. The boys loved playing catch the football with Mike and Wesley.

The next day we rode more rides and Matthew was feeling good because he rode the Spider, Colosus, Wicked and the Mouse with Matt!!! He loved it and was so excited he wanted to ride them again but we had to go. I am so proud of my little guy.

I took history all through school but I really couldn't remember the reason we celebrated the 4th other than the fact we gained our independence. So I asked Matt and of course he knew and was aghast that I didn't. I knew but just needed a reminder. We first came here under British rule and then we decided we didn't like that anymore so we told them, Decleration of Independence, that we were through. Of course Matt made it more descriptive and beautiful. So thanks guys for givings us a place where we can do what we want, when we want and how we want!

Idaho Falls Temple

2008-07-02T21:43:00.001-07:00

I'm addicted! Ok this picture is one Matt took on our quick trip for Sara Jensen's baptism to Idaho Falls, ID. It's amazing!

For Sale!

2008-07-02T17:33:00.000-07:00

We are trying to sell our house forward this website to everyone you know!

http://www.utahrealestate.com/811213

Wall e...... again

2008-07-02T15:38:00.000-07:00

Ok not to be out done by my sister but I took Matthew and Jeffrey to see Wall e again today. We went and saw it the first day it came out but Matthew could not handle the fact it wasn't on DVD yet so he had been bugging me nonstop since then to go and see it again. Finally after all attempts at someone else going to take him to see it were exhausted I took them. I am so glad I did it was a fun outing. They saw the big Wall e and so they made me take their picture in front of it. Matthew sang the opening song loudly and Jeffrey kept telling Matthew to be quiet even louder. It was very cute and made the movie more enjoyable. I am not sure if the people behind us thought so. Thanks boys!

Take 1

2008-07-02T10:32:00.000-07:00

Ok lets see how this works! Carrie came over today and asked if I had looked at her blog and I shamefully said no. So upstairs we went and I am now blogging. I will try to keep up with the pros. So we are trying to sell our house and move up north a little so I will let you all know. 4th of July is coming up so we are going to go camping at Lagoon Friday and Saturday. Come see the fireworks with us. Ok thats enough for now here is a picture of Me, Audrey and Kelly in China at the Forbidden Palace. Love ya!