Since we are here in E.P. I decided to take advantage of putting the boys in some sports programs. We put Ryder in soccer and he really loves it! After the first couple of games they put him as goalie and it turns out he is an AWESOME goalie! He stops almost every ball that tries to get in the goal (unless he is otherwise occupied i.e. doing twirlies, or playing with the net). I even hear people on the bleachers talking about how good that little goalie is..... I want to turn around and say "that is MY son" but i refrain.. hehe! I am happy too because his poor little leg has been bothering him a lot lately so i love that he doesn't have to run around in pain! Even little Tanner gets to join in the fun because usually someone from our team is crying or doesn't want to play, so he jumps right in and fills in. It is pure entertainment!

Farewell..... my friends

I am not a dog person. I don't like to touch them because they are dirty. I don't like them to lick me because ewww.. we all know where that tongue has been. I don't like them to jump on me because they get their muddy paws on my clean clothes. I am not a dog person. But, Jared has always insisted we have a dog and I agree as long as I don't have to take care of it. But something happened... i began liking my dog. He followed my little boys everywhere they went, he got excited when i came out in the morning because he knew i was going running and he could come along. He ran happily by my side and i felt safe. He barked at night at all the bad guys. He was lost for 6 months, but still appeared in our back window as soon as he got free. He followed us to church, to school, to field day, and to grandma's house. My Echo had actually become my friend. We also had another dog, one of echo's puppy - named sayed or thriller, whichever you prefer. He was a beautiful puppy and turning out to be a great dog like echo. A few weeks ago they were killed and i had no idea how sad i would be. It broke my heart because I asked the boys the first thing they wanted to do when we got home and they all said "go play with echo!" but he wasn't there nor was our puppy. We found out later they had been bothering a horse and a foreman shot them.. so sad. So, here's my farewell to my dogs, you will be missed and never forgotten.
(Please keep this quiet from the boys, I have not told them).

Christmas Vacation

We had a wonderful christmas even though it was filled with a lot of changes! Here is the short story version of what we did.
Tried to take the annual christmas picture by the tree, BUT.... someone is missing?? Who could it be???
This guy, who turned from day to night from my sweet angel to my TERRIBLE, STUBORN, 2 year old who refuses to get in the picture.

Santa was good to us this year... the boys got all that they wanted even after CHANGING their lists at the last minute!!! (Good thing we were in El Paso). We had 4.. oops, i mean 5 very happy boys this year! (oh and a happy mama too)
The star wars force trainer, this thing is hillarious! They have to become a jedi knight and concentrate to move the ball in the tube. Look at Jamison's concentration!
Santa hid 4 bikes all around the house and suprised the boys!

He even surprised this little boy too!
Happy little "gamers"

GINGERBREAD HOUSE FUN
We also made a gingerbread house, hmmmm... i think they ate and messed more than they helped!

Whew, I was sure glad when that was over!

After christmas we headed out to a very COLD Utah to visit friends and family there! We had a great time visiting with aunts, uncles, cousins, grandpas, and grandmas.

Moab

Cocoa on a cold wintry day, thanks aunt trisha!


I think tanner and Logan look a lot alike in this picture!!

Love his cute smile here!
Thank you all who let us crash at your house, we had a great time !!

Bongo Boy turns 4!!

I know, I know, it's been a LONG time since I've blogged, but i have been VERY busy lately and pretty much have not had any time. So, bear with me as I try to catch up on all of our happenings! First, we celebrated Ryder's 4th Birthday! We had a bike party and let the kids ride their bikes and race their bikes in our driveway.



The boys went fishing!

Next, we came to El Paso for some Thanksgiving fun! We got to see all of our cousins and had a grand time at grandma's and grandpa's el paso house. We went swimming, hot tubbing, and the boys even got to go to white sands.

Now, sadly, we are here in El Paso for awhile. It has not been an easy adjustment for Jared and I, but we are hoping it is temporary so that helps! The boys have adjusted very easily.. they love their new school and have tons of new friends. We all miss our house, our dogs, our yard, and most importantly all of our good friends, who if they are not already related to us somehow still feel like family to us! More picture of our new little "temporary" life to come!!!

future author

Kason's First Book:

Here is what we have been up to lately:

we visited the cemetery for the mexican holiday dia de los muertos. Grandpa brought hot chocolate and donuts and the kids got to learn some things about the relatives who they didn't get a chance to meet. I love this picture of grandpa telling the kids about "roddy" his younger brother. they loved hearing all about him and what he was like.


How does our family look with a girl??? this little cousin baby decided she wanted to be in our picture!

How does our family look with 2 girls??? it sure looks odd seeing jared holding a baby wearing pink!

I think i'll just take the boys! One day my 2 littlest boys decided to make a mud hole and jump and play in it! instead of getting angry i decided to just let them go out in their swimsuits and have fun in the mud. I don't think i've ever seen this dirty or this happy!!!



I came home from the grocery and almost had a heart attack when i saw little "bebe" tanner riding the moto all by himself! i couldn't believe he could steer it so well... maybe he will be the next james stewart! go bebe tanner go!