Little Builders

Mason's preschool class went on a field trip to Lowes. They went on a tour around the store and saw how the saws worked and what different tools were used for. They got to touch all the different carpets and other flooring, they really wanted to touch all that they could!! They were so fun and curious about all that they saw. They gave each of the kids an apron and some safety goggles to wear and bring home with them. I love going and helping with the kids classed and getting to know their friends from school.

Valentine’s Day

Valentine's day was a fun busy day. We woke up to heart shaped pancakes and big smiles. I was able to go with Mason to his class today. The kids were all so excited and full of energy. They decorated valentine bags and handed out all their valentine's to their friends. Then they went to a little store called Paint Your Heart Out. They each got a little tile that they painted and put their hand print on. The kids were so cute. They each got to pick their own colors and make it their style. Mason painted his tile blue and then had an orange hand print (for the Broncos). His dad was proud! It was a really fun party for the kids. As soon as Mason's party was over we went to Dallin's school party. We took in cupcakes and the kids decorated them with all kinds of frosting and candies. Mason thought he was pretty cool to hang out with the big kids. He even got to play some games with them! They passed out their valentine's and were full of sugar and hyper the whole time. They had a lot of fun and I love that I can be a little part of it.

That night we had sweet and sour chicken (the kids favorite) and chocolate covered fortune cookies with valentine sprinkles for dinner. Then we gave the kids a little valentine from us. The boys had been begging and saving their money to buy skateboards. So we thought we would surprise them and got them each a new skateboard. They were so excited and took them straight to the basement to try them out. They were trying all kinds of tricks and Joe even tried a few. Little Aubrey go some new Tinkerbell clothes. She loved them! The boys gave us some sweet cards and showed that they loved us by the smiles on their faces and the happiness they have when we are together as a family.

Joe and I went out over the weekend to celebrate Valentine's day. I had some plans that fell through a couple days before, so Joe noticed I was bummed about it and decided to surprise me. We got a babysitter and left to go to dinner. Joe kept telling me we were having heart shaped pizza from Papa Murphy's, but I couldn't figure out how we were going to have that when we weren't at home. He thought it was funny that I really thought we were going to have that. As we were driving to dinner, which there are very few places to go here in Vernal, he got a call from the hotel. They told him he needed to come down because there was someone being arrested from one of the rooms. Joe was totally bugged because it was messing up our plans. We went to the hotel and it just so happened that it was his plan. We went up to the room that "the guy was being arrested" in and he had it decorated with a candle lit dinner. I was a little surprised and kind of on to him at the same time! It was really fun to have a nice dinner and not have to be at a noisy restaurant with a lot of other people. I loved that he put so much thought and planning into the evening. I am so lucky to have Joe to my very own! It was a perfect Valentine's date with a perfect Valentine.

Spring Fever

We are all getting so anxious for the snow to melt and for it to warm up. The boys really want to play out back on the grass, so they were going to find a way. They all headed out back with shovels and started shoveling the snow off the grass. It wasn't very deep up by the patio, but the further out they got it was at least a foot deep. They shoveled and shoveled and finally decided it was probably wasn't the best idea. It was so funny to watch them. They are determined to get rid of the snow!!!!

Playing too Hard!

So, I guess we made the kids play a little hard this past

weekend and now paying for it.  I took the 3rd kid to

the doctor this morning and now have 3 out of 4 on

antibiotics!  For some strange reason, strep has entered

our house and is taking over.  Aubrey, Mason, and Chase

are all down with Ear Infections and Strep.  Thank goodness

for antibiotics, it makes sickness bearable.  The only pro

to the sickness is all the cuddling and being a little lazy

without feeling too guilty.

A 4 Year Olds Style!!

You wouldn't think a little boy would care much about

what he was wearing, but our little Mason definitely

wants to pick his own clothes.  We always want to

remember how good he was at picking out outfits.

This is what he came out in before bed the other day!

He also wears his gloves every where he goes and

don't forget the sweet sweat band!!!! This is one

stylish kik and very proud of it!!!

He was nice enough to share and help Aubrey

out with her fashion as well!

Little Builders

Joe was building some shelves in the garage and the kids

got bored riding bikes and getting covered in mud, so we

gave them some scraps of wood, a hammer and some nails.

They were sure they were building a box for all their

treasures.  They worked on it like crazy, but it is a little

hard to make a box when the sides aren't quite the same

size and you mom gives you some really crappy nails!!!

They couldn't seem to get their box to hold together

right, and it all came down to the fact that I built them

a really sad box! 

Our little Golfer!

The last week of Itty Bitty ball, the kids learned to golf.

Mason did pretty good and had a lot of fun.  The last day,

they set up a mini golf course for the kids and had Dizzy

the Dinosaur come and play with the kids.

Aubrey even tried to get in the middle of it all!

This guy wants Mason to sign up for golf when he gets older.

FOCUS!!

Chase and Brynnley got to have a turn too!

What kid doesn't love a dinosaur.

Mason showing off his new shirt he got.

Warm and Cozy

We love to have visitors, especially when it is grandma and

grandpa.  Grandma instantly fell in love with the fireplace! 

It seemed as though the fire was permanently on while they

were here.  We went snowmobiling one day and after,

grandma laid on the floor by the fire to warm up and Mason,

who can't pass up someone to cuddle with, curls up by her

and they both took a nice warm nap.  We are all trying to

convince grandpa to get her a gas fireplace, especially

grandma! 

Our Princess

We love our baby girl!!! She is so fun, smiley, happy, loving

cuddly.... Aubrey is 10 1/2 months old already.  I can't believe

how fast the time has gone.  Some of her favorite things right

now are: food (she eats anything you give her and anything she

can find!) She loves her brothers more than anything and

seems to want to be just like them.  She loves to play with

cars, trucks, motorcycles, and balls (not much girl stuff). It could

have something to do with the fact that we don't have girl things

in our house!!  She loves to play the piano and anything else

that makes noise.  She loves action!  Hates to be strapped down.

Loves her blankies!  You are gauranteed a good love if you

are holding her favorite blanket!  Of course she loves her mom,

but her dad is on the top of her list.  "dad" is still about the only

word she will say.  She loves to do anything her brothers are

doing, even snowmobiling (in a snows storm!)  She tries to put

flowers in her hair.  She is just so fun to have around.

She is definitely our little Princess!

We were playing with her hair and Mason looked at

her and said "Mom, she looks like a girl!"  This poor baby

lives in a litte boy world!

We attempted pig tails with the little amount of hair we had

to work with. 

Super Bowl Party?

So, we have never been without a crowd for the Super Bowl.  I

definitely need to work on my party planning skills.  We enjoyed

a nice take and bake pizza from walmart and Joe made some

smoothies.  It was pretty mellow, but still fun.  If you tell the kids

it is a party, it doesn't matter what you do.  Especially if they get

to watch football with their dad!

Mason is sure he is going to be a pro soccer player!

Our Little Hunter!

I guess moving to Vernal brings out the hunter in everyone!

The prairie dogs have been coming out lately (hopefully

that means it is going to start warming up)!  Dallin has been

begging to take his BB gun out hunting.  We finally gave in

 and let him try.  There was a prairie dog right by our house,

so we let him take a shot.  He slowly walked out and found

a spot to kneel down and wait for him to pop up in the right

position.  He popped up and Dallin took one shot and dropped

the little guy.  He made us all come out and look at it, because

"it is the coolest thing ever".  So we thought we would share

his findings with all of you!  Dallin and his brothers are now

planning their prairie dog hunting video with narration and all!

We will keep you posted on the progress, should be funny!

Seriously,disgusting!!!

Tennis Anyone!

Mason has been playing Itty Bitty Ball the past few

weeks.  This week they played tennis.  Giving a bunch

of 3-4 year olds a tennis racket is a little scary, but funny.

Mason loved it, but hits the ball like a baseball.  He

loves playing all the sports and having something fun

to do.  He is such a fun, happy little kid!

Ole' Ole' Ole' Ole' Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake is touring around Utah with their championship

trophy and made a stop here in Vernal.  Of course we love

soccer (and any excuse to have something to do)!  So we

took the kids down to the rec-center to see Leo the

Lion and the trophy.  The kids didn't want to go in the

beginning, but then we couldn't get them to leave.  We

took pictures with Leo and the boys got to play soccer

with one of the Real players.  It was really fun and got the

boys excited for soccer season to start.

Mason's favorite stuffed animal is a Lion that looks like Leo!

The boys with the trophy.

The boys want one of these one day!

Mason & Aubrey

Dallin & Chase

Sledding Day!!!

We had a whole day ahead of us with everyone home and

decided to go to the golf course sledding to burn some energy.

We thought for sure there would be some nice powder to land

in when we crashed, but when we got there all we found was

a whole lot of ice!! It made for a hard landing when you went

over the jumps.  We had to convince the kids that the jumps

were a bad idea.  They seemed to think it was really fun if it

hurt a little!  They all went up and down the hill a bunch of

times and didn't want to leave in the end.

Mason & Aubrey

Aubrey even loves going down the hill.

Dallin our crazy man.  Joe would spin them before they

started.  It was like a moving teacup.

Joe and Mason

Mason was so proud to have his daddy!

They boys insisted on wearing their helmets,

which we didn't oppose to.

Chase and his buddy Maddox

Dayton, Mason, Maddox, Chase, Dallin

Aubrey was a trooper and took a little nap!

Hop on Pop!!!

That dreaded Birthday!!!

Dallin came into my room this morning and said, "Happy 27th

Birthday Mom"!  I have trained him well!  Then Chase has to

keep reminding everybody it is 27+3!  That birthday has come

that I have been dreading.  I have only heard how everything

goes down hill from 30.  I got up to all the kids ready for

school and a sink full of dishes!  Joe took us out to lunch

at Cafe Rio and I hung out with the boys in the afternoon.

My sister convinced me that I couldn't have a birthday

without a cake, so the boys made me a birthday cake.

They did everything and I watched with a camera.  They

did a great job and Dallin discovered he likes to cook.

After dinner we topped off our activities with Pak Meeting

and then came home and ate a great birthday cake.

Great kids and a great husband make for a great day!

Dallin cracking his first egg and he didn't even get

any shells in it.

Aubrey wishing she could be part of the action!

Mason patiently waiting to crack his egg.

The cake is almost done.

Doesn't it look like Aubrey is telling the boys

what to do!  It is only the beginning!

You can't make a cake without licking the beaters

Aubrey loves chocolate!

The cake is in and the batter is gone!

The final product!!

Aubrey even got her own little piece and loved it.

Dad gave her an oreo to warm her up for the cake.