Team Terry

Christmas 2011

2012-01-24T19:17:00.001-08:00

So I must be getting worst at blogging because the pictures came posted in all the wrong spots and I don't know(and part of me just doesn't care right now) to try and move them to the right spot. I could probably blame my computer again!! Anyway, we had a fabulous Christmas. Jer and I have been so blessed this year and are so grateful for such wonderful family and friends we get to be surrounded by daily. This year was especially fun with the boys. The only hard part about having 3 boys is that you can't get something cool for one without getting it for the other ones. Plus they wrote their list together and ended up having identical list, which in all reality made my job much easier. Here we are Christmas morning ripping through the gifts. They were fun to watch and all of them got watches and pocket knives (I know what was I thinking right) but they could have stopped there! Waiting to be released to come and open presents Christmas morning. We ended up waking our boys up Christmas morning, mostly to shower and be ready so they could have fun opening gifts instead of feeling rushed to get to church!

Random picture, but Carter had a Christmas program. He is such a fun and happy kid and loves to play until you put him in front of a crowd and then he shuts off, so I have been very impressed with how much he does the actions and sings with the group. Love the Chub!!

So Handsome!!

One of my dear friends gave the boys these antlers and I shockingly they wore them around for a little bit. It at least lasted long enough for me to get a picture!

Over the break we headed up the mountain with Jers family to do some 4-wheeling and pull the sleds. Since it was so warm there was not much snow so it wasn't snow sledding it was mud sledding, but they had a blast. Anything that allows my boys to get dirty with Mom and Dads permission is always a bonus! This is the whole group that headed up with us!

We did find a little snow!!

The boys geared up and ready to head up the "B"!!

The winner of "Best Christmas present ever" goes too..... the Bunnies. All the boys had a puppy on their list for Christmas so we settled for bunnies instead. The result was the same and they boys loved them. We just hope the bunnies are durable enough to survive all the love that they get from the boys!! Cause it is TOUGH love... literally!!

Carter with "Army", Cole with "Thumper" and Tate with "Bugsy" the newest members of the Terry household, at least for the now.

Trying to clean off some of the mud after wheeling.

NEW YEARS EVE

We had Jeremy's oldest sister in town over the break and had them come up New Years eve for some fun. We had sinner and then played some games and ended the night with noise makers and a silly sting war. It was a wonderful holiday break.

Holiday Catch-Up....Again!!!

2012-01-19T16:34:00.000-08:00

So by no fault of my own I have gotten behind on blogging again! This time was really our computer, I have tried to post several times and have been unsuccessful due to computer issues. So again we are playing catch-up. The motivation behind this one is so that when our next little one arrives I feel like I can post because I am all caught up. So with the said, we had a fabulous Thanksgiving (with or without snow). Its hard to believe that the Holidays are all over and that we are moving ahead with a new year. It seems like summer just ended......(and with the weather that spring is now here)! We spent a lot of the holidays up in Huntsville even though it was not the most ideal conditions. There was just enough snow to not really be able to do anything and just enough for the same but we still had a good time! Olivia, Cole and Dayvis made use of their time by using the bendaroos (who knew bendaroos) but I thought it was such a neat wall! I got a kick out of what Carter was Thankful for Elephants, Chickens, $-wheelers and his brothers. When I told Jer that at least there was one priority on there he said... 4-wheelers, so I guess I shouldn't really be surprised at the list!!

The boys wrestled again this fall. They both did great, Cole is a very natural athlete and little Tate has to deal with Cole so he didn't do to bad. There were still a few tears this year, but overall a fun year to watch them improve. Cole took 1st in a tournament that they were in and Tate took 2nd. There were both very please with the results!!

No Thanksgiving is complete without a little football!! The snow made things a little interesting, but everyone still had a lot of fun!! We had some new additions this year which added to the fun and the competition!!

Finding things to do with the snow when there was not that much snow to play in!!

The boys also did the Thanksgiving 1K at the Rec center. Cole is so competitive that he want to win and the other are just happy to get the T-shirt. Either way its a good way to burn some energy and have some family fun!

Nice Solar Panels!!

2011-11-21T10:06:00.000-08:00

This is the bill that I opened up last week for utilities, AHHHHH!!!! I was seriously freaking out. Jer and I put some solar panels on our house earlier in the year to help with our bills and they have been great, we have cut our bill to almost nothing with them. Nothing at least until I got this, I called Jeremy in a panic thinking we were getting some sort of penalty or fee for the panels. He just laughed when he heard, I on the other hand did not find it that funny. It was veterans day so of course the Bountiful office was closed so we had to wait all weekend to get to the bottom of what was going on! Jer called on Monday and come to find out we were suppose to have a credit on our account but since they have never had that happen they just charged us for the meter going all the way around instead of going backwards!

Little Helpers!!

2011-11-16T16:49:00.000-08:00

This is what happens when you let your boys load the dishwasher and leave then unattended to do it!! Dish soap doesn't work so well!! Jer unfortunately cleaned up a lot of it before I thought to take a picture, but you get the idea!!

Once there was a Snowman...

2011-11-15T15:05:00.000-08:00

The other day I sent the boys out to shovel the snow off of the tramp. They were easily distracted and decided to build a snowman. It took almost all of the snow on the grass to do it but i was rather impressed at how well they did on their own. My favorite part about the whole thing was that they were very resourceful with the face of the snowman. Pine cones for eyes, rocks for the nose, and DEER POOP for the mouth!!! They hurried and took it off when Jer came out with the camera thinking that they would get into trouble!! I just laughed!! All of their snow stuff got a good wash!!

Who are these Kids???

2011-11-15T14:54:00.001-08:00

Tate and Carter both got some crazy outfits going on the same day (different times though!) they get it from thier father!;)

Fall Fun!

2011-11-10T14:04:00.000-08:00

It seem like the last few years we have missed fall and gone right to winter. I have enjoyed the gradual cool down this year and being able to really have fun with the leaves. Unfortunately our leaves are the worst for jumping in, but we have been up to Huntsville a lot in the last little while and we were able to find some fun ones there. Its amazing how easily little boys (especially my boys) can be entertained with a rope and some leaves! I love how they play so well together (for the most part) and how they can get so creative with their games.

Parades and Trick-or-Treating

2011-11-09T19:14:00.001-08:00

This year was really fun for Halloween. All my boys were old enough to understand it and to go door to door by them selves Jer and I just followed on the side walk along side them. It makes me sad to see them getting so big. It didn't take much to please them either, we hit both grandmas, and a few houses around our neighborhood and they were done! Works for me especially on a school night!
The end of our trick or treating route, as evidence by Cole not wanting to wear his costume anymore!

This picture makes me laugh because its a side of Jers Dad that doesn't come out very often!!

The Indian, the Clown and the Motorcycle Man
The school parade, it lasted about 10 minutes because the kids seriously ran through the gym, I was lucky enough to have the boys slow up for a minute to get a clear picture!! They had some fun parties after and came home with lots of crafts and more junk food!!

Halloween Programs

2011-11-09T18:55:00.000-08:00

Carter and Cole both had programs this year. (Sorry Tate you get the shaft in Kindergarten!) I was shocked that Carter was happy to do all of the actions to the songs and he even told a Joke.... "What did the boy ghost say to the girl ghost?" You Look BOOOOtiful! He said it quiet, but he said it. He gets shy in front of people but he did really well.

Mrs Stacey and one of Carters best buddies Davon.

My sweet Grandma got drug to all of the boys events with me, she cant see but she is a trooper to come. There was a little girl in a yellow dress (you can see it a little in the back ground) She was the only thing that my Grandma could see. My Grandma had her spin and spin, it made me laugh!

Motorcycle Man and Captain Underpants!

Here he is on full get up! I made him take the mask off so you could see his cute smile!

Cole had his first piano recital, he seems to be enjoying it. He was pretty excited about the program, he even got to wear his costume. All of my pictures are a blur because he ran to the piano and back to his seat!

Pumpkin Patches and Carving

2011-11-09T18:42:00.000-08:00

Sad to think that October has already come and gone. Between the 3 boys and field trips we had several trips to the pumpkin patch. I made a trip up without Jer and got suckered into some of the biggest pumpkins the boys have ever(and probably will ever) get. But they sure had fun picking them out!! But lots of pumpkins means lots of carving!! My mom had her normal scavenger hunt but because she was going to be out of town we just got to hunt and do crafts. We did get to carve some and the Terry's, the kids always love the dry ice in the drink and I think the Dad's like it more because they get to do dry ice bombs. I was not packing the big pumpkins back into the car so we had to carve those later at the house. The boys didn't mind, I think Carter likes drawing on the pumpkins more than carving them. Gotta love Halloween!!

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Summer Recap....plus some?:)

2011-10-31T20:25:00.000-07:00

I have been long over due for an update on my blog...LONG overdue. But I feel like I have had so much going on and I didn't want to skip anything so instead I just didn't blog. But so I can move on and feel better about posting again, I am doing a quick recap of a lot of the things that have gone on since the last time I blogged!! I'm more of a picture person so to make my life easier I have a lot of pictures and lets just hope they are worth a thousand words!!! In April Jer and Alisha came into town and we threw the Jer's a surprise party for their 30th birthday. My Jer had no idea and we have such great friends and family that the turn out was awesome!! Luckily I have made it through my 30th birthday with no pay backs!!

Cole graduated from his Kinder music class, he has now moved into piano and is doing really well. I can't believe how long his hair was too!!
Jer and I did the sprint and splash triathlon at the rec center. Jer is a seasoned triathlete but this was my first and I had a blast. I will definitely be doing another one!
The Mater turned 5....crazy how fast they grow up! He is such my sweetheart and peacemaker. I hope that he always stays as sweet as he is now!
Summer Buzz...need I say more!
Lots of Baseball and Soccer. This was Tate's first year in T-ball and he loved it. Cole got to play machine pitch and made the all-star team. The problem with them loving it so much is that they want to try everything, soccer, baseball, lacrosse, football. I can understand why Jer's parent kept things simple for them growing up!! With just the 2 of them in things their is a lot of juggling! I can't image throwing 2 more into the mix!!
Lots and Lots of SWIMMING!! Between grandmas pool, boating, and sprinklers my boys spent a lot of time in the water. They are all little fish. Carter loves to swim (without floaties). He doesn't stray to far from the edge but they all love to be in the water. Cole has turned into a very good little wake boarder and while Jer thinks that they should all be turning back flips at 5, Tate is pretty content skiing right now. Carter is still warming up to the whole ski thing, but the all love to tube!! This is the first year that they actually like it instead of crying the entire time the are out there!! Let just hope it continues that way.

There was a lot of fishing!

Summer is never complete without a few trip up the B to roast tin foil dinners and s'mores and shoot a few guns!!
Of Course Fireworks!!!
The boys all started some sort of School this year. Cole started 2nd, Tate finally got to start kindergarten and Carter started preschool. They are all doing so well, Cole's reading has improved a ton and Tate tries to sound out everything!! Carter is just happy to finally be one of the big kids and go to school!
Jer has participated in several Tris this summer. With the Spud man in July (which I forgot my camera) and also the Bear Lake brawl. He ended up placing 2nd in his age group, he really loves having something to train for. The boys loved being able to go watch him, and they also found some fun in the water catching frogs!!
Jer and I also got to go to Australia!!! A once in a lifetime trip. One of the guys that he taught on his mission that he has kept in good contact with was getting married. So Jer and I went over and were able to attend his sealing. It was such a neat experience. We spent 4 days with him and his family and after we got to go and do all of the touristy things that Jer never got to do while he was on his mission. It was a fun trip for Jer and I and one that will probably take another 10 years to be able to do again..... if that!!!
We had such a fun summer and this isn't even the half of it. Alisha got to come and spend 3 months here while they were in transition from Arizona to Cali. It was so fun to have her and her kids. A small glimpse of what it will be like when they get to finally move back to Utah. Shelly left on her Mission, Brecken took off for south America and Jer and I have been looking forward to welcoming baby #4 to the family in January!! Lots of things going on and now that I feel like I have things somewhat up-dated I just might stay on top of things!!

Easter Mahem

2011-05-09T21:44:00.001-07:00

The boys are always spoiled on holidays. They had 4 Easter egg hunts and my thighs are definitely feeling the effects of the candy. I love to have them dressed up and for the most part they like to get look nice like Dad (Meaning white shirt and tie, no more sweater vests.) I just don;t like it cause it makes them look so grown up even if they are so handsome!! After the third hunt....

Cole's buckets wasn't big enough so he switched over to a bag!

Tate checking out the new church clothes.

Chub is obsessed with green, he would have to check the inside of the eggs to make sure they had green candy in them before he would put them in his pale..

Spring Break!!

2011-05-09T21:26:00.000-07:00

For Spring break we took the family down to sunny St. George!! At least we were hoping it would be...but not so much! It didn't bother the kids, we heated the pool to like 95* so it didn't really matter what the weather was the kids were swimming. Plus they got to have a sleepover with there cousins every night and what kid doesn't love that. My brother in law celebrated his birthday down there and I was lucky enough to have one of my young women on vacation too who came and took the kids for a night so we could have a night off on our vacation!!! On Saturday Jer and I got roped into doing a 10K with one of our good friends. It was wet and cold, but in the end it was a lot of fun. We finished with a time of 53:36, not to shabby. Jer could have finished faster but was sweet and stuck with me instead of the other Jer!! Sunday was the nicest day we had down there so we took our time getting home by stopping at the park and letting the kids play in the sun before we locked them in the car for the ride home!!! We had a blast and can't wait for summer to begin!! Of course I forgot my camera so I have no picutes except for this one that Robin took with her camera at the start line!!

Happy Birthday Cole

2011-05-09T21:11:00.000-07:00

Cole Is 7!!! His birthday was March 30th but were just getting around to blogging about it! This was him after starting a new tradition of taking the first bite or cake with your face!!!(Thanks Jo)!!! The plunge....
Note to self....don't put Jer in charge of buying the gift especially when it involves a gun! The small pistol just wasn't going to hurt enough or what???

Cole is very opinionated about what he wears which is a good thing I guess. Except for when he trashes clothes like he does!!

His Birthday glove cake!

My baby is 7, hard to believe that I have a 7 year old. I love his energy (even thought there are days I would like to cage him because of it). He is so stubborn but has such a sweet heart as well. (The poor kid is more like his mother than his father....Sorry bud). Cole loves to be involved and in charge. He is such a big helper around the house and for the most part with his brothers. He is a natural athlete and is trying to love school....but tends to want to be running more than studying!! I love him so much and am so grateful that he is part of our family!!!

Its A Real Problem

2011-05-09T20:58:00.000-07:00

If there is anything that says that it is indestructible I would like it to come to my house and be put to the test. My boys are so hard on everything clothes, shoes, furniture....each other. I am always in awe at how fast they can burn through things especially jeans. I took these pictures the beginning of march and some of the pants were ones that we bought at Christmas.....SERIOUSLY!!! Its tough on the budget but luckily I have a fabulous mother-in-law who mended all of my boys pants and made them look not so white trash!! Plus I found a little treasure...SHOPKO though kid guarantee!!! I'm going to put them out of business, I've already returned 5 pairs of pant all bought at Christmas. Well survive the clothing now and then get through trying to feed them as teenagers!! Love them though!! All pants from this year....sad!

So Ready For Summer!!

2011-03-15T13:54:00.001-07:00

Tate had one of his little buddies over the other day and when I went to check on them this is what I found!!! They had changed into their gym shorts and were running through the puddles!! Do you think they are ready for summer or what!! I can't blame them and its probably my fault! I start looking forward to summer January 1st!! Gotta love these boys, they definitely keep me busy! I snaped a few photos before I yelled at them to get in and get some clothes on!!

Happy Anniversary!

2011-03-15T12:11:00.000-07:00

On March 6th Jer and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary. We did a little weekend getaway and went and stayed at the Inn on Capital Hill. We hit dinner and a movie..I highly recommend "I am number 4". In the morning we went for a run together and then hit a session at the Salt Lake Temple. It was a wonderful weekend. I don't even know where to begin with Jer. I fall more and more in love with this man everyday. He is truly one in a million. He makes me laugh everyday and he puts up with my constant emotional mood swings. These last few years have been really rough for me, but Jer has been there every step of the way. I am so grateful to be married to such an amazing man and to be able to get through all of the ups and downs together! He makes me want to be a better person and I can't imagine my life without him!! Thank you for a wonderful 8 years Jer and I look forward to the next 80!!

February in a Flash....

2011-02-28T20:02:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that we are already through February!! Where does the time go. I have thought about blogging several times, but that's where it ended....with a thought. So here is one long February post and a pre apology for all of the pictures! We had a great February, it started with some home remodeling...pictures will follow cause even though it started with remodeling it did not end with it! When I have the finished pictures I'll post a few of those! For Valentines Day the boys participated in the Rec centers Cupid 1K. They loved it...all except for Carter, he cried every time someone cheered for him(or cheered at all!) But the other boys did great. Cole finished 4Th overall and 3rd for his age group and Tate finished 3rd for his age group as well. It was fun to see them excited to get out and be active, the Rec center gave them a great goodie bag filled with all sorts of fun stuff and did a great job making them feel special, they are already asking when the next race is! Getting ready to race...
Cole Coming to the finish line

Tate soon after... if you ask Tate about the race he will tell you he took all of the short cuts he could.....Were not sure if there were any to take, but that's our Tater!!

The boys showing their muscles after the race!

They did the Race with their Cousins Kallie and Megan, Thanks Jo for telling us about it!!

After the big Race Jer was itching to go up the "B" and let the boys shoot his new little "22", a gun that I found out about when we got up and started unloading to shoot! Jer claims that we had talked about it and said that it would be fun to have one, so he got one! Yes I said that it would be fun to have one, I just didn't know that translated to "Honey Go get one RIGHT now"!!!

Tate shooting with a little help from Dad.

Me taking my turn to shoot a few!

Cole practicing good gun safety!:)

My handsome Devil of a husband!!

The kids probably had more fun sliding down the hill on their bums then actually shooting the guns, but either way the whole day was a blast!!

My Baby also turned 3 on February 16th....I can't believe it. He is such a good boy and as if on cue we wound up in the doctors office with double Ear infections.....again!! This makes 2 years in a row!! Happy Birthday to you chub...seriously! You would not have known he was sick though, he is such a content kid. We have a few hours a week that we get to spend time together while the other boys are at school and I love every minute of it. I am sad to see him grow up and start preschool (even though he is SOOOOO ready to be one of the big boys!!) I am so grateful for this little boy and what a blessing he is in my life. He definitely has some spirit, but has such a sweet heart (Definitely more like his Dad than his Mom) We love you so much Carter and are so glad that you are here and complete our family!

He didn't really want to eat the cupcakes he just wanted to make road out of the frosting.

Okay, he ate a little.

Me and Jer with the chub on his birthday!

Carter kept telling me that he wanted to be "this many"... like I said before he is SOOO ready to be one of the big kids.

On Presidents day we headed up to the Cabin. My boys absolutely love it up there. They were mad at us when they found out that we were only going to spend one night up there. We had the whole crew up too, My parents, Jen and Tom, and all younger unmarried siblings. No trip is complete without a tow from the wheelers!!

Grandpa getting in on the sledding action with the Grand kids!

Tate in total heaven!! Finding the sweet spot between Shelly and Chance so he could molest both of their ears!!

Grandpa wearing his "Russian" hat to keep warm! (Even by the fire inside??)

I love that they have such a good relationship with their cousins and hope that it continues. This is Cole and Dayvis playing some games on Grandmas phone!

Last but not least we had a lot of fun just being home. I love these three so much and I am so blessed to have them and a wonderful husband in my life!

Getting silly with smoothie mustaches!!Really Silly!!

Tates Tonsilectomy..

2011-01-29T21:10:00.000-08:00

Earlier last summer Tate started to snore really bad...like really bad. He would snore (Or breath really heavy) even when he was awake. So in the fall I had him at the doctor for some other weird thing that only Tate could manage to have, anyway the doc checked his throat and said his tonsils were huge!! We had his checked by a specialist and there was no question that his tonsils needed to come out. So we went in the first week in January and had them removed. I am so glad we did, they were so big I can't believe they even fit in his throat!! No wonder the kid had breathing problems!! He did so awesome too not only in surgery but his recovery was amazing!! He was back to normal in about a week and we only had a few really hard mornings!! What a champ!! He is a whole new kid now, I am shocked. He doesn't snore at all now, his appetite his unreal and I'm sure its just the chip of the ice burg!!

Here he is getting ready for surgery!

Just after, Tate is still dazed and Carter is not so sure about the whole thing!

Total deer in the headlights!!

It doesn't do it justice but here are the tonsils, keep in mind these were in a 4 year old throat!!

Christmas 2010

2011-01-29T20:19:00.000-08:00

So here we are at the end of January and I'm finally getting around to blogging about Christmas. Not because I haven't had time, but because I was overwhelmed by pictures. So I did my best to narrow it down but there are still a ton. Its better than the 500 I had to choose from, not to mention that I forgot my camera on several occasions! We had a fabulous Christmas, we spent before and after up in Huntsville riding the sleds behind the 4-wheelers, playing in the snow building snow forts and enjoying family. My Brother Dan and his family came into town just after Christmas, it was fun to see them and its always fun for the grand kids to catch up and play with cousins! We are so very blessed and I'm so grateful for my savior, this year has been rough for us, but it has definitely strengthened my testimony as well as my relationship with my Savior. A picture is worth a thousand words ...right, so excuse to excess amount of pictures, but most people just look at the pictures and could care less to read the print so here it goes...

What Christmas would be complete without a sharpie war......it wasn't hard to pick the winner!

With the Cousins on Christmas morning.

The chub with his light

Tate loved the skateboard, and the sexy man behind him would be my Jer!!!

The boys and their toys!! We are going to be very self surviving this year, the boys wanted a fishing pole, a bow and arrow, a gun, and a skateboard!!

Waiting to go open presents...

Everything they asked for and under 10 bucks, that's my kind of Christmas!!

It didn't take long to have all of our presents opened!!

Tate enjoying the spoils!

Merry Christmas!!
Jer having help opening his stuff.

Every Christmas Eve we act out the Nativity scene, the kids love it and I like to think it helps them remember the true meaning of the season.
My leading donkey!!

Cole started as a Shepard, but had to fill in for Joseph when Tate got bored!More Shepard's and a Soldier??

Our beautiful angles!

Three wise men!Huntsville....

The best buds!!

Carter trying to pull Lainey.....

He didn't make it far!

The boys built a fort and this is then giving their tough guy stance!!

Zoo Lights!!

2010-12-20T20:38:00.000-08:00

For FHE tonight we headed out to the Zoo to have a little Christmas spirit and freeze our behind off. Even thought there were not a lot of animals out the lights were really pretty and the kids didn't seem to care about the cold. The reindeer and the cats were the only animals other than the reptile that we saw, but my whole family came so we had a good time regardless of the weather...at least it wasn't raining right?? All the kids at the end!! Jensen didn't want in cause he had made himself a little hut in the stroller and was not going to give up the warm!
My younger sisters, Mom and Lainey!

Me and my chub!!!

The girls....+Tate!

Tom and Jen and their crew!

Family shot

Its hard to even see who anyone is through all of the layers!

Lainey having glove issues!

The boys holding one of the reindeer antlers....Carters not so sure!

The Tim Tam SLAM!!!!

2010-12-20T20:29:00.001-08:00

Jeremy served his mission in Australia and they have a cookie called the "Tim Tam". He has always joked about bringing them to the United Sates to sale and make a killing but Pepperidge Farms beat him to it. I had found them in the store and was so excited for Jer to do what the Aussies call a "Tim Tam Slam". You bite opposite corners of the cookie and then suck chocolate milk through it like a straw. Its really good, but talk about a sugar high!!! So Friday night after we did some partying for Kristen's birthday my sisters came over and took part in their first Slam!!! Brecken in her Chocolate glory!!

The awkward pose!

The Slam essentials!

Christmas Program

2010-12-20T20:17:00.000-08:00

On Thursday Tate had his Christmas program and shocked us all. He did all of the actions and sang all of the songs..and surprisingly knew most of the words! He is our little sweetheart and loves preschool. He is not excited that he has to go two weeks without school (and I can't say that I am either). I just hope that he can keep that attitude when he gets further into school!

Santa's belly! They love the instruments!

Family photo and I didn't realize that Jers eyes were closed till just now, but I am to lazy to change it...Sorry love!!!

Tate with his teacher Mrs. Wing and one of his little buddies Boston.

How many spoons does it take???

2010-12-20T20:12:00.001-08:00

The other morning I was on the treadmill, but had set the boys out some yogurt and cottage cheese for breakfast. They were eating so well...or so I thought. When I finished I came over to discover they had used a new spoon for every bite! I couldn't really get mad cause they let me get my workout in and they did eat their breakfast all gone (even if it did take every spoon we own)! Love those boys!!!

Ready, Set, Wrestle.....

2010-12-01T20:58:00.000-08:00

We signed Cole up for the little Braves Wrestling through Bountiful High School. It has been an interesting experience to say the least. My Dad and brothers wrestled in high school so I thought it would be a good idea! Cole picked up on it really fast and actually turned out to be a pretty decent little wrestler. I just don't think that he is emotionally stable to continue wrestling, I don't think I can be a wrestling Mom either I have my own little match on the outside of the mat hoping it will help! Cole won every one of his matches, but every time he pinned a guy he would be the one crying. Jer asked him why he would cry and he finally told us that he didn't like hurting people. Tate absolutely loved it going and loves wrestling so I might make Cole do it one more year since Tate will be in Kindergarten and can sign up next year. We'll see we might just have to stick to the sports that are more team oriented!:) We finished out the season tonight by going to the BHS Wrestling meet and watching all of the boys who helped out wrestle. Bountiful lost, but it was still fun to go watch the big boys and see Cole root on his coaches!

The future wrestlers of BHS.......... Well Maybe:)
The kids could wrestle and play all night, they loved going to the practices and the meets!

Cole with one of his little buddies Spencer.

Cole throwing the kid to the ground.

Trying to get the half Nielsen!

Happy Halloween!!

2010-11-03T22:12:00.000-07:00

The boys made Halloween costumes pretty easy on me this year. We just had to choose a weapon and the rest just followed. The weapons of choice this year were guns (ever since Jer shot his dear the boys have been obsessed with them! So naturally they were Cowboys! Every time they changed their minds I would just have to tell them that they would not be able to carry their guns (not that they could at school anyway)...So cowboys they were! We went to dinner at some friends house and then headed out into the pouring....miserable rain. I made the boys take off their costumes..except for the guns of course to do any trick or treating! So the neighborhood just thought the boys were gun crazy kids! The rain may have slowed them but it definitely didn't stop them, we made it around the block and that was good enough for me and gratefully for them too! Here are some pictures of them when they actually looked like Cowboys! Jer and I got dressed up Friday night for our friend party...I'll post more on that when I get all the pictures from it....Robin! Tate smiling but not looking at the camera...even with a gun at his head!:)
Here is the Chub next to what was left of his green pumpkin! He loved that thing and it showed, he had it inside more than it sat on our porch!

Cole trying to be a tough guy! He was mad because he didn't get the hat of his choice!

Tate had a little Halloween program, his Teacher was nice enough to do it on Tuesday so we could go the the elementary parade on Thursday. I don't think he is going to be the performer of the family. He sang and knew all the words, but did none of the actions! I sure love him and his "I don't care attitude." Here he is with Brecken, Grandma and Carter.

A rare shot of Tate looking at the camera!

Lake Powell TRI....

2010-10-24T20:50:00.001-07:00

Finally after months of talking about and training for the Lake Powell Tri, Jer got his Day! After a crazy week with Red Ribbon stuff, Young Women's, and kids we headed down Thursday for the race and my much needed vacation! We stopped off in St George for the night and with some luck all of our friends were able to get work off and come down with us. We went to the St George temple Friday morning then headed for Lake Powell. Jer will probably do another Tri but it definitely will not be the Lake Powell one! While the scenery can not be beat, no one was impressed with the organization or the grab bags. The weather didn't cooperate with us either, it was rainy and cold the entire race... Definitely not my idea of a Lake Powell vacation. Jer finished in 2:42.52 which is not too bad for an "average guy"! The great friends and the feeling of accomplishment made up for the bad weather and poor organization. The Crew after the race
Jer and I

Jer & Jer kept passing each other at different points throughout the race, but ended up finishing together.

Look at their competition with a photo finish, I think she won!!

The "freezing" wives club

Jer at the beginning of the run, looks like a drenched rat....poor guy not only had to ride in the pouring rain, but had soaked tennis shoes to put on when he started the run!

What can I say, what a fashion statement! This was Robin's attempt to keep her hair dry. None of us knew why since the rest of our bodies were soaked.

Jer finishing the swim, he said this was definitely the hardest part for him.

Everyone else had a wet suit on, Jer and the big man were the few proud enough to attempt it without one. The water was warmer than the air, but Jer will probably use one in the future due to the fact that they are like wearing floaties.

The boys heading out to set up for the race.

PUMPKIN PATCH!!

2010-10-24T19:06:00.001-07:00

Halloween season would not be official if we didn't make the annual trip to the pumpkin patch. We actually grew pumpkins in our garden this year, but most...alright all of them are about the size of an enlarged softball! So it was nice to go and get some pumpkins that we would actually be able to carve! We went to a patch in west Layton, the kids really enjoy the tractor ride out to the patch to pick the pumpkins. After they have the "perfect" pumpkin we head to the Pizza Factory for dinner. It ended up being a crazy and late night because everyone else in Utah had the same idea we had, but I don't know what we were expecting going on a Monday night. But the kids had a blast and are excited with the pumpkins they got! Carter and I on the tractor ride!

A family pic.

Carter was pretty proud of the green pumpkin he choose.

Tate helped Grandpa pick the perfect pumpkin and after looking around decided that it really was the perfect pumpkin and asked Grandpa if he could find another one!!

Jason and Tom enjoying the tractor ride....maybe a little too much!

Cole's perfect pick!

Part of the crew on the Tractor ride!

More of the Crew!

The whole crew getting ready to go pick pumpkins!

UEA

2010-10-24T18:48:00.000-07:00

For UEA we headed up to the cabin (I drove and Jeremy rode his bike....he said it was training for his upcoming TRI, I say it was to get out of a car ride with 3 busy boys!). We always have such a blast and the kids never want to leave. Everyone (who lives in the State of Utah that is) ended up coming which makes the trip that much more fun. We never really have an agenda when we go, but that's the beauty of Huntsville. The TV stays off and the kids are outside running free, riding 4-wheelers, chasing chickens, catching grasshoppers, playing football or baseball and anything else that involves getting dirty or playing with bugs! We love the cabin and can't wait to head back up! At night the kids would entertain everyone by having a wrestling match with Grandpa Stuart. He had just as much fun as the kids and it really helped the kids settle down for bed!?!

Carters form of lacrosse!

More wrestling... note Lainey trying to help free carter from Grandpa!

The kids could really 4-wheel all day and with the sleds hooked on the back it allows everyone to participate the whole time!!

We even made it over to lake and Jer would have done one last ski trip but the boats battery was dead! The water was freezing so nobody SHOULD have swam, but that didn't stop my genius husband from pressuring Cole and Olivia to jump in with him. Needless to say we left promptly after they jumped in to go home and warm up!

All the buoys had been pulled onto shore which made a good play toy for the kids!

Jensen, Tate and Carter making a sandcastle on the anchor of one of the buoys!

The Brown is DOWN!!!!

2010-10-12T12:28:00.000-07:00

October has been crazy for Jer between traveling for work and training for his triathlon. We can now scratch hunting off of the list of things to do! Jers hunt opened on Saturday and he and his brothers headed up at the crack of dawn to see if they could get one. Unfortunately they had so much fog that they could barley see in front of them let alone find a deer to shoot. So yesterday Jer headed up the mountain by himself(much to the dismay of his nagging wife), and shot this 2 point. He had hiked in about three miles and had to drag the thing back out all by himself (I'd like to say I told you so, but i felt bad for him..he was toast when he got home.) He vowed he would never hunt again, I told him he just needed to never hunt again....alone!! But we have lots of meat if anyone is looking for a good deer steak!?! The boys were mesmerized by the deer head!
My hunter with his kill!

The boys could not stop touching it and are already talking about when they get to go hunting!

Conference Weekend!

2010-10-12T12:09:00.000-07:00

We had a great conference weekend last week. It was very relaxing and turned out to be a beautiful weekend! I for one will not complain about the nice weather! On Sunday in between the sessions we went for a little hike up North Canyon. The boys did great and had fun looking for things to make a "craft" with to keep them occupied during the second session (no it didn't help keep their attention but it was worth a shot!)

What a handsome bruit!
Love this picture!

When we got to the top the boys wanted to try and help Jer spot some deer!

The trouble makers with their bags of goodies!

Cole is getting pretty good with the camera!

My Soccer Players!

2010-10-12T12:01:00.001-07:00

Now that the soccer season is almost over I am finally getting around to blogging about it!! Cole and Tate played again this year. Coles age group is actually getting fun to watch. They have positions and pass... its not the bunch ball that Tates still is. Oh well I guess that it only gets better from here(until Carter starts!). I was a little worried for Tate last year cause he could have cared less about soccer but he has really surprised me this year and is a pretty good little player. I think it helps that he has a few of his friends on the team and loves going to the games. They each have one more game left and then life can return to normal and not revolve around soccer! Tater Tot!

Cole playing, he really seemed to enjoy defense!

My soccer players!

FHE up the "B"!

2010-09-21T13:28:00.000-07:00

Last night for family home evening we headed up the B for tinfoil dinners and fun. We went with another family in our ward and our kids absolutely loved it! It makes me sad to think that the weather is getting colder and that it is getting dark so fast! well just have to enjoy it while it lasts! A rare shot of just Jer and I!
Lincoln and Tate...they both love the camera!?!

Tate roasting a mallow!

Part of the crew giving their "Tough" faces!

Jer and the chub going to for a ride on the wheeler!

Labor Day Weekend!

2010-09-06T20:19:00.001-07:00

Here are a few pictures of the weekend.

Missy & Tate with our home made fishing pole.
The boys idea of "Fishing"

Catch of the day

Jer at one of the transitions of his tri

The boys waiting to see their dad

The Chub at his finest

The kids playing at the beach

Labor Day Weekend!

2010-09-06T20:00:00.000-07:00

We spent the weekend up at the cabin and had a great time. We spent Saturday on the lake, it was a little cold but you would never know with how much fun the kids had. Sunday was spent mulling around the cabin and mauling the neighbors chickens. Monday we came home so Jer could do a sprint triathlon at the rec center (he is training for an Olympic one the end of October). we then went up the canyon "FISHING" with our home made fishing poles, which translated into the older boys throwing a worm in then Carter chucking a rock before the worm hit the water. Needless to say we didn't catch much, luckily someone left one tied up to a tree so the boys felt like they got one. Plus they came home soaked and muddy, overall it was a great success!! I ran a few errands and when I came home Carter was out int he circle riding his big boy bike with no training wheels. Jer is really good to push our kids real young because if it were up to me Tate would still have training wheels. We had a great, busy weekend full of all sorts of adventures. It is going to be rough to get back to reality.

First Day!

2010-09-05T21:08:00.000-07:00

Its been a wonderful summer and one day I'll get around to posting a summer recap, but alas school has started and ruined all the fun. I think I have rubbed off on Cole a little too much cause he was not excited for school! But he is slowly working up to it! Tate on the other hand has been SOOO ready. He finally had orientation on Thursday and was sad when he found out he didn't get to go by himself! He is just ready to be big! Me on the other hand....I'm struggling with my little men growing up. Its going to be very quiet around the house and it makes me sad to think how big they are getting! Carter thinks he is as big as Tate and should be in school with him, so well see how he adjusts these next few weeks! My three handsome men!

Cole on his first day!

Tate showing that he is 4 and ready for school! (He would not wear his backpack for the pictures!)

Better Late than Never!!

2010-06-05T21:33:00.001-07:00

My little Mater man had his birthday... Oh only about 3 weeks ago and I'm just getting around to blogging about it, no real good excuses! But that is how things usually roll with Tater. He is such a sweet easy going kid that he is usually the last to get waited on!! Part of me wants to believe that we don't have an infant right now because this child need some real TLC before we add any other chaos to the mix!! Whatever the case my little blue eyed, blond hair, ear fondling sweetheart turned 4 and we are so very blessed to have him in our family. He is definitely the soft spoken peacemaker of the group and thank goodness we have one! We sure love you Tater Tot! Please don't ever change how sweet you are!! Opening some gifts... with plenty of help!

More gift fun!

We had a little party and as long as he had cake and his best buds Jensen and Kade, he was happy (Again the easy to please)!

Were Ready.... Are you!!!

2010-06-05T21:27:00.001-07:00

My kids have been ready for summer since February (Maybe I have something to do with that since I have been ready for summer since December 26th!!)! To bad nobody told Mother Nature that spring should be here.... for that matter how about summer!! Its June for crying out loud! Anyway were grateful to have the weather finally warming up, Grandma's pool watch out, the Terry boys are ready for some schwimm'in!

Whats in your Circle??

2010-05-02T21:09:00.000-07:00

One of our neighbors is a pilot and retired on Friday. As part of their tradition they drop the retiree off at their house....in the helicopter!! We had the fire truck and the police cars, it was our own little parade so to speak!! It was really neat to see, the helicopter circled around a few times before they landed. Once they were on the ground they let all the kids come get a hands on look at the body and the inside of the chopper. It was really fun and I'm sure something we might never see again! Carter getting cozy in the cockpit!

The fam!

Some of the group there to see it....trouble!!!!

The Chopper landing!

A Boys Paradise!

2010-05-02T20:48:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the binge posting, buts that's just seems to be how we work...got to do it when you got the time! Anyway for FHE last Monday we headed up to Jers sisters house in Farmington and I'm still shocked we were able to drag the kids home! They had such a blast! There were so many animals and things to play that roasting hot dogs and throwing things in the fire was the last thing they wanted to do!! (That's impressive when your raising 4 pi roes!) Anyway, they went 4-wheeling, fed the chickens and the horses, played on the swing set and threw the tether ball at each other. They even set a little time apart to roast their hot dogs and mallows but were right off again to go hunt frogs!! They could have stayed there for days and been perfectly content! Alas the night had to come to an end and luckily they were pretty tired that the fight to the car wasn't horrible. It was sure fun and we look forward to heading back up again soon! Tate Eating the Mallow!
Carter feeding the chickens that pecked at his "Weinders".(Ya exactly, gotta love the 2 year old learning to talk!)

Cole holding one of the many chickens, he was the only one who would hold it the other boys just wanted to pet her.

Cole with the horses.

My favorite Boys, aren't they so handsome!

Happy Birthday Linds!

2010-05-02T20:41:00.000-07:00

One of my dear sweet friends Linds had a birthday a few weeks ago. We had a little get together and enjoyed the 14 kids running wild and some cake and ice cream(any excuse to have a party even if it does involve kids right??) Anyway I thought I would give her a few weeks to blog about it... better yet, blog at all!! Just kidding Linds, being sick sucks! So here you go, Happy Birthday Linds!! This Blog is for you!

Seriously....

2010-04-22T16:15:00.001-07:00

On Tuesday I took the older boys to the dentist for their check-up. This was Tate's first time and he did great! I was shocked because its a fight almost every time we have to brush his teeth. Anyway, their were no cavities this trip, but Cole is getting a retainer to widen his bite. When Tate heard that Cole was getting a retainer all chaos broke out! Tate went into a total tantrum, crying, yelling at me, throwing himself on the floor!! Seriously... I could barley control myself and him for that matter. The staff thought it was so cute that he wanted one so bad, and the Dentist even heard the commotion and came to see if he could offer his assistance by giving Tate a prize instead of a retainer(Not that he deserved it by any strech of the imagination). It calmed the tantrum slightly, but the crying continued. All he wanted was a retainer and all I wanted was to get out of there (Then I could yell and beat me child without the whole staff watching.....maybe not beat, but I was so embarrassed I didn't even know what to do to him!) Tate is still alive and the bruises are minimal:), and he will not be going to the dentist with us to pick up the retainer!!! Lets just hope that when it comes time to get braces he will still be that excited to get them!

Suprises, Birthdays, Easter, And More!!

2010-04-13T21:26:00.000-07:00

The past few weeks have been crazy!! Alisha came into town and surprised us the last week of march. Unfortunately I wasn;t thinking and got no photos of her and her cute little Liloes! It was so fun to see her again and to be able to spend time with her. Her kids got sick while she was here which always makes it hard to be away from home and away from the hubby! But well take her anytime we can get her sick kids and all! She got to spend General Conference with us and then set off for the long drive home! We look forward to seeing her later in the summer!

Cole also celebrated his 6th Birthday the end of March!!!! Seriously....I have a six year old!! He is such a great kid and for the most part is such a big helper and an awesome older brother. He is one tough cookie and has received the nick name "The Man Child" from some of his friends Dads. But even tough he has the rough and tough side he can really be such a sweetheart! I love him to death and so glad that he is the guinea pig for all of Jer and I's parenting mistakes, he takes it well!! We decided to have a Soccer party for his birthday, which was shocking because I thought for sure he would want some sort of animal party since he is addicted to "Animal planet" and every library book he picks out is about animals! But Soccer it was! We had all of his little buddies over and for 2 hours had total chaos at our house. I definitely can't do that every year, well just stick to the big birthdays and call it good! We sure love him though and our so grateful he is part of our little family!

Cole's "Soccer ball" cake. Nothing fancy, but it worked!

The "Team" photo!

To Top all that off was Easter!! We headed down to Sunny St. George and for the most part the weather didn't disappoint. We only had one day of rain, but we heated the pool so it didn't matter what the temperature was outside the kids were swim'in! We took the bikes and between the pool, bikes, park and cousins the kids were exhausted by bed time. Which made me even more excited for summer and less excited to come home to a foot of snow in the front yard! Soon enough...right?

Cole filling his basket!

Tate and Jensen checking out their goods!

Carter showing his Candy of course!

More posts to come, since my little brother just returned home from his mission today! What a crazy, but fun couple of weeks!

Sick of Snow!!

2010-03-26T12:02:00.000-07:00

So I have had it with the snow! I am so ready for Spring. I even took it upon myself to put all of our snow clothes away because of the nice weather we have had the past few weeks. So I was really grumpy when I woke up to snow and had to dig the winter coats out for the boys again!! Hopefully this is the last of the storms! I know that we need the moisture, but it would be really nice if the snow would actually come in the winter time instead of the spring!! Anyway here's looking forward to summer, swimming, sprinklers, picnics, tans, and all the other fabulous things that come with the warm weather!

Happy Anniversary!

2010-03-09T12:31:00.000-08:00

Jer and I have been married for 7 fabulous years. This year he planned a trip down to the sunny state of Arizona to see my sister Alisha (A trip that has been over due for 2 years now). He was down on business all week and I got to fly down Thursday and meet him. Alisha had no idea that I was coming which made it that much better when I got there. Both our hubbies had to work on Friday which actually made it really nice because Alisha and I got to spend the day together just playing with the Liloes and catching up. Its been hard for me to have Alisha away, I feel like I'm close with all of my sisters, but there is just something extra special with Lish and I. I can't wait (and I know she can't either) to have them closer to Home!! We got to go see there little town of Sierra Vista and meet some of the wonderful people she has made friends with down there. On top of it being a short trip the weather made it even harder to leave!! We sure love her and her little family and miss them like crazy. Lets hope May comes soon, when we get to see them again!

I would be really ungrateful if I stopped there and didn't say how much I love and adore my husband. I'm sure that seven years ago he had no idea what he was getting into, but whatever the case I am so glad that he took the challenge and married me. What can you say to the best of the best? Its hard to put into words how much he means to me, but he really is my best friend. We have definitely had our ups and downs, but thanks to Jeremy there have been a lot more ups than downs! He is the light of my life and such a wonderful father. He motivates me each day to be a better person and I can't imagine spending eternity with anyone else! It really has been an incredible seven years and I look forward to the next seventy!!

Happy Happy Birthday Carter!!!!

2010-02-17T20:33:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that Carter is 2 already, where does the time go!! Hard to imagine him small, (if you consider 8lbs 4oz small) But luckily I have the pictures to prove it! He is only 2 and weighs in at 37.5lbs!! (We are investing in the NFL already. We joke that Carter won't just be a lineman, but he is going to play the entire line!) Unfortunately he didn't have the greatest of birthdays. We ended up spending the afternoon in the doctors office with double ear infections... BOO!!! But even with that he has been a fairly happy boy. He really is such a happy kid and has been since birth. If I could be guaranteed that all my children from here on out would have the same disposition as Carter I would have 10!!! Don't get me wrong he is as busy as they come, and definitely has his moments, but he is so cute and such a joy that its hard to get mad at him! His motto really is "Fat and Happy"! Anyway he has really been such a blessing in our lives and it makes me so sad to see him growing up so fast!! We sure do love our Chub! Happy Birthday Buddy!! The chub, what a great smile!!!

He doesn't even look the same, but he was sure cute then too!

After his bath at the hospital!

Jer and I in the hospital just after we had Carter!

FISH!

2010-02-05T13:56:00.001-08:00

We have Fish!!! The boys completed all of there goals last year and the pay off was Fish! This is actually old news, we have had the fish for about 4 weeks now and shockingly they are all still alive! We got six fish (one for each member of the family). My sister let us borrow her tank because they had too many helpers feeding the fish and couldn't keep them alive. The names keep changing depending in the boys moods or what there are thinking of at the moment. We have set all new goals for this year and Uncle Jeff convinced the boys that the pay off would be a puppy!!! YA RIGHT!!! We have finally settled on a rabbit (or a guinea pig depending on when you ask Cole). Uncle Jeff can place an opinion on the pay off when he finally sets his goals!?! Here are a few pics of the team! Here are their fish faces. Carter is fascinated with sticking his hand in the water (even more shocking that we have all of them alive).

More Fish faces!!!

2010-01-30T22:00:00.000-08:00

I have to be one of the luckiest girls in the world! Its hard to put into words right now what I am feeling other than I am blessed. Blessed with family, a husband who I adore and who loves me unconditionally and accepts me even with my many faults. Three beautiful and healthy busy boys, as well as my extended family that are such a support. I am also very grateful for friends. How truly blessed I am to have such amazing women in my life who have the same beliefs that I do and who I can call with any problem (I seriously mean ANY problem!). Its funny how the lord blesses each one of us in different ways. These past six months have been a real challenge for me! As I look back on them I realize what a blessing those trials have been, and the strength that they have given me! I have just grazed the surface of my feelings, but I am really struggling to find words to help me express myself. But here is a public Thank you to all those influential people in my life who drive me to become a better person!

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and everything else that came in December!

2010-01-07T14:32:00.000-08:00

I apologize in advance for the length of this post and the plethora of pictures. But these are a few of the highlights from our crazy December!! For New Years we headed up to our cabin in Huntsville, and after getting through a bizarre stomach bug that hit or entire family except for my brother-in-law Tom we had a great week. The kids love to be pulled behind the four wheelers on the sleds. Its the cheap form of sledding cause there are no hills you have to walk back up and you can adjust the speed of your driver anytime! Most of us had a great time in the snow and luckily there was enough up there to have the road packed down which makes the trails on the four wheeler endless! This is Shelly and she decided to not participate in the snow man building which eventually led to her being white washed in her not so great snow clothes. She was a good enough sport to give us a little pose at the end of it though! The Terry fam with our Snowman family!

The entire fam after completing our snowmen.

Tater- love those blue eyes! (or eye in this case!)

How many Stuart's does it take to build a snow man??

Carter trying to find Grandma in the goggles!!

Jer created a jump for the kids, this was the first and I think only successful pass over the jump!

Jer is really just a kid at heart! I think he loves this more than the kids do!

Cole loves to drive the four wheelers! It makes my Dad so nervous, but Jer thinks its awesome! I don't have a choice- its in their blood!

This is nothing but trouble right here!! Carter, Tate and Jensen waiting to get a ride!

Merry Christmas!!! We had a fabulous Christmas and our boys are old enough to understand it, so it made it really fun this year! Carter would have been fine with just his treats ( his trucks and his horse helped), but his brothers were very helpful in making sure that he opened all of his gifts!

Carter trying to figure out what the string was doing on the ball!

Fat and Happy!

Carter finally getting the whole rip it open idea!

Tate and his "cheesy" smile!! Gotta love it!

Carter would have been perfectly happy to just have candy for Christmas!!

Cole is really a sweetheart. He was excited to have a new bike, but more excited about his new animals books. He is becoming a good little reader and is more willing to read if its something that he likes!

Tate had a preschool program on December 17th. He is the most shy out of all my boys so I was shocked when he was dancing and singing at the top of his lungs! He enjoyed every minute of it! He had a small part and even told a joke "What do you get when you cross a snowman and a shark"? "Frostbite"!

For Family Home evening one Monday in December, we went with some friends to the Temple to see the lights. We had a great time, unfortunately we stopped at the reflecting pool first so most of the kids were wet for the rest of the trip! But we still had a blast, its always fun an overwhelming to see how many lights they have on the trees!

This is the Whole group!

All the kids, it was hard enough to get them to stop long enough to take a picture. It was even harder to have them stand still and smile!Our little fam!!!

The boys! These are some of Cole's best friends! We don't get to have as many play days because of school, but they make the most of it when they get together!

What... a tooth!!!

2009-12-03T20:27:00.001-08:00

Cole lost his first TOOTH!!!! I can't believe we are already starting (Does it really start this young? Or am I really that old?) Crazy... I don't know what the rates are for tooth fairies, but ours only pays a buck and is at a fixed rate for the next thirty years!!! (I figure by the time they loose all of their teeth they have made a good twenty bucks at least!) He has another one that is sure to follow soon so well really be singing "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth"!

Thanksgiving Fun!!!

2009-12-03T20:03:00.000-08:00

What a wonderful time of year. I think that Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. There are no hot parades, no cold candy hunting, and no gift giving. Just good time spent with family and lots of great food! We spent the majority of the time up at my families cabin in huntsville, but came down and did the big turkey carving with Jers fam. We didn't get to play our annual football game, but with the way the weather is going, we may be able to play that on Christmas!
Here are some pictures of the fun! No snow but it was still cold, the kids spent all day being pulled on the sled behind the four wheeler!

Carter....love the chub!

Jackson was the designated driver!

Denis and Menis! You never know what these two will do next!

Happy Halloween

2009-11-09T15:26:00.000-08:00

We had a great Halloweeen this year! Its fun to have kids who understand trick-or-treating, rather than just hating being in the cold and not understanding whats going on. Between Jers mom and my Mom the kids had so much fun going on scavenger hunts, carving pumpkins, and playing Halloween games, that trick-or-treating was just the icing on the cake! Jer and I had a Halloween Party as well. It was a lot of fun and its always a blast to see what everyone comes up with as costumes. We are never disappointed that's for sure! Jer and I have yet to win the costume contest, but look out next year cause I'm in charge of our costumes! Thanks Jamie for another great Party!
Lindsay only made first attendant, but that didn't bother her because she loved her dress!

Bobbing for apples, Kirk soaked the floor.

Brett giving a little "Ca Ca" after retrieving his! Unfortunately he had to take off his pooh costume.. yes he was pooh for Halloween.

Robin smashing the donuts in our faces rather than eating hers. She knew she didn't have a chance to win so she resorts to "cheap" play

Brett eating his donut off the floor. just obeying the rules of "don't use your hands"!

Jer, Kyle, and "Eight ball" Alley eating their donuts.

The Whole Group!

All I have to say is Jer got the costumes this year and I get to pick next year. (The big hair is suppose to be electricity!)

Ninja Cole

"The Three Ninjas"

The carved pumpkins!

Ninja Tate

Ninja Carter ( The only picture with his hat on cause he hated it!)

Bunny Blasting!

2009-10-31T21:28:00.000-07:00

Last weekend Jer and Jeff took the boys down to Tooele to go shooting. Jer was a little nervous that shooting rabbits would be a bit much for the boys, but they loved it. They keep asking when they get to go next and when we get to eat rabbit! Jeff and the boys with a rabbit.

Tate found a clay pigeon while four wheeling.

Tate learning how to shoot the hand gun!

The men in my life! What more could a boy ask for than guns, four wheelers, dirt and a dead rabbit!

Pumpkin Hunt!

2009-10-21T12:55:00.000-07:00

Carter enjoying the tractor ride.

After the Pick!

Carter trying to lift the pumpkin, there are not many things that weigh more than him, but this apparently did!

Coles pick!

Tates perfect pick!

For Family home evening we decided to try a new pumpkin patch up in Syracuse. Although the drive was an absolute nightmare, the pumpkins and the tractor ride were worth the headache! It was freezing and we had to rush the pumpkin picking to beat the rain, but the kids lived it! Thanks Uncle Tommy, looks like we have a new Halloween tradition!

I have a BLOG!

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I know, I know, I am finally one of "those people". It took my sister coming all the way from Arizona to get me to set up a blog! Yes its not that hard, but I'm not making any promises to the consistency of updates!