Mike, Torie and Boys

SEVEN

2012-02-09T13:44:00.003-07:00

My Coley boy is Seven today. I can't believe I have a Seven year old.

It was fun to wake up this morning and tell him about the day he was born. What wonderful memories.

Cole is my child that I always say he is an "old soul" in a kids body. Sometimes he acts and worries about things that are alot older then he is.

I also tell him- He is my little experiment. I don't know what I am doing as a mom and him being the oldest- (the poor thing)- we are learning together.

He is such a good boy and I am grateful he is my oldest. He is such a great example to his brothers and is a good helper. He is so smart and I am so proud that he always tries his hardest and wants to succeed in everything he does.

He is such a great kid.... So glad he is mine......

7 things Cole likes to do:

1-Basketball

2-Soccer

3- Make/ build things

4- Read

5- Go fishing

6- Go camping

7- Play with friends

7 things Cole likes to eat:

1- Eggs

2- Chicken

3- Fish

4-Potatoes

5-Spaghetti

6-Ice Cream

7-Oranges

7 things I love about Cole:

1- Love how he loves to cuddle with me

2-Love his skinny legs

3- Love how creative he is

4- Love his smile

5- Love how his little mind is always thinking

6- Love when he dances

7- Love his tender heart

Cole, Love you more.... Happy 7th Birthday....

So big....

2012-01-30T13:53:00.008-07:00

It seems like Zander hit 16 months and he isn't much of a baby anymore. He is actually very independent and he thinks he is alot older then he is.

I was going through clothes last week and my friend Tori gave me a bunch of her little guys old clothes. He saw the boots and wanted them on. They were a little big, but I put them on him and he wouldn't take them off. He loved them.

These boots are made for walking.

And that is what he did all day. He walked all over thinking he was the coolest kid around.

Then a little while later I went in his room to check on him and he was wearing his hat.

Hat and boots with no pants- my kind of kid.

He sees his brothers playing their leapsters, so he always goes and sits there and pretends to play.
He loves it.

He has to eat everything all by himself. He is actually not to bad. His favorite things to eat right now are soup( he loves it), Chicken Nuggets, noodles, ice cream and cupcakes.

After him feeding himself- we usually end up in the tub. The other night Lizzy jumped in with him. We were laughing so hard. Zander kept saying Uh Ohh. I think she was scared to death.

He loves to watch signing time and is very good at signing what he wants or needs. It has been awesome. Every night he watches it on our bed before we lay him down. One night Mike just layed down by him- he crawled over and just cuddled with him. Now every night it is there little thing. Mike loves it. It is so sweet.

He is growing up so fast. He is a sweetheart and is starting to talk a ton. He also started to fold his arms for prayer and he says Amen at the end. It's amazing how fast they pick up on things and how smart they are. It is a very busy and hard age, but at the same time it is so fun.

We are loving our Zander.

Basketball, Basketball, and more Basketball

2012-01-25T22:45:00.000-07:00

I have been such a slacker blogging.

Maybe it is because about 4 nights a week we are at basketball games. It is that time of the year and we love it. Cole is playing, Uncle Ryan is in his Sr year, UVU and Jazz. I know that with 3 boys- basketball is going to be a big part of our life's. Good thing I love it.

Cole is on a great team and has a wonderful coach. He really loves it and it is such a positive fun thing. I just giggle the whole time. It is funny stuff. He is so intense. He loves Defense and is on his little guy he guards like glue. I love this boy.

Jayce can't wait until next year when he can play. He wants to play so hard- it kills him to just sit there.

Ryan

We love going to Ryan's games and can't believe this is his SR year. This is what we have been doing the last 4 years. It is weird to think he will be done. He is awesome to watch and I couldn't ask for a better role model for my boys.

The family on Retro night.

All wearing our Lehi Purple. Cole and I are wearing Mike's old jersey's. We are missing Zander and Jayce. We have been getting a babysitter for Zander because he is so hard age to take to the games, but Jayce thinks the babysitter is pretty cool and always wants to stay too. It has been really nice.

The boys.

Cole and Uncle Ryan

Last night the Jazz Bear came to the game. The boys loved it.

He got Cole good with the silly string.

He signed Jayces head. Jayce was in heaven. He loves the Jazz Bear.

Our family

The boys with the mini Bear.

A few weeks ago our friend called and said she had 4 jazz tickets if we wanted them. They were playing the Lakers. We hurried and called my mom to see if she would watch Zander and the 4 of us headed up. We had so much fun. The tickets were so good. I forgot my camera, but we took a few camera phone pictures.

Mike bought us all a treat. We all chose different. Jayce- Cotton Candy, Cole- Huge ice cream cone, Me- Red Mango and Mike a hot dog. It was to funny how different we all are.

The boys have loved going to the UVU games. Mike is on the athletic board and My cousin Morgan cheers, so they love it. They are UVU fans.

That pretty much sums up our January. Lots of fun Basketball.

Our Christmas.

2012-01-05T21:02:00.000-07:00

I am finally getting around to posting our Christmas. I think I am still in shock that it is all over. It went by so fast.

We had a wonderful Christmas. It was so fun to the boys excitement. They are at such fun ages and I will cherish this time forever.

Christmas Eve

After we got home from my family party that morning, the boys played and I made dinner. We had my parents over and just had a really nice relaxed night. The boys loved having grandma and grandpa. We played games, read, kept track of Santa on the computer, and made cookies.

Traditional Christmas pictures.

My family- Oh I love them so much.

Grandma and Grandpa with the boys. Jayce was dressed normal, but it's basketball season, so he is always in a baketball jersey and shorts.

Me and Mike. Our 10th Christmas together.

Jayce won BINGO

Cole is our game boy. Him and my mom could play games for hours. They are so much a like.

We opened our "CHRISTMAS" jammies and they all got a stuffed animal and book.

Zander loved his panda. He wasn't into opening presents. He could care less about them. He is just so busy and running around everywhere. He is one busy boy.

Jayce got the cookies ready for Santa

And Cole was glued to the computer to see where Santa was. He loves maps and had so much fun doing this.

Cute Jammie's. I love Christmas Jammie's

Sticking his cute little Budda belly out.

Christmas Morning.

I woke up at about 5:30 and was so excited. The boys didn't wake up forever. I finally woke Mike up at about 7:15. My poor sweet husband. Cole woke up around 8:15, Jayce 8:35 and then we woke Zander up at 8:45. I couldn't take it--- WAKE UP BOYS. No I am glad they slept in, but it was killing me.

Santa Came

The boys asked for Green Machines. They are like a bike and a big wheel. They are awesome. I think I have had more fun then the boys.

I started a new tradition of making the boys individual books about them. They took a lot of time to make, but my hard work paid off. They were both so excited about them. Cole totally stopped opening presents and just looked at the book. It made me so happy. We finally had to tell him to open the presents.

Zander got him a bike and loved it. That is all he wanted to do.

Then what I was so excited about.......

The boys asked for a puppy. They were both very determined that is all they wanted. After a lot of research and begging Mike- They got a puppy.

After they opened their presents, I asked them if they got everything they wanted. Jayce said Yes, but of course I could tell he was totally bummed there was no dog. He wanted a dog the most.

Well----- There was one more box under the tree. It was addressed to our family. They opened it and it was full of dog stuff. Dog food, doggy dish, collar, toys and a doggy bed.

They both were so confused.

Then I brought her out.... Our new little puppy.

Isn't she cute?

I can't tell you how priceless the moment was. They were so excited. Jayce screamed. Cole said "Is this for real? I can't believe it." It was the cutest thing ever. They love her. Mike and I love her.

Long story short- we were going to get another dog, but I didn't feel good about it. It was a golden retriever and she was darling, but I knew the boys would have a hard time playing with her outside in the cold and I definitely didn't want a big dog in my house. Mike and I swore we would never have a dog in the house, but we decided if we want a dog and wanted the boys to play with her all the time, then we needed to get a inside dog. So a few days before Christmas- we changed our minds and went with a yorkie.

The boys named her Lizzy and she has been so much fun. She was 6 weeks when we got her and we almost have her potty trained. It is fun to see how much the boys love her. She and Zander play all day.

After the excitement of the dog- we went outside and tested out the green machines. Hard to believe it was Christmas. It was so nice outside.

We had church at 1, so we had a nice relaxed morning. I really loved Christmas on a Sunday. We had a great meeting and then came home and went to Grandma and Grandpa Christofferson's. We had a wonderful dinner and then opened gifts from each other.

Jayce got Jingle the talking puppy from Aunt Kelli.

Cole got some awesome books from Uncle Dave.

The we played a game where we pass the presents to the left and right. The boys love that.

We also got to Skype with Janae and Carter. It was fun to see them and hear how their Christmas was. We miss them.

We had a wonderful day and wonderful week together. It was hard to send the boys back to school this week. We had way to many late nights and sleeping in. But it is always good to have routine back and I think we are back into the swing of things.

More Christmas Parties...

2012-01-05T19:44:00.000-07:00

Every year on Christmas morning we go to my parents house for a big breakfast. This year with Christmas being on Sunday- everyone had different church times and my brother had to work on Christmas morning, so we did our big breakfast on Christmas Eve morning.

It was really fun and I think it worked out great. I liked it because the kids opened presents and got to play with them all Christmas Eve day. It kept them busy.

Here are the Cousins before the presents. They were all excited. They all exchange names with each other and then they get to open Grandma and Grandpa's presents. They get pretty spolied to say the least.

Deegen and Cole are such good little buddies.

I love Hads and that toothless smile. So cute.

Cass was so cute hugging Jayce. She is a sweetheart.

Cole freaking out when he opened his Air Hog and Spy Glasses. Just what he wanted. Good job Grandma.

We spent the morning together and had a great time.

This is my parents new baby. We all went in and bought my dad a dog for Christmas. He got it a few weeks before. She is so cute. She is a black lab and he named her Miley.

On December 23rd we always have our Christofferson Party. We meet at a church now, because we have grown so much. Mike's family is great and I love them alot.

We have yummy soup ( I wait for Aunt Joan's Wild Rice soup all year. It is so good.) and the kids play and we get to visit. Then we have a little program. Mike's aunt, uncles and cousins are all so talented. I could listen to them sing and play the paino all night.

Here is our "Cousin picture". All the grandkids with spouses.

All the Great Grandkids. We are getting more and more. Grandpa and Grandma would be proud.

Christmas in Full Swing

2011-12-23T15:34:00.000-07:00

I love this time of year. I think I am as bad as a little kid- I can't wait for Christmas.

December always goes by way to fast.

Here is what we have been up to.

Breakfast with Santa
At the first of December we went to Breakfast with Santa with my family. It was awesome. We ate breakfast, decorated cookies, face painting, games and then Santa. My boys loved it.

Zander didn't like Santa this year. I wasn't going to force him on his lap, so I hurried and sat by him. He still didn't like him.

They had Mrs. Clause reading books. She was so cute.

Some of the cousins

It was a fun new tradition that I think we will do every year.

Murdoch Party
Every year I look forward to the Murdoch Christmas Party. It is fun to see everyone and the family keeps growing. I think there was 78 of us this year.

We had a little program and Cole played "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas"
I was so proud of him. He has been taking lessons for about 6 weeks and is doing amazing.

We had all the great grand kids do the nativity. It was great. My cousin Kara sang while all the kids came in. It was really neat. Jayce and Hanks were donkey's. They were pretty protective of TJ. TJ was playing baby Jesus and was so cute and just smiled.Cole was a wiseman.

All the kids- well pretty much all of them. Missing the babies and some of the kids that ran out of the picture. Pretty hard to get all 30 of them in there.

Varney Party
A few nights later we had the Varney party. We have pizza and play bingo. It is alot of fun too.

Grandpa calling out the Bingo numbers. He has had the Bingo game for as long as I remember. He gives money to the winners. It bring back alot of memories when I was little.

Jayce was a big winner. I think Mike actually won first and got the grand prize, but Jayce loved his dollar.

Zander just enjoyed the ice cream.

And Cole won a candy jar and was so excited about that.

Jayce's Christmas Program
Jayce had his preschool Christmas program. It was darling. His teacher does such a wonderful job. He did the Pledge in the microphone and did such a good job. We were so proud of him.

Jayce with some of his good friends.

The songs were so cute and really got you in the Christmas spirit. I think he has been singing them since October.

Grandma and Grandpa Varney came. He was so excited. He loves them.

And of course we were there. We left Zander home with a babysitter. I took him to the dress rehearsal earlier that day and he wanted to dance with the kids on the stage and kept yelling----JAYCE--- so I decided we needed to leave him.

Grandma Varney's Birthday
For my Mom's birthday they took us all to lunch. We had a great time. Happy Birthday Mamma- I love you.

Dinner with Friends
Our friends called us to go to dinner. So we went to Chick fil a. The best idea ever. The kids ate and played and we got to talk and visit. They also had a special visitor. The Santa Cow.

More good time's with Friends
We had dinner with some of our good friends and the kids wanted to do the Nativity for us, so they got it all ready and did it. It was so cute.

Cole was Joseph and Lexie was Mary. They are such good little friends. It is so fun.

Zander just ran around. That is all he does.

NICK our Elf
Last year we started the tradition of Elf on the Shelf. It has been so much fun. Our Elf's name is Nick and he comes on Dec 1 and leaves on Christmas Eve. This year he has been pretty good at hiding each day. The kids wake up and that is the first thing they do.
We love Nick.

Jayce's Birthday
Jayce had a wonderful Birthday. He is at such a fun age. All he wanted was to have a Friend Birthday Party and a skateboard. He is pretty easy to please. So he got his skateboard.

Then later we had his Birthday Party. 11 little boys. At first I thought maybe I was crazy, but we went to" Jump on It" and they were great and we had so much fun. We left Zander with a babysitter and Mike loaded up his truck and I loaded up my car and we were off. The boys were all so great and such good little friends. They jumped hard and Mike and I just laughed the whole time. It was pure entertainment. Jayce loves his friends. He is our little social boy.

Max, Tyler, Hanks, Griffin, Jayce, Stetson, Max, Aiden, Deegen, Landon and Cole.

He also got to celebrate his Birthday at school and they made these little Reindeer antlers and nose. It was so cute and he had so much fun.

Okay- I think I am caught up. Only 2 more days. We are pretty excited around here. Lot's of family and parties the next few days.
Merry Christmas.

The big 5

2011-12-07T10:53:00.002-07:00

Today is my sweet Jayce's Birthday. I can't believe he is 5.
Jayce is so full of life. He is always so happy and loves people. He is very sincere and tenderhearted. I love this little boy so much. He makes me want to be a better person.

5 things that Jayce loves:
1- BASKETBALL- the kid is always dribbling a ball
2- Soccer
3- His brothers
4- FRIENDS
5- Dogs

5 of his favorite things to eat:
1- Apples- He eats about 3 a day.
2- Bubble gum
3- Fish
4- Pasta
5- Chocolate

5 things he likes to do:
1- Play with friends
2- Play sports
3- Pretend he is some kind of animal
4- Camping
5- Ride his bike or skateboard

Jaycer, I love you very much and am so proud of you and everything you do.
You are a sweetheart. Happy Birthday...
Love, Mommy XOXO

Christmas Tradition

2011-12-05T15:10:00.010-07:00

We have always made it a tradition to go to Temple Square to see the lights at Christmas time. The tradition started while Mike and I were dating. We have such wonderful memories and it is so fun to look back at pictures . I love how the boys look forward to it.

This year I think was the best. The weather wasn't very to cold and we went a little earlier and beat the rush. It really puts you in the Christmas Spirit.

Our Family 2011

This is the spot that Mike proposed to me 10 years ago. We always have to go show the boys. They just giggle and think we are funny.

It was so beautiful and I hope my boys always look forward to going in years to come.

Thankful Thanksgiving.

2011-11-30T13:11:00.007-07:00

We had a great Thanksgiving. It was just a nice relaxing weekend.

The week before Me and Zander was sick with Strep. It was awful. I don't ever remember being so sick. I couldn't even swallow. Mike says to me-" I know you are sick when you can't eat." Thanks hon- what does that mean- I do like to eat.
Luckily the other 3 didn't get sick. They all have their tonsils out. We just hung out at home. I don't think I went anywhere for a few days. That isn't like me. My sweet sister brought me a red mango smoothie and my friend Alli brought over pizza one night and took Jayce for a few hours- Thankyou, Thankyou... It meant alot. It made me realize how thankful I am for good health, family and friends. As much as I hate being sick- it was a good reminder. I have so much to be Thankful for. I feel so blessed.

This year we had Thanksgiving with my side of the family. My mom and dad always does a great job. It was wonderful. We had a great time.
Then on Friday night we had a fun pizza night with Mike's side. It was a great weekend.

Jayce came home from preschool one day as an Indian.

Then the next day he was a Pilgrim. It was so cute. He loves school.

Before Thanksgiving break Cole's school announced the Reflections contest winners. He took first and was so happy. He did a great job. We were super proud of him. He is a go getter and always doing his best. It was about Diversity. He took a picture of the moon and sun.

And this little monkey as grown up over night. He has gotten so big. He run's all over. I swear he never walks anymore. Just a constant RUN. He is busy, busy.
He is starting to talk and is so much fun.

Projects..

2011-11-21T15:13:00.003-07:00

We have been working on some fun projects at our house.

First we started down stairs. When we moved in they had a little bar they build with a mini fridge and microwave. BUT not water. So it wasn't like a little kitchen. It was really a waste of space. I have been wanting to put our computer out in an open room, so we decided to do it there. I found a desk in Pottery Barn I loved, but didn't want to pay that much money. Good thing I married a handy man. Mike drew up some plans and we started. He is so wonderful. We are also lucky we have a great neighbor that is an expert carpenter. Nick was great and helped Mike. They had a fun time working together.

I should of done a Before picture, but didn't . So here it is after we were done. We love it. We built it with a double desk, so we could put 2 chairs and help the boys with homework. It has been so nice.

I painted the chairs and love how they turned out. It gives the room so much color. I had to buy new pillows for the couch to match of course.

I also got the painting bug and painted a piano. We wanted Cole to start piano lesson's, but didn't want to spend a lot on a new piano, so I bought a old one on KSL and painted it. I think it turned out great. Cole has started lesson's and is doing awesome. It has been a lot of fun. I want to get a big picture to put above.

We have already been talking about what we want to do next.....

Girls Weekend 2011

2011-11-15T14:44:00.003-07:00

Every year all the girls on my mom's side of the family goes to Park City for a Girls Weekend. We shop, go to dinner, talk, shop, eat, laugh, catch up and just have a great time. I have the best cousins in the whole world. Growing up there was only 5 grand daughters and 14 grandsons. We were very out numbered. Good thing all my boy cousins married cool girls. They all just fit our family perfectly.

Our group picture.
This year we were missing alot. It wasn't the same without them.

The Varney girls with Grandma and missing Lindy.

I Can't wait for next year. Love you girls....

Our Halloween Weekend.....

2011-11-03T22:15:00.001-06:00

We had such a great Halloween weekend. We couldn't of asked for a better weekend. The weather was so perfect. I don't think I ever remember a Halloween being this nice. The next day was cold and stormy, but at least Halloween was wonderful.

We started out the weekend going to a cabin down by Fairview with the Christofferson's. It was Grandma's Birthday so we celebrated it and had a fun night. The BYU game was on so was the World Series. We had fun watching both and the kids played and had a blast.

The whole gang minus Janae's family.

Grandma Maxine and the grand-kids.

The boys so cute wearing their Ronnie Price Jazz Jersey's.

On Saturday Night my Mom and Dad had their annual Halloween Party. The boys look forward to this party all year. They love it. My mom is so cute and has all kind of fun games and prizes. It was a P-a-r-t-y....

The Cousins..
It is hard getting 9 of them under the age of 8 to sit still for a picture, but we did it. Aren't they so cute...They are all wearing their Halloween shirts Grandma and Grandpa got them.

Who ever got the candy corn in the cupcake won. Well Ivy and Zander won. It was to funny. But Coley lost his tooth while eating his. So I guess he won too.

Jayce won Bingo. He was the big money winner. Winner, winner chicken dinner.

Cole showing us his missing tooth.

One of the games is the doughnut eating contest. They are so funny to watch.

Jayce just took his off after a min and ate it.

This one kept wanting to try it. He thought he was so funny.

Then when no one was watching he went over to Grandma's tree and decided to play in the dirt. No one saw him and he was loving it. Thank goodness Aunt Lindy grabbed him and cleaned him up.

Look at the innocent look. Who me???
I think my Mom and Dad didn't believe it was him. He has them fooled.

Sunday we came home from church and carved our pumpkins. The weather was so nice we did it outside on the back patio. The clean up was great.

The boys both had Halloween parades at school.

Jayce's cute class.

Cole's parade we waited forever. It was a little disorganized, but he came in smiling and made it worth it. He also had his mustache upside down. Even more worth it.

Then Halloween night- I don't think my boys have ever really been trick or treating. We have always had our wards Trunk or treat and we didn't have this year. So we went with a bunch of friends/neighbors and the boys had the best time. They ran and giggled. It was alot of fun. And look at the weather. No coats....

Zander was just so cute sitting in his stroller watching. He ate a Rice Krispy treat and was as happy as could be.

Our family.
Usually we all dress up in a theme. But I didn't want to spend any money on Me and Mike's costumes- so I just made Wii remotes and that was what we were and it was great.

After Trick or Treating we of course had to go to all the Grandparents house's to show off our costumes.
We started off with Grandpa Varney's.

Then Grandma Glenda's

Grandma and Grandpa Varney's.

Dad just walked in the door when we were leaving, so I made him hurry and get in a picture.

Then we went to uncle Kay and Aunt Suzanne's Doughnut party and met Grandma and Grandpa Christofferson there.

It was a late night and this was the boys when we got home. A little to much fun and sugar.

I am already hoping next year's weather was as good as this year......

Happy Halloween...

2011-10-31T14:10:00.004-06:00

Happy Halloween....

Hope everyone has a wonderful day.

Love,
The Mario Bro's
Mario, Luigi and Yoshi

Fall Break.

2011-10-26T20:40:00.000-06:00

We had such a wonderful fall break. The weather was so beautiful and it was just really nice to have the boys out of school.We just hung around here, but we managed to find alot of fun things to do.

We started out by going to the Zoo.
Thursday Trevor and Lindy and called and said they were going to the zoo, so we went with them. The great thing about it was- Mike had a job up at the zoo, so he was already there. He was able to walk around with us for about a half hour. It was so fun. The boys had a blast with Deeg and Cass and the baby boys were so good just hanging out in their strollers. We had a great time with them.

Friday we went up to Grandma and Grandpa's and the boys rode the horses. They love to ride the horses. They are such cute cowboys. Zander had his first horse ride. We were riding and he said "MOO" I said no "HEEHEE" and he has been saying it ever since.

After riding the horses Zander made his way to the raspberry patch. He knows right where to go and there is even a lower branch that he just grabs from. He loves Raspberries.

But pretty soon he made his way over the these lovely girls. They had been picking for a while and had their bucket half way full. They just kept feeding him and giggling thinking Zander was so cute. Pretty soon they realized they fed him almost all the raspberries. He is pretty smart Huh?

That night we went to the pumpkin patch and let the boys pick the best pumpkin they could find.

This one just ran to pumpkin to pumpkin. He is busy little guy.

We found some pretty ones. Then we were off to the park to play and have a picnic dinner.

The boys are both obsessed with monkey bars. They will swing forever.

Z got pretty brave and would climb up and down by himself.

These 2 had a ball playing Frisbee.

We would of stayed all night if we could. It was so wonderful.

The next morning we got up and thought we better enjoy this weather while we can. The thought of winter makes me sick. I love being outside. So we packed some lunch and went and hiked the Y. We did it over Memorial Day weekend and the boys loved it, so we did it again. It was beautiful. It is a pretty steep little hike and the boys did great.

Cole and Jayce hiked in front of us and would hide and jump out and scare us. They thought it was so funny.

One min Zander was smiling and laughing

And the next min he was a sleep. It was so funny.

And then we tried to get him out of the back pack and he wouldn't wake up. We wore him out.

After our hike we drove up Provo canyon and ate our lunch and played more Frisbee.We then drove the Alpine loop and saw all the pretty leaves. We were probably a few weeks past the prime, but it was still gorgeous.

We didn't want the weekend to end.

Keith Urban

2011-10-15T21:49:00.010-06:00

Mike and I aren't the wild and crazy type- but everyone once in a while we get a wild hair.

We got tickets to Keith Urban in Denver. We have been to all of his concerts here in Utah, but his tour didn't stop in Utah this time. We were bummed.
One day I got a email for tickets to Denver for $24 dollars- yes I know -I couldn't believe it either. So I called Mike and we booked the flight and then bought concert tickets to Keith and before we knew it we were out of here for a 32 hour get a way to Denver. Our Mom's both helped watch the boys. They are always so great to help and we appreciated them so much. With Zander burning his hand- I didn't know if we were going to be able to go. He didn't sleep good and was in alot of pain for a few days, but he seemed to be doing better and I knew our Mom's would take great care of him. It was the first time I have ever left him. I don't like to leave my babies very often, but he did perfectly fine without me. And it was so nice to be with just Mike.
We stayed at the Magonolia right in down town on 17th street. It was such a nice place.The concert was incredible. Keith sang for 2 hours straight. So so fun. I think it was his best concert we have been to. We are both huge fans of Keith. Okay- I might be a little more, but Mike is great sport.

Here we are waiting for Keith.

And here is Mr Urban himself. Our seats were amazing.

We had walked to the Pepsi center and just took our time on the way to the concert. We ate and shopped, so it wasn't a bad walk, but it was after 11 when the concert got out and it was a little cold, so we paid for the Bike Cab. It was the best $20 bucks ever. It was almost as much as our air fare, but it was so fun. I giggled the whole time.

Here is our driver. He was so nice.

Here we are laughing.

The next morning we went to breakfast and shopped around for a while. Here we are in front of our Hotel.

Then it was off to the airport and back home. We did have to get some yummy Ben and Jerry's ice cream at the airport.

We got home and the boys were as darling as could be and they had so much fun with their Grandmas. We are going to have to go more often.
Thanks to my sweetheart for a such a fun little getaway. He is the best and I love him so much.

The Good and the Bad.

2011-10-10T23:15:00.000-06:00

It has been a wild 2 weeks. We have been busy doing a few project around our house that has kept us busy. I will have to post pictures of them when they are done.

It seems like the older the boys get the busier they get. It seems like there is always something going on.

We had a week this last week- where we just are glad it is over and today is start of a new day and week.
It started out by me getting something stuck in my eye. It hurt so bad, but we couldn't see anything. So all weekend I lived with it. I thought I was going crazy. But after not being able to sleep for 2 nights and a red eye- Mike begged me to go in and see a eye Dr. The Dr. had to flip my eyelid and he found a little bead. He got it out and I was so happy. It felt so good. As crazy as it sounds, it was one of the most painful things I have had.

Then the next day my sweet Zander got Croup. Poor, Poor baby was so sick. We took him to the Dr. and he gave him a steroid. He also said he is getting a bunch of teeth and it looks like his tonsils are big- just like his brothers.
On Saturday we found out my sweet sister in-law Lindy's dad passed away in a ATV accident while he was hunting. It is really hard to see someone you love go through something like that. Her dad was also our neighbor. He was such a good guy. We will miss him.

That day we turned on our gas fire place. We had been to the boys soccer games and it was freezing from the cold weather. Well Zander touched the fire place and got burned really, really bad. He has 2nd degree burns on his whole hand. He has been in so much pain. We have to keep it wrapped because it is swollen and the blisters are so huge. He has been a little trooper. He is such a tough little guy. Today he stared acting like himself again. We are so happy. It is so hard to see your child get hurt.

This last week I think my little family learned how important family and good health is. I know I take so much for granted. I am so grateful for my family.

Here are some random pictures from the past few weeks.

Flu Shots and Mascot Bowl
I had to take pictures of my boys getting Flu Shots. We have always had such a experience getting flu shots. Cole ran out of the Dr's office one time. It was awful. My boys are pretty tough, but when it comes to flu shots they aren't. This year was the best year yet. We were so proud of them.

Waiting for them to call their names. They were a little nervous.

Here it is after. So sad.

After the flu shots we went to the Mascot Bowl. Uncle Ryan was helping with it. The boys had fun getting all the autographs.

They loved the Jazz Dancers.

Yes- Mike loves the Jazz dancers too.

We love Jeff Hornacek

UVU green man group

Uncle Ryan. The boys adore him.

We stayed for a little bit of the game. It was really crowded and we needed to eat dinner. Daddy said he would take us to Zuppas and we were all for it. We love Zuppas.

Play
Cole had a play in school for Music class. He did so good. They were all jungle animals.

Soccer Season
The boys have both been playing soccer and they have been doing so good. This is Jayce's first year. Mike is his coach and he loves it. Mike is such a good coach and they have a really good little team.

Cousin Hanks is on the team. They are such good buddies.

Jayce and Hanks giving Mike fives.

Jayce smiling after he scored. He looked over at me and smiled. It was so cute.

Cole is on the same team as he was last year. He is loving it and is fun to watch.

Cousins
One night Ivy came over to play. They are both into everything, so I put them in the tub to entertain them. That way I could watch them both. They were so cute. It reminded me of Cole and Hadlee. We love cousins.

Bubba's Big Elk
My little Brother Chance drew out on Wasatch Muzzloader Elk tag. He got a great one. We were so happy for him. He deserves it. He hunted hard. The boys love Bubba.

Not Walking- Running
Zander is loving walking. He has mastered the walk and now loves to run. He just goes and goes all day.

Love him

Harper's Baby Blessing
Harper our beautiful niece was blessed a few weeks ago. She looked so cute and is such a good baby. Cole loves her and want's to hold her all the time.

SICK
When Zander was sick with Croup he just layed around and was so sad. The boys are the most amazing brothers and love him so much. One day when Cole got home from school- this is what I found on my bed. All 3 of them cuddled up. Made me cry it was so tender and sweet. I love how they love each other.

Field Trip
Jayce had his first field trip to the fire station. He loves fire trucks. He has a really fun class.

They picked him to demenstrate the ambulance bed. He thought it was cool.

GREAT GRANDMA GLENDA
My boys all have such a wonderful relationship with my Grandma. We went to lunch with her and Zander just loved her. I am so glad they know her so well. She is one of the neatest ladies I know.

The burns
This was Zander's hand the day after he did it.

Then this is today. It looks a lot worse. The blisters are huge.The Dr. said it will heal up just fine.

Well I think I am all caught up with all my pictures on my camera. That always feels so good.

CALIFORNIA.....

2011-09-20T22:46:00.001-06:00

We surprised the boys and took them to California. It was such a fun surprise. Mike and I were both so excited to tell them. We love California and Disneyland. It was really like waiting for Christmas morning. It is hard for me to keep a secert, but I did it and it was so worth it. We did it to them 2 1/2 years ago and it was so much fun, so we decided to do it again.

We left the Tuesday after Labor Day. I went and picked up car pool and told Cole were going with Dad to a job at the airport. Mike has had a job at the airport, so Cole didn't even think twice about it. We came home and grabbed Mike and the other 2 boys. Little did they know- we had our luggage all packed in the back. We pulled up and were parking the car and the shuttle bus came right behind us, so we told them the news. They both screamed and couldn't believe it. Of course Cole is our thinker- He said"How can we go? We aren't packed. I can't miss school." it was hilarious. Jayce just kept saying " We are going right now? Right now?" We got on the shuttle and caught our flight and off we went to the Happiest Place on Earth.

Here are the Thing 1 and Thing 2 on the shuttle bus. They couldn't wipe the smiles off their faces.

That night we got in late and they were all 3 wired. They were dancing and playing.

Day #1- BEACH
It was the perfect Beach Day. We love the Beach. It is one of our favorite places. Zander loved the sand. I thought he would try to eat it, but he just played in and was in heaven.

I could watch these 4 playing in the water all day. It was so fun.

Here is a Star fish. They were all over. It was so cool. Our friends use to live in California, so when we use to go out and visit them, they showed us some fun beaches. This beach is our favorite. It is called Aliso Beach. It is beautiful.

The boys made friends with 2 little boys from Germany. They had so much fun with them. They had a body board, so Mike of course asked to barrow it. He was like a little kid out there.He loves the Ocean.

It was such a fun beach day. We spent all day just playing and relaxing. We came back to the hotel and cleaned up and had pizza delivered.

The boys at their own little table.

Zander eating his pizza relaxing on the couch.

Day #2- Disneyland
Today was our first day at Disneyland. We were all so excited. We asked the boys what ride they wanted to ride first and of course it was Splash Mountain.
Here is Zander waiting for his brothers.

Me and my baby. He looks so big to me. Not a baby anymore.

Here they came off the ride. So excited. You can tell by the picture- no one was there, so we went on it over and over again. It was so great. We got spoiled with no lines.

Cole and Daddy went on Indiana Jones and Zander was asleep, so Jaycer and I went and saw Jasmine and Aladin.

Zander was such a great baby. He slept when he was tired and was happy pretty much the whole time. He is a people watcher. He would just sit in his stroller and watch. It is pretty entertaining.

Woody came right up to Zander and played with him for a while. Zander didn't know what to think.

That night we met up with our friends the Slacks. They have boys our boys exact ages and they get along so great. It was alot of fun to be with them.

Whit, Jace, Jayce and Cole.

Zander was obsessed with climbing the bunk- bed ladder at the hotel. So the boys played along with him. He scared us to death. He is so fast at climbing.

Day #3- Disneyland and Yankee Game.
We had another great day. They boys did awesome. We spent most of our day in California Adventure.

We left a little early to head to the baseball game. This was a big reason why we went when we did.
The Yankees were playing the Angels. We are huge Yankee fans and Mike wanted to take the boys to a Yankee game for a while now. We had so much fun. We of course had to go 2 hours early for batting practice.

Love this picture of the 3 of them watching and hoping for a foul ball. Zee slept, so I just watched.

Mike got us great seats. He really spoiled us- we were on the 4th row. We love Derek Jeter. Such a huge fan. And I am really not kidding, but he waved at us and smiled. Zander was wearing a Jeter shirt and I held him up and Zander waved.

Mike was all smiles. He loves his Yankees. It was fun to watch him. He was pretty happy.

We ended up losing in the bottom of the 9th by 1 point. Our friends are Angels fans. They are really Boston Fans, but anything to cheer against the Yankees. It was fun. Rob teased the boys about the Yankees losing the rest of the trip.

Day #4- Disneyland

We headed over to California to be the first ones to Toy Story. It ended up raining on us pretty good, but then it cleared up and it was a beautiful day.

The boys being so tuff with their 3D glasses. These are what they picked for their souvenirs. Jayce a buzz light year gun and Cole a Etch a Sketch.

We went back to the hotel and had Zander take a nap and the boys went swimming. We also watched the BYU game. Disneyland closed at Midnight, so we knew it was going to be a late night. It was a nice little break.
The boys were excited and ready to back. It was so fun. They rode Spalsh Mountain over and over again. We also love Big Thuder railroad. We were riding it when the fireworks were going off. It was so cool.

They were dancing...

Even Zee was wired. He is laughing here- not crying.

Our last picture right before we left. It was late and we were tired. The boys did great. It was after 11. They were all troopers and had a great time. I was worried Zanders age would be hard, but he was great. Cole and Jayce are little Disneyland pro's. They know where things are better then we do. They love it and were such good boys.

Day #5- Church and San Diego
We slept in and then went to church in Newport. There was nice chapel right next to the Temple. After church we went over to the temple and walked around. It was so pretty.

The boys walking with Zander.

Me and my sweetheart.

After church we drove to San Diego for the rest of our vacation.We went to see Janae, Carter and Raolins.
We met them at Bolboa park. They were having a special interfaith in honor of 911. It was really neat. They had all religions speak and sing. At the end, they asked if any kids wanted to go up and sing. Jayce pretty much ran up there. He is so brave and so funny. So proud of him.

Balboa Park was beautiful. We had a great time.

Zander has to much fun with Daddy.

Then we couldn't get him to wake up. He was exhausted.

Day #6 - BEACH
We hit a couple beaches. The first one was out in Cornado. It was still early in the morning and not super warm yet, but we had fun.

Cole found a sand dollar. We couldn't believe it, so we all went looking for some. We hit the jack pot. We ended up finding 14. Cole was so proud. He is just like my Mom. My mom loves to find stuff on the beach and will look for hours. Cole does the exact same thing.

That afternoon we went to La Jolla Beach. It is another one of our favorites. It was such a pretty day.
The boys buried us. They thought it was so funny.

We built a Sand Castle.

Buried Jaycer.

Zander woke up from his nap and was so happy. I think he just loved being with dad all day everyday. It doesn't get better then that.

He conquered walking and decided to run on the beach.

He also did Yoga- Downward Dog. It was so funny.

So beautiful. The clouds were amazing.

Love my 4 boys.

Day #7- Mormon Battalion

This was the best picture I could get of these 2 together. They are both so fast and don't want to sit still.
Such cute cousins and only 2 months apart.

We went to the Mormon Battalion. It was awesome. The boys loved learning about it. I learned alot of things I didn't know.

Zanders smile for the camera. He closes his eyes and smiles.

All dressed up and ready for war.

Aunt Janae with the boys.

We had to say goodbye and head back to Long Beach to fly home. We always hate saying goodbye to Janae. We always have so much fun. We love her and her cute family. They are so good to us. The flight home was great and we were all home and in our own beds about midnight.

We had such a wonderful trip. I think what I liked most was just being with Mike and the boys all day everyday. I have missed Cole and Jayce since they started school. It was nice to be with my sweet little family. I love them so much and I am so grateful we could go and make such wonderful memories.

Jayce's first day of Preschool.

2011-09-06T14:40:00.005-06:00

Today was Jayce's first day of Preschool. He was so excited. He woke up and got in the shower without me even saying anything. Which is pretty big for Jayce. He usually would love to just lounge around and stay in his jammies all day. He is going to Ms Tina's again and everyone in his whole class came back. It is a good little class.

We had to take pictures. The first day is a big deal...

He looked so handsome and was so proud of his clothes he picked out.

We got their and he immediately went to his best friend Max. These 2 get along so well. It is so much fun.

He had a great first day.

Labor Day weekend and More..

2011-09-06T13:58:00.014-06:00

We had a great Labor Day weekend. We just stuck around home and played. Labor Day is always bitter sweet for me. It means the end of summer. I love summer. So of course this weekend we had to enjoy being outside as much as we could.

Friday night we went down to Christofferson Creek and roasted Hot Dogs and Smore's. The boys rode uncle Dave's little 4- wheeler around. We had my Parents,Mikes Dad ,Aunt Kelli and Uncle Jari come. We had a fun time.

Group shot before it got to dark.

These 2 were in heaven. They rode and rode.

Zee trying his first Smore. Oh he loved it.

The next day we were busy in the yard, went to baptism and of course watched the BYU game. They won and it was a great game.

Monday we went out to 5 mile pass and went 4-wheeling. It was great. The boys love to play in the dirt. Especially my littlest one. He had a hay day throwing it- we just let him. He was happy- we were happy.

Random Pictures...

Zander loves to get in the dryer. He will come and help me unload the clothes and then climb right in. He is walking everywhere. He is a busy boy. So much fun.

This is an every morning occurrence in our home. The boys love their mornings snuggling and watching a cartoon before school.

And last, but not least. We have a new Niece/ Cousin. Dave and Toni had little Harper on Aug 24th. She weighed 6 lbs 11 oz and 18 1/2 inches. She is beautiful. The boys love her. We are very excited she is here and everyone is doing good. It is so fun to have new babies in the family.

Zander turns 1

2011-08-29T15:00:00.001-06:00

On Saturday my sweet baby boy turned ONE... Crazy huh???
Saturday we had a crazy day full of Soccer games, cleaning the church and of course a PARTY, so I didn't get a chance to blog.

My Zander boy is a little slice of heaven. We are all crazy about him. He makes us all feel like we are his favorites. It is so amazing to see him interact with his brothers. He adores them and they adore him. He is such a happy boy. He has been taking steps here and there for the last month, but on his Birthday he took off. It was during Coles Soccer game- Mike was helping him walk and playing with him and all of a sudden he took of walking on his own after a soccer ball. It was the cutest thing.

Some things about Zander
*He loves to laugh
* He climbs up everything. Brothers bunk beds, the play house at back- anything and everything
*He loves chicken nuggets
* He loves apples
*He loves his bed and sleeps 10-12 hours a night
*He loves dogs
*He loves trucks
* In the morning he loves to snuggle with his brothers and watch Mickey Mouse
* He loves his blankie
*He is a little tease
*He is Happy

Of course I had to put a few newborn pictures of him. He had these chubby cheeks that were so cute. I think we all just kissed them all day long.

My favorite picture. I think Zander looks just like his daddy.

Dear Zander,
It was so fun to look back on the blog of the day you were born. It was such a wonderful day. It was a day I will never forget. You have made us all so happy and are so much fun. I can't believe a year has gone by.

Your brothers love you and take such good care of you.
Cole takes care of you and protects you. You go to him when you are sad and want loved. He is always getting you your binkie or bottle.
Jayce makes you laugh and you two get pretty silly sometimes. You are starting to tease with them and it is funny to watch.

You love daddy and in the mornings when he isn't here- you go and bang on the door going out to the garage and yell "DADDA" You two also have tickle time at night. Daddy gets you in the bath tub and after you both laugh and laugh as he tickles you. You both love it. I love watching you two interact. It is very sweet.

I love the mornings. You wake up so happy and as soon as I open the door you greet me with a huge smile and kiss. I always look forward to the mornings. You are so sweet with me and I have to say you are a "Mamma's Boy" and I love it. Me and you have a game. It is kind of like hiden-go-seek. You hide around the couch or in the kitchen and I find you. You love it and laugh so hard.

Right now you are saying Dadda, Mamma, Jayce ( You call both Cole and Jayce - Jayce), Oh ohh and Babba(Bottle) You shake your head No when you don't want something or you do it sometimes to make us laugh. The other day grandpa roared at you when you were playing with him and your roared back.
You love dogs and stick your tongue out funny and make a funny noise whenever you see one.
You are a snuggler and I love it. I hope you don't stop.
We all have little nick names for you..
We mostly call you Zee or Z-man. The other day you started throwing a little fit and I said "Zander Glen" and Jayce thought it was so funny and now calls you "Zander Glenda" after Grandma Glenda.
You are a sweetheart and I love you so much. I hope you always know that.
Love you to the moon and back Zee...
Love, Mommy

Here are some more pictures I took the other day of my little man. It is hard to take pictures of a 1 year old. He was fast and wouldn't sit there for more then 5 sec....

Today we also had his 1 year ck up.
He is doing great. The Dr. couldn't believe how perfect his little head is. We are so glad we did the helmet. Glad we did it and we are done...
Weight: 21 lbs 5 oz- 30%
Height: 29 1/2 in- 35%
Head Cir:18.75 in- 80%

My Half Marathon

2011-08-25T22:11:00.008-06:00

Usually I don't write a lot of things about just me. Most of the time it is about MY BOYS and things that we have been doing as a family. But today I am doing a post mostly on me- with a few pictures of my BOYS, because well they make me happy.

For some time now I have wanted to run a half marathon. That is a good goal right? I ran in high school and enjoy running, but mostly just 3-5 miles. Well every time I would start training it seemed like I got pregnant or I had another 100 excuses why I couldn't. I really didn't know if I could run that far. 13 miles is alot. I didn't have a whole a lot of faith I could do it.
After Zander I started running again. It was only a few days a week and still 3-5 miles. Then my friend Tori called and said you are doing the Hobble Creek Half with me. So I signed up and paid my money. I was excited-I had 3 months to train. I had my goal set.

Well this last Saturday was my Big Race and I did it. It felt so wonderful to finish 13.1 miles. I fulfilled my goal. It might sound a little silly, but I was so proud. I was so proud of me. Sometimes I get so caught up in being a mom, having dinner ready, house clean, yard work done, being a wife, my young women'ss calling, making sure everything is perfect- the list goes on and on. Somewhere in all of that I lost me. I am so proud of all those things I do day to day, but I forgot how it feels to do something for me and by running this race I felt it. It felt good.

I would go running 5-6 days a week. I would have a hour or more of just me time. It meant getting up before 6, but it was worth it. Sometimes I would go running by myself and sometimes I would go with Tori. I would come home from running and was ready to start the day. I was a better wife and mommy. I was so glad Tori had me run the race with her. It was so much more then just a race. It was setting a goal and accomplishing it. I did it...

The morning of the race- Tori picked me and our other friend Cori up at 4 am to head to the race. We got there and had to wait a little while for the buses to take us up. They had some problems with the buses, but once we got to the top - they only ended up starting 15 min late. I couldn't believe all the people running. It was crazy. The race was beautiful down Hobble Creek Canyon. I felt really good. My goal was to be under 2 hours. I ran it in 1 hour 53 min. I was super excited. I think the best part was seeing Mike, my boys and my parents at the finish line. I seriously had to hold back my tears.Mike had been so supportive with me. He always believes in me. He is the best.

Here are my boys patiently waiting for me.
Mike said this little guy just sat there and was happy has could be.

Here I come.
Pretty goofy picture, but my boys were cheering so loud for me. I was pretty excited. I had to give them a cheer back.

Me and my best friend Tori at the finish line. She is seriously one of the most amazing people I know. I love her so much.
She is running the St George Marathon on October and is going to do awesome. We have had so much fun training together.

My cute family

Corie, Me and Tori
I had so much fun with these 2 girls.

So that was my half Marathon. Hopefully a lot more to come.

1st Grade....

2011-08-23T12:00:00.000-06:00

Today was Cole's first day of 1st grade. I think 1st grade is harder then Kindergarten. Wow I am not ready for my baby to be gone all day. I am starting to cry just thinking about him. This summer just went by way to fast. I loved having them home with me and could use another month or so. But life doesn't slow down and I knew this day was coming.

He did wonderful. He loves school, he loves to learn. He was excited and that made it a lot easier on mom. He picked out his clothes last night- of course he picked his Air Jordan shirt. I knew he would. He looked so cute and so big.

I love his smile with his big teeth coming in. It is so cute.

He asked me when I was taking the picture:
"Do I look cool Mom?" of course he did.

We had to get a picture with his fan club/brothers.

We walked today. I had to take a picture of him walking. He thought he was so big walking with Bridger and Colby. They are both older then him and he looks up to them so much. He was strutting his stuff.

We got to school and his best friend Max was waiting for him. They both couldn't wipe the smile off their faces. They have the same teacher and their desks were right next to each other. (We will see how long that will last)

Then before Me and Megan(Max's mom) knew it they were heading inside. We followed them in and walked them to their classes.Cole's teachers greeted them and there he went. He then all of sudden realized MOM and ran and gave me the sweetest hug and kiss- Oh I will cherish it forever. Then off to his desk. He looked back and gave me the cutest, biggest smile ever.

And that was that. I turned around to leave and started walking and looked down and Jayce was crying. Poor thing. He is going to miss his brother. He is still sad. It will take some time to get use to him gone all day. I am so proud of him and love him so much.

Palisades

2011-08-21T21:32:00.013-06:00

A few weeks ago we went to Palisades .My family was there camping and we thought it would be fun to go out for the day. The boys loved it. It was beautiful and the weather during the day was great. A storm came in that night at dinner, but during the day it was wonderful. It was like being at the beach- well kinda of. The Utah Beach I guess.
My sister had these little Kyacks. The boys loved them. We also just floated around, Mike took the boys golfing, visited, the boys tried to catch fish with there hands, swam, played in the sand and it was Ivy's 1st Birthday so of course we celebrated and partied. She was so stinkin cute and loved all the attention.

Here is some pictures from our day.

Jayce got the hang of it and loved it. He was so proud.

Cole and Hadlee were inseparable. They had so much fun together. They spend a good 2 hours out there. Cole even ate his lunch out there.

My little water baby had no fear and would crawl has fast as he could out to the water. He loved it.

Zander wanted a ride with daddy.

Cole being funny in my sun hat.

Jaycer still pretending to surf. Can't get the Soul Surfer Movie out of his head. He told us last night he thinks he is going to live in Hawaii and be a shark trainer. Oh please help me with this one- he has no fear.

Grandma and Grandpa with Zander.

These 2 are so cute. Chillien in there swim diapers and eating. Can't get any better then this.

Ivy Lou eating her cake. She was so fun.

A family picture before we headed home.

We had so much fun. It was such a fun place.

What we have been up to.

2011-08-12T13:39:00.025-06:00

We have been trying to play,play, play and enjoy every min of summer. Next week I have something planned out everyday . We are definitely not ready for school to start. We love summer so much.

Some things we have been doing.

We had our annual Varney Cousin sleepover. The boys love their cousins and couldn't wait for their sleepover with them. Everyone came over and we did a little swimming, jumping, water balloons, movie, treats and of course they played and giggled until way past their bed time.

Every other Wednesday the boys had day camp and Mrs Tina's. She did the funniest things with them. The last day they had a big carnival. They had games, prizes and a magician. Mom's were able to come, so me and Zander came and it was fun to see the boys. Hank and Hads came too.

The best teacher ever. We really feel like she is part of our family. We love her.

The boys finished up with Swim Team. They had their last swim meet and did wonderful. We took the last 2 weeks off. They needed a little break and so did mom. Getting everyone out the door by 7:30 twice a week was a little hard, but so worth it. They are the best little swimmers.

Can't miss the Highland Fling. We had fun at the parade. It was short and sweet. Grandma and Grandpa park their truck at the church. It is nice and shady.

Zander cuddled with Grandpa for a min.

Then we went to the park for the BMX bikes. They were incredible. The boys loved it.

And at the park they got there faces painted. A puppy and a snake.

That night we headed over to the Christofferson Reunion. Mike was so sick with a stomach flu, so me and the boys went without them. I felt so bad for him. He loves the reunion and was so sick. We missed him. We didn't have it at the creek this year, because the water has been so high. We had it at a park and it was actually really nice. I thought I would miss the creek, but I didn't. This way, I could see my boys the whole time and I wasn't worried about them. A lot less stressful. We had a great time visiting with cousins.

Zander thought this box was pretty cool. Grandma would push him around and he would laugh and laugh.

Brooklyn posing

Always a favorite part of the night- Elder Christofferson says a few words. He is so amazing. I just love him.

Last week we watched Soul Surfer. My boys loved it. They both love the ocean, surfing and they both think sharks are so awesome too. All week they have been pretending to surf, so we took them Lindon Pool to let them surf. They weren't big enough to stand, but they had fun body surfing. They loved it. Jayce keeps asking us when we can move to Hawaii? That is a good question. I would love good weather 12 months of the year, but I would just want to play all the time. I feel like that is all we do in the summer. 3 months of playing. I Love it..

Bear Lake

2011-08-04T17:27:00.002-06:00

Over the 24th of July, we went to Bear Lake with our good friends the Sandbergs. We love the Sandbergs. Mike and Sandy were mission companions in Sweden. They have been best friends ever since. Me and Shannon hit off from day one. She is one of the neatest people I know. Then over the last 9 plus years- we have stayed close. It is fun because our kids all get along so well and are so much a like. I feel like they are family. So there is a little history of our cute friends the Sandbergs.

We use to go with them to Bear Lake quite often ,but it has been a few years. They lived out of state for a while, one of us were either pregnant or just had a new baby, crazy summers- so we haven't been in 4 years. We were excited to go. They have a beautiful Lake house there that has been in their family for years and years.

Day 1
We left Friday afternoon. The boys were so excited. They didn't last long. Before we knew it, they were all a sleep. We put Zander in his big car seat. He loved it.

We stopped in Brigham city and had dinner at Maddox steak house. It was yummy.

Jayce and Jack.
Jack is 1 year older then Jayce.

Cole and Anders.
Anders is a little less then 2 years older then Cole.

Sandy, Shannon and cute Lilly.
Lilly is 3 and such a sweet little girl.

Look at all those teeth... He loved the rolls and Daddys soup.

Day 2
We headed out on the lake. They had a tramp out on the water. The kids loved it.

Zander fell a sleep within mins. He loved the boat.

It was so pretty. I didn't get a lot of pictures of boating this day. Zander was a sleep and I couldn't move. So Mike took pictures, which is why we don't have many. He was busy helping Sandy drive and taking care of the boys.

More picture of the boys.
Jayce loved riding his scooter around.

Cole was in the water playing and catching little fish with his hands 80% of the time. Him and Anders loved it. They got out to eat and that was about it.

Our view from the back porch. It was so nice.

Mike, Jayce and Jack swam out to the tramp.

Then we went into town and had dinner and golfed a little.

That night Sandy's dad- Grandpa Gary told the kids stories in the dark with the flashlight.

It was so late and the boys were being so silly when we got back up to our little bunk house. Jayce loved wearing his bear jammies at bear lake. So he was being a bear.

This little one had to many ghost stories. He was hyper and giggly.

He slept like an angel- through it all.

Day 3
We woke up and just took it easy and then went to church.
Here is a picture of our little family in front of our cute little bunk house. They have a house right on the lake and then a bunk house right behind it. We always stay there. It is so cute. It was Sandy's great grandparents original house at the lake.

The fish catchers at it again.

They made friends with other little boys down the lake and played in the sand for hours with them.

That night we stayed up and played games. We laughed so hard. It was so fun.

Day 4
We went out on the lake again. It was so much fun. I think I giggled on the tube harder then ever. The boys loved it and Mike was a pro with all his tricks skiing and knee boarding. He couldn't wipe the smile of his face. We would love a boat.

Then we had to pack up and go.. We of course had to stop by and get a raspberry shake before we left. They were so good.

We had so much fun and love the Sandbergs so much.
What a fun getaway...

11 months and a update on my boys.

2011-07-29T22:50:00.000-06:00

Some how July has just flown right by. I have so much to catch up with.We had Steel Days-the carnival, the races, the parade, cousins, Grandma Glenda's Firework Party, but somehow I accidentally erased all my pictures. I was so sad. I learned a good lesson.
I still wanted to write about it Steele Days.

*The carnival was good, It was a cooler day then normal and not busy. The boys loved it. They love going with their cousins. Thanks Grandpa and Grandma for the tickets.

*The Races were great. The boys always look forward to it. It is a 1/2 mile kids race. The night before we told them we weren't going to run it with them. They needed to do it by themselves. I hate when the parents are dragging their kids. We figured they were old enough.They were a little nervous, but did so awesome. I was so proud. Cole ran it in 5:07 and Jayce ran it in 7:05. They were so excited they got trophy's and medals.
*The Parade was alright. I didn't think it was that great. It was fun to be with all my family.
*Grandma Glenda's was wonderful. We always get together with all my cousins, aunts and uncles. Grandmas house is the perfect spot for the fireworks. It rained on us, but we still had a blast. I seriously have the best cousins in the whole world. I love seeing them and their cute families.
And that was pretty much our Steele Days. Not as fun without pictures. oh well.....

Zander turned is 11 months a few days ago. I can't believe he is 1 month shy from turning 1. It is crazy. He is into everything and he is so fast. He is really close to walking and has taken a few steps and then chickens out and crawls. He goes to the garage door and bangs on it and yells for DAD. He loves his Daddy, but I have to admit he is a Momma's boy and I love it. He is the sweetest thing in the whole world.

Always pretty happy.

He makes the funniest noises with his mouth. It is so funny. I had to take a picture of him doing it.

Love him.

Cole is growing like a weed. I bought school shoes for him the other day and he wears a size 1. I am not ready for him to get big.He is getting so tall and has had a major growth spurt. He is excited for 1st grade. I tease him that I am not going to let him go. We will miss him all day. He is such a good helper.
I wanted a good picture of his teeth coming in. They are big and cute.

I told him a little bigger smile and this is what I got. He wouldn't smile normal. He thought he was so funny. He kept saying " Is this better mom."

He just finished up t-ball. He loved it. He had a good little team. By the last few games they were all hitting it way out field.

He loves swimming. He is one Swim Team. They had their first meet a few weeks ago and he did really well. I took a picture of him before. I didn't get very good ones during the race. I think I was a little nervous for him and Jayce.

Heather took this one of him at the race. I love it. He is so determined and giving everything he had.

He took 2nd in his age group.

Then their is my Jayce. Where do I begin with Jayce. He has become very independent this summer. He is our neighborhood friend to everyone. He has between 5-15 friends a day ask him to play. Boys- Girls- Big Kids- Small kids. It is crazy. Last week I went out back and he seriously had 15 friends over and he was passing out Popsicle's to everyone. He is just a really nice kid and loves people.
He made swim team this year and is so proud. He is the youngest kid, but is doing really good. He did great at his swim meet. I was really proud of him.
Here he is running the race. He ran the whole time and didn't stop. He was so cute.
Here he is holding up his trophy and medal. He took 4th place in his age group.
I stole this picture from Heather too. This is my Grandma with most of her great grand kids at the party.They all love her so much.

Hopefully August won't go by so fast.

Fireworks....

2011-07-13T17:04:00.000-06:00

We got home from camping and had some family and friends come over for fireworks. Our good friend Garrett brought the boys a ton of fireworks again. He works for TNT. He is like the firework Santa to us. He comes over and brings the boys fireworks. They love it. They get so excited.
We had fireworks going on all around us. It was awesome. It was like Neighborhood Stadium of Fire.

We do love the 4th of July. I think it is my favorite holiday. I am so grateful to live in a free country and for those who fight for our freedom.

My boys in their 4th of July shirts. Every year Grandma and Grandpa Varney buy all the kids matching shirts. They loved them.
Zander got to eat his dinner and watch a few fireworks. He loved them. Then he was in bed by 8. I think he was still so tried from camping. He slept through the whole party. He is such a good baby.

Me and my sweetie. Cole wanted to take a picture.

Then the big show began

The boys loved it.

This big boy loved it. Check out his lighter.

Grandma and Grandpa Christofferson.

Bubba, Kelly and Hanks

Grandma and Grandpa Varney

Lu lu aka Ivy

Trevor, Lindy and TJ

Deeg and Cass with the boys.

I didn't get a picture of all our neighbors. Everyone was kind of all over the place.

Our Family minus our Zander
Happy 4th of July

Our 4th of July weekend

2011-07-12T10:47:00.000-06:00

Our Family went down to Fairview camping for the 4th of July. We had a great time. The boys were heaven.They played so hard and had so much fun.

We got there and got unloaded and headed fishing. The boys had fun catching them.

We got a new backpack for our Zander and he loved it. He did so good for his first time camping. I didn't know how he would do because he is crawling and on the go, but he did great.

Jayce loves fishing, but loves to snack and play more.

Cole loves fishing. He takes after his Grandpa.
He get's so excited and then won't put the fish down after he catches it.

I love night time and sitting around the fire. It was so pretty.

And of course we had smores.

My 3 sweethearts cuddling in the morning. They woke up as soon as the sun was up.

Zander loved taking a bath in the sink.

And he loved the 4-wheeler. He was just happy to sit on it.

These 2 were gone for a while. We knew they were up to something. We found them in a mud hole playing. They were covered from head to toe in mud. It was pretty funny. We just let them play. They played in it for hours. Cole told me "That was one of the funnest things I have ever done in my life."
MUD, BEST FRIEND, CAMPING. WHAT ELSE COULD YOU ASK FOR.

One day we left Zander with my parents and the 4 of us went on a nice 4-wheeler ride. It was beautiful. I am trying to talk Mike into a side by side, so we can all fit and ride together.The boys were so worried about Zander the whole time. They didn't like not being all together.

Us adults had some fun Volleyball games. These 2 sat and cheered us on. I didn't get any pictures of us playing, but it was so much fun. My dad showed us all he still has it.

Making 4 of July cupcakes.
I think they all just ate the frosting and threw away the cupcake.

We went on a nice little hike one day. We saw some Bear, deer and elk tracks.

And yes there was still snow in some spots. We stopped and had a snow ball fight in JULY...

The boys love the swing.

A family picture right before we left to come home. We were all so dirty.

All 3 of the boys fell a sleep on the way home. I think they were exhausted from playing so hard.

A big family picture.

I am so grateful we could all go and be together. We have so much fun. I love my family and am so grateful for them.

10 months and no more helmet....

2011-07-06T13:02:00.017-06:00

I am a little behind on this, but Zander turned 10 months last week. All of a sudden my baby isn't a baby. He is everywhere and into everything. Such a fun age though.
And........ No more helmet. We went to the Dr. today and he said we are good to go. I have to admit- I was a little sad. I have grown to love the helmet. Maybe not the helmet, but Zander in the helmet. He was so stinken cute in it. It became a part of him. It is going to be hard to get use to him with out it. He has had it on for over 100 days- 13 weeks. It really wasn't that bad. Now I don't know what he is going to do when he falls or bonks his head. The helmet always protected him. He goes up and down the stairs all day long.

BUT---- He is very happy to have it off.

He can't stop smiling about it....

That feels weird to lay down without it..

No more pictures Mom....

He is seriously growing up so fast. He loves Mickey Mouse and loves to watch it.

Thinks he is so big in the little rocking chair watching a show.

Went for a ride with big brother the other day.

Who needs a big brother???
We couldn't get him out of it. He loved it.

This is his favorite thing. As soon as I go to load or unload the dishwasher- he crawls over as fast as he can and climbs up on it.

He thinks he is my big helper..

But he really isn't.
I gave up on trying to load it. He would take them out as fast I could load them.

Oh this is his other favorite thing to do. We have to shut the bathroom doors, but sometimes the brothers forget.

Tended cousin Ivy the other day. He loves her. She isn't so sure she likes him. They had fun. We went on a walk

Got in the tubby. It reminded me so much of when Cole and Hadlee were little.

And that is pretty much what Zander has been up to. He makes me tired.
He is still taking swimming lessons and is totally awesome it I don't say so myself. He loves the water. He also is starting to really talk. If he wakes up and Mike is already gone, he goes around to every room yelling DAD. DAD. It is so cute. He also took 2 steps by himself the other day. He is a sweetheart.
Not much of a baby anymore.

Round Up Time

2011-06-30T22:15:00.000-06:00

This past week was the Lehi Round-Up. We always love this time of the year. We had a great time.

STOCK PARADE
We first went to the Stock Parade. This is only horses or wagons. It is awesome. It is also only 20 min- so even better. It was hot, but Mike found us a nice spot in the shade and we had a great time. My Brother Trevor and his family came as well as Mikes Dad and Sister Janae. Janae and her little guy was in town from California. We had so much fun seeing her. Earlier that day we went swimming at Lindon Pool then after the parade we went to the park and walked around all the booths and the kids played.
A group shot before the parade.

Love this picture. Both of the babies loved Cantalope. They are 2 months apart and so much fun together.

Coley and Deeg. They are getting way to big.

Jayce with Cass.

HORSES
The next morning my parents called and they had the horses saddled, so the boys went for a little ride. They were in heaven.

CHILDRENS PARADE AND RODEO
We love going to the Rodeo. The boys always look forward to it and of course we have to dress up in our cowboy attire. They make the cutest little cowboys- if I don't say so myself. We even had to put cowboy stickers on Zanders helmet. We also love the children's parade. The little floats are so cute. The boys could of been in this year with our ward, but they said they didn't want to. They love watching and getting the candy.

We had great seats at the parade. We had my mom, Mikes Dad, Sister Janae, Roalins and her cute in-laws Jon and Linda sit by us.

Then we dropped Zander off at Mikes parents and off to the Rodeo.
Here is the best group shot we could get of everyone. It was so crowded.

And I will be honest. I didn't think the Rodeo was that great this year. I have to admit this was my favorite part. The Motorcycles. They were incredible.
This was for sure the boys favorite. This was there faces the whole time. They were so excited.

This marked 10 years for me and Mike since we have been going to the Rodeo together. 10 years ago it was our 2nd date. WOW time goes by so fast. I sure did make a good catch when I married him. So many good memories.

GRAND PARADE
I think by the time Saturday came around- we were all pretty tired. I didn't get my camera out to much. But we did enjoy the parade.

This guy loves candy and would chase it down. He also made friends with everyone around us. He is so friendly and so sweet.

Cole doesn't care to much about Candy. I know he is crazy. But he has never cared for it. He did get excited when they threw tooth brushes and Frisbee.

And my sweet Zander watched and waved at everyone and then decided he would just take a nap. He loves his daddy.

It was a great weekend. Until next year.

Fathers Day...

2011-06-28T16:28:00.000-06:00

We had a wonderful Fathers Day. I am married to best dad, I have the best Dad and I have the best Father in-law in the world. They are all such wonderful Dad's and love them so much.

The boys were so excited to give Mike his Fathers Day present. I was surprised they kept it a secret. I was so proud. I asked them what they wanted to give him and they wanted to give him a pair of Air Jordans. Mike and the boys love Michael Jordan. The boys have Jordan shoes and Mike told them he has never had a pair. So, when I asked the boys what they wanted to give him that is what they said. I didn't know if I could pick them out. Mike is a little hard when it comes to shoes, but we did and he loved them. And they were on sale. I was even more proud of myself. If anyone knows me- I love a good sale.

We made him his favorite breakfast and opened his presents. It was a great morning.

The boys adore there daddy. They want to be just like him. He is so good with them. We are so lucky to have him.

Saturday night we celebrated with my side of the family. A few years ago we started the tradition to do it at our house. The kids swim and play and we have a nice BBQ- we love it. It was a great night.

My dad and Grandpa with the all the grandkids.

A funny picture

I love these next pictures of my Dad with Zander. Zander was loving my dad. So sweet.

Mike is so good. He is always playing with the kids. He is big kid at heart.

On Sunday night we went over to my father-in-laws for yummy dessert and to wish him a Happy Fathers Day.

You can see behind them-is his wonderful garden. He does such a great job and it looked so nice. I had to use that for a background.

Lovin' Summer

2011-06-22T21:18:00.000-06:00

I am definitely a summer girl. I love it- I love everything about summer. I have patiently been waiting for good weather and summer to arrive. Well I think it is here. I couldn't be happier.

We went out Four-wheeling a few weekends ago and had a blast. My Parents and Brother Trevor's family was planning on going camping up AF canyon, but it was still closed because of all the snow. So they went out to Vernon Reservoir and we went out for the day and joined them. Colby and his kids also came out for the day. Heather was talking test's and studying all day. We missed her and Chance and Kelly.
We had so much fun. The kids love each other so much and have a ball playing together.

A family picture before we left. The boys were so dirty. BOYS....

Me, Mike and Zander took a fun little ride. The flowers were so pretty. Here is me and my sweet baby with our HELMETS on.

They were so pretty and you could smell them while were riding.

These 2 are such good friends. They just go off together and play. It is so nice.

And then there are these 4. They are also such good friends.

We went on a little hike.

These 2 did this while we were gone.

We loved riding the 4-wheelers.

And of course we had to get a group shot before we left. We are missing Colby. He was off riding.

We can't wait to go again.

We also have been enjoying swimming lessons.
We love swimming and the water.

Cole doing his drills during his lesson. He is really a awesome swimmer.

Jayce has done so well this year. I am so proud of him. He is awesome too.

And last, but not least Zander.

I know a lot of people probably think I am crazy for putting him lessons so young, but I did and he can float on his back all by himself. It is amazing. She has taught him to crawl out of the pool, grab the side and flip to his back and float. He loves it. He doesn't cry at all, so that makes it easy for me.

So far we are loving summer. I wish it didn't have to go by so fast.

9 months....

2011-06-13T16:30:00.008-06:00

So I am almost 3 weeks late at posting this, but Zander is 9 months.....

Oh I so can't believe it. It really seems like this last month he has grown up so much. It is such a fun age.

I am late at posting because he just had his 9 month ck on Friday. They canceled me, so were were a few weeks behind. He is doing wonderful and I am so grateful he is so healthy and happy.
Here was his stats at the appointment.
Weight- 19 lbs 10 oz (35%)
Height- 28.5in (45%)
Head Cir-18.5 (80%)

He also just had his appointment with the helmet Dr. The Dr. was really happy with it. He said we could be done or go another month. We decided to go another month. He does really well with it. It actually protects him with him crawling everywhere. It keeps him safe.

I think he looks so stinkin cute with it.

I tried to take his picture and he just kept waving at me. He just discovered to wave and does it all the time.

He has been such a wonderful baby. We love him so much.We just buzzed his hair the other day. He looks so much older with it. It was getting really long, but mostly just on top because the helmet rubs it on the sides and in back.

These next pictures are of him crawling. He is starting to try to walk. He puts his legs straight and tries to get his balance. He has felll so much today. Poor kid. But he doesn't give up.
Some other things he is doing.

*He says Mamma and Dadda
*Wants to eat whatever we are eating
*Sleeps 10 hours at night
*Loves to cuddle and kiss
*Loves water

Kindergarten Graduation

2011-06-06T15:27:00.000-06:00

Cole had Kindergarten Graduation last Thursday. I can't believe he is on to 1st grade. I keep telling him I am not going to let him go to 1st grade. I don't want him to be gone all day.We will miss him way to much.

Some things I want to remember about My Cole right now.

Favorite thing to do:Loves to Swim, Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Ride Bike, School, Go Camping and Play with friends. Loves his cousins.
Favorite thing to eat: The kid loves Spagetti O's. He can eat a whole can and more if I would let him. Also loves Pizza, Potatoes, Tomato Soup and Chocolate Ice Cream.
Favorite TV Show:Penguins of Madagascar
Favorite Singer: Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and Justin Bieber

He is a sweetheart and is getting big way to fast. Sometimes Mike and I tease him and tell him to remember to be 6 and not 17. He sometime acts and worries about to many things. He is a good boy and wants to do what is right. He is my little pleaser.
We love you Cole and are so proud of you...

He did great at his Graduation. He looked so handsome and did such a great job singing. He loved Kindergarten and I feel like he really came out of his shell. He use to be a little shy, but not anymore.He made lot's of great friends and loved RECESS. His teacher was Mrs. Lee and she was wonderful. He learned to read and loves it. He loved school and would come home and tell me everything. What a great year he had.
Graduation Pictures...

Cole's Fan Club...

Daddy, Mommy and Jayce came to see him. Aunt Kelli stayed with Zander. Thanks Kel.

Grandma and Grandpa Christofferson came. He was so happy.

Cole and Mrs. Lee.

Cole with his good buddies Braden and Nathan.

Earlier in the week they had the Dance Festival. The Kindergarten did the "Chicken Dance" It was so cute. I didn't get alot of pictures. I was trying to video tape it for Mike and it was crazy with Zander and Jayce, but we got a few. He did great.

Our Memorial Day...

2011-06-01T21:30:00.002-06:00

We had a great Memorial Day Weekend. We were going to sneak away to St. George last min because the weather was going to be so cold here. But, Mike had a lot of work and some other things came up, so we stayed home.

We had fun staying at home. The weather was yucky, but we made the best of it. We hiked the Y, Planted our garden, Had dinner and lunch with our Grandparents and went to the Cemetery.

We hiked the Y on Saturday and it was perfect hiking weather. The boys did awesome. They both hiked all by themselves the whole way. I was impressed-It is pretty steep. They had to put on their BYU gear. They are such funny boys. Zander did great too.

Pictures from our hike.

Us on top...

Go Cougars- We had to make a Y on top of the Y.

On the way down this sweet little guys slept the whole time. All that hiking up wore him out.

These 2 ran almost the whole way down. They were sitting there together waiting for Me and Mike. I think coming down was harder then going up.

We made it.... So much fun.

On Monday we went and visited our Grandparents graves. We usually do flowers, but this year we did wind mills. The boys picked them out. They love hearing stories about there great-grandparents. They never knew my Grandma Varney or Mikes Grandma Christofferson, so we tell them things about them. They were two of the neatest ladies I know. Miss them so much.

Us in front of My Grandma's Grave.

My cute boys in front of Grandma and Grandpa Christofferson's grave. The boys were so lucky and was able to know Grandpa. They loved Grandpa Biff. We live right by the Lehi Cematary and go walking there alot. The boys always ask to go see Grandpa Biff.

The next two pictures are Zander in front of 2 of his Great- Grandpa's he was named after. Alexander Christofferson and Glen Clark. We had to take pictures.

So grateful for our loved one's that have past on and those who have fought and our fighting for our Country.

We also woke up Monday morning and Cole's little Bunny Shadow had died. We knew something was wrong. She was just so tiny. She ate, but wasn't growing. It was a rough morning to say the least. She pretty much died in our hands. I know we only had her a week, but we really loved her. We buried her out by our big tree and Cole made her a little Grave. We had our own little Memorial on Memorial Day. It was sad.

Newest Members of our family

2011-05-29T19:51:00.000-06:00

Back in October we gave away our little dog Annie. We loved Annie. She was such a sweet dog, but she was also very hyper and she would always bite Jayce. Not Cole- just Jayce. I think it was because Jayce was smaller. Then when we had Zander, she was very jealous and would go crazy. We decided it was best for her and us if we gave her away to a family with older kids. We gave her away to a nice family that had other dogs and a older little boy. The boys were so sad. We told them that maybe we would get another dog in the spring- not thinking they would remember......... Oh they remembered. They have been begging for a puppy. Honestly I would love a puppy, but I can barley handle my 3 boys - let alone a puppy. Puppy's are hard.
So we got bunnies. We picked them out over 5 weeks ago and we got them last week. They have been so much fun. The boys love them. They are so cuddly and sweet. They are so easy to take of.

Meet Cole's Bunny "SHADOW"

Jayce's Bunny "SHASTA"

They are sisters from the same batch, but Coles little Shadow is so tiny.Really, Really tiny. That is probably good that Jayce's is a little bigger. Jayce just takes her every where with him. He was riding his bike with her the other day. Scared me to death, but she is so good with him and loves him.

So there are the newest members of the Christofferson Family. The boys are so happy.

As for this little guy. He likes the bunnies too.

He just turned 9 months. I will have to do a 9 month post, but here is picture for right now.

This is how he smiles. We get out the camera and say cheese and this what we get. We love it. He is so funny and such a fun baby.

My Jayce...

2011-05-26T15:40:00.013-06:00

This little guys just finished up with Preschool and had his big program. He did awesome. I can't believe he is done with his first year of Preschool. It flew by.
I decided I needed to do a little interview with him. He has grown up so much in the past year. He went from a toddler to a little boy.

Favorite things to do: Basketball, Ride his Bike ( We took the trainning wheels off and he goes around so fast), PLAY outside, Cuddle, Friends, Soccer, Still Pretends to be things. Right now he loves Justin Bieber and pretends to be him or Jimmer or Uncle Ryan or Ronnie Price or Max Hall and sometimes a puppy.

Favorite Treat: Choclate. He loves anything Chocolate, but doesn't like Chocolate ice cream. Only Vanilla

Favorite dinner: He will try anything. Loves Pizza.

Best Friends: I asked him and he said "You know Mom- My family. Dad, Mom, Cole and Zander." It was to cute. I said besides your family. He said Deeg, Hanks, Max, Landon, Max H, Adam and Halle. He kept naming and naming. That is one thing I love most about Jayce. He is so friendly. He can make friends with anyone. He loves people. His Preschool teacher told us that everyone in the class always wanted to play with him or sit by him. I was so proud. He is just a nice boy.

Favorite TV show: Backyardagins, Loves the Justin Bieber Movie, Tom and Jerry.

Jayces Preschool Program.
It was darling. He did great. It is so fun to see how much he has learned.
He can write his name, say the alphabet, he knows his numbers, what sound the letters make and he has so many cute little songs. I love seeing his little brain think about things. Such a fun age.

Jayces fan club.
He had both of his grandparents there. He was so excited. They are both so good to always support. Were are so lucky to live close to them.

Cole loved watching him and so did Zander. Zander had a ear infection, but was still a trooper through it. You can tell in the picture he didn't feel good.

Jayce and Ms Tina.
I feel like she is part of our family. We use to live right next to her and then Cole went to 2 years of preschool with her and now Jayce will. We just adore her and love her like a part of our family. She is the best.

Jayces best friends.

Jayce and Halle. Ever since the first day of school he told us he liked Halle. They have been good little friends.

Jayce and his buddy Max. They get along so good.
All of his class is coming back next year. It is such a cute little class.

Now he wakes up everyday and says "Its SUMMER" Now if only the weather will get warm. We love summer.

9 Years

2011-05-16T21:04:00.005-06:00

9 years ago
I made the best decision of my life.

I married Mike. We were both so, so young, but were so in love. I couldn't be happier. What a wonderful 9 years it has been. I love him so much.

Today
We woke up to breakfast in bed. Cole and Jayce planned it all out and surprised us. Jayce came in our room and kept us in there. He was suppose to just cuddle with us and Cole made us Cinnamon Toast, Water and a Card. It was the cutest thing ever. They are both so thoughtful.

Then tonight we just had a fun night with the boys. We watched our wedding video and they thought it was so funny. They had Mike do some pretty funny things.
Then we went and got ice cream. It was so much fun.

These boys mean everything to me. I am so lucky to have them.

I am excited to see what the next 9 years-plus forever has in store for us.

Grandpa Baxter

2011-05-11T16:30:00.000-06:00

Mike's Grandpa Baxter passed away on April 27th. We have known for the past month that he wasn't doing good. It is always so hard when a loved one passes away, but Grandpa has had Alzheimer's for the past few years and it has been hard to see him like that.
He was such an incredible man. Everyone that knew him, loved him. He was so easy to love. Always so sweet and treated Grandma so good. They live in Oregon, so we didn't get to see them as much as we would like. He was such a great example to everyone. We will miss him.
We love you Grandpa....

This is the last time we saw Grandpa. We went up to Temple Square with him. Shortly after this, they had to put him in a rest home. We are so happy to have such great memories of our sweet Grandpa.

More Pictures from that day....

The funeral was this last weekend. We decided instead of driving the 9 hours- Mike and I (and Zander) would fly to Baker City Oregon. My parents watched the other 2 boys. We just figured it was such a quick trip. It worked out so good. We flew out on Thursday night. On Friday we got to spend a few hours with just us and Grandma.

That night we had a family dinner. It was really fun for Mike to see all of his cousins. Some of them he hasn't seen in 14 plus years. I am sure Grandpa was happy to see most of his grandkids together.

Zander with Raolins and Brookelyn. He loved having Mommy and Daddy all to himself, but he really missed his brothers. Good thing he had his cousins there.

The funeral was beautiful. Everyone did a great job.

After the funeral we drove to a town called Joseph to bury Grandpa. It was a little tiny cemetery on a mountain. It was so pretty. It was alot of driving.

Grandpa served in the war, so they had a military solute. It was really neat. Mike dedicated the grave and did a really nice job.

Our family in front of all the family headstones. We missed Cole, Jayce and Ryan. Wasn't the same without them.

We drove to a lake by the cemetery. It was so cold.
It was a fast trip and it felt like we needed a few days to recoperate from it all. We are so happy we could make it.
Zander was such a good boy. We flew home on Sunday- Mothers Day. I was so anxious to see my other boys.

Zander loving all the attention.

The boys had a blast with my parents while were gone. They were spoiled rotten. They would both move in with my Mom and Dad if they could. Thanks Mom and Dad for taking such good care of my boys.
Here is some pictures of their fishing trip.

Love this picture with the boys and Cass. They just love her.

They love fishing.

Easter

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We had a wonderful Easter. We did so many fun things. The weather wasn't great. It was a little cold, but it didn't rain.
We are so blessed to live by our families and friends. They always make the holidays so much fun. Our boys get spoiled rotten.

Easter Day
I had to get the boys Easter ties for church. They looked so handsome. Church was wonderful. Cole gave a great talk in Primary about the resurrection and atonement. I was so proud of him. He get's so shy to get up in front of people and hasn't wanted to do it. He practiced with Mike and did so good. Jayce also gave the prayer and did great. I am so grateful for our Savior Jesus Christ.

We put the camera on the tripod before church and got a quick family picture.

My 3 boys.

Easter Morning
Yes the Easter Bunny found us. The boys had to find there baskets. They found Zanders first, then Jayce's and then Cole's. Cole's was a little tricky.

Cole got a new baseball bat. He starts baseball next month and is so excited.

Jayce showing his new basketball for the outside hoop. He loved it.

Zander got some baby food treats and a new rattle. He loved the basket the most.

Let the Easter Hunts Begin.......

Cole's School Hunt
The Friday before I helped with Cole's school class party. It is so fun to see him at school. We did a Easter Egg hunt. Here is his cute class.

Friend/Neighbor Hunt
The past 3 years we have gone to our neighborhood Easter Egg hunt. They have different age groups at different houses. We had a hunt and then pizza and ice cream.

The boys with some of their good friends.

Grandma and Grandpa Varney's Hunt
My mom and dad always do a fun hunt. We have alway's done the kids hunt and then the adult hunt out in the pasture. They put money in our eggs. Mike and I didn't do to good. We pretty much got wasted, but that was okay. It was still fun. We had a great lunch and My mom always does cute games with the kids.

The boys-
We took separate pictures of the boys and the girls because it was just easier, but I didn't get one of the girls. Probably because I don't have girl and didn't think to take one.

My Mom and Grandma Glenda

Our family

My Grandpa Varney and Zander.

The cute cousins showing what they made.

Grandma and Grandpa Christofferson's Hunt
We had a great time at Mike's mom and dad's party. They are usually gone to a basketball tournament with Ryan over Easter, but this year it was a week later. So we got to be with them on Easter. We had a great lunch, kids hunt and they also did a Adult hunt with money. Mike and I got wasted again. This hunt was a little more physical- thanks to Ryan. He pushed me down for one egg and that egg ended up having the most money. Next year Mike and I are going to have a game plan.

The cousins.

The Adults getting ready for the hunt.

Me and my sweetheart.

It was a whirlwind weekend and so much fun. I think we have enough candy to last us until Halloween.
Happy Easter....

8 months and the helmet

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My little guy turned 8 months last week. This last month seems like he has had alot of changes.

1st- about 3 weeks ago he got a helmet. When he was about 2 months old we noticed he wouldn't turn his head to the left. Our Dr. told us he had torticollis and showed us different physical therapy exercises to do with him. Mike was so good and would work with him everyday. I couldn't do it. It hurt him so bad and he would just cry. After a few months, it seemed like he was better. But at his 6 month ck our Dr. felt like we needed to a cranialogist to check the flat part on the back of his head. A long story short and after talking to friends that babies had helmets we decided to get the helmet. As much as I didn't want to, we felt it was best. It is hard being a parent and deciding what is best. I of course worried about all the silly things a mom worries about. I am just very protective of my boys.
He is such a amazing little guy. He has done so well with it. We had a rough few nights at first, but other then that- he has done great. We went and saw the Dr. last week and after 2 weeks of wearing it, there was change. We were really happy with that. He will need to wear it 2- 4 months so that isn't to bad. We have actually gotten use to the cute helmet. He has to wear 23 hours a day, so we take it off for baths and a hour at night. He loves that hour at night. He loves his head rubbed.

Here is my cutie pie- 8 months old and sporting his helmet.

Here he is getting fitted for the helmet. This was probably the worse part.

2nd- he has a mouth full of teeth. He has 6 and more coming. It was all at once he is getting them. It is so cute.

3rd- He is everywhere. He is crawling. He loves to army crawl and can go so fast. We have mostly tile in our upstairs and he get's going on that and there is nothing stopping him. He also likes to pull himself up to everything. I feel like he isn't a baby anymore. He is becoming a toddler.
We have been changing the stickers on his helmet every week. I let Cole and Jayce pick out a bunch of stickers to put on it. We are trying to make it fun. I also put the number of weeks on the back. Every Friday we put new stickers on. It's a big event.
Week 1
Co Cougars....

Week 2
We love baseball

I had to put this last picture of him. He is so cute when he cries. He curls those lips and it is just the saddest thing you ever seen. I think he knows when he does that- all 4 of us come running.