THANKSGIVING WEEK!

On Monday, Kristen came down from BYU to visit and my kids were so excited to see her and have her stay with us. She came with me on Wednesday to see Kate run the turkey trot against the 5th and 6th graders@ her school. She won FOURTH place! At the end of the race Kate was running side by side a girl, but then out of nowhere she took off and ended up beating the other girl by a few seconds. When the other girl finished she burst into tears. Kate and I chuckled. Boy, it stinks to be a LOSER!

We went to St. George for thanksgiving to visit with my sister Rena and her family. Our family always looks forward to this trip. We just love St. George! Tyler and I have decided if he ever loses his job, we are moving there. Dixie Rock is one of my kids favorite places to visit when we are there. They would climb around the rocks all day if we let them. That day it was a little chilly, but the Fall weather was a nice change.

The kids had such a good time @ my sister Rena's house. Swimming, jumping on the new trampoline, and playing with their cousins. My Sister's house is definitely the party house. Always something going on, they know how to entertain and that's just what kids need.

On our last day in St. George we got a sitter for the three younger kids and went for a fun hike @ leeds. The scenery was amazing and the hike was scary at times, but so much fun. Rena and Chris really know those mountains. Thanks so much for the good times!

WICKED WEEKEND!

When Jill invited Brooke and I to LA, she really didn't think our husbands would let us go, but they are amazing. We took off friday afternoon and the party began. The flight was so peaceful and relaxing. If you've ever flown with kids you know what a treat it is to fly without them. We had so much fun shoppong, eating, and playing all weekend long. Thanks to Jill's sister-in-law who let us crash at her place. Thanks Melissa!


This is a diner we ate at before WICKED, it was a dive!(don't tell melissa I said that)

WICKED!

A couple of Divas in Hollywood!

So excited to get home to our families!

Cowgirls & Spiderman Oh My!

I almost dread Halloween every year. The costumes are such a a hassel. By the end of the night most of their costumes end up in my arms anyway. My girls told me something different everyday that they were going to be. So sad for them, I had already bought the cowgirls outfits. They were the cutest cowgirls I had ever seen!

Cowboy up Griff!

The red boots made the outfit. I have a feeling they will want to wear them to church. We might be in trouble.

Cole loved his costume. He told me "Mom I have muscles!"

When you want to be something scary you are to old to trick or treat. I'm afraid this was Kate's last year trick or treating. Besides she never even eats her candy. She still has most of hers from last year.

More Cabin

More cabin pictures!

Mylee and Addie are so cute together sometimes.
They had so much fun together @ the cabin, picking all nana's flowers.

Cabin Trip

This was our first trip to the cabin without any family or friends. Just our little , ok big family. We needed some down time with nothing going on. The kids played outside most of the time, actually playing together and getting along with one another. The weather was absolutely beautiful. It was almost like fall.


We took the kids up to sunrise to ride the lifts.. it was quite chilly! (notice the blanket)
by riding the lifts our kids were able to get season passes for the the year. Score! Let's hope we have a big snow year.

The scenery was so amazing, trees for miles.

All Smiles

Griffin is so much fun to take pictures of. Smiles all the time. He is such a fun baby and I'm really enjoying him. He has such a sweetness to him, calm and so passive. You can tell he gets more than enough attention in our home.

friends, fun, & Cake!

mylee's party was a big success! She wanted to go to Glitter box for her birthday and when i found out how expensive it was I quickly decided I could pull off a party just as good as they could, if not better. The cake was amazing! A girl from James and Ashlee's old ward made it for me. She has a real talent. I simply told her what I was thinking and she created a masterpiece. I had quite a bit of help from my fabulous family. Jill, Aylssa, Carrie, & Brooke helped me pull the whole thing off. We did updo's for their hair, painted their toe nails, and did their make up. We had cake and so much fun. I can honestly say it was really enjoyable. Mylee was trully the queen for the night. I'm so glad to have some girly girls. Thanks to all my help. They are amazing!All the girls decked out! Mylee loved all her presents. Ty says now we don't need to get her anything.

Jill at work. She's was so cute with the girls.

Chunk!

Griff had his four month check today and weighed in @ a whoppin' 16lbs 5oz. He might top Kate, she weighed 20lbs at six months. We breed 'em strong and healthy! We are moving up the Diaper chain...size three here we come!

Hot Chili Peppers!

Mylee had her first soccer experience last Saturday. As you can tell from the pictures she's not afraid to get after it. She's #4. There were some girls on her team crying because someone had pushed them, I'm sure it was Mylee doing the pushing. She must get her aggression from her older sister Kate. I didn't get any pictures of Kate's game, but she scored two goals and had a few awesome assists. She got kicked in the face with the ball by one of her teammates and went down hard, but told herself.....I'm not goin' to cry over & over & then after about 20 seconds she popped back up and was ready to kick butt! It's going to be a fun soccer season with these girls.

More Griff!

Everyone has been asking for more pictures of Griff. To be honest, I haven't really taken that many pictures of the little guy. If my camera is'nt sitting out, which it never is because of my other crazy kids, I don't think to take any pictures. He is getting so big, 4 months on Wednesday. He has rolls like you can't believe. I love my chunk baby. We've nick named him Tank.

Keeping Up!

It's amazing how time flys! Griff rolled over today. He's only 4 months old and already feels like he needs to keep up with the rest of the crazy crew. I can't express the love our family has for baby Griff. He is trully a treasure!!!

Tagged!

Ash- What were you thinking tagging me. I hardly have time to read my email. You all know how long it took me to get my blog up and running. Here goes!

1. What is the best thing you cooked last week?
This would have to be Tomatoe Alfredo with penne pasta. It's my sister Rena's recipe and it is delicious.

2. If money, time, & babysitting were no object where would you go and with who?
Easy, anywhere with my sisters. Spending time with them this summer made me miss them all sooooo much!

3. When was the last time you cried?
Oh my! I'm such a baby. I cry when Ty and I talk about our house plans, when I see Addie dance, and when I teach my lesson in Relief Society.

4. What is the most played song on your ipod right now?
Anything 80's! They all are so fun to workout to.

5. Is there anything on TV this week you are more excited about than So you think you can Dance Finale?
Well Ash, you know I'm not much of a TV watcher. I get the news and always fall asleep during it. I'm so boring.

I tag Sara, Aylsha, Jill Hoopes, & Alicia

My Questions
1.What's something your spouse doesn't know about you?
2.Have you ever peed your pants because of laughter? Tell the truth.
3.What's the most fun thing you've done with your kids?
4.Who' better looking Matt Damon or Mark Wahlburg?
5.When was the last time you did something for yourself and what was it?

Legoland

I forgot we went here and I took lots of pictures. Our kids had so much fun there this summer. It was one of our favorite days in Carlsbad. We highly recommend it!

Boys! Boys! Boys!

The men in our house are so cute! Griff has really been trying to get his thumb. Its not always, so we'll see what happens. Cole just loves his little brother. Finally someone he can relate to.