January Recap

*January 21st - Happy Birthday Mike*

I want to wish my amazing husband a HaPpY bIrThDaY!

You are the love of my life and I am so blessed to be married to such a
kind, loving, hard working and faithful man.

I LOVE YOU

You are a wonderful father to our four handsome boys....
I couldn't ask for a better example
and role model for my children.

They are so blessed to have you as a father.

And I am so blessed to be your wife....
FOREVER.

Birthday Party for Mike and Dave~

Katie and I decided that since Mike and Dave's Birthdays were so close together we would do a family dinner at my moms house. Here are some pictures.

The Birthday Boys!!!

The cake

Blowing out the candles (Dave your gross!!!)

Hope it was a good one!

~January 28 Happy Birthday Brigham~

I can't believe my 1st baby has turned 7 years old !
I wish I could keep you small forever .....



Brigham you have brought so much joy into our lives...

You are such a good boy with a good heart.



You are so much fun and everybody just loves you
and your enthusiasm for life.



You are such a great big brother and your
little brothers look up to you so much.

We have enjoyed every minute of raising you and
I know you can't wait for the day when you are a grown man...
but we can!

We are so blessed to have you in our family....
We Love YOU!

First Day of School!

So this year Brigham started 1st grade and Joseph started Kindergarden! I think they are the most handsome boys in the whole school, but I'm not prejudice or anything! They are both really loving their teachers and there classmates. I asked them both what their favorite thing about school was, Brig said playing on the big playground and Joseph said going to the same school as Brig! I was really worried about how Joseph would do because he just didn't seem as ready as Brig did last year, but he has done great! We were so excited because he got the same teacher's Brig had last year and we just loved them!!! A perfect fit for Joseph, they are both sweet and bubbly which is exactly the type of person that motivates him. Brig also got an amazing teacher and has alot of the same kids in his class as last year. Here are some pictures.


Brig's 1st day of 1st grade!


Joseph's 1st day of Kindergarden!


Paul wanted his picture taken too! It
was so funny because he just walked
up like it was his turn after Joseph and
said CHEESE! Mike and I were laughing!
He thinks he's such a big boy!


Joseph at his desk.


Paul wanted to say goodbye before we left.

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Joseph's teacher's Mrs. Manhire on the left and
Mrs. Jacobsen on the right. They are such great
teachers! And of course Paul had to be in the picture!

Brigham's T-ball party

Brigham's T-ball team had a party at a place called "Pump it up" with bouncers and stuff. The kids had lots of fun jumping and playing games and then we went into one of the rooms for pizza cake and trophy's. Of course I didn't remember to pull outmy camera until we were in the back room...duh!

The cake..what a cute idea!

The pizza party

This is coach Kenny giving out trophy's.

Brig and one of his best buds Cooper.

Little Slugger

Brigham has started T-Ball again and I have to say that this year he really seems to be getting more into the game. I can tell he is a little more coordinated now that he is 6 years old. He catches better and hits better and a dad could not be more proud. Here are some pictures from his first game.

Grandma to the rescue!!!!

While I was sick my mom came to the rescue!!! My kids hadn't been out of the house in like a week and I was so sick I couldn't gt out of bed, so she came up and saved me! You should have seen my kids when they saw grandma! My mom brought me some food, cleaned my house and took the boys for 2 days!!! When I went up to Gavalin Hills to pick them up they didn't want to go home! What kid would, it is like Disneyland up there for them! Here are some pictures of the fun they had while mommy was so sick!


Brig and Joseph feeding the horse.


Joseph chasing the chickens!


Planting a garden with grandpa! Something
mommy remembers doing with grandpa at
about that age.


Petting the horsey!


Paul had a good time chasing the chickens too,
after he warmed up to them.


What a great place! My kids will definately
have lots of fun memories with grandpa and grandma!

Brigham's Birthday 1/28/2008

For Brigham's birthday I baked cupcakes and took them to his class, he loved being the helper and passing out the cupcakes and drinks and the kids loved the sprinkles! We had planned to get Disneyland passes and take the family to Disneyland but it was raining on his birthday, so we decided to call up all the cousins and do Chuck E Cheese again (our back up plan for the last 2 years)! The kids had a good time and we did go to Disneyland later in the week.


The cupcakes for his class. Of course I forgot
my camera in the car for all the cute stuff!!


Grandma Bettie!


Some of the cousins.


Blowing out the birthday cake!


Brig loves his cousin Kate.


His Disneyland Pass!


My cute boys! I just love them!!


Paul was lovin' the little Ferris Wheel!

The Perfect Date

Mike and I always go on a date Friday night and Brigham and Joseph are always telling me they want to go on a date too, so Saturday night I took them on a date!! We had soooo much fun! I got them all dressed up and told them they were going to take mommy on a date. They were so excited! We decided to go to Victoria Gardens to have some dinner and to see The Bee movie. When we got to the food court I told them that since we were on a date they needed to do everything by themselves... order their food, carry their tray etc. They were so dang cute. Brigham said "I'm a man huh mom". They were perfect gentlemen during dinner and I was very proud. After dinner we went to see the Bee movie and on the way to the movie Joseph said "we have to hold hands" then Brigham said " yeah, cause that's what you do on a date"(he said he heard that on one of his favorite TV shows Drake and Josh). When we got to the movie I bought them their OWN kids packs with the small popcorn drink and candy (this was a big deal because we always share everything). They walked very proudly into our movie and I was laughing as I saw people pointing and and making comments about how cute they were. They LOVED the movie! It was funny because after the lights came on Brigham said "mom this movie really made me think, and I don't think I'm gonna hurt bees anymore".

After the movie we took some pictures in front of the Christmas tree and it started to snow!! I guess every night at 8:00 the snow machines blow out fake snow. The boys had a blast running and playing. Then we decided it was time for dessert so we headed to the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory where we got chocolate covered apples...YUM! On our way out we stopped by a Game Shop and I let them play video games for a while. The whole way home all they could talk about was when we were going on our next date! I had so much fun I think I'm going to make this a monthly event.

Halloween Happenings

I was going to post a slideshow of all our fun Halloween festivities but I haven't been able to get my hands on a few of the pictures I was waiting for, so I'll have to post what I've got. My camera went dead so my sister an mom took some pictures for me and when I get those I will put them up. I feel bad cause I don't have one picture of Paul on Halloween, but he was being such a stinker it was hard to corner him. I do have pictures of him at the pumpkin patch though, and as soon as I get my hands on those I will post them.

Brigham...or should I say Captain Jack Sparrow

Brig's Kindergarden class

The Halloween Parade at school. The kids

loved being the center of attention!

Is Joseph the cutest cowboy you

have ever seen or what!!

This is Joseph with his preschool teacher.

He just loves her!! He gives her a big wet

kiss on her cheek every day and talks about

her all the time!

Here is Joseph's class singing for the parents

after the little trunk or treat in the parking lot.

The Dorothy standing next to Joseph is

his "girlfriend".

He won the award for "most original

costume" at the ward Halloween Party!