Arizona Trip

 

How did I miss these cute pictures when I posted about our trip?? The twins LOVED the dog kennels.. just about left them in there but poor doggies were getting anxiety lol!!

Laugh for the Day

 

This is too adorable not to share, sure cracked me up!! I know I'm behind in my posts but today is looking pretty promising!!

Haylee's Special Day!!

 

Our sweet princess got baptised!! She was so adorable and excited about it!
Our awesome neighbors from our old neighborhood came.... we refer to them as our other parents... They got her the cutest little purse full of adorable stuff from Deseret Book.
Also, I'm so so so mad I didn't get pictures of... The Thompson's! We love them so much and are so glad when we get an excuse to see them ;)

Jayden

 












One morning I let Jayden crawl outside... He bolts to the door anytime it opens, they both LOVE being outside!!
He found a few puddles and had a great time, the last picture I wish I was recording it... He was slurping that puddle so loud it cracked me up!!
The kids were so surprised I was letting him get dirty, well, isn't that what babies do best?!?!?

Summer Fort

 










Jacob, Joey and Carson made this fort the beginning of summer and they just crack me up!! They even moved the huge tv in there and got extension cords to plug in the playstation!
I love that the three of them are best buds!!

We made it a full year!!!

 

 

We had the best and busiest July and it was so much fun!! I had been wanting to go to Az to visit for awhile and told Brian since it would be Haylee's birthday on the 15th, the twins on the 17th and our anniversary on the 25th that it would be the perfect excuse to go there and party ;)
Well, Ryan and Julie were awesome enough to plan a huge party for the three kids... 3 cakes in all!! They let us stay at their house and they took care of everything. I felt horrible when we left for not taking more pictures GGRRRRR!! My entire family with the exception of Mariette who lives in Tennessee was there!!
I had a migraine and was horribly sleep deprived so I think Julie thought I was pretty lame lol!!
They said we could come back next year and I hope they meant it because we are :) :)

The boys also got to go to the Diamondbacks vs Dodgers game! Man, talk about spoiled!!!
I love my family so much!!

Blackmail

 

Jacob thought he was so funny catching Joey sleeping on my bear! When he woke up he told him he was going to use it for blackmail. Joey's response? Who cares dude, it's comfortable.
HaHa!!!

JJ and Camping

 

I bet you guys didn't know that we LOVE camping did ya??
Two days before we took JJ's training wheels off his bike and he was flying down the hill! He would come down between the big rocks as fast as he could, up onto the road and back to us in a loop... No fear I tell ya!!!

Jack turns 4!!

 






Another celebration with Jack Jack!! We love this little guy so much and we are so happy he's been a part of our life!!
He and JJ are seriously like brothers... fights and all!!

Staying Faithful

 

We got this in Relief Society awhile back and I LOVED the feeling I got when I read it. How sweet and simple yet so true and inspiring.
I am ever so grateful for the knowledge I have of this gospel!!

Popsicles

 
I came out one day and found all 6 out in the garage eating popsicles.. I don't know why but I thought this was adorable lol!!

Bald Boys of Summer

 

Not the best picture of Hunny Bunny, very long day at work, but all the boys got buzzed for the summer! Wahoo!! It has become tradition around here to get their hair buzzed which is fine for me... no maintenance!!

Last Day of School!!

 

Last day of school and the pictures are not the best but at least I got some! This is Jacob's LAST year at Horizon Elementary... boo hoo, my baby is growing up ;(
He is super nervous having a new school, 6 different teachers, no lockers etc... but I think it'll be super fun once he gets used to it!
Joey is extra excited to be in 5th grade and the one "in charge" of getting everyone to school safe! (They ride their bikes and call me when they make it safe)
Haylee is just all around excited for summer and playing everyday.

Jacob got an award for finishing his Give me Liberty award book and got a trophy in front of everyone.

Joey got 2, yes TWO, Presidential awards for Science and Language Arts, he is such a smarty pants but plays it off like nothing... I think he could skip a grade or two and be fine academically, but the poor boy has NO common sense lol!!
He also got an award for Student Council... he loved every minute.

Haylee got the Horizon Hero Award... for excellence in citizenship, respect, compassion, empathy, kindness, making good choices, cooperating, having a positive attitude, and being a good leader in all aspects... She really is a rule follower which makes me VERY happy!!

JJ on the other hand, oh sheesh... His preschool teachers LOVED him and go on and on about him but at home he's a stinker!! He knows how to push buttons let me tell ya!!

I can't believe the school year is over but let summertime begin!!!

Justin at 11 months!

 

The next Gerber baby??? My little baby is such a doll I adore him every day!!

Fun at the park with Auntie Terry

 












These guys LOVE their auntie Terry!! Jayden is into head butting.... a habit I hope to break quickly before someone gets hurt!!

Uncle Mel & Trent

 













Look how cute these two are!! Trent turned 1 at the end of March and he loves his daddy!!

More & More

 












I have so many pictures and so little time ;-/

10 Months

 

These two are 10 months old already! I have been amazed at how fast they are learning and growing. They crawl all over the place!! Justin knows exactly where the cat food is lol!!
Justin can clap and crawl on hands and knees, says momma & dadada sometimes he is usually just making noises listening to his voice.
Jayden can crawl on hands and knees but still does the army crawl, says momma and squeals soooooo LOUD, he definitely LOVES to hear his voice! He has 5 teeth in that little mouth 2 of which just broke last Saturday.
I'm so glad Terry is here to take pictures of these sweet boys!!

Nascar 2011

 

Brian had the opportunity to take Jacob and Joey to the race this year in Vegas. Not only to the race but to the racetrack for 4 days!! The Thompsons borrowed a travel trailer and Uncle Brian with Jason, Uncle Kenny and another guy all got to hang out with them in the middle of the track... talk about FUN!
Brian has always liked Kurt Busch from the beginning but since his little brother came on the scene we like him as well. They are both from Vegas and are both really good drivers.
Highlight of the weekend was the boys got to meet Kurt and get all their hats and a car autographed!! yippeeee ;)
So while the boys were there the girls got to have fun in St. George. Auntie Carri, Emilee, Haylee and I along with JJ and the twins of course partied it up lol!!

Sleeping

 

These two are so funny when it comes to sleeping! They always have to touch each other ;)
I put Jayden on the one end and Justin on the other and they ALWAYS manage to get at least their legs tangled, I love it!!
Justin has started climbing on top of Jayden making him cry so I seperated them and they both cried and cried so I caved and put them together, they fell alseep hahaha.
These sweet boys are finally getting over the need to cry all the time and so now I can truly say they are FUN!!

JJ is 5!!

 

I can't believe how big my "baby" is and also that it is May and I am just now getting to blog about his birthday?!?! Wow, I'm horrible!!
We had 2 family parties to make up for the lack of a friend party ;) Brian got him a cookie monster cake that was so adorable. He graduates preschool on Friday so I'll have more cute pics to post about!

M&M Factory

 

We went to the M&M's factory with Uncle Ryan & Aunt Julie and we just had to see Kyle's car!! JJ is adorable and he always calls him skittles!! Skittles, M&M's.. it's all the same right??

5th Grade Dance

 

This was the CUTEST thing I have seen in a very long time!! Instead of passing out Valentine's the 5th graders had an etiquette lunch and a dance afterwards... the girls were all dressed up, some in 3 inch heels!!!
They had a parent come for a few weeks beforehand and teach the kids some dances and they all had a dance card with the song and who their partner was.
I walked in and Jacob about died! He turned bright red and wouldn't even look at me lol! He had this girl swinging around and I just couldn't believe it!!
Oh my gosh, it won't be long before he wants to be out there hugging a girl at the dance ;) ***SIGH***

Give Me Liberty

 

Jacob is so amazing! He is in 5th grade and they have to do 4 projects throughout the year OR they can complete the Give Me Liberty project.

It is NOT easy.. It contains 12 different things he has to memorize and recite to a 5th grade teacher to pass off.
1. The Pledge of Allegiance - written in cursive
2. The Pledge of Allegiance - sign language
3. The Preamble to the Constitution
4. The Star Spangled Banner - sung
5. The names of our Presidents in the order they served - recited
6. The 50 states - named & located
6b. The 50 capitals - named & located
7. U.S.A. and continents located on the world map
8. The Gettysburg Address - recited
9. A line from the Declaration of Independence - recited
10. The Symbols of the United States of America - recited
11. The Symbols of the State of Utah - recited
12. The Symbols of 'Old Glory' - recited

Now some of these were not hard for him at all, BUT.... he got a package from Uncle Mike filled with Miami Dolphins stuff and as you know that is his favorite team ever!! Well, he had the Presidents & Gettysburg Address left in his book so I told him he's not allowed to use his stuff until he passes those two off and finishes his book.... well 1 week later he had his box lol!!
We are so super proud of him and how he buckled down and got this book done. As a reward besides his box, it was his special day so he picked dinner & dessert the night! Talk about grinning from ear to ear ;)

Oh yea, he got to wear his shirt and go to all the 5th grade classes and they screamed for him ;)