Family of Boys

My Sister's Wedding....A little late

2010-10-01T07:24:00.000-07:00

I know im a little late on my post and im still playing catch for for the last year so some of them might not be in order but i guess its better late than never and keeping a blog is a lot easier than a journel i think. I just wish i hadnt let it go for a year but i have been super busy this last year.

My beautiful sister got married on July 23rd, 2010 in the Salt Lake City Temple. What a beautiful place. She made a very pretty bride. My pictures of course aren't in order.

After the wedding we went the Maddox Lodge for the Luncheon. Oh so yummy i love that place.

Oh silly Cameron. This is very typical of him. Can hardly get any decent pictures cuz hes always the one that has to pull some sort of a face.

Cameron being silly again.

The twins checking out the water.

I think they were a little bored but believe it or not they were actually pretty good.

My beautiful sister and older brother Matt.

My sister and Me. Love her to pieces. She's always been there for me and i can talk to her about anything. Even though im 11 years older she has always given me good advice when i need to vent. Love you Bex.

Patrick and Becky with my sweet grandparents. Arent they just cute.

The happy couple. Love you both and welcome to the family Patrick.

Catch Up...

2010-09-24T07:42:00.000-07:00

Ok i know its been a long time since ive blogged and i actually missed it and would like to get back into it. Im gonna go back as far as i can remember.

We moved into our beautiful home back in December of 09. Unfortunately i am still in boxes in a couple of the rooms. I know sad huh. Between working sooo much, kids, and my back problems ive had a hard time gettin around to it but now that i finally cut my hours back at dennys to 1 night a week im hoping to get around to it. My goal is to finally get more organized..

I cant remember a whole lot about spring other than being in constant pain with my back. I feel like i have really been held back from being the wife, mother, and housekeeper i wanna be.

Summer we didnt do a whole lot between me working at the Walmart Distribution Center on weekends and at Dennys on tues, wed, and thurs. Kids still seemed to have fun. We still tried to squeeze a couple swimming trips in and a trip to the fun park and of course the boys loved coming up to Dennys to eat especially if i was working.

Ive got so much more catch up to do so heres a post for now but hopefully now that ive cut my hours back at dennys i can have the rest up within the week. Bye for now.

Update coming soon.... Hopefully

2010-09-23T14:26:00.000-07:00

I know its been forever since i last updated. A year to be exact but now maybe that the boys are all in school full time i might find sometime to update. I have been working 2 jobs for the last few months and trying to run a household ive been BUSY. Anyway i feel like i have to relearn everything with my blog so when i get more time ill update SOON.

Boys first day of school .... August 31st

2009-09-06T14:35:00.000-07:00

I am such a slacker but i had a minute while im waiting for the boys to come home so i thought i would hurry and get some pics posted of there first day of school.. The boys absolutely LOVE School. Jason is in the 2nd grade and has Mrs. Hugie, Carson and Cameron are both in kindergarten. I cant believe my babies are already that old. Carson has Carolyn Michalis and Cameron has Missy Michalis. All WONDERFUL teachers. I couldnt have asked for better. This will be a good year and yes i chose to have my twins separated. They will do so much better and the teachers will thank me for it later. Johnny getting everything ready for the boys the night before. I had a horrible migraine that night so he just took over and laid everything out and got everything labeled. He is the BEST.

Jason, Cameron, and Carson

Jason

This is so typical for Cameron to pull faces everytime i take a pic of him

Carson

Jason and Cameron

The twins

The boys eating breakfast at school. They love it!!!

Carson with some of his classmates

Cameron with a friend

Jason in his class

Lagoon August 21, 2009

2009-08-27T22:10:00.000-07:00

This summer has just been so busy between work and kids that we really weren't planning on doing anything this summer but then my work had discount tickets to Lagoon and we thought why not take advantage of it. We thought it would be really fun to surprise the kids so for 2 weeks we kept it a secret I cant believe it. Johnnys cousin lives in Farmington so we just told the kids we were gonna go spend the day with them, which we really were they just didnt know where so when we pulled into Lagoon they were way surprised. Everyone had a good time. I think my husband was a little bummed though this year because i wouldnt go on any scary rides this year. I dont know what happened but im just not as brave as i used to be. Sorry babe. Carson on the train

Jason and Carson on the train
Skylie, Jason, and Kaylie

The twins having a good time

Cameron and Ryker

Cameron

Kaylie, Jason, and Skylie

Cameron

My hot sexy husband and me. Love ya babe

Johnnys cousin Maureen and my sexy husband

Carson, Ryker, and Cameron

Maureen, and Jason

The kids playing in the water

Having a blast

My cute nephews and niece

2009-08-27T21:50:00.000-07:00

On August 19th My husband and i had our first visit with my nephews and niece since they were put in foster care 2 months ago. Oh how we have missed these kids. They are so precious and have been put thru so much in there short little lives. My husband and i are currently getting are home ready to be foster parents to Konnor, Xander, and Kaycee. If all goes well with the home study which is next week we could have these kids by the end of sept.

My nephews baptism

2009-08-27T21:39:00.000-07:00

My nephew Jace was baptised on August 14th at the Willows in Samaria, Id. It was really neat watching him get baptised out there. My brother Steven did a wonderful job. Congratulations Jace!! WE LOVE YOU!!!

Field trip, t-ball, and the flood

2009-06-09T15:26:00.000-07:00

Im a little behind on blogging so heres a little catch up of what weve been up too.

I had the chance to go with Jason on his field trip on May 29th. It was alot of fun and im glad i got to go unfortunately i was only able to get a few pictures before my camera died so i was bummed about that. First we took the kids to a park in ogden where they got to play for a little while and then had some lunch. Afterwards we loaded up all the kids and took them to the Treehouse Museam. It was awsome and they got to learn all about fairytails. I highly reccomend going there. Anyway here are the few pictures i was able to get of that trip.

Carson and Cameron started t-ball the 1st of June. Cameron is on the orange team and Carson is on the green team. So far they seem to like it but still unsure of what to do. There coaches are both really AWSOME and really take the time to work with the kids. The twins still seem to be in there own little world but hopefully they will catch on soon.

When i woke up this morning this was the sight outside my house. I couldnt believe it. I walked outside to check it out and the water came up between my shins and knees. Apparently theres a canal down the road and i guess it overflowed. I was worried about my basement flooding again so i ran downstairs to check and luckily it was safe. My neighbor on the other hand a couple houses down wasnt so lucky. I felt so bad for her because were still dealing with the mess of my basement flooding last time and it is so not fun. The kids had a blast because to them it was just one big swimming pool.

Having fun in the water!!

The neighbor kids having some fun in the little raft!!

The boys playing in the water a couple houses down from me!!

Isn't this the life....

2009-05-24T20:29:00.000-07:00

Earlier today i went to go check on Cameron and i found him chilling out in my room laying in my bed with 3 pillows and feet propped up watching cartoons. The life of a child. How would it be to be a kid again with not a worry in the world or the stress of everyday life.

Happy Birthday to us....

2009-05-23T21:19:00.000-07:00

Today it was my oldest boy Chris's and my birthday. Chris turned 14 (wow i cant believe it) and i turned the dreaded 34. The day started out rough but it got better as the day went on. I went to work for 6 hrs this morning and got hurt. As i was orderfilling this morning i went to get off my pallet jack and my shoelace caught on to the bottom of the handle and my body kept going but my foot didnt therefore i fell on the whole right side of my body without a break in my fall. My left thumb nail is black and blue, I have a small gash in my right hand and then my whole right side of my body where i landed hurts so bad i had to have a toradol shot so hopefully i can get out of bed in the morning. When i got home my husband took me out to lunch at Dennys and then later on i went up to Malad and we celebrated and i got to see my other boys and Chris seemed to have a good birthday too. He had some friends over and they were gonna go boating. The day did get better but i was starting to wonder why i even got out of bed. Ive had a really emotional couple of weeks but tonight i think i was starting to finally snap out of it. Anyway that was my day and i better get to bed because i have to be to work way early in the morning that is if i can even get out of bed. LOL

My sister graduated from high school....

2009-05-21T06:09:00.000-07:00

Last night it was my baby sisters high school graduation. She looked so cute and was way excited. I didnt really get any pictures at the graduation because it was held outside and i was to far away so every picture turned out blurry so these are the few pictures i got at my parents house afterwards before she headed to the all night graduation party..

The ceremony was very nice and it was short and sweet for this class of 53. Way to go Kellie you did it!! Congradulations and good luck with everything!! We love you My parents and Kellie

Kellie and Me Steven, Kellie, and me

My sisters and sister-in-laws

My brothers and Kellie

My cousin Rachel, Kellie, and Aunt Helen

Jason's last soccer game...

2009-05-13T19:20:00.000-07:00

Today was Jason's last soccer game. His whole team did way awsome today winning 13-1. They had alot of teamwork and it was so much fun to watch today especially since it was the only game they won. Way to go kids... You all did great...

School pictures

2009-05-12T10:41:00.001-07:00

Carson with his class

Cameron with his class

My brother's wedding....

2009-04-26T19:59:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my youngest brother Clayton got married.. It was a nice wedding and reception..

Welcome to the family Britney and you two seem very happy..

Brittney and her Dad walking down the isle.

My kids with thehappy couple..

My sisters becky and Kellie

My oldest brother Matt

My adorable little neice Avenlie. Doesnt she just look so adorable..

My nephew Landon. He is the funniest kid and he doesnt really like his picture taken so i kind of have to be sneaky about it.

Cameron

Jace, Carson, Jason, and Haylee.

My sweet wonderful husband and me. I love him so much..

The decorated car!!

There gonna have fun trying to clean it..

SpRiNg SoCcEr

2009-04-22T21:54:00.000-07:00

Carson and Cameron had there first soccer game yesterday. They actually did really well and i was really proud of them. They seemed to understand the concept other than Carson kicking it towards the wrong goal once but they had fun.

Cameron gettin ready to throw the ball in.

Carson

Cameron

I love soccer it completely wiped these two out afterwards. LOL.

Coloring Easter Eggs

2009-04-10T20:34:00.000-07:00

The finished product...

2009-04-10T18:10:00.000-07:00

We bought the kids a trampoline for christmas and now that the snow is all melted they have been wanting us to put it up for a while now. We did set up the trampoline a couple weeks ago on one of the few nice days we had and our intentions were to put the enclosure on it the following day. Well it stormed and ever since then its either been to cold, stormy, or my husband has been at work and im to handicapped to figure anything out on my own. Tonight it was finally nice enough that we got it finished. YAY. The kids love it!!!

I miss these babies so much...

2009-04-10T12:03:00.001-07:00

These twins are the sweetest. Its been a week now since weve had the baby boy and a month since weve had the girl. They are so precious and deserve so much more. The mother is in and out of courton wether or not she gets to keep them. Its a really sad situation with the dad in jail and the mom that dont have the means to take care of them. They need and deserve a stable home and if i cant give that to them i hope theres someone out there that can. I have gotten so attatched to them though. Everytime i had them they were always so good and the boys loved to help me as you can see from the pictures. When it would come time to take these babies home they would be a little fussier than normal. Its like they knew they were going back to an unstable home. I miss them so much and so do my kids. Bless those babies and im hoping the courts will see that they deserve so much more.

A glimpse of the past week...

2009-04-10T11:31:00.000-07:00

Last tuesday it was such a nice day and we all had cabin fever so the kids and i decided to walk over to the park so they could play for a bit. They had so much fun and it was nice to let them run off there energy. We all have spring fever bad.

The next day wasnt such a nice day. Im getting so sick of this. We get so excited for spring with a couple nice days and then back to the cold nasty crap. Jason was supposed to have his first soccer game on wed. the 8th but they ended up cancelling it because of the weather. It was sooo cold plus it was raining and hailing and then the lightening came so it didnt hurt my feelings it was cancelled. We were all SOAKED. Hopefully next weeks game will be better and it wont be so cold. Not much else has gone on around here thats to exciting other than we are on spring break this week and i did take the kids up to malad for a bit to see my mom yesterday because its been a while since we were up there.

What they can find to do for fun...

2009-03-18T10:30:00.000-07:00

In this picture they would let go of the tarp and watch the wind blow it against the dog cage. They just thought that was the funniest thing.

Playing the umbrella game.

Its a nice day outside so i told Carson and Cameron that if they stayed in the backyard they could go outside and play. I had my bedroom window open so i could hear them while i was in the bathroom getting ready. I heard laughter and screaming but it was the plyful screaming so i went to the window to see what they were doing and they had found a tarp in the backyard and they were both on one end playing umbrella or whatever that game is. There are alot of challenges with having twins but they do always have a buddy and im telling ya some of the stuff they come up with to do good or bad they are quite the characters and always have us laughing.

The other twin...

2009-03-18T07:16:00.000-07:00

This last week we have had my 3 month old nephew. He is the twin brother to Kaycee. We have been helping the mother out by taking one of the kids each week for a while till she gets on her feet and this week it was Xanders turn to be with us. We will take him back on friday and then have a break for the weekend and then start all over. Xander seriously has been the best baby. Hes so mellow and only cries when he needs a bottle or needs to be changed. Ive taken him with me when i got my hair done and when i went to help at the school and talk about good. He never got fussy. We have just really loved having him and the kids love it to and are always so willing to help out with him.

2009-03-17T11:18:00.000-07:00

Happy St. Patricks Day!!!!!

Random House Photo Tag

2009-03-10T17:16:00.000-07:00

I saw this on my cousin Janus's blog, and thought it would be fun to do. So, consider anyone reading this, tagged. So.... here is what you do.

-Grab your camera and take at least 5 random pictures around your house.

-No cleaning up 1st...this is your house as is.

Here are some categories you could use: rooms that stays the cleanest, rooms that are a work in progress, what someone else is doing right now, favorite decor or display, something that represents your current life, favorite relaxing spot, something hand-me down, the list is endless.

Random picture #1

This is the living room upstairs. I do try to keep this room the cleanest where its the 1st room you see when you walk in my house but with 5 yr old twins its hard to keep up sometimes. Its also where i fold my laundry as you can see on the couch.

Random picture #2

This is Jasons bedroom. This is actually clean for him. Its usually a bigger mess.

Random picture #3

This is the family room downstairs. My favorite room of the house. This is where we usually do our relaxing.

Random picture #4

This is the twins bedroom. This is my soon to be work in progress. As you can see its a pink room and ive been wanting to paint it for quite sometime but im waiting until there not quite so destructive. Carson still likes to color on the walls so im waiting on fixing the room up. Hopefully this summer.

Random picture #5

This is of course the bathroom. Nothing to exciting.

So... anyone wanting to do it, do it, I dare you!!

It just breaks my heart...

2009-03-09T15:54:00.000-07:00

This is one of the cute outfits i bought her yesterday cuz she was runnin out of clothes. Doesnt she just look so adorable and peaceful.

Tomorrow we have to take this sweet precious baby back home to her mother. She called yesterday and she is missing her so were taking her home earlier than planned. She was quite fussy for her mom so we took her to help out because shes a twin and she has been wonderful for us. Weve given her lots of TLC. This is the baby that was abused by her father so im real protective of her. The twins even love her and have been such good helpers. Kaycee has been really content with us. Different environment and no tension. I know its a mothers instinct to miss your baby but after a couple of days of being back home and when kaycee gets fussy is she just gonna get shoved aside again because shes to much to handle. Im not the mother so theres nothing i can do about it right now which really sucks.

So precious

2009-03-07T08:00:00.000-08:00

We went to Logan and picked up my 3 month old baby niece last night. She is so precious. We get to keep her for a week and its gonna be so fun where i havent had any girls. Im looking forward to dressing her all up and putting bows in her hair. She has been wonderful and is such a doll. Not fussy at all like they say she is. It just breaks my heart how her own dad could hurt her. We love you Kaycee.

I have the best husband ever.....

2009-03-02T03:37:00.000-08:00

I have the sweetest most caring husband. As i came out in the kitchen this morning to get ready for work i found my lunch already packed and ready for me to take to work along with a note that read: Hi Mrs. Smith, Im your lunch today. ENJOY.

He had gone up to dennys while i was still sleeping and got me a queasadilla. He knows those are my favorite. That is what i love about are marriage is the little unexpected surprises and there always the good surprises. I love you babe.

That little stinker.....

2009-03-01T17:05:00.000-08:00

Jason came to me and asked if he could go outside for a little while and play in the snow and i said that was fine as long as he was dressed warm and wasnt out to long because the sun was starting to go down. Well Cameron decided he was going outside to so he had his coat, gloves, boots, and hat on. I told him no because hes been naughty today and i just dont trust him so i took his boots off and put them away so he wouldnt sneak out and a few minutes later Carson comes in the kitchen and says mom i have to show you something. I go with him to Jasons room and the window is wide open and theres Cameron outside. He climbed out his window that little stinker. After i took the picture he got in big trouble and is in his room the rest of the night. Luckily he can't open his window in his room because i have the bunk bed in the way. LOL.

My mom always told me that she hopes i end up with a kid just like me while i was growing up. Well no worries mom i do believe that has happened. I just didnt think it would start at 5 yrs. old.

Tag6-6-6

2009-02-28T18:37:00.001-08:00

Rules: Go to the document setting/my pictures on your computer choose your 6th file choose your 6th picture blog about it... choose 6 people.

This is Jason sitting at my laptop playing games on the computer. Hes actually pretty good and is smart when it comes to the computer. He has even shown me how to do a few things on it that i didnt know about.

I tag

Allison

Melissa

Wendi

Malleri

Briana

Janus

Jason's award

2009-02-27T17:36:00.000-08:00

Today was the award assembly for Jason's school and im so excited for him because he recieved the citizenship award from his class. His award read ( Jason is kind, generous, giving and helpful. He is an extraordinary 1st grader). I am so proud of Jason and all his hard work. He loves school and loves to read and is now on a 3rd grade reading level. Way to go Jason and i love you very much!

SnOw, sNoW, and more SnOw

2009-02-17T15:02:00.000-08:00

It just keeps coming down

It has been snowing all day here in Tremonton but i guess thats to be expected here in Utah this time of year. I am so sick of it all ready and am so ready for summer. My husband is at work so it was up to me and Jason to do the shoveling. He at least enjoys it, I dont.....

Happy Valentines Day Sweetie...

2009-02-14T17:47:00.000-08:00

I wanna take this time to wish my best friend, my husband a happy valentines day! We both had to work today. I worked this morning and hes at work tonight but im sure thinking about him. We went out to eat last night to wingers. YUM. We dont get the alone time very often with no kids so it was nice just the two of us. Johnny you are my sweetheart. He is the best husband. He is so good to me and my kids. Its not very often that you can find a good guy to take on 5 kids that are not biologically his and love them as there own. especially when you got twins in the mix. LOL. He is there father in every way and i love him so much for that. My husband is a very hard worker and i love him for that. He works 7 days a week so we dont see each other a whole lot but he does it so i can be home during the week with the kids cuz he knows that is what i want. I love him for putting up with me cuz i know its not always easy cuz i can be quite high strung sometimes. When he sees i need a break he will tell me to go get a coke or something just to get out of the house for a few minutes. Even though he works alot hes always willing to watch the kids when i need him to or fix something when i ask him too or put something together when i need him too. He never complains, just smiles and says yes dear. I never knew what it was like to be treated so well until i met you honey. If im tired hes also willing to help the kids with homework and hes so good at it and has lots of patience. He gives the best massages. Hes hoping to someday go to school to be a massage therapist and i always jokingly say i can always be your ginny pig. Hes also a very good cook and will help in the kitchen if i need him too. Babe your the best and i love you so much and i love how your so good to me and my kids even when im in one of my moods. Happy Valentines Day!

Busted.....

2009-02-12T12:19:00.001-08:00

Yesterday Cameron insisted on going outside to get the mail. I kept telling him no we will just wait till Johnny gets home from work. He doesnt take the answer no very well. He is very stubborn and extremely independent which is good to a point. He has to do everything him self. Anyway our mailbox is so close to the road and with the snow you almost have to stand out on the road to get the mail and i dont want the kids to get hit by a car so thats why i would tell him to wait till Johnny got home. Anyway this is how our conversation went.

Cameron: mom i have to go get the mail.

Me: why dont we wait till Johnny gets home from work then he can go get it with you.

Cameron: But i have to go get it, you have letters.

Me: cameron its dangerous being that close to the road so no i dont want you goin outside right now.

Cameron: but you have letters.

Me: (as i start to laugh) Cameron if you only knew those are the kind of letters im not in a hurry to see.

Anyway i thought we had an understanding so i went to the back bedroom to put some stuff away and when i came out to the living room cameron was gone so i looked outside and sure enough he was outside getting my letters(bills) from the mailbox. GRRR

How can anyone abuse a baby....

2009-02-11T12:36:00.000-08:00

In this picture its kind of hard to tell but she has a bump on her head and gash on the nose. They said there was blood everywhere when they found her. POOR THING

She was just a cooing at me in this picture

I LOVE THIS BABY!!!!!!!!!

My so called brother-in-law is in jail after his sweet precious 2 month baby girl had been abused. Im just sick about the whole thing. The other night while the mother was at work she got a call from some concerned neighbors saying she better get home cuz something was up. When she got home the dad was passed out drunk on the couch while the 2 yr old and 2 month old twins were on there own. The baby girl is a little fussier because she has acid reflex and the soreest baby bum i have ever seen. I mean it was fire engine red:( I wanted to cry. My husband is just upset about this and this is his own brother that did this. Lock him up and throw away the key.

Anyway when the mom got home the dad is passed out and the baby no where to be found. the 2 yr old had to show her. She was stuffed in a closet in a very small space with a goose ache on the head and a gash on the nose. What did Kaycee ever do to him. If she wasnt found when she was we would probably be planning a funeral is what there telling us. I WANT THAT BABY. If the mother would have been willing to give her up i would have taken her on the spot. Anyway she placed a protective order on the dad and if she lets him back in the house she loses the kids. When i held Kaycee she just had the biggest grin for me. She is so darn cute.

Update

2009-02-05T05:41:00.000-08:00

I did end up going to the dr. yesterday and just as i was afraid of it was strep throat:( I was in bed most of the day again so my kids being on there own for 2 days is scary. Im sorry boys and thanks Jason for all your help. Ive never had strep before so i guess i should feel pretty lucky being able to go 33 yrs before i got it. The dr. put me on an antibiotic and a caugh medicine which i still have to gag down but i am slowly starting to feel better. It just sucks because with my husband being at work the kids are so on there own.

This is what happens........

2009-02-03T21:27:00.000-08:00

This is what happens in my house when the mom is sick. Ive been in bed most of the day with a bad cold. I have no energy, My throat hurts super bad and i hope its not strep but im probably gonna have to break down and go to the dr. tomorrow.

I almost feel like i did when i had mono a few yrs back. Oh i hope thats not what i have. I still have to work so i force myself to go but now i have a few days off so i think my body is trying to tell me enough is enough. I couldnt even go to the school today and help out:( Ive tried taking mucinex, robatussin dm which i had to plug my nose and gag down. Yuck. Any ideas please. I feel bad the kids have pretty much been on there own as you can see. The mess is driving me nuts but is gonna have to wait till im better cuz i cant even stand up without feeling like im gonna fall over.

Flashback Friday

2009-01-23T07:40:00.000-08:00

I was looking at some old pictures of the twins the other day and i just cant believe how much they have grown. I really miss the baby stage. They were actually alot easier back then i thought. They are 5 now and gonna be going into kindergarten in the fall. Wow, where does the time go? Anyway here are some pictures of when they were so cute and innocent.

Its been a while.....

2009-01-18T15:31:00.000-08:00

Ive been so busy these last couple of weeks i havent had time to blog or i just havent really had anything to blog about. I guess my life is pretty boring although with twins you wouldnt think it would be that boring. They keep me busy thats for sure.

This last week i had the pleasure of going to the dentist and having a root canal done. YUCK. Id almost rather have a baby. After dealing with the pain of that for a couple days I was loading the kids in the car getting ready to go to parent teacher conferences and after i had them buckled in i slipped and fell and caught myself with my arm so im sore with that. I just got off work a little while ago and i am sooo beat. I hit my head really hard today at the end of my shift and im really surprised i didnt draw blood but as i was relaxing waiting for my headache to go away Carson needed some help so i got up to help him and what do i do(stub my toe a good one on the couch). This has not been my week.My husband is at work now so i cant even get pampered. Bummer. Well i guess thats about it. Nothing to exciting goin on around here. Hopefully next week will be better and i wont be so clumsy. LOL.

Merry Christmas

2008-12-25T16:31:00.001-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas. We had a family dinner at my moms on Christmas Eve and it was wonderful as usual. Afterwards we gathered together in the living room while my brother Matt read from the scriptures and so we could discuss the true meaning of Christmas and about the birth of our savior.

On Chistmas Eve we have a tradition where the kids each get to open a present from the person that had there name and also the present from grandma which is always pajamas. Thanks mom for everything!!!!

By the time we were done opening presents it was still kind of early but the weather was looking pretty bad so we decided to leave which im glad we did because it was kind of scary!!! Im so sick of the snow all ready.
This is the before picture of when I finally had everything set up! We did Christmas downstairs this year so I wouldnt have to deal with the mess upstairs.Carson loves Max and Ruby so now having the DVD he can watch it anytime.Here are the older 3 boys with there Wii. Boy they were totally surprised and excited.Carson and Cameron working so hard on there Dora and Diego puzzles. After all the presents were all opened Johnny and Chris spent a good couple hours outside shoveling. Boy we sure have gotten dumped on today and its still snowing!!!

This has been a really nice and relaxing day and the kids all seemed happy with everything they got.

To Grandpa and grandma Smith

2008-12-25T15:53:00.000-08:00

My brother-in-law wanted me to post some new pictures of there twin babies for the family down in Colorado to be able to see. I finally got to meet them last night and oh they are so cute. Kaycee was awake the whole time we were there but Xander was just snoozing away. Anyway here are some cute pictures of the babies.

Fun in the snow

2008-12-17T17:21:00.000-08:00

The kids are so excited to finally see snow. I on the other hand am not excited.
I hate driving in it and i hate being cold.

While we were waiting for the bus to come pick up the twins for school i let
them outside a little early to play in the snow! They had a blast. They love
snow and the cold obviously doesnt phase them.

Putting up the christmas tree

2008-12-17T16:38:00.000-08:00

Im a little behind on this post but ive been so busy between working, getting

ready for christmas, cleaning my house, and of course taking care of the kids

which is a full tme job in itself keeping up with the twins.

This year I thought we would do something a little different. I decided to

put the tree up downstairs because theres alot more room down there

and I really didnt want to deal with the mess upstairs. The kids were

so excited because i totally let them do the tree this year. They had been

bugging me for days to put it up and i hadnt really been feeling the greatest

but i gave in and let them do it. I figured christmas is all about the kids anyway

so who cares if my tree isnt the most beautiful but the kids decorated it

and i thought they did an awsome job!!!

My new nephew and niece

2008-12-05T07:36:00.000-08:00

Well im not the only one in the family anymore that gets the joy of raising twins!!!!

My husbands brother and wife had twins monday afternoon. A boy and a girl. They
are the cutest little things. It brings back so many memories from when i had my
twins. I do miss it. Anyway i thought i would post a couple of pictures of
the newest addition to our family.

I have an abcessed tooth

2008-11-30T18:53:00.000-08:00

Im glad i made it thru thanksgiving! As i said in my earlier post I got really sick with what i thought was the flu the day after thanksgiving, well it was my tooth that was infected. Ouch it still hurts. Ill admit i dont get sick very often but when i do im a big baby or i at least dont like to be alone. When i woke up yesterday and my cheek was all swollen and my tooth was really hurting and i had a fever the night before i knew something was wrong. I would take ibuprofin but that didnt even seem to help. I called a friend cuz i was so miserable and it was saturday so i knew i wouldnt be able to get into the dentist and asked what i should do and she gave me his cell number cuz hes a friend of theres and i got his voice mail. at this point i was gettin kind of scared cuz i know if you let it go it can be bad so i headed to the er to at least be looked at so i could get an antibiotic to get me by until i can get into his office on monday hopefully. well before i made it into the er he called me back so he called in a prescription for ammoxicillan right away and said that will help with the infection until i can be seen on monday.

I love my kids dearly but im so glad this was there dads weekend with them because i have been down for a couple days. Hopefully im on the mend. Seriously i would rather have a baby than have tooth pain. Anyway hopefully ill get it fixed tomorrow and ill start to feel better. Hope all is well with everyone.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

2008-11-29T05:33:00.000-08:00

We went up to malad this year for a wonderful thanksgiving dinner with my family. We had just a small group this year but it was still fun and the food was so good. those of us who were there were my parents, both sisters, and my husband, me and my 5 kids.

Its not very often that my sisters and i are together at the same time .with Becky living in orem, Kellie in malad and me in tremonton so we had fun with the camera taking lots of pictures with us sisters.

Heres a picture of just the boys. Chris is 13, Wyatt is 11, Jason is 7, Carson is 5, and Cameron is 5. I cant believe how much the kids have grown.

Heres a picture of my mom and the twins. My mom is also a twin so i thought it would be cute to have a picture of her and her only twin grandchildren!!

Just some random pictures

After we had dinner at my moms we went over to my Aunt Helens house to see my other cousins. It was so much fun seeing everybody. Melissa and her family came in from st. george and Elizabeth and her family came in from Arizona. It was so good to see you guys.

After we left malad we drove straight to Farmington to see Johnnys family. While there we of course ate some more and played bingo. They had some fun prizes so it made it really fun. We left there about midnight and drove straight home to clean out the car and take out the carseats cuz we were one of those insane people that were gonna be out on black friday.

We got to the Brigham Walmart at 2:30. Yes we were pulling an all nighter but it was worth it because I got everything I had gone there to get. The lines were insane and so many people and I was so ready to get out of there after we got our stuff. We then came back to Tremonton and went to dennys for some breakfast. We were so tired so afterwards we went home to take a nap and then we were gonna head over to Logan to take care of some things. We had to cut that trip short though because I had come down with the flu. My body was so achy that every time johnny turned the car or drove over a bump I would scream in pain. We got home and I barely made it to the kitchen sink. I know gross. I took my temp and sure enough 100.6. I never run fevers and so when i do you know im sick. When i woke up this morning my fever was down but my cheek was way swollen. I thought oh my gosh. My back molar yesterday was killing me all day so im thinking that could be it. Maybe its infected.

I did go to work this morning cuz I didnt wanna lose gettin my thanksgiving deferred holiday so when I got there I asked if i could vto without losing my holiday pay and they said I could so now im home recuperating after a busy couple of days. I wanted to put up the tree today but dont know if it will happen cuz im still pretty sore.

Hope everyone else had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday:)

Carson's goose ache

2008-11-26T20:37:00.000-08:00

Having all boys it seems like we hardly go a day without some type of injury. Carson was our latest. We were gettin ready to go to logan so i sent the boys outside to get in the car while i was getting my things gathered up i was taking with me and all of a sudden i heard carson screaming and my first thought was what now. Johnny brought him in the house and sure enough there was a goose ache. He tripped and of course hit the pavement face first. My poor carson. I kept a real close eye on him and he seems to be doing ok. I just hope people dont think i beat my kids. With 5 yr old twin boys im always in for an adventure whether it be good or bad.

My little helpers

2008-11-15T20:07:00.000-08:00

The kids have been wanting me to make cupcakes so they
can help frost them. Im really funny about having them help
me when it comes to handling food. I know im wierd I guess
I get it from my mom. LOL. I figured since we weren't taking
them anywhere I would try being a fun mom and let them go
for it. They were excited and they did a good job. They taste
yummy too. There getting to that age where there interested
in helping me in the kitchen. In fact Jason wants an easy bake
oven for christmas. I told that to my husband and he was like
NO WAY!!! I said he wants to learn to cook and this was a start.
Having a husband that can cook is a good thing so Johnny finally
said we could get him one. At least the one I found is blue and not
pink. LOL. so that makes it easier to get him one.

Carson has been sick all week (poor guy) so he missed out this time
but when hes feeling better he'll have to help us next time!!!

Just some pics

2008-11-08T07:58:00.000-08:00

Here's a couple pictures of Jason after school. We were waiting for there dad to pick them up so while we waited I of course had to pull out the camera. I love taking pictures and of course with this new program I uploaded (picasa 3) Im always experimenting now. I love it and thanks allison :)

The twins posing for a picture and as you can see there coats are zipped up backwards. They thought it would be cool and I of course played along.

Just some random pics of me and my hubby:) I love him so much and he is my everything:)

Update

2008-11-06T14:15:00.000-08:00

We got Jason's scooter back. YAY. Yesterday morning I took him to school because I wanted to sit and wait in front of the bike rack in case the kid brought it back. I was sitting there for 30 mins when I saw the kid put a scooter in the bike rack that looked just like Jason's. I hurried out of the car and asked the kid where he got it. He hesitated but then he said walmart. I then told him my son has a scooter that looks just like that and that it was stolen the day before. He looked a little nervous and hurried and said well he can have mine. I told him I didnt wanna just take it if it wasnt ours but i needed to be sure so I asked for his moms name and thats when he told me he found it in the lost and found. I asked him where the lost and found was and he pointed to the bike rack. I told him I was gonna take the scooter to the office.

Today I was helping out at the school and stopped in the office to talk to the secretary. She told me there were 3 boys in on it and they had also stolen 2 other scooters just a few days before. The police had to come down and talk to all 3 of them and they will have to go to juvenile court. The parents were all called and were just livid. To these boys it was a game but they committed a serious crime. Anyway all is well and all the scooters returned. Jason's face lit right up when I told him I found his scooter:)

Disappointed

2008-11-05T05:28:00.000-08:00

Yesterday Jason came home from school and he was beside himself and very upset.
I asked him what was wrong and he just started crying and said someone stole my scooter
at school today. To a 7 yr old it was very heartbreaking. He just got nthe scooter for his
birthday in oct so it was still brand new. With my kids we just get em 1 nice thing for there birthday
so we dont completely spoil them so we do spend a little extra money on the one item they get so
he had a very nice scooter and whoever took it took away his birthday present! The bad thing is the cameras
by the bike racks happened to be down so it will be harder to find but ive turned it over to the police so hopefully
they will find it. I havent seen any other scooters out that look like this so im hoping Jason will get his birthday present back!

Happy Halloween

2008-10-31T19:15:00.000-07:00

The boys had a very exciting halloween. Last night I took the kids to the pumkin walk
at Jasons school and we got to see all the many different decorated pumpkins. Each class had a
theme and jasons class's theme was a character of your choice so he decided he wanted sponge
bob so we attempted and it actually turned out pretty cute.

Tonight I took the kids trick or treating and they got sooo much candy im gonna have to hide
it because my twins already got enough energy as it is. Jason was dressed up as the Hulk and the
twins were devils. I thought that was appropriate costumes for the twins and it defanately
fits there personalitys. LOL. I love em anyways and they were the cutest little devils.

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2008-10-29T17:05:00.001-07:00

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2008-10-29T17:01:00.001-07:00

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARSON AND CAMERON

2008-10-28T20:12:00.000-07:00

Today its the twins birthday! I cant believe their 5 already. They seemed to have a good day. They had parties today at school and thought it was pretty cool everyone sang happy birthday to them. Tonight we just had a small party for them. My mom, Clayton, and Kellie came down. Thank you so much for everything the kids were so excited to see you.

The twins

2008-10-20T10:51:00.001-07:00

I went outside to check on the twins because there bus was on its way to pick them up for school and this is what I found! They had all there toys in the backyard lined up around the puppy. In alot of ways they have been hard but in other ways they really do keep each other company. Its amazing what there two little minds together come up with.

Carving Pumpkins

2008-10-16T18:44:00.000-07:00

The kids have been wanting to carve pumpkins for a few days now so today we decided to go ahead and carve them outside where it was a nice day and of course I wanted to keep the mess outside. The kids didnt exactly like cleaning the insides out because of the goo but I told them if they wanted to draw there face on there pumpkin I would carve them for them because I dont want them using the knife. Anyway here are a few pictures of us trying to be creative. LOL

Happy Birthday Jason

2008-10-08T10:33:00.000-07:00

Jason's birthday was on oct. 6th. He is now 7. I cant believe how fast the time has gone by. I remember the day he was born. It was conference weekend and even though my dr. had made plans to take his dad down to salt lake for general conference he stayed with me till I had my Jason. He didnt wanna turn me over to anyone else. He was born at 2:43 p.m weighing in at 7 lbs 11 oz and 19 inches long. Hes a first grader now at Mckinley Elementary.

For his birthday we had a party for him at the bowling alley here in Tremonton. Everyone seemed to have a good time. Those that were able to come were my mom, my brother Matt and kids Hayden and Bracken, My other brother Steven and wife Amber and kids Jace, Hailee, and Dax, and Clayton. Thanks everyone for coming down. Jason had alot of fun. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASON.

Chris's Football Game

2008-10-02T08:38:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my oldest son Chris's football game. It was there last home game and they played Grace. We won of course 14-8. YAY. Chris got to play quite a bit and I was real impressed. He does have quite the talent.

Senior center finally came down

2008-09-27T17:29:00.000-07:00

If any of you are familiar with Tremonton, Ut this senior center has been here for yrs. The last little earth quake we had I guess caused some damage and the building was no longer safe and it must come down. They started it on fire and today they are continuing to tear it down. Anyway heres a picture after the fire was put out!!!!

Carsons field trip

2008-09-27T16:35:00.000-07:00

Carsons preschool class went on a walking field trip yesterday. He and cameron both go to the early learning center in corrine. WONDERFUL PRESCHOOL! They are both in separate classrooms though which is best and yesterday carsons class got to walk to this ladys house just 2 blocks from the school where she has an animal farm. The kids loved it. They got to see turtles, an ostrich, a couple of emos, and some bunnys. Here are a few pictures I took!!!

Fall Soccer 2008

2008-09-25T20:29:00.000-07:00

I finally got the kids to bed and its been a while since I posted anything so I thought I would get on the computer for a little bit. We have been very busy between me and my husband and our work schedules and with the kids in school and trying to run the household we dont get out much but the latest has been my 6 yr old Jason being involved in soccer... HE LOVES SOCCER... Here are a few pictures I took of him at his last game...

Cameron

2008-09-02T22:13:00.000-07:00

Tonight Cameron said the funniest thing to me. We had just gotten home from Brigham and cameron has always been able to unbuckle himself from the carseat when we stop the car. Tonight when we pulled in the driveway he was having a hard time with it and he said to me being all serious " Mom my seatbelt is cranky he wont let me out". Anyway he is 4 and kids at that age say the funniest things.

First day of school

2008-08-29T08:08:00.000-07:00

The twins hugging each other while waiting for the bus.

Jason posing for a picture before school

Carson

Cameron

School started for Jason on August 25th. He is in 1st grade at Mckinley Elementary. He loves school so much and thinks its pretty cool he gets to eat lunch there now. The first day was kind of hard for me because that morning as I was getting him ready it finally dawned on me that he wont be home till 3 now. That morning he told me which I thought was kind of funny " well I hope you can handle the boys while im in school because I wont be here to help you". He was an awsome help this summer.

The twins started pre-school yesterday. The cute little bus stops by and picks them up at noon and usually has them home by 4. They go to the early learning center in Corinne which is about 13 miles from my home. They go 4 days a week. THEY LOVE IT. They are so cute getting on the bus they look like such big boys. They went down there last year and this school is wonderful. The boys really have come along ways since they started going. I couldnt ask for better teachers. When the bus dropped the twins off yesterday they are so full of excitment and so excited to tell me everything they did in school.

Chris is in the 8th grade at Malad junior high and Wyatt is in the 6th grade there. I cant believe how big there getting. I tried to get them to come to school here in Tremonton but they were less than excited. They told me they didnt wanna be the new kids at a new school and I can understand that. Malad is close enough to Tremonton that I agreed and told em they can come down anytime.

Tremonton fair 2008

2008-08-28T14:30:00.001-07:00

Last week it was the fair here in Tremonton. It started off with a parade on wed august 20th that lasted about a good hour and a half. The kids had alot of fun and boy did they get alot of candy. The following night we took the kids over to the fair grounds and they had so much fun riding the rides, looking at the animals and of course me and Johnny had fun looking at the many different vendors and what is a fair without fair food. That was the best part at least I think it was for Johnny. I of course went right for the sweets while my husband enjoyed the real food. Here are a few pictures I took of course while we were there...

My first shiner

2008-08-06T07:09:00.000-07:00

Well I got my first black eye the other day... I was sitting i the recliner holding Cameron and my husband was tickleing him. We were having a good time and before I knew it he threw his head back and nailed me right in the eye. It was a complete accident and he didnt mean to. Anyway heres a picture of my shiner....

4th of July 2008

2008-07-30T09:23:00.000-07:00

Me and Kellie at the Parade

My Dad taking time out for a picture

My adorable sister Kellie

Jace and jason posing for a picture at the parade

Chris riding his 4 wheeler in the parade

Jason ready to catch candy at the parade

The twins posing for a picture

Carson didnt like the sirens so he would hide under the blanket when they went by.

Lagoon July 27th, 2008

2008-07-30T08:33:00.000-07:00

Kaylie, Cameron, and Jason on the tilt a whirl

Johnny and carson on the tilt a whirl

Johnnys cousin and aunt

Cameron was tired

My sexy husband

First Blog

2008-07-25T08:05:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,

I decided to start a blog cuz I think it would be easier to keep track of everything my kids do.
As the mother of 5 boys and twins that are 4 some of the stories I tell everyone says I could write a book. Sometimes I get really frustrated and I think it might help by writing some of the
things down that they do.

First off ill start off by writing a little bit about us.

Chris is 13. Wow I still cant believe im the mother of a teenager. He will be going into the 8th grade at Malad junior high. He has a love for sports especially football. His favorite team is the Denver Broncos. He likes playing video games and being the oldest likes to tease the younger children but he also is good to help me with them as well.

Wyatt is 11 and he will be going into the 6th grade at Malad junior high. Wow no more Elementary. He is so excited. Wyatt is a true cowboy. He loves to ride his horse especially in the 4th of July parade every year. He loves to rodeo and is quite good at it. He also loves the outdoors and loves to ride his motor bike at his dads. Oh I hope he is careful.

Jason is 6 and is going into the 1st grade at McKinley Elementary here in Tremonton. He loves school and he loves learning knew things. He amazes me everyday with the questions he asks and the things he learns from school.. He also has a love for sports. He loves soccer and Basketball. He was able to dribble and handle a ball perfectly at the age of 3. My mom always tells me not to let him give up on basketball because he is so good at it. Other interest also include swimming and he also likes to play video games. He is a good helper and helps me with his twin brothers when we go to the store. He worries about them wandering off so he is always willing to help hang on to them.

Now the twins:

Carson & Cameron are now 4 and will be 5 in Oct. How time flies. It seems like I just had them.
I never would have dreamed in a million years that I would have twins. My moms a twin but still the thought never entered my mind. I was 12 weeks along and the dr. wanted to ultrasound me to make sure everything was ok with the baby and to get a defanite due date. Well to our surprise there were two sacks. I couldnt believe what I was seeing. Lets just say I was having mixed emotions between being excited and scared at the same time. Well lets just say I had a perfect pregnancy with no complications. They came exactly 1 month early on Oct 28th, 2003.
Carson weighed 6 lbs 1/2 oz and Cameron weighed 5 lbs 15 1/2 oz. They were 9 mins apart.
Well here we are 4 1/2 yrs later and never a dull moment. What one dont think of the other one does. I wonder what goes on in there little minds. I have to write a couple of my favorite memories of what they have done together although at the time I was beside myself and didnt think it was so funny at the time but I can at least laugh about it now.

One of the worst moments was it was Jan 5th 2007. My husband was working the night shift and I finally just crashed cuz the twins would never let me get any sleep. They both woke up in the middle of the night and at that time I had 2 fridges in my apt. The twins both decided to completely empty both fridges. Milk, Pop, Juice, Water, Eggs, you name it it was all over the floor. My husband came home from work and found the mess and then he woke me up. I wanted to cry. It took us a good couple of hours to clean the mess up. From that day on we had to drill a lock on the fridge that we now to this day have to open with a key.

Another memorie of the twins is it was last fall right before the first snow fall. There room was a complete disaster I had asked them to go clean there room and they werent coming out till it was clean. About an hour later I went and checked on em and there room was all clean. I was so proud of them and just praised them on what a good job they did. The following morning I went outside with the puppies to let em do there business and out in the back yard was a big surprise for me. The twins made a hole in there screen and when I asked them to clean there room the day before they had thrown everyhing out the window. Again I couldnt believe it. I can laugh about it now but then it wasnt so funny.