Team Gibson

Valentine Sunday Best

2012-02-12T15:09:00.000-08:00

So I posted about my dress and items I made for the kids to wear and today was the day, I MADE THEM WEAR IT ALL!!! I thought they looked pretty cute, but Rayle HATED it all. He didn't want to wear the tie or the suspenders, because he said the kids would make fun of him. He took his coat and wore that over his shirt and after primary was over I had the suspenders. What can you do? I still thought they looked great, and I worked hard on it all. Ashlyn didn't really want to wear the dress, but once I got it on her she was fine. I want to take them to a park soon and get some more pictures too. Hopefully it will happen. Our front yard is not ideal for a wonderful backdrop. Hope everyone has a great 14th!!!

First Crack at the Lace Braid

2012-02-11T09:47:00.001-08:00

Now with being a mom of two boys before Miss Ashlyn came along I have not really done lots of hair styles. I can Mohawk and spike a hair like no other! But I am rusty on my braiding skills. Ashlyn's hair is getting longer very day so now I can break out my braiding skills and practice on our little girl! Also with the internet there are TONS of ideas for fabulous styles. With Valentine's day around the corner, how about a lace braid that mimics a heart! <3!!!

Valentine Fashions

2012-02-07T11:04:00.000-08:00

On Sunday while at church I noticed a little girl with a little sack dress on that was Valentine print. I thought to myself, self you have some cute print, why not make one up for Ashlyn! So I searched and found a tutorial on how to make up the dress. It was pretty easy and I loved how the dress turned out! Go here for the dress. After I was done, I realized why heck my boys need to look extra sweet for their Valentine's so I wanted to make ties for them with the fabric print too. I knew that one of my fav blogs had done a post about them. I did some searching and found a easy pessy bow tie tutorial. Now Rayle has been wanting a bow tie for awhile, and so it's was prefect. I was going to make just one for Rayle, and attempt a normal tie for Teagan, but when they got home from school Teagan decided he wanted one too. Okay that's cool, and DANG I can't wait for Sunday for them to wear their get-ups. I am pretty pleased with myself! This week I have done Ashlyn's sweatshirt, and now the dress and ties. AND IT'S ONLY TUESDAY!!!!! What more lays ahead of me???? Not sure if the boys will wear their ties to school, but if they want to, I will let them on the 14th!

Ashlyn's dress.

I got this ribbon today before I had just white but I wanted it to POP a little!

Tying a bow tie is HARD!!!!! I watched like 5 different You-tube videos on how to do it.

Here is the bow tie not tied.

Pull-ups

2012-02-06T08:03:00.001-08:00

Ashlyn is not really interested in potty training, and I really have not pushed the issue. On Saturday I was at CVS getting some diapers for her and I saw that the Huggies Pull-ups were 75% off!!! The price was $4.82, but I knew I had coupons at home. Today I went back and bought three packs. I had three $2 coupons and one $2 CVS coupon for Huggies. So I spent out of pocket $7.77, I saved $80.36 today!!! Also I use a green tag on my reusable shopping bags, it cost me $0.99 and every fourth use I get $1 extra care buck. I am on 122 green bag uses so I have gotten back $30 in extra care bucks!!! Totally worth that dollar investment! And now to wait for Ashlyn to want to potty train, I am ready with my pull-ups!

Sist-a-sauras

2012-02-05T17:11:00.001-08:00

Last month a blog that I read had this wonderful idea here for a sweatshirt. Thinking my boys were a little old for the idea I thought of making one for Ashlyn. I found a cute hooded sweatshirt at Target on clearance and knew it would perfect. I made mine a little different; I made the scales grow larger as they go down the back, also I used more than one color for the scales. I am pretty pleased, but sadly Ashlyn is not interested! :( My boys both want one, of course in different color scheme though!

Got Ashlyn to finally be willing to pose with the sweatshirt on.

Blasting Zone No More

2012-01-30T15:22:00.001-08:00

On Saturday Brian and I finished up the room of disaster...the boys room. Its nice to walk in there and not step on anything, and it will stay that way this time. We have tried a latch at the top of the closet doors, but they figured that one easily so we went hard core! Brian was able to build some shelves where the dressers had once been. Now there is storage for their bins of toys.

We plan on repainting the room soon but here are some grainy pictures of the room now!

Yep a padlock and already they are wanting to figure out the code, but we don't think so!!!!

Sock it too em

2012-01-27T07:18:00.001-08:00

Last week I came across a video that used socks to curl hair. I thought well hey we have a little girl, and there are plenty of socks in the this house so why not try it out. I used 5 socks and put them into Ashlyn's hair the night before and then she slept all night. It was fun to see what the curls would look like the next day!!

Ashlyn posing in her curls.

Back view

Cheese!

Brothers needed to be involved with their pretty little sister

AWWWW!

P.S. this was last week, and I totally did her hair again last night so she is again sporting some sock curls, now the kicker, SHE IS WEARING THE EXACT SAME OUTFIT TODAY!!!! Just noticed that as I was typing up the blog. Too funny!

Teagan's Second Grade Performance

2012-01-26T17:12:00.000-08:00

Last Friday was Teagan's school performance. I love those things! The boys have been singing their songs and I will catch them and get a little sneak peak. Teagan did really well, and when I asked him why he didn't sing that well at his Primary Program he said well those songs are boring. Wonderful! Anyways Teagan looked awesome as he wanted to wear his suit and he was probably the most dressed up but that's okay. He didn't care and you could tell he was enjoying his time on stage. Through the entire program, Ashlyn made sure to let everyone know she was there as she waved and called out "Hi Tea-Tea, Hi!" THE ENTIRE 30 MINUTES! Gotta love little admirer sisters!?!?!

Our little Snow White

Teagan showing off

Singing Away

Before the program

My handsome son!

Bridal Bliss~The Shower

2012-01-23T15:39:00.001-08:00

Okay so here are some pictures from when guest had arrived. We played a few games and had some laughs. It was nice to spend some time with my sister and see some family and friends. Some of the gift favors that I did were all the hats and headbands that everyone is wearing. I seriously LOVED them all. It took a long time, but totally worth the effort. Also I bought Jones soda that was clear in color, and then added a cute photo of Candy and Brian holding up their wedding date. Really loved it too. I was able to make the pom-poms not totally in love with them all but it was my first time making them. Also Ashlyn's party colors for the next ten years will be white, black, and pink. Seriously in love with those hanging lanterns!!!!

The only time Ashlyn would keep her hat on, and then she ripped it off. She was such a doll for the entire shower, and only became a beast when I was cleaning up!

Candyce with all the grandma's. Left to right: Grandma Hummer (our dad's mom), Candyce, Grandma Anderson (our mom's mom), and Grandma Emily (our step mom's mom but totally just grandma!)

Candyce with some gifts

Bridesmaids and Candyce and her dear friend that came out from FL with her.

My mom and Candyce and then Ashlyn had to be in the picture too.

Some friends and our Aunt Sharon and Grandma A.

Grandma's, Ashlyn, Gail, and Jen my brothers wife

Jackie, Candyce, and Fern who came out from FL

Stick a pose, Ashlyn put her hands on her hips so Candy followed! Too cute!!!

Totally fuzzy but a cute picture of Ashlyn giving Candy a kiss!

Bridal Bliss~Decor

2012-01-23T15:16:00.001-08:00

Okay not my bridal bliss, but my little sister is tying the knot this year. Over the weekend she was able to come out and have some fun with friends and family before the big day. I was not able to attend the bachorlette party, but I did throw a shower on her behalf. I got too busy when setting up, I was unable to get pictures without people in them. I had wanted some pre-pictures, but oh well I will live with people in the photos. I am so thankfully that I was able to use my husband's aunt and uncles home. It was the perfect location and it was a nice event. I know I had a wonderful time and I hope that everyone attend did as well!!!

Living room decor

Goregous memory book for the wedding!!!

Another living room view

I made little hats and headbands for all the guests as party favors. Wish I had snapped a picture when the table was completely full.

Dining room table decor all the desserts were on this table.

Kitchen decor, all the main food was in the kitchen on the island and table.

Another view of the food.

Candy bar and Jones bottle favors. I put a photo of the bride and groom on the bottles.

Another bar view.

Little Country

2012-01-21T08:48:00.001-08:00

I don't know about you, but this could be one seriously cute little cowgirl! I really need to get her a hat, but then again her gorgeous locks would be covered, I really am torn!

A Flash of Christmas

2012-01-18T18:34:00.001-08:00

The boys woke up to Ashlyn getting presents from Santa but nothing left for them, horrible rotten little boys...or were they! Santa is a pretty sneaky guy at times and he hid some notes for them to follow in their stockings. We had church bright and early, okay yes 9 am is bright and early when you are up late the night before and hubby dear is working. So we got up and got ready for church. I think I let them open their gifts from us, but honestly now I can't remember. I think we did though. We went to Sacrament as that was the only hour on Sunday and came home to open up gifts and explore what Santa had left.

Christmas Eve in Pictures

2012-01-16T16:43:00.001-08:00

Every Christmas Eve is the Gibson Family Christmas event. It's fun to get together and have a nice evening. Grandma Betty always tried to incorporate musics and she has some wonderful helpers in that area!

Grandma Betty and Ashlyn

Rayle playing a mean tambourine.

Teagan showing off his gift.

Kids playing along with Grandma

Temple Lights

2012-01-16T16:28:00.000-08:00

We were able to make it to the Temple in December to see the lights. I love seeing the excitement that the Temple grounds bring to our children's faces. Ashlyn especially loved the lights and the freedom of running around. The grounds were crowded so we didn't stay too long. Some of our good friends were able to join us, and after we went to a McD's for hot chocolate and some play time. It was a nice evening spent at a beautiful place with family and good friends.

I was unable to capture too many pictures because it was so crowded and then some of my children whom I won't mention any names RAYLE would not smile or be serious enough for the photo opt. There was a beautiful one with Rayle and the Temple in the background but he made a face and when I went to take it again there came a swam of people upon us, so I ditched my efforts. Teagan was too busy running around for me to snap any pictures of him.

BLASTING ZONE AHEAD

2012-01-14T18:15:00.001-08:00

That's what it felt like anyway today when I finally started to tackle Mister Teagan and Mister Rayles room. I remembered to take pictures after we moved the enormous toy box out of the room. Also the boys "had cleaned up" their room too before I took any photos. I worked on the room for a few hours, but honestly it seems never ending!!! So I took a break for the day and will work again either tomorrow after church or some time on Monday. I made sure they could sleep in their bed tonight and that's good enough for me tonight. Last night they had so much stuff on their bed I couldn't even find their blanket or sheets to tuck them in. They should not mind the room too much in it's unorganized state.

Sorry two of these pictures are sideways not sure how to change it since they were from my phone.

PROUD PARENTS

2012-01-11T17:48:00.000-08:00

Our boys are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! We got their report cards the other day and STRAIGHT A's again this quarter. Truly makes us so happy, I might even take them to Krispy Kreme for some donuts. (because they get up to 6 free donuts with any A's from Krispy Kreme LOL!) I hope they both continue on with their excellent academics, and they get their Honor Roll medals at the end of the year. So fun to see them learning and excelling. This week Rayle brought home his first Fluency Read. He reads a passage timed for one minute and we watch him read to make sure there are no mistakes and where he stops we mark it down. The first passage that he was given was a word count of 82. On Monday he finished the entire read and still had twenty seconds. I prompted him to continue and he scored 87 WPM. Today he got 112 WPM!!! That's AWESOME!! Teagan also does this daily and his passages are longer and he has not been under 100 WPM in a long time. It makes me so proud of them both! I am grateful that both of our boys seem to pick up on learning so naturally. I actually struggled through my primary grades so to see them doing so well I love it. I hope Ashlyn is the same way but I know she is not hitting some of her progression marks like both the boys did. We will have to wait and see with our little princess girl! Love my kids and love that we have them at a school that works for their smart little brains!!!

New Starts

2012-01-02T19:05:00.001-08:00

Today we tackled some "spring cleaning", yep I am well aware that its January 2nd, but with a high today of 79 it felt like spring! Also we will be gone over spring break so now is the time! Ashlyn will be two and a half next month so we decided her crib needed to go, and a big girl bed was in order. The boys have a bunk bed, but as of late they sleep together on the bottom full bed, so since all of our funds are being saved we went with the twin top bunk to save some money. We need some new sheets as all we have are boys character sets. Transformers will do until next week! During her nap she was less than thrilled to be sleeping in this new arrangement! I hope she can adjust quickly to this new room change! I wish I had taken pictures of her room before. Her closet was a disaster zone! All her toys were literally thrown in (by Rayle!). Now her room is pretty bare of toys, but are stored nicely within her closet. I also have saved all of our kids baby clothes and have not gotten rid of them yet because we are not sure if another baby is in the mix or not. They take up a lot of room but worth to save if we have another baby. So she still has some storage that could find another home if there was space to be found, but we will work with what we have. Here are some pictures of the end results!

Oh also I have a wooden kitchen set from me and my sisters youth that needs to be cleaned and brought in hopefully by the end of the week. Tomorrow we tackle the pit aka the boys room!!!

All the stuff inside her closet that is either being Craig-listed, thrown out, or donated.

Ashlyn showing off her new room! That big gray thing on the floor is her AC unit. Wish we had gotten a window unit she is ALWAYS messing with it!

One thing about this house that I do like is the closet space...for the kids ours is tiny. I plan on getting some decorative hooks for all her dress up clothes, right now they are lumped in a pile on her shelf.

Here is the other side of her closet.

The other side of her room. Not sure if I want to keep that HUGE rocker in there. It takes up so much space. I might move it out to the living/dining area.

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Good-Bye 2011

2011-12-31T22:25:00.000-08:00

Well it went by fast and furious, or so it seemed. Didn't we just celebrate it turning into 2011? and now it's 2012 well in about 30 minutes. I hope you all had a wonderful year and look forward to new and wonderful things in the year 2012! We will be celebrating 10 YEARS OF MARRIAGE! in March. In February will be our 8th sealing date, very cool. Teagan will be baptized in May. My little sister is tying the knot in March as well (great month to get married). We are very excited to all that will and shall happen in the next year!!! God bless everyone and may you be merry and bright in 2012!!!!!

Christmas Day 2011

2011-12-27T13:19:00.001-08:00

Christmas has come and it was a wonderful time for the kids. The boys woke up to find a few gifts and presents for Ashlyn from Santa, but there was not a thing for them from Santa. We had church at 9 am so we got ready and the boys waited oh so patiently to open the few gifts from mom and dad. They got the goods underwear, socks, and a few movies. Yep we are some AWESOME parents! Ashlyn got a push car from us and new boots, a furReal puppy, and Figit from Santa. So off to church we went and Teagan figured since they had already gotten gifts that Santa didn't need to leave them any. Well when church was over we had them open their stockings and what did we find but a treasure hunt for each boy to follow. Teagan and Rayle really loved it and we excited about their Christmas gifts from Santa. It was fun and and wonderful day spent with our family.

I took more pictures on my camera will have to up load them later.

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Santa Time

2011-12-22T20:16:00.001-08:00

Yesterday we went to BassPro, but the wait to see Santa was over 3 hours. Brian and I were going on a date and it didn't include waiting for Santa with the kids. So when we picked them up from grandma's we headed over again. Today the wait was a little reasonable hour and half. We rode the carousel and then headed to a few other stores around the area. When we got back to BassPro I headed to the line to wait with the kids and they did well except Ashlyn because I don't think she slept very well, was a GROUCH!!! The kids loved seeing Santa and writing a letter for him. Also they added a snowball fight area where the boys had a blast. BassPro really is a wonderful place for the kids, they have slot car racing, remote control trucks, shooting areas, Santa letters, a craft in the evening, carousel, and snowball area. Lots of fun things and everything is FREE! Kids loved it.

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Saturday Christmas with the Frazee's

2011-12-21T08:19:00.000-08:00

On Saturday last we were able to spend our Christmas with my mom and her husband and my step sister and her family. No one else was able to make the celebration. We went to McCormick Railroad Train Park. This was the third time that our Christmas celebration has been held at the park. It is always a hit! This was the first time Ashlyn has been able to go and that girl LOVED it up. I think she went on the must rides, how can anyone resist her? The kids all enjoyed the day. It was a wonderful way to start off the Christmas Season.

Rocken at Church

2011-12-04T21:49:00.001-08:00

I totally want to break out in Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Here in AZ it was cold this morning and I thought it would be perfect for Ashlyn to wear some tights to church. I bought them at Children's Place and she really has not had a chance to wear them yet. They are almost too small for her now. She looked so cute as I did her hair in a side ponytail. However after church she was running around and fell so now the tights have two holes in them. I am going to try and make another pair using the bottoms and some women's socks. Should be fun if they work out.

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Half Day Fun

2011-11-30T15:34:00.001-08:00

Today the boys had a half day at school. Last week I said we could go to the Dinosaur Museum but we never made it. Today we made it happen. The kids had so much fun! This was the first time for Ashlyn and she was not too sure about those dinosaurs when we first got there. By the end she was running around like crazy! Here are some pictures of our outing.

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A Penny Earned is a Penny Saved

2011-11-27T17:02:00.001-08:00

Me: Rayle who is on the penny?

Rayle: Brother Ham Lincoln

Apparently Abe has a brother Ham. LOL!!!

Happy Happy Gobble Gobble Day

2011-11-25T19:06:00.000-08:00

I honestly can not believe that Thanksgiving has come and past us by. Where is 2011 going???? Anyone else feel it's like warp speed?

I am so grateful for this year, it's been very nice to be a mom to our children and watch them learn and grow. I am so excited for next month, giddy actually!!! I just want to break everything out and give it to my kids! I can't wait to see their little faces light up! Christmas is the best time of the year, and though the year has flown by, I am glad it's almost here. I have been finding deals here and there. We got Teagan's main gift at the end of July, and I don't KEEP secrets very well. It's been tough to keep it under wraps. We still have a little more shopping but we are almost done, and it's so fun! I am glad that we can spend a little extra on our children and let them feel the love of the season. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and had many things to be grateful for, I know I did.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!

First Time Bowler

2011-11-20T15:45:00.001-08:00

Yesterday, Rayle had the opportunity to go to his best friends birthday party. It's was a fun event, bowling at Brunswick. Rayle has never gone bowling, so this was a new experience. I was glad that he had so much fun, and enjoyed his evening. The pictures were not great, because he does sit still so I got a little video. It was a nice evening out for the both of us.

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Finishing up a week of Spirit

2011-11-18T08:56:00.001-08:00

Yeah today is Friday, and after school a start to a WHOLE week off. To finish out spirit week, today is school spirit, wear you blues and reds to show your love for Noah Webster Basic School! Today is also the Thanksgiving party, where they get to sample PIE!!! I told Teagan and Rayle that they couldn't have any, but I am pretty sure they aren't going to listen. Yesterday I made a popcorn turkey so they could have that in class too. The office staff thought they were pretty cool. Happy Friday everyone!!!

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I am 2

2011-11-17T14:45:00.001-08:00

She can go 90 miles an hour, from sweet to this the next. Yep that's our daughter!

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Spirit Week

2011-11-17T09:36:00.001-08:00

Today we weren't really feeling all filled with spirit, so I let them slum it up. J/K today was pajamas day and crazy socks. I don't think Teagan did the socks, but I know Rayle put on a pair of my socks. He loves wearing different crazy socks! I tried to do their hair like it was all messed up from sleep, not sure how well it turned out though.

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Spirit Week

2011-11-16T10:16:00.001-08:00

Today is twin day, which I know all about. J/K However I am asked often if Teagan and Rayle are twins, yes they look a lot alike (because they are brothers) but no they are not. Teagan and Rayle are twenty-five months apart. Anyways, so today at school they were suppose to dress the same as another person, instead of tracking down a classmate to play matchy matchy, I just made it easy and had Teagan and Rayle dress like twins. And I must admit, they are pretty darn handsome!!!

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Spirit Week

2011-11-15T07:13:00.001-08:00

Today is Decades Day with the choices of 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's. I did the 50's in the past with Teagan white tee with jeans rolled up (check back here), but I wanted to do more than that. I loved growing up in the 80's and being born in 81 I do remember the side pony tail, shirt rolled to the side, big hair, and Cyndi Lauper was really my all time FAV!!! With boys though I think its hard to come up with ideas. Girls 50's poodle skirt pink ladies jacket, 60's pencil skirt cool hats, 70's flowery dresses bell bottoms, 80's BIG hair t-shirt neck cut out pull to the side. With boys I was coming up blank. I decided we will do 80's overalls one strap down, anything that would make Michael Jackson jump out from his grave MC Hammer pants. (Did you sing it? I did) When I went to Goodwill, there were NO options that could work, it was sparse pickings seriously! I really didn't have time to track down apparel for school dress up. So I knew that Teagan has two pair of cords and Rayle could borrow one. I have plain white tees and so went and I got a tie-dye kit and made up some shirts. I also found some patches to go with the theme. Most importantly the boys loved them.

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Two Year Old Poster Child

2011-11-14T13:11:00.001-08:00

I am happy to say she fits the bill. She is stubborn, wants her way, can throw a full out tantrum at any time, and she is as cute as a button. It really is hard not to laugh!

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School Spirit

2011-11-14T06:44:00.001-08:00

It's that time again already, School Spirit Week. Today is the mild Backwards Day. The boys wanted to go all out even with their underwear, seriously wouldn't that be SO uncomfortable!!! To his, his own I guess. Just glad we caught Rayle the lover of wearing the same pair of socks for three days straight. Weird kid!!!

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Santa, yep already!!!

2011-11-12T13:27:00.001-08:00

Today at Frys they were passing out free samples, and Santa was also there. We shopped, had some Yummy snacks, and got a quick pic with the jolly old man. I was a tad afraid because last year Ashlyn was not so happy to be near the Claus. (Link here back to 2010 Santa Photo) This year was amazing I got her out of the shopping cart and she literally ran right up and stood for a picture opp! So glad I didn't have a screaming, crying, upset child leaving the store. Happy girl= happy mommy!!!

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SHOPPING

2011-11-10T16:04:00.001-08:00

She will be a pro some day, just like momma! I took her one day and let her walk with me, what an adventure! She did pretty good to stay by me, but there was a lot of people around. Maybe next time we will take her own cart.

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Dancing the afternoon away

2011-11-10T15:47:00.001-08:00

My kids LOVE when we crank up some toons and they will dance the day away. Ashlyn is trying to do summersaults but every time I try to video it, it never works out. Oh well. Rayle has got the moves!!!!

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Pumpkin Fan Here!!!

2011-11-04T09:19:00.001-07:00

When I was excepting Teagan, the schools directors wife made some from scratch pumpkin bread. Even the pumpkin was not canned she had steamed down a pumpkin and made her own. It was to die for. I was in HEAVEN!!! Since then I have made many a loaves of pumpkin bread. Early this year I wanted to make muffins, and thought mmmmm pumpkin muffins would be the best. I found a recipe and waited, because pumpkin is only sold this time of year :( However the wait has paid off! The cherry on top, all of my family is just as crazy for them as I am! The recipe yields like 4 dozen and today I made the last batch....until next week!

I added some chocolate chips too!

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Happy Halloween Ghosts

2011-11-03T09:37:00.001-07:00

I came across this too cute of an idea on babble.com. I thought I would share it with Rayle and Teagans teachers and see if I could come in and do this fun art project. Both teachers agreed. Last Friday I went into Rayles kindergarten class and stamped 35 cutie pootie little tootie toes. They were so cute because most of them had super ticklish feet. It went pretty smooth, but took a long time, I was grateful that the aide helped me out so much! On Monday was 2nd grade time. I had a parent helping me, and I only had 45 minutes again to stamp 35 kids. I had to be fast, and thankfully we ended right on time. It was fun, but overwhelming, because it was lots of work. I hope the parents were okay with white feet, because the kids weren't great at scrubbing the paint off, and there was no time for me or the other parent to do it. I think they turned out wonderful. Also something to remember just how big the child's foot was in 2011. I stamped Ashlyn too, hers was my example.

Oh one other thing, there are a lot of kids with VERY high arches! Many ghosts had to be connected because when I stamped them down there was a heel and the ball of the foot and no middle.

Ashlyn's feet

Teagan's feet

Rayle's feet

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Happy Trick and Treating

2011-11-02T10:22:00.001-07:00

I love the age when children realize what Halloween is all about. This was that year for Ashlyn! She had some warm ups with the boys school festival, and our ward trunk or treat. On Monday night it finally clicked and she understood that if she stood all cute then she would be rewarded with CANDY!!! It took some coaxing for her to allow me to take her loot and place it in her bag. She wanted to hang on to all her spoils, but her little hands can only hold so much. By the end of the night she was putting the candy in the bag herself. It was really fun to see her excitement! The boys are old pros, and it was fun to see the three of them running from house to house. Love the cooler temperatures and when its okay for my kids to dress up and enjoy a night out!

Pictures are from the trick or treating event at Red Mtn MCC. Brian had to work so we hung out with a family from our Ward. It was great that they allowed us to tag along!!! I guess I didn't get any from actual trick or treating in the neighbourhood we went too. OOPS!!!

Let's go already!!!

Creepy Crawlers...for sure! This guy kept picking that thing up! It freaked me out!!!

Rayle looking at all the stuff on the Creep Crawlers table.

Teagan fishing for candy.

Ashlyn fishing for candy.

They had all these pumpkin lanterns around the courtyard, Ashlyn would go up to them and say "hi".

Rayle showing some cool moves.

Ashlyn and Roman waiting for some yummy popcorn. So cute!!!

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My little spider and ghost

2011-10-31T11:19:00.001-07:00

So I changed the eyes on my spider and made a white pom pom and turned it into a ghost.

What do you think?

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3 Little Candycorns

2011-10-31T07:46:00.001-07:00

The kids can't dress up today, but I still wanted them to have the Halloween spirit. So I saw a cute onesie dyed like candycorn. So I decided to do the same with some t-shirts for the kids. Now they can still go to school, but not be too much of a distraction. Well except Rayle is super duper hyper today.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

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Carving Time

2011-10-30T19:13:00.001-07:00

On Friday the boys had a half day so I decided that would be the perfect time to carve some pumpkins. I picked some up at the market and when they got home we got to work. It was perfect because Ashlyn was still napping and we could work without interruptions. The boys gate to touch slimy stuff so cleaning out the pumpkins was not a highlight for them. Both put on gloves to help with the job, silly boys! Then the designing began. Rayle has an obsession with Two-Face from Batman. So we did that. Teagan was undecided, but eventually came up with a dragon. The boys picked a princess for Ashlyn, and after carving two pumpkins, I was done so it was kind of lame. It was fun to spend some time with just the boys. Can't wait to see what they imagine next year!

EWWWW!!!!

Notice the gloves!

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Trunken and Treaten

2011-10-29T16:14:00.001-07:00

My phone totally auto corrected Trunken to Drunken, HELLO how often have I used that word phone???? Like never until today. Anywho, last night was our wards trunk or treat. What is a trunk or treat? You line up in a parking lot with your vehicles and pass out globs of candy to the same kids as these make the rounds twenty times. ;) Ashlyn just helped herself to our loot and overflowed her bucket. I think there might be a candy addiction in the making with that girl. So we were the Ghostbusters, and it was a lot of fun. Everyone keeps asking me if I made them all, either our costumes look like crap because I handmade them, or people think I have mad skill, um let's go with the mad skill option! There was a pumpkin contest and Rayle got an award for the silliest pumpkin, and Teagan got an award for most detailed pumpkin. Mom gets a reward for allowing her sons to be as creative as they want, and I end up craving the pumpkins! Also a couple in the ward took family pictures so that was cool. Can't wait for them to send it to us in e-mail. Brian decided about an hour before it was time to go to church to make the Ghostbuster emblem for the sides of our vehicle. Teagan is still amazed at his fathers mad skill. It's funny because both Brian and I have shown our children some of our artwork, but I guess because we,are parents, we don't qualify for having any other abilities. Silly kids! All in all we enjoyed our night.

Okay yes let's address Mr. Rayle, he wanted to go as something other than a ghostbuster, so we met in the middle and painted his face and hair like Two-Face and he wore the ghosrbuster costume as well.

(better picture before we left)

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Monster Mash

2011-10-27T17:03:00.001-07:00

Rayles kindergarten class made these a few weeks ago, and today we got to bring him home. He is one crazy haired monster! It was fun to go into the class and help out. I am going again into Rayles tomorrow to do an art project. Then on Monday I get to do it with Teagans class. Can't wait!!!

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My little ittsy spider

2011-10-27T10:37:00.001-07:00

I made this little guy over the weekend, but still needed some eyes. I should have gone with some bigger ones. Maybe I will go back and get some larger eyes. Still a cutie though!

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gummy they are Yummy

2011-10-25T20:03:00.001-07:00

I don't recommend shapes with angles too hard to get out of the mold.

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Yummy Gummy

2011-10-25T19:00:00.001-07:00

I forgot I had the dinosaur sucker mold. Now we wait.

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Let's make some snacks

2011-10-25T18:44:00.001-07:00

I found a recipe for homemade gummy candy so we are making them tonight. So far so good but I'm only on step one with Teagan and Rayle. The only candy molds I have are Christmas but that's okay its only a few months away!

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White Lightening Chili

2011-10-25T17:56:00.001-07:00

Okay so the presentation is not looking so great, but it is so GOOD! I had this chili on Saturday and I was excited to find a chili that was good and tomato free. So today I tried my hand at the recipe. I think I used more chicken then in the Saturday one so I think next time I might use two cans of chicken broth instead of one. So excited about leftovers for lunch tomorrow!!! The kids liked it too. And the spice was just enough kick as well!

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Fright Fest Picture

2011-10-23T13:31:00.001-07:00

Forgot to add this picture of Teagan in the last post.

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Fright Fest 2011

2011-10-23T13:28:00.001-07:00

Last night was the annual Fright Fest for Noah Webster Basic School, and as usual it was a blast for the kids!!! This year for Halloween I really wanted a theme costume that the entire family could wear. Brian HATES to dress up so I had a problem there, and Rayle was being stubborn about being something that was from Batman. I did not want to be CatWoman!!! So as I was searching I found that the Ghostbusters would totally work, and Brian was cool with that idea!!! Last night we had so many people telling us how great we all looked. It was pretty cool! Before we entered the school we were putting on the packs and some of the teachers were waiting patiently for us to enter to snag a family picture. It was very fun. Later the principle even stopped us to capture another image. The boys really enjoyed the night as did Ashlyn. There were someblow up slide and obstacle course and she did NOT want to wait her turn. She was so cute! On the slide they had to climb up this very steep steps/hand holds, not sure how to explain it. I think that the slide was probably 40 feet high though! I told the boys to help her and of course they took off. Ashlyn was left to climb herself, thankfully one of the workers climbed up after her to make sure she didn't fall or if she needed help. Then when she reached the top she ran to the other side and slid down, I totally missed it. People said she went flying and I thought she would have been scared, oh no she wanted to go again. The Haunted Ghost Town was hilarious! I was really amazed at all the cool things they have like pictures that change images and such. I have never gone in before so it was fun to help scare the kids. Ashlyn HATED it!!! All in all it was a great night! On Monday I am going to see if I can track down the person that took our family picture and see if I can get a copy. I took a picture with my phone, but I took it so I am not in it. :( This is the only fundraiser that the school has to help raise funds for their school. I love this fact as my children are not asked to make sales and take donations for the school. Then later in theyear they do a fundraiser for a non-profit. Last year they did a food drive, and the year before that they did a donation for Andrea's Closet that buys toys for hospitals for sick children. I really think that is helping our children to see that others matter and it's not about a prize, it's about helping those in need!!! I am excited to see what this year will bring!

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Smarty Pants

2011-10-21T09:32:00.001-07:00

Rayle and Teagan got their first quarter report cards yesterday. So proud of those two. Both made Honor Roll! Teagan has been on Honor Roll for 9 straight quarters! I am so grateful that they both love school for the most part, and they do their homework when asked. The other day they both did most of their work on the bus. Teagan does this a lot but Rayle has not. It's exciting to see them learning and becoming interested in new things. Teagan is all about Science, its really cute! Rayle is interested more in super hero, but that's okay, I don't want him to grow up too quickly! Love those boys!!!

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pom pom spider

2011-10-21T07:53:00.000-07:00

pom pom spider

Is this not the CUTEST!!!! On Saturday is our Super Saturday for Relief Society, and I didn't sign up for a craft, nothing I couldn't live without!!! Anyways I plan on making a couple of these bad boys, and I want to try and tweak the pattern a little and make a ghost. We will see how it goes. Super Duper excited!!!!!!!!!!

BassPro kind of day

2011-10-20T14:27:00.001-07:00

Last weekend we went to BassPro for their cowboy days. The kids had a blast roping and riding. Rayle and Ashlyn got their face painted. All three of them got a cow bell. It was a lot of fun, plus it was FREE! Most of the things we do on Saturday are free, but also fun. I loved getting out of the house with my brood. Also grandma went too, and my kids always love seeing her!

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Rockin Ghosts

2011-10-08T15:53:00.001-07:00

Getting into the Halloween spirit with these cute little ghosts. So fun and easy to make! Big plus the cost ZERO dollars to make. Gotta love FREE Halloween decorations.

Crazy girl we love

2011-10-08T14:36:00.001-07:00

Ashlyn is so full of energy. She loves to get into just about everything. She loves all of her brothers toys, but also has interest in baby dolls and purses. She LOVES shoes and I can't blame her, I do too! When I wear make up she wants to wear it too. I think she is defiantly a daddy girl though and she prefers Brian over me. She also has down pat the GLARE! At dinner she will do it and we will do it back, then she will start laughing. She is so much fun.

Calling the Tooth Fairy

2011-10-02T16:57:00.001-07:00

Today Teagan and Rayle were wrestling and Teagans very wigglely tooth came right out. This is the 5th tooth Teagan has lost!

Ice Cream Social

2011-08-31T20:04:00.001-07:00

Rayles class sang tonight at the ice cream social, he was pretty funny. I took a video, but I am not sure how to upload from my phone. I will try to add it soon.

Homework

2011-08-29T16:15:00.001-07:00

Boys working hard at making a mess with their snack and their homework!!!

Forgotten...okay no just lazy

2011-08-29T13:02:00.001-07:00

I have not been motivated to get my camera and upload the pictures it contains, so therefore I have not posted a blog in a few months. However I do use Facebook like crazy for all to keep up with our family. A friend mentioned that there is an app for Blogger so here we are, I am blogging from my phone. It's faster than my computer anyways, stupid PC's so want an Apple. Anyways just an update, school started a few weeks ago, and both boys are enjoying it. I am loving it, as this summer really took a toll on my patience. Teagan is in second grade and doing well still as smart as ever. Rayle was moved to the highest class before school started, made me super happy. He is reading and doing so well. Ashlyn turned 2 TODAY!!! Wow where have the last 730 days gone??? Thankfully she still loves to nap so I can get a few things done in the day. She loves to watch Tangled, and its on at least once a day sometimes more. She is a cutie, but stubborn. I think we will keep her. Anyways I will try and update some back posts soon.

HE DID IT!!!

2011-05-05T12:03:00.000-07:00

It was all him, and he alone. He did it to me, and no other child can make claim on it. He made me a MOM. On May 5th 2004 he came into this world and blessed me as a mom. Too boot it was a few days before Mother's Day too. Every year I get to remember that around Mother's Day my little Teagan came into the world and brought joy to our lives. Also my bladder will NEVER be the same. Teagan is growing up so fast and I can't believe that today he turned 7 years old. It just reminds me that I am getting older as he is getting older, not really liking this getting older thing. Children need to stay younger longer. Like dog years maybe we can make children years last longer. Instead of turning one year older each year, they should turn half a year older. So every two years would really equal one year. Here is our little guy after the blue and purple is gone and he is finally breathing!

Bath time was so much fun, when there was only one to worry about slipping under the water, and he fit very nicely in the kitchen sink!!

Always creative, and I allowed him to walk out of the house like this. I still let him dress himself for the most part and thankfully he usually matches. :)

LOVE ME SOME DIMPLES!!!

Teagan LOVES a good time, and has no fear.

Can't believe he will be done with first grade in a few weeks and then on to college and dating. ACK slow down.

Teagan LOVES playing sports and I am so glad we put him into baseball this year. He has learned LOTS and loves to play the game.Teagan we love you and your sweet personality. You are a great big brother, and a wonderful son. We are so blessed to have you in our family!!

Wonderful Day at the field!

2011-04-23T21:00:00.000-07:00

Today was such a joy to be at the ball field watching BOTH my boys having fun and doing well. Generally Rayle is a little pill and will give up, throw a tantrum, and run off the field or not even get on it. I am not about that at all!! Last week we told him if he wanted the treat at the end of the game he had to play. Well it worked for the last inning and he played, but not very happily. Today was so different, on the way there I told him the same thing, that he would not get the treat after the game if he did not play. He did WONDERFUL, he went after the ball, and if he didn't get it he didn't have a melt down. When other team members went after the ball and he got it he gave them a chance to throw the ball after he had gotten it. He did great hitting too. It was such an improvement, and I am SO PROUD of him. Teagan is getting better every day. His team is really working hard to hit coach pitch. In the three at bats Teagan had, he hit coach pitch two times. Both were solid hits. His other hit was from the tee and he ripped it!!! Teagan continues to get better and is really loving the game. He still dances out in the field but he is ready when the ball is hit. It was fun to be able to watch the boys play something that I loved to play too. What a fun way to spend time with my family!!

TEAM BLUE SOCKS

2011-04-07T21:14:00.000-07:00

For some reason I could not upload Rayle's pictures the other day. Try try again and today it worked!! This year Rayle is playing with the 3 and 4 year olds t-ball team. So Rayle's baseball experience has been a struggle for the most part. He wants to be the star and pro the first day out. However he has to learn how to play first. So there have been LOTS of tantrums on the practice field. We are really working hard with this. Today he had practice and it was the BEST one so far. He did have two teeny tiny melt downs but he got back out there and tried. He wants to get the ball first and does not want others to have a chance. We are working on sharing and that he does not always have to get the ball. His hitting was AWESOME today and there is always a HUGE smile on his face when he hits the ball off the tee. I hope that as the season continues that he will improve and also his attitude as well. When we got to the field on Saturday Rayle saw all the children dressed and ready for the games. He said, "Mom look at all the new friends I will have." It was fun to see him really excited, and now he thinks every practice is a game.

TEAM BLUE SOCKS

Rayle dressed and ready to PLAY BALL!! Warming up big league!! Rayle waiting to hit. I was sitting with him and cheering on his team mates. Rayle was upset and said, "Mom those are not your kids why are you cheering for them?" "Because I want to encourage your team to play well", I told him. Silly boy!

Rayle hitting the ball.

Thumbs up at second base. He did really good and LOVES the games. Two more days Rayle and you can get out there again!!

Team Champions

2011-04-05T20:26:00.000-07:00

Teagan is on the 5 and 6 year old coach pitch team. I am really impressed thus far with his team and coaches. Teagan is really loving baseball. The first practice I had to keep reminding him to be quiet because he had some comment about how to do this and how to do that regarding baseball. I told him he needed to listen to his coach and preform how the coach wanted him to. I hope that next year the coach will still be with this age group and Rayle can be on the team. Teagan will move up to the big leagues with the 7-10 years. Saturday April 2 was the first game, and it was HOT!! We were at the park for over three hours because Rayle's game was an hour before Teagan's and Teagan needed to be there early since we had not gotten his uniform shirt. So instead of going home and then literally turning around to go back we just stayed there. Ashlyn did really well as did Rayle. Brian had worked the night before with no sleep he came but then about half way went home with Rayle and Ashlyn. The heat was a little much and being there that long didn't help. Hopefully we can learn to deal with this as we go on. A few games will be back to back but most will allow us to go home for a few hours in between. Here is a few pictures to recap.

TEAM CHAMPION

Teagan warming up with his team Yeah look at that hit. Look at the FACE. It's hard to see but what concentration!!!! Running from first base. GO TEAGAN!!

Playing third base. Okay here most of the time he was DANCING around and talking to the other team.

Go Team get that ball!!!!

I LOVE baseball and I love seeing my boys enjoy playing!!

Seriously March where did you go????

2011-04-05T20:15:00.000-07:00

The song Where Are You Christmas? that Little CindiLou sings in the Grinch that Stole Christmas has been running through my head, except I say March instead. I remember there was a Spring Break, we worked on the yard. Also last week Brian and I celebrated our 9 wedding anniversary, but well the rest of it was a BLUR. On the 30th (our anniversary) we had a food adventure. We started off at PizzaMart for beer battered zucchini. YUM and well CHEAP!! Then we went on to Toby Keith's for dinner. Generally we LOVE that bar I mean place ;), but our food was not prepared to our order, so that was a downer. On to the next stop we were on the hunt for Tangled, hey I have a GIRL now so I can indulge in princess movies. Okay ya the boys have watched it just as much. Target was out of the movie in to locations we stopped at. :( Yeah we got in on Friday when we stopped in for a birthday gift for one of Teagan's friends. After our search Brian and I headed to Oregano's for YUMMY PizzaCookie for dessert!!! LOVE this! The kiddos crashed my mom's house for the night and it was nice to be home alone! The end of March both boys started t-ball and coach pitch. It has been a challenge with Rayle as he wants to do the best but he still is learning. April will be lots of practices and heck Saturdays, but I am so excited to see my little men in a uniform for the first time!!

New Background...finally

2011-03-26T21:53:00.000-07:00

So I have left my background up because well my Christmas Tree was still up. No there were no lights or ornaments on it. I took those off last month, or was it in January not sure, but the tree still remained up and out of sight in our storage area. Yesterday we finally boxed it up until December. I HATE dealing with taking down and putting up Christmas trees. I want one that will close like an umbrella. One day!

Superstition Dairy Farm

2011-03-10T13:00:00.000-08:00

Today Rayle's preschool had a field trip to the Superstition Dairy Farm. I have gotten to go with Teagan and with Rayle last year. I love going and each time I have learned something new. I can't wait until Miss Ashlyn will have a field trip here one day! Rayle loves animals and the outdoors and he enjoyed seeing the cows again. Last year Ashlyn was still very little and did not get alot out of the experience, this year was a lot different. She could not keep her eyes off of the cows when they were near. She loved looking at them. They had three little calves that we could pet and she gave one of them a hug. Too bad I didn't capture it with a picture, but it was a flash of a second and she was done with those little cows.

Ashlyn LOVED the tractor and screamed when we had to go. I guess we need one for home!
Both Rayle and Ashlyn loved the bunnies. They were both very soft and gentle with the animals.

Rayle also LOVED the tractor, and running around. Look at that red face and cheeks. It is toasty out today!! I LOVE LOVE THIS picture of him. It is rare to get such a wonderful smile like this!

Ashlyn and my mom on the hayride. Ashlyn was checking out the cows on the other side of the ride.

Rayle looking at all those cows.

Ashlyn Loved the hayride and looking at all the cows!

Baby horse born and few days ago. SO CUTE!!

Rayle and Mommy.

Listening about what cows eat, and other fun facts about cows. Rayle and Ashlyn ready for the cows. Ashlyn would not stop looking at them.

We had a great time as usual and glad we got to go see all those cows!

From your head to your toes...

2011-03-10T12:51:00.000-08:00

From your head

To your toes

And all in between. We love you Ashlyn!!

Today Ashlyn sat still enough for me to paint her toenails! I love it.

Just Some Pics!

2011-03-09T12:53:00.000-08:00

Face Painting at Teagan's school for Kindergarten Round Up. Getting Rayle excited for next year!! (Rayle had a spider web and spider)
Ashlyn even got her face painted, well sort of as she was done with just one wing painted!

We went to the zoo for a preschool field trip. Ashlyn loved going up to see the giraffes.

WOW SpiderMan I had no idea that you were so fashion forward!!

While Aunt Candy was here for Christmas she and her Brian took the boys ice skating for the first time. They did really great! It was a fun time!!

18 Months Miss Ashlyn Candyce!!

2011-03-04T12:21:00.000-08:00

**I know I have not really blogged in 4-ever, just not really that in to it right now, plus I have like over 300 pictures on my camera that need to be uploaded so one day I will get to it!**

I can't believe Ashlyn is 18 months already. Time has just flown by! Today she went in for her well check with the doctor and here are her stats! One side note Ashlyn already dreads the scale at the doctors. The last three times I have taken her into the doctors she had a fit about getting weighed. Today Brian was with me and he said that she is just starting young about learning how much she weighs after all she is a woman. HAHAHA!!
Weight: 21 lbs 6 oz (14%)
Height: 31 1/4 inches (just under 40%)

Ashlyn loves to run, walk, dance, jump, and copy just about anything that her big brothers do. She is still not really talking and she says just a few words like momma, dadda, and Rayle. Her doctor is a little concerned about this but he thinks in a few more months a light switch will go off and we will not be able to make her be quiet! Ashlyn is a wonderful little girl. She sleeps well usually 11 hours at night and then takes about a two hour nap during the day. She also is a great eater and loves to sit at the table before we snag her up and put her into her high chair. She has been folding her arms now for when we pray which is so CUTE, but we need to work on them staying folded until the pray is finished. She has lots of hair, and most days I let it look like a rats nest! She is getting better about me doing her hair, but I am NOT a morning person so I get up in time to get the kids ready and out the door for school and there is no extra time for doing her hair! Ashlyn LOVES to climb up on anything she can and it just about gives me a heart attack because she is so brazen about what she does. She loves to ride on the quads and when she hears them she runs for her shoes so she can go too. Ashlyn ADORES her daddy and is always giving him kisses and loves. Lately she has started watching cartoons like Sesame Street and Curious George, but soon after she gets bored and generally makes a mess with anything she can get her hands on. I was always told boys make more messes and cause more trouble, but man I don't believe that for ONE second, Ashlyn is into EVERYTHING. Maybe our house when the boys were little was just more baby friendly but I am constantly following her around all day picking up "stuff"! However she is so fun to be around and she loves to have a good time. She has a great smile and contagious laugh! I am really looking forward to when it's just me and her during the day and the boys are at school. I love when she reaches out and holds my hand. She is such a loving little girl, and we are so grateful to have her in our family!

Christmas Border

2011-02-03T08:41:00.000-08:00

and yep the tree is still up in the living room too. So not in the mood to take it down. I guess I just want to turn back time.

Christmas Eve 2010

2011-01-02T14:14:00.000-08:00

I meant to update about Christmas before the New Year came into play, but I can’t go back in time now. Having spilt families always makes for TONS of different celebrations for the holidays. Both Brian and I have parents and step parents and we have to try and fit everything in. Thankfully we have always dedicated Christmas Eve to Brian’s dad side of the family. This year we hostessed the event and had some fun. We had a wonderfully moist turkey, twice baked potatoes, green beans, salad, veggies, and of course rolls. I just LOVE bread and I always have. I could eat a dozen rolls myself in one sitting. After dinner Betty and Shane played some music for us. Ashlyn was really interested in this as she kept trying to steal the sheet music and strum Betty's ukulele. Later we had some pies which actually I am not a pie person and I totally spaced any dessert for me. Oh well I guess less calories. Of course we did some karaoke. Brian’s cousins LOVE to sing when they come over and it was a TON of fun. It was a nice family night and we enjoyed it all!

Ashlyn thinking about trying to steal that sheet music.

Shane and Betty playing.

A pic of Brian's uncle, grandma, and dad.

We had to see Santa!

2010-12-31T14:11:00.000-08:00

Before school was out we went to the mall for pics with Santa. I could not believe that you can't take your own pictures now even if you are outside of the set up. I was really upset that I was unable to get pictures of my children that day. Well on the way home from Sedona I thought well let's just go to BassPro and see Santa again. So we went and yes we had to wait but that's okay I got me some pictures of my trio and I even got a FREE photo from BassPro. I love that store!!!

Yep Miss Ashlyn not loving Santa at all this year. She screamed as soon as I started to give her to Santa. Oh well that's growing up and I actually think it's cute when kids scream and cry. That's just horrible of me but that's how I feel.
Here is Mister Teagan and how he changed up his wish list two days before Christmas. I told Teagan that Santa most likely did not have time to change his gift and that maybe he could get Lego Batman for the Wii for his birthday. What a stinker!!

Last year at the age of 3 Rayle thought that going to see Santa meant he was getting his present that day. WOW did we have some tears that day. This year one year older and wiser too he has learned to let Santa know what he wants and that hopefully on Christmas Day his wanted gift will be under the tree.

Last few from Sedona

2010-12-31T13:57:00.000-08:00

We celebrated Christmas on Wednesday morning. The boys were very excited for their stockings. My mom always gets gifts that fit into a stocking and she generally does some kind of theme. Last years was princesses and knights.
Here are our stocking hung by the fireplace or well TV hutch. Every stocking has our names on it. So fun!!

This year the theme was cooking. The kids got children size cooking utensils and aprons. They even got to use those items to help make breakfast and dinner that day.

Here is Rayle whisking eggs to make French Toast.

Teagan also got a turn to whisk some eggs. It was so cute!!

More Sedona

2010-12-31T13:21:00.000-08:00

Picture of my mom and the kids. Ashlyn did not like the hat but I through on mittens and she was stuck with it on:)
For fun we came up with some games to play that were like Win it in a Minute. The boys LOVED it!! It was pretty funny to watch too. Here they had to fill a cup with mini marshmallows.

Here is Teagan blowing a ping pong ball into a cup.

Ashlyn wanted in on the fun and she was stacking cups.

This had to be the FUNNIEST game and Rayle obviously got into the game. They had to stack 7 pillows and they could not fall over.

A Sedona Christmas

2010-12-23T21:12:00.000-08:00

To celebrate Christmas with my Mom and Jon the kids and I headed up to Sedona. We left on Sunday, and we came home today, Thursday. It was nice to get out of our house for a few days and relax in a beautiful place. The resort we stayed at was wonderful and the kids had fun playing somewhere new. Brian was unable to come up as he had to work. We have missed him and wished he could have been up there with us. We had lots of fun and here are just a few of the pics I took. I will upload more another day. I need to prepare for tomorrow.

Checking in...trying to get a picture of my kids all smiling or looking is so HARD. Here is the best one out of the three I took; before someone jumped off the bench.

This is a tree made out of poinsettia plants. It was really neat!

Rayle and Teagan LOVED the leaves on the ground and they had fun throwing and kicking them around.
Ashlyn LOVED sweeping the floor. I need one of these for at home. She could clean my floors everyday!!
This girl LOVES phones. You can't put yours down for a second or she'll have it scooped up and talking to someone. She will even find it if it's in reach which she has been able to reach MANY things. We always have to be careful where we place our stuff, my mom found that out this week too. (Yep we just unplugged that phone right away! No calls for her!)

December Happenings

2010-12-23T20:45:00.000-08:00

Where did December go????

Oh yeah this is what happened!

There was little time for sleep and relaxation.

We had a few turkeys on the loose.
We enjoyed some food.

We were attacked by crazy Russian Dancers.

We felt it best to just lock everything down!

Wishing you a Wonderful Holiday!!

Whose Walking Whom?

2010-12-18T16:48:00.001-08:00

Introducing Rambeau our little boxer boy. We got him the week before Thanksgiving, and what a CUTIE he is! Tank loves having a lil buddy to play with. I will catch them rolling around outside playing. It is so CUTE! The kids love playing with the pup too. Ashlyn will clap her hands and bend down to him. It's so funny to watch.

She LOVED walking the puppy. She thought she was pretty big stuff!!

A BIG Thank You!

2010-12-10T13:37:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday I was pretty much laid up in bed. I was SO sick. I am so thankfully my sweet Teagan is 6 years old and not any younger because he pretty much made himself, Rayle, and Ashlyn dinner that night. He also did all of his homework with very little help from me. What a GREAT kid!! I am also so grateful that my mom lives close and she was able to come and help me that night. I am feeling just a tad better, but still feel it all over my body. Not sure what is wrong with me, my chest is tight and my whole body was achy and I did throw up those 4 peanut butter crackers I ate on Wed. I know I should probably go to the doctor but Brian is working like crazy and I have no energy to get myself to a doc app. with kids. I have been really SICK at Christmas when I was a little younger (tonsillitis when I was 17/18 totally missed like every holiday meal:( in those years) so I don't want to be sick. Body please get better soon!!!!!

A time to be thankful

2010-11-29T18:47:00.001-08:00

This is the time of year to be thankful, so then why do I want to run away??? A week off of school for Teagan is not really ideal when you have an over stressed mommy. I was so thankful to get up this morning at 7 and get the kids ready for school. The boys have been at each other all week and it wears you down...QUICK! I can't wait for next August to come and Rayle can go to Kindergarten! Not really I can't believe he is off to school next year but really part of me is a little ready! Thanksgiving day was nice and relaxed, I had a huge assignment...drinks. Is my cooking really that horrible??? We had dinner at my stepmom's house and then we went to the park and the kids played then back for dessert. It was nice and low key. On Saturday we got together with Brian's dad side and did it all over again. It was really fun and the boys loved playing with cousins and Aunt Tracy's nephews. We had a great time with family and played some games. Ashlyn played hard and her clothes showed just how hard she played. We all had a great time. I can't believe that November is almost over and that Christmas will be here in 26 days. That is just CRAZY!!! Ashlyn is 15 months today just 3 more months and she will be a year and a half old. WOW where is life going and can I get on the ride because I feel that I am missing it. Oh and I start class again tomorrow, nothing like throwing a 5 week semester in there with the holidays, but I am starting to count down to the end. This class will make 7 more before student teaching.

Say CHEESE!!

2010-11-21T19:36:00.000-08:00

Pictures say it all!

Just some more photos

2010-11-13T19:40:00.000-08:00

I forgot to add a picture of Rayle from our trunk-or-treat. He had decided to be SpiderMan that night and wanted to wear his mask. At trunk-or-treats they don't want masks so I painted his face. I overheard some little girls complaining to him that he could not wear a mask. He didn't even give them the time of day but ran off. It was funny because it was painted. Here is the pic after that running around and eating.

Ashlyn LOVES the plasma car and she has started scooting around on it by herself, but she LOVES getting rides from her big brothers. Hold on tight sweetie!!
We went to the zoo last month as a family. It was a little too hot, they still had the water areas open and I thought they would be closed. I so would have been up for them cooling off if I had their suits. Since we didn't have them I didn't want them walking around all day in their wet clothes. Here is a cute pic of our kiddos on the Dragon.

Ashlyn is starting to love being silly. She likes to dress up and put on scarfs and other things on. Here is she with some shorts.

Where is Ashlyn????

Field Trip to the Zoo

2010-11-10T08:49:00.000-08:00

This was a crazy field trip as the original plan was Brian was going to go with Teagan on the bus and I was going to meet them there with Rayle and Ashlyn. Brian had been on a reserve board for work and had not really worked, then of course the field trip comes up and he is back on to being on call and we NEVER know when he will work because it changes so quickly sometimes. So it looks like Brian is going to get a call, I make arrangements with my mom, if Brian works in the morning she is coming out to my house, if he works in the afternoon then he will drop them off with her. I am either way off to the bus for a field trip. However, Brian never got a call until the next day and he could have gone with Teagan and it would have been fun for them but oh well what can you do??!! I get motion sickness when I am not driving and the bus is just awful but thankfully I didn't get too sick and was able to share the seat with Teagan and his best buddy Jacob. So many parents went I had just the two kids, Teagan and Jacob. We got to go where we wanted and it was nice. Jacob was funny because he wanted to eat lunch as soon as we got to the zoo, it was like 9:45. I was like no lets go see some animals first. All in all it was a good time. However Teagan while seeing the mountain lion had a bee buzzing near his ear, just as I was about to tell him not to move he swats the bee, yep stung him in the hand. At least it was not the face or ear! I had a somewhat still cold ice pack from lunch and we put that on him. This is the first time he had been stung so I was not sure if he is allergic (my sister is and I have never been stung) So a zoo/park ranger got some medicine and more ice and put it on his hand. He calmed down quickly and we went on to see more animals. I loved having that time to spend with Teagan and I always LOVE the zoo!

My bus buddies Teagan, Jacob, and I.

~Best Friends~

Look closely you can see the jaguar laying on the wooden planks.

Riding a dragon how fun!

Halloween Eve 2010

2010-11-09T18:28:00.000-08:00

This year as you know Halloween fell on Sunday...YUCK!! I just can't get into Halloween when it's on Sunday. I never even bought a pumpkin to carve!! I honestly wish Halloween could be like the last Saturday of every October. I know that it's the 31st, but just think about it and how nice it would be to be on Saturday EVERY YEAR!!! Okay who do I talk to about making the change??? So our Halloween festivities started a week early at Teagan's schools ONCE A YEAR fundraiser, The Fright Fest! Because this is the only fundraiser the school does (yep no cookie sales, or ugly wrapping paper). It is kind of nice. Anyways the event it BIG for a school that is only pre-k through 6th grade. We park at VF Factory Outlet and they bus us to the school. There is food, trick-or-treating, games, a haunted house, outside movie, and more. We didn't stay that long because the kids were kind of a mess. I had been gone all morning for our Relief Society Craft Day. However the kids had fun and we all enjoyed supporting the school. Okay I did not get very many pictures of them at the event, well actually the only pictures at the school I took were of Ashlyn :o(. But hey she is CUTE so no worries. Here is Ashlyn all puffy she was batgirl but she HATED her batwings so we took those off and she was just a puffball! I did get a few snap shots at home of our Ninja and Batman.
I wanted to make our Ninja stand out so I painted a dragon on his face.
Our ward's Trunk-or-Treat was scheduled for Saturday, but they had a conflict and it was moved to Tuesday...YUCK again!! A school night that involves candy should never mix(^ see above where I suggest Saturday night again^). The lighting at our church building is almost non-existent. We let the boys off and they quickly filled their buckets. Ashlyn was content to run about ten steps and then run back and grab more wrapped candy and slobber all over it. Sorry kids if you got wet candy, but hey it was still wrapped. After the trunk or treating we were moved into the cultural hall and there was a family dance or more like a junior high dance. We stayed less than 10 minutes and then went home. On Friday I was invited to my good friends ward and WOW was I impressed and so was Brian. They had games set up and little haunted walk, there was a couple making balloon animals and things of that nature. It was cute! We acquired three fish and they are still swimming strong. The kids had so much FUN!!! It was one of the best Trunk-or-Treats I have been too. If I am ever on the Activities committee again I would suggest something like this!!

My friend Nicole is so creative their entire family were pirates and they brought their treasures with them. What a great looking car!!!

Again no pictures of my boys, what's wrong with me! Ashlyn branched off a little further this night and we had to chase her down a few too many times! Again sorry if you got slobbery wet candy wrappers!! Oh the bishop talked with me and I so wanted to pretend I was not a member and be like what's a bishop but I was a good girl ;)!

On Halloween we sat around and waited and waited for trick-or-treaters. One group came ONE GROUP CAME. How lame is that!! See another reason for a Saturday vote.

2010 Flu Shots

2010-11-07T20:19:00.000-08:00

So yeah I know I need to update my forgotten blog, and the reason I just don't want to sit down and download my pictures off of my camera. Sad excuse! Anyways yesterday I had the privilege of taking the three kids to get their flu shots. What a fun adventure that was!! My appointment was at 8:05. YUCK I am NOT a morning person and I have to get up for weekdays. Weekends are for SLEEPING IN!! When I called to schedule I had to take the appointment that was available and it was filled up from the start of the day to the end of the day. So next year I will plan to call last minute! So we got up extra early and headed out. When we got there the boys played for a few minutes on the playground before we got called back. Ashlyn LOVES the playground so she stood at the door and motioned that she wanted out too. Thankfully they called us back quickly and that is when the fun started. Rayle immediately started freaking out and screaming/crying. I asked Teagan to go first to show Rayle that it was quick and easy, no way. So I had little innocent sister go first. What a horrible mother I am. Ashlyn actually did the best. She got her shot in her thigh. She cried for not even a minute maybe only like 10 seconds, I don't know I had an out of control four year old clinging to me. So Teagan went next and I helped hold him on the table for his shot in the arm. I had to hold the arms. I was so embarrassed with how he and Rayle were behaving all I could do was laugh. It was one of those out of body experiences where I wanted to just grab the kids and get the heck out of there. So Teagan realized hey that was not bad and stopped his fight as soon as the shot was in. Now the really fun part, Rayle. Now he is four but he is a pretty solid little boy. He was screaming fighting trying to get off that table. I had to use quite a bit of force to control his body. As the nurse was just about to go in for it, and he got out of my grasp. The nurse asked me if I wanted help to hold him down. I was like no way that will just freak him out even more, so I braced my entire body against him and held hard while she gave him the shot. He did not stop crying for awhile after that until we got outside actually. Ashlyn during this excitement also started crying because Rayle was crying so while I am full body holding my four year old down Ashlyn is crying and clinging to my leg. Yeah that was fun! Last year Ashlyn was too young for a flu shot as they don't give them until they are 6 months old and she was not 6 months until Feb. and I thought what was the use it was already almost spring here. So we had to stay for 20 minutes after to make sure she did not react. Thankfully the kids love the playground and they played there having fun. But every person that was there with kids Teagan had to ask if they had gotten flu shots too and he showed off his bright yellow band-aide. It was pretty funny. He reminds me of my mom and talks to everyone. He also asked about every kid what grade they were in and informed them that he was a first grader. I wish I had video of the shots but yeah I am one person and can't do it all. So next year later appointments and back up for holding our very strong kiddos down!

By the way

2010-10-05T10:13:00.000-07:00

MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME IS COMING OUT TODAY!!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO GO AND PICK UP BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!

I love this girl!

2010-10-05T09:54:00.000-07:00

I always said that I only wanted boys, but you have stolen my heart. Though I think you have stolen daddy's more. You are such a sweet and cute little girl. You love to play and push items around like toys, chairs, the laundry basket. You also love having a purse. I think it is the cutest thing! I love your smile and your laugh. I love how your brothers can be so tender with you, but also love to play with you. I love your hair and how it looks when you get up from a nap and it's in every direction. I also love that you have a little bit of chub and I can tell that you love to eat. But you run all day and need your energy. You are so fun right now and I love playing with you! Miss Ashlyn Candyce Gibson

I LOVE this picture. I love our smiles!
Swinging High!

You love your daddy and you have him wrapped around your finger.

Love that little chubby face of yours.

What's your NAME??

2010-09-28T09:28:00.000-07:00

I never know who he is going to be each day. Sometimes he stays the same, other days he is someone new. One thing that I will say is he sure is imaginative! Once he pretends he is a character he stays in that mode all day. The big one of late has been Batman. He goes all out! When he is not in his Batman suit he request that we call him Bruce Wayne. Really!! I get reprimanded if I don't address him as Bruce. His other favorites are Peter Parker/Spiderman, Kent Clark/Superman, Logan/Wolverine, and there are others but I don't need to write a novel. I could not find a picture of Rayle dressed like Batman. He finds all sorts of masks or things and puts them on. He also LOVES to get his face painted, but he likes to take it off right after I am done. Hello I just spent 10 to 15 minutes painting your face you are leaving it on all DAY!! Last week he walked around Costco like a vampire and everyone LOVED it. He thought that was pretty cool.

By the way his name, his REAL name is Rayle Carter Gibson!

Give me a COKE

2010-09-28T08:41:00.001-07:00

Not really, but these pictures were just too funny I had to share. The can was not opened and Ashlyn got a hold of it. Her hair cracks me up. She had just gotten up from a nap. I love it!!!

Arizona=HOT

2010-09-17T13:51:00.001-07:00

I know that it is hot in other places of the world, but Arizona is HOT HOT HOT!!! (record heat tomorrow :( ) A few weeks ago we got a teaser of cooler weather, and than it spiked back up. I read blogs about people starting to wear long sleeves or needing beanies for Halloween, here in AZ we are still in tank tops and shorts, okay I don't wear tank tops but the shorts I do. Anyways our little home does not have central air, yep we roast in the summer, and freeze in the winter. Lots of fun. The house has two large window units that are in the wall somehow. We bought Ashlyn a portable unit this summer as her room seemed to get the hottest, and her crib is in there so she needs to sleep in there. The boys have however been sleeping on our loveseat together every night for the last couple of months. It has been a chore to wake Teagan up for school, as he is not getting the rest he needed. Both boys constantly come into where our bed is to sleep with us. Not fun at all. Also both boys move all over the bed while sleeping so Brian and I love a nice kick to the face at night. Anyways yesterday we were at Target and I happened stop because of course some clearance items caught my eye. Well we found a window unit for the boys room. It was $49 and some change. We were planning on getting another unit like Ashlyn's ($350) so $50 bucks is much better. We had been waiting on the purchase as we have had to shell out an extra $1000 this month. I have been feeling really bad as the boys need to be back in their room, but we did not have that extra money. But we could so handle $50. Brian put that baby in before they went to bed. This morning they were both up and ready to go. I didn't even have to wake them, and their room was a freezer. Maybe I will start sleeping in there too. I am so glad we found that unit, and I am grateful that they can now get a goods night rest in their own beds where they will not kick each other in the face.

If you know me you know I LOVE FREE!!!!!!

2010-09-07T19:41:00.000-07:00

I LOVE getting things for free at the grocery store, but you want to know the ultimate FREE thing that I have gotten? Four tickets to a Diamondbacks game on September 1, 2010, in the POOL!! That's right Brian, the boys, and I got to go to a game and our tickets were for the pool. It was so MUCH FUN!! We each got a towel (which we had no idea we would get), also they feed us! Bonus as we were expecting to buy dinner. We spent $8 for parking and the gas to get there. So much fun!!! The boys loved the pool and were in it the entire game except for eating. How did we go for free? I signed up for D-back rewards through Fry's. Each item has a point value so I bought groceries that we used and I was able to add up a 1000 points for the tickets. So it was like a bonus for buying food and such.

So a TV crew came into the pool and did some filming. Teagan monopolized the camera. There were other kids in the pool but he got right in front of the camera and hammed it up. I guess he was on TV (like everyone else saw!) Mark Grace, I heard had made comments about the kid with the goggles and to stop showing him. HAHAHA That's my boy. We need to find a link of Teagan on TV. I think that is pretty cool. A friend and one of Brian's managers asked about it as I guess Brian and Rayle were on TV too. So FUNNY!! I got this picture of Teagan on a TV screen as he was being filmed.

The boys after the game! We won 5-2 with a GRAND SLAM to win the game.

Brian and Teagan in the pool.

Rayle really did have a good time. Not sure why he is not smiling.
Swimming away in the cool D-backs pool.

I had also done the same kind of thing with the Suns VIP Rewards. Brian and I were able to go to a basketball game. I also got 3 metal lunch boxes and a kids pack. I recently got the kids pack as it was on back order. It included two small Steve Nash jerseys, two children's hats, two backpacks, and two wristband and sweatband sets. How awesome is that?! The jerseys alone were $55 a pop. Again I just bought food that was linked to VIP points and I was able to get this for the boys. Since our boys are small the jerseys are HUGE and they can wear them for awhile.

Rayle showing off the loot!

Fry's I LOVE you and all your great extras that we can take advantage of!!!

Ashlyn Happy First Birthday!!

2010-09-01T10:10:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, August 29th, Ashlyn turned one year old! Hooray for her!! She is such a sweet and fun little girl. On Saturday we were able to have a party for her. It was such a great time. My mom has a timeshare in Scottsdale and so we decided to have the party there. We made up some kabobs (SO GOOD!) and we were able to use the pool. It was so fun and I know Ashlyn will not remember this special day but everyone else will!

I made Ashlyn her very own little smash cake!

Brian got some pictures of Ashlyn from under the glass table.

Singing Happy Birthday!

Put a stick in it, it's done. Forget the cake GIVE ME ICE CREAM!!!

Not loving the Birthday Crown.

I love this picture of Rayle. He was not posing for a picture but just having so much fun on this blow up shark!

Thanks Aunt Tracy for the blow up toy for Ashlyn, she LOVED it!!!

Nice moves Teagan!!

We were not able to go into the pool for awhile, they needed to treat the water. Ashlyn kept running to the water, she wanted to get in so bad.

Ashlyn went to the doctor yesterday and here are her one year stats:

She is a light weight at 16.14 1/2 pounds (3-5%)

She stands at 28 1/4 inches (27%)

Her head measures 17 1/4 inches

She has 6 teeth out all the way (four on top and two on the bottom) and she has her top one year molars showing and the bottom will show any day now. LOTS OF TEETH!!

Ashlyn started walking right before she was eleven months. She is getting better each and every day. She walks well with shoes on and she can stand from a sitting position.

Ashlyn is very independent, but I think it's because she has two older brothers that like to pick on her. She has even started throwing tantrums, HELLO I thought I would have at least another six months until that happened. She arches her back and screams. She has also started biting, thanks to Rayle. What do you think will happen if you put your fingers in her mouth???

She loves to eat! Like I mean all day long. Not sure where the food is going since she is so skinny!

She only says a few words like mamma, dadda, and uh oh. She waves and loves to give kisses. She shakes her head yes and no when we ask her questions. She also LOVES to laugh. She has many different kinds of laughs which I think is hilarious. She has her regular laugh and then she has this laugh that you know she is just up to no good. It has this little evil twist to it. It is hard to explain but so funny to hear. Ashlyn likes to play with balls and most of the boys toys. She loves to push things around and carry purse like items. She is so FUN!! We love you like crazy little girl of ours!!! We are so happy to have you in our family!

Spirit Week~ School Pride Day

2010-08-27T21:56:00.000-07:00

Friday was wear your school colors. Last year we had wanted to get a school t-shirt, but it was not in the budget. This year I was able to buy one. So Teagan got to wear his Noah Webster school t-shirt to show his school pride. I think it will fit for next year too, so what a bonus.

As a side note today after school we went and did some errands. Teagan was wearing his t-shirt and running around. I told him that he is wearing his school shirt and that his running around tells people that children that go to Noah Webster do not behave. I also said that even though he was not at school he was representing his school with his shirt. It totally worked he did not run around again. I think I need to make him wear it EVERYDAY!!

Spirit Week~ Crazy Hat Day

2010-08-27T21:50:00.001-07:00

Thursday was Crazy Hat Day, and I was at a lost for this. I do have some crazy hats, but they are in a box somewhere and I was not going to go digging in the heat of our storage room to look for them, sorry Teagan. However we happened to go to Krispy Kreme on Wednesday night so it all worked out!

Spirit Week~ Mix 'N Match Day

2010-08-27T21:44:00.000-07:00

Okay what do we do with that? I have a son here, he never matches when he picks out his own clothes. j/k Really he is getting so much better about this. So on Wednesday, Teagan needed to wear clothes that did not match, so he came up with something that fit the bill. He also wore two different kinds of shoes to complete the look.

Spirit Week~ Crazy Hair Day

2010-08-24T20:06:00.000-07:00

I LOVE Crazy Hair Day!! When I was younger and we had Crazy Hair Day it was so fun to do things with my hair. Teagan is a boy obliviously with little options for crazy things to do in his hair, but I still wanted to do something super fun. So lets add some COLOR!! We went to Wal-Mart (YUCK I know I rarely go there) and got some color with GLITTER no less. Teagan wanted Red and Blue, his school colors, but they did not have red only pink. So instead we went with orange. I made up a stencil of a paw print and sprayed away. His school mascot is a wildcat hence the paw print. I thought it looked REALLY cool. I did a paw print on both sides too. What do you think?

Spirit Week~ Pajama/Crazy Sock Day

2010-08-23T17:24:00.000-07:00

Well schools back in session, and this week is Spirit Week. Teagan's school does this twice a year. Last year we really had fun with it the second time around, I don't think we did it at the beginning of the year, probably because I was either HUGE and pregnant or I had just had Ashlyn and the boys were at my mom's house. I can't remember wow what four pregnancies will do to the mind. Today was Pajama and Crazy Sock day. He found some PJ's to wear and I let him borrow some of my toe socks for his crazy socks. He said he had a great time. This morning as I dropped Teagan off for school, Rayle was really mad that he could not wear his pajamies<---what he calls them, to preschool. I told him I would ask Mrs. Spier if she would think about a Spirit Week. I guess I will have to wait to see what she says. Can't wait until tomorrow, we are going to have fun with that one. ;)

Sunday Blues

2010-08-22T19:49:00.000-07:00

Do you ever have a Sunday that is jammed pack and then to top off your ever so busy day your children make you rethink why you had them in the first place????? Well today was THAT day! I had a meeting this morning at 10:30 for Enrichment and took Ashlyn with me. We had a meeting with the Bishop at noon and Brian got the boys bathed and dressed while I was gone. Our church starts at 2:00 pm WHICH we HATE!! Everyone that is not Mormon asks us if we can just go at different times, and it's hard to explain that you go to church in your ward family boundaries. It feels that all day is a waiting period for church to begin. Anyways while meeting with the Bishop, the kids did pretty good. We went home for about 45 minutes then headed back to church. Okay our kids are young but the boys are not that young where they need snack all day long. I have a rule that I don't take out snack until Sacrament has been passed and the young men have been excused to sit with their families. This is not a new rule but I swear EVERY Sunday they ask and ask. Well today was border line tantrum because they wanted snack or drink or SOMETHING. Why they could not just sit there and be QUIET is beyond me!!! It is NOT enjoyable to be at church when your kids are acting up. Last week Brian had to work and I ventured out with them alone and they did not behave like they did today. So I shipped them off to primary and all is good. Ashlyn is pretty good walking around and flirting with everyone. So I got out of Relief Society before Brian finished in Priesthood. I got Rayle and then Teagan. Before Teagan even left his classroom he was having a melt down crying about a Tootsie roll. As we were walking away he had a FULL OUT tantrum lying on the floor and screaming and crying. HELLO he is 6 years old. I was not pleased to say the least. I could not believe what I was seeing. So YES some Sundays just seem to be not worth it. It's suppose to help start the week all nice and calm, but today was the furthest thing from that. Well I guess there is always next week to try a calm and peaceful Sunday.

Didn't even blink an eye

2010-08-11T10:16:00.000-07:00

They both we so ready for school this morning. Teagan was like why are we parking just drop me off. I was like no we want to walk you to your room. So I was able to get a few snaps and then he spotted a friend and off he went. I did make him come back and give me a kiss. I know he will have a great first day. Because there is a bit of time between when we take Teagan to school and when Rayle's preschool starts we never know what to do. It is dumb to go back home for about 15 minutes and then load up again. When it is not hot we go to a park near preschool, but hello it was in the 90's this morning. No thank you to being outside. So we made a stop at HomeDepot. Rayle was so excited about being at school too. We still got there way early, but that's okay.

Picture before we left the house. I wanted Ashlyn in here too but she was being emotional because she had bed hair and didn't want anyone to see. J/K:)

Teagan outside his First Grade classroom.

Rayle getting ready for Preschool.

The house is so quiet right now, I love it!

Summer Vacay is OVER

2010-08-10T18:42:00.000-07:00

I never thought I would be one of those moms that LOVED when the first day of school arrived, but I am SO glad school starts tomorrow. Teagan and Rayle have been at each others throats this summer and I am DONE! I love my children, but I seriously need a small break from being mom. That just sounds horrible, but that is how I feel. I am SUPER excited however about first grade for Teagan. His teacher seems great. Last year I was not able to volunteer for the very few opportunities there were to volunteer for because of Ashlyn, but this year the teacher wants parents to help out so I signed up for EVERYTHING that I could. Also I have been spoiled because Brian did not work all of last year when Teagan was in school, but now that he is back to work it will be me making sure the kiddies get to school. I am not a morning person so I will have to manage. Watch out, grumpy mom is on the road.

I know that these following pictures are just CUTE and how in the world can I need a break from them, but well I do!