Birthday, Surgery, Thanksgiving, & NFR

Life has been a little busy at our house the past little while. Lots of things going on but great memories!
My sister-in-law came down for Thanksgiving and took some pictures of our family. I love the way the pictures turned out of the kids. Thanks McCall! We are not the easiest family to cooperate with pictures.

We just got back from the NFR with my family. I love spending time with myfamily and we always have a great time. There are always quite a few laughs, especiallly at dinner. This was my mom's birthday dinner. Thanks for the great time!

On Thanksgiving we went to Bryce. It was so great to wake up to this! I had to grab my camera because I think it's the prettiest place ever. I love fresh snow! It was a great weekend!

Maddi had surgery a couple of weeks ago on her eyes. They cut all the muscles off her eyes and then stitched them back on. It took her about four days to open her eyes. The stitches are falling out now and so far, they are doing better. The doctor is pleased with how everything went. She can see about 50% now and that is better! Hopefullly it will continue to get better.

Briggs turned two. I can't believe my baby is that old. He didn't really care for his birthday. His favorite thing was the dump truck that the Dansie's gave him and the trucks on his cake. He didn't really care for the clothes that his family gave him. We love him so much. He brings such joy to our family. I love how he is always trying to help me, whether it's building a fire, doing laundry, or doing dishes, he is always trying to help.

Halloween & Science Fair

Wow, time needs to slow down just a little bit. We've been really busy at our house and having lots of fun too! Brooke got to perform her first dance routine for Halloween. She absolutly loves dance and has a ball. She did so great and was not afraid at all.

We had a great Halloween. I hate buying Halloween costumes so we took what we had and tried to make the best of it. I guess the homemade kind are great too, right. Maddi used my old drillteam costume and we made it into the Little Red Hen. Logan was a mighty hunter, Brooke a clown, and Briggs was a scarecrow. Briggs hated his costume until he found out there was candy involved. He was all about it after that.

Logan had his science fair and he got 3rd place. He did a great job, especially for doing it by himself. He loves science and is all about learning. He did his project on how the color of your house can make a difference in your heating and cooling bills. It was kind of interesting. We are so proud of him!

We are all doing great and looking forward to the holidays!

Time Flies

Wow, I can't believe that fall is here and summer is over. Time goes by so fast and it seems like I never get the things accomplished that I need to. It's been so long since I have posted anything on here. Summer was great but I do have to say that the highlight was going to George Strait with my sisters and a few friends. I went for the entertainment of watching my sister Holly because she is his BIGGEST fan. She made me laugh and we had a great time. You can see by the van that we all went in that she kept us all entertained. George was great and it was a very good concert.

The kids are all doing great and back into the routine of everything. Let's see, Brooke is still all smiles. I have never met a happier child. She loves everyone and everything. Most of all she loves her new babysitter and can't wait to go everyday. It makes going to work a whole lot easier. She also started dance and thinks she needs to go everyday.

Maddi loves 2nd grade. I tried to get her to be in my class but she refused! (probably for the best though) She is busy with dance and piano and just being a girl. She loves clothes, riding her bike, and her American girl dolls are still her favorite.

Logan is busy with football and is loving it. He also thinks that 4th grade is the best ever. He is growing up and it's hard to believe that he's 9. It makes me feel very old. He is a great help to me and his dad.

Briggs is growing everyday. I keep thinking that he is going to stop. He loves tractors and trucks. (anything with wheels) He is all boy and loves to be outside. I hope that his talking will catch up with him. (he doesn't like to say a whole lot) I dont' think I've ever met a more serious child. We are trying to get him to lighten up a little bit.

Life is good and we're just trying to stay busy. School is great and I have a wonderful class this year. Jon is just busy with work and more work. We love this time of year and spending time getting wood, cooler days, colorful leaves, it's just great.

Can You Believe It??

O.K. I have to admit that I am married to the luckiest man alive. The other day he went for a horse ride with his dad. On the ride they had to stop at different stations to get a card punched. (It was kind of like a card game) Whoever had the best hand at the end of the ride won a saddle. There were about 70-80 people on this ride and Jon won. When he called and told me I didn't believe him. I do have to say that he is pretty lucky. I've never win anything! It is a pretty nice saddle and he was pretty excited. Although, now he has two saddles to break in because he has another new one at home.

Logan and Maddi both celebrated their birthdays. All Logan wanted was baseball stuff, including a baseball cake. He is such a great kid and so patient and kind. I wish that all of us could be as easy going as he is. (Sometimes)

Maddison wanted to get her ears peirced. My mom and I took her shopping and she got them done. I forgot to take pictures, of course. She absolutly loves them and thinks that she is pretty big stuff now that she is 7. We also went on a birthday picnic at the park.

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We took the kids to the temple open house and then took a little tour around temple square. The kids had a lot of fun and it was good to get out and do something. It seems like we are always too busy working and doing things around the house to go anywhere. We took them to the top of the Joseph Smith memorial building and ate. Brooke has never been on an elevator before and she absolutly hated it. She screamed and tried to run away when we went to go back down. It was such a fun day!

Let's see, what else have we been doing? Baseball and softball just ended this week. (YEA) Yes, we love playing but we are ready to actually have a summer. Logan earned his wolf in scouts and the kids are now in swimming lessons. Briggs has lived in the mud, Brooke has played dress-ups every day, Maddi lives on her bike and on the swing, and Logan is just hanging out and keeping his egg business going. The summer is flying by and before we know it we'll be back in school. There just is never enough time to get everything done and do the things we want to in the summer.

Janice Twitchell Photography

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It's Been A While

Wow, where does the time go? It has been a while since I have posted and a lot has happened. May was a pretty busy month for us. We had our annual dance review and Maddison was right in her element. She loves to dance and she loves her dance teacher. She did great and it was really fun to watch. It was Logan's birthday and he turned 9. I haven't got his pictures from his birthday downloaded yet but I'll get them on soon. He got baseball stuff and clothes. He had a really busy month with baseball and he loved it. He is our most easy going child and nothing ever gets him too upset, other than his sisters. Our youngest two are quite the twosome. They just love pestering their older siblings and making messes. Jon's mom got a new camera for Christmas and we had to try it out. I posted some of the pictures that we took of the kids. They are all growing up so fast. I'm glad to be out of school for a while to spend some time with them. We've only been out a few days but so far, it's been great! We don't have much planned for the summer. Just ballgames (Jon and Maddi are still playing), swimming, playing with friends, walks to the park, and working on our house.(That is a never ending project). Life is great and we're just enjoying every moment of it!

We celebrated Easter a week late because of the crazy weather. We decided to go on a little cookout and ride four-wheelers with Jon's parents. It was a lot of fun and it felt good to get outside for a while. The kids had so much fun.

Maddi just had her first grade program. It was so cute! It was all about terrific kids and she did a great job!

Life is BUSY

Life has been kind of busy the past month. I have kind of been a slacker on the whole blogging thing but hopefully I can get caught back up. I wanted to post Logan's and Maddi's winning pictures and stories from our art contest at school. They did a great job and they were so proud.

My mom gave this picture to Maddi and I just love it. We just got done with piano festival and Logan participated in it. He worked so hard on his songs and he received superiors in both songs. Maddi is really doing great at piano too and I hope that she will continue to practice and learn. This picture totally reminds me of her.

Logan had his pinewood derby last month. I have to say that I have never been to a pinewood derby before. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed watching all the kids. Logan got the judges favorite and the best detailed car. He and his dad wanted to make it look like an old Ford car.

It seems like we have lived at the hospital lately. Here are our latest pictures. It doesn't look to me like he was sick. I think that he started to like the hospital because he found all the gadgets and such. I just hope that we don't have to go back for a long time!

I guess that kind of sums up our life for the past few weeks. Not too exciting but it's been kind of crazy. We are now looking forward to baseball and softball season.