Webster Family

Jon's Project

2010-02-17T15:13:00.002-07:00

Jon has been so busy lately, which is great! His passion is woodworking and he is in seventh heaven when he is out in his shop. So, some new doors kind of opened for him when he built a trophy base for a sheep. The taxidermist took it to the hunting expo in Salt Lake and it sounds like some great things are going to come from it. (We hope!) He is so talented and does a great job. Now I just have to find more black walnut wood for my kitchen because he used most of it on this. Oh well, hopefully it will be worth it.
Jon's mom took the kids for Valentines weekend and it was so nice. Jon and I actually got to go on a little date, first time in years. We went to Salt Lake to the hunting expo and then went out to dinner. Not much, but great to spend some time with one another. Then I had to talk in church on Sunday and teach Relief Society, not fun! Anyway, great weekend!

SNOW

2010-01-22T17:43:00.006-07:00

I love this time of year! Snow is my favorite thing! Some people say that I'm crazy but, oh well. We had a great Christmas and just stayed home the entire holiday. It was really nice and relaxing especially since before Christmas was crazy! The kids were spoiled again and it was so much fun to watch them open their presents. Logan got a Wii and some other things, Maddi was so happy to get the American Girl doll that she wanted. All Brooke wanted was make-up and I can't believe that I actually gave it to her. She has done pretty good with it and has really decked herself out. Briggs got a four-wheeler and loves it! Jon surprised me with a new camera and I was so excited!!!! We got Jon new clothes and some Bogg boots. Good times!!!

The kids have loved the snow! I think that Logan could live outside. He spends hours and hours in it. We went sledding with the family and Briggs had a little accident. We spent New Years at the hospital getting stitches. I guess we all need a few battle scars in our life. I'm just grateful that my brother-in-law, who is a vet, was there. It was a little too much blood for me.

That's pretty much all that we have been doing. Playing in the snow, snuggling up to the fire, and just spending time together as a family. I am so grateful for my family and their different personalities that bring such joy into my life. I am looking forward to a great year!

Birthday, Surgery, Thanksgiving, & NFR

2009-12-07T20:38:00.014-07:00

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

2009-11-12T21:18:00.010-07:00

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

2009-09-23T20:38:00.009-06:00

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??

2009-07-01T15:01:00.015-06:00

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

2009-06-24T08:46:00.002-06:00

So my cousing married this way cute girl who we think is great. She has just started photography and is doing a great job! Check out her blog at http://janicetwitchellphotography.blogspot.com/

It's Been A While

2009-06-10T21:08:00.009-06:00

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!

2009-04-23T21:18:00.006-06:00

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

2009-04-10T22:46:00.001-06:00

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.

Here We Go Again

2009-03-23T22:14:00.002-06:00

I have no pictures to post because we've been rather tied up at the hospital again. Briggs had to be admitted into the hospital for a few days. Man, he's had a rough winter. I have to say that I am getting pretty tired of hospital beds and hospital food. I took him into the ER and he had a fever of 105. His white blood cell count was so high and they had to hurry and start him on IV's. He hates those things. I still can't sit in the room and watch them try to get them into his little arm. Last time it took them 2 hours but this time it only took about 20 minutes. It makes a mom cry to hear their baby screaming forever. They also found a little pnemonia as well. It took a few days to get his blood count normal. I hope that we are done with the hospitals now! It's good to be back home and I hope that it stays that way for a while.
Other than that, nothing much has been going on at our house. My mom and dad took the other kids for a few days. I have to admit, it was kind of nice. It's hard not having any family that lives in the same town as you. I sometimes wish that we lived closer to our families. I'm grateful that they are always so willing to help even though Jon's family and my family both live away from us. The kids love both Grandma's homes. I sometimes think that they would rather be with their grandparents than their parents. That's a good thing though, right. I remember being that same way and I thinkt that I lived at my Grandma's house.
Anyway, I'll post pictures soon.

The BIG "3"

2009-03-07T17:08:00.013-07:00

Our Brooke turned three and I can't believe it. It seems just like yesterday that she came into this world. She brings such JOY to our house and it seems like there is never a dull moment with her around.
This is how her life started out. I don't think that I'll ever forget that moment that they took her away and life-flighted her to Provo. I think that is the worst feeling ever to have your baby taken away and you don't know if they are going to be o.k. or not. I cried and cried and this is what we found when we got to the NICU. She was on life support for a while and gave us quite a scare.

It didn't take her long to bounce back from being early. She was a very good baby. I loved all of her black hair and she had the biggest, bluest eyes.

This is one of my favorite pictures because it shows those big, baby blues.

Things that We love about Brooke:

* Her Smile. *Those big blue eyes. *She always wants to go shopping. *Her laugh.

* She makes us laugh. *Her sense of humor. *She is VERY curious. *She loves the outdoors.

*She has a mop of hair that is natural curly, we wish that we all had it. *She is a great helper.

* She likes everyone. *She always wants to go. It doesn't matter it it's to the doctor, daycare, the dentist, she is all about being anywhere but home. *We LOVE EVERYTHING about her!!!
We LOVE ya Brooke!!

I attempted to decorate her birthday cake. All she wanted was pink so we found some cute butterflies to put on it too. It took me forever but we did it. I'm no pro like my cousins but hey, it's worth a shot, right. All that she wanted for her birthday was pink. We couldn't get anything else out of her until the day before her birthday.

Say Cheese!

She then told us that she wanted a real pink horse. (Sorry to say we couldn't pull that one off.) She ended up getting a lot of clothes from her gandparents, lightbright, a horse puzzle, a pink hat, and some new shoes. She loved everything! She is very easy to please, thank goodness! We love our Brooke and we are so grateful that she is a part of our family!!

WINNERS

2009-03-05T15:09:00.002-07:00

Logan and Maddi both entered the creative arts contest at our school. I can't believe that they both won. Logan got lucky and won two trophies. They both took 1st place in the writing category and Logan took 2nd in the visual arts category. We'll post their entries when we get them back. The theme was "Our Beautiful World Inspires Me To..." Maddison wrote about how there are lots of people who inspire her to be nice to others. Logan wrote about how he wanted to build houses for those who didn't have homes and for dogs who didn't have a doghouse. (We had to laugh at that one) Logan drew a picture of him building houses. He even added all the little tools that he would use. The best was the air compressor and nail gun. I think that he's helped his dad a little and knows how it all works. Maddison also drew a cute picture about her helping others. Good job kids!

The Good Old Days

2009-02-25T22:09:00.002-07:00

So Cher and Shayne both did this tag and it brought back the good old days of Bryce Valley. I couldn't resist so here we go.
1. Who was your first Prom date? Chance Stewart
2. Do you still talk to your first love? Nope
3. What was the first time you drove like? Pretty wild, it was when I was 13. Me and Tahnee paid for that one.(Remember)
4. What was your first job? Bussing tables at the Pines
5. What was your first car? The Black Beast (1984 Monte Carlo) My first car that I bought was a brand new Eagle Talon. (loved it)
6. Who was the first person to text you today? No one, I don't text
7. Who is the first person you thought of this morning? My kids
8. Who was your first grade teacher? Mrs. Buckingham
9. Who was your first best friend and do you still talk? I would have to say my sisters first, then Bowdie, we did everything together. I would have to say Tahnee, Laycee, Kami and Kayce too. I talk to my sisters almost every day and I talk to Tahnee quite a bit.
10. Where was your first sleepover? Grandma Twitchell's (I loved sleeping over at her house)
11. Where did you go on your first airplane ride? Alaska
12. Who was the first person you talked to today? Brooke and Briggs, they got up at 5:30 and I don't remember who I talked to first.
13.Who's wedding were you in for the first time? I served in my 2nd grade teachers wedding.
14. What was the first thing that you did this morning? Had a shower
15. Who was the first concert that you went to? Sawyer Brown
16. First tattoo? Don't have one
17. First peircing? My ears, I was 10.
18. First foriegn country you have been to? Mexico
19. First movie you remeber seeing? Snow White, it was in the old Panguitch theater. I was only five.
20. When was your first detention? I don't think that I ever had it. I did have to clean the drivers ed car once because we sluffed for an hour.
21. What was the first state that you lived in? Utah
22. Who was your first roomate? My sister Shantel and Tahnee
23. First Funeral you attended? My Grandma Rich
24. Who was your first kiss? Clayton Johnson, 9th grade
25. What is the first thing you do when getting on the computer? Check my email and my blog.

Call Me Crazy

2009-02-20T21:02:00.006-07:00

O.K. Call me crazy or whatever but I'm still having a heck of a time figuring this whole blogging thing out. I've had a few people tell me that they can't comment on my blog and I'm sorry! I didn't even know that I could control who could leave comments and who couldn't. I'll figure this whole thing out someday, maybe. Our house has been a little boring lately with not a whole lot happening. (You'll see that from the pictures) Although Briggs has finally learned how to walk. He just turned 15 months today and just started walking a few days ago. I can't believe that it's been that long ago since he was just 6 pounds and now we are almost hitting 30 pounds. He has changed so much, including hair color.

So I came home from Young Womens the other night and this is what I found. The girls decided to play beauty shop on their dad. You can probably see that Jon was not loving life. (especially when I broke out the camera) They were so proud of their work. You gotta love being a dad with girls running the house, right.

TAG

2009-02-13T23:03:00.005-07:00

I was Tagged by Natasha.
Seven Things I Can Do:
1. Shoot a gun.
2. Bake bread.
3. Stay up all night to read a book. (Jon gets so mad)
4. Still smile after being with 25 seven year olds all day.
5. Rope a calf.
6. Clogging (I catch myself remembering steps all the time. I just have to bust out a move every now and then)
7. Use coupons (It took me a while but I'm not embarassed any more)

Seven Things I Can't Do:
1. Sew
2. Change a flat tire.
3. Eat mushrooms (they freak me out)
4. Touch a snake.
5. Whistle
6. Sleep soundly (I hear every little noise)
7. Empty a mouse trap (Thank goodness for husbands)

Seven Things I Say Most:
1. Hurry
2. Listen
3. Let's Go
4. Love you!
5. "Those are going to be mine if you don't pick them up."
6. Let's try to be nice.
7. Goodness Sake

Seven Goals for the Year:
1. Loose weight!
2. Be more patient.
3.Read my scriptures more.
4. Keep up on my laundry.
5. Get caught up on my scrapbooks.
6. Practice the piano.
7. Spend more time as a family.

Seven Reasons that I fell in Love with Jon
1. Hard worker
2. Dang Cute!
3. His sense of humor.
4. He's the most honest person that I know.
5.We had the same dreams and goals in life.
6. He thinks the world of his mom.
7. He can fix anything.

Seven things I love to Eat!
1. Homemade cookies
2. Garden Tomatoes
3. Homemade rolls
4. Sweedish Fish
5. Cheese
6. Tomato Mac
7. Venison and dutch oven potatoes

Seven People I TAG
1. Trista
2. Megan
3. Cher
4. Shayne
5. McCall
6. Candice
7. Janice

Hospital

2009-02-04T21:34:00.003-07:00

Briggs has spent the last few days in the hospital with pneumonia. I got a call from Daycare that he wasn't doing very well. By the time that I got him to the hospital his oxygen levels were very low so they made us stay there. He was there for four days and I thought that we were going to go crazy. He was so ready to get out of that room that he finally started to walk. When they let him go on his walk they made him wear a mask. He thought that he was pretty cool stuff. The ladies at the hospital called him the Lone Ranger.

Piano Recital

2009-01-02T22:08:00.008-07:00

Logan and Maddi just had their first piano recital. They did a great job and we were so proud of them.

New Years

2009-01-02T21:51:00.010-07:00

Mirror, Mirror on the wall...Who is the prettiest princess? That would be Brooke!

We went to Bryce for New Years and the kids had so much fun playing with their cousins. They spent most of their time out in the snow. I didn't know that kids could actually go sledding for six hours. They also made a gingerbread train and played dressups. We caught Brooke in the act of asking the mirror who was the prettiest princess.

CHRISTMAS

2008-12-30T23:16:00.007-07:00

I love Christmas morning! I remember waiting forever for my dad to get a fire built before we could go and see what Santa had brought. I now do the same thing with my kids. I love their excitement and smiles. This year Santa did make it to our house. Logan got a bike, Nintendo DS, legos, clothes, and games. Maddison got Kit (the American Girl Doll) with new clothes for her, a Nintendo DS, and clothes. Brooke wanted a baby and a comb and that's what she got. Except, she got two dolls, twins. Her favorite present was a monster book. It amazes me that sometimes the small things are what they love the most. Briggs got a little train with blocks and clothes.

2008-12-30T22:48:00.007-07:00

Christmas Eve is a big tradition in our house. This year we made reindeer cupcakes to give Santa, opened our new pajamas, and watched a movie about the Savior. The kids were so excited and actually wanted to go to bed at 8:00. Then of course they got up at 2:30, 4:00, 5:00 and finally at 5:30 Jon gave in.

2008-12-30T22:37:00.002-07:00