The Bolander Family

Brandon and Kierstyn's Wedding

2010-05-10T10:20:00.004-06:00

James' brother Brandon was married his best friend Kierstyn on May 8th in the Salt Lake Temple. It was a wonderful ceremony and a wonderful day! They picked the most beautiful venue to have their reception! It was truly breath taking!! My kids were so excited. They just love both Brandon and Kierstyn! We are so happy for them and wish them the best of luck in their new adventure called marriage!!

Kyzleigh and Kyra's Baptism

2010-05-10T10:14:00.002-06:00

On May 1st my little girls were baptized. They were so excited! It was a wonderful day! Lots of family and dear friends were there to celebrate with us.

Baseball Season

2010-04-09T21:50:00.003-06:00

Brett's team played the first game of the season tonight. Everyone did a great job and had a wonderful time. Brett was a great 1st baseman. He hit the second time that he was up to bat.
Looking forward to more great games. For us in the stands we hope that it will warm up, we are tired of being popcicles.

Baseball Season

2010-03-17T03:02:00.002-06:00

So the craziness has started, I have never been so busy in my whole life! Brett started baseball a couple of weeks ago. We have practice at least 3 times a week, and now that it gets dark later, we get to practice until 7:45 PM. I feel like such an neglectful mom, my kids are not eating dinner until 8:00 PM.
On top of baseball we also have to juggle scouts too. Not only Brett's, but my Bear den. I am having to change times almost weekly. I hope everyone will be patient with us!

Cake Anyone...

2010-03-13T12:59:00.002-07:00

This year I let the kids pick out what cake they wanted. Brett picked this "pizza" cake. I think that it turned out pretty well!

Mom's Birthday Party!

2010-02-08T09:46:00.003-07:00

Work Friends

All the many that came

Cake time

More friends and family

Old High School Friends! Boy, was she surprised!

My New Hobby

2010-01-27T08:43:00.003-07:00

The girls will be getting baptized in just a couple of months. So I wanted to find a simple scripture bag pattern. This is what I found! It only takes me about 20 or so minutes to make and I just love them. So I thought why not try to sell them. They are $15.00, so if you are interested just let me know. I am taking orders just tell me your color preference and optional accessories and I will do my best to get them for you.

Funny Things Kids Say...

2010-01-07T17:34:00.002-07:00

Jace such a funny kid! He is always saying little things that just crack us up. The other night after everyone was suppose to be in bed he came in my room and said "Mom, Kyzleigh is telling on me." I said "How can Kyzleigh be telling on you when she is in her bed?" His response is classic, "I don't know, but she is" Then in the hall he told Brett that he had told on Kyzleigh. I guess I should be glad that he doesn't know how to tattle yet.
Then yesterday we were shopping and Jace wanted some bananas so I grabbed some, he was so excited he squealed. Silly kid!

Jace's Surgery

2010-01-01T21:54:00.003-07:00

For those of you who didn't know or for those of you who did, Jace had to have tubes put in his ears. We found this out when they did the hearing test at the school. This is something that I'm grateful that they do, you just don't think of having this done. He was such a trooper, he had to go without food almost all day! He never complained.

This is his "Mr. Potato Head" the arms wouldn't stay in the right holes so he swapped places with where the ears are suppose to be. Silly kid! He liked being a Primary Children's Hospital, they had great toys to play with!

This is Jace in the recovery room. He did such a great job, he woke up without any problems and went home in about 30 minutes instead of an hour or so. He never had any pain. When I asked him what he wanted for dinner he said "pizza". So we had pizza that night and they way he was running and playing with his sisters you would never have known that he had had surgery. I'm so glad that he did so well!!!

My Poor Tree!!!

2010-01-01T21:44:00.002-07:00

So today when we got home from lunch, I noticed that my tree finally gave in and fell over. At least it held on during Christmas. James thought that there might still be some life left in it, but I don't think so any longer. It was a beautiful tree and it served us well. Thank You beautiful tree!!

I got lucky, James and I went looking for a tree the day after Christmas and we actually found one that was the right size and had the right kind of leaves. Yes I said the right kind of leaves...I know what you're thinking, Brandi is such a snob, and yes you would be right when it comes to Christmas trees. I want plastic branches not the silly paper ones. I got lucky, we only had to go to 2 stores! Next year we will have a beautiful 9 1/2 foot slim tree. I can't wait for Christmas!

Christmas 2009

2009-12-23T20:49:00.003-07:00

This year when putting up the tree, we noticed that it doesn't quite stand up straight. I told the kids that the tree was on it's "last leg" and they all looked under the tree and then said that "trees don't have legs, mom you're crazy! I really felt old!

Our new friend

2009-08-27T09:09:00.003-06:00

Our three fish, Fred, Stue and Ralph

We bought some Koi for our pond and have been having a great time watching them this year. James and I were out watching them when I noticed a snake. Of course I screamed and ran up onto the porch, I know silly me. After that the kids thought that it was the best thing in the world. I am still freaked out by it. We tried to get him out, but he slithered away and we lost him. I just hope that he stays outside where he belongs!

First Day of Kindergarten

2009-08-27T08:59:00.003-06:00

Jace was excited to start school. Now he is a big kid like the rest of his siblings. The boys in his class are pretty lucky, they are out numbered by the girls! Jace's two buddies are even girls, Addison and Abby.

First Day of School

2009-08-27T08:40:00.002-06:00

So I know I'm a little late for this since my kids started school back in July, but here are the pictures of their first day of school.

Brett started the 4th grade, he is in the ALPS class. The first two weeks of school he did nothing but complain about how hard it is and how stupid he is. We finally worked through all of that and now he loves it. He told me the other day "I'm glad that I'm in this class, because the other 4th grade class doesn't even have any homework." Only my son would be excited to have homework.

The girls are in 2nd grade this year. They are having a great year, no big news about there class, they just LOVE it!

Hanging out with Darren and Dakota

2009-07-29T12:46:00.002-06:00

Darren and Dakota came down to Orderville on Wednesday night. We went down to the barracks to ride the quads and did a little hiking too. The kids had fun playing in the sand and climbing up rocks. The picture of the Mt. goats, the kids and I saw them Monday night on our way back from Hurricane. It was amazing to watch how quickly they made it down the side of that rock!

Our visit to Hurricane, UT

2009-07-29T11:55:00.003-06:00

The kids outside of Grandpa and Grandma Redding's house.

Grandpa's volcanoe. It's right behind his house.

The kids with their Great-Grandparents.

The week of the 24th of July, we went down to Southern Utah. The kids and I went down a few days early so that we could visit with my Grandparents. We surprised them, they had no idea we were coming. We had a great visit, the kids loved running back and forth. Grandpa took us around and showed us all of the sites around his house. He showed the kids "his volcanoe". The kids thought that only Hawaii had volcanoes, it was fun for them to learn something new. While we were down there we couldn't resist going to In and Out. It was well worth it!

My kids rooms

2009-07-09T15:59:00.004-06:00

For the last week or so I have been busy painting my kids rooms. We let them pick out the colors that they wanted. Some of the colors are a little crazy, but each color that they picked fits their personality. I'll have to post Jace's room another day it isn't quite finished yet, in fact it isn't even started.

This is Kyra's room. She wanted purple with green stripes. She wanted the stripes to go around the entire room. I had nightmares about it looking like a circus tent, so we agreed that just one wall with stripes was much better. She loves her new room.

Next we have Kyzleigh's room. She wanted pink and green. I wanted them to have similar rooms (they are twins after all), but I didn't want them to be the same. So she decided that she wanted her stripe along the ceiling. I think it turned out really cute.

Now for Brett. He chose colors that made his dad think that he was a little crazy. His favorite colors are blue and orange. James thinks they're an odd combination, but Brett loves them. I think that it turned out really good.

In 2007, we had a flood in the basement. We had to take up some of the carpet, and the bottom part of the walls and most of the wood floor that we had put in. At the time it was a BIG blessing, we still trying to fix up our other house and we were paying the mortgage on it too (thank goodness for insurance). After my parents moved last month we decided that we could no longer put off taking care of the basement. So this has been our lives for the last few weeks. I'll add some more pictures as we go.

Cascade Springs 2009

2009-07-09T15:49:00.003-06:00

Cascade Springs is one of our family's favorite spots. It is so quiet there, we love to sit and watch the fish in the crystal clear water. We saw a lot of beautiful wildlife, most scurried away before I could snap their pictures.

End of the Year field trips

2009-06-26T14:08:00.004-06:00

Here are some pictures of the last two field trips that the girls class have taken. They walked to the Riverton City Park on Wednesday. Friday they got to go to the library and take a tour and listen to some stories. They had the most fun playing on the playgrounds. We love 1st grade and Mrs. Durrant!!

Our Yard

2009-06-26T03:14:00.004-06:00

My wild flowers are starting to fill in nicely. I have some plants that I think are on steroids. They keep growing tall instead of growing blossoms. We finally bought some fish for the pond. We still are working on getting all of the rocks that we need. But I think over all it's looking pretty good!

Happy Father's Day! (a little late)

2009-06-25T12:18:00.002-06:00

So this year for Father's Day James wanted the kids to pick something that they thought that he would like. We wondered around for about an hour and a half before they all agreed to get him an Ice Cream Maker! I'm not sure it's exactly what James expected, but he loved it! I really think that the kids just wanted some ice cream.

Swimming Lessons

2009-06-10T18:05:00.002-06:00

The kids started swimming lessons this week. The weather hasn't been the best, but they've had fun. Today it was raining and we weren't sure if they were even going to have class, but as long as there wasn't any lightning they were good. They had fun swimming in the rain.

This is Brett, Kyzleigh and Kyra's class

This is Jace's class

This is them in the rain. I'm glad that I had some shelter, it sure was coming down!

2009-05-27T19:07:00.002-06:00

We had the opportunity to go on a special tour of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple before the actual open house starts. It is a beautiful Temple and I encourage everyone to get tickets to visit this Temple. Make sure you take the time to appreciate every little detail. Even though it's not dedicated there is a special spirit there that everyone can feel. My kids have loved the opportunity to go to the open houses it has taught them many things about what we believe, they talk about it for days after. My girls thought that the Temples were where the princesses live, I told them that it's where the princesses get married. They were excited to think that one day they can be that princess that gets married there. I'm so excited that I can share these special experiences with my children.

Happy Birthday Jace!

2009-05-26T10:12:00.004-06:00

Today my baby turned 5. I can't believe that he is going to be starting Kindergarten, he's still my little baby. He is so excited to be 5, he keeps asking "Am I really 5 now?". For his birthday he got a new Spider Man bike, and money, which he has already spent. He bought a book about spiders and a Spider Man heliocopter.

Lost without a camera...

2009-05-22T23:04:00.002-06:00

So the other day my camera stopped working. I hadn't had it very long, so I was really upset that it broke. I was so lost without it, I kept complaining to James and he kept telling me that we didn't have the money for one right now. So I just did my best with the cell phone. Let me tell you a cell phone doesn't even come close to a real camera. After having to use the cell phone at the assembly today and James saw the quality of the pictures, he finally gave in and let me go buy a new camera. He realized that my camera is as important to me as his camcorder is to him. He couldn't live without it. So now I'm back in the picture taking game, watch out world. Thank you so much James you're the best and I love you!!!!

Reading Contest

2009-05-22T22:38:00.007-06:00

Our district had a reading contest. Ken Garff and Wal-mart were sponsors and donated great prizes, like 4 new bikes and lots of books. Our school kids read over 2 million minutes!!!! My kids have been off track, so we went back for the assembly. For every hundred thousand minutes that were read the teachers and staff had to do some crazy stunt. The first grade teachers had to ride around the school on tricycles, the third grade teachers were duct taped to the wall, sixth grade teachers had to kiss a pig (but because of swine flu the kissed a goat instead, just as funny!), the Principal and the literacy teacher were dunked in a dunk tank. It was so much fun! I didn't have a camera so I had to use my cell phone, so forgive me for the poor quality of the pictures.

Sixth grade teachers kissing the goat. Most actually kissed it on the face!

Third grade teachers duct taped to the wall. They didn't stick very well.

Mr. Giles in the dunk tank.

Mrs. Fay in the dunk tank.

The kids having a good time watching their teachers acting crazy!

Silly things that kids say...

2009-05-03T20:55:00.002-06:00

Today we went to visit Uncle Buzzy, and Jean of course was taking a million pictures. So Kyzleigh finally said "Grandma why do you take so many pictures?" "Well, you guys grow up so fast and I don't get to see you very often, I just want to take lots of pictures of you!" Kyzleigh's response "Grandma when are you going to die?" I guess she thought that if grandma was taking so many pictures that she was going to die soon. Silly girl!

2009-04-15T10:13:00.002-06:00

Here is Easter Day. The kids got new church clothes, they look so cute! We went to Aunt Margaret and Uncle Wayne's house for Easter dinner. We then had a big Easter egg hunt, the kids had so much fun.

Coloring Easter Eggs

2009-04-14T14:58:00.004-06:00

They had so much fun! They all colored 9 eggs. I have so many hard boiled eggs, and no one likes them except James and Brett.

They all had a great time! I was happy there wasn't any fighting, they all got along.

Jace picked out a new kind of dye. This one had sand and glue, so you could "sand blast" your eggs. The kids had fun with this, so did Dad!

I thought that I made all the pictures the right way, I guess I missed one. Have fun looking at it sideways.

Crystal Hot Springs

2009-04-14T14:27:00.002-06:00

James took Friday off so we wanted to find something fun to do. I found this Crystal Hot Springs and we decided to go up and have a look. Its ok, they need to do a little better job at maintaining the pools. The pools were really warm, which was great. The kids wanted to go on the waterslide, but the water that fed that was the cold spring. Let me tell you it was COLD it was like standing in ice water! James and I chickened out, and since none of my kids can swim they couldn't go down the slide. James complained about the drive, but it was nice to get out of the Salt Lake Valley and do something.

Report Cards

2009-03-31T09:32:00.002-06:00

I think that some parents dread this time of the school year, but luckily I have kids that love school and do very well.

Brett did outstanding! He got all 4's, which is like straight A's. The third grade took the Iowa Test and Brett got a certificate that states he is in the top 10 nationally in Reading, Mathematics, Social Studies, Language, and Science! I am so proud of him, he works so hard and loves being at school. Next year he will be in the ALPS class, which is an accelerated program. I hope that I can keep up, sometimes I think he is smarter than I am.

Kyzleigh had a great report also. She got all 3's and 4's. She is a good reader and is above grade level. The only thing she needs to work on, is not being so shy. Way to go Kyz!!!

Kyra's report card was almost identical to Kyzleighs. She also got all 3's and 4's. She too is a great reader, and she is above grade level too. The only difference is that Kyra is not shy at all. Those who know the real Kyra will agree.

Jace isn't in school yet, but he comes with me every Tuesday when I help in the girls class. He likes to do the puzzles that the teacher has. He is looking forward to Kindergarten starting next school year.

2009-03-28T20:46:00.000-06:00

This year we decided that since we have 3 kids birthdays in March and my sister Shauntel has a little one in March too, we would combine the birthdays. It was a great idea! We had a carnival, with a bouncy obstacle course. The kids had so much fun! I don't know what I was thinking, but I decided to do everything in one day. Meaning, we had a family party and a friend party all in the same day. I'm not sure I would recommend doing that, I am so tired!

Blue and Gold Banquet

2009-02-25T08:13:00.003-07:00

For Scouts we had the Blue and Gold Banquet. They had a mixed up dinner, we had to pick from silly names and put them on the lines for appetizer, main course, and dessert. We didn't know exactly what we were going to get. Brett got a pad of butter and a spoon for his appetizer. His main course was pretty good, pizza, salad and a roll. For his dessert he had to eat his ice cream with a knife. They had a pinata, Brett was the first to hit it, he hit it on the back swing. Then his buddy Nick took a whack at it, and knocked it clean off the rope! It didn't break completely, so the Cub Masters had to break it apart and dump out the candy. I think Brett got the most, his lunch sack was almost full. We had a great time!

Two Crazy Kids!

2009-02-23T20:00:00.004-07:00

Kyzleigh and Jace were having a "fat"shion to show, they were showing everyone how fat they could be. I don't even know how they fit so many blankets inside those PJ's. The best part of the show were the giggles that came from the models.

Supporting Brandon

2009-02-23T18:46:00.004-07:00

Brett decided that he wanted to support Brandon, so he decided to shave his head. I think Brandon had fun doing it too. We tried to get Jace to join in and have his head shaved, but he wanted nothing to do with it. He only likes it when our friend Harvest cuts his hair.

Brett's Primary Talk

2009-01-26T10:45:00.003-07:00

Brett gave the talk in Primary yesterday. He did a great job, until having to use the bathroom got the best of him. He started moving around a bit, then more, then he finally said "I think that I'll stop there." He ran down to his teacher and said "I have to go, NOW!" All the teachers laughed. It was so funny. I guess when you have to go you have to go!

Brett's Jr. Jazz

2009-01-24T12:40:00.008-07:00

Here are some highlights of Brett's games.

Brett's First Game Basket!

Brett's First Free Throws!

Brett's First Steal & Score!

Elder Bolander is home...

2009-01-09T22:12:00.003-07:00

James' brother Brandon returned from his mission on Thursday. He didn't get a chance to finish his whole mission. He got pneumonia and while he was in the hospital they found out that his cancer had come back. He is now in the hospital and doing pretty good. He is going to need a bone marrow transplant. If you could keep our family in your prayers we would be grateful.

Max

2008-12-23T16:45:00.003-07:00

We can never replace Harley, but the kids felt very strong about getting another dog soon. They all decided that we needed an animal in our life. So we headed off to the Humane Society. There we found the cutest Black Lab. I know, we didn't want a big dog, but we all fell in love at first sight. He never barks, in fact for a little while we thought that he might be deaf, but he can hear. He is just a great dog. So now we have our cute little Max in our family.

In Memory of our Dear Sweet Harley 10/01/08 - 12/22/08

2008-12-23T16:35:00.006-07:00

Our sweet Harley passed away yesterday. She had an accident and got stuck in her leash and collar. She will be greatly missed. In the short time that she was with us, she taught my girls not to be afraid of dogs. She was teaching all of us patience. We love you Harley and will never forget you!

12 years ago...

2008-12-17T08:40:00.004-07:00

Twelve years ago (yesterday) James and I stood in a dear friends living room in front of a Judge and were married. Yes, for those of you that don't know, James and I eloped. This is what can happen when everyone thinks your too young to get married, and aren't supportive.

I am very grateful for the husband that I have. He is the best! Thank you James for being the best husband, dad and friend that any wife could ever ask for. I love you so much!!!!

I have my kitchen back...finally!

2008-12-02T13:05:00.003-07:00

James has been so busy with work, he hasn't had much time to finish my island. He finally finished it. I love it!!! I have so much more room and my kitchen is far more functional.

Our new baby

2008-11-08T16:43:00.002-07:00

If anyone knows my kids you know that they are afraid of any animal that moves, no matter how big or small. So the other day I had had enough. So we got a cute little beagle. Her name is Harley. She is adorable! These pictures show how small she is, but Jace is still afraid of her. I guess it will just take some time.

Halloween Night

2008-11-07T09:47:00.004-07:00

Jace (Indiana Jones) and Addison

Kyra (Batgirl), Addison (Barbie Mariposa) and Kyzleigh (pretty witch)

Brett (Vampire) and Nick (mummy)

Jace and Mom. I know, my eyelashes are crazy!

Halloween at school

2008-11-07T09:31:00.004-07:00

Brett and his buddy Adam

The kids in the parade at school

Jace and Addison

3rd Grade Mummy Parade

2008-11-07T09:15:00.003-07:00

Every Friday Brett's class gets to do a "Friday Activity". The Friday before Halloween they wrapped each other in toilet paper, then went up and down the halls showing off their handy work. Brett's partner is a boy named Adam. He is one of Brett's best friends.

Pinewood Derby Time

2008-10-22T20:33:00.003-06:00

For Cubscouts we had the Pinewood Derby. It was a lot of fun. Brett's car didn't do as well as he wanted, but that's ok there is always next year! Way to go Brett! His buddy Nick did very well. Way to go Nick!

Red Ribbon Week

2008-10-17T15:59:00.002-06:00

This year for Red Ribbon Week the kids wanted me to take pictures of the crazy things that they got to wear. It wasn't too crazy, the first day they got to wear hats to school, which everyone thought was great. The second day they wore their clothes backwards. This was actually really fun. Say NO to drugs!

Donut anyone?

2008-10-09T11:24:00.005-06:00

The neighbor wanted to do the donut on a string game with all of the kids. The younger ones weren't sure of how to tackle the donut, but that didn't stop them from have a great time. The older kids new what to do, but the boys were kind of poor sports about the whole thing. But in the end they had a great time.

When you can't find what your looking for, make it!

2008-10-07T18:17:00.006-06:00

I wanted something unique for my Mother-in-Laws birthday. I couldn't find anything that I really liked. So I went to Hobby Lobby (my favorite store). I found these cute words, and thought how cute would that look if I could add photos. So I took floral wire and made spiral holders for the pictures. Jean loved it!

I made this one for my friend, Stacey. Happy Birthday Stacey!!!

Another project...

2008-09-19T18:10:00.004-06:00

James and I can't seem to get enough of projects. I'm kidding of course, but we did decide to add an island in the kitchen. I needed some more room, my kitchen just didn't work for me. It's still a work in progress, but it's wonderful. This will eliminate the need for a kitchen table. I can't wait until it's finally done.

This Summer

2008-09-19T17:43:00.004-06:00

This summer we have been real busy. We have been doing the front yard. We did something different, we made a giant waterfall. We just LOVE it!

Help!!!!!

2008-08-24T23:51:00.002-06:00

So I obviously don't know how to do the slide show. If anyone could give me any pointers that would be great.

Our trip to Orderville, Utah

2008-08-24T23:06:00.002-06:00

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This year for the 24th of July we went down to Southern Utah, Orderville to be exact. James' family owns the home that his grandfather grew up in. We go down there at least once a year. We have so much fun! We have to make our trip to the Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Rock shops, and any other hiking adventures that we can think of.
Every year we have to do the Coral Pink Sand Dunes. Now that the kids are getting bigger and know what to expect they have so much fun. They like to try and find lizards. This time the younger kids are the ones that found the lizard.
Darren brought his 2 four-wheelers, the kids had so much fun ridding them.
This year we decided to hike Red Hollow. It's alot like the narrows. Tall mountians on all sides. The kids had fun trying to carve their names in the rocks. They loved the white sand at the end of the hike.

Cub Country

2008-07-30T16:38:00.003-06:00

So this is what happens when your computer has issues. Our family computer was doing crazy things so I only has my laptop which doesn't have any of my pictures on it. So here is what we have been doing for the last two months.

Brett went to Cub Country on July 11th and 12th. I went with them on Friday and James went with them on Saturday. We had lots of fun! He learned about stars and all kind of things about the galaxy. He played did a frisbee obstacle course, a regular obtacle course. He got to carve something out of soap, with a real pocket knife. They shot off "water bottle rockets". He shot a bow and arrow. All in all he had a great time, and so did all of the mom helpers.

Learning all of the rules to shoot a bow and arrow.

Getting to shoot the arrow. Brett was a pretty good shot. At least he hit the target.

Playing a silly game. They used their fingers as swords, to see who could win the battle.

Doing a frisbee obstacle course. It was fun watching the boys try to throw frisbees under, over and through things.

This is Brett carving a piece of soap. He was real frustrated because he couldn't get it just right. By he had fun and thats all that mattered.

I got Tagged

2008-07-14T09:03:00.002-06:00

My cousin tagged me and so here goes.

5 things I was doing 10 years ago...

-preparing to go be sealed to my wonderful husband in the Temple
-working at a crazy daycare
-trying to decide if we want to move in with my in-laws
-getting reacquainted with a long lost friend
-camping almost every weekend

5 things on my to-do list today...

-go to the store
-pay bills
-go to the library
-clean my house
-weed garden

5 snacks I enjoy...

-James (my cousin put this and I love it)
-ice cream
-chocolate
-dark chocolate
-chips

5(6) places I have lived ...

-Riverton, UT
-Murray,UT
-West Jordan, UT
-Taylorsville, UT
-Salt Lake City, UT
-Bakersfield, CA

5 things I would do if I was a billionaire...

-get a maid
-get a chef
-pay off my bills
-add on to my house
-help out my family

5 bad habits...

-read when I should be cleaning
-never make my bed
-yell too much
-eat too much ice cream and chocolate
-procrastinate

5 jobs I have had...
-donut shop

-deseret book

-accounting office

-daycare

-stay at home mom

What you might know about me...

James and I eloped when we first got married. We go married at a friends house and no one knew for about a week.

I am tagging VerNeita

My Girls Graduated Kindergarten!

2008-06-30T18:50:00.003-06:00

So today was Kyzleigh and Kyra's Kindergarten program. It was so cute! They did a little fashion show, telling what each kids favorite outfit was to wear to school. Kyzleigh of course went for comfort (long pants and a cute shirt) and Kyra went for the look of the outfit (a cute denim skirt with leggings under and a polo shirt). They are decideing that they want to dress differently so that everyone will know which is which. Then they sang a few songs and then each were given a scrapbook from their teacher of all of the things that they did this year in school. I can't believe that my girls are going to in 1st grade. Now it will only be me and Jace, and he is really looking forward to being the only one with mom all day!

Jace's 4th Birthday!

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Jace's birthday fell on Memorial Day this year, so we had a big BBQ (in the rain). We had to move everything in the house because it rained almost all day. I think that everyone had fun!

I know that Jace did! He was so excited to open his presents. He got so many cute things.

I made his cake, it had to be a CARS cake. Its the first time that I have ever done anything like it. I think that it turned out ok. My kids thought that I was amazing, I guess that's all that matters!

Happy Mother's Day!!!

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My kids are great! They made the cutest things for Mother's Day!

Brett drew a picture of me, notice the spikey hair. I asked him if his friends thought that it was funny that his mom had spikey hair, he said some of them did, but most thought that it was cool!

The girls both made me a flower pot (that I can also display pictures in), and a poem with there handprint on it.

Jace stays home with me all day, so for him every day is Mother's Day! I get drawings from him almost every day.

I hope that everyone had a great Mother's Day! I love all you mom's out there for everything that you all do for each of us! THANKS!!!!

Brett Getting his Bobcat

2008-04-18T17:15:00.003-06:00

At our first Pack Meeting, Brett got his Bobcat badge. He really likes Cub Scouts!

Mom pinning badge on Brett's uniform.

Brett pinning Bobcat pin on mom.

We are so proud of Brett!!!!

Brett's Special Day!

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On April 12th, Brett was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It was a great day! He was so excited!

I can't seem to upload other pictures. He was Baptized by his dad and also Confirmed by his dad. Thank you to the family that came to support Brett in his decision. We are blessed with a great family!

Brett's First Den Meeting

2008-04-17T14:29:00.004-06:00

Brett got to go to his first Den Meeting on April 2nd. He looks so cute in his uniform. He has so much fun! He got to make and eat pancakes then help clean them up.

Crazy Month of March!!!

2008-04-17T11:56:00.014-06:00

So, I'm not so good at keeping this thing updated. So I will just tell you what has been going on this month.

Because we have 3 birthday's this month we decided that on each kids birthday we would just do a family thing and then at the end of the month we would have a big extended family party.

On March 14th Brett turned 8. I can't believe that he will be getting baptized. Brett got some pretty neat stuff from mom and dad. He got a CTR ring; his very own scriptures and a hymn book to go with them. From his sisters and brother he got 3 new Playstation Games. We also went to see "Horton Hear's a Who" it is such a cute show.

Then this month Easter came. March is too early for Easter, at least that's what I think. The kids had fun coloring eggs. This year we only colored 1 dozen. No one ever eats the hard boiled eggs. The rest of the eggs were plastic filled eggs. They liked it better.

This year we went to My Aunt Jody's house. We had dinner and then we let the kids decorate some bags so that they could go on an Egg hunt. I think that they all had a good time. The kids were running around so quickly that none of my pictures turned out.

Now for the girls birthday. The girls got a new sandles and The Littlest Pet Shop toys. They were so excited. They chose to go to IHOP for dinner. Then we came home and watched Mr. Magoriums Wonder Imporium.

Now the big family party. We invited all of the Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. The kids decided to have Ice Cream Sundae's. Everyone got to pick what kind of topping they had on their sundae.

Brett only got a few gifts other than money. He needed money so that he could buy his cub scouts uniform. He is so excited about starting scouts. He got his Wolf book for his birthday and read throught the entire book in one weekend.

The girls got lots of girly things. Like Strawberry Shortcake and Littles Petshop. They got some outfits. All in all everyone got great gifts. Thanks to everyone that came and gave a gift!

I bought the kids a small chocolate cake just for them, so that they could blow out their candles. We had a great time. Thanks again to everyone!!!

I know that this is a lot to take in all at once. I hope that I will be able to do better in the future. This was our crazy month!

Happy Valentine's Day!

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Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! We hope everyone enjoys this beautiful day!

Here are the Valentine's that we gave out. Happy Valentine's!

The Crazy Snow Storm!

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So Yesterday, we had the craziest snow storm that I can remember. Everyone had a hard time getting aroung, but I think that James had the worst commute. He has been working out at Dugway, so when he heard that there was a storm coming he decided to leave early so that he could hopefully miss it. Well, he had quite an adventure. First, he saw an SUV that had rolled over and he stopped to make sure that everyone was ok, which they were. So he went on his way again. Then he came upon a elderly lady that was stuck on the shoulder. She was so stuck, they had to call a tow-truck. So again he went on his way. Well thank goodness that he had made those stops, because he probably would have been right in the middle of the wrecks near Eagle Mountain. But because he stopped twice, he was just stuck in the aftermath. It took him over 7 hours to make it home. He finally pulled in at 9:30 P.M. I very thankful for answered prayers, The kids and I prayed that Daddy would get home safe and sound. Heavenly Father does answer prayers!

Oops!!!

2008-01-09T19:27:00.001-07:00

I'm not sure what happened, but I uploaded 2 pictures twice. Forgive me.

Kindergarten Christmas Party

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I am the "Room Mom" for the girls kindergarten class. These are some pictures from our Winter Party. We did 4 different "centers" as they call them. Everyone seemed to have a good time, their teachers favorite part was the "Reindeer Pass" game. She enjoyed seeing how the kids reacted to getting so close to one another. Here are some pictures from the party.

2008-01-09T13:31:00.000-07:00

So I decided to try this again. I have not been very successful with this blog. Please be patient with me. I'm not a computer wiz.