February 2011

These pictures should have their own post but I'm behind (shocker...I know) so here you have it for posterity. Doug went snowmobiling with a friend from work. He loved every minute of it and made it home safely, which I liked.

Colten and Dad went on an overnight campout with the scouts. They went up to McCall for the great Klonkide race. The scouts built a sled and raced it in the snow. They had a lot of fun together. This last little boy of ours finally became a teenager. He was finally able to get his own facebook account. Now he has 71 friends and we have 3 teenage boys in the house. Would you like to donate to our grocery fund?

Our first little boy turned 18. How did that happen? He graduates from high school next month and CAN'T wait. He also got some mail that he had been waiting for.

Now you all have the oppurtunity to help pay his out of state tuition. It was a good month at our house. Up next...we take a big leap!

By Kelsie, About Kelsie, With Kelsie's help

This is the first picture taken of all of our kids. They were so young.

7 years has really changed them all. Little miss Kels loved her pigtails. She continues to be a little doll.

She picked this picture from her birthday. She is now 7. One more year till she goes to Disneyland on an airplane with Grandma and Grandpa, also till she gets the chance to get baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is very excited about both! Kels got a pillow pet Unicorn and some barbie dolls. Kassidy gave her a bottle of chocolate milk, wrapped up. Happy Birthday little girl. Don't grow up so fast.

Christmas 2010

I know I'm late with this, but Santa did find us. He even brought us new couches! It was great to have everyone home and a break from school. We loved it.

Perspective

My first reaction..."Wow, someone cleaned the bathroom."

After further review "Honey, we are going to need the plunger."

Halloween 2010

This year for Halloween we had a beautiful angel and a black haired Vet. (see the animal sticking out of her pocket?) I think she just wanted to wear the wig. :)

This is the first year that I have dressed up in a really long time. The school's theme was "Toy Story" Kim & I were Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head with interchangeable parts. These pictures are with my Angry eyes. Can you tell? It was really fun! We had a "Trunk or Treat" on Saturday night and Colten was Mr. Potato. All in all, we had lots of candy and a great weekend of dressing up.

The big 1-1

We went from having our first little girl to having a house full of them. Our first princess turned 11 and invited some of her friends over for a late night party. My ears are still ringing from the squealing. Wow. I wasn't sure I was going to make it. They ate pizza, had root beer floats, danced on the wii and had a blast.

On her birthday she got girly things. She also wanted a dresser so Jordan gave her his. He is kind to her. She had a good week and is very excited to turn 12 and be a beehive. Am I ready for that? She says I am. :) Kass has been a joy to have. We were so anxious to have her. I really didn't believe the dr. when he told us we were going to have a girl. The dr. made me promise to buy something pink that very day. She was my easiest delivery. Does that mean that she will be my hardest teenager? I love watching her grow into a beautiful young women. Have a great year Kassidy!

School year 2010

The school year started and I took the mandatory "first day of school" pictures. This is our last year of everyone going to a "free" school. I think the high school fees are so high to get the parents used to spending more and more. They were all excited and ready to go. The girls go to school with me or I go to school with them. Who knows which.

This has become Mason's favorite mode of transportation. (he says "the girls like it") Jordan also likes it because then he doesn't have to ride his bike either. Mason just doesn't like it when it is supposed to rain because then Dad can't ride the motorcycle. It does get waxed a little bit more frequently now that it is the dating mobile. Colten gets to ride his bike this year. Isn't he handsome?