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Family Visitors--We Love Them!!!!!

 

We had a blast with Aunt Holly, Aunt Amanda, Uncle Aaron and Bridger when they came for visit in October. Thanks for the fun memories. We love you!!!

 

Happy Halloween 2009

We had a great Halloween this year. Nana and Papa were able to be here! We sure love having visitors!!! We went to Jared's parade at school.We also had a parade and trunk or treat at the church. Jared was Indiana Jones, Erik was dressed as a Roman Soldier, Rebekah was a mouse an Luke was a Bat!!!!Luke and Bekah weren't up for the hours of Trick or Treating that the big boys were but they made a good effort. I think I ate way too much Chocolate if that is possible. Can you believe I just said that??? Maybe it was the stuff with nuts that made my mouth sore. That had to be it and not the CHOCOLATE, Right??

 

Fall cleanup with Luke and Bekah

Ryan and I were having a great time with Luke and Bekah in the leaves!
They are so dang fun to be with. Look at those smiles!!!!

 

New Truck Driver in the Family

Nana and Papa came for a visit and guess who wants to drive a truck now?????

 

First Snowman of the 2009 Season

I know he isn't very big but the snow was not sticking together very well. We will have to try again this week with all the snow that is coming. Hopefully it will be huge. The kids sure would like that. Ryan is such a good dad to be out there in the cold. Notice I am only in one picture. Well that is because I was rounding up the snowmans eyes, buttons, scarf and hat in the warm house:)

 

Guess Who Just Turned 3????

Well my baby girl just turned 3 on October 6th. She is such a joy in our family.She talks like she is going on 15 and that is pretty scary. She loves to color, play with playdough and play with her dolls and stuffed animals. She is very much a girly girl and loves to change her clothes about ten times a day. She also loves to layer one outfit on top of another. She is very much a Daddy's girl and spoiled by her big brothers. She loves for her Daddy to throw her up in the air. She is such a great big sister to Luke and loves to play with him and laugh with him. It is so fun to listen to her play peek-a-boo with him. She loves to play with Thunder and he loves to follow her around. I know that my life would be very boring if I wasn't cleaning up after her all day and washing more clothes than need be but what else do I have to do with my time??:)We love you REBEKAH!!!!!Happy 3rd Birthday!

Camping at the Garden of the Gods

We went camping to the Garden of the Gods over Labor Day weekend and had a great time. We took Thunder and he loved being with us 24/7. What a beautiful place. The rock formations and the colors were amazing. I think my favorite part was the Chocolate Marshmallow Banana Boats. OK so being with my family was my favorite but the banana boat came in a close 2nd.

Stake Carnival

Our Stake had a carnival and Ryan helped with the ring toss. The kids had a great time and ate wayyyy too much cotton candy and cupcakes but what is a carnival for anyway, right?!?

Lukes 1st Birthday

Wow how this year has flown by. He's one and fantastic. He is such a great little boy. Now that his teeth are coming in and he can move around on his own he is getting happy again.YIPEE!!! I sure don't like the teething stage. He loves his siblings and can make just as much racket as they can. He loves to play with his toys, take a bath, sleep in his bed for naps,his daddy throwing him in the air, screaming with Rebekah, having Erik swing him around, playing with Jared, cuddling with his mommy:),playing with Thunder, clapping his hands and singing songs. We love his smiles and his laugh. We can't wait to see what this next year brings.

1st Annual Dalhousie Reunion

We were able to have the 1st annual Dalhousie Reunion in July and got to visit with so many friends. We sure miss them all. I can’t believe how many little ones have been born since we left. We will sure cherish all the memories we have made with everyone.

Oquirrh Mountian Temple

We went to the Oquirrh Mountian Temple open house with the Brose Family and Aunt Holly. We had a great time and the Temple is absolutely beautiful. What a great way to teach the kids about having reverence for the Lords house and Serving Him.

Summer with Family

We have had an eventful summer. I don’t think I have ever been this crazed about what is happening next in my life. I have tried very hard to trust in the Lord and Ryan is such a rock to our family. Ryan has changed jobs and is now working in Greeley Colorado. He is working for a dentist that has cancer and is not able to see patient right now. He is very busy and loving that but he leaves at 7 am and gets home at 7 pm. Not sure how I like that but I can survive the long hours for a little while. We are debating on what to do next with Ryan’s career and our home. So many decisions and with the Lords help I know he will help us do what is best for our family. Now on to the good stuff!!!!!! Erik is now in Middle School and is doing very well. He is trying to make new friends but still misses his friends in Nova Scotia. He goes in tomorrow for an MRI on his knee and hopefully it will be back to normal. He and Jared had a great time in Utah with all of their cousins. They sure love being around all of them and can’t wait to see them again. Jared is now in 4th grade and loves his teacher! She has 2 SNAKES and some FISH. Right up his alley, don’t you think????He has 2 of his friends from church in his class and they get along great. Jared is also the family clown and loves to make up stories to hear people laugh. They both love to ride their bikes around the neighborhood. Rebekah is almost 3 and loves to dress up, color pictures, do puzzles, play with her kitchen, go to playgroup, give her daddy hugs and loves to be read to. She is also a very good big sister. She is very helpful with Luke and loves his binki. She went without it for almost 9 months and has decided that she wants it again. Any suggestions on how to remove it from her mouth without a little tantrum following????? Luke is growing like a weed. He is crawling all over the place and has decided he wants to do the stairs and get on the dishwasher whenever he can manage it. He loves to play with his brothers and sister. He loves his daddy to throw him in the air. He also loves to cuddle still which I LOVE. He loves to nap in his bed. He still only has 2 teeth but is working on more. Luke is very active and is starting to thin out. This little guy is such a fun addition to our family. He has the cutest smile and has the greatest little laugh. We are going to celebrate his first birthday on the 22nd of September. Wow did that year fly by.

I forgot to add a little update about Erik's knee. He is able to walk on it now and sees the specialist on the 6th of July to have one more x-ray. Hopefully by then he will have a clean bill of health to jump on the trampolene and run like he wants to.

Spring & Summer Fun 2009

Sping and Early Summer 2009

We have had a few visitors lately and are enjoying them so much. Ryan's parents came over memorial day and we took them to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and then we went to Boondocks and the park. Erik graduated from 5th grade and is now officially going to Jr. High next year. He has seen the doctor and is 5'1 and 102 lbs. He is going to pass me up by the end of the summer. He was able to go with my dad for a week to Atlanta and back and kept Papa company. Jordan Friddle was here with Jared while Erik was gone with Papa and they had so much fun. We have had Sami here for a few weeks now and she is loving it. She has been hanging out with Rebekah W. who is a girl in my Ward and they are like 2 peas in a pod. Little Bekah keeps telling Sami to "Get out of my HOUSE" when she doesn't get what she wants from her. Boy is she bossy. While my parents were here with Jo, Kena & Sami they put on a FHE show for us of Noah's Ark. We laughed so hard. They were so cute acting out all the animals and Jo did a great job of being Noah . Jared is at Cub camp today and hopefully having fun. Erik has an overnighter tonight with the scouts and Ryan gets to go with him. Luke is doing pretty good. He has figured out how to roll to his stomach and scoot back, but then gets caught on a piece of furniture and gets mad. He has his dads temper:))))HAHA. Ryan would tell you he has my temper but since he is not writing this I get to say what I want. He is such a great little boy. I just love it when he smiles and babbles. When he wakes up in the morning he starts saying DA DA DA so I tell Ryan he is calling for him. That has worked so far. I'm sure Ryan will catch on sooner than later but since he is usually getting up for work anyway why get out of bed!!!! We are so excited to see so many of you soon.

Springtime Fun

I thought I would add a few pics of what we have been up to lately. Jared had his field day at school and had a blast he also just finished soccer and loved it. The clothes were soaking wet! They had to put them on then run to the other player and take them off.

Can you say dizzy? Try running back after 8 times around the bat!!

Erik has not been able to participate in much but is trying really hard to stay off his leg. The 5th graders had a celebration at the REC center yesterday so Erik stayed home with me and we went to the park for playgroup and then went shopping for new shorts for summer. You all know how fast he grows:}. Well this is his last week in elementary school:( I can't believe he will be in Middle School. Sad for me but fun for him.

Erik with his friend Ashton.

Well Rebekah has found a new love. (LIP STUFFS). Oh my goodness hold onto your hats this girl is all girl. She love putting on any lip stuff she can find and it is usually in my purse. I finally broke down and bought her some from walmart for 98 cents and she is constantly asking me if I want some. I just love her to pieces. She has also been asking her daddy to take her swimming so while my mom was here last weekend we took just her to the pool and she loved it.

Ok so not the most flattering picture of me but look at that cute little girl with the cherries on her swimsuit!!!!

Luke has finally turned over on his own but is reluctant to try it again. He is such a fun baby. He is laughing and smiling all the time. He loves his bed for nap time and take very good naps which I love. I just have to try cleaning my house while he is sleeping otherwise it doesn't get done. Anyone else feel that way???? He is trying to get some teeth in so he has been a little cranky. But for the most part he love to play in his excersaucer and loves to sit up on his own. Oh how I love this kid. Look at those cheeks.

Hey Sheree does he remind you of anyone?????

Ok so I can't forget the last addition to the family. Thunder is about 5 lbs if that and is a good dog. He loves the kids and is pretty good at not barking unless the neighbors dogs are out. This is our Thunder the Wonder!!!