Fun Family Nights

For family nights we have really been enjoying going to Thanksgiving Point. This last Monday there was a wet and wild theme. We did all kinds of different "wet" games. The kids have so much fun and that in turn makes Chad and I have a blast. We always run into Chad's sister and her family and some of our friends. It's nice to spend this time with my little family. Without these wonderful kids and Chad my life would sure feel empty. I am so very blessed. Is life always easy- No, but it is always worth it!

My Sweet kiddos

St Patricks Day....take 2

Ok, so I really try to keep things straight but I end up messing things up more than I would like to admit. Last Sunday for some odd reason I thought it was St. Patrick's Day. So, Chad and I made green eggs for the kids and I tried to have everyone wear a little green to church. Well, Ty did not have any green on so I had some hair spray color that was green and he was excited about having green hair. I sprayed a little on the tips of his hair and it looked pretty good. Not too much (I don't think) to go to church. I ask Garrett if he would like me to do it to his hair too and he looked at me funny and said no.
So, I'm feeling pretty good no one is going to get pinched. Ty's loving his hair. Church gets over and we are now feeding the kids lunch when the boys come around to our house to gather fast offerings and we get the news letter. I look at it and notice the 17th says " make sure to not get pinched". I just bust out laughing and tell Chad. I almost peed my pants I was laughing so hard. We tell the kids and Garrett tells me he knew it wasn't today and that is why he did not want me to spray his hair green. Boy, that would have helped me if he would have told me. Also, Garrett's teacher at church asks Garrett why his brothers hair is green.
I can't believe the stuff I do, I really try to be the best Mom and some times I just have to sit and laugh.
So, now that it is the "real" St. Patrick's Day we started out with green pancakes and we all got dressed in green. Today Garrett did let me spray his hair. Ash did not love that I sprayed his hair. I made a yummy green dinner with green ice cream cones for dessert. I am now chalking this St. Patrick's Day as being over!

The past few months...

Ellie at 6 months. My sweet sister took these for me at her house.
She is a great photographer!

I love this picture because she is such a girl. I am loving that.

My crazy, fun, sweet bunch.

All I can say is dinosaurs, dinosaurs, and more dino's!
That is Ashton's world right now. I am honestly
getting sick of going to the dino museum.

Garrett turned 7 this year. I can't believe how old
he is getting. He is one smart, funny, sweet, kind, helper!!
I couldn't have asked for a better kid! I'm truly blessed.

My sweet Ty is the best. He can go to sleep anywhere and
at any time.

When we were getting a lot of snow the boys went out and did
some service of shoveling. I have to say I was a little proud :)

Halloween Fun!!

We took the kids to Cornbelly's with some of Chad's family. We had a lot of fun. Half the time we didn't know where Garrett was because he was off with his cousins running around doing all of the fun things.

I found a pumpkin patch in Draper that I took the kids to with my sisters. We were able to find our pumpkins and they had a few activities to do. They also sold apple juice from there apples and also had apple donuts. They were very good I was told.

Love this face!!

She is getting SO big :( I love this girl!!

A very long post of random photos

A trip to the Zoo

Ash loves this ride!!

Ellie was a trooper. It was a very hot day.

Ty's first day of preschool

Garrett's first day of first grade

Cute pictures of Ellie

Ty's itty bitty soccer

The splash park was a hit this Summer

I love this face!