HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

This year Auntie Leelee came over with Bailey and Kendrick to take some Halloween Pictures! Don't they all look so adorable?!

Addison's first Primary Program

Today was Addison's first Primary Program and it was so cute! Addison was so excited to go and sit up on the stand to sing and say he speaking part. I made sure to wake her up early to get ready and had arranged with Grammy Mac to take her to church so that she wouldn't be late. It was a beautiful program and when it was over Addison proudly came down to where we were sitting to receive her praise. Sadly though, I missed hearing her speak her part I caught the last of her class but did not see her stand in front of the mike and she let me know it. Her exact words were, "Mommy you didn't hear me say my part, Jesus is my big brother, you were still walking." I sweetly explained to her that I was so sorry that I had missed hearing her part but, that I had helped her practice it and so I already knew how amazing she was at saying it. I do have to say how cute it was to see her up there singing her little heart out and how that while she was standing there and happened to look over and notice me her whole countenance changed, she started to smile and sing a little bit louder as if to say, "Mommy, look at me!" I was so proud of her! JT on the other hand was very disappointed that he was not up there with his big sister, he kept asking, "Where's Addie?, How come Addie's up there?, Wheres Addison?" Poor Grammy Mac kept explaining and when she started to sing along JT promptly told her, "Stop Singing, Why you singing?" to which she patiently replied, "because I am in Primary and I sing these songs." Needless to say it was a great Primary Program and our home teacher informed us that when Addison got up to the mike and said her part that both he and his wife smiled and laughed at how cute she had said her part!

JT's Monster!!!

JT is TERRIFIED of being in his bedroom! This isn't just your run of the mill temper tantrum every time that he has to go to bed but a genuine fear of what is lurking in his room. In his eyes there is a monster. Now both Dave and I have gone into his room carrying him as he screams and cries about this monster trying to ask him questions of where this monster might be hiding. It's not under his bed, in his closet, by the bookshelf, under the covers, or by the dresser but, it some how appears lying down next to him on his pillow every time he lays down or goes to his room. It has gotten so bad that he won't even go into his room to get any type of a toy or to put one away; he would rather have his Daddy throw it away then face his room. He seems to see this thing in broad daylight and it doesn't matter if you are there with him! Oh yeah, and if you have JT fall asleep elsewhere and then put him into his room you can bet that within a half an hour period he is screaming at the top of his lungs and running back into your room. The night before last he slept out on the couch in the front room and last night I placed him in Addison's room after he was asleep, just so I wouldn't have to wake up to a blood curdling scream and crying! I know that we have not watched any scary movies but, man something has definitely gotten this kid spooked!

Payslei

Payslei is growing up and getting more adventurous everyday. After fevers of 102.7 and 103* on Thursday night we were determined that she was teething and that at any moment a tooth would pop threw, it wasn't until Monday night that the little razor showed itself. Payslei has finally cut her first tooth and it only took nearly 9 months to do it. Along with her first tooth she is now pulling herself up to the furniture and walking around it and today she went for a little walk while holding her mommies hands. Every time someone would comment on what a cute little girl she was she would stop and smile at them as if to say, "thank you, I know." I must admit that she is adorable and has such a fun personality! Last night was the first time that she has shown me her belly laugh, it was the sweetest music that I had heard in a long time! Her excitement and joy seemed to have come from some where deep inside of her soul and just exploded into a sweet and innocent laughter. The more that I would smile and laugh the stronger that little one's giggle would get! At last though her giggle wore her out and it was off to bed for the night!

Adventures at Cornbelly's!

Today we thought that we would take the kids to Cornbelly's at Thanksgiving Pointe it was so much fun for the kids. While there they got to play on a jumping pillow, ride in a tractor pulled train of cows, play on slides, race peddle karts, watch piggies race, mommy kiss a piglet, go inside a scary monster, and take pictures! We all had a blast and were so glad that our Auntie Melissa and Baby Carolisa were able to come! I wanted to take the kids there so that we could get some fun pictures of the kids for me to place on my scrapbook pages that I have been creating at my sisters Alyssa's house. Anyways here are a few of the photos from our adventure! If you want to go I recommend getting coupons at Hogi Yogi because it is $10.00 for each adult and you can get 2 for 1! Yikes!

Practicing for BMX and Motorcross

Dave has gotten his two older children trained that when they get bigger/old enough they are going to start racing! It is so cute to hear his two little children ask him how much longer until they can get a 4-wheeler or dirt bike to race. He seems to get a grin every time he thinks about it. Problem is, is that racing and equipment take money a heap of money so for now all they can do is dream! Here is the bike jump that they created yesterday and were jumping their bikes off of. At one point Addison biffed it and so I cheered to make it not such an ordeal in doing so JT thought that it was an awesome thing to do and so when he went off of the jump and landed he peddled for a little ways and then threw his trike and landed in the dirt announcing, "Oh man, I biffed it!" My kids are sooo cute!

Ramblings of a child...

So, I have been meaning to let everyone know just how adorable and creative my children are. JT seems to think that he is no longer a little boy but a little man. Just the other day he snuck out to the garage and tried to "help" fix his daddy's dirt bike. Such a little helper and when I told him that he needed to stop him informed me that, "I fix it, I'm a boy, daddy's a boy, boys fix things!" What?! Where did that come from? So, when we went inside his started crying and ran into our bedroom to tattle to his daddy. When Dave heard what the commotion was all about he just smiled, as if he was so proud of his little man. Addison was quite clever as well and told her daddy that, "boys break things and girls fix things, huh mommy!" All I could say was that's right girlfriend! So now when ever there is a argument in our house those two start in on who is responsible for breaking things and fixing them.

Boys will be boys....

So the past weekend our family and some of our friends went out too Little Sahara to play in the dirt. Matt had gotten a new dirt bike and couldn't wait to break it in and knew that Dave loves playing in the dirt. So, after a few trips to Rocky Mountain Motorsports and a visit to 5 mile pass it was decided by the boys that we needed to go camping. I guess that I should probably back up a little and explain that we went with 2 somewhat newly wed couples thus responsibility isn't something that they understand. Packing for them is a cinch each one of them does their own while I on the other hand had 3 children and one husband to get ready for, who thought that the store was more important than helping his wife. Yes, we discussed this in detail!!!Needless to say by the time we got on the road I had had enough and was done. Not to mention that I left my wallet at the local grocery store in the process. Once we got to the campground everyone was ready to get onto the dunes. I in the meantime had to take care of the kids, begin setting up the tent, etc.,etc. When Dave came back from riding I think that his conscious got the better of him and he decided to aide in assembling the tent and quickly start the coals for dinner. Dutch Oven Lasagna, YUMMY! and Peach Cobbler a' la Dave. Then it was time for bed which Daddy took in stride as he tried to get the older two to go to bed. Needless to say it took singing and cuddling with mommy for the sandman to come. Next morning it was riding again while I made breakfast and tried to calm a little boy who was devastated that his sister went instead of him. Not to worry mommy took him and his baby sister on a little ride around the campsite. I have to say that he is such a boy and absolutely loves the dirt and anything with a motor. As we were riding around camp he kept begging, "Peas mommy go on the sand, up the hills," "No mommy the sand mountains." He is to smart and daring for his own good. Lucky for him his daddy has the same sense of adventure and took him into the "bowls" and as Matt would say, "they were banking like sideways." and JT kept asking to go faster. I did go out riding for a brief moment before we left but I was on the utility and kept sinking into the sand so I went back in and let Dave leave again. He has already gone out this week and will probably go out again before the "season" is over. Here are a few of the pictures from the event thanks to Matt. We got half way and realized that we had forgotten our camera. We had a blast!