My Cr@Zy World!

I Wonder Why?!?

2011-11-14T19:45:00.000-08:00

I no longer wonder why I am always blog slacker, but its because time goes by so fast!!! Where did October go?!? Well first of for UEA in October we went up to the Red Canyon Lodge with some good friends of ours for a few days and that was the nicest thing we have done in awhile....Just to get away from it all I loved it!! Had an awesome game of Ultimate Frisbee with the Libbertons and Miles Kyler and Brant were on opposite teams and I think Kyler loved that so he could school his dad :) Kyler teaching Jaden "boobdum" how to fish. The gang we were with My little family outside our cabin. There was so much to do there. Hiking, fishing, riding bikes, paddle boats, and just relaxing and having fun. Jax was worn out from there hike On our bike ride we rode to this look out point and it was looking over Flaming Gorge. It was beautiful!! Looking over Flaming Gorge. We kind of broke the rules a little and went on this cliff right next to the fenced in look out area and we took our family picture here. After we left the Lodge we went a couple more miles to see Flaming Gorge Dam. We had a blast and think that it might be a tradition for us to go up there every year over UEA, it was perfect and the weather was amazing too.

Here is my family carving pumpkins a day before Halloween ;)

Kyler cleaning out his pumpkin

Ryzer loving every minute of this

Molly wasn't scared this year to put her hand in and get the "pumpkin guts" yeah on fear conquered! The finished projects and my silly kids. Ryzer as batman, Molly a candycorn witch, and Kyler as Luigi

A close up of Molly's hair...nope not a wig her hair ratted and sprayed black. (it was so easy to come out too thank goodness!!)

Molly and her Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Riser We went to a Utes game and it was a blast!!! When we first got there it was snowing just a little bit..... (I might be fat, but not that fat I had layers of clothes on) :) but by the time the team came out to warm up look at all the wet snow!!! Ryzer had a blast.....even though he would go from hot to cold he was so cute cheering for them too. Kyler in football heaven.....He loved every second of that game I think he only left once right before half time to use the bathroom other then that he was screaming and cheering just like the rest of the die hard fans in the stadium!!

We gave my dad a ticket for his birthday too, so him and Brant had a fun time visiting and watching the game together.

"Swoop" came up by us and gave my dad a back massage and messed with Brant's hat and took a good picture with us!! We all had a blast and it made it even better that they won too!!

yes... I am ALIVE!! Just busy

2011-10-13T08:25:00.000-07:00

So I haven't updated for awhile cause we have been so busy this summertime. Thank goodness it is finally slowing down!!! I just cant remember where i left off..... so since my last post I am just going to jot down a few things and hopefully be better at staying updated from here on out. (yeah right)Brant got a new job!!!! We love it hev works for a company called Basin I&E and he has a great boss. I also quit my job at the clinic and now work for the Elementary that Ryzer and Molly go to and I love it I only work from 12:30-3:30 and Molly is in afternoon Kindergarten so I am there when she is there and I LOVE IT!!! I cant wait till I have the summertime off and the holidays off with my kids. YEAH for me!! Ryzer turned 7 and he wanted a swimming party so I rented the swimming pool and he had a party!!! What a spoiled boy :)

BIRTHDAY BOY having a blast!!!

Everyone swimming

Opening presents..His favorite gift was from his "cousin" Janae, silly string.....

Silly string+Ryzer=One very happy boy!!!

His Star Wars cake

Conner and Ryzer playing at the park hiding in a tube thingamagig.

We went to Upper Still Water and saw the dam spilling over. It was a warm day put with that water spraying on you and the wind blowing made it a little chilly.

I have to keep looking at this picture to know that my kids do love each other every once in awhile :)

Brant was teaching the kids how to skip rocks. Kyler and Ryzer caught on pretty fast but Molly just liked throwing the rocks and seeing how big she could make the splash.

Then it was UBIC time here in the basin

Kyler, first he played in a three on three basketball tournament......

I do believe he made a point shooting this one (dont quote me on it though it was too long ago)

He had a blast even though his team didnt win.

Second he did his first kid triathon....

Swimming two laps of the pool....

Riding his bike a mile.....

and running half a mile.

He did it all under 20 min and I was so proud of him. I asked Ryzer if he wanted to do it too and he told me no causes there is alot of running, a kid after my own heart. he makes us laugh all the time.

Molly danced her heart out......

Molly danced there and I must say she did the best job as a sheep.

She is so stinking cute when she performs with her perma grin.

Then we had FOOTBALL and I swear this never ends!!

Kyler sportin the helmet

Kyler playin quarterback, he is number 10.

Kyler is an all around sports kid......He is good at everything!!

This is just Ryzer pulling a Grandma Arko.

Little did he know I could still see his face through his hand haha

Molly's first day fo school, my baby is in Kindergarten!!!!

Molly sitting at her desk in class!

I WENT TO CHICAGO!!!! Me, my mom, and my sister went to visit Megan and Brent and we where there when she had baby Spencer. It was a blast!!!

Me and my mom on the plane. Me and Ben waiting on the other girls while they were shopping. Brent was on another bench waiting too. (Brent actually took this picture:)

The BEAN... it is a bean shape made out of mirrors. It was pretty fun and very entertaining!!

The whole gang by the Bean you can also see downtown Chicago in the bean. Me, Leila and Crista at the Millenion Park

Cub baseball stadium Down town Chicago

Chicago Temple. I'm sad the picture didnt turn out better but in the light it was beautiful!!

The hole reason we went out there was to be there when Spencer came and we were there luckily.....We tried everything to get Megan to go into labor and nothing, the little man was pretty comfortable where he was. So glad I got to meet him!

Of coarse we had to decorate for mommy and Spencer

Leila was so proud of our decorations and Ben could of cared less but he still insisted on being in the picture and I wouldnt have it any other way.

My new nephew Spencer Keith....I just love him!!

Thank Brent and Megan for a fun week we had out there. I miss you guys and the kids so much I want to come back SOON!!!!

I got home from Chicago on Kyler's birthday. You can see that they are all in their shirts I brought home for them.

So excited for Pizza Kits....that really wasnt it was Harry Potter legos and this kid was in heaven!!

There is my update. Hopefully I will be better since I am not working full time anymore, but dont hold your breath!!!

Summer has just begun and so has our fun!!!

2011-06-05T11:23:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun at Lagoon. We dragged Patrick around with us so we would all have someone to ride with the kids. We also had Toby, Dani Lachlan and Austin with us too.

Here are the boys on the spinning seat on the merry-go-round

Molly on the merry-go-round. We rode this thing three or four times while waiting for the boys to bring in our lunch.

Waiting for Molly to dance so they could go ride on the rides.

My cute dancer!

We went to the Drive In with the Libbertons and Walkers before Josh left on his mission.

It was Jax's first time going to I have to post pictures of this sweet baby!!

Kyler giving Molly a piggy back ride back to the car from the playground

My boys idol....Elder Josh Libberton!

Me and my favorite baby ever Jaxton!!!

My kids waiting for the movies to start.

We go for walks with our neighbors (aka: family) alot on Sundays and it stopped raining one evening so I told my boys to wear there crocs so they could play in the puddles.

Jumping in puddles

Ryzer slipped and...well you decide.

More puddle jumping

Jax and Molly rode in the wagon

Jax got tired and took a nap on the walk. He is so precious! Then this last Saturday we helped Jaden with his Eagle Scout project.

Us working on the project

Molly even got into it she was a big help.

Ryzer taking a break.

Suzie and Jeremy "torturing" Ryzer, but he is loving all the attention.

The finished project it turned out very nice.

Fast Update!!!

2011-06-03T21:34:00.000-07:00

I know it had been FOREVER since I have updated my blog, but working full time and trying to be a mom is catching up to me. Actually it has worn me out that I am quitting my job to be home with my kids. I am so excited and I cant wait for next week to come cause then I will be able to hang out and be a MOM again!! OK so fist of we have moved again in December....Permanently!! Into a beautiful 4 bedroom home. This was the most recent picture I have of it, but it no longer has a fence around it. That was ripped out by Brant and at first I didn't think I was going to like it but it is growing on me and I am starting to love it being opened.

My new kitchen that I love cooking and cleaning!! (and I hate cleaning)

This is our awesome water fall in our backyard. (not the best picture...but) It was the best thing buying a home that the inside has been totally gutted and redone and a yard that was fully landscaped.

Now for the more recent things going on.

Molly's dance group has gone to two dance competition and placed first in all there routine in both competition and at the end of the year they had awards and she was Ballerina of the Year and was grinning ear to ear!!

She is the cutest dancer out there.She makes us laugh cause we will be sitting around the house and all of a sudden Molly breaks out in dancing all of her dances without any music. She sings the songs that she knows and dances or she dances without any music...she makes us laugh! She is so stinkin cute!!!

This is her tap costumes and my favorite dance she did. As you can tell she is a cute cow.

She is in the very front, and never needed to look at the teacher for reminder hints.

This is her dance routine and this is the one that if you ask her she will dance. She sure does know how to shack those hips too.

Now for my boys....

They have started baseball so if anyone needs us we are at the park Monday thru Thursday for there games.....Then soon Brant and I start softball.

Ryzer hitting the ball from the pitching machine.

Ryzer playing first base.

Kyler playing third base against his buddy Jace and he is on third base.

Kyler up to bat.....

.....Kyler pegged by the pitcher...got a ugly bruise and was terrified to bat again at his next game, but he got up there and swang with all his might. He conquered his fear and I was one PROUD MOMMA!!!

Last (for this time), I did some family pictures for who I consider my adopted family :)

I just had to put these awesome families on here... I love Jax's tongue and how it is constantly hanging out!!

....and the cutest baby boy ever, Jax....I just love this baby so much!

Finally....I am back!!!!

2010-11-08T12:20:00.000-08:00

OK so not really alot has happened in my neck of the woods, but I think all the pictures say everything for themselves.

So I love the fall. I love the leaves the cool weather I just love it all. So we were on our way to the city and I made Brant pull over so I can take my kids pictures in the leaves. I used this picture this picture to make a bigger one for my wall.

and this is how it turned out, I LOVE IT!!!

Carving pumpkins is a must thing for October, but I don't think Brant likes being the carver. and Molly refused to clean put her pumpkin.

now I know how Brant really feels about carving the pumpkins.

the finished projects!!

We went trick or treating on main street with our friends

Kyler the football player, Molly the UofU cheerleader, Ryzer Luigi, Jacob a clown, Jace a scary mummy and Jordyn a witch.

The kids had fun but I will probably never do that again it was slow and ridiculous.

Then at our ward party, Ryzer found his long lost brother. Jeremy was Mario. Molly won 1st place in the kids for her costume and Ryzer won second.

Brant won 1st in the adults too. Yes we really did shave his head for this old man do.

Where are we?!?! You may be asking....

2010-09-04T21:14:00.000-07:00

Well my laptop charger had died........ so my laptop has died......so I have died! I have come to find out though that my moms charger, charges my computer so hopefully I can steal it for a while and download all my pictures from my camera to my computer and then I can update. Oh I am a slacker. Sorry friends!! Jana

The Stadium of Fire....

2010-07-06T12:53:00.000-07:00

The Stadium of Fire was amazing!!!

First the shopping and eating were so much fun. Thanks Janessa and Katelynn.

Katelynn, Janessa and me

Then we got to the stadium and found our seats. So worth the money our seats were amazing!! On the field 20th row... couldn't get better except for the jerk that sat next to us (they left early but not early enough).

They had Lou Diamond Phillips hosting it, and then They had the largest Court of Honor there they had about 100 young men and their moms from around Utah and that was kind of cool.

They did have Carrie Underwood come out and sing the National Anthem which was so Good.

They had the 2nd Generation of the Osmond's there and they performed, which they were pretty awesome too and three other local talents, but they took along time getting to Carrie Underwood!!

Finally the time was right for her to come out and she was AMAZING!!! I had so much fun and really couldn't believe that I was really there.

During her song, Jesus Take the Wheel, She had a note change and then broke out in singing, How Great Thou Art. IT WAS AMAZING and gave me chills up and down my spine.

She was so done to earth and so cute.

I can not get over how good she is. She would hold out the longest notes at the end of most of her songs and then she would be able to go right into another song. She never sounded winded at all.

I am a big fan of Carrie's and I am so glad that I was able to go to her performance. Thanks Brant for letting me go and you staying home and taking care of our kids.

Just another update....

2010-07-02T22:20:00.000-07:00

So I was at girls camp all last week and it is so nice to be home, even though it was a blast!! Brant work had a camping get together and since I was all camped out for the week, we just went up for dinner and to go fishing.

Also while I was at girls camp my brother and sister in-law had there second baby. Congrats to Larry and Andy! We went out to see baby Cali last Saturday and I of coarse forgot to take my camera but I did have my cell. Sorry not the best quality.....

Ryzer and Cali

Molly, Brant and Cali

Kyler and Cali

baby Cali and me.

She is so sweet and I am so glad she is finally here.

Anyways after visiting with them we did a little shopping and went to dinner with James and his kids. Then we went fishing in Provo canyon with James and his kids.

The girls, Cierra, Molly and Jordyn

Colton

Kyler

Stetson, C.J., and Ryzer

Brant and Kyler

James and Colton That about all for right now, but my next post will be of the Carrie Underwood concert that I am going to tomorrow with my friends Janessa and Katelynn!!! I am so excited for that!!

This weekend

2010-06-07T10:02:00.000-07:00

This weekend my nephew got baptized and my niece was blessed and of coarse I didn't take any pictures of the but my cousin Jen made skirts for all the girls in my family and we took pictures of them.

Paizlee, Britlee (my cousin Amy girls) Standing in the back and then Emilee, Cayman, and Molly sitting in the front.

Then we took this picture too. We are missing Leila, Adalyn, and Cali in this picture though, but they all have the same skirt. After the luncheon we went four wheeling in Eureka. It was so pretty and so much fun!!

Here is Molly and Kyler in the mule. Wayne's dad brought his other son Tyler and his four wheeler so we had enough for everyone.

Ryzer and Ty

Kyler and Brant

me, Brant and Kyler Our "fearless" leader (except when it comes to snakes) and Riley

Wayne found this blow snake crossing the road and it went and hid under some cedar bush and Brant caught it

and let all the kids pet it.....except Wayne he kept his distance. =)

I set my timer on my camera and took this picture of us at the top of the mountain....the view was amazing!!

You could see Utah Lake from up here.

Thanks Wayne for a fun time!!

First baseball game

2010-06-07T09:51:00.000-07:00

The boys had their first baseball game and they won. They were so excited cause the finally got some hits and some runs in the last inning. So they barely won!!

My 2 baseball players

Ryzer is on a older team cause Brant is coaching Kyler's team and since he is coaching Ryzer was able to play on Kyler's team which is very nice!!

My true baseball player..... he couldn't quit doing this so I had to take a picture.

Ryzer up to bat.... he didnt hit the ball at all that game but he did hit it 3 times his next game since Brant has practiced with him.

Kyler hit every time he was up. He is a pretty good player.

Molly's Dance Performance

2010-05-23T23:15:00.000-07:00

Molly had her final dance performance until fall. She really does surprise me that she will get up in front of people and dance, but if you ask her to do a "private show" she gets all embarrassed. She is so sweet. She loved having her hair done and getting make-up on. She is defiantly a girly-girl!

Her first dance was tap.

She did all the facials that she was suppose to do.

here is the mad pouty face, with the finger shake.

her shimmy shimmy shake.

and the dance if over.

Her second dance was ballet.

We have practiced this first positions with her feet so hard and it paid off.

She is so funny cause she would look at Miss Susie when she need to remember the next part of the dance, but the parts that she knew she would look out towards the audience.

We worked on this part too, but she still doesn't quite get it.

Molly and her Daddy. Brant brought her flowers for after her performance and Ryzer asked me why he did that and Molly was right next to me and said, "Cause he loves me and he his proud of me!" and we sure our Princess!!

The Carnival!

2010-05-23T22:53:00.000-07:00

So a couple of weekends ago I took my kids out to my sisters with my mom and at my sisters kids school they were having a carnival so we took the kids down for it.

Here are all the kids before the ran everywhere.

Kyler, Riley, Ryzer, Conner, Molly and Emilee They did everything from eating, riding in a cow train, fishing, ring toss, face painting, hair coloring, archery, bean bag toss, to the big blown up jumping things.

Molly and Emilee in "Norman"

Riley and Kyler in "Sally"

Conner and Ryzer in "Bessy"

and sweet little Addelyn

Molly and Emilee jumping and loving it!

Ryzer sliding on his buttock, but after that he found out that is was funner on his belly.

Riley was in bouncing heaven.

Conner always had a smile on his face after every time he came down the slide or won the "race".

and Kyler being Kyler and having fun even if other kids were pushing him around and making him fall over.

They had a blast. Thanks Crista for a fun weekend.

Derby TIme!

2010-04-17T21:23:00.000-07:00

So in our ward the Elder Quorum put on a family Pinewood Derby. I have to admit I wasn't very excited to do this. I wasn't even going to do a car....then Brant talked me into it. Needless to say it was a blast!

Here are the kids cars.

Ryzer's, Molly's and Kyler's

Brant's car

My car

with Brant being in the Elder Quorum Presidency, I got involved more then I wanted to be, but these were the treats I came up with edible Derby cars.

Here is Ryzer with his car and he won the Best Paint award! Thanks mom for doing this for him! The prize he won was chip and cheese dip so we took them over to Nana's and Papa's to share since Nana pretty much won it for him.

Here is Molly's with her princess dolly car. (that is what she named it)

Kyler with his cop car.

Here is me and my Wiener! LOL I was actually surprised how well it did. I came in fourth in the adults and Molly's went the furthest in the kids. There were some cool cars there, but I think our were the best!! I do have to say Thanks to Brandon who help out alot with these cars and telling us all of his secrets!

family fun

2010-04-17T20:48:00.000-07:00

After we took Patrick out to the MTC. My mom sister and I took our kids to The Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy. The kids loved it and it was pretty cool too.

All the kids sitting on a Bull Frog.

Here they are looking through a glass window at a boa constrictor. I just love this picture with Emilee and her head smashed on the window.

My kids in front of some frogs window.

The Penguins are pretty new there so they were pretty popular. The kids loved watching and laughing at them.

They would swim right up to the window right in front of you and just stare right at you!

Then they have a part where you get to ouch the Sting Rays. My oldest nephew was scared of them.... or he didn't want to touch them cause then they might die!.. I love that kid and his imagination.

Ryzer was scared that they were going to really sting him.... this is me comforting him and showing him that they are actually kind of slimy.

Molly and Emilee didn't ever touch one but they loved the water!

This picture explains alot about Molly. If she doesn't like it... this is her why did that or get it off me face. The Sting Ray came up and swan right in front of her and splashed water at these two. It was pretty funny too.

Ky finally touched one and was so excited. (they were soaked after this)

Ry got his fingers on one too and was so glad that it didn't sting him!!

This is my all time favorite picture of all the kids with Ryzer in the middle (center of attention) I total stranger right behind Ryzer and Crista's head right in between Emilee's and Molly's head.

The Jelly fish were my favorite!! They were so cool and so pretty.

They have you go into a black room and have a blue and pink light going through the Jelly fish tank and it was so cool.

If any of you have a chance to go or are looking for things to do in the city. I suggest you go and check it out.

Easter Time

2010-04-04T13:08:00.001-07:00

Last night we went to my parents to dye Easter egg.

My cute family!

Molly coloring on her egg.

Kyler not knowing what to do next..... Nothing new in his world. =)

Ryzer making a basketball.....

I love this picture of him... so surprised!

Here are our names that we made.

finished project!! This is one out of three cartons of eggs.

Then today we went to my parents again for dinner and an Easter egg hunt!

Molly found and egg

Kyler running for the egg before Ryzer got it.

Ryzer found my brothers Patrick's egg before he could even find it. He was pretty proud of himself!

Patrick looking for his egg.

He finally found it, with Ryzer's help!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!

My Grandpa!

2010-04-04T12:28:00.000-07:00

This weekend we went out to the city for my Grandpa Nelson 80th surprise birthday party. It was fun to honor such an amazing man.

Grandpa and Grandma

Waiting for him to come inside

Grandpa and his older sister Aunt Ruth.

This picture is for Meg. The twins are 10 MONTHS OLD!!! Crazy huh Megan!

Lighting the candles on his cakes.... yes we had two cakes cause they couldn't fit 80 candles on one cake!!

Grandpa took a deep breath and then BBBLLLEEEWWW...

Three deep breaths and he had those candles blew out so fast!

My Grandparents had five children so each of them took a few minutes to honor there dad. My mom told stories, Shauna told a few stories then her oldest son played the ukulele that my Grandpa taught him how to play, Kip and his family sang a song that Grandpa would sing them to sleep, Toni and her kids sang a song too and then Ambria told a story about him and grandma. Then Holly gave him questions to see if he could remember things when his kids were younger.

It was fun to listen to all of them, but this is what my dad and Larry thought of it all.......

Just kidding, they just saw me with my camera and knew it was a picture opportunity to be silly.

After everything was said and done it was picture time...

Here is Grandpa with his Great Grandkids, except for three of them. We missed you Riley, Leila and Ben.

Here Grandpa and Grandma with some of their Grandkids and spouses. we were missing seven people in this picture.

Grandpa and Grandma with their kids except one son in-law.

Just some information

2010-03-31T21:04:00.001-07:00

This is mostly for family, but is it is opened to anyone. I started a blog for my brother who is leaving for his mission in a week, I will try and keep it up to date as soon as I hear from him, or my mom. The blog is adioselderarko.blogspot.com Check it out and leave your comments for him to see.

Kyler started Junior Jazz

2010-03-31T20:47:00.000-07:00

So Kyler was asking me about basketball and when he could play Junior Jazz. I never heard about when it started in Roosevelt. I had some friends from Altamont talking to me about Junior Jazz and another one of my friends is somewhat in charge of it. So I called her up and I signed up Kyler. He is loving it so much. Every day he wants to practice or has to ask if it is the day of one of his games.

Kyler and Nikki his coach

practicing shooting.

You can barely see him but this is the only one I have of him playing against the other team.

This is how Ryzer watches Kyler's games, in between the bleachers. On top of the bleachers is Molly and her favorite babysitter Mckenzy.

This is Molly and Thatcher. Molly says that is her best friend. They play so well with together and leave me and Sandi alone, so we can watch the kids games.Thatcher is some "GQ" though.

Molly and Brant's Birthday Party's

2010-03-31T20:25:00.000-07:00

So I am finally posting pictures from Molly and Brant's birthdays

We had family and friends over for dinner and cake and ice cream.

My mom and dad came over.

Brants parents, and Grandma Buchanan.

Some very good friends of ours, Brandon and Sarah and their kids.

Joe, Steff and their kids too.

Molly got spoiled!

Here is Ryzer and Brandon putting 31 candles on Brants brownies.

I made Brandon carry Brant's with all the flames, With all the candles on that puppy, there was so much wax on those brownies! LOL

Then the kids had a balloon fight afterwards and Keaton was so funny... He wouldn't go after anyone but Kyler.

....and this is how serious he was!! It was so funny and entertaining!

Patrick's Play

2010-03-31T20:11:00.001-07:00

So my little brother was in the community play this year Oklahoma! He did a great job and it was fun to go and watch him. He even had a couple of solo's he had to perform which he did impress me.

He even did some dancing, which by the face he is making.... he is not really liking it!! (He is the one in the yellow bandanna.)

This one is just for blackmail!

This picture (and the next one) are for Megan!! I know it is blurry but she will get the meaning of this picture!! (HA HA)

Patrick did great job and I am very very very proud of him.

Molly's Early Birthday Present From Mom!

2010-03-15T09:13:00.000-07:00

Even though we wont be celebrating her fourth birthday until March 23, I took Molly out for an early birthday gift. We went to Disney on Ice on Sat. Just me and her and we had so much fun!!

Molly and I ready to go to Disney on Ice.

As most of you know.. I hate driving in Salt Lake..... so my mom dropped us off and we rode trax and Molly thought that was the coolest thing to ride on a train.

We took these pictures on the way home cause it was to crowded on the way to the Energy Solutions Arena, but the "train" was practically empty on our way home.

We saw Princess Tiana from Princess and the Frog.

We saw Cinderella and Molly really wanted to take a picture with her....

and this is the best I could do.

Here we are waiting for the show to start.

Molly with her new Princess toy... I bought at Walmart for three dollars... killer deal since all the stupid toys at the arena where 20 to 25 dollars. I was so proud of myself and Molly still loved it cause all the other kids that were around us had something like that too.

Mickey and Minnie were there and their car broke down..... So

Donald and Goofy came to help.

We saw most of the car characters

Molly's favorite.... Lightening McQueen.

The Little Mermaid.

Ariel and Prince Eric

Sebastian and Flounder Under The Sea.

The Lion King.

Molly was excited to see "baby Simba with his mommy and daddy"

The Circle of Life song was so cool cause of all the animals they had.

Molly in her Tinker Bell that that she got with Cotton candy, eating popcorn.

They has an intermission and after that it was all Tinker Bell.

Tinker Bell before she received her fairy name.

The Mother Fairy... telling Tinker Bell what kind of Fairy she is.

Tinker Bell and Terrance.

Sringtime. The ending number

Molly wanted me to take a picture of Minnie in her PINK dress.

I had so much fun with just me and Molly. It was good to do something just me and her for a change. I think I am going to make this a yearly tradition for us.

Molly's first dance performance

2010-03-11T22:18:00.000-08:00

I was going to post this the night she danced but I have been having trouble loading her video. So I will have to try that again later. This is Molly dancing in public for the very first time and she actually did it.

Molly in her dancing outfit

Jordan and Molly (a friend from our ward)

Molly got to wear make-up and loved every minute of it. Brant didn't think she would dance so he threatened her and told her that if she didn't dance that he would pull her out of dancing... Sure enough she did it. Even though she didn't want me to leave her sight before they danced. She was so cute and it makes me sad cause she is growing up to fast. I cant believe she is going to be four at the end of this month.

Brant went deer hunting....

2010-03-11T22:12:00.000-08:00

With his work truck!!! He hit a deer on Tuesday morning, and this is the damage that was done to his work truck.

It took off his left headlight

The poor deer he hit was pregnant with three babies too. I told Kyler that which probably wasn't the smartest cause he tells everyone! I am just glad he is ok.

Happy Birthday Leila!!

2010-03-09T21:14:00.000-08:00

Even though it is not her birthday till tomorrow we wanted to wish her a happy birthday now!!

We hope you have a good day Leila. We love and miss you!!

(I can't believe she is already three!!! Where did the time go?!?)

Our Spontaneous Vacation

2010-03-09T20:37:00.000-08:00

We went to Mesquite this last weekend to see from friends of ours. We had so much fun and it didn't last long enough. It was about 75 degrees when we were there and it was just beautiful. We weren't able to go down in December for cute Adler's blessing so we decided to go to finally see him and he is so cute and the happiest baby too. Even with Ryzer right in front of his face.

Kyler had so much fun with Alley. He even asked me if it is ok if a girl is his best friend :) I told him he could, so now I think he has a new best friend.

This is how the decided to sleep the first night all crammed on the couch. Kyler, Alley, Ammon, Ryzer and Ashlynn. Only three of them lasted all night though.

Adler and Molly

On Saturday it was such nice weather that we went to the park to play. It was so nice to not be stuck in a house all day cause it is to cold outside.

Alley and Kyler

The kids had a blast.

Here Ryzer and Brant were on this spinning toy at the playground and you go pretty fast on it. Ryzer loved it and wanted to be spun alot!!

Here he is getting pretty scared on this one and Brant is getting a big kick out of it. Kyler couldn't really hack it. After the park we went back to there house and had lunch and Kyler decided THEN that his lunch and spinning so much wasn't going to sit with his tummy....so he lost it after lunch, go figure!!

Thanks so much for letting us stay with you guys Artie and Angela and we cant wait for our Disneyland trip with you guys.

Our New Niece/Cousin

2010-03-09T20:07:00.000-08:00

My sister Crista had her fourth baby on March 1st . So I am now a new auntie to Adelyn Lee.

She was 7 pounds even and 18 1/2 inches long. She is so sweet and so precious.

Needless to say we love her and we are so Happy she is finally here safe and sound.

Molly started dancing!

2010-02-12T23:02:00.000-08:00

Molly is now in Dye N 2 Dance and loves every minute of it. She is in a ballet, tumbling, jazz and tap. She is so quite while she is there and then she will come home and ask me to practice with her.

Here they are stretching and getting ready for tumbling

Molly's first time attempting a back bend, now that we have practiced we have gotten them down a little bit better.

Doing somersaults with her brothers rooting her on.

She told me that she can do a front flip on the ground, and I asked her if it was called a somersault and she told me yes, but she can't say that word to well so she calls it a front flip on the ground.

Here she is with her teacher Suzie doing a back flip over her leg. This is Molly's favorite thing to practice at home.

Even Kyler snuck into a empty room to try out some of his own tumbling/climbing things.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!!

2010-02-12T22:50:00.000-08:00

I cant believe that my nephew turned one today.... time flies by way to fast, and it flies by faster when you don't see them that often. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!! WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU!!

Kyler's First Grade Program

2010-02-12T20:38:00.000-08:00

Kyler had his first grade program yesterday for Presidents Day and he did a very good job! He has been practicing hard at home to get these songs down. The also said the Pledge of Elegance and the signed to it which was cool to see.

Here is his class (Kyler is the fifth one over from the left side top row)

Kyler's class did an America poem and he got to hold up the letter E he was pretty excited about that. Then they also sang a song too.

Kyler was so proud of his new hat and bandana.... I think he is still wearing the bandana :)

In Altamont there was only two first grade classes. In Roosevelt there are nine first grade classes, so my camera does this really cool panoramic shot, so I thought I would try it to get all the kids and I still missed out a whole section of kids. There were a ton of kids. It was crazy!! Kyler"s class sat on the far left side

and of coarse... when ever I have the camera out and Molly is around we have to take at least one picture of her.

This video is kind of long, but this is the whole first grade singing the National Anthem and if you can read lips most of these kids don't really know the words to the song... It is pretty cute I think.

Kyler did a good job and I must say I am one proud Mama!

The Jazz Game

2010-01-17T13:58:00.000-08:00

Brant and I had the chance to go to a Jazz Game last night. We went with some friends of ours. It was so much fun. we sat on the 23 row and it was so close to the floor I have never been that close before it was so AWESOME!! Jazz kicked butt too the final score was 112-95 against the Milwaukee Bucks. Brant and I at the game. Here are just a few pictures of the game. The team warming up for the second quarter. Brant knows that I think Kyle Korver is a total HOTTIE!! So, I was taking pictures of mostly him. He even bought me a Jazz shirt with his name and number on it! What a great husband I have!! Korver...not playing. He didn't play at all the first half of the game and I was getting a little bit mad, but finally he was put in the fourth quarter. Right in front of us... How could I pass up taking this picture.... I couldn't :) oh yeah also in this picture is Andrew Bogut who played for the U of U (he is number 6 in red) The only deal Brant made with me for taking pictures of Korver was that I had to take a picture of the Jazz girls... so here it is! It was also the Jazz Bear birthday so they had other mascot come and play around. It was really cool to see all the other mascots there. They all came out in these inflatable suit and it was so funny. Well me and Brant had a great time, even though we got home supper late, we both had fun.

....and A Happy New Year!!

2010-01-01T20:33:00.000-08:00

So last night we went to Ac and Sandi's house for our New Year Eve's party. I forgot my camera so no pictures from that but we had lots of fun playing games and guitar hero. We were so much into the games that it was 12:02 am before we even realized it was the New Year. Thank you two for a fun time! Then today we wanted to take the kids sleigh riding cause Toby and Dani gave us sleds this year for Christmas. Thanks so much for those Toby and Dani.... we had so much fun!! First off we were just going to go up to the park, but when we got there we saw to many people and didn't want to go anymore. So we went to my parents house to think of where we could go.

Molly didn't even make it to my mom and dad before she was out cold.

Finally we decided to just hook up the sleds to our truck and drive around in there field.

Who said it is to cold to still "layout" in the sun?!? My boys waiting for us to go play!

We loaded them up and drove around to the top of my dad's field.

Here is Brant tying up the sleds to the truck.

Abby my parents dog loved chasing the truck and the kids around.

and off they went.

Ryzer and Molly. Surprisingly enough, Molly had lots of fun until she feel off and face planted it. She was pretty sad and cold and sat with me in the truck for the rest of the time, and Ryzer was so funny. He would scream at the top of his lungs, "This is totally wicked." and "You Rock" yelling at Brant since he was driving.

Kyler had so much fun.... I think he liked falling off better then staying on.

Brant and Molly before the face plant.

Here are videos from sleigh riding, the first one is so funny cause the boys fell off at the exact same time and the exact same way!! (and not on purpose)

You can tell by the way that they were both laughing and screaming that they were having fun!

This next videos is of all three of the kids. Kyler and Molly fell off and then Ryzer joined them, but I think that was on purpose. Well all that matters is that they had fun and that is what counts. Of coarse the want to do it tomorrow too, so we probably will.

MERRY CHRISTMAS......

2009-12-27T14:30:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas this year, and Santa spoiled my kids!! Our Christmas Eve started out going to work with Brant. He had one job to do in the morning and we all decided to go with him.

Kyler and Ryzer trying on his hard hats and gloves.

Molly just wanting her picture taken as usually.

We opened one present on Christmas Eve, pajamas... no surprise there and off to bed the kids went. They all went to sleep pretty fast too.

Christmas morning came to early for us who didn't get to bed till 2:30 (k next year I am wrapping presents earlier!!) Kyler woke up at 6:15 am and we told him to wait until 6:30 am and then he could wake up Ryzer and Molly. They were so excited.

I forgot to take pictures cause I just recorded them unwrapping presents. Both of the boys got PSP and Molly got her talking baby that she wanted from Santa. That afternoon we went to my parents and had a nice Christmas diner with everyone since it is Patrick's last Christmas with the family for two years. We had fondue and it was so yummy! After dinner we opened presents.

the family waiting around to open presents.

Molly waiting and being the center of attention while we wait.

Brent (a big BYU fan) getting a Utah shirt from Pat. It was only a joke, that shirt was really for Pat and then he got a BYU sweatshirt. But I still think that you looks better in red then blue, Brent :)

Molly got a Hannah Montana barbie doll and was so excited!

Brant (a huge Utah fan) getting the right color of sweat shirt!

Then on Saturday we went up to Brant's parents house to have another party!! We started off by going shooting. Jame brought out exploding targets for all his brothers and so they had to go and shot them that morning.

It was a nice day but still very cold.

This is how the boys started off when they started shooting but it got to cold for them and they all ended in cars.

Lachlan loved the snow, as soon as we got out of the car he was in the snow faster then we could even get out of the cars.

Steffanie shot a gun (my 22) for the first time and did pretty good at it..... I think it is the hat that brought her good luck! :)

We got back to Brant's moms house and had lunch and then she gave us all the same gift. Marshmellow guns, and the war began!

It was such a big mess. It probably went on for 20 min.

Molly even got into it. Every time she wold hit someone she would start laughing.

Ryzer, with his marshmellow holder around his neck. (I think he ate most of his.)

This is what happens when someone finds out that if you put them in your mouth first and then spit them through your gun....they stick!!

Brant and Rudy going after there target.... Anyone!

My father in-law was the biggest kid there. He was laughing so hard that I thought he was going to pass out from laughing so hard and then blowing out another marshmellow. Like I said he was the biggest kid there, but it made a memory to last a life time!

This picture is kind of fuzzy, but you can see by her shirt that the marshmellows got everywhere. I had them stuck every where. My hair was the worst.

This is after the war. It looked like it had snowed in there living room. It was so sticky, marshmellow stuck to the bottoms of every ones feet, shoes or socks. Smashed into the carpet and couches and stuck on the walls. We had a great big clean up party and my mother in-law got her carpets washed by some of us on our hands and knees. We even found marshmellows in our shoes when we were putting them on when we were ready to leave. Well that was our Christmas fun. Now Bring On The New Year!!

It's about time!!

2009-12-08T21:41:00.000-08:00

I finally put up our Christmas tree.

I have been kinda a Scrooge this year. I just can't believe that it is really here. Time flies way to fast. Ryzer, Molly, and Kyler put on all the ornaments and loved every minute of it. I really do Love Christmas time, but I have hated the snow all ready and it has only been here for three days. My kids are so excited for Christmas. Kyler and Ryzer are both asking for PSP... and Molly is so easy all she wants is a dolly that talks.

I hope everyone has a great Christmas and a Happy New Year, since I probably wont update my blog till after the Holidays.

and of coarse with every good picture my kids take I let them do a funny one too! (I am not against bribing)

2009-11-26T22:44:00.001-08:00

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PATRICK GOT HIS MISSION CALL !!!!!!

2009-11-25T15:16:00.000-08:00

And where is he going you may ask?......... Well let's start from the beginning. I went to work today and around 10:30 am I got a call from my dad that Patrick got his call and when I get home from work we wanted everyone here to open his call. So I called Brant and told him he needed to be home earlier then later. So Wayne and Crista came out for Thanksgiving and we skyped with Brent and Megan, and Larry and Andy.

Here is everyone waiting around till it was time.

I took a picture of Larry, Andy and Cayman from skype. (oh yeah and Wayne)

Megan, Brent, Leila and Ben.

and our silly Leila (fourteen days and counting till they are here We have a chain count down.)

As soon as he started everyone froze up on the computers so the intensity was killing Pat.

Here is dad getting impatient while we got everyone back up on skype.

Finally we got everything working and He opened it!!

Chihuahua Mexico!! Spanish speaking.

I would say he is pretty excited and not so nervous anymore. Having to look at it all day long.

A proud momma!

And a proud Dad!

and a proud sister and brother in-law!!

My Challenge to all you Ute Fans out there.

2009-11-23T13:07:00.000-08:00

Here is my Challenge:

You are only allowed to wear RED this week, NO BLUE! Not even blue underwear! This notice is very important so please keep this in mind as you get dressed this week!

GO UTES!!!!

Rivalry Week has now begun!

It is offical!!!

2009-11-18T10:58:00.000-08:00

We have moved!! We now are residents of Roosevelt again. Brant would like to eventually like to build back up in Altamont somewhere and I really don't care where we end up. As long as we are happy:) Kyler is having a hard time adjusting to his new school, which I was really hoping he would have done better with my mom being the Liberian at his new school. This morning he told me to put him back into Altamont Elementary, he wants his old friends and Mrs. Tew his teacher in Altamont back. All I have to say is.... Oh the joys of children. I guess with time everything will work out....HOPEFULLY!! We moved into a three bedroom apartment that NEEDS to STILL grow on me. It is just hard coming from a house to a tiny apartment. I guess for the money I can deal with it. Well that is what we have been up to and that is why I haven't updated this n a long time. I will post picture of the tiny place once the boxes are out of there. :) One more thing.... I HATE MOVING, I HATE PACKING, and I HATE UNPACKING!! (OK so I guess that was three things.)

2009-11-10T12:40:00.001-08:00

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2009-11-04T13:52:00.001-08:00

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Update!!

2009-11-02T17:36:00.000-08:00

So I am finally somewhere with my laptop and the internet so I thought that I would do a big long update. First off I went to Denver in October with my mom, sister Crista, sister in-law Andy, my aunt Shauna, my aunt Holly, my cousin Amy and my Grandma Nelson. We went and saw the Broadway play WICKED!!! It was amazing I want to see it again and again and again. If anyone has a chance to go and see it you should. My camera died so my sister in-law took all the pictures so I need to get them from her and then I will post more pictures of it. In down town Denver they have a 16th street where it is shut off to traffic and only shuttle buses drive up and down it. They have fun stores through out this whole street. We walked all the way to the top of the street and rode the shuttle back down.

This is me and my cousin Amy and some stranger danger that I was teasing Amy about:)

Crista, my mom and Andy

For the play my aunt Shauna bought us all fake eye lashes to wear.

You can kind of tell by the eye on the left that there was a big difference. (my eye on the right doesn't have any on yet.)

This is at the the theatre in Denver and like I said my camera died when we got there so I only got a few pictures, but when I get more from my sister in-law I will post more. This is my aunts, grandma and cousin. If you look closer Crista's reflection is in the witch on the poster! I knew you would enjoy that Cris!!

Then Me and Molly went with Ryzer's preschool class to the corn maze and the pumpkin patch.

This is them on the wagon ride to the pumpkin patch.

They each got to choose a little pumpkin to take home.

Some of them had some really soft mushy parts and every pumpkin Ryzer wanted his thumb could go right through them. So we finally found the perfect one.

Here is his class plus Molly. Of coarse it had to be a freezing cold day, but the kids were really good and had lots of fun.

Then came Halloween!!

Grandpa, Lucille Ball, Doctor, Sponge Bob and Cinderella.

We can transform nicely...well some of us can:)

Brant was a grandpa and every time I saw him I couldn't help but smile and sometimes laugh. He was so slow and the kids were starting to get mad at him cause he was slowing them down. I am so glad he keeps me young and he talked me into dressing up too.

He is even got a new hair cut, but needless to say the rest was shaved later that night.

Here is my Princess Cinderella. Her hair isn't long enough yet so I put a hair piece in and curled it. She loved every minute of trick-or-treat. She asks me every morning. Are we going trick-or-treating tonight? Oh yeah and next year she told me she wants to be the Littler Mermaid!??! Any suggestions?

Our own Sponge Bob. Kyler can hit his throat fast enough to make him sound and laugh like Sponge Bob. It is pretty funny.

Our Doctor. He kept telling me that he was grandpa's (who was Brant) doctor that lives with us, and gives him shots when he gets sick. I love children's imagination.

Yes I do realize that there are no houses in this picture, but we walked from house to house4 in town and they got so much candy. To much if you ask me.

Now last but not least....We are moving in two weeks. We need to be out of our house by next weekend. we found a little apartment to rent for a year. It is going to be very hard going from an house to an apartment, but we can do it.

The Monsen Monsters

2009-10-17T16:58:00.001-07:00

So I have a link called The Monsen Monsters ( right to the right of this:). Click on the blue link and you can see my family dance!!!

Our Hunting Experience!!!

2009-10-17T15:49:00.000-07:00

Today we (and in we I mean Brant, Ryzer, Molly and I) got up at five thirty to go hunting in the mountains obviously. Kyler stayed at my parents so he didn't get to go. We got up to the top of the mountain right before the sun came up and that was so beautiful but none of me pictures turned out, anyways. Brant went out and sat and waited..... I stayed in the truck with the kids. It was to cold, but it warmed up fast and it was nice weather.

This is what Molly looks like at five thirty in the morning.

Breakfast for the hunters, gogurts, apples, and string cheese.....YUM!!

We were there for about half an hour and two doe and a tiny two point came walking past us, then a loud truck came up with there four wheelers and where so noisy...Brant came back to the truck a little mad cause they were so loud.

Here is my fearless hunter in the cold morning weather.

So we decided to drive up some more.....

This is Molly at eight thirty.....

and this is Ryzer at nine, they were such good sports and so tired ones too.

We saw alot of doe but other then that two pointer there was really nothing up there. So we pulled over and started to hike a little bit.

Here is Molly in her hunting orange.

Ryzer in his hunting orange. Ryzer and Brant have the same bright orange hunting shirts from soccer. Brant was Ryzer's coach and there team was the color hunter orange. (Nice for hunting and camping, I always can see him)

Here we are being very quite listen for the bucks footsteps... all we heard hear where some noises in the trees and a wood pecker.

Brant with his hunting buddies.

It was so pretty up there and I love driving down a dirt road with the fall trees on both sides of the road. It was a picture moment for me.

Needless to say Brant didn't get his Buck on this trip, but he still has all week to go.

We Love Our Grandpa Buchanan

2009-10-05T18:09:00.000-07:00

This Saturday we lost one of our dearest loved ones. Brant's Grandpa Buchanan passed away in between conference. We received the news on our way home from the city so we went straight to his grandparents home. Kyler and Ryzer get the concept of him being in Heaven with our Heavenly Father, and Molly just knows that he is taking care of our Hunny Bunny. That is what she has been telling me, every time Ryzer reminds us that he is with Jesus, Molly reminds me that he is with her bunny. It pretty cute. Our beloved Grandpa John Buchanan We love him and will miss him so much, but we know that we will see him again! (Thanks Steffanie for the pictures)

I made Salsa!!

2009-09-29T18:50:00.000-07:00

Tonight we (being my parents, Brant, Ryzer and I) made the best salsa in the world!! All of us working in the kitchen. Dad (I know what you are all thinking CrAzY!!) and Ryzer cut up the tomatoes, Ryzer and I chopped up the green peppers and onions, and Brant Cut the onions into fourths (yes he did cry too), then Brant and mom did the hot banana peppers. Now we are just waiting for the goods to cook and then we are canning it and we are all doing it tonight and it is all ready eight o'clock! I will let you all know how yummy it turns out!!

We don't have the Internet anymore.....TEAR!!

2009-09-20T16:07:00.000-07:00

Ok so our biggest news this month is that we have possibly sold our house! No it was never on the market, the man that owns the 40 acres around us came to us and asked if we are interested in selling the house....We said if the price is right and they said ok. So know we are just waiting for them to see if their loan is going through or not, but we are 99.9% sure it will. We ar looking to move back to Roosevelt. So we had our phone disconnected, (cause we use our cells more then anything) and our for our DSL to keep going you have to have a phone line. So I brought my laptop to my parents and it is time for a new update.

First off We had a Monsen family reunion where we went to Chucky-E-Cheese. My kids loved it(Brant being my oldest) and I really think that Brant's parents loved it to.

Keaton and Molly, trying to drive a car together.

Kyler and Chuck-E This is Molly when she saw Chuck-E come out to visit all the kids. When she saw him she ran to Brant jumped over him and grabbed onto his shirt so fast, Brant didn't know what she was doing until he saw Chuck-E and then he understood. Molly hates things like that....all mascots, anything that is dressed up.

Ryzer having so much fun!!

Brant and James in their kind of territory. Where a kid can be a kid!

It wore my kids out. It was a quite ride back to my grandma's. Then we all went in and took a nap. We went back to Chuck-E-Cheese the next weekend for Kyler's birthday.

That same weekend my cousin Ambria had her twins blessed.

Kiyah and Dominik

Ryzer was giving her kisses and that is when Kiyah was hungry.

There family picture.

Kyler is SEVEN!! He turned seven on September 11th.

It was a Friday so I was able to go to school with him and help out. We had alot of fun.

Kyler and his teacher Mrs. Tew

Mrs. Tew giving him his birthday spankings. (by his face you can tell they really hurt)

Kyler and his cupcakes that he help make. (He was pretty proud of them.)

The board in his class. He wanted me to take a picture of his name.

I believe that I should be awarded THE BRAVEST MOM AWARD! I let Kyler invite five friends over for a party.

We played button button who had the button,

We had a balloon race where they had to run with a balloon in between there legs, (in this picture there is Mason, Kyler, Ryzer, Riley, Hunter, Cash and Makovey.)

They had a football game,

Opening presents,

Eating dinner.

After dinner we went to the park

and let them run around and wear themselves out, cause I was the best mom ever and let them have a sleep over!! I had kids at my house that had a hard time going to sleep finally at one o'clock in the morning all of the kids were asleep.

Then we went back to the city for my cousin returned home from his mission so we went out to hear him speak.

We had a family birthday party for Kyler and a Congratulations party for Brant.

Kyler blowing out candles.

Brant was our chef and made some yummy hamburgers, brats, and hotdoggers!

We stayed at Larry's and Andy's Thanks again you two we had lots of fun!

Molly won this princess crown at Chuck-E-cheese, and Cayman put hers on so I took a pictures of two Princess......

.....and Ryzer, what he does for attention!

Ryzer started Preschool!!

His first day was on Thursday,

and he came home loving it. To bad it is only two days a week!

That is a long update, but without us having the Internet it may be like this for the next couple of months!

Family pictures...finally

2009-08-30T23:44:00.000-07:00

So we had the Arko family pictures taken when Patrick received his eagle so in Feb. or March..... I can't remember when, but I finally remember to ask my mom about them too. So she gave me the family pictures and here are my favorites. Obviously the one I put on the title of my blog and these other ones.

The whole family

My awesome parents. Molly in a tree, showin off her John Deer boots that she absolutely loves and will wear with anything.

Another family picture.

and the "end" of it!

I am so excited to get these pictures and finally have an updated family picture in my living room. My last one was when Molly was 18 months old...and now she is three. It time for a new one!!

What's up with us and Bats?

2009-08-26T22:47:00.000-07:00

When got home tonight from mine and Brant's softball games about 11:00 pm, Kyler gets up to his room and lets out a blood curdling scream like he just saw a mouse. So Brant and I go running up the stairs and he is crying cause there is a "bird" in his room. So I calm him down and Brant goes and investigates. It wasn't a bird...it was a BAT!!

So I grab my camera to take pictures and Brant went and got his fishing net, the bat flies out of the boys room and scares me and the kids, (not expecting it to leave the room) and goes into the living room.

Brant hit it with the fish net, but that didn't do anything and it flew right into the kitchen where he caught it.

I think he was having fun trying to catch the bat.

The bat tangled itself in the net so Brant had to help it out and it was trying to bite Brant.

Of coarse as he was trying to catch the bat...Brant was singing the "BATMAN" song....Nanananana BATMAN!

Here you can kind of see the bat trying to bite Brant. My kids made me laugh to, cause as soon as that bat left there room, they ran in there and shut the door. So that the bat couldn't fly back in there. Then when Brant caught it of coarse they had to come and check it out. Then they ran back in the room cause it started to flop around in the net, and they all fell asleep in there waiting for us to come and tell them that the bat was gone! So if any of you have Bats....don't call us cause we have our own bat problems! :)

First Day of First Grade!!

2009-08-26T11:55:00.001-07:00

Kyler started first grade on Monday. His teacher is Mrs. Tew. On the first day of school three first graders went home with the flu and guess what...Kyler got to go home on the second day of school cause of the flu and he is still sick, so out of three day is first grade...he has made it to one whole day..... The joys of sharing GERMS!

Molly's new song

2009-08-19T22:06:00.000-07:00

Molly learned a new song today. Steffanie my sister in law, was babysitting for me today and both Ryzer and Molly came home with a new song, and Molly won't stop singing, but I don't care cause it is so cute!! She sings "Down by the Bay"

In the middle of it she says, "have you ever seen a bear, flying like a bear, Down by the bay." I love it and think it is so cute!

Our Fishin Trips..... Yes it is plural.

2009-08-15T13:53:00.000-07:00

On Friday we went fishin with my dad up at Steineker Lake. We had so much fun, when we first got there the weather was perfect. Daddy fixed up all our fishin poles. What and awesome Dad! Here is our silly Papa who always has to have a funny picture no matter what! Ryzer waiting for the fish to bite....but not very patiently. Molly being very patient, she would just sing to herself until she got bored with that too. Kyler and Papa, "It's about time we go fishin" was Kyler favorite saying that whole day. Here is Kyler reeling in the "Biggest Fish EVER" in his eyes....maybe?!?! Kyler caught the first fish of the day on Papa's pole....a blue gill, but if you asked Ryzer it is a glue gill. Ryzer was done fishin for a minute and decided to become king of the mountains. He climb all over the rocks we were surrounded by. Then the sun went behind a big black cloud, and the wind started to pick and so did the rain. It never rained hard enough to scare us away, but it did scare the kids enough for rain coats. Brant taught Kyler how to cast his own line out. He showed him once and now Kyler is our Casting Champ. Molly caught a baby blue gill and wanted me to take a picture of her holding it.... She was so funny. Her face told me all to well that she didn't like this fish. It started to wiggle in her hand and she really didn't like that. Then her hand was all slimy and I told her to wipe it on her pants and she looked at me and said, "that is gross mom." I started laughing and told her to wipe it on her dad's pants and she had no problem doing that. Oh she is such a girly girly! The kids found a perfect fishing hole for them. Ryzer asked Brant to put a worm on his hook and when Brant went to cast it out he said, "no dad put it right here I am going to catch this baby fish swimming right here." Sure enough not even two min. later he caught it. It was the funnest thing ever cause we all thought that the hook was to big to catch a baby one, but they kept catching baby ones. They caught about 8 of them one right after another. We left there we three fish. An ok fishin trip, but my kids were in heaven! Then today we recruited two more people to go with us, Patrick and my mom. Patty caught the fist one of the day...and it was a big one...Ha Ha! Nana and Kyler Papa and Ryzer. My dad is such a good sports and he loves fishin even though he hurt his knee he will still go. He must love us alot to be with all that pain...No I know what it is....It is the love of fishin! Brant's catch of the day! Kyler's catch Ryzer's catch And Molly's catch...even though she didn't want anything to do with it after she reeled it in. We left here with seven fish. I consider that a successful fishin trip.

Saturday Night Fun!!

2009-08-13T11:46:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday we went to the drive in and watched Ice Age 3 and Harry Potter. We went with our friends Sandi and AC. My family saw Harry Potter a few weeks ago, so we fell asleep during Harry, but we really did like Ice Age 3, my boys laughed through out the whole movie. The wind was blowing bad, we were hoping that it would die down but it never did.

My family in the wind.

Riley, Kyler, Ryzer and Cooper

We blew up our queen size air mattress and put it in the back of the truck. Molly loved it and even wanted it for a new bed.

Sandi and Thatcher

What kids think of....

2009-08-13T11:28:00.000-07:00

Ryzer walked home from church with Grandpa Monsen...So when we went to pick him we found him doing this....

Julia hurt her ankle pretty bad camping and has been using crutches to help her stay off her foot. Ryzer thought it was the funniest thing to go around through the kitchen back into the living room.

He would bring both feet up and jump through the crutches.

This is what would happen if he didn't jump hard enough!

So then of coarse Kyler had to try it.....

He was a little bit taller so he could actually walk like he really had a hurt foot.

He would still trip on purpose so that we would laugh at him too, cause we were laughing so hard at Ryzer.

I just loved his face in this picture, he started falling towards Molly, but caught himself in time.

Molly had no interest in the crutches, just the puzzles like she always does when we go to grandma's and grandpa's.

This is for you Meggy!

2009-08-01T14:36:00.000-07:00

My sister Megan is making a rag quilt and where she lives in St. Louis...."Misery"...(Missouri), this is how I am sending pictures of Molly's blanket that I made her. Meggy..if you have any questions, call me! Hopefully this helps you too!

This is the ragged side.

This is the back. (Not ragged:)

Here is a close up so you can see the X in the material and how big I made the clippings for the ragged part.

Hopefully this helps Meg! Love ya

The best day of Kyler's life!

2009-07-30T19:09:00.000-07:00

Today Kyler get his cast off.

He was terrified to get it removed though, he just knew that they saw was going to cut his arm. My favorite thing he said to me today is, "what if after they are done cutting my cast off and they take it off and my arm is all cut up? What do they do then, mom?" My answer was, "Kyler that won't happen so don't worry." he replied, "well i guess I am in the right place for that, They can do stiches right mom?!?" I smiled and laughed at him and that kind of relaxed him a little, till the doctor told him that it won't cut him.

Once the doctor started Kyler started laughing and told me it tickles.

This is him cutting the "stuffing" off.

Finally it is off. Kyler grinned so big when he could move his arm around. He also got to keep his stinky cast.....Don't know what I am going to do with it, but Whatever!

So now that it is off....This is how I told him we would celebrate!

We went swimming!! Kyler has wanted to do this before he even broke his wrist So I told him the day he got his cast off I would take him swimming. My sister and her three kids came out for the week to so we all went. Emilee, Nana, Molly, Crista, Riley, Kyler, Conner, Pat, and Ryzer

Ok here is a question for everyone. What do you get when you wear goggles the whole time swimming?

Raccoon lookin hicky thing-a-mur-jigs.

Riley my nephew. I just loved this picture... It is pretty funny!

At the pool there are buckets that fill up with water and then dump when they are full.

Kyler and Nana underneath the bucket.

Here is my "fearless" five year old jumping into the water, but only about a foot deep and he thought he was so daring... I Love My Kids!

Long Horn Days.

2009-07-27T20:54:00.001-07:00

This past week we had Long Horn Days which is Altamont celebration. It started off on Monday with the bike race. Ryzer decided he wanted to do this, so I told him ok and to go and get his bike ready. Thinking he was getting the bigger one with training wheels....he brought me his dinky tricycle. I asked him if he was sure he wanted that bike and he was determined.

So they lined up all the tricycles and decided to put the training wheels in with his group, then a ready set go came and Ryzer was off.....

Go Ryzer...Go!

He came in third place! I told him that if he had his bigger bike he could have came in first. He wanted to go home and get it now, and do the race over. To bad it doesn't work that way :)

The Fam rootin him on. I think he looked so funny on that bike cause he is to big for that tricycle, but oh well huh! For him coming in third they invited him to ride his bike in the parade and I told them no cause I wasn't going to push the dinky bike around when he got tired. So I convinced him not to cause we were riding in the fire truck.... Nothing can compete with that!

Then right after the bike race they had the family fun night at the park, but we didn't stay for that cause Brant had a softball game....plus it was five bucks a kid to get in and Kyler didn't feel like jumping on all the blown up stuff. He is so funny with his broken arm.

On Wednesday they had the co-ed volleyball tournament which we did with our friends, Sandi and AC, and Bear and Stephanie.... I had my camera there but forgot to take pictures. we came in fifth out of 20 teams. we are doing another co-ed volleyball game in August, so I will hopefully remember to take pictures then.

On Thursday and Friday...I don't know what they did...we didn't do anything cause family came out then.

Friday we went up to the mountains to Brant's family reunion. The Buchanan's had a huge family reunion up at the Yellow Pine campgrounds. It was alot of fun visiting with cousins that we haven't seen for awhile.

My family with Grandpa Buchanan

Me and Faith....See Aubrey I did document this precious moment. :)

One of the two Moose we saw coming home from off the mountain.

On Saturday we did the parade and we rode in the fire truck that Brant was driving.

Molly, Ryzer and Kyler

Toby and Molly

Dani and Lachlan

Stetson, Colton, Jason, Molly, Ryzer and Kyler.

During the parade Brant got the fire hose out to let me spray the crowd....well that will never happen again, cause I lost control of the hose, it when under the trucks wheel and got a big hole in it. Oops My Bad! Luckily the crowd didn't mind being sprayed alot right then. :) Then the men went back to the fire station and got the firework trailer up and ready for fireworks that night.

This year Molly loved the fireworks when usually she is terrified of them. She still wouldn't go near the sparklers though.

Ryzer loved doing the sparklers waiting for the fireworks to start.

KC and Megan acting like they love it other :) Just kidding they

Sherrie, Stacy and Kason

The kids playin in the back of the truck. Scott being the biggest kid there. Just kidding, thanks for staying with us Scott and Chelsea we had a fun time and your family is so darn cute.

This is one of my favorite pictures Lachlan, Gavin, and Austin. As soon as the fireworks started going off Austin was in the back of my truck and started screaming for her mom or dad. She has never been that close and she was pretty scared. It was sad but so cute too.

Molly, Patrick, Nana and Ryzer with Dani and Lachlan watching the fireworks.

Nothin is better then ending a busy week with fireworks!

Summer Time = Softball Time

2009-07-27T20:38:00.000-07:00

Brant and I are both on a city league men and women for softball. He plays on Mondays and Tuesdays and I play on Wednesdays and Thursday.....so most of our week is takin up by that. Brant's brother Joe plays on his team when he can. Brant and Joe both being nerds for a picture.

Brant plays at third base. He is pretty quick getting those line drives.....sometimes :) Joe hitting the ball (as if you couldn't tell)

most of the team. (and another team...this is where you go up to the other team when you are madder then mad and telling them good game when you are really thinking....that game stunk!)

My kids brought a ball to play with and Keaton loved it. He was so cute throwing it then chasing it.

Ryzer thinks that because baseball players chew gum during a game on TV he needs to chew bubble gum at our softball games.

My softball pictures and still to come.

Our new Friend!

2009-07-19T19:44:00.000-07:00

We where outside on Saturday in the shade watching Brant mow the lawn, and Kyler was looking around be observant (as he always is) and wondered what was stuck on the side of the shed? I told him not to touch it thinking it was a peach that had fallen and was smashed on the the shed.

Then I got looking, it was our pear tree, so I went up to get a closer look and this is what I found......

A SLEEPING BAT!!!

This is how we first found it all covered up and sleeping,

Then every once in awhile it acted as if it was fallen and would have to adjust.

So eventually it flew off, but when it started to wake up Ryzer ran inside the house screaming cause he just knew it was going to bite him and turn him into a vampire!

UUUMMM, maybe I shouldn't have let him watch twilight! HA HA

I know Right?!?!

Happy Birthday RyZeR!!

2009-07-07T21:53:00.000-07:00

Today we had a birthday in our family and it was Ryzer who turned five, but according to him yesterday he was turning 16! AAAHHH!!!! Talk about skipping ahead a few years and to make things worse it's the teenage years. (I can wait for those years to come.)

My kids love those webkinz, he got the cutest little puppy and named him, George.

He wanted to name it Ryzer, and I told him that could get a little confusing so he named him George, cause that is what we call Ryzer sometimes. Mostly when he is being silly.

He wanted a jell-o cake this year and so that is what he got.

I love you Ryzer, you CrAzY kId!

Ok so now I will update the rest of June and the beginning of July.

My parents goat had a baby on July 3 and it has got to be the cutest, but most smelling thing alive. Ryzer decided to name it Bud"Wyzer" until he found out it was a girl....now the baby goat is nameless.

Kyler holding her. If you can notice Kyler's hard cast is on now and he chose a camo cast, which I tried to talk him into a pink one. He told me that he was not Molly and he doesn't like the color pink!

Ryzer holding her.

Molly holing her.

I even held her but as you can tell by my face.....so stunk! (maybe since she looks and smells like a skunk we sound name her something around that.

Then in June I went to girls camp and we went up to Yellow Pine (about twenty miles from my house,) and it was so nice and quite, and it only rained on us once. We had so much fun with the girls in my ward. I love girls camp.

Our fearless (sleeping) priesthood leader.

Awesome Hairdos!

Going up to see the dam overflowing.

And just being together.

Before girls camp me and Brant took our little family up to see the dam spilling over. We tried it last year but was to late cause they stopped it before we got up there. This year the dam spilled over for over three weeks and usually it only does it for two. It was so pretty and so much fun.

Brant and I Kyler took this picture and I think he did a very good job.

Kyler

Ryzer

Molly

Brant and Ryzer kept throwing rocks in the tiny creek to see if they could skip any.

For the fourth of July we went golfing, but all my pictures are on my phone so I will have to wait for Brant to help me get all those pictures off of my phone.

Well I am still trying to figure out how to put those videos of Kyler on here when he was doped up. I will eventually figure out what is wrong with my videos.

What We Got to Come Home Too!

2009-06-15T21:22:00.000-07:00

Brant passed his test he took today for part of his Journeyman. Now we need him to pass one more part of the test and that will be one more chapter of our book over with. Anyways as Brant was coming out of the building he was checking his messages from his phone and one was his mom telling us that his dad was taking Kyler to the Emergency Room cause he broke his arm at 3:00pm.....ok?

So we get ahold of his mom and he was playing at the playground and fell and broke his left arm. So instead of going to dinner to celebrate Brant passing his test, we went home thinking that Rudy and Kyler would already be home. At ten to six Rudy called Brant on his cell and told them that they had to put Kyler under so that they could set his arm back into place. Well you do what ya gotta do right?!?! So then we got to Brant's parents house and wait.....and we wait.....and we wait. Finally at 7:00pm I called Rudy and Kyler wasn't wanting to wake up so I told him that we would come and switch him places so he could come home and eat dinner.

So we leave Ryzer and Molly again to run to the hospital. When we got there Kyler had oxygen, an I.V. and some other wire hooked up to him. They told us that he couldn't go home until he was somewhat awake. the doctor came in to talk to us and told us that they gave him an adult size of Medicine so it would be awhile for it to wear off. Lucky us! They put it in a soft cast for right now until the swelling goes down and in a week he will get his hard cast on. So while we were trying to get Kyler awake I kept recording him with my camera cause he was so funny. He would start to tell us a story and fall asleep right in the middle of it. These videos are my favorites! (I will post them soon my computer doesn't want to download them for some reason.)

Eight Years!!

2009-06-14T20:30:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was mine and Brant's anniversary, eight years. It is crazy how time flies by so fast. We went to the Joseph Smith memorial building with James and Cheralyn and watched the Joseph Smith movie. Then we left and got our hotel room and then we went to the Salt Lake Temple. Brant has never been to a live session before so I thought that would be fun. I went about five years ago, but it is always so different. Plus that is the temple we were married in. I LOVE YOU so much Brant! Thanks for a great anniversary. We left the kids in Roosevelt with Brant's brother Joe and Steffanie. We went out cause Brant's other brother James got married on the 12th and Joe couldn't get work off, so we decided to leave our kids with them and make a weekend of it.

On Friday me and Cheralyn went and got pedicure and our hair done for her wedding, we had alot of fun. Then we got back to the church for there wedding just in time. (of course they didn't start on time!)

Of coarse we decorated their car too. We couldn't find the window markers so we used frosting and I honestly think that works better. Plus it cleans up better too.

Boyd and Andrea came too and their baby Rodger is the cutest thing. Here are just a few pictures of him.

No he didn't like the hat. Is that a little obvious. That is why his hands are being held down.

Brant making him stand on his hands.

He was making such funny faces, he had us laughing so hard.

Now this is just a movie of Molly that I love. She is singing a Stephen James song and for those of you who do not know who that is, he is a speaker that comes around to elementary schools and teachs the kids fun songs about being smart and safe. Kyler had a school performance and Molly and Ryzer both started catching on to the songs so we bought a CD of his and Molly has caught on to this song so cute. The song is called I Do Not Know You.

What the summer time brings......

2009-06-01T11:03:00.000-07:00

First: Graduations. The baby of my family, Patrick graduated from Union High on Friday. Way to go Patrick we are so proud of you!

Brant was real excited to go sit in a hot gym on bleachers for an hour.....not really. It was hotter the "H-E- (DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS)L-L" I don't think any was very comfortable there. Oh well, what we do for our loved ones huh?!?!!

Second: Baseball. Kyler has started and he is now old enough for slow pitch machine. He is pretty impressive of too. He hits the ball on the first or second pitch. Brant is his couch and I am the Assistant coach, thanks to Brant for volunteering us. We have about thirteen kids on the team and most of them are beginners so it is hard to keep them entertained and trying to teach them about baseball.

Brant placing all the kids on the field, but this is way way he moved Kyler around.

He is a great coach and really good with the kids. Especially with most of the girls who's first time holding a bat was at our first game.

Kyler running to first base....

Kyler's safe on first base...with a big grin cause he made it there.

Brant and I are also on a co-ed softball team with some of our friends. I will post pictures of that when we start our games. that should be fun, even though I have nevered played softball before.

Third: Weddings. My Aunt Toni got married this last weekend and I am sure it will not be the last one we go to either. It was fun to see all my cousins for her wedding. Here are a couple snapshots from here wedding.

This is my grandpa walking her down the isle.

These are her girls starting left to right.

Camryn, Heather, Jessie, Mckenzie, and Ambria who is pregnant with twins, and due in four weeks.

Her only boy Colton.

Camryn was so stinking cute. The other girls were singing a song and Camryn was suppose to sing too but she couldn't stop crying, so I snapped this picture of her and later she told me they were tears of JOY. I love this girly with all my heart.

Ok so there are some of the things summer brings. I'm sure I will think of some more and post more when the time comes.

We Are Alive!!!

2009-05-25T21:47:00.000-07:00

Ok I know that it has been awhile since I have updated my blog, and alot of people have asked if I was still alive or not. I just have been loving the weather (except this weekend) and we have spent most of our time outside.

So let me start off with our summer haircuts.

Kyler wanted the old man look and Ryzer wanted a bowl cut...

So they got them but,...thanks to me they only lasted long enough for me to take there pictures and shave them off for good.

Then last weekend James and his new fiance Cheralyn, and the kids came out for the weekend and stayed with us. For those of you who do not know James and Ami got divorced somewhere at the beginning of this year and he will be getting remarried in June. So we soaked up the sun and went to the park.

Ryzer and CJ

Ceirra climbing the rock wall

This is Cheralyn, my future sister in-law.

The boys were playing outside and noticed that we had a nest in our tree with two baby birds in it, so I ran and got my camera.

You can only really see their beaks, but I was to chicken to get much closer cause the momma bird was in the tree watching me like a hawk.

And of coarse while I had my camera out, Molly wanted a picture of her so I "posed" her by some of my beautiful tulips.

Then this weekend we went camping with AC and Sandra Dee and there four boys. We borrowed my parents trailer and went up in the rain. Even though it rained on us we still had a blast.

So I think that as a mother I have my children "pose" to much for the camera. My first sign was when my kids said to me, "Mom do you want me to go stand like this by a tree so you can take my picture?"....

....What do you think?!?!

The boys played baseball in the mountains and Sandi and I were great cheerleaders.

Chloe even loved it, but we had to chain her up when they started to play baseball cause all she wanted was the ball, and she kept getting what she wanted.

Molly and Thatcher were such hams when the camera came out. So here are a few snap shots of them being goof balls together. When ever I was close to them, Thatcher would put his arm around Molly and Molly would lay her head down on his shoulder and the would both say cheese for the longest time. I finally had to pretend I was taking their picture so I didn't use up all my memory space.

And here are the Boys. Cooper, Parker, Kyler, Ryzer, and Riley.

Even though we got wet we still had alot of fun. Thanks AC and Sandi for going with us.

So that is along update, but I think I have most of the pictures on my camera updated. (that is how I remember where I am with my updates, If they are on my computer already or not.)

Update on my Dad!

2009-04-26T17:07:00.000-07:00

Just so everyone is on the same page.....my dad gets to go home tomorrow. (which is Monday the 27) YEAH!! A week from the day he had his surgery. For those of you who don't know my dad's cancer came back. They went in on Monday to remove the tumor it was in, now the nasty tumor is gone and HOPEFULLY the cancer is too. (We will find out later.) So he is doing really well and the pictures should justify for themselves. But I want to thank everyone who has been praying for him cause it has helped him and us as his family immensely. I am so thankful for the love and support that everyone has shown my whole family.

Here is a picture of the nasty tumor....gross huh?!?!

MY DAD!! Still smiling after everything that has happened to him.

Our entertainment while at the hospital, laptops, Internet, and movies.

What a bunch of fakers!

Molly and Cayman, having fun together in Papa's hospital room.

Nana and Kyler/nerd

watching funniest home videos.

Papa and Cayman

For the actual surgery they had him on his side with his arm straight up (like he is raising his hand,) for six hours why they cut right below his shoulder blade up by his chest. they had to remove a section of rib to get to the tumor. Talk about being in alot of pain. He is up and walking today and looks so good. I am so happy that this is almost over with, my boys want to go fishing and help Papa get feeling better so fast. WE LOVE OUR PAPA!

Just my Luck!!

2009-04-14T22:08:00.000-07:00

So I was excited to update my blog on the weekend that Ben was blessed and the whole family came out for that and Pat received his Eagle. So last Friday I was going to update my blog and stay inside my warm house cause it had snowed again. Well the time came that I had to go pick up Kyler and Riley (a neighbor boy that I watch sometimes) from Kindergarten, so off I went. I noticed that the roads were very wet and slippery so I was going slow. Next I noticed alot of sleet on the road so I started slowing down again and I hit black Ice and just started to hydro plane to the right of the road and I couldn't straighten out my van so I went with the flow and this is where and how we ended......

Front view...

Back view....

And the side view. You can't really tell in this picture but my back tire is totally off the road.

In the firsts picture you can see my tire tracks and then they are gone. We sled on the side of the van in the ditch for about 20 to 30 feet. (That is what Brant thinks cause I am not good with stuff like that. I just know I sled for awhile.

So with me I had Ryzer, Molly, and Thatcher (the brother to the one we where getting from school.) My kids where very upset and crying. Thatcher who is a little younger then Molly told me to, "Do it again, Jana" so I knew he was OK and still his wild self :)

Believe it or not this is all the damage that was done to, After we finally got it out with a tow truck.

Brant took a plunger to the passenger door and took the dent out in that one and luckily enough I did nothing to the axles or anything underneath.

So later that day we went down to my parents cause Brant had to fix the trucks head lights (after hitting a dear) so I could start to drive that while the van is being fixed. My dad came home from the doctors to tell us that his cancer is back......talk about a crappy day for me. So they are going to go in and just cut it out..get it out of there and hopefully we will be done with this. I think my dad is tired of it too. So hopefully everything will go well and for those of you who know him pray for him.

My dad also pulling Kyler's tooth out and now he looks funny. Kyler was so scared and my dad was so funny with him, at the end he asked if he was hurting him and Kyler answered yes so my dad stopped, and Kyler felt for his tooth and was so excited it was out.

Now on to a lighter subject. Easter was fun this year for my kids....a butt load of candy after three Easter egg hunts and the Easter Bunny. (that Brant told the kids he shot) that was funny. here are our pictures from those. Also us dying Easter eggs.

This is how we started out....

Easter egg hunt at the park.....

Easter egg hunt inside grandma's house.....

Last Easter egg hunt at Nana's.

I always got an Easter dress growing up and I wanted to keep that tradition alive with my kids so they all got a new outfit and they all looked so cute and so handsome.

And that was our Easter this year.....and the Easter Bunny is still ALIVE!!

This last weekend was Kyler's Spring Break and I did nothing fun with him, so on Monday morning my friend Sandi called and said lets go to vernal to the rec center and go swimming. So we went swimming and then after they have a rock climbing wall that the boys wanted to do, and I serious thought that there was No way my boys would do that, but Kyler proved me wrong he made it all the way to the top....Talk about a proud mom moment. Kyler was also very proud of himself. Ryzer on the other hand proved me right. He started off good, got stuck and wanted down he maybe got up two feet at the most. He was shaking he was that scared. he is still proud of himself for trying it, and I am proud too that he tried it.

All strapped up ready to go.

Half way there.

Kyler at the top ringing the bell.

Starting off strong.

Looking at me for help.

And that is what we have been up too. I hope everyone had a good Easter and I hope summer is coming soon cause I need it badly.

March Birthdays!

2009-03-26T15:37:00.000-07:00

Ok so I know that I am a couple of days late at this but, Happy Birthday to Molly, Brant and James who all celebrated their birthdays on March 23. Molly turned 3 Brant turned 30 and James is 32.

James came out for the weekend with his kids and stayed at our house. It was fun to visit and go shooting out our backyard. It is so nice that our closest neighbor is not visible from our house.

The kids had fun playing Xbox and being together.

James brought out this exploding stuff, I have no clue what it is but it is pretty cool. This one I got on video, but the second one I got tired of being outside and I went into my house and got in the shower and why I was in there my walls starting shaking cause they blew up the second one. Too bad I wasn't out there then. James got it on his camera, but ended up deleting it on accident. OPPS!

On Saturday Brant and I took James out for dinner for their birthdays and when we came home I tried to surprise Brant with a surprise party. (tried being the key word.) I guess he found out cause I left the invite list in the car when I locked the keys in it and when he went to get the car the list was right there. AAGGHH!! We had fun and I hired a pink ape to come and dance for him. Brant is such a good sport and I love him with all of my heart, he is amazing husband and father.

I didn't even know Brant had those dancing skills. HEE HEE :)

(you may want to turn down your volume.... with me and everybody else laughing it gets pretty loud!)

Then on Monday, Molly had a doctors appointment on her birthday so we stayed down at my parents house and had a little party for her.

I can't believe my BABY is three!

Then when Brant got home from work he brought Molly one more present.......A PUPPY! I never thought that I would see the day that Brant brought a puppy home! We named her Chloe and she is a chocolate lab so we know she will get pretty big, but that is what I want so she will keep all other animals away....hopefully. She is so good with my kids and the kids love her. So needless to say I think Molly had a great birthday and I think Brant did too.

Meet Chloe the newest member of our Family.

Cr@Zy...and busy past weeks!

2009-03-11T20:15:00.000-07:00

To start off with I want to Wish Leila a Happy Birthday yesterday, who turned two

and Happy Birthday to Larry today!! The Big 30!!

(yes Larry I stole this picture off your blog...Thanks. )

Now with the rest of my Cr@Zy two weeks.

I am glad I don't work full time... but I do love the time that I spend at work Mondays thru Wednesday. I have been so busy with working and Ryzer being really sick. Right after I was done posting the last post. Kyler and Ryzer were playing puppies on the living room floor and Ryzer's head collided with Kyler's eye and instantly his eye became huge and BLACK!! His first black eye ever. He thought that it was the coolest thing to happen to him, (plus it helped out that his dad thought it was pretty cool too.) So here are some nice pictures of his shiner!

This is right after it happened. It was so swollen and it hurt him every time he smiled or tried to wink.

Then on the the 2nd of March, Ryzer had his tonsils removed. Here are some pictures of before and after his surgery and I think you will be able to tell with his attitude change in the pictures, of which ones where before and which ones where after.

Brant helping him into his surgery p.j."s

Brant giving Ryzer a high five when we got the ok to go home!

Then on Wednesday Ryzer to me seemed like he goes going down hill in recovering and he was going down fast. So I took him to the doctors he took one look at him and then left the room and came back in with an admitting slip, which I kind of had a feeling he was going to admit him into the hospital. So we went to the hospital on Wednesday at 10:30 am and he was released Thursday around 2:00 pm. He was so happy to get the I.V. out of his hand.

right after he got is I.V. he wanted it out this is his sick pouting face.

This is him with 102.6 fever. He hated the cold rag on his head.

Uncle Pat was the only one that could get him to eat anything until he decided he liked food again. They wanted to stay the day with me to make sure Ryzer was going to be ok. Kyler wanted to go to the gift shop and he wanted to get him some balloons and a game so he could play it while he was in the hospital. Kyler was so worried about him, he such a good big brother.

This is how I kept him occupied most of the night and morning. Playing the game Kyler got him. It is like Guess Who but it bears instead of people.

Then on Friday we went to the city cause we went to the Draper Temple open house and my kids where so excited to finally have a chance to go inside the temple. They where so good and so quite through out the tour and it is a beautiful Temple.

Tonight Ryzer is feeling better, but his neck is pretty stiff from him not wanting to move his throat at all, but we are all leaving through it. I also find it very amazing how different my children are. Kyler bounced right back after his tonsils being removed, but Ryzer has had a hard time. Well I guess that is all for right now..... until I think of something else!!

We Love Baby Ben!

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So on February 7th my Mom, my sister Crista and I threw Megan a baby shower, which was just in time cause then cute Benjamin Brent came on the 12th, weighing in at 8 lbs. and 8 oz.

I think we had a good turn out of friends and family come. She got alot of cute close for him too. At the time they still didn't have a name picked out for the baby and when you asked Leila what his name is she would say baby brother. It was so cute.

At her shower I took they cutest picture of Megan and Leila.

On Sunday we finally took the kids done to see Benjamin at their house. my kids can't go to the hospital here in Roosevelt, Leila could have gone in, but they wouldn't let her because there was a patient there with RSV and they won't let anyone under fourteen in there.

Kyler loved to hold Ben.

Ryzer loved to hold him too, but had to hold him just as long as Kyler did....or maybe even longer!

Molly had a little bit of a cold so we made her wear a mask, I was surprised that she kept it on while she was holding him.

I asked Brant if that made him a little baby hungry, he told me no and asked me if I was baby hungry and I told him a big fat NO, we just got Molly potty trained, so no more diapers until he needs them!

I stole this picture of of Megan's blog cause I liked it so much. Thanks Meg! He definitely has Arko in him.

Cruise Fun...Finally

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We have been home for two weeks (almost three) now... I was so excited to post about our cruise....then I get kicked off the lovely internet for two weeks! AAGGHH!! I hate my internet! So anyways here is my update finally! Our Cruise has come and gone, but it has made memories that will last a life time! We left last Sunday at 8:00 am. I said good bye to my kids without crying.... but I had a hard time leaving them. We stayed in Primm Nevada. then on Monday we boarded the ship..... It was huge. Words can not describe how big this ship really was!

After we got to our rooms we had to have the boat safety meeting, which they taught us how to put on our life jackets and showed us what life boat was ours. For those of you who have been on a cruise before you know how boring they really are, but we made it fun for

Brant and I

Sandi and AC

Bear and Stephanie

This is me and Sandi doing the belly bump.

As you can tell they weren't the most comfortable things to wear.

After that we took our own time looking around the ship and finding our dining room. we stayed as a group cause we probably would have gotten lost. This was our room.... kind of small but that was ok cause you never spent that much time in here, just to sleep.

This is the pool that the kids would have loved, but every time we heard a child whining or crying, it made us happy that we didn't have ours here! (but we sure did miss them ALOT!)

We stayed on the 11 floor which was called the Veranda deck. This picture is showing that deck plus four more. It was amazing.

This is Jhonny from Peru, he was the one who came into our room at night and came back to the bedroom and turn down our covers every night, he also left towel animals on our bed every night too. He remember us by name and he was the nicest guy.

Then later on Monday Stephanie made me go and play a trivia game on stage.... I should have one cause I got to 400 first then the host made me sit at the side until the other two caught up, but then the other lady got the last question right... oh well I still got a medal! LOL Thanks Steph for making me go up there it was a ton of fun.

Then on Tuesday we got off the ship and went to Catalina Island....So pretty I would love to retire there someday! So as we were walking down the streets of Catalina, Stephanie saw a sign for para sailing....probably one of the craziest thing I have ever done was in Catalina and that was para sailing. They made me go first...being the one afraid of heights.

I was so not ready for this, every possible bad thought went through my head...what if the rope breaks....what it the parachute rips...just a bunch of what if's. I was fine once I got up there three hundred feet in the air! I conquered my fears and I still did it.

Of coarse Brant loved every minute of it.

Then on Wednesday we went to Ensanada Mexico, it was 90 degrees there, we went to go see the "blow Hole", but the waves were not big enough so in the

words of AC "The Blow Hole was broken" I felt kind of bad cause I wanted to see how high it shot up into the air....but oh well. The shopping was still fun.

Some Mexican that was at the restaurant we sat at in Ensanada put this hat on me trying to get me to buy something....I didn't buy anything but got a fun picture out of it

No we didn't get drunk (even though Brant looks it :) this is just how goofy Brant really is and it shows how much fun we had together.

Every night that we went to bed, Jhonny would always have our covers turned down and they made animals out of towels we had....

an Elephant....

a Dog....

and a Monkey. I always looked forward to going to bed to see what animal was there that night.

On Thursday we had a fun day at sea, which consisted of lying by the pool....

a little gambling....

alot of eating yummy food......

and just having fun together.

These two in the picture with us are our waiters all week long. Mr. "G" and Mr. "I" That is what they told us to call them cause they knew we could never pronounce their names or even remember them.

Friday we got of the ship first thing that morning and we went to Knottsbury Farm. Ok here is some WORDS OF WISDOM for ya all....

DO NOT GO...AND I REPEAT DO NOT GO TO AN AMUSEMENT PARK WHEN YOU JUST OF A WEEK LONG CRUISE!

We were all sick from rockin cause of the ship lag and the fast rides. That was the dumbest thing we did,but we still had fun. Luckily we just drove to Primm Nevada and stayed there again. We all went to bed as soon as we got there. then we drove home all day on Saturday and got home at midnight, and Sunday morning we went to get the kids at my moms house and I loved that part case they all came running to us wth hugs and kisses and that made coming home for me the greatest.

I am sure that I have left out alot of details too, but you got the important and fun parts to our vacation!