Everything but the "Kitchen" sink...

Family Pictures 2011

2012-01-04T22:58:00.000-08:00

Oops! I forgot to post these earlier so they are out of order. These were taken the week before Thanksgiving 2011. This is the fourth year in a row that our neighbor, Kaycee McCleve has taken our family pictures. So nice of her to do it for us. Thank goodness she knows how to photoshop because we really needed it this time around.

This year we just wanted it to be quick and painless. We got the quick part down. These are the railroad tracks just west of our neighborhood. It was unfortunately freezing cold and windy. The wind blew constantly through that narrow pass while we were there. Brrrr. It was painfully cold. That is also why my hair is blowing backwards. No I didn't rent a big fan to get that look. There really was no point in doing my hair.

Caleb is definitely at that awkward picture phase. It's like he's trying too hard to smile. Luckily Kaycee helped him smile normal by saying "fart". I guess that's all it takes!

Poor kid with his hair blowing, watery eyes and red nose. What we'll do for family pictures...

Who wouldn't like it?

2011-12-27T00:00:00.001-08:00

Sucker dipped in fry sauce...

Temple Square 2011

2011-12-26T23:37:00.001-08:00

I have always wanted to take the boys to see the lights at Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake, but for whatever reason we never have. We made a plan and stuck to it. It was crazy, it was cold, it was late, but we did it and the boys absolutely loved it. I can't say the same for Greg. At least he went anyway.

All bundled up and ready to go.

Inside the old tabernacle.

A nice bystander offered to take our picture. No it wasn't a missionary. :) By this point, Blake had kicked and pulled all of his warm bundling off.

Greg thought that it would be fun to run Nate over with the stroller. Nate liked it. Blake did not.

Oh no! They're falling in the water!

Beautiful!

This is Blake pointing that he wants to get out and walk. No way! Way too many people.

This was new from the last time I had been to see the lights. But that was forever ago! Loved it. So beautiful!

It's a great thing to do to help keep the spirit of Christmas with you during the craziness of the season. I hope to make it a tradition in the coming years.

Busy day in December

2011-12-26T23:19:00.001-08:00

I swore that I wouldn't sign my boys up for Jr. Jazz basketball again. The games are every Saturday in December which makes things extra crazy. But we signed up Evan and Nate anyway. They are both on teams with friends from the neighborhood. Caleb has been taking guitar lessons in the elementary school orchestra, so we didn't sign him up.

The day started with me taking Nate to his 8am (Yes 8AM!!!) basketball game. Greg stayed home with the other boys and made 5 dozen scrambled eggs for the ward Christmas breakfast that started at 9am. Nate and I made it there about 9:20am. We ate and then I left early to take Evan to his 10am game. Greg stayed with the other boys so they could see Santa. Evan was fine about not seeing Santa.

After Evan's game we went home and soon after we all left together on a trip to Brigham City. It was for Greg's family Christmas party at 1pm. This is what Blake did on the way...

We had a great time with family and then turned right back around to come home. Long but very good day.

Blake's 18-month Day

2011-12-26T23:12:00.000-08:00

Oh the things that you can do with long hair when you're bored...

My baby's growing too fast!

November 2011

2011-12-26T22:56:00.000-08:00

Yes, that's a bubble over his eye. I couldn't believe that it didn't bother him. He left it there long enough for me to get the camera and take a picture.

We were getting our family pictures taken soon and I wanted to make sure that their "outfits" (Greg hates when I say that.) looked good together. They hate getting dressed and undressed so this was a chore.

Not sure why...

Nate's first lost tooth!!! And the tooth fairy remembered! So proud of her.

We stayed at my parents house one weekend and took the kids to the park. It was COLD! I took this first picture and then the camera battery died. :(

Halloween 2011

2011-12-26T22:27:00.000-08:00

I was so grateful that the weather was nice this Halloween. Greg is the one that usually takes them out trick-or-treating, (It was my turn, but I was sick.) but I still don't like when they're freezing cold and wet.
This was the first year that Caleb went out alone with a friend. It made me a little nervous, but they stayed close by and came home earlier than I asked them to. My Caleb is getting too old. Sad.

I guess that Caleb was a little too scary for Blake's liking...

There he is! So glad that I didn't have to make his costume.

Evan as a mummy. I would do his costume totally different, if I ever do it again. It would not stay together.

Nate as Captain Jack Sparrow. He got the one piece costume from a birthday party in September...SWEET! Then I bought the hat and glued the "hair" to it. He loved it.

Each one of my boys has worn this costume for Halloween. My sister made it when her boys were little and luckily passed it on to us. One of the cutest costumes ever and it's super warm for those cold Halloween nights. Without the hood on it gets mistaken for a cow, and that's cute too!

I just couldn't resist! He wasn't happy about it though.

Eeeeewwwww!

2011-11-13T23:04:00.000-08:00

He sneezed. Enough said.

Carving Pumpkins and Caramel Apples

2011-11-13T22:47:00.000-08:00

I think that these all speak for themselves....

We did these on two different nights. Blake was too tired and went to bed early while carving the pumpkins and then we never did carve his. Bummer. The caramel apples were surprisingly delish!

Can you tell that we use these types of things as incentive to get the boys showered and in their pj's quickly?

Pumpkin Patch 2011

2011-11-13T22:09:00.000-08:00

We went to the Red Barn pumpkin patch in Santaquin again this year. This time with Grandma Stone, my sister Carol and niece Sommer. Complete with a hay ride out to the patch to search for the perfect pumpkin, a small maze, fun places to take pictures and can't forget the yummy ice cream afterwards. The fresh apple juice can't be passed up either.

Blake really wanted back in the truck and couldn't climb in himself.

Caleb and Nate took Blake through the maze.

Caleb's 1st Priciple's Pride of the year!

2011-11-13T22:06:00.000-08:00

We're so proud of you buddy! Keep up the good work!

Skeletons, Spiders and Pumpkins...Oh my!!!

2011-11-13T21:53:00.000-08:00

I had the girls make these for Activity Days (a church group for girls ages 8-11) last month. I found the spiders here and the pumpkins were super easy and are found here.

The boys couldn't resist playing with the spiders.

I had to get a closeup of his cute Halloween shirt.

Nate's 6th Birthday!

2011-11-10T22:17:00.000-08:00

I cannot believe that he is six already. Time has flown by since he was born. Maybe it's such a blur because I had three boys ages 3 and under and it nearly did me in.

He couldn't go to sleep the night before. He was so excited. He had already picked out his own presents and couldn't stand not being able to play with them. His birthday was on a school day and I happened to be going to volunteer in his class that day and was bringing a treat to share. He was having his first friend birthday party and he couldn't wait for it. He was overly excited!!!

As soon as he got up in the morning, he wanted his presents. This awesome skateboard was the highlight!

Here is part of his class (With Nate right in the middle.) getting ready to go home for the day. His class is mostly girls.

For his birthday party we ended up taking the kids to a local place with bounce houses, laser tag and this pictured laser maze. They all loved this! It was just like the spy movies. They had to go from one end of the room to the other...while going under, over and in between lasers...switch the diamond and then make it back to where they started. It was so fun to watch. They all were really good at it.

007 style...

You have to have birthday cake! Ummm...so, my oven is not balanced well because of a very frustrating and horrendous mess that I had to clean up. That's another story. Anyway, I made the most of it and it was an awesome dirt bike hill. Too bad we didn't have a small dirt bike to go on it. He was happy with the car. The only thing that matters is that he was completely happy with it. :)

This boy is so awesome! We are so proud of him. He is a smarty pants and is always putting us in our place when we're not on top of things. He is SO anti-girl, but since starting kindergarten he has several "girls-that-are-friends"...I have to be specific or else he will get really offended. He loves his brothers, but has a funny way of showing it. He rarely gives me hugs or holds my hand. Never kisses. He loves to play the guessing game about anything and everything. We just had parent teacher conferences and his teacher said that he's a star student, and get this: he is the only boy at a table full of girls. She said that he handles it beautifully and that he's going to be a ladies man. Yet, I can't even say the word "girlfriend" without him wanting to hit something.

Blake's First Tent!

2011-11-06T22:50:00.000-08:00

Oh the joys of childhood. What great memories come to mind of my own childhood when I see my boys building tents in the house.

Who needs the spa...

2011-10-29T21:19:00.000-07:00

When you can have this?

Massage

Pedicure

Hair pulling???

And all at the same time!

Yes. My house looks like a hurricane hit it most of the time. At least it has a spa.

Blake's favorite thing to do

2011-10-16T23:45:00.000-07:00

Need I say more?

First Day of School 2011

2011-10-16T23:09:00.001-07:00

Evan 2nd grade

Caleb 4th grade

Nate started kindergarten a week later! I can't believe it.

At school for the first time.

August 2011 Summer Fun!!!

2011-10-16T22:16:00.000-07:00

Splash Park with friends!

Why do they always have to do this...?

Friends!

I went to the parade of homes with my mom and one of the homes was the Up house. It was as close as they could get to the Up movie's house on the inside and out.

Salem Days Parade with us, Grandma Stone and my sister-in-law Tiffany and nephews Riley and Tom.

Going...

Going...

Going...

And gone. :)

Airborne with friends. They didn't obey the rule very well.

Cowabunga Bay! One of our absolute must stops every summer. It's perfect for the ages of our boys right now. Caleb, Evan and Nate can go anywhere and do anything in the park by themselves. There isn't anywhere in the park that is over 3 1/2 feet deep.

Splash!

We stayed the entire day and it was well worth it. This was taken at closing time so almost everyone was already gone.

Love the quote on the back, "Happiness is found along the way...Not at the end of the road." Although, I do know that there is great happiness found at the end of the road too. It's just a great reminder. We try so hard to spend as much time together as a family as we can now. I can't believe how fast our boys are growing up. Time flies by too fast. When we buy things (wave runners, motorcycle, etc.) we do it so we can have things to be able to do that...spend more time together.

There's more:

Bees game with Greg's work.

Caleb riding the motorcycle near our home.

Evan and Nate waiting for their turn among the sunflowers.

Nate taking off down the road.

Bear Lake 2011

2011-09-21T22:13:00.001-07:00

We always enjoy our annual trips to Bear Lake. It's great to spend time with family, to get to know each other a little bit better. The kids always have a great time playing together. They would run around all night if we would let them. This year we had a full house! We usually rent a condo, but because of most of the family being there this year we had to rent a cabin. It was fun!

The water level there rose over 10 feet because of the unusually wet Spring we had. That put a kink in our normal schedule. Our usual beach was completely covered in water. Instead of driving less than 5 minutes to the beach, it was at least 20. The water wasn't the beautiful "Caribbean" blue either. I really missed that. It was pretty...just not as pretty.

The weather the first day was rainy and cold. We decided to go to a nearby cave instead of sitting in the cabin. It was the Minnetonka caves in Idaho. When we go to Bear Lake it is beach time. We stay at the beach all day, every day. So unfortunately we didn't pack for anything else and only had shorts and flip flops. We froze inside the cave because it was only 40 degrees. Luckily Blake got antsy and I "had" to leave and sit in the warm car.

Once the rain stopped the rest of the day was BEAUTIFUL...

We only had one wave runner because one broke down the week before. Then that one died on the second day. We were wave runner-less for the rest of the trip. :(

Random pics...

Love his teeth...or lack there of.

Big boy on a big chair.

The newlyweds.

Most of the clan. There was one more shade on the left side that I couldn't get in the picture.

Evan as a mermaid.

We can't wait for next year!

My Best Friend

2011-09-13T22:35:00.000-07:00

It's my mom. She has been and will always be my closest friend. In June, we had a real scare.

It all started in April '11. My mom had been suffering with gallbladder problems for several years and finally decided to do something about it. She thought that she could just schedule the surgery since she had already had all of the tests done 2 years earlier. Well, as you probably already know, it had been too long and she had to have all of the tests redone. It was a blessing in disguise. The cat scan happened to barely show a small nodule on her lung. She was referred to a lung specialist and he said that it wasn't anything to worry about. They would do another cat scan to be able to see it better. She found out a couple of weeks later that the same lung doctor was no longer in practice. What???

She then found a new lung specialist who also told her that it was nothing to worry about. They would do another cat scan in a couple of weeks to see if it had grown. When they did the scan they injected her with sugar because cancer attracts sugar. If there's cancer, the sugar will go to it and then it will glow on the cat scan. I had no idea. The test came back glowing. Not good. Even then, the doctor and later on the surgeon both said that they still didn't think that it was cancerous. Really??? But they decided that it needed to be cut out anyway. THANK YOU!

Come to find out, it's a pretty extensive surgery. She was nervous. Sure enough, when they went in it was cancer and they ended up having to take out the bottom lobe of one of her lungs. She was in the ICU for 3 days. It was scary.

I've never seen my mom in the hospital let alone in that shape. It's always been the other way around. They tested and we are now told that she is cancer free! I'm still nervous. The recovery has been long and hard, but she is doing well. She still has a gallbladder. That has to wait.

I'm so grateful for her. I just don't know what I would do without her...in this life.

Timpanogos Cave

2011-08-21T20:54:00.000-07:00

Each year Greg takes the boys camping for a night with his brother Shawn and his kids. The boys look forward to it every summer. This time my mother-in-law and I tagged along.

Evan learned a lot about caves in 1st grade and had been begging to go to the Timpanogos Cave for a while. We decided to go camping up American Fork canyon so we could take Evan to the cave. We left on a Thursday afternoon thinking that we would be able to get up there before the weekend rush. We were wrong! We planned on camping two nights and there was only one camping spot available for one night. It was crazy busy!

Our cave tour was scheduled for 7:30am the next morning. I'm not going to lie...I was really nervous about hiking up the trail and wondering if I was going to pass out and die before we even made it to the cave. It is a mile and a half hike and some of it is pretty steep with drop off cliffs on one side of the trail.

Here they are before we started. Such a cute picture.

This was the beginning and I thought that I could handle carrying Blake. I was wrong and quickly passed him on to Greg. I know, I'm a wimp.

This was an awesome view of Utah county out of the canyon. What a crappy picture.

I stayed back for a minute to take this picture of the whole clan in a line. It nearly killed me just to catch up to them afterwards.

This was one of the MANY "rest stops" we had to take. The kids were troopers and we really didn't hear many complaints. It helped that they had the cave to look forward to at the top.

In the cave FINALLY! Evan was telling us all kinds of facts on the way. He retains a lot more info in his brain than I ever could.

Blake did really well inside. I was nervous that he would get upset when they turned out the lights, but he didn't make a peep.

I said that we didn't hear many complaints on the way up, but the way down was a total different story! They complained constantly. It did seem to take a really long time. It always does on the way back doesn't it? This is another great view out of the canyon with all the kids lined up.

We had such a great time together! My mother-in-law, Debbie, was relieved and proud that she was able to make the hike. She should be proud of herself! It was a doozy! I was even proud of myself!

As soon as we were done, we had to pack up camp and head somewhere else for the next night. We ended up going to Whiting Campgroud up Mapleton canyon.

This started the rest of the day which ended up being one of the most challenging days of my life! Greg was interviewing for a new position at his current place of employment. Even though he already had the days off for our camping trip, he was asked to come in to interview during his vacation. I was NOT happy about it. Before we went to our next campsite, we decided to go all the way back home to drop off Greg and then I would drive to Mapleton with the boys on my own while he went to interview. Then he would meet us later on. It seemed like such a waste! Waste of time, money and vacation. I just dropped Greg off quickly and turned right back around to go back the way we came. Not even 10 minutes into our drive, I got stuck in construction and next thing I know my "tire pressure" light turns on. I pulled over, got out and watched one of our tires quickly loosing air until it was completely flat. Did I mention that I wasn't happy before? Well, I was really MAD now!!! I sat for almost an hour while calling our insurance and then a tow company to come and change the tire. The only good thing about the situation is that the boys were able to watch a movie on the DVD player without fighting (which is amazing!) and Blake was asleep the whole time.

The tow guy came and put on the spare tire and we were then on our way. We made it to the campground safely and had a great time there for the rest of the trip. I was nervous because the camp host told us that a bear had just walked through the campsite two days earlier. Okay, I was really nervous!

On a side note: Greg didn't even get the new position. Aaaaahhhhh! So frustrating!

Blake's 1st Birthday Party!

2011-08-08T23:26:00.000-07:00

We all love this sweet boy! I can't believe that he's already a year old! (He's now 14 months by the time I posted this.) CRAZY!!! For this joyous occasion we invited family over to celebrate.

He dug right into his cake...no problem!

I couldn't help kissing those messy cheeks.

Family...

Family...

Family!!! (I love that Nate's posing in the back on the fence.)

The cousins were riding bikes and scooters through the neighbors sprinklers without the parents knowledge. They were soaked! We didn't get a picture with all of them together.

Bath time! He had cake EVERYWHERE!

We made fajitas...meat and veggies on the grill. So yummy!

Blake is such a good boy. He loves to eat. He can out eat all of his brothers. He has the cutest laugh that is so contagious. He's smart, but refuses to talk. He just grunts and points with his finger. He is so determined to play with phones. Any phone...cell or home. If he's lucky enough to get his hands on one, he just giggles and grunts happily. He loves to hold and play with our hands. That was the only way he would go to sleep up until about 13 months. Then we were mean and made him cry to sleep. He loves Binky's. He has lots of cute curls in his long blonde hair. I can't bring myself to cut them off. He looks the most like me out of the four boys.

Blake has brought so much joy to our family! He's irresistible to all of us. Our older boys fight over who can hold him or make him laugh. They find so much joy in every milestone. He is a lucky boy to have three awesome older brothers to watch over him. I was nervous about the age gap between the boys, but it has been great! They help me out so much with Blake. I don't know what I would do without them.

Results: Too Easy

2011-06-18T00:30:00.000-07:00

I thought that it would be difficult for others to guess the boys from their pictures, but I was SO wrong! Everyone guessed right!!! Even though I myself, have a hard time being able to tell the difference. But I do have a good excuse...those darn seizures have taken some precious memories away. I'm sure that you'll all agree that they do look a lot alike.

Who's Who Game...Can You Guess???

2011-06-13T00:26:00.001-07:00

Blake turned one last week! I can't believe how fast they grow! We had a family party for him that I will post pictures for later.

Recently I have been looking back at old pictures of the boys. It wasn't until then that I realized how much all of them look alike at this age. So I thought that it would be fun to have a "Who's Who Guessing Game"!

Warning: I'm not very computer savy and don't know how to block out the dates on the pictures, so try not to notice (cheat).

#1

#2

#3

#4

I'll post the answers in a couple of days!

Caleb's Priciple's Pride

2011-06-13T00:04:00.000-07:00

It was Caleb's turn for Principle's Pride! His teacher wrote on the award: "Caleb is a brilliant student. He is always excited about learning new things. He is a great helper." Way to go Caleb!

He was excited for me, Nate and Blake to be there with him for lunch. But like a true boy, he ate fast, received his award and was off to recess without us. Love this boy!

Soaring Eagle Awards 2011

2011-06-12T23:05:00.000-07:00

Our elementary school has a rewards program called Soaring Eagle that recognizes students that go over and above all that is required normally in school. In order to receive the award, they have to pass off 15 out of 20 goals. Some things are to do at school and others at home. It could be an hour of community service, science projects, memorizing 10 poems or dribbling a basketball 20 times in a row. Each grade has different requirements. Caleb and Evan both received this award this year! Last year, I was a slacker and neither of them did. :(

Those in Evan's class that earned awards.

Caleb's class.

Caleb and one of his best buddies Colby.

Nate's Last Preschool Graduation

2011-06-12T22:21:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that Nate is done with preschool! After finishing his first year, his teacher told me that he was as ready as any of the other kids in the class for kindergarten. Too bad that he missed the deadline to get in by a month. He was happy and excited to go to preschool for another year and he loved every minute of it!

All of his classmates.

So handsome. So smart.

With his awesome teacher Miss Amy! We love her!

Nate by his best bud Tayden. They were inseparable during preschool.

Crazy Kitchen's!

He's ready and waiting to start kindergarten! I can't believe that I'll have 3 boys in school next year! Where has the time gone?

May 2011 Random Pics

2011-06-07T22:28:00.000-07:00

May was a busy month. We had several events throughout May. These are the in-between pics that I still wanted to post for my sake.

Evan's Paper Jamz is Blake's all-time favorite toy right now. He hits it in the right spot and "plays" the guitar and loves it. Too bad his favorite song to "play" is a very annoying and repetitive Motorhead song. He also dances and bobs his head every time he hears any music.

Evan had to make a cave with stalagmites for his science project for school. This was the finished project before it went to school and broke on the way.

Blake had to peek in on Nate taking a bath. He absolutely loves bath time. If I say "bath time", he crawls or runs (with my help) to the bath tub while giggling all the way.

Greg and I had given Blake a mini hair cut last October, but this was his first real hair cut from Aunt Lisa at the salon she works at. It still was only a trim. I can't get myself to cut off all of those cute curls.

My handsome boys! Aunt Lisa cut all of the boys hair that night. This is their after picture.

Help! I'm stuck and I can't get out! He did this all on his own. :)

Aunt Lisa's Wedding

2011-06-06T22:43:00.001-07:00

Greg's youngest sister is now married! She has been a very special and wonderful aunt for my boys. It about killed them when she left on her mission. They were excited to be there for her wedding day. They are VERY happy to have their new uncle Tony join the family and so are we.

I didn't realize that the battery was low in our camera. It only had enough juice left in it to take a couple pictures at the wedding breakfast. It was held at the Joseph Smith Building downtown and they were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. What a great day. Exhausting, but great!

I'm not sure where Nate was for this picture.

The boys and some of their cousins.

After the wedding breakfast we had to wait a while for the sealing, so we walked around and found this cute little car for Blake to play on. He sat there forever! That's not an easy thing for him to do. This was the last picture my camera took.

Then the nice lady volunteer in the room told us that she would be happy to take a picture for us and email it to us later. How nice is that? The older boys were walking around the temple grounds with Grandpa Kitchen at the time.

After the sealing the wedding reception was held about an hour south in Springville. The boys were still off track from school, so the boys and I stayed down with Grandma and Grandpa Stone for the rest of the week.

Space Derby Winner!

2011-06-03T00:17:00.000-07:00

This was Caleb's first derby of any kind since he started Cub Scouts. It was really fun to do a space derby as opposed to the usual pinewood derby. I am SO HAPPY to have Greg that is an Eagle scout and that he can help my boys with all this scout stuff. I'm clueless. Something tells me that with 4 boys, I will know A LOT MORE about scouts when it's all said and done.

The goal wasn't to get the farthest in this derby, but to get it as close as you could to the 250 mark in the middle. If you went past the 250, the points counted back down. He hit it right on the mark this time!

Here he is with his award for winning!

Family Night Treat

2011-06-03T00:10:00.001-07:00

POPSICLES!

This was Blake's first Popsicle. He wasn't quite sure what to do with it, but then ate it all up!

Easter 2011

2011-06-02T23:53:00.001-07:00

We had two Easter egg hunts with family. One with the Kitchen side of the family and one with the Stone's. For some reason, I didn't take any pictures of the Kitchen egg hunt, but did take a few at Grandma and Grandpa Stone's house. Well, they have a park across the street from their house and that's where it was held. There are so many cousins (If I'm right there are 40 something grandkids!) that we have to put an age limit on it. The older kids help hide the eggs which is also a plus that the parents don't have to!

Caleb, Nate and cousin Sommer.

Blake hunting for eggs with dad, Caleb and Nate's help.

He loves to walk around with help.

We spent the night at Grandma and Grandpa Stone's house and luckily the Easter bunny found us there!

This was Blake's first Easter and he had a BALL!

Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt 2011

2011-06-02T23:19:00.001-07:00

This was the Second Annual Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt in our neighborhood! Our boys love it! We had snow last year, so the weather was better this year, but it seemed like it was never going to get dark! It was really cold and instead of freezing ourselves, it was decided that they were going to start even though it was still a little bit light. The eggs were gone in NO TIME. The boys had a blast. It was fun to be able to hunt with all of their neighborhood friends.

Blake's first Easter egg hunt!

The boys afterwards with baskets full of eggs.

The fam. Thanks to ladies that make this happen every year!

California Vacation: Day 6 & 7

2011-05-28T23:15:00.000-07:00

Another beach day! This time at Huntington Beach. It was warmer and more family friendly. It was also Caleb's 9th birthday!

If you can see them in this picture...as soon as we got there, the boys took to the water. They were more brave than I expected.

I was wet up to my waste while playing in the water with the boys.

Grandma Kitchen with Blake sleeping in the shade.

Grandma enjoying a walk on the beach.

CHEESE!

Evan in front of his and Nate's sand castle that Greg helped them make.

Nate next to his well-decorated sand castle tower.

Caleb and Braden's sand castle.

Grandma walking Blake. He would take off running towards the water. When it would recede, he would chase after it.

One of my all time favorite pictures.

We packed up and checked out of our hotel that morning, went to the beach and then headed to Vegas for the night. We knew that we needed to drive in two trips on the way home since we knew that there wasn't anything for the boys to look forward to. The boys were worn out and they slept most of the way to Vegas. The next morning, Day 7, the boys swam in the hotel pool for a while and then the rest of the day was spent driving home. It was a LONG day and the end of our vacation.

California Vacation: Day 5

2011-05-28T22:43:00.000-07:00

Back to Disneyland!

Blake was so excited to be a big boy and sit on the shuttle seat by himself. I had to put the "1st visit" pin in the picture for him. He wanted to play with my Diet Dr. Pepper. I shouldn't have had that on an empty stomach before riding the California Screamer. It made me sick. :(

While I was on the Screamer with the big boys, Greg and his Mom took the little boys to Bugs Land. This was the Lady Bug ride. It was a little scary. We had to sit Blake down on the seat and he slid around all over the place. But he liked it!

The splash park at Bugs Land.

Once again...they loved the Grizzly Rapids. It wasn't very busy (because it was late and getting cold) so we let them go on with Uncle Braden by themselves.

Nate had to have a big sucker. I still have most of it in my cupboard. It's a little too big for one little boy. The first one he got was all cracked. I wasn't smart enough to check it out before buying. He wasn't happy. Luckily they gave us a new one!

Us in front of the castle at night. Blake had HAD IT at this point. Nothing a broken sucker can't fix!

Us in front of Main Street at night. Just the opposite direction of the first pic.

Yep. A happy boy with a sucker! :)

California Vacation: Day 4

2011-05-28T22:01:00.001-07:00

A beach day at Santa Monica Beach. It was pretty cold. It was in the high 60's. This is the beach with the pier that has a roller coaster and other rides on it, but that was the last thing we wanted to do after spending two days at Disneyland. There was a fun play ground up on the beach too, but there sure were a lot of CRAZY people. We knew that we wanted to go to a different beach the next time around.

His first hand full of sand. I bet you can't guess what he did with it next? Yep. It went right in his mouth.

Trying to build sand castles in the cold.

First steps in the ocean.

Caleb's birthday wasn't for two days, but he wanted to go out for dinner anyway. We were excited that he chose The Cheesecake Factory, one of our favorites!

Nate had a pizza that was the size of this huge plate! Greg bet him $2 that he couldn't eat it all. He lost.

One side of the table.

And the other side of the table.

I SWEAR that Betty White was eating across the room from us. Greg wasn't as convinced. I couldn't get a good picture because it was too dark. This Cheesecake Factory was in Los Angeles...you never know! I wish that I were more brave and then I would've asked to have a picture taken with her. Oh well.

California Vacation: Day 3

2011-05-27T20:40:00.000-07:00

Another fun-filled day at Disneyland!

Space Mountain was one of their favorites! Greg and I especially liked it because you could use family passes and only one of us had to wait in line with whiny kids.

Blake's first ride was the merry-go-round!

Blake stole Greg's corn dog away from him...

...and he wouldn't let it go!!! These corn dogs were really good and I'm not a corn dog fan.

They LOVED the Grizzly Rapids and tried as hard as they could to get wet.

Late night snack.

He was out like a light. Disneyland wore us all out and we were ready for a break the next day.

California Vacation: Day 1 & 2

2011-05-23T00:01:00.000-07:00

The boys were off-track from school for 4 WEEKS in April. Luckily we had vacation to look forward to and it helped me keep them occupied for at least one week out of the four. Greg's mom and little brother came along with us. It was nice to have them there for the company and to help with the boys. We were all packed into our Expedition for the drive.

We drove down in one day. This is one of the many stops we made somewhere in the middle of the desert. The boys were good because they were so excited and had Disneyland to look forward to the next day. Blake actually did really well too.

The first morning during breakfast at the hotel, we happened to sit down right next to one of Caleb's classmates from school. What are the odds of meeting up together at the same hotel in California? I'm sure that Get Away Today had something to do with it.

The family at the front gate!

Watching Goofy. Luckily this time the boys didn't care about meeting any characters. They were all about the big rides! The bigger the better!

Not sure if Blake was sleeping in the stroller...

Mickey's ferris wheel at California Adventure-the "swinging side". It was a lot worse than we thought it would be.

Nate was holding on for dear life!

Blake and I waiting for the train.

Riding on the train.

Nate, Braden and Evan waiting...

Loved the World of Color show at California Adventure! We got wet and it was cold, but it was well worth it!

What's This Mom???

2011-05-20T23:15:00.000-07:00

Too bad he doesn't have any chest hair to go with the zipper down look. Haha! :)

March 2011 Random Pics

2011-05-15T22:50:00.001-07:00

Another cookie and we now know that he's a messy eater!

Being silly!

Blake's first time sitting in a shopping cart. I can honestly say that I HATE carrying around the baby car seat. It's so nice to be able to leave it in the car.

The boys acting crazy after getting their wrestling medals.

I tried to get a good picture of the curls in his hair, but didn't succeed.

Caleb's first time in his scout uniform. We were only about a year late. I found out that it's not fun to sew all those patches on and I have a lot more to go with 4 boys.

First time in the grass, the dead grass, and he didn't know what to do.

We were trying to get him to crawl. He started not too long after, but only when he was crying because he wanted me when I was in the other room. I slowly heard him coming closer and closer. He wasn't happy with me.

February 2011 Random Pics

2011-05-15T22:05:00.000-07:00

Blake's first ice cream cone.

And I think he likes it!!!

We went to Artic Circle after wrestling practice. Greg was working late and Caleb was at a friend's birthday party.

That's MY banana mommy! Can you see the death grip he has on it?

First Valentine's Day sugar cookie.

Decorating sugar cookies on Valentine's.

More decorating...

Blake had broncolitis and his second ear infection of the winter and this time around he broke out in hives with the antibiotic.

Evan's science project.

Wrestling 2011

2011-05-14T23:50:00.001-07:00

Here are some random pictures of "the boys" first go at wrestling.

A little side info: Greg wrestled in high school, his dad (Grandpa Kitchen) REALLY likes wrestling, and several of his little brothers wrestled. Including one who won state. SO wrestling is kind-of the Kitchen family sport. Having said that, I have never seen Greg get so excited and involved (Not sure if that's the right word...maybe CRAZED works better.) in any other sport the boys have played. He was right down on the mat, yelling as loud as he could to yell louder than the dad of the opponent which then resulted in his voice giving out on him every time.

The tournaments were CRAZY!!! They were held at different high schools across the Salt Lake Valley and were out-of-control with crowds of people. They would call the wrestlers out by age group, but with our boys being so close in age we sometimes found two of our boys wrestling at the same time on opposite sides of the mats. We were stressed out every time.

On the flip side:
1- I loved that everything was indoors and I didn't have to freeze outside in the cold.
2- It was great that all three of my boys could do it together at the same time. Last year with all three of them on different sports teams at different times was WAY too busy.
3- Did I mention that I didn't have to sit outside in the cold???

Practice was at Copper Hills high school.

This was Nate's first match. He looks so cute in his little singlet. :)

The first time Caleb won a match.

The last tournament Evan won first place.

By the time the season was over, they were worn out. Caleb mentioned at that time that he never wants to wrestle again and Nate agreed. Evan LOVED it and I think will be the only one that will be excited to try it again.

January Random Pics

2011-04-28T23:38:00.000-07:00

Blake wasn't sleeping well one night and helped me pack up the Christmas decorations. Luckily the ribbon kept him entertained for a while.

His first time in a highchair at a restaurant. He was so happy not to be in his car seat!

Blake and Nate. Blake's hat was a Christmas gift from my sister, Carol. I loved it and now it's lost. :(

We went grocery shopping at Macey's and he got his first balloon. It took him a while to figure out how to get it to come down so he could play with it.
Oh no! The fingerprints on the oven door look awful....just ignore them please!

They all had their head tilted the same way. Reminded me of Forrest Gump.

Caleb getting his bobcat award at a cub scout pack meeting. He didn't have a scout uniform at the time. It took us almost a year before we got him one. They are pricey!!!

The boys were off-track starting the last week in January. Greg took a day off to spend some time together as a family. We took them bowling for the first time.

They were as happy as could be after bowling.

Christmas 2010

2011-04-19T23:01:00.001-07:00

Christmas Eve we let them open a gift of our choosing. They have remembered from the past and know that they always get pajamas. This year we gave them pajama pants only. Normally we get them a pj set, but they have so many sports t-shirts from past sport teams they've been on that they use for pj tops. They look really mismatched and that really bugs me, but I'm happier to not have any more laundry.

Christmas morning!

Blake's first Christmas!!!

Evan jammin' on his new Paper Jamz guitar.

Nate playing with Blake before opening presents.

This year we decided to SIMPLIFY. It was nice. More focus on the real meaning of Christmas and less hustle and bustle. Thank goodness for online shopping! Hopefully it will work next year too. Hopefully I can talk Greg into a new Christmas tree too, but that's another story.

Evan is Seven!

2011-04-19T22:21:00.000-07:00

Each year we do what we can to make sure that Evan has a fun BIRTHDAY rather than any other day that's two days before Christmas. No Christmas wrapping paper, Christmas shopping or Christmas parties.

Can you tell what movie we went to? To tell you the truth, we had to talk Evan into choosing this movie because he thought that it was just another "princess movie" and they're all about boy stuff. They laughed and stayed entertained throughout the entire movie, BUT would never admit that they liked it. Grandma Stone went with us too and took this picture.

Evan loves chips and queso dip. He loves it so much that it meant that we were able to go to Cafe Rio for his birthday dinner...my absolute favorite...instead of the usual play place at a yucky fast food restaurant. This was his "birthday cake" this year. He doesn't really like sweets, so it was perfect for him.

I'm so grateful to have Evan as my son. I'm convinced that one day he will be on the debate team and/or a great lawyer. He can argue his point until he's blue in the face, even if there is evidence otherwise. He really hates getting caught doing something wrong. I know that I've said it before, but he is an emotional little guy. If I never have a girl, he will make up for it. He's always cracking jokes and continually makes Greg and I laugh. He's also a sleep walker which makes for great entertainment. He's smart and does awesome in school. We love you Evan and are so happy to have you as our son!

December Random Pics

2011-04-19T21:41:00.000-07:00

Oooooooohhh....Christmas tree lights!

Blake's second tooth!

He loves to taste his toes!

I love all of these dimples and creases on his chubby hands and had to take a picture of them.

It didn't take him very long to become a pro in his walker. He was following us all around the kitchen and in between the squishiest places.

Santa came to our church Christmas party! They were all so excited! I had to wake up Blake for the picture and he was surprisingly happy.

Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas!

Principal's Pride

2011-04-06T23:24:00.000-07:00

I'm really behind in blogging, so this was a long time ago...

There is a program at our elementary school called "Principal's Pride" where the teachers nominate one student in their class a month (I think) by something that they have accomplished or excelled in that sets them apart. Those students get to invite their family to lunch and while there, they are recognized and given a certificate by the principle.

Evan was nominated for his math and geometry skills while constructing a sailboat and winning first place in their sailboat races in class. He was so excited and loved having me, Nate and Blake there for lunch.

Evan's teacher, Miss Dalgleish, is a great teacher. She is really quirky and can easily offend parents by telling them exactly what she thinks about their child, or their parenting skills. She will do whatever she wants in class-in a good way-despite the rules (She had the class say a prayer for a fellow student that was going to have surgery the next day, etc.) She always has fun activities and celebrations for the kids when they finish learning about a specific thing...like the boat races. This last week they had a party where all of the kids brought blankets, flashlights, and wore old clothes because they had just finished learning about caves. They made caves (tents) with the blankets. Caleb also had Miss Dalgleish as a teacher and still claims that she is his favorite teacher EVER!

Congrats Evan! We're so proud of you!

November 2010 Random Pics

2011-03-07T23:50:00.000-08:00

Nate went outside by himself, while the other boys were at school, and made his own snowman. I'd say that he did a pretty good job!

Mom, crazy haired Caleb and Blake at Santa Monica Pizza, one of our favorite places to eat.

Greg, Evan and Nate at the other side of the table.

Blake's first time in the walker!

I looked back at Nate in the car to find this. :)

I finally, finally, FINALLY got a new TV console! The boys have already broken off a hinge on one of the doors. :( Greg got a new BIG flat screen TV not too long after.

Blake's first tooth! I know you can't see it, but at least it marked the day!

They made these with Grandma Kitchen while Greg and I went out one night.

Blake with Grandma Kitchen!

Trip to the State Capitol Building

2011-03-07T23:21:00.000-08:00

My brother used to work at the state capitol building. We wanted to take advantage of the "grand tour" so we took him up on the offer. The boys had a great time and we were able to mark off one of Caleb's cub scout requirements at the same time!

In front of a remake of the Liberty Bell. Greg and I have seen the original.

Little itty bitty boys outside the front of the huge building!

The gold room.

This is the Governer's "show" office. He has an actual office behind that he really uses. My mom and I were noticing the fabric walls and felt them only to later find out that it's Italian silk and you're not supposed to touch it...oops!

The boys on the famous steps.

The only original elevator still in the building. Pretty cool.

The dome. The paintings are amazing.

Love this picture! But I should have turned Blake around so we could see him.

Future law makers. That's scary!

Halloween 2010

2011-03-07T22:59:00.000-08:00

My boys love Halloween! They choose what they want to be each year. Luckily we have Grandma Stone to help with all of the costumes!

This was at Nate's preschool party. Caleb and Evan were off-track at that time.

This was for our ward party. I hadn't finished Caleb's robot costume yet, so he dug out an old costume from the closet. (Thanks to my brother Rich!) Evan was mad because he wanted more "rotted flesh" on his face, but we didn't have time.

At Greg's work parade. Not sure why Evan decided to hold his candy bag between his legs, but oh well!

I could not get a good picture with the glare from Caleb's costume. Blake is sitting on the floor between Caleb's feet in case you can't tell.

After all the trick or treating in the rain, it's nice to cuddle up with Grandma to stay warm!

Lots of "Firsts" in October

2011-01-16T21:33:00.000-08:00

The title says it all! Blake was busy the month of October and we loved every minute of it.

I nurse Blake, but the doctor insisted that we bottle feed him every once in while to get him used to it. It is nice to go out for a date night and not have to worry about him refusing to drink from a bottle. (Even though we've only left him a couple of times.) This is the first time he held the bottle on his own.

He was SO ready to eat real food! He would always watch our every move when we were eating and we would let him have a taste here and there. So when his 4 month doctor appointment came along, I asked the doctor if we could start. This was his first taste of rice cereal.

We had scheduled an appointment to have family pictures taken and had to cut all the boy's hair. I decided that it was time to cut Blake's too. He lost most of his hair on the sides, but the top was still growing. I just took a little off the top.

First family pictures taken. Love this individual pic of him.

First time on a hay ride to the pumpkin patch! It was a beautiful day! We went with Greg's family. Blake was squinting the whole time because the sun was so bright. I loved it.

We had to retire the swing and get out the jumper! This was his first time in it. To this day, it is his most favorite thing to do. Please just ignore the messy pantry in the background...

First time carving pumpkins from the pumpkin patch. Obviously, he didn't do the carving. I think that Caleb and Evan carved his. Such a cute picture. I wish that the lighting were better.

First costume and Halloween! This was actually the day before at Greg's work. My creative sister, Carol, made this for her boys years ago and luckily she passed it on to me. It's even cuter when they're crawling.

Nate is 5!

2010-11-09T23:00:00.000-08:00

Nate the Great is now 5! (That will sound better when he's eight.) He was so excited for his birthday and seemed to love every minute of it. It was a busy day. He had preschool in the morning where he was able to take cupcakes to share. We went to lunch with Grandma Stone at Kneaders where he was very happy to get a pumpkin cookie with his kids meal. He had a tee ball game that evening where he also was able to take cupcakes to share. We then went to McDonald's for dinner. His choice, of course.

He chose what he wanted for his birthday. He loves batman! It was a busy, sugar and batman filled birthday!

I'm so happy and grateful that you're a part of our family. We love you Nate!

Great Weather, a Motorcycle and Potato Guns

2010-10-31T23:57:00.000-07:00

With the wonderful weather throughout the month of September, we spent most of our Family Home Evenings at the top of our neighborhood riding the motorcycle, eating treats and shooting potato guns (The potato guns are courtesy of Grandma Stone). It was fun to spend time together as a family and to just have a little getaway even if it was just a few blocks away from home.

Nate's Tee Ball Fall 2010

2010-10-31T23:39:00.000-07:00

This was Nate's first time playing tee ball and he loved it! I loved it too since the weather was so warm in September this year. I noticed one game that Nate was pushing and shoving his teammates to get the ball each time while playing in the outfield. You know in tee ball when there's a big pack of kids on the pitchers mound that are all wanting to get the next ball that's hit. So I mentioned to him that maybe next time he should let his other teammates have a turn getting the ball. He said, "Mom, that's what the game's all about!" Like, "DUH!"

He hit it every time with Greg pitching to him, but then he decided that it was better to hit off the tee for some reason and never went back to having it pitched to him.

Sluffing School...

2010-10-31T23:20:00.000-07:00

We promised the boys that we would take them to Cowabunga Bay this summer. School came quickly, but we decided to take them anyway. We let them skip on the third day of school! I really don't think that they missed much anyway. How else can I justify it? We did have a great time. It's a perfect water park for the ages of our kids. Caleb and Evan were tall enough to touch in the water everywhere in the park. The slides were awesome and our boys (Greg and I too!) were brave enough to go on all of them.

First Day of School 2010

2010-10-31T23:02:00.000-07:00

Nate: Second Year of Preschool

Evan: First Grade

Caleb: Third Grade

School seemed to sneak up on me quickly this year. Most likely because I had a new baby. I didn't even have any new school clothes for Caleb and Evan. Oh well, I guess that's one good thing about having boys. They could care less.

Blake's Blessing

2010-10-31T22:10:00.000-07:00

With cousin Sofia. They had to have a picture taken with each of them holding Blake. He was not very happy by the end of it.

Hanging out with cousins Boston and Ashton afterwards.

Salem Days Parade 2010

2010-10-31T21:56:00.000-07:00

It's still small and there's lots of candy. Despite Greg's disapproval, we go every year! We were able to meet up with some family while we were there too.

The boys with their cousins Riley and Thomas.

Keeping cool in the shade.

A few of my gorgeous nieces. :)

Bear Lake 2010

2010-10-31T21:39:00.000-07:00

We look forward to it each year, always have a great time with family and we never want to go home...

July 2010

2010-10-10T20:26:00.000-07:00

Here are pictures of just a few of the things we did during the month of July this year. Because we have year round school, July is when summer officially begins for us. It was busy, busy, busy!

We also went to the lake to ride the wave runners several times, but I only took a couple of pictures. It must have something to do with having a new baby. They didn't make the cut on this post.

We went in with Greg's brother and our sister-in-law, and bought the boys this Yamaha 50 dirt bike. The boys have had a blast with it. This is Caleb with his cousin Tyler. Caleb and Evan now ride it without the training wheels. Nate's a little too short and can't quite touch, so he has to ride with them on.

We had a 4th of July party with Greg's family. Here are the boys with their cousins that were able to make it.

Once the fireworks began, they moved in closer for a better view.

Blakers with his cute little tie shirt that Grandma Stone gave him. He was only able to wear it a few times before he quickly grew out of it.

We (just me and the boys) went camping with Grandma and Grandpa Stone for one night. This was Blake's first camping trip.

Great Grandma Joy Kitchen came over for dinner and met Blake for the first time.

Nate's an awesome big brother. He takes good care of his baby brother and loves him so much. Blake cries in the car when Nate's not there to talk to him.

The boys and I spent a week at my parents house. This is a picture of them with cousin Sofia at the Spanish Fork Reservoir.

Blake relaxing at the park with mommy while his big brothers were off playing on the playground.

24th of July. These boys love fireworks. Well, except for Greg...they're too expensive. :)

Blake Stone Kitchen

2010-06-11T21:31:00.001-07:00

It's a boy! We are so happy to announce that we have been blessed to have another healthy, adorable little boy join our family. I'll admit that I was hoping for a girl, but when they handed him to me, I was instantly in love. It was meant to be. The boys were openly disappointed when we told them and said, "Awww, another boy?" But just like me, they were instantly in love and want to hold him constantly.

Before baby.

Grandma Stone brought the boys to the hospital to meet their new baby brother.

Nate holding Blake for the first time.

Evan and Blake.

Caleb and Blake.

For some reason this pic wouldn't upload the right way. He looks a lot like Evan did as a baby, but Blake has darker hair.

I couldn't help but do a faux hawk with all of that hair.

Proud mommy.

I love the color of his hair.

In his new outfit for the ride home. We are so happy to have this new addition into our family. We love you Blake!

Evan's Kindergarten Program

2010-06-11T21:17:00.000-07:00

Last week, Evan had his end of the year kindergarten program. He had been talking about it for months. Every time he saw Grandma Stone he would ask if she was going to be there. He did a great job, and didn't miss a word. It's so fun to watch how excited they get.

We were too far away and the pics didn't turn out very well. He's sitting in between his two best friends, Hayden and Kayden.

With his teacher Miss. Lovell. I can't believe that he's almost done with his first year of school.

Memorial Day 2010

2010-06-11T21:06:00.000-07:00

This year we spent Memorial Day at Grandma and Grandpa Kitchen's house. The boys were able to ride Grandpa's horse with Uncle Braden, ride bikes, and play with their cousins. Nate had been trying to ride his bike without training wheels for a while. It's a little hard at our house without a big, flat place to practice. At Grandma and Grandpa's house he had lots of space and was finally able to get it!!! Now all he wants to do is ride his bike all the time. For some reason, I didn't get a picture of Caleb riding the horse.

Nate's First Preschool Graduation

2010-06-10T21:19:00.000-07:00

Nate was so excited for his preschool graduation. He reminded me each day leading up to it. It was a little date night for Nate and I. Greg had taken Caleb and Evan fishing for Caleb's cub scouts.

With his teacher Miss. Amy.

Preschool class '09-'10.

Nate with all of his graduation treats. He made the hat himself.

With his buddy Ronin.

We went to Ab's after for fries and a shake to celebrate. This is his goofy side coming out. He was still so excited about all of the attention. I love this little boy.

Preschool Field Trip at Thanksgiving Point

2010-06-10T21:03:00.000-07:00

We all went with Nate's preschool class to the farm at Thanksgiving Point. It was sunny but FREEZING cold. It was great to have something for the boys to do while they were off track. We had a great time!

They loved this little jail and probably would have played in it the entire time instead of looking at all of the animals.

I was a little nervous about this goat jumping up on the fence, but the boys didn't have a problem with it.

Caleb's Baptism Day!

2010-05-06T22:35:00.000-07:00

Caleb was baptized on May 1, 2010. What an exciting, happy and crazy day! Caleb was so excited for it to finally be his turn. After watching several of his cousins and friends at their baptisms, he was ready for it to be his day. He didn't seem nervous or embarrassed at all. As parents, we were very happy that he wanted and knew that it was the right choice for him to be baptized.

Caleb's cousin Jacob (my brother John's son) was also baptized that day. The two of them are only a month apart in age and were also blessed together as babies. We figured for our sake and the rest of the family, that we might as well have their baptisms together. We had a lot of family and friends there to support the boys. It was great! I was very nervous and stressed to fit that many people in our house for the luncheon, but the weather cleared up just in time and it worked out just fine. We counted the number of people and we had 69 people at our house for the luncheon, and more than that at the baptism. It was wonderful to have the support!

Greg and Caleb before they left for the baptism. Very handsome. Greg and I gave Caleb a set of scriptures, a small hymn book, (both with his name on them) and a case to carry them in. He has loved them! He has read in his scriptures every night since.

It's such a blessing to have Greg as a husband. He is a great example to our boys. I'm grateful that he holds the priesthood and that he was able to baptize Caleb.

Caleb the ladies man. He invited 3 of his closest friends and all of them are girls. Raleigh, Kiernan and Sierra. One of them, Kiernan, has been his "girlfriend" since kindergarten. What a lucky guy to have these cute girls as his friends.

The two cousins that were baptized, Caleb and Jacob.

Our little family of 5 1/2.

We are so proud of you Caleb and we know that you made the right choice! We love you!

Lost Teeth

2010-05-02T21:20:00.000-07:00

Yes, that is his tooth poking out from between his lips. It grossed me out every time he did it..."Just pull it out already!"

Caleb and Evan both lost a tooth in one day. For Evan, it was his first lost tooth! Caleb lost his earlier in the day and Evan knew that the tooth fairy was going to visit him that night. He wanted to get a visit too, so he asked me to pull it out for him. It was ready to come out or else I wouldn't have pulled it. Before I did, Evan said "Hold on a minute." He then went into the other room, screamed, came back and said that he was ready.

My camera battery was dead so I was only able to take one picture of them together.

Caleb's 8th Birthday!

2010-05-02T20:08:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that my oldest is already 8! It makes me feel so old. On his birthday he had to go to school, but was very excited to do so. When he got home he told me that several of his classmates sang Happy Birthday to him and made him birthday cards. He also came home to a surprise visitor, Grandma Stone! He was very happy.
He chose to go to Mountain Mike's Pizza for dinner that night. I think that he chose it because they have a few arcade games and an air hockey table. The pizza is really good too. I was a lazy mom and didn't make him a birthday cake, but he didn't complain when we stopped and got shakes at Ab's instead.
He decided to go to the store with us and choose his birthday present instead of having a surprise. He decided on a new bike and a Star Wars Lego set from Grandma. I didn't get a picture of him with his new bike...I know I'm a bad mom. He can still ride and fit on his old bike, but he wanted a new one. At least we have a couple more boys to use and abuse the bikes.

This was taken at Mountain Mike's.

The boys deciding where to use (waste) the last of their quarters with Greg.

My handsome trio together. They were having a great time together that day. That's not always the case...

Caleb has grown into such a thoughtful, smart and handsome boy. He can be really helpful around the house, but only when he wants to be. He is a great student in school and enjoys reading for fun. He is really good at creative writing, unlike his mom. He likes playing the PS3 and watching TV, but will be the first one to suggest going outside to play. He loves to ride bikes, go sledding, camping, fishing, or just about anything outside. We love you Caleb and are so grateful to have you as part of our family.

Knothole Club

2010-05-02T00:08:00.000-07:00

Evan is playing tee ball with several friends from the neighborhood. After watching Caleb play baseball, and watching the movie "The Sandlot" he has really been interested in baseball. He plays well and seems to be paying attention to what's going on. It helps to have a couple of his best friends on the team with him. Just like Nate, he gets so upset when a game or practice is canceled. Hopefully we'll be able to actually have some spring weather in May to be able to keep up with the games scheduled and make up the games that were canceled.

Yes, we are crazy! This is the first time we have had all three of our boys in sports and it turned out that they are each in a different sport with games and practices in different places. There have been several times when they each had to be at different places at the same time. Talk about stress!
Several of these pics are courtesy of my friend Melissa. She has a better camera than I do. Thanks Melissa!

Nate's First Sporting Adventure

2010-05-01T23:42:00.000-07:00

After many times watching his brothers play tee ball, soccer and basketball, it's FINALLY Nate's turn to play! He wanted to play soccer with several of his friends from the neighborhood. He loves it and gets so excited when it's time for practices or games, and gets very disappointed when either of them get canceled. He also practices at home running back and forth in our entryway.

This was at his first practice. You can just tell how excited he really is to be there with his arms in the air.

His first game!

Nate has always loved playing any sport at home and to us seemed to be pretty athletic. But you never know how they are going to react to the team and game atmosphere. Greg and I have been very impressed with how aggressive he is. He's a shy little guy normally, so to see him push his way in the middle of the pack to get to the ball is surprising. It's so fun to watch him play!

Babe Ruth Baseball

2010-05-01T23:16:00.000-07:00

Caleb started playing baseball this spring. Not tee ball, coach pitch, or machine pitch...the kids actually pitch to each other. He has really enjoyed it. He is still getting to know the game, but each game he seems to be understanding more.
Greg and I on the other hand, are having a hard time keeping up with all of the games and practices. The games are at least 90 minutes long and are on week nights. Luckily they are off-track in school now, so it helps to not have homework on top of it. That will change very soon.
The weather has not been very cooperative either. We've spent many games in full snow gear to make it somewhat comfortable.

This is him in his "cold weather" uniform.

Up to bat. This was on a warm day.

He manages to always have to tie his shoes while in the outfield. He has a hard time paying attention. There are times when I catch him throwing his mitt in the air to pass time.

Easter

2010-04-06T23:16:00.000-07:00

We spent Easter morning with Grandma and Grandpa Stone. The Easter bunny found it's way to their house. Luckily the boys forgot about the Easter bunny that morning and Greg and I didn't have to get up until 8:30!

We then had dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Kitchen's house. We had great food and good times visiting with family. Grandma had all of the stuff for the kids to make their own Easter bunny bags and then she had an Easter egg hunt for them. Too bad the weather was so awful that they had to have it inside. These kids always have such a great time when they're together.

WARNING...

2010-04-02T23:23:00.000-07:00

It's been a LONG time since I've blogged and there are lots of new posts below. Don't feel obligated to read and look through all of them.

Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt

2010-04-02T22:51:00.000-07:00

There are images in my head of children on an Easter egg hunt with boys in shorts and short sleeve shirts, girls in new spring dresses and nice warm weather. Nope. That's not how it was for us the other night here in Utah...

...We were in our coats and should have had snow boots, gloves and hats (Caleb was better prepared than I was with the other boys). It was cold. A couple of ladies--thanks Jill and Kelley--in our neighborhood had the fun idea of having a neighborhood flashlight egg hunt at a park nearby. Everyone that wanted to participate, donated filled eggs, dropped them off at their houses earlier in the day and they hid all the eggs around the park for the kids to hunt for. It was planned at 8:15pm (luckily it was spring break since it was on a week night) so it was nice and dark. The boys were extremely excited for it and had a great time despite the cold.

Evan being his crazy self.

Nate was SO excited that he found the "golden egg" (with daddy's help) so he could get a special prize. He was giggling and couldn't contain his excitement when they found it. He got a 3D sidewalk chalk and paint set and still tells everyone about the "golden egg".

This is probably the only picture you'll see of me and my pregnant belly. Luckily I wore a sweater under my coat because I couldn't zip up the coat with my big "belly" in the way.

April Fools Day?

2010-04-02T22:43:00.000-07:00

They're dressed and ready to go play outside...in 8" of snow. It seemed like it was never going to stop! Mother nature can be cruel sometimes. This isn't my ideal April weather, but I guess that's what we get for living in Utah.

Nate stayed inside with me. That's why he isn't in the picture.

Jazz Game on St. Patrick's Day

2010-04-02T21:38:00.000-07:00

Caleb and Evan both played Jr. Jazz basketball this past winter, and when they play they also get 2 tickets to a Jazz game. We decided to actually use the tickets...imagine that! We've had so many soccer tickets to see Real Salt Lake and baseball tickets to see Salt Lake Bees and have NEVER used any of them.
Greg and I were tired and the Jazz were ahead by a mile, so we wanted to leave early. But the boys wouldn't have it and had to stay to the end. They had a great time and I'm glad that we went!

Caleb's Science Project 2010

2010-04-02T21:34:00.000-07:00

This is only the beginning of many more to come...

And I'm NOT happy about it.

Field Trip at the Fire Station

2010-04-02T21:14:00.000-07:00

Nate is always excited to go on field trips with his preschool class. He was especially excited about going to the fire station. Evan was able to go because we went in the morning and he has afternoon kindergarten.

This is Miss. Amy's morning and afternoon preschool classes altogether.

Evan and Nate in front of the ambulance.

I don't know what it was, but Nate clung on to Evan most of the time. He must have been a little nervous. Good thing Evan wasn't bothered by it.

Evan, Nate and good friend Ronin with their eyes glued on the fireman dressed in all of his gear.

Football with Daddy

2010-04-02T20:50:00.000-07:00

Caleb and Evan both received footballs for Christmas and couldn't wait to get outside to throw them. Greg was so nice to take them out on a cold winter day so they could. They only used half of our already tiny backyard because of where the snow had melted. I was impressed at how well they all threw the football. Much better than I could do.

Gravity Slashers

2010-02-21T22:41:00.000-08:00

Several weeks ago we thought since the boys were off-track from school for three weeks, that it would be fun to take them to see the Gravity Slashers at the Energy Solutions Arena. We invited the cousins (Greg's brother Shawn and his wife Paola) to come too! These kids always have a great time together. Our boys love to watch crazy motorcycles stunts, etc. So they were very excited to go.

Sofia, Evan, Caleb, Nate and Tyler. They all had fun playing in the drinking fountain right before this picture was taken.

It amazed me that they did these jumps in such a small space.

Greg and Caleb enjoying popcorn and the show.

In the beginning, they were fixed on every motorcycle jump. It was a good time!

New Family Favorite Pastime

2010-02-21T21:52:00.000-08:00

After Santa got the boys a Playstation 3 for Christmas, we (as in Greg) needed to make another addition to it. We've played Band Hero several times at other people homes and decided that it was a fun thing for our little family to do together. If anything, it's a good incentive to get the boys to eat their dinner and get their pj's on FAST!

Caleb is getting really good on the guitar. With his girl friends coming to our house to play it with him, he has gotten to know who Taylor Swift is really well. Evan is trying really hard to keep up with Caleb and gets really frustrated when he can't. He loves to sing "Kung Fu Fighting." Nate does well on the drums because he just hits them constantly. He cracked us up the first time he was on the drums. Before the song started he hit the drum sticks together while saying, "One, two, three!" He knew just what to do.

Greg HAD to get the "Legends of Rock Guitar Hero" also. He has really enjoyed it. He loves especially to be able to play some of his favorite "hair band" songs. We end up playing it together a lot in the evenings when the boys are in bed.

You like those sweet Superman pj's that Greg has???

Christmas Eve and Christmas

2010-01-17T15:54:00.000-08:00

On Christmas Eve, Greg took the boys sledding/snow boarding at a hill in our neighborhood. I stayed home. I heard Greg come home not too soon after they left. Nate had crashed and had blood all over Greg and himself. He had landed on his face on the hard snow on the sledding trail. His lip was swollen for a couple days. Poor guy.

That evening we had a yummy dinner and the boys got to open one present. They figured it out this year and knew that it was going to be pajamas. They all loved their pajamas and still ask to wear them every night.

We were lame this year and didn't even take ANY pictures on Christmas morning! We did get the camcorder out, but didn't take any still pictures. They had all asked Santa for a Playstation 3, with daddy's encouragement. They knew that they wouldn't get any other toys (other than stocking stuffers) if they got a Playstation 3, and they still wanted it badly. They were so excited to find it on Christmas morning. Although, I'm not sure if they were as excited as Greg was.

That afternoon we packed up for a Christmas party with Greg's family. We stayed at my parents house that evening and had my family Christmas party the next afternoon.

That evening we had a party with some of our (Greg's) friends from high school. We try to get together once or twice a year. Doug and Nikki graciously let us bombard their home each time. Thanks guys! A lot of our kids are around the same ages and they all have a great time together too.

Greg helped with Landon, so Aaron could have a turn participating in the "band".

That evening we made the hour long trip back home really late. The boys crashed and were out fast after a long weekend of fun with family and friends.

Evan's Birthday

2010-01-17T15:11:00.000-08:00

Evan's birthday is December 23rd. Because it's so close to Christmas we make an effort to make it his special day. He did have to go to school on his birthday this year, but luckily it was only half day. Greg told him that his birthday is awesome, because he'll never have to go to school or work the next day. He'll always be able to stay home and play with his toys.
Evan chose, as always, to go to McDonald's for dinner. They just can't pass up getting to go to a play place. We try every time to persuade them to choose something better, but they are pretty set in their ways. Caleb's starting to agree with us now, so we'll see what he chooses when his birthday rolls around.

All the boys together before Evan opened his presents.

He got his prized possession, a Spiderman skateboard with pads for safety, of course.

He also asked for an MP3 player. It cracks me up to see him walk around the house with it in his pocket and earphones in as he sings.

We are so happy to have Evan in our family. He is the most emotional of the boys, and we sometimes wonder if he makes up for us not having a girl. :) He is the most cuddly and often tells me that he loves me. Evan is mindful and concerned about all of us especially if we're sick. He was there when Nate choked on a grape and was very distraught. As I was trying to help Nate while on the phone with 911, I told him to go in the other room. He came out several times to check on Nate and I kept sending him back to the other room. Later he told me that each time he went away, he prayed that Nate would be okay. It amazed me to think that a 5 year old, in the middle of that frightening experience, thought about praying. He is a joy in our lives and we're very proud of him.

Evan's First Birthday Party!

2010-01-17T14:03:00.000-08:00

Evan had been extremely excited for his first birthday party for at least 6 months before it happened. He talked and asked about it regularly during that LONG 6 months. With the cold weather and Christmas decorations out in the house, I decided that it would be best to have his party at Jumping Jacks. All of the kids had a blast and didn't stop jumping the whole time we were there. By the time we were ready to leave, they had been jumping for two hours and all looked exhausted. But that's the whole point right?

Evan never stopped smiling...

Evan invited three of his closest friends. One friend couldn't make it. So here we have (left to right) Hayden, Nate, Caleb and Kaden. Evan was off exploring and couldn't stop to get his pic taken.

Kaden, Hayden (hidden), not sure who the next kid is peeking through, Evan, Caleb and Nate.

Evan also invited his cousins! It's so much fun for them to have cousins that they see often and get along with so well. Nate, Caleb, Sofia, Evan (hidden) and Tyler.

Evan and Sofia are very close. They always have a great time together. A while ago, I caught them kissing under Grandma Kitchen's stairs and we had to have a little talk about kissing cousins. Too funny! I hope that they stay good friends throughout their lives.

After all of the jumping, we headed home for presents and cake and ice cream.

Evan wanted a dinosaur cake and told me exactly what he wanted. He wanted sky on the top, dirt on the bottom, and toy dinosaurs all over. Each of the kids got to pick out and take home one of the dinosaurs. I'm not good at cake decorating, so I didn't get a close-up pic of it. :)

That night Sofia and Tyler got to stay for a sleepover. Pizza, a movie and popcorn...they were all happy campers!

Family Pictures 2009

2009-12-22T22:14:00.000-08:00

We had these pictures taken a couple of weeks ago at Gardner Village. Our neighbor, Kaycee McCleve took them. Thanks Kaycee! It was freezing cold and the wind was blowing, but I think we got some really good pictures.

Merry Christmas everyone!

New Basketballs

2009-12-22T21:34:00.000-08:00

Since Caleb and Evan started playing Junior Jazz, they have all been excited about basketball. Caleb and Nate wanted a basketball so bad that they bought one themselves with their own money. Evan timed it right and asked for one for his birthday. We were nice parents and let Evan get it early so he could play with it with his brothers.

Basketballs = happy little boys!

Ward Christmas Party and SANTA!!!

2009-12-22T21:20:00.000-08:00

Caleb was able to be Joseph in a reenactment of the Birth of Christ at our ward Christmas party a couple of weeks ago. He was pretty excited even though he doesn't look like it in these pictures. He didn't have to say anything, he just acted with a narrator.

Nate's entertaining himself while waiting.

Evan and his best friend Hayden.

They were so excited to see Santa! I was surprised that Nate sat on Santa's lap and he actually talked to him. They all asked for a Playstation 3. They all know that Santa can't bring any other toys if they get one. I hope they're still happy with their decision on Christmas morning.

Greg the Wiseman

2009-12-22T21:12:00.001-08:00

Greg was asked to be a wiseman at our Primary activity recently. He and two other Primary teachers were very excited to dress up and read their parts in front of those who were there. Luckily, they didn't have to sing!

Nice legs!

Junior Jazz

2009-12-22T20:46:00.001-08:00

Caleb and Evan have both started playing Junior Jazz and have loved every minute of it. It's hilarious to watch! They both ran down the court without dribbling their first games, but it seems like each game they get better and better. It's hard for us because all of the games are on Saturdays and Caleb's games are in the morning, anytime between 8-11am, and Evan's are all in the afternoon between 12-4pm. So that makes it an all day event.

Evan plays with a few of his friends from the neighborhood. One of their dads is the coach (way to go Bart!). It makes it more fun for me to be able to visit with friends while he's playing.

Evan has surprised us on how aggressive he is.

We signed up Caleb not knowing that anyone else in the neighborhood his age was going to be playing. He was SO excited to find out that his long time girlfriend, since kindergarten, was going to be on his team and her dad was the coach (way to go Brian!). There's also another boy from the neighborhood that is on his team.

Here is a picture of Caleb, Kiernan (aka girlfriend) and Greg. Greg is the assistant coach for his team.

Next year is going to be very interesting when Nate's old enough to start playing sports too! What are we going to do with three little boys all playing sports?

Fun for the Boys

2009-12-22T20:21:00.000-08:00

The boys have become big fans of the movies and TV show called Nitro Circus. The show has several crazy dudes that perform different wild stunts on motorcycles, bikes, boats, cars and anything/everything that they can come up with to nearly kill themselves. The whole reason that the boys even know about it is because of Greg. To make a long story short, Greg's boss' brother is the director of the show. They do a lot of the stunts in the yard where Greg works, and when they come out with a new movie, Greg gets a free copy. I hope that makes sense.

There was a movie premier for the latest Nitro Circus movie at the Energy Solutions arena recently, so we decided it would be fun to take the boys. We got there early and even then, there were no seats left. We had to stand or sit on the floor the whole time. The boys got to see a few of the guys that star in the shows and thought that it was pretty cool. It was a long night, but when we saw the look on the boy's faces, it was all worth it.

I just hope that they don't get any crazy ideas from watching the show.

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-01T22:32:00.001-08:00

I wish I would've taken more pictures of the boys in their Halloween costumes. Caleb wanted to be an army guy. My Mom made the costume and we borrowed my Dad's army hat. Evan always wants to be something evil. Not sure if I should be worried about that. We were able to borrow a Darth Vader costume from a neighbor. He wore the helmet for maybe two seconds all together! So we had to carry the helmet around and he was just a guy in black with a light saber. Nate asked to be a chef. I think it's because when I asked him, he had just watched Ratatouille. I should have put a little rat peeking out from under his chef hat. My Mom and I both made his costume. I'm so grateful that my Mom can help with all the sewing. Thanks Mom!

This is their action picture! And the one and only picture I got of Evan with the helmet on.

This was before we left to go trick or treating at Greg's work on Friday. They had a great time seeing daddy's work (again) and getting lots of good candy!

This was just before they left on Halloween to go trick or treating. They had lots of layers on, so they look pretty puffy!

They're on their way with daddy to get lots of yummy chocolate for mommy and daddy to help eat! Caleb is camouflaged pretty well!

Spooky Cookies

2009-11-01T22:15:00.000-08:00

I had to make a treat for Caleb's school class for their Halloween party. I probably chose the hardest and most time consuming thing I could have. But Caleb was happy how they turned out...

Nate's Preschool Halloween Party

2009-11-01T21:57:00.001-08:00

We were able to go to Nate's Halloween party at his preschool. It was really fun to see all of his classmates and their costumes. Nate had a great time! He feels like such a big boy being in preschool now. Beware, Caleb took most of these pictures, because I was taking pics for the teacher on her camera.

Caleb and Evan were even able to decorate and eat a pumpkin cookie too.

Nate enjoying cookie decorating.

They sang scary Halloween songs for us.

This is his preschool class with Miss Amy.

This was the Halloween parade they did for us to show us all of their costumes.

Children's Museum

2009-11-01T21:35:00.000-08:00

Last week we were all able to go the Children's Museum with Nate's preschool. (and that made it less expensive!) Caleb and Evan were off-track so they were very happy that they were able to tag along too. What a fun place for kids! I was so nervous about the germs, but luckily they had hand sanitizer all over the place.

Caleb shopping at the grocery store. He's making sure he gets the best price!

Evan rock climbing.

Nate on the HUGE horse at the farm.

Evan LOVED "working" behind the counter at the grocery store.

Nate's favorite thing was the water fall table thing.

Caleb spent so much time with the balls. It was his favorite spot. They're always so fascinated with the tubes at the drive through at the bank, and now they were able to do that themselves with the balls!

Evan and Nate as anchormen on the news.

Random Pics

2009-10-14T20:54:00.001-07:00

The boys playing at the Salem Pond with their cousins. Thanks to Grandma Kitchen and Aunt Paola who took them while we were in Miami!

Greg with his Dad and brothers (minus one brother Andrew).

Cheese!

Mommy and Caleb!

Nate is quite the dancer! He likes to stick his bum out as far as it will go and sing "shake your booty." haha.

Evan, my little GQ boy. :) (thanks Paola)

Caleb and Evan's carved pumpkins. Nate was naughty and had to go to bed early.

Nate's birthday cupcake...up close! Too close. :)

Evan focused on the ball.

We found them watching TV together like this. It's VERY unusual that they were that close to each other (without fighting) but not unusual to find Evan with his finger up there! hee hee.

All the boys. Nate with his birthday crown from preschool.

My new do.

Nate the Great is 4!

2009-10-12T22:10:00.000-07:00

Nate is now 4 and I can't believe it! It seems like yesterday when I was in Colorado the last two months of my pregnancy while Greg was working in Utah. I had to stay there for insurance reasons and to help sell the house. My Mom stayed with me the whole time, thank goodness. Luckily when I went into labor in the early morning, Nate decided to wait long enough for Greg to drive all the way from Utah to be there when he was born. We all moved to Utah soon after.

We celebrated the weekend before his birthday with the Kitchen family at Grandma and Grandpa Kitchen's house.

Here's the boys with some of their cousins! They always have a great time together.

This pic was taken on Nate's birthday. He couldn't stand not opening a present before we had to go to Evan's soccer game and out to eat. Grandma Stone couldn't stand it either, so she let him open her present before we left.

After the soccer game he chose to go to McDonalds despite daddy's attempt to get him to go somewhere else. Greg even bribed him with a dollar! In the end all the boys really wanted to go to a "play place".

We're really mean and make our boys wait until the end to open presents!

We are so happy to have Nate as our son. He brings so much to our family. He says the funniest things and lots of the times has us laughing. He has had to learn to defend himself in any way he can since he's the smallest of the boys. Even if it means scratching, biting, or throwing a toy. We're working on that.

As many of you know, a little over two months ago we went through a terrifying experience when Nate choked on a grape. We are so grateful that we were blessed and that he is okay and still with us. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about it and I'm even more appreciative of my boys than I ever was--if that's possible. Each day is a gift.

We love you Nate!

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-04T23:19:00.000-07:00

Over the weekend we were able to go to a pumpkin patch with some of the cousins and Grandma Stone. The weather was beautiful and we had a great time together! We went on a hay ride out to the pumpkin patch and then were able to pick out a pumpkin to take home.

Everybody but me on the hayride. Where's the hay?

Searching for the perfect pumpkin...

It was so hard to get this many kids to look at the camera at the same time.

I can't believe how long it took them to pick a pumpkin! I guess that I can't complain, because I'm VERY indecisive.

This was at the end of the trip, so the kids were DONE having their pictures taken.

I had a great time ladies! Let's do it again!

Fun at the Park

2009-10-04T22:55:00.000-07:00

We spent the long weekend with Grandma Stone. It was nice to have some time off from school. It was such a beautiful day that we decided to eat lunch at the park. I don't know what it is with this climbing dome thing, but my boys can't seem to get enough of it.

I'm sure that Grandma is SO excited that I got a picture of her and that I posted it on my blog. :)

Beautiful Miami

2009-09-26T21:34:00.001-07:00

We were able to spend four days in Miami this past weekend, without our boys, and loved every minute of it. It has become tradition with Greg and his high school buddies (my high school friends too) to go to an NFL game each year together. And they are so nice to let their wives tag along. I was so grateful that they chose Miami, because I was longing for the beach. Beware, there are a lot of pics ahead...

See how beautiful! And the water was so warm.

This is a pic of all of the girls. I'm not sure if they want to be named, so I won't. :)

The boys watching the BYU/Florida State game. We had to search forever to find a place that carried the channel that the game was on. And then they lost...BAD!

The next day we spent at south beach. At least until the rain came pouring down without warning. We didn't take many pics at the beach. Which is probably good since there were several topless women around us. Who knew that would happen at a public beach? I didn't.
This is a pic of all of us together at a VERY overpriced restaurant. As you can tell, we had already been to the beach, and because of the rain and humidity, we were still wet after an hour.

Greg and I getting ready for the Cheesecake Factory...YUMMY!

I was able to see my good friend Jamie that I hadn't seen in years! She lives in Ft Lauderdale with her husband and daughter. She helped us out a lot with where to go and what to do while we were there.

We were able to drive out to the Everglades the next day. We wanted to see turtles, alligators, and salt water crocodiles. We ended up only seeing two alligators and some baby alligators. It was still fun, but that humidity is a killer!!!

Greg and I on the boardwalk. There was probably an alligator lurking below us...

The next day we went Haulover beach to do some snorkeling.

My friend had suggested that we go here instead of Key Largo to snorkel. When we looked at it, we didn't think that it looked that exciting. But as soon as we got under the water, there were fish and sea shells everywhere! It made me nervous because there were these 1 1/2 ft long fish (at least that's what I thought) with big snouts and teeth, crabs, puffer fish and who knows what else under there. I watched one of those long fish eat a little fish right in front of me. It was like I was watching the discovery channel.

I wish we were still there...

Goal!

2009-09-26T20:59:00.000-07:00

Evan was invited to play soccer with a few of his neighborhood friends. He really wanted to start wrestling, but we weren't able to find it for his age. So he settled for soccer and we are so happy that he did! He is doing awesome and is having so much fun playing with all of his friends.

Isn't this how it goes? They all run around in a pack following each other.

Guarding the goal.

This is the best picture I got of him up close. Even though his eyes are closed, you can still see his cute smile.

This was from today's game. Greg helped coach and had a lot of fun. He ran over one of the neighbor girls and felt so bad. (Sorry Holland)

Poor Evan's face gets bright red when he runs around. He gets that from both me and Greg.