Sunday, October 23, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! (I'm slacking...I know)

We have had so many fun birthdays. I have been slacking on keeping this blog updated so be prepared for a super long post!





























Titan had birthday on Sep 27th! He turned 11. This is a picture of him at 4 years old. He loved playing basketball! He has always liked to play sports.

Titan at age 5. He was such a monkey!



Titan at age 3. He loved to make people laugh. He was always joking around. His favorite saying after he would tell you a joke was " Tricked you in a mile" We never found out what that meant but he knew...lol.





This is Titan's preschool graduation. He was 3 years old. What a cutie huh?

Titan loves football! The program here in Utah isn't quite as aggressive as the one in AZ but he loved it anyway. He played on the Raiders and had a blast! Their team took 3rd place.


For his birthday...of course he got football stuff. He lives and breaths football. He loves the Tennessee Titans.

Titan earned his Arrow of Light. I had the honor of removing his Cub Scout neckerchief and replacing it with a Boy Scout one. We are so proud of him for working so hard. He is so excited about all the camp outs he will get to go on.


Titan receiving his Arrow of Light.

Titan is such an amazing boy. He loves playing and watching sports. Titan played during the whole game this season. He was on defensive tackle, offensive line, and specials. He loved playing and did awesome. He is very spiritual strong and has a soft heart. He always looks for the kid who needs a friend. He doesn't have a mean bone in his body. He is doing really well in school, he has all A's and a B. He always does his best! We are so blessed to have him in our family. We love you Titan! Happy birthday!

Shay's buck this year! I just got this picture a few minutes ago on my phone and had to post!


Shay and I both had birthdays in Aug. I won't put our ages on here though...lol!




Corbin turned 7 on Aug 12th! He got this bike for his birthday. He is always on it. He loves the bike jumps.


Corbin is such a fun little guy. He is very active and curious. He reminds me of Dennis the Menace. Trouble follows this kid...lol. He loves to snuggle and cuddle with me though. He is a big time mama's boy and would do anything for me. He is always concerned for me. He loves the Gospel and always wants to choose the right. He is very social and has tons of friends. His teacher just told us that she is going to have him be the tutor aid in the classroom because he is so smart and finishes his work in 3 mins. She can't seem to keep him busy enough. He has straight A's. She said she knows she isn't suppose to have class favorites but Corbin has a personality that just makes him a favorite. It's so true. He is such a fun kid! We just love him soooo much!




We named Corbin Bennion after this amazing man...Grandpa Bennion. This is Corbin and Grandad in 2005. Grandad past away almost 3 years ago. He was the kindest, gentlest, most loving person in the world. We miss him so much.

Corbin 1 years old...so cute!

Corbin's first birthday. He was such a curious little guy back then too! He used to get into all kinds of stuff. He was a busy little stinker!


Corbin at 7 months. I can't believe he is already 7 years old!



Corbin at 10 months. He was so cubby! Happy Birthday Corbin! We love you!

Thursday, August 11, 2011

ORION is a teenager!

Orion's special day at age 8.



Disneyland at age 7!










Rocking out at Disneyland!









Spider man came to his 6th birthday party. He did all kinds of cool tricks and flips. It was awesome!







It's hard to believe how fast the time has gone by. This was 7 years ago. What a cutie!





Orion at 5 years old. He was always goofing off! Crazy monkey... He was so much fun!




His first Pinewood Derby Car. He made it when he was 5 years old for a family pinewood derby race. He took 2nd place.







Orion turned 13 on July 23rd! WOW...he is a teenager now! He is a really good kid and always does his best. He is a good example to his brothers and little sister. He is a spiritual giant and has a very strong testimony of his Savior Jesus Christ. He is not afraid to stand up for what he believes is right. He is very musically talented. Orion is a huge blessing to this family and we feel so grateful to have him as our son. He is very helpful. He will out grow his mom for sure this year. Right now we are the same height. CRAZY! Happy Birthday Orion, We love you!




Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Utah Update

Jana turned 2 on July 2! She had a birthday party in Monticello.





























She LOVES ice cream cones!






Opening up her presents.







We had a chance to visit the Monticello Temple while we were there. It is SO beautiful!













We went to Monticello for a wedding. Caden got to be the "super hero ring boy"






Just seconds before he had to walk down the isle he had to go pee of course! HAHA. Good thing it was a country wedding!













Shay was the MAN! He enjoyed being a part of the wedding. Congrats Mariah and Blane!






Corbin skipping rocks at a lake not to far from our new home.







Caden skipping rocks.





Such a cool kid!






We decided to have a little family party for Jana up at the lake.












We roasted marsh mellows and made smores.







And did some fishing.




















These two are best buds.






Jana got some new Dora toys for her birthday. She loves Dora. Jana is still only 24lbs. She can sing her ABCs, twinkle, spider, popcorn, Mary, and snowman. She can count to 12 and can count to 5 in Chinese and Spanish. She is such a little talker. She loves to chat and says the funniest things. She has a high pitched voice which makes it really funny. She is a little daddy's girl. She can bat her eyes and get whatever she wants. She is a little sweetheart. We are so happy she is a part of our family! Happy Birthday!







I love that my kids can ride their bikes out front. These guys go up and down the side walk in front of our home. And the weather is SO nice!





I love my little chubby guy. Caden is so special. He is such a sweet little boy.












We had our first fish fry. Orion, Titan and Corbin caught these huge fish in Monticello while staying with their grandma and grandpa Young. We are so thankful they were able to spend the week there. T-I-M-E spells LOVE. We are so thankful that Grandma and Grandpa took time to play and help our boys have a great time. Our boys will always remember their fun time in Monticello! They got to do so many cool things. And the fish were so YUMMY!











We are loving our new area. We love the mountains and the weather. We really miss things about AZ too though. Not so much the desert or weather but the people. :) I have so much to update so come back and check on us soon!

We made it to UTAH!

We have lakes all around us up here. It's so beautiful!

YAY! We made it. It took us a few more days to get things packed. I couldn't believe all the stuff we had in that house!