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!



Sunday, May 8, 2011

Mother's Day

Caden thought it was my birthday today so when it was time to eat the mother's day cake we had to add a candle. He was very persistent about it!



Such a sweet little boy. He kept saying "its your birFFFday"


My boys have made Mother's day so special for me. Shay has taught them well. I got woke up at 6:25 am this morning to breakfast in bed. While Orion and Titan cleaned up the kitchen Corbin gave me a foot massage. Then they took me down stairs and showered me with gifts. They even spent their own money on me! I was surprised at how good they did. I love everything they gave me!

Titan made this at school. I love homemade gifts. It was very sweet!



Orion made this card for me and brought it home for all his brothers to sign.




Corbin made this little book for me. Reason # 8 is because I give him ice cream.




Each of the boys wrote something special to me. I really loved this card. Corbin wrote " Your the best mom I ever had" lol and Titan wrote "If I had a flower for every time I think of you I would be walking in my garden forever." So Sweet!! Orion wrote " You are a rose in a field of weeds." My boys are so good to me!


My new purse! Super cute!



Titan with the gifts he gave me. He gave me a pretty bracelet, a flower, and a #1 mom necklace. I love them all!





Orion gave me roses, a turquoise necklace and earring set, and a card. He did a great job picking these things out! So cute!


Corbin gave me some silver hoop earrings, the book, and some black cute earrings. He enjoyed giving them to me and I love them!




Me and my Jana Rose.




I love being a mom to this little hulk! He is so funny! He keeps singing happy birthday to me today...lol




My Corbin and I are best buds!



I really don't know what I would do without my two older boys. They are so good to me and they always help me out. I am so pleased with the way they are turning out. They are really good boys and respectful to their mother.





I got to church today and one of Shay's friends came up to me and pinned this on me. He said Shay had called him and asked him to pick it up for him. So sweet. What a nice surprise! I miss my hubby! He made my day. THANK YOU MY LOVE!! And then Orion gave a talk in sacrament meeting about what his mom means to him so I was bawling most of the meeting. The gifts meant a lot but what mattered most to me was the thought and time that each one of them spent to think of me and to make this day good for me. I am so blessed. I could not imagine my life any other way. I LOVE being a mom. It is the most rewarding job in the world!






Happy Mother's day to all the mothers in my life. So many women have been an influence for good in my life. I am truly grateful for good examples of patience and love. I am so grateful for amazing friends and family members. There are so many amazing women in my life and I hope their day was as good as mine. Happy Mother's Day!