February

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

Getting checked out

Bailey, ready to shoot

Bailey playing Jr. Jazz

Jared and Olivia, going to Sweethearts

Here is our family re-cap for February: On Feb 3, Brian and I went out to dinner at the Melting Pot to celebrate his 44th birthday. It was very fun! I cant believe he is getting so old.:)

This month has been filled with lots of BASKETBALL! Between church games, Jr. Jazz, and School games, plus the practices, we have a LOT of basketball!

Brigham went to the orthodontist and has begun the braces procedures. The picture with the horse mouth cracks me up! He has had a spacer on the roof of his mouth for the past month. He hates it, but he needs it before he can get the braces.

My Mom came and stayed with me for 5 days and it was SOOOOO fun! I LOVED IT! This was what I asked for from her for Christmas. She did all my mending, made a huge batch of raspberry jam, made dinner every night, and helped me with everything. She was the extra "me" I always wish I had! We watched several episodes of "crime" shows every night and it was really fun! Everyone missed her tons when she left.

I finally received a calling in my ward, I am the Laurel Advisor. I am SO happy about this! I LOVE being in the Young Womens.Brooke and Bailey are so excited that I will be in there, and that I will be going to Girls Camp this summer!

We went out to dinner last Friday with Dan and Jamie and then came back and played games.The kids all played together and we had a very fun night!

My baby has been pretty sick since yesterday, I stayed home from church with him cuz he only wanted me. :) I feel so bad for him, he can barely breathe and I can tell he just feels so miserable.

JANUARY 2011

Mom and Dad's bed is the best:)

Jacob loves to color on the walls....

Making cupcakes with Mom :)

Nice nerd glasses, Jakey!

Brookie in action!

She will love that I posted this one. :)

Jacob is VERY attached to "blankie" and "Baba"

...they even had to go in the TUB today!

The babies love it when I bathe them in the kitchen sink!

Well I have REALLY regretted that I stopped writing in my blog, since it was a way to keep a journal for me. BUT...you do what you have to do in life, and I guess this was the thing that I had to let go until I could manage another commitment in my crazy life. :)

But I decided that for one of my resolutions, I would write in it at LEAST once a month, the last day of every month, and do a re-cap of that past month with some pictures: this way I at least have SOME journaling of my life.

January has been good: I used to HATE January, but now I enjoy it as a month with NO holidays, NO birthdays, a month of NOTHING after a crazy December, and a good month just to get some things done around the house. My storage room is nice and clean and organized now!

We started the 11:00 block of church instead of 9, and we are all much happier. :) Brian was called to be the Ward Clerk, and I still do not have a calling. (which is fine with me for now:)

This month has been filled with Jr. Jazz and Brookes School ball games, in which her team is undefeated so far! Total wipeouts every game so far! Church ball games, too.

I had a "Scrapbook Kookamonga" with my mom and sisters. (a scrapbook party..I just name each one some weird thing to be silly):) It is SO much fun. I miss them all when they go home. :) We laugh and talk and scrapbook and confide in each other and discuss husbands and kids and eat and laugh some more! I LOVE my mom, sisters and sisters in law like crazy. Family is THE BEST.

Life is so good. I am sometimes in awe of how much I love my life. Sure it seems boring to most...but there is nothing I would rather be doing than running a happy, comfortable, efficient household and producing smart, kind, righteous children. It fills my heart with joy to do the simple things I do every day. :) Cooking, cleaning, laundry, children and babies...seriously are so fun to me! I think I was just born to be a homemaker.

On a sad note, yesterday Jameson got a concussion after church! Brooke and Bailey were playing with him in the gym and he fell and hit his head on the hard wooden floor. It actually knocked him out for several seconds! So scary....he screamed for so long. He was disoriented, dizzy, and unstable on his feet after that. Then he threw up. He was so pale and lethargic and I was getting scared. Brian called Brother Fullmer over and they gave him a priesthood blessing. We took him to the hospital and by the time he was seen...he was acting normally. :) I KNOW it was the blessing :) I am so thankful to be a member of the church and that my husband holds the priesthood and can bless my children!

The ZOO!!!

My SO adorable baby! :)

This is the coolest merry-go-round--one of the

creatures you can ride is a praying mantis!

Bailey picking an ape's nose. LOL

My eight cute kids and a giraffe!

Cute little Jacob was very good the whole time

In front of the elephants

October 23, 2009 We finally took Jameson to the zoo before it gets too cold. I knew he would love it, and he did. It was so fun to show him all the animals and watch his reactions. The baby elephant was SO cute. We watched her play for a long time. We had such a good time and the weather was great. Afterwards, we went out to eat at Sweet Tomatoes. I love my family!!!!!!!!

Brighams 10th birthday!

Brigham had his tenth birthday party and we again rented a big blow up slide. (can you tell my kids love these?) He had so much fun!

SAND DUNES!

Jacob's very first ride!

We went to the Sand Dunes this month, and it was so much fun. The weather was great and we all had a fun time. Jameson especially loved playing in the sand. Jericho is always such a good time and we love being with the family.

Jacobs Blessing

With Grandma Margo and Grandpa Jack

Jacob with his Uncle Jacob!

Happy Boy!

We finally blessed Jacob and it was such a fun day. I love having family and friends to the house. He looked so sweet and cute in his white outfit. He cried during his blessing which is the first time any of my eight kids did that.:)

Bethany turns EIGHTEEN!

Bethany turned the big 18, wow I cant believe it! Where did my little chubby-cheeked thumbsucker go? :( She celebrated with her friends and Jessie by going to stay overnight in a hotel. They went bowling, went out to dinner, and had lots of fun at the hotel.The pool and hot tub were open 24 hours! She said they had the BEST time ever and had so much fun!