The Christmas Tree hunt

Every year on Thanksgiving weekend we go with some friends to Ferron and cut our tree! This is one of my favorite xmas traditions and my kids talk about it all year too!! I always have a hard time picking a tree because I like the BIG ones and Jed has to remind me that it will not fit in our house!

We didnt expect so much snow and we didnt have a sled so we resorted to....
Sledding KaCee style



Of course Jax had to go potty... this is as good as it gets up a mountain






The finished product

Pumpkin Party

Every year I have a Pumpkin carving contest, we go on the Hayride and pick our pumpkins then we come to my house and have dinner then carve-paint our pumpkins. It is so much fun every year and the kids get more and more creative each year too!


My dad would be so proud!! Every year he has the kids all put a piece of straw in their mouth!

1st day of Preschool

Jaxton started preschool last Thursday, he LOVES it and he thinks it just takes too long!! He has grown up so fast, crazy that my baby is going to preschool!

Jax and his BFF

The BIG day

1st day of School 2010-2011

Jax thought it was his 1st day

Kaytlin 6th grade

Kyler 3rd grade

A day of FUN...

Every Year when summer is coming to an end I have that "we didnt do anything fun" guilt!! So we decided we better go to Boondocks on the last day of Summer!!

Tickets ..GALORE

Whac-a-mole champion


Ky was not impressed he had to ride with Kaytlin and not drive his own!! He was an inch too short

"Peace Out Sucka's" Jax is such a poser

Group photo (notice the wet clothes from the bumper boats)

Lake Powell 2010

Fishing for Stripers

"QUEENS" of the Hill


Floating around in a little cove

Climbing around in the Defiance House


Jed is ready to go again

Jax is "chillaxin"

Kaytlin Tearin it up on the kneeboard


We hiked up to the Defiance House!! Way cool!!



One of the sunsets from our camp!! BEAUTIFUL place to camp!

Over all was a FABULOUS trip and we are ready to go again!! Thanks everybody for some great memories!!

Update.....

I have been such a slacker on my blog lately and with the camera. Honestly ever since Jed bought me my little Flip Video, I'm becoming very fond of little video clips,AND they make it much more fun for The Parents in Cambodia. My mom said that it felt just like they were at the ball game with all the screaming in the background.

So.. We have been sooo busy with baseball, it seems like all I do is wash/hand scrub baseball uniforms and load/unload my car with chairs. It has been alot of fun and Kyler has learned sooo much. He has turned out to be a great little catcher as well.

Summer is flying by.. We are done with Relay for Life.... YIPEE!! It is such an amazing thing to be involved in but ALOT of sleepness nights. We actually did really well this year, raising about $35,000!! I can't believe June is almost over, My parents are almost on the 5 month mark for their mission, only 13 more to go!!(who's counting anyway?) I can't wait to go there!!

Jaxton turns 3

I cant believe my little man is already 3 and what fun we had on his birthday!! This kid is always making us laugh. Im thinking that he skipped the terrible 2's because since Thurs he has been a little pill!! I said to him, "Jax, now you are 3 you need to go potty in the big boy potty".. he says "mom me will, just trust me" I thought I was going to die laughing. This was after he diciplined me for using his birthday plates for breakfast and told Aunt Nanna "NO ,pictures please" Funny funny kid!! So here are a few pictures from his BIG DAY!!! Happy Birthday Jax We love you!!

Thanks for the sleeping bag Grandma and Grandpa Houser

Kaytlin at the Track meet

Last week Kaytlin had her track meet and to no surprise she did amazing!! Im not sure where she got her "wheels" from because Jed or I do not run fast, unless something is chasing us. I think she is going to be our Track star. She took 1st place in all of her races and in the semi finals but missed the qualifying time for finals by just a millisecond (is that a word)She did great, Way to go Kaytlin!!