Rhoton Family

Beware....this may take a while

2009-10-31T11:23:00.000-07:00

I know I am behind AGAIN..... we have been pretty busy over the last few months. We had a great summer. It all started off the day after school got out. We drove to Arizona for Bristol's family's reunion. The kids had a great time playing with their cousins. We even managed to get a family picture with the entire Rhoton family. This hasn't happened in years....

I know this is a small picture but it is the best I have....

We also received a family pass to Thanksgiving Point...needless to say we spent most of the summer there. We were able to take many friends and neighbors with us.....

Sydney had an eventful summer....She turned seven and finally lost her first tooth...She has been waiting for two years for that to happen...It was her top tooth. Since August the count is two teeth now...

Kaley also had her fair share of adventure this summer....We had our first broken arm...yes Kaley broke her right arm, just above the wrist. She was riding her bike and fell off. I was so upset about the fact that she wasn't wearing a helmet and had her one day old glasses on that I wasn't too sympathetic about her arm. After a few hours of complains about her arm I told her I was going to take her to the doctor.....Well she begged me to go. I felt like such an awful mom. It was broken and had to be casted for six weeks. At least she had a cool pink cast, and it was even waterproof. She went swimming and all.

The kids are having another great school year....Kristyn is in 6th grade....how is she that old? Kaley is in 4th grade, Sydney in 1st and Blayne is in Kindergarten. I love having all four kids in the same school. I feel like a spend most of my time at school. I am there so much the principal actually asked me if I wanted to work there. Maybe next year I will take him up on that.

We have a new addition to our family....We received Max on July 14, 2009. He is the cutest dog ever.....even when he is chewing on my shoe and tipping over the trash can....I kids saved up for almost three years for a dog....We are having so much fun with this little guy.

Seriously...So Blessed

2009-06-26T10:36:00.000-07:00

I am almost overcome with emotion right now. I am wanting to share my feelings without sounding sappy or whiny. My family has been so blessed lately. Not that there hasn't many bumps along the way. But blessed in a way of feeling peace and comfort. I truly love this life. We are blessed with the opportunity to come to earth, gain a body and increase in knowledge. I am blessed with four amazing children, who I can learn from and hopefully teach them in return. I want to live me life in a way that through example they may gain their own testimony. May days I know I fall short of this, but I have been blessed with tomorrows. I have to chance to wake up and start all over. I know Heavenly Father is mind full of us. I know He hears our prayers. I am thankful for the knowledge I have that families are forever. I am grateful for my trials, I would not want to trade them with any one else's.. Heavenly Father knows what I can handle, even though at times I am not quite sure...Through the experiences I have had my love for my husband has grown. It has brought us closer together, when there were times I felt like everything else was falling apart. I just feel like I need to be thankful for the time we have together on this earth, try to remember that everyday is a gift from a loving father in heaven...I am seriously so blessed......
Please continue to pray for our sweet friends the Huish Family. (sadiehuish.blogspot.com) They are amazing examples of strength and courage...I have learned so much about enduring to the end from their sweet little girl Sadie. I am thankful for the opportunity I have to know them and love them.

Game of Random Catch Up!!!

2009-06-16T08:47:00.000-07:00

I have been quite a slacker lately. There doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything done that I need to let alone spend time updating my blog...after many comments from friends and family I am finally going to update...Just a warning this will be the longest post ever!!!! (4 months of catch up)
In March I was able to go to a baby shower for one of my best friends in High school. Two of my friends flew up from Arizona to come. If was tons of fun..I haven't seen these girls in about ten years..They haven't changed a bit..Me on the other hand..quite scary...None of them had any children yet compared to my four...I blame my weight on that. It was wonderful to see them and catch up on their lives over the last few years.

In March our family had the wonderful opportunity, like many of you did to attend the Draper Temple open house... We had the last appointment of the night. The temple was amazing...such a spirit of reverance was there. I am so grateful for the chance we had to be there as a family. I hope our children left the spirit there. I want them to feel the importance of the covenant that we make at the temple...I know the kids were grateful for the cookies at the end of the tour.

On March 24 Blayne turned five years old...I truly can't believe my baby is five...He has grown up so much over the past year....he went to preschool (without me) he already knows what he wants to be when he grows up...can you guess?.....A fireman...we visit the local fire departments on a regular basis (at least twice a month) He can't wait to get up in the morning at work in the yard. He mows the neighbors lawns already as a little side business to earn money for his mission and his own riding lawn mower.....I just love this guy...I couldn't ask for a better son...Happy Birthday Blayne

We spent most of spring break in the hospital. Blayne had two seperate surguries. But before his long stay in the hospital we took the kids to Salt Lake to see the sites on temple square. We went to the conference center, and the museum of church history, the temple visitor center. While at the visitors center the missionaries had us think of a name of someone who may be interested in the church....We all thought for a while then Kaley came up with one of her friends names....We are happy to report the family is interested in the gospel and are wanting the missionaries to visit them...She is such a great missionary already in her youth, much better than her mom is...
I need to learn from my children's examples and not be afraid to share the gospel...

Pony Express put on a production this year of Seusicall the Musical. Kristyn played the part of a "Who." It was a great show. It was a story about the Cat in the Hat and Horton, who heard the whos. The kids sang and danced...the teachers who produced the show put in hundreds of hours of work to make the show come together...It was an amazing show...I watch it all three nights. People who came to watch the show for many different places all agreed it was the best elementary play they had even seen, it even out did many of the community and high school productions around...Way to go Kristyn...You were awesome!!!

I know we are already three weeks into our summer break..but here are some picutres of the last few days of school.
Sydney's class did a bat man dance for the last day of school..super cute.
Sydney's LAST bus ride...She had the sweetest bus drivers ever...She called them Grandma Jill and Grandma Sally...We couldn't have asked for anyone better, they were so loving and kind. Sydney got tons of cuddles and hugs on the bus.

Blayne also was able to ride the bus this year..even though his preschool was three houses away..his bus driver was Mr. Earl..Each morning Blayne was able to shut the buses door...He thought his muscles got bigger each time his shut them.
His teacher was a big cow girl, which Blayne loved.....on the last day of school she brought her horse for all the kiddos to ride...Blayne didn't want to get off...

Can I just say.. Kaley had the best teacher ever!!! After a very rocky start to her third grade year...we switched her classes and she loved it...Mr. Morley was just what she needed...He showed so much love for his class...He helped Kaley gain a love for school..Thanks Mr. Morley!!!

Kristyn had another great year...like always she never has to try too hard, school comes so easy for her. She scored in the top 1% in the nation on her testing..I am not sure where she gets it..Smarty pants!!! She made so great friends that continue to fill up her social calendar this summer...
We have had a great couple of months. Our family has been truly blessed...I will try not to get so far behind on our life...thanks for reading the post that never ends.

Pay It Forward...

2009-02-13T07:10:00.000-08:00

I got this idea from my cousin's wife...she is such a cutie.
SO--Here's how it works-the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive, at some point during the year, a handmade gift from me. What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise! The catch is that you must participate as well. Before you leave your comment here, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going. Then come back, let me know you're going to play, and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift! Remember that only the first 3 comments will receive a gift from me, so be quick!
It sounds like a fun idea so I thought I'd give it a try too...thanks for playing.....

I need to brag... just a little........

2009-01-25T08:13:00.000-08:00

OK it just isn't fair, how can my sister look this good the day after having a baby?

On Thursday I got a call from my youngest sister Kelsey..she was scheduled for her regular Dr.s appointment earlier that day.. She called and said "it's a girl." Well of course she is... We have known she was having a girl for a few months now...She said no, she is here.. she has a little bit of hair and blue eyes... I was so surprised. ..Aly Jane Wiedmann was born two weeks early....Lucky duck Kelsey...She is just perfect! I was able to go see the baby on Friday night.. I even got to hold her for a few minutes before her mommy wanted her back.

Isn't she the cutest thing?.....I know it is shocking how much she looks like her favorite aunt Lindsay isn't it???

You really need to shave

2009-01-12T13:41:00.000-08:00

Every time Stephen or Kurt see Blayne they tell him he needs to shave. They tease him that he can't go to primary or preschool unless he shaves. So this year for Christmas Blayne asked for a razor. We found one for him that even came with a small bottle of shaving cream. As soon as he opened it he was upstairs shaving. Then he came in and asked me if he had missed any spots. I told him to looked great, I mean how much harm can be done with a squishy plastic razor. He loves it though... He still is shaving every day.

Christmas at Grandma's

2009-01-12T13:33:00.000-08:00

What a great Christmas we had this year. Ashley's family came up to spend the holiday and help watch my kids while Sydney was at the hospital. Ashley's girls are so much fun. Sydney had a great time with Hailey. They were best buds. I love it when my children get to spend time with their cousins. They don't get to see many of them very often. I wasn't good at all this year with taking pictures of Christmas. I remembered my video camera but forgot to bring the regular camera over to my mom's. On Christmas Eve we all spent the night at my mom and dad's house. That way in the morning we could all open presents together.

Sydney.. Our little trooper

2009-01-12T13:16:00.000-08:00

The Tuesday before Christmas Sydney went to Huntsman for more testing. They did a PET scan, which is a specialize test to check for lymphoma. Whoever scheduled Sydney's tests forgot to schedule with the anesthesiologist. The testing required her to be enclosed in a tube much like a CAT scan, only it lasted over three hours. The doctors like to patience to be asleep because it is just to hard to lay perfectly still for that long and not get scared being enclosed in the tube. Since there was not an anesthesiologist we could either reschedule (which meant after the first of the year when we didn't have the insurance) or try the scan with her awake. Sydney said that she wanted to try, she knew she wasn't suppose to move. She was so brave, she didn't even cry when they started her IVs, (even though the took it out and forgot about that the radiation need to be by an IV too) so they had to start another one. I wasn't even allowed to touch her because the radiation levels they injected into her body were so strong it wasn't safe for me. The doctors let me go in the scanning area to be with her. I wasn't able to touch her for the entire three hours, but I talked to her. We told stories and sang Christmas songs. I cannot believe how great she did. She never moved...not even once. After I was telling Sydney what a great job she did and how proud I was of her, she told me that Jesus had helped her be good, and also the fact the Santa Clause was coming the next day... I am amazed with modern medicine, although I wish doctors knew everything. There are still things that remain a mystery even to the doctors, at those times all we have is to trust Heavenly Father and remember that he loves these sweet little children just as much as I do and He knows how to help them.

Student of the month

2009-01-12T13:11:00.000-08:00

Sydney has been waiting for me to post this for over a month now. She is so proud.... Sydney was the student of the month for Meadow Elementary. The school only picks one student per grade level. Sydney was chosen for the first grade. We are so proud of her. She is doing so well in school. Her speech is improving, and she can say so many new words in sign language. She goes around the house finger spelling words. It is great to see her learning how to sign and knowing how to spell words. Sydney has such a sweet spirit. She is so kind and gentle. What a blessing she is to us.

Am I really THAT old?

2009-01-12T12:51:00.000-08:00

I am a month behind, again... But on December 15th Kristyn turned eleven. Can she really be that old? She planned her own party. I didn't even know about until a few days before. She invited only a few girls from school, then a couple more showed up. All the girls sang songs with the Karaoke machine. It was so much fun to listen to the music and watch the dancing.

Blayne thought the singing was just plain to loud. This is what he was doing most of the time.

We had a great time, it turned out to be such a fun night. Kristyn is such a responsible young lady. She is such a great helper to me. Sometimes I think I rely on her a little to much and forget to pass more along down the line to her sisters and brother. Kristyn is a strong girl, there isn't much of a grey area in her mind, things are either right or wrong. I never have to worry about Kristyn making the right choice, she knows what she believes in. I'm sure that will be a problem as she gets older and doesn't agree with her mom, but for now it is a great asset to have in our family. Happy Birthday Kristyn!! We love you.

Cookies for Santa

2008-12-07T20:20:00.000-08:00

Blayne decided the other day that we needed to make Santa some cookies, hoping that the plate full of cookies would make Santa come quicker. I made some sugar cookie dough and let Blayne do the rest. He rolled out the dough but didn't want to use the cookie cutters, he thought that a big glob of dough would be just as good. So, he put in on the cookie sheet and we baked them. I let him keep them for a while until he forgot then carefully got rid of them. He was pretty proud of his culinary masterpiece. I'm sure Santa would have loved them.

So Thankful

2008-12-07T19:57:00.000-08:00

We have so much to be grateful for this year. I feel so thankful for my wonderful family. We have so much fum together. This year Holly and her family came to visit from California. We haven't seen her or her cute little boys since last December. It was fun to see how much they have grown. We had a pretty low key Thanksgiving Day. Blayne was able to play some football with Stephen and Bristol. (thankful for the warm weather)

I took some pictures of the kiddos. (thankful for cameras I don't have the best memory) Then we ate sandwiches for our big Thanksgiving dinner. Holly's family made it late on Thursday, so we ate our traditional Thanksgiving dinner Friday afternoon. (thankful for food, although I ate way to much) What would Thanks giving be with out a trip to BYU to see the BEAN museum. This has become a place we visit often. We had just gone the week before for our Saturday family time. Still we never get tired looking at the animals. They never move so you are sure to see every animal.

We had a great time over our long weekend. I love spending the extra time with my family. It seems like there is never enough time to get everything done and sometimes I am so busy I forget how important it is to spend time with those I love.

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2008-11-05T14:12:00.001-08:00

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Halloween Time

2008-11-03T13:55:00.000-08:00

I guess I need to post pictures of the kiddos on Halloween. Mostly everyone I know already up picture of their kids on their blogs. I know I'm always a little behind. Halloween was such a busy day for us. In the morning the school had a costume parade, then Blayne had his party. After lunch I had Kristyn and Kaley's parties, then finally Sydney's after that. It was a busy day, but so much fun. I enjoyed seeing all the kids classes in their costumes, if was fun to see how creative some parents are with the costumes. Everyone looked great. Someone asked me why I am helping at the school so often. she said there were better things I could be doing during my day. I told her that I want my children to know how important I think school is. If I just tell them it is important to participate in school but I myself am not willing to put forth any effort I don't think that is such a great example. anyways if you wonder why I am always there I just want to show them I care. enough rambling from me. Here are the kids all dressed up.

Kristyn wanted to be Martica for the Adam's Family, Kaley was a good witch, Sydney was of course a princess, and Blayne a firefighter.

More testing (again)

2008-10-26T15:37:00.000-07:00

Sydney had another day of testing this week. Her tests had to be done without her having much sleep. She was only able to sleep a total of four hours for Sunday and Monday nights. It's not that easy to keep a 6 year old up for two nights straight, but she did her best. On Tuesday morning we went to Primary Children's for a fun day there. She met first with the ENT then the respiratory specialist and the the sleep pathologist. She had to have another EEG done, this time she needed to fall asleep. I have never remembered the camera when we are at her normal appointments, this time I was very proud of myself for remembering. She always asks to see herself in the mirror after they hook her up for her test. I think she looks pretty dang cute. The white gauze on her head will be forever known as her spider man hat, thanks to Blayne.

Special Weekend

2008-10-20T21:19:00.000-07:00

I had the special opportunity as did others in our ward of attending my dear friends baptism. Pricilla Gale, one of the sisters I visit teach was baptized on Saturday. It was such a beautiful day. Her husband was able to perform the baptism. The sprit was so strong as she entered the water. Her testimony of the gospel is nothing more than amazing. Her faith as never waviered. By visiting with her over the past few months she has taught me so much about the truthfullness of the gospel. I would try to address specific areas of the gospel that she had questions about during our visits. By preparing ahead of time and wanted to present a message to her in a way that was easy for her to understand, it helped me gain a greater testimony of the simple truths of the gospel. I know Pricilla will do amazing things for the church, she is a great example of a follower of Christ. I was so blessed to be a part of her baptism.

Blayne's new job

2008-10-20T21:15:00.001-07:00

Blayne just got his first job. He is still trying to earn money for his new lawm mower, so Brother Mc Grath hired him to mow his lawm with him. Brother Mc Grath has a riding lawn mower, and he picks up Blayne on it at our house, then they drive over to his house to mow the lawn. Blayne truly thinks he is doing the Mc Grath's a service by mowing the grass. He is sure that Brother Mc Grath wouldn't be able to mow with our him. Everytime we drive by their house Blayne checks on the lawn to see if it is time for a mow.

It's Autumn Time

2008-10-20T20:06:00.000-07:00

I love everything about autumn except the fact that it means winter will soon be here. I love the feeling of the fall air, the cool mornings and the sunny after noons. Our family had be able to spend some time together and enjoy the beautiful weather. Kristyn's teacher had invited us to go with her family to some pretty fun places. We went to the dinosaur museum a couple of weeks ago. It is hard to imagine how huge dinosaurs really were until you stand next to them. The kids had a great time digging for dinosaur bones.

We were also able to go to the scarecrow festival. The kids enjoyed the large slides and the haunted house. I was able to get some fun pictures while we were there.

My sweet girl

2008-09-17T12:06:00.000-07:00

Sydney is home from the hospital. She did miraculously well. The first few hours after surgery were scary but she is recovering. She is such a special spirit. Even after all she went through she just wanted to call home to tell her brother and sister that she loved them. The nurse gave her a special doll that is wearing a little hospital gown. They call it her hospital buddy. She drew a face and shoes on her doll. It was nice for her to have something to cuddle. Hopefully we will know more of the results in the coming days. the biopsy results should be back by next week. The Doctors are quite sure that she will need a repeat operation every 6-12 months. we will have to see what happens next. she is such a great example of strength to me. What a blessing she is to have in our home.

"Oh Sweet Sadie"

2008-09-17T11:51:00.000-07:00

My friends & I are going to be at an arts and crafts boutique this weekend. It is called "Oh Sweet Sadie" You can look at the offical website online, but I am just posting some pictures of the things we are having at our booth. Let me know what you think. I have had such a fun time getting together with friends to make these projects. Check out our blog "thisandthatcreations.blogspot.com "

OH what a night!!

2008-09-10T18:11:00.000-07:00

As many of you may know, because I've been complaining about for a year now, we are having problems with our basement flooding. We weren't exactly sure how to remedy to situation without causing too many issues. Last weekend two of our friends in our ward came over to give us their suggestions on how to fix the problems. They told us it would take A LOT of digging. Bristol and I have been digging up the backyard for what seems like forever. I am just not that much help to him. I try but we just haven't gotten that much dug out. Last night, some amazing friends showed up and truly were an answer to our prayers. They dug in the mud and dirt of our yard for hours. The pictures don't do the hole justice. The long ditch in about 3 feet deep. and the main hole is 6 or 7 feet deep. The long trench run along the perimeter of the fence. The hole at the end of the ditch looks like a swimming pool. I think it would be a great place for a jacuzzi. Thank you so much to all the wonderful friends we have we could not have gotten this far without your help. When I got into bed last night I just cried, I was so grateful to my Heavenly Father for such kind people. I know miracles happen through the help of others.

Yes that is our Bishop and his counselor in our backyard

Family night Fun

2008-09-10T17:58:00.000-07:00

Blayne has always wanted to be a firefighter for as long as I can remember. The fire station would be his reward for his many trips back and forth to the hospital. Last night we decided it might be fun to visit the fire station without actually being in the hospital. We used family night to learn about fire safety. I think we on the tour with the firefighters for an hour and 1/2. Blayne couldn't get enough. Even the girls were into it. Sydney wanted to see the needles they use on the ambulance to start I.V.'s . I know pretty sad that she knows so much about the medical field already. The firefighter was honestly going to let her put the needle into his arm, Sydney would of done that in a heartbeat, but I told her she needed to wait until she was older to stick sharp objects into strangers arms. I was a great night. The Firefighters were so friendly towards the children. They even gave us little fire hat to take home. Blayne fell asleep with his in his bed just in case he was called out to help with a fire in the middle of the night.

This is the jet sky the fire fighters use for water rescues on Utah Lake.

The best years of my life

2008-09-07T18:53:00.000-07:00

Bristol and I were married on August 30, 1996. 12 years ago. I can hardly believe it. Time sure does fly when you are having as much fun as we are. Bristol is my best friend. He knows everything about me and loves me anyways. My favorite place to be is beside him. Our life together has taken us in a direction that I never imagined. I can now be thankful for the trials we have shared because we have grown to love each other more. It makes me excited for the years to come and the new experiences we can share. I am grateful for our Heavenly Father's plan that has made it possible to be a forever family.

For our anniversary the kiddos put on a concert for us. They were so cute. They had been practicing for a week. They even make programs that listed all the songs they would sing. It was a great performance. The little neighbor girl even came over to help.. They sang seven different songs. "I miss you", "If the Savior stood beside me", "seven things", and "I am a Child of God", just to name a few. What a great present. These are the times that mommy's look forward to.

Happy Birthday to you!!

2008-09-07T18:41:00.000-07:00

Our little Kaley turns 9 on September 9th. She was stubborn from the beginning. Before she was born I was induced. We tried for days in the hospital to get her to come. Finally the doctor told me I would need a c-section. Kaley then decided she wanted to be born. She entered this earth on 9-9-99. What an amazing birthday. pretty easy to remember. She is our little performer. She wanted a microphone with a stand for her big day. I couldn't find one so I got her a microphone with a cord instead. The sales guy said it would plug into the t.v. or D.V.D. player. Yeah, that didn't work! I also got her a karaoke c.d. to use along with it. That didn't work either. Oh well, Kaley is perfectly content with the microphone. She turned up the radio loud to sing to Hannah Montana. We love you Kaley. What a great blessing you are to our family. You bring such joy and happiness to me.

Back to School

2008-08-18T13:32:00.000-07:00

The girls started their new school year today. They were definitely more excited than I was. Kristyn and Kaley are going to Pony Express Elementary and Sydney will be going to Meadow Elementary. Blayne will start next week at Pony Express preschool. I can't believe how big my little family is getting. Kristyn got her hair cut on Saturday in preparation for 5th grade. (I'm I even old enough to have a 5th grader.) She was very happy with her new hair. I think it makes her look more grown up. I am not sure I'm ready for that just yet. Kaley wasn't even nervous to start today. She is more use to the school this year, and already has a few friends in her class. 3rd grade should be a great year for her. She is becoming more responsible, she was up and dressed this morning without being woken up. We'll have to see how long this lasts. I had a hard time letting Sydney go to school today. The bus came to pick her up at about 8:00, she has an hour and 1/2 bus ride to school. The bus driver is hoping to have her back home by 4:00 today since it is an early out day. I'm not use to her being so far away from me. I know she will do great and have so much fun in class, but I am struggling with having her gone for so long. To me she is still my little girl. How can she possibly be only enough to stay a full day at school and even have lunch in the cafeteria? At least Blayne will still be home for one more week. He will help keep me busy.

I am so proud of the kiddos. They enjoy school and do such a great job. What a lucky mom I am.

Summer Time.........

2008-08-08T13:11:00.000-07:00

I've been feeling like a pretty boring mommy this summer. The summer will soon be over. (school starts next Monday) I felt like the kids haven't had much fun. Then I was going over the pictures on my camera and realized the kiddos have had nothing but fun.... We have pretty much stayed around the house this summer, but Utah is full of such fun things that we didn't have to go very far to find something to do. These are just a few of the super fun activities we did this summer.....

I took that Kiddos to Farm Country at Thanksgiving Point with one of my good friends Jen Boyd and her kids. This is a super fun place. There are all sorts of farm animals, you can feed and pet. The day we were there one of the goats and one rabbits just had babies. We also were able to go on a hay ride around the farm. A couple weeks later we took them to the Zoo. Our family had a yearly pass that was about to expire. We thought we should get one more use out of it.
This ia absolutely Blayne's favorite thing to do......Go to Home Depot and sit on the riding lawn mowers. Anytime he gets to pick the family activity we end up driving to Home Depot so he can play with the (mow lawnders) He had been saving any money he has to someday buy a riding mower. SUCH A BOY!!!

Our 4th of July was very low key. We went to my parents house, had a small Bar B Q, and lit a few sparklers. Bristol was able to help my dad framed his basement. The kids had a great time playing with their cousins, Hailey and Audrey. Ashley came up for a couple of days from Texas. It was great to see her again and spend some time with them. While they were here all the kids put on a concert for us at the park.

One of my good friends,Erica Decker, who just happens to be Kristyn's teacher for 5th grade, invited us to go with her family to the children's discovery museum at the Gateway. This was one of my highlights of the summer. The museum is full of hands on exhibits. Blayne had a great time pretending to be a firefighter. Sydney of course wanted to be a mom and go some grocery shopping and take care of the baby dolls. Kristyn and Kaley were great sports about playing with the younger kids. We were able to ride Traxs to Salt Lake. The kids LOVED being on the "real life" train. What a great way to spend the day.
After thinking about all the places we went this summer no wonder why I am tired... I've had such a great summer spending time with the children. I think I'm going to have a hard time letting them go back to school. I will truly miss the time we've had to be together.

Sydney turns 6

2008-07-09T13:44:00.001-07:00

We celebrated Sydney's birthday a week early this year, because of Grandma Thygerson's funeral. We had her birthday on Father's day instead. Sydney wanted nothing more for her birthday but a baby doll. She was so excited when so got a baby alive. She loves it. We decided not to make a cake but to do cupcakes. The kids had a great time decorating them. It was such a fun day. I can't believe how big my baby girl is getting.

Family reunion of sorts

2008-07-09T12:44:00.000-07:00

Just recently Bristol's sweet grandma Thygerson passed away. It was a blessing though, she missed her husband so much. We were able to make to trip to Arizona for the funeral. It was a great opportunity to see Bristol's family. It has been a long time since we have been there and Bristol was missing his family. He kids had such a fun time spending time with their cousins. Blayne followed Case around calling him " his new friend." He couldn't remember his name the whole time we were there. He still calls him his best friend. It was such a long trip down there but the kids did great. They all got car sick but Sydney was the worst. On the way home we had to stop every 5 minutes. (no kidding every five minutes) so she could walk around and feel better. Hopefully we can make it back down to Arizona soon and not have to wait for a funeral.

Stitches

2008-07-09T12:40:00.000-07:00

Of course we make it through 3 girls never needing stiches, then there's Blayne. He has already needed three sets of stiches. On June 14, he was helping Bristol in the garage and fell off the stairs. He cut his head open above his eye and on the bridge of his nose. It is pretty sad when Insta-care actually know who we are by name.

Blayne's on Two Wheels

2008-07-09T12:32:00.001-07:00

I went out to the garage (a few weeks ago June 9th) and Blayne had successfully removed to training wheels from his own bike. Blayne knows his way around a tool box. He decided he was ready to ride by himself. I held up his bike so he could get on, and off he went. He was right! He was ready to ride without the training wheels. Of course there were a few bumps and falls before the night was over but he did a great job.

Last Day of school

2008-07-09T12:10:00.000-07:00

I know I'm a little behind. I am finally posting the last day of school. Kristyn's class spent the day reading stories and playing fun games like "murder mystery" I don't think Kristyn would of liked it too much if I would have made her pose for a picture with her teacher. (Mr. Brunner) I did manage to get some pictures of her class and a few friends.

Kaley's class mostly cleaned up the room and said goodbye to each other. Kaley had her friends sign her yearbook so they would be able to call each other this summer. Kaley's teacher was Mrs. Hartley

Sydney's class had a party. They wore hula skirts and played limbo. Blayne and I spent most of our time there with Sydney. Sydney loved her teacher Mrs. Leonard so much. we are really going to miss her next year.

New Family Pictures

2008-05-30T16:49:00.000-07:00

Last week Bristol had Memorial Day off, so I decided we needed new family pictures. The last ones we got were almost two years ago. This is a record for me. If I had my way, we would be getting new pictures, at least of the kids, two or three times a year. That never happened so, I thought that once a year on our anniversary would be great. Last year I'm sure sure why but that didn't happpen. I was glad we were able to get new pictures. The kids all did a great job with smiling and standing still. We were all finished in about fifteen minutes. That has to be a record or something. The lady that took our pictures said she has never had such well behaved children. That's because we were in public, she should spend a day with us at home :) Our children are truly wonderful, they are obedient and thoughtful. (most of the time.) I have enjoyed going back and looking at our older pictures to see how much the children have changed. Time is just flying by. I shouldn't be old enough to have an almost 11 year old. I enjoy every minute I have of being a mom.

Sydney's field day

2008-05-25T18:29:00.000-07:00

I had the wonderful opportunity of going to Sydney's field day.Sydney's special needs Kindergarten class is adorable. I enjoy spending time with them. When I came to class they all call me "mom" and give me hugs. Her class has been such a blessing for our family, she enjoys it so much and has learned a lot this year.

The weather was great on the day of the Field Day. (since then it has been cold and rainy) We played outdoor water games and activities. Blayne had a great time getting Sydney wet with the water balloons. I think their favorite part was the yummy Popsicles at the end.

Kristyn gets contacts

2008-05-25T18:13:00.001-07:00

I can't believe how grow up our family is getting. We went to the eye doctor on Friday. Kristyn asked if she was old enough to get contacts at this visit. The eye doctor told her she could have them if she was responsible. Kristyn did a great job with putting in and taking out her own contacts. I remember when I got my first set of contacts. I was much older than her. I am not sure that I did as good of a job as she did on my first time. I am very proud of the young woman she is becoming.

First Family Fishing Trip

2008-05-19T12:32:00.000-07:00

First Family Fishing trip
On Saturday we decided to spend the day fishing. The weather was perfect. we have never been fishing before (at least not the girls and I) we weren't sure how long trip would last, but I was surprised, everyone had a great time. All of the kids caught at least one fish. Kristyn actually caught 3, if you count reeling them in, but never touching the fish. Sydney caught an albino trout. it was pretty neat, if was white with blue eyes. All of the fish were too little to keep, not that I would of anyways, (I don't like to eat fish, let alone clean it out and know what to do with it afterwards) I am pretty proud of my fish, I haven't been fishing since I was about 6, so this is the first trip I can remember. My fish was quite a caught, I whopping 2 1/2 inches.( it still counts doesn't it) It was a very proud moment. The kids laughed at me since theirs were all about 6-8 inches long. the people arount fishing were using marshmallows, I think that must be the trick to caughting the big ones.
We were having such a great time fishing I didn't notice how red our faces and arms were getting. we all got a little burned. My poor fair skinned children. We will all have great farmers tans.

We are finally entering the blogging world

2008-05-13T07:12:00.000-07:00

After much convincing from my family we are creating our family blog. I am not sure what has taken me so long. I wasn't sure where to start and it kind of seemed over whelming. The kids really wanted to have a blog since everyone we know has started one, and they enjoy keeping up with what the family has been up to. Sydney checks the blogs everyday. She loves looking at the pictures of her friends and her cousins.

Sydney started riding the school bus last week and loves it. She is ready 2o minutes early just to make sure she catches the bus. She is becoming so grown up, but is starting to get the attitude that comes with that. I guess with two older sisters that had to be coming soon.

Blayne started pre-school last week also. The first two days went kind of rough, but now he is loving it. On Friday he said, "alright mom, I think you should go now, I can do this by myself." he walked right into class and his teacher (Mr. Tim) said he did great!!

Last night Blayne and Sydney were having a hard time with bedtime. Niether one wanted any part of it. Bristol said they had to either had to go to bed or make his lunch. Blayne and Sydney were so excited to make his lunch. (Bristol thought they would for sure pick going to bed.) Next thing I knew Blayne was on the counter with a butter knife and Sydney was handing him the bread, jam and soy butter. ( Blayne still thinks it is peanut butter and won't even try it) They made the cutest sandwiches. Most of the peanut butter was on the sandwich bags, not on the bread. They cut them into fourths so Bristol would have a bigger lunch, that way he has 8 sandwiches.

I can hardly believe summer is almost here. Kristyn told me this morning that they have only 18 more days of school. They get out May 30. Kristyn said she can hardly wait, because then she won't have to get up early to practice piano. I informed her, that we will still be getting up to practice, but they can sleep in until 7:00. I don't think that was the answer she was looking for. She said she'd rather be in school.
Kaley on the other hand doesn't want school to end, she loves chasing the boys at recess, and doesn't want to see that end. ( I guess I had that coming, my mom said she wished that on me, I would spend most of my recesses chasing the boys too.)