THE NOBLE FIVE

2009-10-23T11:48:00.001-07:00

Wow....can you say Slacker!!!!! Yes, one day I will actually update everyone on what's new! Man time just keeps to be going by faster and faster! Hopefully I will post a few pics soon. Hope that everyone is doing well.

Crazy July

2009-07-22T07:48:00.000-07:00

So July has pretty much been a crazy month for us. First, we took off down to Utah for the 4th of July weekend. This is pretty much my favorite holiday, because I know that we get to just hang out with our family and eat some good food. On the fourth I took the kids to the Murray parade with some of Joe's family, while he went to play golf.....how nice for him right! We headed off to my Grandmas house that night for a barbecue. (Let just say Grandma out did herself this year....hamburgers, hot dogs, my personal favorite, her avocado dip and chips, and who could forget the salsa to! Lots of fruit and of course, Grandmas famous rice crispy treats!! It was a blast. Grandma only lives a block away from Sugar House Park, so instead of walking over to the park, we set up camp in her driveway and have the best view out of anybody. Then we came home for 5 days and packed up the car once again for a camping trip with the Noble clan. We went to this place called Redmans. We had a great time. It is so fun to hang out with Joe's family, and my kids have a blast hanging with their cousins. Then we came home and have been on the go it seems like every day. Oh ya, forgot to throw in Joe's Birthday on the 6th. It was very low key, and since he claims he never got to have a true birthday party....let's just say me and the kids gave him one heck of a party. Landon also had a birthday. I cannot believe that he is 6 years old. Where is the time going. He will be in first grade!! He is very much into Star Wars right now, so he go alot of Star Wars Lego's and is having fun building whatever his little imagination will let him. The boys have also really taking a liking to golf, and so Joe will usually take the boys to hit golf balls at the course a couple time a week. The wheat harvest is about to hit up here in little old Burley, and so my little farmer Joe will be very busy for the next 6 weeks, so me and the kids are packing ups and heading to Utah to hang out with family and play hard for the next 2 weeks. This summer is flying by, and before you know it the kids will be back in school....which is not a bad thing:)
Camping with Joe's family. This is after a hike we took....and this is not even close to everyone in his family.

So I bought this pool for the kids, and let me just say, this is the best investment!! These kids are entertained for hours by this.......who needs a lake or community pool, when we have both right in our backyard!This is Joe's first "real" birthday party, with balloons, hats and games.....all planned out by the boys of course. It seemed like the party was never going to end....we will see if he wants another one next year. Hey, you asked for a party, and you got a party!

Landon's birthday. This is one of his many gifts...spoiled rotten if you ask me. He loves building stuff out of Lego's, especially if it as to do with Star Wars.

2009-06-29T09:47:00.000-07:00

O.k. so, if I could ever get time to sit down and put in email addresses life would be just fine, but since I have 3 kids on summer break who keep me very busy, I have not been able to have my blog go private yet. This is taking me a bit longer than expected. Hopefully after the 4th of July I can make it happen, for now enjoy, and thanks for stopping by.

Baseball, baseball and more baseball..........

2009-06-29T09:12:00.000-07:00

I am one proud mama!!! This year both the boys played baseball. Landon still is in t-ball, and Joe decided to be the coach for his team this year. What a year to be the coach...the lucky color of the jersey's this year, was purple. You should have seen Joe's face when I gave him his shirt. I am positive, he was ready to back out as head coach. Landon played great, and since they don't keep score in this league, he had a great "undefeated" season! Next year it is off to the big leagues for Landon, he will go to machine pitch, and they actually keep score. Good luck little buddy.

Carson's games were fun and intense. Who know I could get so worked up at my 8 years olds games. ( I get that from my mom) Carson was on a great team this year. He is such a great little player ( he gets his natural ability to play the game from me, right Joe?) They only lost 3 games all season, and on Saturday they played a team they have not won yet for 3rd place. Winner of that game goes to the championship game. Well........to put it nicely, we smoked them 19-9. Now it is off for the big trophy!! Good luck Carson!!!! HOMERUN.

Just messing around!!

2009-06-29T08:58:00.000-07:00

Abby had her hair in two pigails that were wrapped up in buns the other day, and when we took them out this was the result. She thought it was so funy, and kept running to the mirror to see herself.

So what to do on a Sunday afternoon after church....well, have a jump off of course. Best investment we ever made.... O.K. not really(cross your fingers, no borken bones from the tramp yet). Our kids love to go out and play games on the tramp. The kids thought it would be fun to jump as high as they could and have me take a pictures of them.

10 years!!!!

2009-06-15T11:43:00.000-07:00

Goofing around at lunch

Joe at the Padre game

Oh my, 10 Years....can you believe it. Yep, Joe and I have been married for 10 years.....seems like forever right Joe???? A lot has happened in 10 years,..11 moves (one that took us out of state), 3 kids, 4 cars, numerous church callings, 2 fish ( lets be honest, they barley lived a week, but we will count them) 1 dog...(remember who "accidentally" ran away), lots of fun family vacations, 1 baptism, and well to many other things to list. These years seemed to have flown by. We were thinking of all the things that will happen when we celebrate 10 more years, and this scares me....Carson will be driving and will be 18 years old...graduating from High School. Landon will just be getting his drivers license, Abby will be getting ready to be a teenager....(heaven help us all when this one happens), probably will still be living in Burley..( who would have thought), probably a another car or two I am sure, hopefully many more fun family vacations, maybe a little drama, being that we will having 3 kids who are teenagers, and who knows what else is in store for us. I can't wait to find out. I feel very blessed to have such a wonderful husband! We got to take a trip to San Diego for our anniversary. It was a blast, and nice to just get away from everything! Thanks to all of our great family and friends for all of your love and support you have show to Joe and I over these last 10 years.

Going Private!!!!!

2009-06-15T11:22:00.001-07:00

So, I recently have noticed alot of visitors on my blog, and well, I am just not sure who you are? Some are even from other countries? Uhhhh... I have had alot of friends who have recently found pictures of their kids on other sites, and that scares the heck out of me. Who does that? Well, I am going to go private at the end of the week, so if you are intrested in still being able to log onto our blog, send me an email at knoble80@yahoo.com, or leave a comment with your email address and I will add you to a list. This way when you go to our blog, you will just have to type in your email address to view our blog, and you can't log on unless I add your email myself. I started this blog to keep track of all the different things that happen in our lives. I also discovered a website where they will make your blog into a book, so you can have it as a keepsake. ( It beats scrap booking, well at least for me, I was never dedicated enough to keep up with the whole scrapbooking stuff.) We would love to have you keep following what is going on with us, so let me know!

2009-05-20T09:36:00.000-07:00

O.k. so I am not sure what the heck just happened the other night!! One minute it was as calm as could be outside. The kids were out riding their bikes, and the next minute, I saw this wall of dust coming straight for us. It suddenly got very dark outside, and we ran inside just in time. Within about 5 minutes the power had gone off and we heard this loud boom in the backyard. After the winds calmed down, we went outside and this is what we saw.......one of our 60ft pine trees had fallen right over! To this day I am not sure how it did not go through our house. If the wind had been blowing just a little bit more to the right, it would have been a direct hit! WOW We did lose our covered patio and Joe's poor little grill got demolished, but everyone was safe and we are counting our blessings today. Now, I knew moving up here that the winds literally never stop, but this was crazy! Thanks to all of our wonderful neighbors and friends for lending a hand in the clean up!!! I think it might be time to consider taking down all the trees in our back yard, that could possibly hit our house:) Just a thought

Oh Boys!!!

2009-05-17T13:20:00.000-07:00

This is just a little converstaion that took place in our home the other night....Let me set the scene. It is 10:00 at night.. The kids are suppose to be asslep, and Joe and I are sitting and relaxing, catching up on a few shows.

This is what we heard

Carson: "Dad, um when do I start to get hair under my arms"? ( He is dead serious at this point)

Joe: "What?, why are you asking me this"?

Carson: "Well, Me and Landon are laying in our beds and I put my finger in my arm pi,t and I think I felt a hair". (Mind you he is 8 years old!)

Kim: I am laughing at this point...."Carson you did not feel a hair in your arm pit". "You probably won't till you are at least 12 or something like that"? (Like I know what age to tell him)

Landon: ( Please keep in mind that all the lights are pretty much off, and from the middle of a dark kitchen we here...) Dad... I think I might have a hair under my arm to?

Joe: "Boys you do not have hair in your arm pits, you are way to young". "Let me see then".

Carson then comes over to show us this "hair".

Joe: "O.k. I do not see anything, go back to bed we will talk about your hair on your body and where it comes in at, at a later date."

By this point I am laughing my butt off! (Are we really having this converstaion?)

Carson: " But I swear I felt something.

Joe: "Well you must have plucked it out then"

We all started to laugh, and eventually they went to bed. First off, why in the heck are they even checking for arm pit hair? Oh Boys...don't grow up to fast!!! Ya WIERDOS.

2009-05-08T08:36:00.000-07:00

O.k. so there are two things wrong about these pictures....the first one is Abby with a black eye. I recently went on a trip with my Mom for 4 day's and Joe was kind enough to take a few days off to watch the kids. Well it seemed like they had a great time, the house was still standing, the kids appeared to have had a bath or two while I was gone, all the food that was bought was pretty much gone, and I could still see the carpet, which meant that there was probably a few pick ups here and there. However upon inquiring about the black eye the only response was that there was a collision between Landon and Abby and that is all that was said......I didn't ask anymore questions, who really knows what goes on when Mom is away?

Now this second picture I may need some help on. I have been talking up the whole going in the potty with Abby. ( She is 2 and I swear I was told by several people that girls are easier than boys to potty train.....um are you sure?) She really is just not into it yet. She really likes to sit on the potty, but only for a second, because I think she knows that if she sits down for a minute then the fun part comes next of pulling on the toilet paper, and flushing it down the toilet. The next problem is that the has no desire to really sit on the potty like a girl......you see the boys are always in a hurry, they first run in the house, and because they are trying to be fast so that they don't miss anything outside, it seems that it is impossible for them to close the door. The problem is Abby occasionally will follow them, and sees that they stand up to go pee, so why can't she? Every time she is asked to try to go to the bathroom, she quickly runs in lifts up her shirt and holds on to that cute belly button that sticks out in hopes that the plumbing will work.....she is very hopeful it will happen one day. HELP any suggestions? She also wants to wear Landon's underwear all the time. I guess it is a good thing she likes the feel of the underwear, but wants to wear the boys kind. What am I going to do with this girl?

The best sale ever......if you have kids

2009-04-17T07:53:00.000-07:00

O.k. so this is the greatest sale ever! I have been doing it for almost 7 years now. It the a children's consignment sale that is held in Sandy every Spring and Fall. It is a place where you you can sell your children's items, such as toys, clothes, baby items, kids furniture, bikes, scooters strollers...really just about anythings that you can think of. They all are gently used or like new stuff. They are very strict about what they will let you sell. They cannot have stains or be worn out. What ever you sell, you get to keep 70% and the people that put it on keep the other 30% and donate it various charities across the community. So you can make a little money, and you can shop for new things for your kiddos. I went to the Spring sale last night and got all of this for around $55.00. ( and not all of it is in the picture below.) I got the boys a bout 3 pairs each of denim shorts, and a few shirts. Abby was the spoiled one.......any surprise? She got a few sun dresses, a purse, a princess back back, some play food, some princess dress up outfits, some puzzles, books, a cute wooden high chair for her dolls, a blanket, and a few pairs of p.j.s for summer. I also got the boys, a bags of mini cars, some action figures and each of them a pair of sandals. Yep all this for around 55.00!! I wish I could have had time to shop some more, cause there was so much stuff. There next sale is in September. If anyone wants info about it let me know. I will post about the next sale as it gets closer.

Random Pieces of Information.......

2009-04-14T08:24:00.000-07:00

Carson with his two amazing Great Grandmothers.

The kids coloring their eggs for the Easter Bunny.

Abby and Haldey..Best Friends. I see this picture and it makes me miss my nieces and nephews!

Abby with her newest cousin Aspen. She thought she was like one of her dolls.

Carson in his new suit...he looks so grown up!

We had quite the Easter Weekend! We had all of our family up this weekend and let me tell you it was a blast. Granted, I am soooo tired, but well worth it. Abby was in heaven with her girl cousins. She loved that she had other girls to dress up with and play in her princess tent with, while Carson, Landon with their boy cousins seemed to either be down stairs playing the Wii or outside in the back playing a mean game of hoops. They had so much fun. Every night this week they have gone to bed so good, even around 8:00, because they are so stinkin tired from the sleepless weekend. Saturday we had a Easter egg hunt. First for the kids, and then the kids got to hide stuff for the adults. It was to fun watching them get excited about us finding the candy they hid. Next we had a huge lunch/dinner, and then we all were able to go and see Carson be baptized. It was an amazing day, and we feel like we have the best family in the world!!! Thanks everyone for sharing a wonderful weekend with us.

So there was a little scare, Carson was convinced that he figured out who the Easter Bunny was. You see at about 12:30 a.m. Carson decided that nature was calling, and for some reason he was going to use the bathroom in my room, instead of the one in the hall way like he normally does. Well, I did not know this because the adults were in the living room watching t.v and talking. On Easter morning, I got up, got the video camera ready so that I could catch their reactions to their Easter baskets. As Carson came into the living room and found his hidden basket, his reply was,

"I Knew It"! I asked him what was he talking about. He admitted that he had saw these same baskets on my floor in my bedroom, when he went to the bathroom the night before. I tried to stall as I needed to come up with something, anything! My reply..... "Well I think the Easter Bunny tired to come earlier in the night last night, but he saw that you guys were all still awake and because he had a million other houses to go to, he had no choice but to leave them on the front porch". I told him that I just happen to look out the window, saw them sitting there, decided to bring them inside so they would be safe and put them in my room, so that the surprise would not be ruined, and that I put them in the living room before I went to bed, and that is why he saw them in my room. His reply....."Oh now I get it". Well, we dodged a bullet there!! Man these kids are sneaky, it won't be to long (which makes me so sad), before all the questions start coming up. Please don't grow up!

So that was our big exciting weekend. I am very busy preparing for this consignment sale that I am doing this week. I finally decided to start selling a bunch of my kids clothes. I figure why not try to make a little money off them. After that, I will be getting in the zone for my girls trip with my Mom to Vegas, I cannot wait!

The kids only have about 7 more weeks of school. They are getting excited for that. They also start baseball season the middle May. Yes they wait unitl the middle of May because they figure it might be a little warmer. Joe is super busy at work right now, nothing exciting to report on his end.....he is such a hard worker. Abby is in a play group once a week. It hillarious to have the kids at our house, because Abby just sits back and watches all the kids touch her toys. She is not sure what to do. Well enough rambling on. That is our life right now in a nut shell. Let you know if anything else exciting happens.

Day at the Zoo

2009-04-08T14:30:00.000-07:00

So I know that our Spring Break was about 2 weeks ago, and for some reason I just have not had any desire to blog....but I am slowly coming out of it, so sorry for the late pictures. Of course we went down to Utah, and the weather was so nice while we were there, so we promised the kids that we would take them to the zoo. I think this was Abby's first time and she loved it! My Dad's birthday was also while we were there, so we had a little party for him. It was fun to just hang out and relax.

We have a very busy weekend coming up. All of my family and Joe's family are coming up for the Easter weekend. Carson is going to be baptized, and so they all decided to make a whole weekend out of it. I think that we counted 30 people that are coming up, ( not all are staying with us.....that would be insane) so it should be a crazy, fun old time. I will post lots of pictures of our fun weekend! TTFN...

2009-02-25T11:26:00.001-08:00

Well another season has come to an end. The final.......7 wins, 2 loses and 1 tie for the Badger Bearings. (Yes, that was their team name.) Up here they have local businesses sponsor the teams and well, this is what we got. We were just glad that we got the light blue jersey's this time, and not the bright deer hunter orange like the other team. Carson had a blast playing basketball this year. He was on a great team, and we sure enjoyed the weekly entertainment of him pretending he was D Williams from the Utah Jazz. Way to go Buddy!!! Now let's bring on Baseball season.

There is just something about a girl....

2009-02-25T11:22:00.000-08:00

I had to share this picture. Joe came home for lunch today and asked if all I do all day is dress Abby up and take pictures of her. My reply....YEP. She is really into dressing up these days, so it is all her, and I love every minute of it.

2009-02-12T14:50:00.000-08:00

Jeff......Happy Birthday!!!! This is my Older Brother....he is the one on the left incase you didn't know..hahaha. We hope that you have a good day!

2009-02-11T14:40:00.000-08:00

Wow I can't believe that it has been a month since I have posted anything. Not much has been going on, but I will give you a quick update.

Carson is currently playing basketball. His team has won all of their games but one. He thinks he is D Williams onthe Jazz. He usually takes the ball down the court and instead of driving to the hoop, Carson likes to take it to the top of the key so that he can attempt to set up a play. It is one of the most entertaining things to watch. He loves sports and is looking forward to baseball season. He is really into the Tree House book series and loves to just sit and read. He will turns 8 yrs old in about 3 weeks. ( I think I am going to cry he is growing to fast. I know I should have listened to my mother when she told me that.) Life is A.O.K for that kid.

Landon continues to love Kindergarten. They had their winter testing, and his teacher let me know that that he got all high marks. (Not to brag but they were the highest you could get, yes above grade average) I am so proud of him. He loves to learn new things, and is getting into reading books all by himself. Landon also enjoys pestering Abby lately, and it is driving me nuts. He really knows how to make that girl mad sometimes. He is also excited for baseball. He was not able to play basketball because you have to be in first grade. Next year little buddy!

Abby is your typical 2 yr old drama queen. That girls has a set of lungs, and believe me she knows how and when to use them to get her way. They boys told me the other night that they voted that we move her room downstairs so that they would not have to hear her anymore, Not going to happen boys....nice try. She loves to follow her brothers around. Her new thing is that after they go to the bathroom, she decides that she needs to go stand next to the toilet, pull up her shirt, grab her cute bellybutton that sticks out, and pretend she is going pee like them. I know, we have a lot of work to do with her.

Joe is still loving his job. He is my little farmer! We will celebrate our 10 year anniversary this June, and are starting to plan a vacation to go on. We were thinking of a cruise, so if anyone knows of a good one let me know.

That is pretty much all that is going on. We are patiently waiting for Spring, and it can't get here fast enough. Hopefully I will be better at posting things in the future.

Birthday Girl

2009-01-08T15:09:00.000-08:00

Oh my, my little Abby is two years old! Wow, I just don't know where this time has gone. Abby you are the most beautiful little girl, and we feel so lucky to have you in our family. What would my days be like if I didn't have your smiling face to walk into every morning as you sit in your bed and sing to yourself! We love you so much and look forward to having numerous tea parties, playing with all those new dolls, dressing you up like a princess, and watching Tinkerbell with you yet again for the 100th time. Happy Birthday!

Yet Another Utah Victory...This One Was BIG!!!!!

2009-01-08T14:56:00.000-08:00

The guys celebrating after Utah went up 21-0

Joe having a little pre game snack.

Red cups,Check! Everyone in Utah gear,Check! Pizza from the Pie,Check! Utah win over Alabama in the Sugar Bowl,Check Check!! We had such a fun group of people at my Dads house for the Sugar Bowl. What a game.........holy cow we could hardly believe what we just witnessed. What a way to start out the New Year!

A few Christmas Pictures

2009-01-08T14:47:00.000-08:00

Abby got some fun dress up clothes from her brothers!

This is a picture of the boys going through their stocking stuffers!! You got to love the face Carson has. He really wanted some of that candy.

I don't know who was more excited about the doll bed Abby got? Me or her....I think it was me!

Carson opening his new Spiderman laptop

This is a Picture of Grandma Grace reading a Christmas book to all the grand kids. They had all of us at the house for a yummy brunch! Thank you so much, we had a great time.

We had the best Christmas this year. We were able to go down and visit our family for 2 whole weeks!!! Thanks Mom and Dad for putting up with us:) We truly enjoyed being with all of you!

Merry Christmas

2008-12-16T15:04:00.001-08:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

All I Want For Christmas Is.......

2008-12-13T14:52:00.000-08:00

We finally went to see Santa today! We pulled up to his house, and Landon was so excited, but as we entered into his house, he go a little scared and gave the go ahead for Carson to go first. It was so funny to watch Carson, you could tell he was trying so hard to answer his questions, as well as trying to get a really good look at him. (He has been asking a lot of questions this year.) It makes me so sad that he does not have much longer, but I think he will make a for a great Santa's helper:) Next it was Landon's turn, he sat on Santa's lap and of course got very shy, but did rather well. I think he was glad though when his turn was over. Then it was Miss Abby's turn, and like we thought, she did not want anything to do with him. He asked her what she wanted from a distance, and that seemed to work for her. At the end as we were getting ready to leave, the boys went to sit on Santa's lap for a picture, and Abby decided if they were brave enough to do it, then she would give it a chance. All in all, I think it went rather well. Merry Christmas!!

Santa's Bells!

2008-12-08T08:15:00.000-08:00

I had to share this story with everyone. So last night I was soooo tired, It was about 8:30, and I was just ready for the kids to go to bed. Joe was at a meeting, and I expected him home at any minute. Well about 8:45 I was in the living room with all the kids playing Skipbo. (This is our favorite card game to play.) When out of no where we heard "Santa's bells". Yes we really did! They were checking on us to make sure we were being good, and that the kids were in bed. (Funny how Joe or I are never present when the kids hear these bells, I just hope they don't catch on anytime soon.) So we hear these bells, and Landon literally froze. I thought he was gong to cry he looked so terrified. This totally took him by suprise. I looked at both the boys, and said, "Boys, we need to finish our game tomorrow, you need to get into bed! Landon said, "I am getting out of here" and he was up and out of his chair before I even finished talking. I was trying so hard not to laugh at that cute kids. Ironically, Joe just happened to come through the door just a few minutes later. We go to tuck the kids in and Carson asks, "Mom why are we hearing bells like almost every night"? I replied, "He just wants to make sure that you are behaving this year so that he can bring you what you want for Christmas". I looked at Landon who still looked like he had seen a ghost, and asked him if he was alright. He looked straight at me and said, "Mom those bells sacred the crap out of me"! I almost fell to the ground I was laughing so hard. I looked at both of them and said that there was nothing to be afraid of if they were being good! I don't think I will ever forget that face when he heard "Santa's Bells"!
Wish us luck, we are taking the kids to actually see the big guy this weekend. We will see how brave Landon and Abby are, I just hope Carson doesn't call his bluff:)

2008-12-05T10:39:00.000-08:00

I just had to put this cute picture on!

Gingerbread Houses

2008-12-02T13:28:00.000-08:00

Grandma Grace had all the kids over this past weekend to make Gingerbread Houses. The kids had so much fun and it was neat to see their creativity come out. Thanks Grandma we had fun making the houses, eating the candy as we went along, getting a little messy and being with you!

Paging the ToothFairy!

2008-12-02T13:16:00.000-08:00

I told Landon about 2 weeks ago that he was to not gorw up because I wanted him to be 5 forever! The other day as we were driving home from Utah he lost his first tooth. Guess he is growing up after all. He was so excited for the Toothfairy to come that around 10:30PM he came into the living room and told Joe and I to go to bed because we were keeping the toothfairy from coming.

Tub Time

2008-12-02T13:11:00.000-08:00

Abby has this new thing were she wants to clean herself in the bath. It is so funny, she fills her bowl up, and dumps it right on her head, then she asks for soap to clean it. She is a nutty girl!

She is SOOOO sneaky!

2008-11-13T12:14:00.001-08:00

This girl is so sneaky, and naughty! They boys were coloring last night, and Abby apparently took one of the blue markers and decided it would be fun to not only color all over the wall, but on her self as well. Luckily, we caught her before it got out of hand. I took her hand and we went to all the places that she colored on so that i could tell her that that was very naughty. For the rest of the night she kept going over and pointing to her mess on the wall to her belly and kept saying say "no no no Abby". We tried to clean her off, but I am positive that she might have a blue belly and blue hads for a couple of days.

Welcome to the Family Beautiful!

2008-11-13T12:09:00.000-08:00

Joes sister had her Baby this Weekend. We were so hoping she would since we were going to be down in Utah. That baby must have known her favorite Aunt and Uncle were coming down, cause she timed it just right. She was so beautiful, we wish we could have seen her more. We can't wait till Thanksgiving when we get to hold that little one again. Congrats! We love you guys.

2008-11-13T12:02:00.000-08:00

It was My little brothers birthday this weekend(ok. so he is not so little at 25, but he will always be my baby brother) We decided to throw him a bowling party. We had so much fun. Happy Birthday!!

2008-11-13T11:10:00.000-08:00

This is Me and Carson with my Older Brother and Dad. (Thanks for taking this Melissa!)

So Carson and I went to the Utah game. Yes, they beat TCU Yeah!!! (10-0) It was such a fun game to go to. We cannot wait until November 22nd!! Lets keep it going UTES.

Candy Anyone

2008-11-03T08:20:00.000-08:00

Abby got so sad because she thought she had lost her sucker, but upon further investigation we found it! Nobody had more fun than Abby, she was the stickiest girl by the end of the night.

Happy Halloween

2008-11-03T07:54:00.000-08:00

Landon as Dracula and Carson as a Denver Broncos Football Player

Grandma and Grandpa "Bill" came up for Halloween. This is just as we got back from trick-or- treating. (Notice Carson is sacked out! He was so tired when it was all said and done.)

We went to a trunk-or-treat at our ward building. Man I miss the good old days of going trick or treating door to door. I can remember going with my Dad at about 6:00 and he would not let us quit till are sacks were full. Rain or Snow:)

After the kids got out of school, we decided we would have a pumpkin carving contest.

Grandpa Bill , Landon, Joe and Carson

2008-10-20T14:21:00.000-07:00

Yes, Abby is almost 2 years old and we have never had a family picture with all of us. I feel terrible, so we decided this weekend to take a few pictures. My brother-in-law Dan took these. Thank You Dan! Hope you enjoy!

Party Time

2008-10-20T13:16:00.000-07:00

Grandma Grace with Carson and Landon
Grandma Grace helping Abby decorate her cookie.
Uncle Todd, Abby Aunt Krista, Jackson and Carson
Grandma Grace, Hadley, Landon, Brayden, Ali, and Miranda
Singing Happy Birthday to Grandma

Miranda, Landon, Abby, Jackson, Hadley, and Carson

We had a family party this weekend with Joes Family to celebrate Graces birthday. It was so fun and good to see everyone. WE LOVE YOU GUYS! The kids decorated cookies, while the adults sat around a talked while we ate some yummy food that Joes sister Vicki made. (She is the best cook).

A little change in the weather!

2008-10-11T14:16:00.000-07:00

We woke up to about 4 inches of snow this morning! By around 3:00 this afternoon it has grown to about 8 inches, and it still is coming down. Landon was a little confused though, he asked Joe if we missed Halloween. He is convinced that it is only suppose to snow near Christmas time not before Halloween. We reassured him, that he still gets to dress up and would not miss Halloween. Carson took Abby outside in the snow for the first time. She loved it. I thought she would be hesitant, but I was dead wrong. We could not get her to come inside to warm her little body up without her throwing one of her famous tantrums. Looks like we are in for another long cold winter!

Utah Victory!!

2008-09-29T08:28:00.001-07:00

This is the boys after the game with there Uncle Jeff

Moms Weekend Alone!

2008-09-29T08:09:00.001-07:00

Well, I must say, this was one of the greatest weekends! Joe took the boys and Abby down to Utah this weekend for the Utah football game. They left on Friday and came back Sunday night. This meant that I had the whole house to my self!!! It is funny, I don't think I have ever sat home by myself since before Carson was born. Usually when Joe has been out of town, the kids were always home with me. As they left Friday, I sat and listened to the quiet, it was great! I did alot of reading and I am pretty sure I hit an all time record for taking naps. These two days were very relaxing, but I must say it was good to see all of there faces as they came through the door Sunday night. They had a great time hanging out with Joes Family, and the boys had a blast going to the game with Joe, Grandpa Bill, and there Uncle Jeff.

It is going to be a long day!

2008-09-24T12:30:00.000-07:00

As I was getting Abby ready for the day today, she grabbed my mascara, and tried to put it on her eyes. When I grabbed it from her, and set her on the floor she was not a happy camper. Little girls are so different from little boys. She is still mad at me and it has been over an hour. This is going to be a long day! I also have some cute pictures of the boys, I will post later today!!! Days like these and miss them like crazy:)

Lunch Time

2008-09-14T17:46:00.000-07:00

We thought these pictures were so funny. We decided to have a quiet day yesterday, since we have not just sat home on a Saturday for as long as I can remember. The boys were loving life as they sat and watched just about every football game there was on T.V. Carson suggested that we have hot dogs, as if we were at a real game, so we barbecued the hot dogs and made lots of other yummy things to eat. The boys also thought it was a good idea that they put Abby in one of their soccer jerseys and also top off the outfit with a Jazz hat. (The funny thing is that she actually kept the hat on for easily a half hour.) During one of the games Landon left for a moment to go get something and when he returned, he found Abby helping herself to his lunch!

2008-09-11T14:40:00.000-07:00

So, I don't have any pictures to share this week. Somehow, the charger for the camera was MIA, but after asking the boys over and over if any of them had seen it Landon finally confessed to seeing it in his room in the closet on the floor. Wonder how it got there? ( It is amazing how if you tell my kids you have a treat for whoever can find something, someone always speaks up). So I will try to get some pics on here soon. Not much has been going on. We went down to Utah this past weekend for the Utah Football game Carson ended up getting sick, so Joe and I went to the game while my Mom watched the kids. The weather was perfect, and we had a great time. Sunday we were gearing up to drive home, and Joe said that he was starting to not feel well, so the kids and I ate dinner with my parents and decided we better get Joe home before it got to late. (Man there goes my nap I was planning on taking the whole ride home:) Then on Monday I woke up, and was not feeling well, Tuesday I called my Mom and she was home very sick, (sorry Mom!!!!!) and as of Wednesday we are all back to feeling better, and hope we don't get sick again anytime soon.

Before I go I just wanted to share something that inspired me this week. I was watching the Today show and they were talking about this Husband and Wife, the Nielson's, who were in a plane crash. They both survived but both had burns all over there bodies. The Husband was only bunred about 30% of his body and was said to make a full recovery. The Wife was burned the worst, with it effecting 80% of her body and she is going to need a lot of surgeries ,on her long road to recovery. They have 4 small children, and the extended family has had to step up and take care of them while there parents recover form this awful tragedy. I was touched by this story, and it made me think about my own family, Joe, the kids, as well as our families in Utah and Florida, and that we never know what will happen from day to day. I can remember when I first met Joe's family. Joe's sister Mary always said "I love you" when ever she left or when saying goodbye on the phone. This is something that has stayed with me . I never feel right unless I say "I love you" to whoever I am about to say goodbye to. This is definitely a phrase I hope my kids catch on to. I feel so blessed to be married to such a wonderful man, and to have three of the most beautiful kids in the world. They are truly my life, I love being a Mom!!! I am also so grateful that I am so close to not only to my own family, but to Joe's as well. When we were deciding to move up to Idaho, we knew it was not that far away, but the thought of not seeing our families every weekend was a hard thought. We hope that each and everyone of them knows how much we love them and appreciate them. What would we do with out you guys! I know I have rambled on, but this is just how I was feeling today, and I wanted to share my thought. Take time to stop and tell someone you love them !

Labor Day Weekend

2008-09-04T08:12:00.000-07:00

We had such a fun Labor Day.

Our friends the Burgons came up to visit. We had our annual Utah football party to kick off the season with the Utes at Michigan. (oh ya, they won!!!) They have a little boy named Jaxon who is 2, and we always joke that he is going to marry Abby one day. He is so cute. Carson and Landon were just glad that a boy came up to visit and not a "smelly girl". They loved playing with him. We decided to go up to Twin Falls and hang out one of the days they were here. It was so beautiful down by the river. Well I guess all fun weekends must come to an end. Thanks for coming up and hanging out with us Cory, Tina and Jaxon. We miss you already!

We will be traveling down to Utah this upcoming weekend for the first Utah home game, and are very excited. Go Utes!! We can't wait to see our family.

Back To School

2008-08-20T15:29:00.000-07:00

Well today was Carson's first day back to school. He is in the 2nd grade. Wow... I cannot believe this. I must say though, the house was very quiet with him gone all day:) Landon does not start Kindergarten until Friday, but we did get to go and meet his teacher today. As usual, he played the shy role and did not talk that much. (why is it that your kids talk and talk all day long at home, but once you need them to actually talk out in public, they somehow forget how to talk?) I think he is excited, I do not know who this is going to be harder on, him or me. My mother just keeps calling me and telling me to not cry until after I get home, as to not upset him. I will try my best. I think I will not be taking phone calls on Friday. Wish us luck this week. I will let you know how the school year is going.

2008-08-14T07:58:00.000-07:00

Abby was so funny today. I walked in my room to see her trying on my shoes and walking around in them. (this is now her new favorite thing to do.) Then I got her ready for the day, and not even ten minutes later she had found chocolate from somewhere, and obviously enjoyed it!

Summer Fun

2008-08-13T19:32:00.000-07:00

This Summer we had a blast. Joe had to work alot, so I took the kids, and we were off to Utah for the month of July. We loved seeing our family and friends! These are just a few pictures of our summer. Enjoy!

Joe and Kim

2008-08-01T10:22:00.000-07:00

Carson

2008-08-01T09:19:00.001-07:00

Carson is 7 and heads off to 2nd grade this Fall. He just finished up with Baseball and his team made it to the playoffs, but did not come out with the Championship. He loves sports and can harldy wait until his beloved University of Utah football team takes the field this Fall. This is his first year as a regular season ticket holder.

Landon

2008-08-01T09:06:00.000-07:00

Landon iS 5 and is starting Kindergarten this Fall. He just got done playing his fisrt year of T-ball, and his team name was the Dragons! Since they do not really keep score, he is convinced that his team had a perfect season. He is my little man and I will miss him like crazy when he goes to school.

Miss Abby

2008-08-01T08:46:00.000-07:00

Abby is 18 months old. She pretty much runs the house, and she knows it. She loves to play outside, and follow her brothers everywhere. Her new favorite thing is to sing Twinkle Twinkle and Happy Birthday to just about anyone who is in the room.

Game Time

2008-08-01T08:14:00.000-07:00

We took in a game to see the Tampa Bay Ray's take on the Boston Red Sox's. The boys had a blast. Carson was brave enough to wear his Boston shirt, and feels that by doing so, he was good luck in helping his team win.

Our Summer Vacation

2008-08-01T08:06:00.000-07:00

This Summer we went to Sunny Florida. The kids had a great time on the beach. Carson and Landon tried to master the waves, while Abby was trying to figure out where all the sand came from.