The Palmer Family

Busy Fun

2012-01-11T15:42:00.000-08:00

Well Basketball is in full force at our house...

Bridger is playing 8th grade ball

Bailey is playin in a Saturday league

Max is doing a Saturday clinic and a traveling team

I love watching them play!

(Max is in the grey, he may be short, but he loves it)

Basketball is Bridger's passion

He enjoys playing and watching...

We finally got some new snow!!!

Grant hates to put his coat on, but loves to get in the sled

We have a favorite sledding hill that barely has enough snow...

this is the first year Grant has gone down(it is very long and pretty steep)

Fun family Times!!!

Lagoon and Amazing Women

2011-12-15T07:01:00.000-08:00

Madden has been writing to Lagoon ever since we went there last summer. He has a million ideas he wants to share with them:). They have been so kind to write him back each time! They have even invited him to be one of the first riders on a new airplane ride in the Spring.

I have taken on the huge task of being the PTP President. These two women are the vice president and secretary, Daedre and Annie! They have been beyond amazing. I could not do this without them! They have brilliant ideas and are more than willing to help pull it all together! I love that they are busy moms and school/community minded! You can see that we work hard and have fun doing it! So far we have hosting back to school night, sold t-shirts and water bottles, had an outdoor movie night, put on a Halloween carnival, and next up-Santa's Shop. Thanks girls!!!

Birthdays!

2011-12-03T14:47:00.001-08:00

Let's get all caught up on birthdays, shall we...

Randy had his birthday while we were camping

The kids decorated

Bailey gave him this shirt:)

Grant turned 2!

He got right into opening presents!

He loves loves loves this car track

We had a party with good friends and family

Madden turned 6!!!

He had his whole day planned out, even his meals

Cookie Crisp for breakfast

He loves to go to Fat Cats!

We played the token games and saw "Smurfs"

Happy Birthday to 3/7ths of my cute family!!!

Temples

2011-10-15T16:57:00.000-07:00

I have talked about this before, and I will again

We try to visit as many temples as we can

We make a temple scrapbook

This was a fun visit with my family to the Draper Temple

Papa and Nana and the Grandkids

What great examples they are to our kids

Flag Football

2011-10-09T19:55:00.000-07:00

Max played and LOVED flag football

His team was the Steelers and they went undefeated!!!

This group of boys was so fun to watch, they are all very serious about football

We can't wait for next year...

I'm On A Roll!!!

2011-10-07T14:31:00.000-07:00

Oh yeah! 2 posts in 2 days!

We went to Boise for a Boise State Football Game!

We took Randy's parents, Bridger, Bailey, and Max

We had a great time...

We had seats on the first row, pretty cool (although if you are thinking of going sit higher, you'll be able to see better)

I'm Updating My Blog, I Know it's Shocking!

2011-10-06T14:45:00.000-07:00

The weather has turned. We are home and inside for a whole day! I am feeling slightly caught up on my little life, so I will update this blog! My year is quaranteed to be crazy, so don't expect much. I am not going to put any pressure on myself:) I was completely uplifted by General Conference and now I am ready to be the mom/person I want to be! After all, "this is what we were given time for"

Before the weather got cold, a bunch of friends went for one last hike in Hariman.

It was a great day and the kids all did great!

The hike was just a mile and a half. Max and Madden practically ran the whole thing. There have been so many bears in the area and even an attack, so we were a little nervous. We had a couple cans of bear spray and some kids had bear bells! Every mom had a baby in a pack! These moms are great and energetic about life!

Camps

2011-08-02T10:03:00.000-07:00

Bridger went to Scout Camp

He had a great time!

He earned his horsemanship merit badge, plus 5 others!

Bailey went to Girls Camp!

She had a great time!

I'm glad they got to go have these fun experiences..

and I'm glad they're back home:)

The Larsens Came to Visit

2011-07-31T18:21:00.000-07:00

These are some of our favorite people!

They came for the fourth of July weekend!

We had a great time...

Hiking a Jenny Lake...

Visiting Jackson Hole...

going for a 4-wheeler ride...

celebrating the 4th "Ashton Style"

this is Bailey on the softball float...

bouncing Max on the tramp, can you see him?

watching and setting off fireworks...

And going to the Drive-in!

Bear Lake 2011

2011-07-17T11:30:00.001-07:00

We went to a family reunion with Randy's family

It was beautiful

I love Bear Lake

Cody

2011-07-05T18:29:00.000-07:00

We took a trip to Cody to see my parent's new stomping ground!

It is a fun place with a lot to see and do...

Every night there is a "shot out" on main street

We had lots of picnics at fun parks

We visited this church museum

found a candy store

Went to a rodeo

This rodeo clown was hilarious, can you see that he split his pants when he did this trick

played minature golf

went for a hike

the kids convinced me to climb this drain pipe with them, scarey

this is how high we climbed

and visited the dam

super fun trip!

12? Really? Already?

2011-06-27T14:29:00.000-07:00

Bailey turned 12...

She is such a great girl,

I am so lucky she belongs to me!

We celebrated her birthday by going to Stake Conference

They had a special youth meeting early Sunday morning with Elder Christofferson

It was so cool for her to be able to go

Then we drove through Yellowstone to visit Cody

she is the number 1 fan of cocoa bean cupcakes

Neglected Blog

2011-06-22T15:01:00.000-07:00

My blog is being neglected by no fault of its own

I'll try to catch up...

Randy and I ran in the Sawtooth Relay

We had a really fun team

We spent the day before the race sightseeing in Ketchum and Sun Valley

It was so beautiful

This was our team...

Randy, Meieli, James, Brenda, and Maime

We started the race at 12:30 a.m.

It was dark and mountainous so we had to wear a headlight and reflective vest

They started 5 teams every fifteen minutes starting at midnight

Everytime we completed a leg we got to check it off!!!

This is the view from the summit, breathtaking!

James ran the hardest leg-straight uphill for 5 miles, yikes!

Brenda is a rockstar runner-so fast

I didn't want to be done when I was finished, it was so fun!!!

Here is my hunk of a husband...

After the race...

team socks and team shirts:)

Happy Pace

Can't wait to do it again!!!

One School Year

2011-06-03T21:05:00.000-07:00

I am comparing how the kids how grown and changed this school year!

Here are pictures on the first and last days of school...

He is just happy that they are all home now!!!

This is sure to be a great summer, I am so excited

Fun Times

2011-06-01T20:07:00.000-07:00

Bailey had her last soccer game...

until summer soccer starts

She also participated in the Science Fair

"does the temperature effect how long it takes to blow up a balloon"

I had a birthday, yikes...

My family spoiled me,

aren't they cute:-)

Bailey made this cake all by herself, yummy!!!

This week we finish baseball, softball, and school...

whatever will we do then?

RACE DAY

2011-05-18T13:43:00.000-07:00

Randy and I have been getting ready for this race for months!

I ran the 1/2 marathon and Randy ran the 10k!!!

He ROCKS

It was called the MAD marathon (make a differnce)

It was sponsored by the Osmond Hearing Fund, which provides children with hearing aids that wouldn't be able to afford them otherwise!

They had 3 families there that recieved the help, very cool!

OK, on to the race...

I started at 7am

I always get so nervous, i hate it

There is really nothing logical about getting scared to run, grrr

Apparently this is my nervous face...

So ugly

Randy thought it was funny

I was really excited when I realized my pace was fast (for me) enough that I would be back before Randy started his race at 9 (9minute mile:-)

Then...

there were no volunteers at our last corner, so we all ran straight instead of turning(full marathon route)

We, half marathoners, ended up running 15 miles in stead of 13.1

I didn't make it back to see Randy leave, but...

I never thought I would run 15 miles and I did!

My offical time says 2:12

but that is for the 15 miles

My time at 13 miles was 1:56

That's what I am going with:-)

I did see Randy finish...

after I got a massage, ahhhh

He did great, was actually smiling when he ran in!!!

This was his first 10k ever and his first race this year

So proud of him

Self portrait after both races

Moses and Kaylee from "The Biggest Loser" were there supporting the race!

All the Extra Things...

2011-05-16T13:57:00.000-07:00

First...

Bailey has started playing the flute this year!

She has caught on quickly and loves it

She played in the school's Spring Concert and did a great job!

Then...

Madden graduated from Preschool!

This year has flown by...

He has learned a lot and made huge improvements

I think he is ready for Kndergarten

not so sure I am :-(

This is my new way to keep Grant quiet and still

watching a show on my phone

please dont judge me, I get desperate...

Then...

Madden had and end of the year tye-dye party and picnic

no pictures of the tye-dye, it was fun and messy

Then...

We had our last "Lunch Bunch" at our house

It has been really fun for these kids this year

8 kids from our ward go to kindergarten next year!!!

Thanks to Annie for organizing it!

Friday night Bailey decided to make rainbow cupcakes

they turned out so cute,

it might be a new favorite

It was a great week with lots of big activities!!!

Sisters Weekend

2011-05-10T13:35:00.000-07:00

I got to spend 4 great days with my sisters last weekend

We love being together and had so much fun together...

Niki brought Curtis and Kate, and we got to love on them...

We went to a Zumba class...

We ate out at some fun places...

This is breakfast at Magelby's Fresh

We got pedicures and manicures

It felt so good, I had just run 12 miles so it felt great to get my feet pampered...

Meghan always keeps us laughing...

We went rollerblading, hehehe...

We had a very special Mother's Day

I love my Mom SSSOOOO much

She is literally the BEST person I know!

We got to visit both of our Grandmas, love them too

Birthday Part 2 & Recital

2011-05-05T06:10:00.000-07:00

I think Max had a good day...

He put together a huge lego set

At his request, this was his birthday cake

After the celebrations we had a piano recital

Bailey did so good

I love to hear her play

I'll try to upload a video

We love her teacher, Sherri, she is great

She dressed up for her piece, "The Wild Horseman"

Happy Birthday Max!!!

2011-05-04T07:21:00.000-07:00

Max Turns 7 today!!!

We celebrated with his friends last Friday at Fat Cats

It was a perfect little boy party

Bowling

Pizza

Arcade

Balladium

Cake and Ice Cream

Prizes

What more could they want

This morning he had breakfast in bed and opened presents!!!

He is a great kid!!!

We will continue the celebrations today and I will post more soon

Easter Weekend

2011-04-28T11:29:00.000-07:00

we spent the weekend in Salmon with Randy's family...

we were camping and had so much stuff...

we were lucky to get to take our nephew Tanner with us

This is the first time Grant used headphones in the car, cute right?

The boys spent A LOT of time fishing...

Grant spent a lot of time trying to run into the river, I spent all my time preventing that!

This is us at the Easter Egg hunt in the town of Salmon

There is a kids fishing pond there also

Madden caught the first fish...can you see it?

Easter morning...

Grant was posing for a picture, he he

Happy Easter

2011-04-21T11:17:00.000-07:00

We colored Easter Eggs a little early, but you do what you have to do, right?

The kids had so much fun, and took about an hour

I couldn't believe it

Bailey didn't get a picture because she got there late, but she did a great job!

Grant has been sick:(

He has been such a healthy baby

He is 18 months old and this is his first big illness

He has been on antibiotics and breathing treatments

Don't worry he is doing much better already

He is so good about the breathing treaments

He just sits down and holds it in his mouth

He does get really hyper right after he is done,

the doctor told us he would

Last night we were laughing at him running in tiny circles

He is always so mellow it was funny to see him act crazy

I hope you all have a great Easter weekend

Enjoy your families!

24 Hours

2011-04-19T19:40:00.000-07:00

2 of my sisters were in Utah for their Spring Break

We could not resist a quick visit

24 hours to be exact

We ate at our favorite place, Teppanyaki...

Max wrestled the Triplets...

We saw a movie, Hop...

We enjoyed every minute we got to spend with them!!!

Check This Out

2011-04-13T08:14:00.000-07:00

I'm all registered!!!

Half marathon coming in 4 weeks!

Yikes...

Can't talk now, I need to go running...

FHE

2011-04-11T19:55:00.000-07:00

Here is our Family Home Evening Board (thanks Annie)

Everyone loves when they are in charge...

tonight was so fun...

Randy taught us how to tie a tie for his talent!

We love Monday Nights!!!

2011-04-06T08:54:00.000-07:00

Madden goes to preschool at the Ashton Christian Fellowship church

These sweet ladies made ALL of the kids a quilt!

Bailey had here first soccer game of the season

It was SO cold

She is a forward and did such a good job

You know it is cold when you watch the game like this...

I got pictures off Randy's phone from the Jazz game

They got some autographs before the game

Monday Already???

2011-04-04T10:11:00.000-07:00

The weekend FLEW by...

our kids were out of school on Friday so we took off Thrusday night to Utah.

We got to take Bridger's good friend, Tanner, with us

On Friday we went to the Church History Museum,

It was awesome, so fun for kids too...

We also went to the Gateway and Rode TRAX to Trolley Square to eat dinner

Randy then took 3 of the boys to the Jazz-Lakers game while Bailey and I headed home with Madden and Grant

Saturday we listened to conference and played at a park!!!

It was warm and felt so good to be outside

We also went to the BYU bookstore and got Jimmered!

We stayed at my parents house but they were gone to San Diego

We missed them but had a GREAT time together!

General Conference was SO good

My spiritual tank is full and I am ready for life

Our First Wrestling Tournament

2011-03-25T08:22:00.000-07:00

Max had his first official wrestling tournament!

It was completely nerve racking:)

He did great though...

He is small for his age, which is a good thing in this sport

He beat all the other 3 kids in his weight group!

He ended up in first place!!!

I have been trying to upload a video for 24 hours and just gave up, what's up with that?

You only get pictures...

Frogs

2011-03-20T20:20:00.000-07:00

Here are pictures from the Operetta!

It was so fun, all the kids did a great job, I was so proud of my little frogs!

Max wants me to hold him back in first grade so he can be in another Operetta!

The costumes were amazing, the singing was terrific, and the dancing was great!

Basketball Sumary

2011-03-09T11:47:00.000-08:00

Basketball season was a very busy time with 3 kids playing. One post dosen't seem sufficient, but most of the time I was chasing Grant instead of taking pictures:)

My parents came to watch a few games, so nice!

We love watching our kids do whatever they do, so this was a fun time!

Bailey really grew into a team leader and great defensive player

Randy coached her team and Max and Madden truly thought they were assisstant coaches.

They sat with him at every game, and went to every practice

Max is pretty much good at any sport he tries

He is fun to watch, very serious and focused...and good!

They started doing little chest bumps after a basket, pretty funny

Bridger hit the big time and started Jr. High basketball!

Uniforms, travel buses, 2 games a week, playing all the surrounding schools

All together we had 8 practices and 4 games every week for 9 weeks!

At the end I didn't know how I would stay busy without it, but don't worry, I am!

Skiing

2011-02-25T10:24:00.000-08:00

I have had the fun opportunity to go skiing with Bridger and then Bailey and thier school classes

Bridger was not sure it was cool to have his mom on the bus:)

Bridger and I went night skiing, so fun

Bridger fell off the ski lift( the seats were very slippery from all the snow), but hung on until help arrived. He was about 5 feet off the ground!

It was snowing and blowing this night, we almost didn't make it back home. Randy had to come pull us out of a snow bank and lead us the rest of the way through the blizzard! It was a big adventure!!!

I was totally sick the day I went with Bailey, I look horrible, oh well!

Bailey has this super fun group of friends that skied together all day!

I just love being able to hang out with these 2 kids!

So glad I get to be thier mom

Sledding

2011-02-24T11:18:00.000-08:00

Our friends came up a few weeks ago to spend the day playing in the snow

We had a great time at our favorite sledding hill

It was a perfect day

sorry Colette, I had to put this picture in, it is too funny!

Max Isacc and Bailey had a great time snowboarding down the hill

Madden loves it as you can see

Randy is famous for pulling funny faces unintentionally-it really was not that scary:)

I made him ride in the front, and I am glad I did!

Now I have ANOTHER funny picture to laugh at, hehehe

Snow Much Fun

2011-01-29T18:50:00.000-08:00

We have been making the most of the snow! It's not going to last forever....right?

Max, Madden, and I made an ambitious trip to Annie's house on our skis

Randy has been shoveling everything off

Here is Max jumping off the trailer

After basketball in the morning we spent this afternoon snowmobiling, it was so fun

Just Hangin'

2011-01-11T17:59:00.001-08:00

Bridger is a Teenager!

2011-01-01T11:41:00.000-08:00

Who can believe it?

Bridger turned 13!

We had a great day celebrating with him

He got skiis for his birthday and a very early breakfast in bed so we could go play with the new presents!

Randy and I took turns at Targhee with Bridger and Bailey

Opening the rest of his gifts later that night...

in front of the birthday tree!

Birthday dinner

Birthday Cake

Christmas Pictures!!!

2010-12-28T09:51:00.000-08:00

Christmas Eve

Grandma reading the kids a Christmas story

Christmas jammies from Nana and Papa

Christmas Morning

Christmas Day sledding, so fun!

Christmas Sunday!

2010-12-19T16:41:00.000-08:00

Everyone looked so cute today in thier new Christmas outfits!

Grant is so funny! He thinks everything is something for him to play with, love it!

San Diego for Thanksgiving

2010-12-09T12:28:00.000-08:00

We took a great trip to San Diego to be with my family for Thanksgiving

It was so much fun...

We flew out of Idaho Falls for the first time, it was wonderful!

Convenient and small!

We flew into Long Beach, which is equally small, we even walked down the stairs to get off the plane

I thought this was so cute... Everyone pulling thiers suitcase to the car rental!

We got to watch our neices cheerlead! Woohoo Abby and Lauren!

We went to the U of U/San Diego State football game in the rain!

We went to Disneyland and California Adventures!

It was colder than I thought, so Max and Grant wore their jammies under their clothes on day 2

Grant loved the Nemo ride!

And the Turkeybowl!

Boys vs. Girls

Let me just say, girls rule!!!!!!

Thanks for the fun trip!

We love you guys

Madden is 5!

2010-12-06T10:46:00.000-08:00

Madden had a big birthday

He started off with breakfast in bed of course!

He wanted cookie crisps, easy!

He had a "lunch bunch" birthday party!

Madden is a great little 5 year old that keeps us all on our toes!

He loves to play

He loves his brothers and sisters

He always makes us laugh

He talks to everyone, everywhere we go

This is a fun year for me to be able to spend a lot of one on one time with Madden before he starts kindergarten, I love it!

Weekend Get Away!

2010-11-08T16:03:00.000-08:00

I gave Randy Boise State football tickets for his birthday!

This last weekend we got to go see them play Hawaii

It was so much fun, we had a great weekend

My Mom came up to watch the kids, thanks Mom!

(she even let us take her convertible:))

Randy is so much fun to go on trips with! He is up for anyhting, even outlets and malls!

I got pretty good at taking self portraits! See...

Happy Birthday Grant

2010-11-02T14:28:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Grant is 1!

He has been such a fun part of our family! Everyone adores him! He is sweet, happy, and cuddly all the time. I have loved every minute of his first year. Our home is a better place and our family is a better family because of him

The Big Day...

We went into his room singing "Happy Birthday" and it scared him, whoops

He got used to the "Happy Birthday" song and thought it was funny

He wanted to share his cupcake with everyone

Bridger got him this basketball hoop, and he loves it

This is who opened most of his presents!

Where Has the Time Gone?

2010-10-28T19:57:00.000-07:00

We took Bridger and Bailey to Conference! It was awesome! We went to the Saturday morning session, so we got to hear President Uchdorf and Jeffery R. Holland's talks-so great!

Randy had a birthday! This is his favorite dessert:)

An Update

2010-09-28T19:32:00.000-07:00

Randy took Bridger and Max to a Broncos/Seahawks game in Denver!

They had an amazing time, sat on the 5th row, got a lot of autographs, and even met some players!

Max finished his football season! They were so cute! They are really athletic boys and won all but 1 game! Max scored 3 touchdowns on the last night! They also had a great coach who volunteered to coach just because there was a need, he didn't even have a boy on the team!

Bailey started soccer, isn't she cute in her polka dot socks!

This is just a cute picture Madden took of Grant!

Weekend Visitors

2010-09-15T09:48:00.000-07:00

Nana and Papa came to visit for the weekend!

We love it when they come...

They watched Bridger's football game...

We put together this rollercoater...

It took 2 hours and had 318 tiny pieces...

Nana let Bailey decorate her hair, isn't she pretty...

And this is how we felt when they left:(

Come back soon, we miss you!

First Day of School 2010

2010-09-04T15:25:00.000-07:00

I know...school has been in for 2 weeks! Here are our first day of school pictures!

My kids are so big and so cute:)

These 3 started on August 23

Bridger started 7th grade, he is doing great and having fun as the vice president

Bailey started 6th grade, which means she is at the Middle School

She loves it and was ready for this grown up change!

Max started 1st grade, and is our only child at the elementary school

His teacher is Mrs. Clark, she is great!

Randy and I take turns each year riding the bus with the kids on the first day.

Bridger and Bailey didn't want to ride the bus, so I drove them while Randy rode in with Max and Maddden

You can imagine how hard it was to get this picture, they were so embarrassed that their mom wanted to take a picture, hee hee!

Bailey and her cute friend Halle, so excited to have lockers and new responsibilities!!!

Madden started preschool on September 2, he loved it!

So it looks like it is going to be a fun year for them!

2 Posts in 1

2010-09-02T17:50:00.000-07:00

Two of my sisters came to visit (it was so fun, I'll blog about that when I get the pictures!) We ran a 10k in Idaho Falls. It was so fun, I am not used to running with other people, and it was great to talk along the way!!! I know my eyes are closed in this picture, but it is cute of Meghan and Monica (I'll take one for the team)

Here are some pictures of Grant, it's been a while! He is giving kisses...crawling all over...and waving!

So fun, he is also crawling up the stairs, walking along furntiure, saying hi Mom and Dad, and more, I'll blog about that later too!!!

Football!!!

2010-08-24T20:58:00.000-07:00

Bridger and Max have started their football seasons

Max is playing flag football, and it is so cute!

He scored 2 touchdowns and caught a 2 point conversion the first night of games

Randy and his brother and coaching Bridger's team

They had a gamboree last Saturday and did a great job!

The first game for them is tomorrow night...

I have about 5 pictures of Max following Randy around while he is coaching! He thinks he is the assisstant coach, and Randy is so patient to let him do it!

Madden Plays "Soccer"

2010-08-03T21:44:00.000-07:00

Madden is so funny! He makes us laugh, even when he plays soccer!

He always wants to be the goalie-and here he is in action...

Ok, so he doesn't stop very many balls, but he thinks it is a great time

Now here he is on the feild

He was doing some impressive flips!

Randy tried some positive reinforcement and told Madden he would give him a quarter everytime he kicked the ball. Madden knows a sticky hand costs 50 cents, so he kicks it twice and that is enough for him:)

I just think it is funny how different each of our kiddos are

Max is a true competitor and got moved up to play with the big kids

Madden is just happy to be there, wether he kicks the ball or not!

Oh Yeah, 2 weeks ago we went to Lagoon!

2010-07-26T10:03:00.000-07:00

We spent 2 fun days at Lagoon!

The first day we took our "Big" kids

The second day we took everyone except Grant

Thansk to my mom for being the babysitter:)

2010-07-19T11:42:00.000-07:00

We had a great week with swimming lessons and soccer, here are the highlights! (I love the top picture because these two are my anti-smilers, and I got them both smiling woohoo)

4th of July Celebrations 2010"!

2010-07-04T20:24:00.000-07:00

We started celebrating Friday!

I got the kids up at 4:30 am and drove to Driggs to watch the hot air balloons take off!

Bailey and I made muffins and fruit to have a breakfast picnic.

It was so cool and worth the early morning.

(we ALL took a 2 hour nap later in the day)

Saturday morning Randy ran in his first 5k!

Total Stud!!!

He did a great job, ran the whole thing!

I love Ashton on the 4th!

Bailey was in the parade with her champion softball team

She threw us candy

It was a crazy cold morning, but fun

watching the parade with Randy's family

playing at the celebration at the park

I LOVE this picture...

"making a plan for the 3-legged race

It was a great weekend!

WooHoo!!!

2010-06-28T06:56:00.000-07:00

Look at these AMAZING women!!!

We ran the "to bone and back" relay on Saturday

40 miles

8 legs

5 miles each

It was a great day!

Whirlwind!!!

2010-06-24T08:50:00.000-07:00

We went to a Chuckars game!

Most of us enjoyed it:)

I finally got brave enough to take the kids to the pool. watching 5 kids in the water terrifies me, but it was a great day!

Isn't this an awesome shot!

Bridger was so great to watch Grant so I could be in the deep end with Max and Madden!

Father's Day!!!

Bailey learned the theme song from the "Office" on the piano for Randy's gift, so cute!

My kids are so lucky to have the best Dad in the world!

My parents came for a few days and we hiked Sheep Falls

One of my Dad's classics, letting the kids walk on the ceiling!

Weekend with Family

2010-06-20T19:33:00.000-07:00

We got to meet our sweet new cousin, Kate!

She is so cute, it was so fun to snuggle her

We went on a little hike,

here is our whole family minus all the son-in-laws

This is all the cousins on Kate's blessing day!

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Max got hit in the head by a baseball,

we went to community care and had it glued back together...

Now he plays baseball like this!

2010-06-08T16:57:00.000-07:00

Bailey's Birthday Party!

Bailey has such a great group of girlfriends

They all came over to help her celebrate

They made these cute shirts and wore them to a movie

Birthday Weekend!

2010-06-04T17:25:00.000-07:00

We had a fun fun weekend!

We went on a mini road trip to Logan and Bear Lake!

It was so fun!

We memorialized

We ate lots of good birthday treats!

Everywhere we went I got birthday treats!

We hiked!

And we saw Bear Lake, isn't it so pretty!

And we swam in the hotel's pool (a lot)

It was a great weekend, I have a super family that spoiled me on my b-day!

I love them!!!

Weekly Update

2010-05-19T12:58:00.000-07:00

I am starting to think I might just update this blog once a week and include everything we did that week, we'll see how it goes!

Max and Bailey are deep into baseball/softball, and loving every second of it!

They are so fun to watch...

Max is so intense! He thinks he is a one man team and is in on every play,

Bailey is great! She is still a girly girl... the first time she got someone out, she jumped up and down yelling "I can't beleive it" and ran over to her friend Halle and hugged her:)

Bridger ran for 7th grade vice president and won!!!

He hung up posters and handed out hersey bars that said vote for Bridger!

I am so excited for him, I think he is really going to enjoy it!

Max's birthday party was so fun and so crazy, I didn't have time to take any very good pictures.

This is what you get!

(13-6 year olds)

Silly Boys, Sitting Up, and Court of Honor

2010-05-06T11:24:00.000-07:00

I know...this looks like trouble. Just seconds before the picture they were sliding down the stairs on kick boards:)

Grant is 6 months old

Crazy

He is sitting up pretty good now, until he dives for the nearest toy!

Bridger had a Court of Honor and recieved his "Star"

(2 steps away from his eagle)

His bandalo looks pretty sparce, but he recieved 6 more merit badges at the court of honor that I get to sew on!!!

Happy Birthday Max!!!

2010-05-04T08:25:00.000-07:00

Today Max turns 6!

He is so great...

When he was born we were living in Hawkes' farmhouse and building our new house. I was scheduled to be induced, but the hospital called and said it was too full. I went with Randy to the new house and we worked until the doctor called and said to come.

He was a very good baby! He has always had a mowhawk!!!

Max is so funny, and he always wants to make sure everyone around him is happy

He has good friends and loves to play with them (he invites someone over almost everyday!)

Max is a natural athlete and amazing at all the sports he has tried so far!

He loves to help and is always willing!

He is a people-person, and always want to be where everyone is!

We love Max and we feel so blessed that he is such a great part of our family!

I Love My Mom!

2010-04-23T10:10:00.000-07:00

My Mom came up for a quick visit so she could go to Grandparents Day at Kindergarten!

Bailey talked her into a 4--wheeler ride and jumping on the trampoline

Max loved taking her to school!

Thanks Mom

We Love You!

Catching Up

2010-04-19T20:14:00.000-07:00

Our city park has come out of hibernation!

Grant got to swing for the first time! (Bridger is so good with him)

Grant now sits in his highchair up to the counter, so cute!

Max learned to ride his bike without training wheels

This is the only picture I could get, I couldn't keep up with him, he is speedy!

A recycling center came to town

We are very excited and have been recycling like crazy

Madden is especially excited about it, he walks around the house looking for things that can be recycled

Ha Ha

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The kids pictures!

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I think these turned out so cute!

It's amazing... I will post the funny ones in a few days:)

Time to Vote

2010-04-11T13:48:00.000-07:00

We got family pictures taken and I cannot decide, which one do you like!

Max's Big Wrestling Day

2010-04-01T08:11:00.000-07:00

Max has been busy with wrestling practice and it was finally time for the big tournment! He was so excited, he could hardly contain himself! He had to wait until 3:00 for it to start! (I finally gave him a container of clorox wipes and told him to go clean all the doors:))

This is how his over-protective family watched, sitting right on the mat, as close as we could

The little guy in action...

Bailey made these posters to cheer him on, she is so sweet!

He did a great job and had a fun day!

When he was going to bed he asked if we would get him a singlet for next year, funny!

If you are a wrestling fan, please stop reading now!

I just hate wrestling, I am sorry..

I really tried to get into it for Max, but it is just...

I don't know what!

I hate to see my child trying to hurt someone else, or getting hurt by someone else!

I hate his little face when he is being held down and he looks over at me with pleading eyes for help!

I hate to hear the parents yell to knock my kid down!

It is just not natural to want to fight like that(I grew up with sisters)

Someone help me come to terms with wrestling, because I just don't like it!

Sorry!

5 Months Old!

2010-03-30T12:23:00.000-07:00

I really cannot believe it!

Grant is just the best baby!

He weighs 17 pounds and is so happy

He love all of us to hold and play with him, but he hates it when we walk away

He has rolled over from his tummy to his back a few times, but I don't think it has been on purpose!

2010-03-11T13:48:00.000-08:00

Ok, I know basketball is over, but I have been wanting to post this video for a while! I hope you like it as much as I do! (sorry about the screaming, just plug your ears!)

A Well Documented Weekend!

2010-03-09T17:44:00.000-08:00

We spent a weekend in Utah, and I am so proud that I remembered to take the camera out and take some pictures!

Randy and I took Bridger and Bailey skiing at Sundance!

My Mom watched the 3 little boys-thanks Mom!

This was Bailey's first time, and she did great!

Bridger loves to ski, he loves to see how fast he can get down the mountain, he takes off and says, "see you at the bottom!"

By the end of the day they were all waiting for me to get down:)

Bridger loves for me to take his picture!

We got to see both of my grandmas while we were there.

This is Grandma Hanks meeting Grant for the first time.

He is her 69th great-grandchild!

She is so cute!

We love going to the MTC with my parents! This time was especially awesome because it was fast and testimony meeting.

We went to "The Living Planet" aquarium...

The only thing I didn't get a picture of was my Mom's birthday celebration, sorry, we love you!

4 Months Old!

2010-03-09T09:29:00.000-08:00

What can I say, we just love him so much!

2 Posts in 1

2010-02-26T15:37:00.000-08:00

I got to go cross-country skiing with Bailey and all the other 5th graders! They went to Harriman on a feidtrip- it was a great day!

Grant has started grabbing at his toys! So fun!

Swimming and Paint

2010-02-22T08:47:00.000-08:00

We finally made it over to Jackson Hole to go swimming at the rec center! We have been wanting to go for a long time, and it was worth it...so fun!

That is all the pictures I took-it is hard to watch 5 kids in the water:)

also...we are painting the main level! It is looking great, I love the new color. I never realized how cold the old color was, I just thought it was bright and cheerful, but now it is cozy!

(Megan M. we used your color-come see!)

Nana and Papa

2010-02-18T08:47:00.000-08:00

We had a great weekend with Nana and Papa!

They came to watch Bridger and Bailey play basketball...

(this was the last basketball weekend, and they both won:)

we played in the snow...

and we went to Rexburg to bowl and eat frozen yogurt!

We love you guys, thanks for coming!

2010-02-12T21:06:00.000-08:00

More Sledding

2010-02-11T07:17:00.000-08:00

This is Max-he is fearless, and the poor victim at the bottom is Wyatt!

What a Great Weekend!

2010-02-09T12:53:00.000-08:00

We had some serious fun with great friends this weekend! McDaniels came to stay! We got to watch Madi dance, they had to watch lots of basketball, we went sledding on a GREAT sled hill, and ate too much!

this is Randy, Bridger and me

Madden fell asleep like this!

Grant slept through the whole thing!

Thanks for coming up, it was so fun!

This is just a cute picture! I think he might be a finger sucker-isn't it cute!

I am way behind on this blog, but I do have a cute, snuggly baby:)

Happy Anniversary Baby!

2010-02-01T13:49:00.000-08:00

Basketball, Bumbo and rJump

2010-01-25T13:06:00.000-08:00

We are right in the middle of basketball. Bridger and Bailey both play, Randy coaches Bridger's team, and the little boys and I follow them around to cheer and watch!

I put Grant in his "Bumbo" chair today and he thought it was great fun!

We went to a new jumpy house place in Rexburg and had a great time!

Too Cute!!!

2010-01-13T18:08:00.000-08:00

I love this picture! Grant is just starting to look at his toys, and it is so funny!

I took him for his 2 month check up and shots.

He weighs 14'14"!!!!!

He is 23 inches long

He is our little linebacker and we just love him to pieces!

You Can't Say Nothing Exciting Ever Happens in Ashton!

2010-01-07T12:05:00.000-08:00

On Monday all the power went out in town. They sent all the kids home from school early. The bus pulled in the driveway and got stuck! Randy pulled it out with his truck! I didn't get a picture, but he got to drive the bus out of the driveway once he pulled it out of the snow! Mom you would be so proud!

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2 months old!!!

...and come on Boise, we're cheering for you!

It Was a GOOD Day!

2009-12-29T14:08:00.000-08:00

December 27, 2009 is a day we will always remember! Bridger turned 12 and received the priesthood! He was so happy! He shared his big day with Grant, who was blessed!

Gram came for the big day (these two had a little fight over who was taller)

Nana and Papa with the boys!

What a great family we have! They give us so much support and love!

I love you guys! Thanks for coming and freezing with us!!!

A Lot to Blog About

2009-12-22T08:06:00.000-08:00

Bridger had a band concert last night! I could not believe how great they sound, maybe I can get a video on! He has been practicing like crazy and it was so fun to see them play together

We are complete push-over parents! We let our kids talk us into opening 1 Christmas present each on Sunday!

And... Grant started smiling!!! And... I got some pictures!!!

Christmas Festivities

2009-12-13T14:24:00.000-08:00

Saturday morning we went to Tanner's basketball fundraiser "Breakfast with Santa"

Grant met Santa for the first time

Tanner the waiter

Friday night was our ward Christmas party

Bridger and Bailey were Mary and Jospeh and Grant was baby Jesus

Max was a wiseman, and yes, Madden was a present, ha ha

For Bailey's piano Christmas party, they played thier songs at the nursing home

She got to play a duet with her cute teacher

Christmas is coming, we all love this time of year!

Bidding Farewell!!!

2009-12-07T19:11:00.000-08:00

Today I went back to my morning spinning class (thank you Heather:))

So now I am going to try to say goodbye to...

a double chin (I don't need 2 of you),

love handles (I was never truly fond of you),

thunder thighs (I don't want to hear you anymore),

and a ghetto booty (I definitely will not miss you)!

Also time to say goodbye to all that yummy food that got me here:(

Wish me luck!

2009-12-06T13:04:00.000-08:00

I don't want to depress myself too much, but a year ago today we were in Hawaii! It was such a fun trip we are still talking about it all the time!

2009-12-05T17:29:00.000-08:00

I let Madden sit in a massaging chair in the mall. He thought is was so funny!

2009-12-02T14:16:00.000-08:00

Randy went to the Broncos/Chargers game and had a great time. They had crazy awesome seats right on the 50 yard line, 9 rows up!

2009-11-30T07:34:00.000-08:00

One Month Old!

Baby Grant is one month old today!

He is still such a good baby, so content!

The Buffalo Hunt

2009-11-25T06:51:00.000-08:00

Randy took Bridger and Bailey buffalo hunting. Bridger got to shoot a buffalo! It is a big deal because it is the first thing Bridger has ever shot! And so it begins, he has a dear hunt that starts after Christmas!

Madden walking

2009-11-17T14:38:00.000-08:00

It is hard to believe that just 5 weeks ago this little guy had a hole in his foot! We take his boot off for a few hours everyday. At first he was not sure about putting any pressure on it, but it did not take him long to figure it out! The wound is looking amazingly good! I am not going to post that picture for you week stomached ones!

Too Cute Not to Share!!!

2009-11-15T18:57:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Madden!

2009-11-13T07:18:00.000-08:00

Madden turned 4!!!

Ok just 1 Grant picture!