our weekend...

Jordan loved playing with this puppy on Saturday..

JayCee and Santa at the Farr West...

Santa and Keradyn...

Jordan and Ansen with Santa..

Jordan and Puppy at Kevin and Stacey's

Dipping Chocolates...

Chocolates.. the other side of the garage looks like this too...

we also went to the Choir Christmas Concert and to see the lights on temple square...and some shopping and lots of eating...

Thankful...

everyone around this time of year always posts I am so thankful for...so...my turn, my turn..

Honest lists people...

I am thankful for my supportive and hard working husband...kids...food(a bit too much sometimes)...my amazing friends, and family that are always supportive..I also so thankful for a mindful heavenly father who knows me and my struggles and knows that DC is also one of my favorite things...but he still blessed me and pours his tender mercies on me despite my shortcomings and my screw ups, and my love for DC...so in the thankful spirit...Thank you to all of you who have touched my life, for the good or bad. it is you who have made me who and what I am today..(good or bad). And to those who have and who are helping me raise my beautiful children..a thank you to you as well..I know that I could not do it alone...

my thankful list would be entirely to long to post here..indoor plumbing, my freezer and washer and dryer, dishwasher...so many things.. but thank you for indulging me my shortened list..now i can feel better about telling someone I am thankful for many blessings...

When I count my blessings...you are on the list...

Happy Holidays!! all of them...

important parts...

Where to start?

we have been busy with birthdays and soccer..but in the past few weeks.. this has been the best thing that we have been busy with.....the days leading to this.. not so much the best.. but it lets me know that we have much work to do and that this is an important start and satan is on the prowl doing what he can to discourage any and all good starts...and that if we do our part..no matter how hard or how much we are tried..with our Saviour and Heavenly Fathers help.. and some work of our own.. we can get through ANY thing! Tyler was able to baptize Keradyn
what an amazing thing to watch 2 of your boys go together into the waters of baptism and hopefully build a stronger bond together..
we did have to put Keradyns baptism off for a month to let Tyler turn 16..(yep, I am old) but watching them do this together.. and having Tyler be so confident...it was worth it. (makes me know for assurity that our Heavenly Father loves us all so much.)

wow WOW wow everyone is smiling and looking at the camera...

good day!! no PERFECT day..

love this picture for the way my 2 boys are looking at their good example they have for a big brother...soon this will be the mission picture..wow time flies...justs seemed like yesterday we baptized tyler...

Temple Trip

the first sunday in Sept.we always try to go to Temple Square and listen to the broadcast...for Kris' birthday.. so we spent a little extra time there this time.. had a really good time.

love looking at the Temple.
JayCee wanted to take a tour of the Confrence Center.. so glad we did, we got to go to the top and see all of the beautiful gardens up there!!

Clint and I don't pose much... but occasionally he decides its okay!

so glad we have the gospel and the knowledge of a forever family.. can't imagine life at any level without these guys...

Finally...

So many things have gone hay-wire.. but FINALLY we are back to "normal" !! (as normal as my house can be)
we have soccer 6 days a week, which means cereal for dinner most nights (or mcdonalds.. i'd rather starve) and FHE on the soccer field or in the car.
school for 5 days which means homework..(not too much yet..thank goodness)
my air conditioner works again... no more living in a hole...
my water heater is put back together and works again.. no more luke warm showers..
my house is clean by 10 and I can feel like I have accomplished something until the tornado hits again..(kids)
Laundry will somewhat slow down.. only 2 loads a day instead of 5 (happy mom!)
and finally we are on somewhat of an order balance now..
and acutally I am really enjoying it...

taking it for granted...

I really have been trying to be cautious lately.. taking advantage of sales and trying to teach the kids how to bargain shop... well I should have known it was too good to be true.. life seemed to be going all too well...

Ya know its hot in here... oh my heck the AC isn't working...I take so many things for granted...we had no AC in our last house.. and we lasted 7 years there.. no problem, so why does 3 days seem to be a lifetime here?
I have now decided that there are so many things in my life that I expect to work and to happen...I think it really may be time to step back and inspect my thinking and try to do better...and that is what it is all about right? trying to do better?

Cache Cup

Okay so I am probably getting the mom of the year award for this.....
my boys played cache valley cup and I did NOT take the camera to one game...it really just came down to the fact that it was one more thing to carry... I do have to say, I LOVE to watch my boys play soccer.
Tylers team did okay..they placed 3rd in the big boys division they are so fun to watch. His cats team is made up of a lot of the high school team...
Ansens team placed 2nd in his division.. he got his first trophy..so exciting! (Pics of that later)
LOVE SOCCER.. thank you boys for helping me be a bit on the ocd end of things making sure I am where I need to be on time and with bags, water bottles, gatorade, blankets, umbrellas and children in tow..and always cussing cuz I forget...the camera..
someday I will remember...

Wedding, temple pics

We love spending time with family... these past 2 weeks have been crazy but very fun and rewarding.. I love seeing the kids playing with cousins and enjoying time...

my kids and another set of Hoyt kids!

Such Handsome boys I have...

Keradyn..


Okay not a handsome boy.. but a very cute girl..Kyley and mom





Ansen..

Jordan

JayCee

Tyler

I love my boys!

Keradyn, Ansen, and Jackson..

Tyler learning to be a good dipper...Love it, he turned red, Marlie (Niece)was nervous.. and I think Sharla was too.."don't drop her..." and it was so fun to watch...

The Hoyt Brothers..these are 3 of the best looking guys around...

Shane Clint and Cam

Chelsey and Doug, Grandma and Grandpa... and all the grandkids.. so fun!

Thanks Chels and Doug for letting us be a part of all this fun time!

7 days and 7 nights...

this first picture is the pre curser to this whole post...7 days 7 nights 8 people... what does that equal??? 50000 loads of laundry for mom!

Vegas, Wild Animal Park, Sea World, Beach, Old SanDiego and the San Diego Temple and then 3 days at Disneyland and Disney's California..2 days of driving..grateful to be

HOME!!!

**beware**

a bit of a pic overload I probably should do multiple posts..but too lazy!

we did have a really good time and I cannot thank my parents..(who footed the bill) enough for the memories created on this trip..just amazing... this was my laundry room Friday night when we got home.. minus one load that is already in the washer...
wild animal park in San Diego..

Jordan really wanted a Lorikeet to land on his arm (until one did and bit him)

Jay was so excited to see a cheetah.. he loves watching the internet about animals and learning...

Lorikeets.. all over..

Jay loved being with all these animals.. I could have stayed here all the day long and watched and listened to him giggle when a bird landed on him...

disney at the soundsational parade.. Jordan just took it all in and loved all of it talking a mile a minute and pointing at EVERYthing!

my boys..and the monkey.. I almost thought it was one of mine.... kyley and I were off shopping...

I don't have many pics of the other kids.. they went off playing..

Jedi training

.. they are now..official padawans and as you can imagine we are always using our skills and force around the house...wish it could be used to clean the house

world of color.. new to disney this year..the kids and my parents went and got a picnic lunch and Clint and I went and ate at ariels grotto..then you get VIP seating very nice, it was good to get a minute away. and yes on this trip I turned 35 so spending a little time with clint alone was nice..

this is more like home.. goofy..

never had to use this.. but the sign made me laugh!

LOVE mater...

sea world was fun and long... but good still.. we really had a good time!

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for all your hard work and time to do this with us.. we LOVED it!

End

The end of school is nearing..1.5 days left... and then the beginning of summer... and the end of my sanity... I am so excited to be home ALL day with 6 kids saying "I'm bored, there is NOTHING to do!!" I really am!

FINALLY

we had our last soccer game last night for the Spring 2011 season.. What am I going to do with all my time?? oh ya... 2 still have practice and Tyler is trying to get on a team to keep his skills up.. but for now life may slow a bit in the soccer world for us...pics to come of games...

Love Hate Relationship

I have a Love/Hate relationship with parenting.. and I have always known that.. for multiple reasons.. I love being a parent and teaching and watching my children grow and respond to things.. and hearing their funny sayings.. for example.. Keradyn came in to grandmas last night announcing that his leg had been "DAMAGED" not hurt, scratched or anything else.. damaged.. I was trying so hard not to laugh so that I could help him.. because he really was hurt..

But on the other hand.. I do HATE the disipline part of parenting...

This cute little boy went outside thismorning, then he comes to me saying mom there is a big daddy spider and I tried to kill it..come see..

so I go with him and this is what I see.. NO big daddy spider.. but a big

sprawling spider crack in the window...

ya.. he threw a rock at the window to try to kill the spider...

LOVE/HATE!!!

HAPPY OR SAD Endings...

Here are a few endings for us...

HAPPY ENDING...

play days always end like this...

yes, he is sleeping under the piano bench.. he was playing with magnets.
SAD ENDING!!

This is JV.. I cannot believe the season is over
it seems as if it just started. but it has been very good for tyler..(eyebrows)..Tyler is really having a hard time with it being done...expecially with Doyle (head coach) announcing he is stepping down.

SAD ENDING..

This is Varsity...

They don't care how much you know.. until they know how much you care!



HAPPY ENDING!

Rocking the halls.. I am so proud of Keradyn for all the hard work he is doing in school...

HAPPY ENDING...

this is the Opera that Keradyns class did... he is in Yellow wearing a visor..he was a duck..LOVE it..

HAPPY ENDING...