He's a big boy now!!!

Grants no baby anymore.....last week was a big week for Grant... He learned how to crawl, clap his hands, and fall down the stairs(oops)...and among all that, he received his 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tooth...I sure love this baby...he is so fun to just sit and watch. he is always having to keep up with the other kids, any time they are yelling, playing, screaming...Grant joins right in and lets us know what he is thinking too....He is such a happy boy and i love him so so much!!!

WELCOME HOME CLINT!!!
My little brother Clint is home for a few weeks after completing basic training....We were able to go pick him up at the airport on Wednesday, which was also Natalie's birthday and my niece Seirras birthday...after he arrived at the airport we went and celebrated with a lunch a Sizzler..yum yum...on December 6th Clint heads to San Jose Cal. for a few years with the Air force. until then we are glad to have him home and spend thanksgiving with him.
That night we celebrated Nat's birthday with the Jensen's....it was a blast...thanks everyone!!!
I can't believe she is a whopping 7 years old....crazy~!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY NAT!!!
During her party she took a bite of her cake and munched down on yet another tooth.....that makes 4 missing teeth that haven't yet grown in....i told her we are going to have to find some child dentures so she can keep on eating...lol!!!

After a full day of fussing and crying from teething, a moment like this makes up for everything!

FHE~Last Monday night was a great and fun family home evening, we went to the church and played basketball with Nicks family....I never thought something so simple could turn into so much fun(even though I can't play worth a dang)...i think we will have to do it more often...

Who's Who???

So do you think they look alike....2 are Wes and 2 are Grant....

Trick or Treat...Smell my feet!!!

We had a really nice and relaxing Halloween this year....we started out at Parker's trunk or treat, then went over to my moms for some quick soup and rolls and then went to my grandma Norma's to say hi...we were home by 8 o'clock...which is amazing for us, i guess that's what happens when you have so many kids..it's just easier to be home....but it was a nice night.

Grant 6 months

My baby had his 6month check up today.....although he is 7months. i'm a little behind, but life goes on....weight=17pounds, height=27.75. tall skinny baby...

potato harvest 2009-
Ellyn patiently waiting in the tractor after just waking up from a nap.

Nat and Pj riding with grandma (notice neither of them have their two front teeth.)

Wes and Liv....can't separate these two...

Grant enjoying a delicious biter biscuit.....yum yum!!!

still enjoying.........

here's a few things that Nick builds and we are going to be selling them....i just don't know how to sell them....maybe a separate blog or what. any ideas let me know.....

Whoa!!!

As you can see this poor guy always has something to talk about....this is called jumping into the hottub head first....

OMGOSH!!!!

seriously....this kid, my son decided to give himself a haircut lastnight....what was he thinking...just when his hair was getting back to the cute length again!!!!! I asked him why he would do this and he told me that he just wanted to look like Grant!!!! anyways, i shaved it as short as i could but you can still see the scalp in some places....hopefully it grows back quickly.....

these past couple of weeks theres been busy fun going on!!!
Wes started preschool, which he loves. He is always talking about his new friends now and how he really likes his teacher but she sometimes says NO. I've always been nervous to send wes to school cause i'm afraid he's going to give the teacher a run for her money....just like his dad did!!! so far, it sounds like he's doing pretty good.
grain harvest has also been in full swing here for a couple of weeks. (a LONG couple of weeks)

but i'm sure it will be over soon, and then on to potato harvest which i love that time of harvest.

the first week of school the madison high school cheerleaders put on a fundraiser where they teach the little girls a dance and a cheer and then they get to perform for half time at a football game...Nat loves doing this every year.

As you can see there were tons of girls and we were sitting way way high in the stadium, so i wasn't going to walk down to take a picture so i just used ZOOM!!!

Heres Nat and her cousin Preslee just talkin down there.

Fun bus ride + school lunch + recess + NO sleeping in = 1st grade...

summer days.....

summer time has passed so quickly and now we only have a few more weeks before school starts.....it seems so crazy to me, but time must go on..........

we have been having some very busy fun lately, so atleast we can say that we had a great summer.

Trip to Utah- eating at the Myan
swimming at cowabunga bay in Draper ut.( just opened this summer)-It's a huge water park and tons of fun!!!!

Lagoon-as always-a blast!!!!

something we have never been to before, the aquarium......i was very impressed with it. there were lots of different things including sharks and stingrays that we all were able to feel....so cool!

Egin Lakes- i haven't been there for years and so we tried it one day and i'm going to have to keep taking my kids...they loved it....shallow enough they could go out quite a ways and catch lots of yucky stuff(polywogs, leaches, and who knows)

swimming in our ditch by our house....just thought it would be a nice little way to cool the kids down and keep them entertained for a minute!!!Rigby Lake-Sure is a lot different than last year. starting this year you have to pay $5 dollors to swim there, but i guess thats alright cause they've put a lot of work into it....its alot cleaner and you can even rent paddle boats....
boating, cliff jumping, and having fun!!!

My Little Bro....

My little Brother Clint took off this morning for the Airforce.... I think that this will be good for him to be on his own for a while and to get out there to experience the world in a whole new view....We are very proud proud of him and will miss him while he is gone. Good luck Clint!!!

4th of July

Parade!!!! Candy!!!!! Floats!!!! Boating at blacktail....Hot!!! and rainy.... But fun!!!

Fireworks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zoo!!!

7/03

My mom and Hayley didn't have to work on Friday so we decided to make the most of it and take the kids to the zoo!!! alot of fun!!!

Nicks little sidekick!!!

Nick and Ellyn!!!

When i'm not looking!!!

I went to shower the other morning leaving Grant in his swing and came out to find him in a completely different location, with this gorgeous necklace on and some pop spilled down the front of him......gotta love kids!

pet bird!!!!

The other day we saw this little bird running across the yard so Nick thought it would be fun to catch it and let the kids pet it....not a bad idea, Nat and Ellyn sure thought it was cool!!!

Natalie's T Ball

Natalie has just finished her season of T ball. It was so fun to watch her out there playing. I was surprised she actually liked it, but i think the main reason she liked it was because she was the only girl on the team!!! HA HA

What have I become???

I can't believe I let my little boy use Pink blankets, but I guess that comes with having 4 kids. Each kid you get more relaxed........and a little less fussy!!!

FYI=i don't do this always....just when Elynns blankets are laying around and i can't find any of his blankets.

Drive in

6/27

We heard that the drive in had reopened and couldn't hardly wait to get there. I remember going as a kid and having so much fun, so we thought we would try to make a memory of it for our kids....We loaded up the love sac in the back of our pickup and threw in the blankets and were off....We saw Night at the Museum 2(very good)...... I can't wait to go again.

Fathers day weekend!!!

We ended up going camping for Fathers Day weekend.... It was quite nice. My dad, mom, grandma Norma, and my brother Whit and his wife came up for dinner on Fathers Day. (very yummy).....It rained almost the whole weekend but we still managed to have fun.

Families are like fudge....Mostly sweet with a few nuts!!!

sleeping out!!!

Nick and the kids have already slept
outside on the trampoline three times this
year.....Ellyn was a little mad at me cause
I wouldn't let her sleep with them, but
i think she's still a little to young....oh well!!!