Trying to catch up a piece at a time!!!!

Bringing an old family tradition alive.....as a kid we always stopped at Hills Air Force Base coming home from Utah....Its a museum of all kinds of planes...Big and small, old and new. there is also an area inside with a lot of neat history on planes and such.....So here we are on our way home from Lagoon and Hogle zoo and decided to stop and let the kids see all the planes.....I was actually very surprised at how much they enjoyed stopping here that we might have to do it more often.....
another thing about this place is it makes me think of my little brother Clint who is in Afghanistan right now serving in the Air force.....proud of you little bro...!!!!

Hogle Zoo trip!!!
I love the Hogle zoo...not to long and not to short!!!! The only bummer about the zoo was it rained off and on, but for the most part we enjoyed it...except for Ellyn, she was being a stinker and wouldn't get in any pictures....that's Ellyn for ya!!!

I love this picture....i'm so mean...Grant wanted away as fast as he could and was freaking out from all the sounds and movements coming from this dinosaur.... so what do i do, i make Nick stay there so i could take a picture....bwwaaahahaha!!!

Wes was in heaven with the wolves!!! he is so obsessed with wolves. We could hardly pull him away from this exhibit!!!

Dance season 2011 has come to an end....Nat really enjoyed it this year...and can't wait till next year!!! We were able to go to quite a few competitions this year and was able to end with a big shebang at the Lagoon competition with all 1st place....!!!
Nat and her cousin Preslee....inseparable!!!!

Grant!!!!

What can I say.......!!!!

I don't think this little guy goes one day without having to bath more than once!!! He is definitely keeping me going!!!

Haircut disaster!!!

I have no idea if this hair cut of hers is even fixable....she has all different layers of bangs...shes also got a pretty good mullet going on from cutting both sides of her hair.....well, at least she thinks it cute...right???

Birthday Girl!!!

on March 9th Ellyn turned the big 4.....she loved the whole day being about her.....she was counting down to this day for probably 2 months.....every day she would ask if it was her birthday yet.....finally it came!!!!
We made it very simple....her favorite place....McDonalds....with her favorite color cupcakes...blue.

Happy Birthday Yellin Ellyn!!! we love ya!!!

Vegas!!!

During February Nick and I got some major Cabin Fever and decided to go to Vegas for the week.....I didn't take a whole lot of pictures....mainly just at the wax museum and the Temple....
We did a lot walking and went to Chris Angel-mind freak magic guy....it was mostly nice just to relax and not have to be anywhere at anytime......




I loved the Temple part of the trip...very beautiful inside....I think this was my favorite part of the trip....

Ohhh BaBy!!!!

Call me cRaZy but here is baby #5.......Due September 2, 2011....Somedays i feel extremely crazy and other days i feel like were doing the right thing..(multiplying and replenishing the earth)haha!!! so now we are gonna break the tie = 2 boys vs. 2 girls)...wonder what its gonna be....i think we've decided to wait till its born to find out what it is...just to keep the excitement going...!!!!

winter.....

I think the older i get the wimpier i get with the COLD......brr. i am not a fan of cold, but i still try to have some fun with the kids outside......

This year Grandma bought this little snow coach...we have been loving it...Ive even enjoyed it, it actually rides quite nice....lots of fun...

The nice thing about it is we can stuff a bunch of kids in it and they love it!!!

Nick and i were wasting time one day and decided to drive up to the farm...We saw this massive snow bank and had to stop for a pic.....we thought it was pretty cool!!!

Christmas Breakfast!!!

We had such a great surprise this Christmas. We all were a little bummed that my little brother Clint wouldn't be able to celebrate Christmas with us for a second year in a row. He has been in California at an Air force base preparing to head out to Afghanistan the first part of January...but after talking to him on Christmas eve wishing him a merry Christmas, feeling bad for him and us, and hoping he had something to do for Christmas.....the best surprise ever. Christmas Eve my parents were sitting home and in walked Clint.....My moms tears were unstoppable..so sweet!!!

Every Christmas morning we have a Christmas breakfast with my family...this year it was at my house...that is one tradition i am hoping lasts forever!!!

This picture is of all my brothers and sister....it was great to have all of us and our families together.