Fall football

Brandon and his coach after their championship football game!



I thought I should put a few football pics on because this is what our family does most of the end of summer and fall. With two boys in football, it kind of overtakes everything. Cameron and Braden love it!!

More recap

Jack and his buddies Logan and cousin Max at his birthday party.
Happy 4th birthday Jack - I can't believe he is 4. It is making me so sad. He is growing up so fast. I wish they could stay little forever.

The happy couple with Braden and Cameron. Congratulations you two!! We were and still are thrilled for you.
Cameron and Maya at Katie's wedding. The kids were so cute in all their fancy clothes. Cameron and Braden were not very good sports about wearing tuxes, but I don't think they complained nearly as much as Brandon did.




Brandon and the boys at the wedding.

recap of the year

Kangaroo Zoo with our cousins. Hannah, Rylee, Priya, and Carson were in town for a few weeks in the summer and it was so fun to see them.
First day of school for Jack and his friend, Jack.
First day of school for Braden (6th grade), Cameron (3rd grade), and Cole (2nd grade). Yippee!!

Above, Cameron and Braden on the tube. Below - Sexy Brett - Jenny this one is for you. Your husband is a nerd!!!
This is Jack jumping off the cliffs at Lake Powell. I was not a fan, but Brandon assured me he would be fine. Once he did it, we could not keep him off of that rock. He is quite the little daredevil.
Cameron and Braden's friend Hayden.
Cole and Max fishing at Lake Powell. If the kids weren't swimming, they were trying to catch something for dinner, yum yum, we love Lake Powell carp.

I don't know what this is called, but for anyone interested, this is what we have been doing for the last six months!!

GIRLS CAMP

I feel like I have to put a few pictures on about Girls Camp this year because Young Women's and my kids activities are pretty much what consumes my life. So, here is my excuse about not being a very active blogger - camp, young women's, need I say more?
Camp was so fun this year. We went to the Heber Valley Girl's Camp the first week of June and it totally snowed on us. At least it wasn't 100 degrees. We had so much fun and the girls were darling. They are so fun to be around and help me stay somewhat young. It is a breath of fresh air to be among women in my house full of boys!!

Field Day

Okay, so it has been a while since I have blogged and I just barely downloaded my pictures from my camera after like three months. So, I have a lot to catch up on. I got to go help with field day this year at Legacy and it was so fun. I got to help with the races and I was shocked when all three of my boys won a ribbon. They must have their dads genes because I am a total slowpoke when it comes to running.
Cameron and Cole showing off their ribbons, again a little bit shocking!!

Braden and his friend, Zaxter, no not a nickname, that is his given name. It totally fits him!
Here is Cole showing off his prize. I think he slept with that thing for about two weeks.

Palm Springs - 2008

We went to Palm Springs for Spring Break this year with Brandon's brothers and their kids. We had a great time and the weather was perfect - high 80s to 100 the entire week. It was so nice to get away after a long, long, long, cold, wet, and snowy winter. Now, we are back to the cold, wind, and possibly snow. The kids' (including Brandon) favorite thing we did was a water park we went to. We spent the whole week swimming and playing with cousins. It was so much fun.
We also went on the Palm Springs Tram which took us up a tram into the mountains above Palm Springs.
The highlight of the week was when Jack pulled the fire alarm in our condo and the firetrucks had to be called out. We had some pretty nice looking firemen that came to rescue us. They were so nice and let all the kids try on their coats and climb in the truck. Jack did not want to have anything to do with them because he thought he was going to be taken to jail. It was pretty funny.

Cameron Dance Festival

Cameron had his 2nd grade dance festival a few weeks ago and trust me, he was really excited. In true Cameron fashion, he talked about it nonstop for about two months and all we heard was how nervous he was to dance with Abby (below). Well, he survived and has the rhythm of his father - which is not very good:)

I'VE BEEN TAGGED - AHHHHH!

Okay - so Jenny tagged me and I had no idea what that meant. Here is my first run at the game of tag in the blogging world so here goes -

1. what time did you get up this morning? 8:45 am
2. diamonds or pearls? Diamonds for sure and big ones!!
3. what two things do you always have with you? Diet coke and cell phone.
4. what is your favorite TV show? Right now, American Idle because nothing else is on with the writer's strike.
5. what do you usually have for breakfast? nothing usually but sometimes Kashi crunch or a grapefruit!
6. what is your favorite book? Pride and Prejudice
7. what is your middle name? Lynn
8. what food do you dislike? Seafood (yuck!)
9. what is your favorite CD? Wicked for now
10. what type of car do you drive? The burb.
11. favorite sandwich? #14 from Jason's Deli - Beach Club
12. what characteristic do you despise? hipocrit - is that a characteristic?
13. favorite item of clothing? My track suit - love it.
14. if you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Anywhere with sun and sand
15. what color is your bathroom? Dark brown and red
16. favorite brand of clothing? Depends on the day and what fits - Lucky is the fav lately.
17. where would you retire to? ANywhere with family
18. what was your most memorable birthday? 30 - yuck!
19. favorite saying? No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care - from YW training. Just my favorite from today.
20. when is your birthday? May 14.
21. are you a morning person or a night person? Night
22. what is your shoe size? 8
23. pets? None - can I count my kids and hubby?
24. what did you want to be when you were little? Doctor
25. what is your favorite candy? Chocolate-covered Cinnamon Bears...mmm...nummy!
26. what is your favorite flower? Gerber daisy
27. what is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? March 13 - vacation day
28. what church do you attend? Highland 28 ward
29. what are you listening to right now? Katie and her boyfriend and my mom talking in the kitchen
30. what was the last thing you ate? Chocolate chip cookie made by brandon - very yummy.
31. if you were a crayon, what color would you be? ocean blue
32. how is the weather right now? freezing
33. last person you spoke to on the phone? Jenny - trying to figure out this stupid blog.
34. favorite soft drink? Diet Coke
35. favorite restaurant? Tepanyaki
36. hair color? Brown
37. sibling(s)? 7
38. favorite day of the year? Christmas Eve
39. what was your favorite toy as a child? Skateboard
40. summer or winter? Summer
41. hugs or kisses? chocolate kisses
42. chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate
43. when was the last time you cried? President Hinckley's funeral
44. what is under your bed? dust bunnies
45. who is the friend you have had the longest? Kelly, Kim, Kim - you guys are great
46. Favorite smell? THe Hawaii flowers
47. what are you afraid of? forgetting something big
48. plain, butter or salted popcorn? butter
49. how many keys on your key ring? 5.
50 how many years at your current job? 0- not currently employed but worked for 11 years in my previous job!!
51. favorite day of the week? Tuesday - nothing to wake up early for.
52. how many towns/cities have you lived in? Provo, Orem, Omaha, NB, Anaheim, CA, Louisville, KY, Orem again, Highland.
53. do you make friends easily? I hope so!!

Okay so I do not know that many people in the blogging world, I have to tag Anna, Michelle, Kelly, Julie Shipp, and Mandy. Sorry guys but have a great time!!

valentine's day cookies

My awesome mother made sugar cookies for Valentine's Day so I did not have to. I love that I did not have to have the mess at my house. Jack would sit all day and and decorate cookies if he could. The more sugar, the better. He painstakenly puts every sprinkle he can on his cookie - he must be related to me because I LOVE sprinkles!!!


Jack trying to sneak some frosting into his mouth and not on the cookie.

Jack has his father's concentration and OCD!! He takes cookie decorating very seriously. We were laughing our heads off.

Cameron's baptism

Okay, so I have been trying to post more stuff, but my computer is completely retarded. As you all know, if it is not completely easy, I am not going to be able to figure it out. So, hopefully this will work.

Anyway, Cameron was baptized on January 5, 2008, by Brandon (yes, he is worthy, ha ha). There was a bad storm (surprise, surprise this year) but thankfully most of our brave family made it. Cameron was the most enthusiastic, excited child to be baptized I have ever seen. But, then again, he is usually exited about almost everything. We had Grandpa Wally and Aunt Katie give talks and Cameron felt like the entire meeting was an open discussion and kept making funny comments to whoever was up speaking (especially during the bishiopbric members talk). It fit his personality perfect. We had all the cousins sing a musical number while Braden and I played a duet. For lunch we decided to cater to our picky sons eating habits and ordered a huge tray of chicken nuggets from Chick-Fil-A, apple slices, chips, and a few adult foods too. It turned out to be a great day and we are so proud of Cameron. He tells me a month later that he is pretty sure he is still perfect.

We went with the boys, grandma and grandpa, Scott and Emily, Jeff and Jarrica, and Bart, Katie and Dan sledding shortly after New Year's. Jack hated every second of it but we had to pull Cole, Cameron, and Braden off the mountain. It was super fun and grandma and Bonnie wanna be Jarrica (ha, ha) showed up with hot chocolate and treats.

New Year's Resolution

After a lot of coercing, begging, and belittling by my family because we do not have a blog, my New Year's resolution is to try to keep up with this crazy blog business. Hopefully it will become our family journal since I am the world's worst journaler (I know that is not a word). So, now that I have figured out how to post (I am also the world's biggest technitard - I am not sure what that is but someone called me that once), I am going to tackle putting a picture on tomorrow. Baby steps. I hope that through this dumb blog, I can keep in touch better with my friends and family since life gets way to busy and it is hard to catch up with everyone. Hopefully we will see pictures up tomorrow!