Well, it's been a long time since I blogged and I'm sorry to anyone who actually checks it anymore. ;) It's hard to blog when you're so busy you barely have time to sit down for a minute and gather your thoughts. I've also had the blues a little lately so I haven't felt like sharing my boohoo's with everybody. Anyway, hopefully with spring will come sunshine and warm weather and that's enough to boost anyone's spirits, right? The kids only have 3 weeks of school left and I cannot wait for summer to come! Kinlee just started playing softball and has her first game on Saturday and another piano recital. She will finish 2nd grade soon. She is in the top reading group of her class and she loves school. Dylan just finished up another season of basketball and will finish 5th grade soon. He has been doing a lot of skiing and airsoft wars with friends and cousins. Kaitlyn is finishing up her first year of pre-school and is actually starting to become a little easier. She has a very strong personality and likes to be in control (especially of me) so we've had a little bit of a hard time with her. Dude (Christian) is now 2-1/2 and is a wild, crazy, fun loving kid. He can say pretty much anything and loves his older brothers and sisters very much. He likes to say "holy crap" and "what the crap" when something surprises him. It's really funny to hear. Joel, as you know, had an accident in February where he cut off his left ring finger at work with a table saw. He is recovering really well and pretty much has full use of that hand now. He can't quite grip like he wants to (or type), but he's getting used to it and doesn't complain about it at all. We are all just glad it wasn't worse than that. Kaitlyn said the other day "I sure hope daddy's finger will grow back". It was pretty cute. I had to explain to her that it wasn't going to grow back and that seemed to trouble her a little. He won't let me take a picture of it to post though. As for me, time just seems to fly by and the days all blend together. Just looking forward to vacations in the summer and going to the pool if it would ever warm up! I did take a little trip to St. George last weekend with a bunch of girlfriends that I knew from RC Willey. It was a lot of fun. We just ate, shopped, watched movies, hiked up a canyon, and hung out together. All the best friends I have came from RC Willey. That was the best thing I got out of working there (besides a lot of furniture). :) Well, I will try to post more and take more pictures now that summer is coming. Hope I didn't ramble too much!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY DEAR!
Here it is Valentine's Day andI'm all alone, I had to work this weekend so Jill took the kids and went to St. George without their deadbeat dad. Even though we are apart today I wanted her to know that after fifteen years together she is still my Valentine.
I just had to laugh today when I came in the kitchen while the kids were eating their lunch... Katy's pants are low-riders apparently and she was showing some serious crack. hee hee. She is wearing underwear, but they are pulled down by the pants! Too cute to not take a picture. 
Just love these little faces!Well, my parents got married 50 years ago today in the Manti Temple and they're still going strong! I can't imagine a better example of what a marriage should be than theirs. They are still best friends and have always taken good care of me! They still do in fact. :) Happy anniversary mom and dad! Can't wait to come down and see you next weekend! I love you both very much.
Well, my baby is turning 2 today. I can't believe how fast time goes, especially as you get more kids. I feel like his life has been a blur and somehow I can't remember everything that has already happened in that 2 year time. Christian is such a sweet, laid back, fun kid to have around. His older brother and sisters adore him and pretty much give him anything he wants. His nickname is "Dude" and he loves the movie "Cars" and anything to do with that. He still takes 3 or 4 hour naps each day which is SOOO appreciated by his mommy. He has such a gruff little voice, it's funny to hear him talk. He's definitely all boy. For his birthday today he got a "Cars" book from Grandma and Grandpa, lots of little cars to play with and some pj's with cars on it. We are so lucky and blessed to have Christian in our family... he can make you smile just by looking at you. Here are some pics from the past...
Here he is opening presents this morning...
Joel won't let me cut his hair because he loves all the white blonde hair he has. Therefore, it's messy most of the time. :)
Well, it wouldn't really be fair to post Kinlee's new room without showing Kaitlyn's new room also. This room was already finished but used to be the "exercise room" but no exercise ever really happened in there. :) Since we were moving Kinlee downstairs, we knew there was no way she would go down there alone, so we converted this room into Katy's new room. Surprisingly, she loves it and has no problem sleeping down there! Hallelujah! We are proud of the girls for moving down there and enjoying it.
