We drove up Provo Canyon last week for our fall family pictures. Jenn shot our family and I shot the kids. I had so much fun and the boys did really good! (Thank heavens for bribery!! Yes I use candy to bribe my children!) The pictures of the boys are all posted in the right column. I love my job! Here are some pictures of other photo shoots (and a Christmas Card) that I've done:
Friday, October 24, 2008
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Saturday, October 18, 2008
Just Call Me Corky!
So we went to a silent auction last Friday night. I bid on this really cool BYU Basket for Mark. It had a BYU T-shirt, BYU hat, the Fall 2008 True Blue magazine, all signed by #45 Harvey Unga and of course tickets to a game. Pretty cool, right?
I was in a hurry when I wrote down my bid and there were several BYU baskets (this was one of the best) some were for the next day’s game, others were for games in November. These tickets were for BYU vs. New Mexico in November. Perfect! My friend, Michele, called that evening to let me know that I won. I told her it was a surprise for Mark and asked if she would just hold on to basket and I would get it from her on Monday while he was at work.
Saturday morning we went to see the Golding boys play football. I was telling Jen about the basket I won and she said she’d watch the kids for us for the game. I wasn’t going to tell Mark about it at all, we were just going to show up at the game. Then I’d give him the rest of the basket for Christmas.
Saturday evening, we were heading to dinner with Mark’s brother Joe and his sister Marlene. (I had told Marlene about the basket earlier in the day and that it was for the New Mexico game.) Mark was checking the score on his Blackberry while we were driving. I asked Joe who they were playing and he said, “New Mexico.” I about died, Marlene felt so bad. Ryan just laughed! Mark kept asking what was wrong, so I had to tell him. I still wasn’t sure if it was actually that day’s game, so I tried to get a hold of Michele to have her check the tickets. I was finally able to reach her and we totally missed it! The game started at 4pm and it was already past 6pm. I totally looked at the tickets wrong! What a bummer! Oh, well, I had good intentions. The weather was crappy and we had plans with his family so Mark wasn’t too upset. He was pretty happy about the rest of the basket, still. I just feel bad that I ruined one of his Christmas surprises. Just call me Corky!
I was in a hurry when I wrote down my bid and there were several BYU baskets (this was one of the best) some were for the next day’s game, others were for games in November. These tickets were for BYU vs. New Mexico in November. Perfect! My friend, Michele, called that evening to let me know that I won. I told her it was a surprise for Mark and asked if she would just hold on to basket and I would get it from her on Monday while he was at work.
Saturday morning we went to see the Golding boys play football. I was telling Jen about the basket I won and she said she’d watch the kids for us for the game. I wasn’t going to tell Mark about it at all, we were just going to show up at the game. Then I’d give him the rest of the basket for Christmas.
Saturday evening, we were heading to dinner with Mark’s brother Joe and his sister Marlene. (I had told Marlene about the basket earlier in the day and that it was for the New Mexico game.) Mark was checking the score on his Blackberry while we were driving. I asked Joe who they were playing and he said, “New Mexico.” I about died, Marlene felt so bad. Ryan just laughed! Mark kept asking what was wrong, so I had to tell him. I still wasn’t sure if it was actually that day’s game, so I tried to get a hold of Michele to have her check the tickets. I was finally able to reach her and we totally missed it! The game started at 4pm and it was already past 6pm. I totally looked at the tickets wrong! What a bummer! Oh, well, I had good intentions. The weather was crappy and we had plans with his family so Mark wasn’t too upset. He was pretty happy about the rest of the basket, still. I just feel bad that I ruined one of his Christmas surprises. Just call me Corky!
I'll be back!
My lack of internet these days has kept me from posting, but not to worry, I'll be back online soon!
Monday, September 15, 2008
Lake Powell
Mark and I got to go to Lake Powell for 4 days last week. We had such a great time! Grandma Neilene flew out from North Dakota to stay with the kids so we could go. This was my first trip to Powell and I can't wait to go back. There were 24 of us, adults only. We had 2 house boats, 2 ski boats, 4 jet skis and tons of food! We stayed in Moki Canyon, went on a 10 mile hike (which was more than any of us bargained for) that was such a neat experience, did lots of exploring, cliff diving and playing on the water, ate tons of food, and tried to ignore the naked people in the house boat across from us! We also got to try out the Aqua Skipper, play horseshoes and experience The Crack. It was so relaxing and we had such a great time!
When we first left the kids, I was so sad, but by the end of our trip, I didn't want to come home! I LOVE my kids, but a vacation away is much needed from time to time!! Our next destination: Hawaii!
Yes, that would be Mark on the far right!
Jeff on the Aqua Skipper...the guys were hilarious on that thing!
When we first left the kids, I was so sad, but by the end of our trip, I didn't want to come home! I LOVE my kids, but a vacation away is much needed from time to time!! Our next destination: Hawaii!
Mark jumping from about 50 feet
Yes, that would be Mark on the far right!
Jeff on the Aqua Skipper...the guys were hilarious on that thing!
Friday, August 29, 2008
Jack's Shiny Red Bike
Jackson is my kid who would stay inside playing video games all day if I let him. During the summer he's outside all the time, but it is seriously like pulling teeth to get him to go outside when his brothers are in school. The weather is so nice and I want him to be able to enjoy the outside as long as possible, so this was my solution. We went yesterday and he picked out this bike. I tried to get him to get one just a little bit bigger, but this was the one he wanted. So, we brought it home and he's been outside ever since! Gotta Love It!!
Jackson and Pieper riding together
Monday, August 18, 2008
Lofty Goals
Today is the first day of school, and I've got some pretty lofty goals. First of all, I must say that I have mixed feelings right now. I will miss the freedom of summer, being able to go and do things with the kids, but I am so happy to be back on a schedule. This summer has been absolutely NUTS!! I will definitely miss having the boys home, but at the same time, I am ready for some peace and quiet! Not that the boys were always playing at our house, but when they were, I swear, half the neighborhood kids were with them!
Jace: What?
Me: (a little louder) Are you going to be a good listener for your teacher?
Jace: (a lot louder!) What?
Me: (to myself) Never mind
I am sure he will do great, she is not "mom". Once we got to school and met his new teacher (she's young and really cute!) he said, "I think I will like this class." I know he will and I know he'll do great this year. He's a very smart kid and an excellent student. All of his teachers have absolutely adored him!
Caden is always excited about school. He's in class with a few of his friends from last year so he's pretty happy about that. His teacher speaks with an accent and he thinks that is pretty cool. We missed back to school night since we were out of town last week so we went a little early this morning to meet both of their teachers, find their classrooms and find their desks. Caden will do just fine, he couldn't get rid of me fast enough!! This was our conversation:
Me: Are you going to be able to find you class room?
Caden: Yeah, I am going to go play.
Me: Well, do you need anything else?
Caden: No, I'm good. Can I go?
Me: Okay....have a good day!
Caden: .... (he was around the corner and out the door)
He is in fifth grade and I suppose it's uncool to have your mom walk you to class. At least no one else was inside the building, so none of his friends saw. I wouldn't have walked with him to class if we'd gone to back to school night! Poor thing! Oh well.
So about those "lofty goals"...I am aiming really high this year!
This is our schedule and we did great this morning!
6:00am Get up and work out for 30 minutes (this is just for Mark and I)
6:30am Get the kids up and read scriptures until 7:00
7:00am Make hot breakfast while the kids get ready for school
7:20 am Eat breakfast
7:50am Car pool
It took a few minutes for Jace to wake up, but he finally joined us. I wouldn't dream of disturbing Jackson's slumber for scripture reading...he's a bear if he gets woken up. But Caden did great! He was tired, but a willing participant. I am really excited about this. I hope we can get into the habit of reading scriptures as a family, everyday. I know it will benefit our family.
Jace is in first grade this year, Caden is in fifth grade and Jackson is in his second year of pre-school. I cannot believe how big my boys are! I got suckered into doing pre-school again, so I get to be Jackson's teacher this year, too. I am glad about that. I get bored during the day and I'm used to having lots of things to do...especially since my Texas schedule was so hectic with daycare AND pre-school. And I am glad to know exactly what Jackson is learning. It's so fun to watch his expressions as he is exposed to new things...he LOVES to learn!
Jace was nervous to go to first grade this morning. He's been so excited all summer that he gets to play on the "big play ground" this year. He's six and has quite the attitude for a six year old. Plus he has selective hearing loss and doesn't listen to a word I say. Last night I wanted to make sure that he KNEW it was not okay to be sassy to his teacher and that he needed to be a good listener. So I called to him in the other room, this was our conversation:
Jace: What?
Me: (a little louder) Are you going to be a good listener for your teacher?
Jace: (a lot louder!) What?
Me: (to myself) Never mind
I am sure he will do great, she is not "mom". Once we got to school and met his new teacher (she's young and really cute!) he said, "I think I will like this class." I know he will and I know he'll do great this year. He's a very smart kid and an excellent student. All of his teachers have absolutely adored him!
Caden is always excited about school. He's in class with a few of his friends from last year so he's pretty happy about that. His teacher speaks with an accent and he thinks that is pretty cool. We missed back to school night since we were out of town last week so we went a little early this morning to meet both of their teachers, find their classrooms and find their desks. Caden will do just fine, he couldn't get rid of me fast enough!! This was our conversation:
Me: Are you going to be able to find you class room?
Caden: Yeah, I am going to go play.
Me: Well, do you need anything else?
Caden: No, I'm good. Can I go?
Me: Okay....have a good day!
Caden: .... (he was around the corner and out the door)
He is in fifth grade and I suppose it's uncool to have your mom walk you to class. At least no one else was inside the building, so none of his friends saw. I wouldn't have walked with him to class if we'd gone to back to school night! Poor thing! Oh well.
So about those "lofty goals"...I am aiming really high this year!
This is our schedule and we did great this morning!
6:00am Get up and work out for 30 minutes (this is just for Mark and I)
6:30am Get the kids up and read scriptures until 7:00
7:00am Make hot breakfast while the kids get ready for school
7:20 am Eat breakfast
7:50am Car pool
It took a few minutes for Jace to wake up, but he finally joined us. I wouldn't dream of disturbing Jackson's slumber for scripture reading...he's a bear if he gets woken up. But Caden did great! He was tired, but a willing participant. I am really excited about this. I hope we can get into the habit of reading scriptures as a family, everyday. I know it will benefit our family.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Spontaneous...
We took a very last minute, very fun trip to North and South Dakota last week. There was a LOT of driving involved, but it was way worth it. We figured with it being the last week of the kids summer break, we may as well take the opportunity to go! We knew once school started there was no way we'd be able to pull it off. We went with Mark's sister, Marlene, and most of the kids cousins: Taylor, Emilee, Jadon, Jonalyn and Jamie to visit Grandma and Grandpa. We went to church with Joe and Neilene on Sunday, took a trip to the Zoo and spent lots of time at the water park where they are staying. The kids had so much fun!!! We did some shopping and of course played a few games of pitch. Then we were off again. 
On our way home we stopped in Deadwood. That was an interesting little western town. You can see in the photo what Emilee thought of Deadwood! We visited Cosmo, a little place near Mt. Rushmore, where everything defies gravity...the kids loved it there. And then went to see Mt. Rushmore. What an amazing place. On our way home through Wyoming we stopped at Martin's Cove and learned more about the pioneers and their rescue at the Sweetwater River.
We had such a great trip. We got home last night. The kids start school tomorrow and I am so ready to be back on a schedule! We miss you Grandma and Grandpa! Thanks for the fun trip!! (I promised Jamie and Taylor that I would post this picture on my blog, so this is for them!!)
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