outside

basketball

It was so fun watching Brooklyn play basketball this year.  She did a great job and worked hard

Miracles

Yesterday a major miracle happened here.  We were all outside, I was fixing fence with the girls and the boys were playing in the attic of the shop.  I heard a blood curdling scream, which was terrifying then ran to the shop to try and find Beckett, I could hear him crying, but couldn't see him.  I finally found him on the workbench, knowing that he had been upstairs I looked up and saw that he had fallen through the ceiling!!  He was straddling one of those hose winder things and so I thought he had broke his leg or fallen spread eagle on it.  There were cans of nails all over on the floor and whatever else he landed on.  We brought him inside and checked him out.  Besides a small bruise on his neck and a tiny scrape on the back of his leg he is fine.  I could not even believe it, and still can't that he fell so far and nothing was hurt.  He is complaining of his neck hurting a little this morning, but other than that he is fine. I am feeling so blessed  that he did not fall all the way down to the floor and land on the concrete.  Miracles still happen today!!!

The Orchard

So I am about half way done pruning the orchard, my arms ache every night!! There are so many stinking trees!!! I would much rather have 150 horses than tress, but they would also be much more expensive!  People keep asking me if I know what I am doing, well I guess we will find out during harvest season!  But I have watched a lot of youtube videos!  I am in the midst of making the girls easter dresses, I feel like I have project ADD or something, I was already in the middle of one sewing project and then decided I needed to make dresses so the other one (it's  a surprise) is on the back burner for a couple of weeks.  But now that the weather is getting warmer there is just not enough time to do everything I want to get done.  Everytime I walk outside the fences, the yard, the log truck load of wood all scream at me.... and I ignore them all and walk to the very back of the orchard and continue to prune.  Chas and I always say that in 30 years our place will be just how we want it and it will be beautiful!! Until then, if you come to visit you will just have to share our vision and hope (for our sakes) it is true!  But we wouldn't trade it for anything, we LOVE it out here. That's it. End of story. We may work till we die, but we would die if we didn't have to work.

pictures golore

 this is a picture of a beautiful sunrise that i took  

this is the sunrise on the mountian

this one is upside down but i cant figure out how to turn it so ...........................

this is a picture of our shop and all the wood we got. we're going to put the bball pad where the wood is

this is carson and somebody (probably brady) raised his jumper so hes just hanging in the air and SMILING hes soooooooooooooooooooooo cute

                                                                     by BROOKLYN

new camera

this is a really cool pic that brookie took with her brand new cameara she hasn't parted with exept to go to school. the other day she was almost late for practice cause she was out in the field taking pictures. i said she could enter this one in the fair!!!!!!!

Crawling

Carson started crawling today.  It is so funny to watch, he doesn't have all the co-ordination of it down yet, but kind of rocks himself forward then moves his hands.  Brookie has a video of it and I will put it on here soon, but had to write it down so I don't forget the day.  I have to admit, I am excited for him to walk and crawling is one step closer.  He is just so darn heavy to pack around! Cute little chub!!

Whats worse than losing your kid in Walmart?

I'll tell you what's worse.  Having your kid (3 year old) run out in the parking lot and go to the car while you are still checking out.  Yep that's Beckett for you.  I called and told Chas what had happened and he said, "Well at least he has a good sense of direction." That's true, and at least he didn't get run over in the parking lot!

Fashion Sense

This morning while getting dressed
Beckett, "Mom, some people tuck their shirts in their shorts. That's funny" Silence for a couple of seconds........That's funny every time."
Alrighty then, so if Beckett tells you you look funny, see if your shirt is tucked in your shorts.

And here is a little more recent one. Love these girls!

sisters

Missing my wonderful sisters today, here are some of my favorite pictures of them.  Love them cause they are just as redneck as me!  And they make me laugh, I can cry to them and tell them anything! I love you guys!!

ps.  most of these pictures are old...very old.

Playing Trains

Well one of my new goals is to do something "with" each of the little kiddos each day.  This is not my forte!! Pretending and playing is not on my list of things to get done for the day.  But I realize that my kids will not be little forever and that I should get down and play with them every now and then.  Some of you are great at this and I look to your examples! anyway so the other day as I was playing trains with Beckett we were driving our trains along his paper track and racing, I went off the track and into the road, and he says," Mom, that doesn't make any sense you can't go on the road, you go like this." And he proceeds to jump his train from one track to the other instead of driving on the road.  So in his logical mind, jumping trains is way more sensible than driving trains on the road, love it!

Keeping the Sabbath Day

So proud of my Brookie! When I asked her why she wasn't going to play with her AAU basketball team on Sundays she said, "I have seen too many people start playing on Sundays and then its all downhill and they start losing their testimony.  Basketball is not worth that."  Oh so wise for an 11 year old.  Hope she keeps it up!

Jan 19?

Well I think the day was the 19th anyway, not too sure now that I think about it though.  I just had to write about this day, because in a month or so I want to look back and be able to laugh about it.  Let me tell you the preceding circumstances.
Tues: New Beginnings with Brooklyn, we took Carson with cause he was feeling a bit sick and cranky, the other kids stayed with Connie.  I can't believe Brooklyn will be in YW's this year. WOW!  We get home and the power is off in a quarter of the house, we flip breakers and everything and nothing is working.  Chas is leaving Thurs to go out of town till Tues for his Grandma's funeral in CO.  He comes to bed late and can't figure it out, plus got shocked trying to figure it out.  Not HAPPY!
Wed:  Take the cat in to get spayed. Call Bro. Rogers to see if he can come and help figure out the electrical as Chas is leaving in the AM. Comes over can't figure it out.  Chas has to go and do his tutoring for a guy in our ward, then comes back around 8, and thankfully Bro. Rogers comes back out and they get it all figured out and working by about 9, they give Carson a blessing and I go to bed.
Thurs:  Chas doesn't leave until about 7, he had to work until 6, comes home for a few minutes and then says goodbye. Pick up the cat from the vet and they tell us she has to stay in for 7 days, seriously??? kiliing me here!  Sorry no cats in this house, so we go and buy a little carrier thing.
Fri: I am thinking I am going to get so much done, (I need to stop thinking that way, cause everytime I do something happens, like the post I wrote the day Carson was born HAHA!!) I think Heavenly Father just laughs when I write my to do list in my head, maybe it's His way of saying, "Hey those things aren't that important to get done." I don't know.... Anyway the kids are off school, so I start by trying to get the laundry room/ garage cleaned out. The kids have a pretty easy day, with no chores so the house is a wreck.  Connie and Verl bring over pizza and we watch a movie, Carson is really fussy, finally goes to sleep around 9.
Sat: Carson is up multiple times in the night, hasn't kept much down since Wed.  Wakes up at 4 and throws up all over the bed in his room where we were sleeping. Take all the sheets off clean him up at try to go back to sleep, ya right! He finally sleeps for about 30 min. about 5:30.  I feed him again at 6:30 and lay him down at 7, I change into my shorts thinking I really an adrenaline rush to get through the day and am going to exercise, I take one bite of breakfast and Brooklyn yells "Mom! Carson threw up all over your bed!"  All over the sheets, blankets, everything.  At this point I am trying to remember the last wet diaper he had, and how he is not keeping anything down, figure I should call my friend Donna who is a nurse and come and check him out.  We decide I should take him to the Urgent Care clinic, which the main one is closed this Sat.!! Bummer.  I go out to the car to leave and the battery is dead, I get the truck to jump the car and can't get it close enough.  Donna comes back in her car, we finally get it started! So I take him to this tiny clinic and after him fussing for 30 min  I finally get in for her to say I am sending you up to the ER.  We get to the ER, which was exceptionally quick and they test him for all kinds of things.  They give him an anti- nausea pill  in hope that he can start to keep stuff down.  They try to give him an IV, but he too dehydrated and after 5 tries they decide to try later.  That was a loonnng hour!  Donna comes up and brings me some lunch and stays with Carson so I can try and make arrangements for the other kids because they are admitting Carson. I come home get some clothes and stuff for the hospital, pack the other kids bags and are ready to leave when I notice the sink in the kitchen will not drain and just drained into the dishwasher, GROSS!!!!  As a last resort I put in the toilet plunger in the sink ( I know GROSS) and it works.  Whatever!  When it rains it pours, as my Dad would say! Anyway finally get everything taken care of and get back to the hospital......what a day!

Just had to add this one!! Thought it was a funny picture whoever snapped it.  I think I had a headache!!  Reminds me how many red streaks I have!! The older I get the more I think I look like my Mom, which is just fine with me. SHe is a beautiful woman!!  Wait is that saying I think I am beautiful? You know what I mean!

There is just something about red and white that I LOVE!!!  After making Kayla a red and white quilt, I had to make one for myself! It was painstaking though, let me tell you!! It has taken me a year and a half to get this baby this far, but I did have a baby and move twice in that year, so that's a good excuse eh?  Not really, but I so love how it turned out!! Somebody gave us a new king size bed, so now I have to figure out how to make it fit our bed, but I am thinking just a couple more border pieces will work just fine! I can't wait until it's finished and put on my bed.  I am going to get it quilted which I am so excited about!

Bath time!

What is it about bathtime? I just love all these pictures. Beckett is his best friend, and he is always looking at him for entertainment!

Love these eyes, he definitely has Brady's eyelashes!!

Our little MAN!

I just can't get enough of this little boy!! His chub is adorable, and his smiles even more so !!!!

Cross Country Skiing

Chas took the kids cross country skiing the other day at Anthony Lakes.  We were all going to go, but I couldn't find a babysitter plus I wasn't feeling that great with a major head cold. I have to admit, I was jealous!! They had so much fun!!!

I love this one.  The kids say the lady snapped it right as Brady slipped and fell. PERFECT!

Sunbeams

Today Beckett went into primary, I can't believe he is that old already.  And Brooklyn is in her last year of primary.  I got an invitation for us to go to New Beginnings next week, can't believe she will be 12.  Good thing it is not until December. Brady is very proud to be in Senior Primary now and thinks he very mature.  Haha. I asked him to go up and bear his testimony with me today, he said " Mom, that's too embarassing." made me laugh.