Stearman Clan

Air Show

2011-11-11T10:12:00.004-07:00

In September we got tickets to the Air Show down in Colorado Springs. I thought it would be fun for the boys to go and see all the planes. We ended up getting there late due to Caleb's football game, and Brock not feeling 100%. Plus once we got there we saw all these buses that we thought were tour busses dropping people off. Little did we realize until we were well on our 1 mile hike to the air field that they were buses to shuttle people to the air field. So by time we got there the boys were tired and hot. We promised them a ride on the bus back but the wait was like an hour and it was like a 15 minute walk so they were out of luck and we made the trek back to the car. We only got to see a few of the acts but they were pretty cool. They had a tonm of vechiles that the kids could lcimb all over and inside. Cooper and Brock had a blast doing that. It was a fun thing to experience as a family and give us a little bit more appreciation for what the men and women who serve our country do!

Cooper guarding the Kettle Corn

Tank, Cooper, and Brock in the Helicopter

Grandma and Grandpa Vegas Visit

2011-11-11T00:48:00.004-07:00

In September we were lucky enough to have Grandma and Grandpa Vegas come and visit us for a few days. It was so much fun to show them our home, town we live in, and the boys school.

It was a relaxing visit. We hung out and visited most of the time. Cooper and Brock "helped" Grandma learn how to use her apps on her iphone. They played cars and trains, Cole learned how to to do headstand, we watched Caleb's football game, and Grandpa's favorite part, we drove down to Colorado Springs and had Rudy's BBQ.

We learned the secret to Grandpa's happiness while he was here, Rudy's BBQ, Pepsi and Murder She Wrote on Netflix!! Over all it was a short but nice and relaxing trip!

Camping Labor Day Weekend

2011-09-07T10:25:00.001-06:00

This Labor Day Weekend we met up with some friends of ours and went camping. We have branched out a little this summer and decided to camp more. The boys are all old enough and with all boys what else are we gonna do all summer. We went to Wellington Lake. It was so nice our campsite was like 50 yards from the water. The boys got into swim and play around. Luckily our friends came prepared and they had tubes and rafts for the kids to play on.

The water was freezing but they didn't care. They also tried their hand at fishing but had no luck. Our friend was a trooper because our boys have never been fishing before and they were constantly getting their lines tangled and losing their bait but he was so patient and just kept helping them.

We camped for two nights, it was a little cold the second night but everyone survived. It was so nice to be out in nature and just relaxing. And let's be real, I love any vacation where there is no cell reception. No calls for Tank makes me a happy woman!

We loved our little getaway and spending time with friends!

Cole Awards Day

2011-09-07T10:14:00.000-06:00

This post is a lot late but it needed to be added. The last week of school, they had an awards assembly. Cole's teacher sent out an email saying he would be receiving an award and we could come if we wanted to. So, Tank, Cooper, Brock and I all went. There were only a few awards given out Music, PE, Art, Attendance (No chance in heck we were getting this award) and the Wrangler Award. They gave an award for each of these categories to one boy and one girl. They called out Cole's name for the Music Award. I had to laugh because that has always been his least favorite class probably due to his speech. So I told Tank he probably got it because he was the best behaved boy in Music. So I took a picture and put the camera away. Then they announced they were giving out the Wrangler Award which was voted on by their peers for the student who best represented what a Wrangler (they are the Sage Canyon Wranglers) should be. They called Cole's name again. He received two awards when most kids didn't even receive one. He is super good at school and loves to help out. We are so proud of him especially with the rough start he had at the beginning of the year with the move. Cole you are awesome! We love you so much!!

Cori's Visit

2011-09-07T09:55:00.000-06:00

The Gang top of Castle Rock trail

In August, we were lucky enough to steal Cori, Cali and Gabriel away from Vegas for 2 days to visit. We kept super busy while they were here. We went to Pump it Up, Hot tubbing,hiked Castle Rock, had Movie Night (Clue, my favorite), cleaned the church, Pancake breakfast, a picnic to Devils Head, played at the park, had an impromptu talent show by the boys, and ate yummy food all in less then 48 hours!! It was so much fun but I think we might have worn them out for the rest of their trip!

Devils Head

2011-09-07T09:10:00.000-06:00

Caleb and Cole at the Fire Tower
All my boys at the Top of Devils Head

Cooper and Brock at the Fire Tower

This Summer we went to Devils Head to go camping and for a hike. We are still novices at this whole camping thing but we really enjoy it so I am sure we will become pros by time we are done getting 4 boys their Eagle Scout awards. We headed up on a Tuesday afternoon and set up camp. We just did the bare necessities for food, hot dogs roasted over the fire, chips, pop and for dessert, Smores and roasted starbursts! We explored the area and went on a few walks. That night as we sat around the fire we played 20 questions and then I just asked the boys get to know you questions like favorite movie, vacation etc. We slept pretty well that night it was pretty warm and then we woke up and had breakfast and went to go hike Devils Head. It is a pretty good little hike. It is 3 miles round trip but the first half is pretty much straight up hill (at least it seemed like it with a 5 and 3 year old walking the whole thing!) All in all the boys did pretty good and when we got to the top, there was about 150 steps and then you reached an old Fire Tower that you could see out like 100 miles each way. It was beautiful! The hike down was much easier and I kept the boys entertained by telling them Club Penguin stories.

On the trail to Devils Head

Exhausted after a long hike

First Day of School!!

2011-08-23T14:04:00.000-06:00

The boys stared school on August 3rd this year. Caleb is in 5th grade with Mrs. Crowe. Cole is in 2nd grade with Mrs. Theirbault, and Brock started afternoon Kindergarten with Mrs. Chadrick. They are loving school this year. Cole did awesome this time around. He didn't even want me to walk him in! He is getting so big. Caleb is getting to experience all kind of cool 5th grade stuff. He is a Wrangler Tech which means he gets to help out in the computer lab. He is also Cole's reading buddy every Friday. They both thought that was so cool to be able to spend time together during school. Brock has done great in school so far. He said the funnies thing on Friday when I picked him up. He came running out of his classroom saying" Mom, guess what?... I was so good today I get the whole weekend off. I don't have to go back to school until Monday!" My response.... " that is awesome! You should be that good every day so you can have every weekend off!!" I love these boys! They are the best kids a Mom could ask for!!

Cooper's 3rd Bday!!

2011-07-30T07:41:00.000-06:00

Cooper turned 3 on July 8th! We had an unplanned trip down to St. George the week and a half before so we celebrated on July 7th with Grandma and Grandpa Eves, and Uncle Brandon. Then on his Actual Birthday we met up with Dad in grand Junction on our way home. We stayed in A hotel there. We went to Applebees for dinner and then headed back to the Hotel to go swimming and then we had a netflix party watching Phineas and Ferb and eating popcorn. Not a bad night for a 3 year old. When we got back to Colorado he had his big present waiting for him (and mom to put together) a two seater Dune Buggy Power Wheels car. Cooper (and all the other boys)

love it!

As always..... Here are the top three things I love about you, Cooper!

1. You have such a fun personality. I love seeing you play cars and other toys and having that personality come out.

2. I love the way that you are so excited to see me when you wake up in the morning. You always say "MOM" in the cutest voice and then the next thing that follows right after is "You Alseep?".

3. I love how much you just love life and your brothers. You are always so happy and excited about everything. It makes my life so much better everyday seeing that cute cute smile of yours.

We love you so much and are so glad that 3 years ago you came into our family, it wouldn't be the same without you!!

Things that make me smile!!

2011-07-28T20:20:00.000-06:00

These boys make me SMILE!!!

Summer 2011

2011-07-27T20:10:00.000-06:00

Not the summer I had envisioned but we were still able to make a lot of great memories. I will post all of the details later just wanted to get some pics on!

Puerto Rico Vamanos!

2011-06-12T20:16:00.000-06:00

Tank won a trip from work for the two of us to Puerto Rico. So we headed out early on May 1st. We flew to Philly and then down to San Juan. It was a long day of travel but it was nice to finally get there. We checked in and went to get some dinner. We ate at a restraunt in the Hotel Caribe where we were staying. It was somewhat authentic Puerto Rican food. They use plantains which are shaped like banans but taste more like potaotes. After dinner we headed to check out the beach and hotel swimming pool.

Monday

We took the shuttle over to the Convention center to register. Tank got hooked up with all kinds of cool stuff including a Xoom (like an IPad), digital camera, camcorder, sunglasses, flip flops, and money for our food while we were there. After we got back we went a group and ate at a hole in the wall Puerto Rican restraunt in Old San Juan. After lunch we explored the Fort and went souvenior shopping. We had sinner at the hotel; and went and workout in the weightroom which over looked the beach. It was raining for the first 2 days we were there so we didn't do much beach or swimming time.

Tuesday

This was a work day. We took the shuttle over to the Convention Center and they had an awards ceremony and then they had the vendor show. All the vendors that Best Buy carry were in the convention center and they had to go around and listen to their spill about new product. That night we just took it easy and ate at the hotel again.

Wednesday

This was our relaxing day. We went and got a couples massage which was really nice. After our massages we hwent to Senor Frogs for Lunch. That night they had a private screening for the Best Buy Employees and guests for Fast Five. Which I was super excited about because for those of you who really know me, know I love me some Paul Walker. It was a really good movie especailly if you like the Fast and Furious Series. Then we went with some other Colorado Best Buy people to dinner.

Thursday

Today we had our excurision. We chose the ATV Excursion. They drove us to this ranch where they had acres and acres of land. We drove all around the property and then we drove to this trail and hiked up to these caves. It was really fun. Then that night we were ableto go to a buffet dinner and they had the Goo Goo Dolls perform a concert for us.

Friday

We made the long trek home. It was fun to go on vacation with Tank and just relax. As always, we have to send a huge shout out to my MOM , Grnadma Eves, who came and stayed with the boys! Thanks so much!! We love you!!!

View of Ocean from our Hotel room

Fort Outside our Hotel room

Happy Birthday Brock!!

2011-05-23T09:16:00.002-06:00

Brock turned 5 on May 4th. I can't believe how fast the time has flown. He has gotten so big. Tank and I were in Puerto Rico for his actual birthday so he got to have a few different parties. First we had a party with just our family. Then he got to have a little friend party. We played at the house for a while and then headed to McDonald's to have lunch and play at the playground. Then we came back to the house for some cake. Then on his actual birthday, my Mom (who was wonderful as always stayed with the boys for a week while we were in Puerto Rico) took Brock shopping on his birthday and bought him a Hot Wheels cake. So all in all even though Tank and I were gone he had a pretty good birthday celebrations!!

As Always here are 5 things I love about Brock!

1. You are the sweetest kid I have ever met. You have never met a person you didn't like or couldn't talk to.

2. You are so inquisitive! You always have a question about everything and really want to understand how things work!

3. You are a daredevil! Whenever we are at an amusement park, you always want to go on every ride.

4. You are always so happy! The little things make you so happy from pancakes to getting a donut at Walmart.

5. You are such a good boy (even if you are a little mischievous) you are getting so big and starting to do things on your own! We love you so much and are so Happy you are part of our family! Brock with his Cake top and cake balls. It was originally a giant cupcake cake, but Cooper and Brock got a hold of the bottom part while it was cooling. So I ended up mixing the cake up with frosting and making balls and dipping them in chocolate. The kids liked those just as much as the cake.
Brock and his friends at his Birthday Party.

Brock with his loot from our little family party!

Getting ready to open his presents!

Rockies Game

2011-04-25T11:52:00.003-06:00

Tank and Cole were lucky enough to be able to go a Rockies Game a couple of weeks ago! As you can tell by the pictures it is not quite Spring here yet. They had a great time and thanks to Tank's friend Chris who is really good friends with one of the Rockies Pitchers (Matt Lindstrom) they got to go to the game for Free! The Rockies won 5 to 1. I am sure this was just the first of many Rockies games we will see while we live here. Go Rockies!!!

Spring Break Aventure - Detour

2011-04-25T11:41:00.002-06:00

Here are the pictures Tank took of the view from our Condo we had to get when they closed the I-70 down on our way home! The Colorado River down Below.
There was a nice trail to walk, run or ride a bike on that ran right along the river.

It was really pretty but I think it would have been even more beautiful in the Spring!

Nothing like a little detour when you have been gone for almost 3 weeks right!

Spring Break Adventure

2011-04-17T21:21:00.006-06:00

We had a super fun Spring Break this year. The new school the boys are at is on a modified traditional schedule. Which means it is pretty much a traditional schedule but they get two weeks off in the fall for fall break and two weeks off in the spring for spring break and then they go back to school in August 2 weeks earlier! It worked out really nice for us because we decided to make one big trip out of their break. So here is a recap of our trip.... (beware it is long!!)

TRIP TOTALS:

Miles Traveled- 2200

Days gone - 20 days

Cities visited- 8 Kaysville, Syracuse, Salt Lake, St. George, Las Vegas, Henderson, Grand Junction, Edwards, CO

States Traveled through - 4 Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada

Our first week:

We traveled to Grand Junction from Castle Rock on Wed night. Tank had work at the store there on Thursday morning. When he was done we traveled to Kaysville, UT where the Hendersons were nice enough to put us up for the night. Brock had an appointment on Friday with Dr. Dries at Primary Childrens Hospital to have an Exam Under Anesthesia. Lisa watched the other 3 boys for us while Tank and I took him. Everything went well with the (EUA) the doc said he wanted to research a little more into Brocks condition and get back to us on whether he wanted to do more surgery. (Which he has and he does with the possibility of putting in a permanent lens in each eye more to come on that when it unfolds!)

That night we headed over to the Christensens where we stayed for the rest of the time in Syracuse. Saturday we had a great day hanging out with some of our Syracuse friends we miss so much. The girls went to lunch and then Lisa was nice enough to open up her house for all of the families to get together for dinner and visiting. Tank flew back to CO for work so it was me and the boys! We hung out Sunday and Monday we got together one last time for some Arctic Circle and some bowling. Tuesday morning I packed the boys and our stuff up in the car and headed to St George but not before Brock and Caleb locked my keys in the car and the Syracuse Police Department came and unlocked it for me. (I will sing their praises for that since I was a little down on them for taking about an hour to come to the scene of my accident a year ago!)

Week two:

We went to St. George on Tuesday and spent the week there hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa Eves and Criddle, Uncle Brandon (who had the boys over 2 times for a sleepover at his place) The Eves family (Ryan, DM, Jayla and Kenedy) We even managed a Day trip to Vegas to watch Erick play a baseball game and have Metro Pizza.

Wed March 30:

Tank flew in Vegas the night before and me and the boys headed down to meet him and spend some more time with our cousins, aunts and uncles and Grandma and Grandpa. We met Tank at his parents and hung out and visited for a while. Then we headed to the Hafens to have dinner and play with more cousins. We stayed in our timeshare Wed and Thurs night. Thurs night we had a BBQ at the timshare and had Grandma and Grandpa Vegas (Stearman), Dre, Vinnie, and James, Bo, Monique, Wesley, Kala, and Zach, Natalie, Rachel, and Erick, and Bear and Stefanie come and eat, swim and celebrate Wesleys bday. It was so much fun! Thanks to Andrea for always keeping me on my toes, these were the only pictures I took (got) the whole trip!

Friday April 1st:

We headed back up tot St. George where we got to have family pictures taken (see previous post) and then a treat of all treats, all of the Adults went out to dinner and we left the kids home with a babysitter. She was great with them and she even paid Caleb and Rachel for helping her out! Saturday Natalie and I entered the grass vball tourney St George was having. It was a beautiful day and it was a lot of fun! It was the end of our trip we packed up the car and headed to Grand Junction where we stayed the night again so Tank could visit the store there again. We got on the road for our last 4 and a half hours home and about an hour into the drive we started to see signs that the 70 was closed due to snow. We got as far as Vail and we had to get off. This was about 1:30 and the weather wasn't looking up so we decided to get a hotel wouldn't ya know that everyone else had the same idea. So we ended up in a 2 bedroom condo in Edwards, CO it was really nice and it was great to have space but we could have done without the extra expense. The roads were clear the next morning and we got on the road.. Caleb and Cole got to miss another day of school but we made it home and life is back to normal now!! It was a great time and I really enjoyed seeing all the people we love so much!!

Eves Family Pictures

2011-04-13T14:13:00.011-06:00

While we were on Spring Break this year we took a little trip(which I will post about soon!) Part of our Travels included St. George. We were lucky enough to have the whole Eves Family together which doesn't happen too often now that we have moved. So we decided to update our family pictures. Daylemarie's BFF Liz was nice enough to come and take pictures for us and did a good job especailly with this rowdy bunch (mainly my clan!) Here are the finished products!! Enjoy!

Vinyl Projects

2011-03-06T11:45:00.005-07:00

I have been putting my vinyl machine to use around my house over the past couple of months and thought I would share some of the projects.
I am a Child of God Blocks I made for the Girls getting Baptized in my Primary Class

The Basketball Player in Caleb and Cole's Room

Race cars in Brock and Cooper's Room

Basketball in Caleb and Cole's Room

Baseball Player in Caleb and Cole's Room

Blocks I made for my Friends new baby

Quote in Kitchen over Pantry Door

Quote in Hallway

Quote in Living Room

Quote in Loft

Secret Spy Mission

2011-03-06T11:23:00.006-07:00

A couple of weeks ago, the boys had 2 days off of school. I wanted to do something fun for them,since we still had some Disney Fever left over from our trip, I thought I would copy The Kim Possible adventure from Epcot Center. I decided to make a Secret Spy Mission for them. They had to follow the clues from this guy.......Here are the clues and pictures from our adventure. This was the clue Dr. Drago left for them to start the adventure.

The Evil Villain, Dr. Drago has stolen all the stuff we got for our lunch party today! You will need to follow the clues he has left all over Castle Rock to figure out where his secret lair is to get back your stuff for lunch! Good luck and hold onto all the clues so you can figure out the puzzle in the end.

Clue #1:They say if you can’t handle the Heat get out of the Kitchen. It is the opposite for these heroes of Castle Rock. Head to their hang out. Castle Rock Fire Station

Clue #2:The evil villain heard there was a vacant place for him to get away for a little while. He thought he would Wrangle his way into the office and hide until he figured out his next move.
Sage Canyon Elementary "The Wranglers"

Clue #3: It is a bit Overdue but it is never too late to learn as much as you can about this evil villain as you look through the pages of knowledge at your next location.
The Library

Clue #4: -In all great stories the Star leads the way, go to the place that guides all people to Castle Rock!
The Castle Rock - You can tell in this picture, but there is a huge star on the top that they light up during Christmas time!

Clue#5: You will need to consult some special witnesses to find your next clue. You will have to GUESS where these witnesses are, they might be Under Armor or have on Lids, hiding in the GAPs, or OshKosh B’gosh they might just be Fanzz.
Castle Rock Outlets

Clue #6: There is a strange guy waiting to give you one of your final clues. He is wearing a toga and loves to eat something Hot and Ready!!
Little Caesar's Pizza -Part of our lunch

Clue #7: Every evil villain loves his treasures. This one is no different he is headed to his secret lair located where all the gems are. Once you get your last clue, put together all the pieces to find out where you can find the evil villain and get back the rest of the fixings for your lunch! Our House located in Sapphire Pointe

Overall it was pretty fun! It was something different to do if nothing else!

How we spent our President's Day!!

2011-02-22T22:00:00.003-07:00

Saturday night Cooper woke up with a fever, not too big of a deal. I gave him some Tylenol and he went back to sleep. The next morning he woke up with a cough and it was one of those dry barky sounding coughs but it wasn't all the time. He has a major gag reflex so every time I gave him medicine he would cough and gag it up. I was never really able to get his fever down, so after staying up with him all night on Sunday I decided that I would take him into the urgent care seeing how it was a Holiday.

It didn't open until 7am so as soon as it opened we headed in. I was filling out the paperwork and Cooper started coughing. One of the doctors heard him and asked me if it was him coughing. He then had me take off his coat and lift his shirt so he could see his chest. He told the nurse to get us back ASAP. We immediately got taken back and then the whirlwind began.

They got him on a breathing treatment and then they drew blood, put in an IV, gave him a steroid shot in his leg, added some antibiotics to his IV, took 6 X-rays of his throat and chest, and tested him for RSV. The chest X-rays came out fine, the throat x-rays showed that his throat was swollen. His breathing was getting better they had him on what they called blow by oxygen which basically meant it was near his mouth and nose but not actually on it.

The doctor said that Cooper needed to be observed for 4 hours because sometimes the breathing treatment works but when it wears off that the kid can relapse and it will be even worse. So they wanted us to go to this lovely place to be observed.

Aurora Children's Hospital.

But the hospital was 30 minutes away so the doctor arranged this for our mode of transportation.

So Cooper and I were in the back of the Ambulance headed to the Hospital by 8:30am. I know what you are thinking, this must have been so serious. That is what I was thinking, I was freaking out what is really going on is this normal precautions here in Colorado or what. I was pretty sure Cooper had Croup and I was merely taking him in to get the Steroid shot to open up his lungs and bring the swelling down. That is what they do in Utah.

So Cooper and I get to the hospital after talking to the nice EMT/Firefighter on the way there. Cooper was doing a whole lot better on the way he was looking around and answering me where as when we were at the urgent care he was being pulled to and fro so fast neither of us knew which way was up.

They admit us into a room, hook up a tube with Oxygen and saline to put near his mouth and nose, get his little monitor on him for his Oxygen level and then we wait. We talked to three different doctors they eventually turn off the oxygen because he is doing fine, We watched Toy Story 3 and Finding Nemo, Cooper is laughing and playing. Finally at 1:00pm I call the nurse to see if they can come check on us because it has been past 4 hours and he was fine.

They came and discharged us, the crappy thing was since we were so lucky to have gotten a ride in the ambulance I had no car and I still had the keys to my car with me so Tank had to come out and pick us up. So Needless to say we left the house at 6:45am and got back at 4:00pm. Cooper is doing great. I am pretty sure the urgent care was just covering all their bases and all of that was not necessary at all. I am grateful that it was done because if it had been worse we would have needed all that and I really do think Cooper would have been just fine with the Steroid shot but I think with the IV and antibiotic he is doing better much faster.

But all in all it was a very long day for him just having Croup.

Happiest Week Ever!! (Very Long Post!!)

2011-02-06T11:45:00.011-07:00

The time had finally come for our long awaited trip to Disney World. We have been planning for about a year and we were ready. Our flight was at 11:30am on Saturday Jan. 22nd. We checked in and got to the gate relatively smoothly with 6 people, 6 backpacks, and 2 strollers. The boys were so excited this was Cooper’s first plane ride and the first one Brock could remember. We were all in our seats ready to go and Cooper started coughing and then threw up all over his blanket and clothes. He had a bit of a cold so I figured he had just gagged when he was coughing nothing new here. The first flight was to Detroit and the boys did really well, Cooper didn’t get sick again. We deplaned, grabbed some dinner and I headed into the bathroom to try to rinse out and dry Cooper’s clothes. Luckily he got a snuggie for Christmas and I put him in that. Well wouldn’t ya know he coughed and gagged all over that too. So luckily I had a jacket and his pants were almost dried so I changed him into those clothes. We got on the plane headed to Orlando and he gagged again. So needless to say I was about done and I have a super sensitive smell so I was using all the wipes and hand sanitizer I had to get it smelling somewhat normal. But other than that the boys did really well! We got our bags and rental car and headed to our hotel.

Sunday Jan 23rd
We woke up and got ready for the day and headed over to Cracker Barrel for brunch. We had bought 7 day tickets so we decided to go to Hollywood Studios for the later part of the day to watch some shows and see Fantasmic! We were able to watch the parade and meet some of the Character. Caleb, Cole, and Brock all got autograph books for Christmas so they were eager to get them filled up. We saw Mater, Lightening, Mr. Incredible, Frozone, and Leo and Annie.

Monday Jan24th
We woke up and checked out of our Hotel, we had our timeshare for the rest of the week which was closer to Disney World. We headed over to the Magic Kingdom for a few hours before we had to go grocery shopping and check in to the timeshare. The boys got to ride a few rides and then we headed out. After the shopping was done and we had dinner, Tank, Caleb, Cole, and my brother Brandon all went to the Orlando Magic vs. Pistons Basketball game.

Tuesday Jan 25th
We got up early and headed over to the Pop Century Resort where the rest of the gang was staying. We got on their bus and headed over to the park. We had made these cool shirts to wear while we were there so since we had some time before the park opened, we took some pictures. It was so nice at the Magic Kingdom that day, there was hardly anyone there. The kids were able to go on every ride they wanted some multiple times and they got to see Mickey and Minnie. Cole was chosen to be part of the Jack Sparrow Show and he even got to sword fight with him. Then they called any of the other kids up who wanted to become honorary pirates up and Cooper and Brock joined Cole up on the stage. Right at the end of the day it started pouring rain!! We headed out to the bus stop and it took us an hour and 45 minutes to get back to our timeshare.

Wed Jan 26th
We went to Animal Kingdom today. It was really neat to see all the animals up close. The kids liked the expedition Everest ride. We saw the Finding Nemo show and The Lion King Show. The boys being total boys weren’t super excited about either show but I really liked them both.

Thursday Jan 27th
We went back to Hollywood Studios today. We had to make a mad dash to get fast passes for the Toy Story Mania ride. We went on Tower of Terror (even Brock), Rockin Roller Coaster, watched an awesome stunt show, the Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast. Rachel was picked to be part of the Beauty and the Beast show. It was a lot of fun.

Friday Jan 28th
Today we went to Epcot Center. We rode Test Track, Mission Space, Soarin, and I took Cooper on Finding Nemo. We ate at the Steakhouse in Canada. It was really good food. Then we took a trip around the World at the World Showcase. They have a Kim Possible game the kids played. They loved it. They gave them a Kimunicator and they had to go to different countries and find clues to solve a mystery. It was really neat.

Sat Jan 29th
We headed to Magic Kingdom one more time. I was done by this point with rides but our friends the Sloan’s had moved to Florida since we had seen them last so they came down for the day to spend with all of us. It was good to see them. Then we headed for the airport, we had a late but much easier flight this time. We flew to Atlanta had a hour layover and then left at 10:00pm to fly back to Denver. By 10:30pm all the kids were asleep. They woke up long enough to make it out to the car and into their beds.
We had a great trip and we were so happy that we could spend it with family! Thanks for all our help with the kids so we could all enjoy everything together.

Happy Birthday Cole!!

2011-02-03T10:18:00.002-07:00

Yesterday was Cole's 7th Birthday! The time has flown by so fast! He lucked out and because we have moved to the "North Pole" as my mom has called it and the weather has literally been below Zero degrees for the past 2 days. School was canceled. I will tell you what, these boys are never gonna get used to what it is like to go to school for an extended period of time. They go for like two weeks and then something comes up and they have a few days off. But it was nice to spend the day relaxing with the boys. Cole had requested to have Stromboli and an ice cream cake for his birthday. He is following in Caleb's footsteps and is getting his own special trip for his Birthday. Next Wednesday, Cole and Tank are flying to Vegas for a few days. He is getting the royal treatment. He is going to spend time with his grandparents and aunts and uncles and cousins from both sides while he is there. He gets to go up to St. George (lucky) and then have a Party at Chuck E. Cheese on Friday in Vegas. So the two of them should have a blast.

As always... Here are my top 7 things I love about Cole!

1. He is such a cute kid, I love his facial expressions and how bashful he can be.

2. When he wants to, he can be super helpful and is such a big help.

3. I love how strong and brave he has gotten over the past few months with the move. He has really come a long way.

4. I love how much he loves his brothers.

5. I love that you love to read the scripture stories and read them to me and Dad.

6. I love to hear you read. You are an awesome reader!!

7. I love how nice you are to everyone around you.

We love you so much Cole!!!

10 Years Old

2011-01-15T08:56:00.006-07:00

Caleb turned 10 on Jan 8th. I am a little late with this post but you know my saying with this blog! Better late then Never! Well, if you ask Caleb about his Birthday this year, he would probably tell you it was "THE BEST BIRTHDAY EVER". Not saying too much since the kid is only 10, but for him it was Awesome. I decided to semi-surprise him for his birthday this year. He has done a really good job adjusting to this whole move and been a trooper, but I know he has missed his friends in Syracuse a ton! Southwest was having a sale on airfare from Denver, so I got him and I tickets out to SLC. We are going out of town for a week at the end of the month so I knew it had to be a real quick trip because he couldn't miss too much school. So we flew out on Thursday night ad flew back on Saturday afternoon.

Caleb and I spent the night with friends and bright and early the next morning we were up and at em! We stopped by Smiths and picked up some Birthday treats and then picked up his friend Ty and they headed to school. He was so excited to go back to school and see all of his old friends and his teacher. She was so nice to let he come back and welcomed him with open arms! So any Syracuse friends out there Patty Bowen for 4th grade is the way to go!! So while Caleb was at school, I ran around like a mad woman trying to squeeze in a few errands and visits, lunch, and pedicure. I know what you are thinking was it my birthday too?? No, but I figured I deserved it after all the work I had to do to move us and get us settled in Colorado! Caleb got to spend the night with the Witt Boys while we headed up to Wolf Creek.

Of course I had to get sick Friday night, so I had to slow my roll on Saturday. Caleb was not happy when it was time to head back to the Airport okay I wasn't either but we had to be big! We flew home and stopped by The Under Armor Outlet in our way into Castle Rock and Caleb got to buy a Jacket he has been wanting for a while. Then we headed home to have Cake with the rest of the family! It was a great trip and I was glad to be able to spend time with my 10 year old!

Happy 10th Birthday Caleb!!

Here are my 10 favorite things about Caleb!!

1. You are a great son!

2. You have been a great example to your brothers in life and with this move.

3. You have a competitive drive that your coaches will love later in life!

4. Your fascination with other countries.

5. Your love of the scriptures.

6. How excited you get about video games.

7. That you always laugh at my jokes.

8. The big help you are around the house.

9. How you will eat anything I make for dinner.

10. I love you for just being you!! I am so happy Heavenly Father sent you to our family, it wouldn't be the same without you!

Christmas Morning???

2011-01-01T14:07:00.005-07:00

We had a great Christmas this year but we went about it all a little bit different this year. We stayed here in Castle rock for the Holidays due to the fact that Tank still had to work and that we are going to Disney World at the end of January so we are saving up our traveling for then. Since we had no place to go or no one coming over we were able to do Christmas our way.

I had told the boys that Santa won't come until they were asleep. That being said and the option of going to bed or cleaning the loft, the boys (Caleb, Cole, and Brock) were all asleep by 7:30pm so we called Santa and he made it over to our place and we got everything taken care of by 9PM. So I told Tank I would rather stay up late then wake up early so we went and woke the boys up and we had Christmas Morning at 9:30pm. It was so nice the boys were so excited, Cooper was still awake so he was in a good mood. Tank and Cooper headed to bed around 11:30 and Me and the rest of the boys stayed up until 1:30 and then I finally made them go to bed. We slept in the next morning and then stayed in our PJ's for the rest of the day. Here are a few pictures from our unique Christmas Morning!Cooper with his loot! his favorite presents were Backpack from Dora, Scuba Leo, Mack truck, drum, Buzz Light year.Dog pile on Mom!
Cole with all his stuff! His Favorites this year arts and crafts stuff, bball shoes, Lite Brite, Nerf Gun.
Caleb with his presents! He got 2 PS3 games, he was in heaven! He also got Bball shoes, and clothes. Caleb and Cole looking at Cole's Star Wars Coloring Book.
Caleb and Cole watching Brock open his DS! This was his favorite present along with his mack truck, Buzz light year, Leapfrog videos, and his Pillow Pet.

FHE Wreaths

2010-12-20T22:15:00.004-07:00

Disclaimer: Picture not so great taken with Tanks IPHONE

Tonight for FHE we made popcorn Christmas Wreaths. We made some for our FHE treat and then we also made some for the boys primary teachers. They had fun making them and then after they ate their wreaths while we watch the First Presidency Christmas Devotional.

Fire at Thanksgiving

2010-12-20T22:09:00.004-07:00

This year for Thanksgiving we were lucky enough to be invited to some of our new friends house. Tank has known the husband for a while, they both work for Best Buy. They live in a nearby town called Monument. The boys had a really good time playing with their boys and we ate really good. This family is super nice and very welcoming. They invited the Firefighters from the nearby Fire Station to come for dinner and they brought their fire trucks and ambulance. They let all the kids get in the fire truck and Cooper even got to pull the horn. It was a very fun Thanksgiving and we are grateful for our new friendships we have made.

Elves Old School!!

2010-12-19T20:25:00.001-07:00

He knows if you have been naughty or nice!

2010-12-19T16:28:00.002-07:00

The library had a special event where they had Santa come and tell the kids a story, they sang some songs and last but not least they got to visit with Santa on his lap and get a Candy Cane. I thought I would give it a try since the boys are getting older. They were super excited when Santa arrived but when the time came Cooper wanted nothing to do with him and Brock was only going up there if I was right there. So we waited for our turn by making a craft which Brock insisted on giving to Santa when we got up there. I did get them to sit/stand by Santa but I had to be in the picture!!(Thank goodness for Cropping!) So My question is .......

NAUGHTY OR NICE?????????

By the looks of them you have to say Nice but there are definitely days where they are definitely leaning more to the naughty side!!!

Vinyl Projects

2010-12-19T16:18:00.002-07:00

For Christmas this year, I got a Vinyl Machine. I opened it a little early to make some gifts for Christmas. I am still learning how to use it but it is fun. Here are a few of the projects I have been working on. Once I put up the quotes in my house I will post pictures of those too!

Here are some chargers that I made for my Visiting Teachers and the ladies I visit teach!

These are the signs I made for Caleb and Cole's Teachers for Christmas.

Invesco Field Tour

2010-12-12T15:17:00.004-07:00

We had our second visitors last week. My parents came out to visit us. We were all so excited. We were all feeling a bit under the weather so we didn't do much while they were here. But we did have tickets to go do a tour at Invesco Field. When we went to San Diego in January we did the Petco Park Tour and it was neat so we thought we would give this tour a try. It was a lot of fun to go out on the field and see all the different places in the facility.

There was a Sports Hall of Fame Museum in the building that had a Kids sports fun zone. So before the tour started we went in. They had all kinds of different uniforms and sports equipment that the kids could try on. So here are my boys future Colorado Hall of Famers!!
Cooper the hockey player.

Caleb the football player and Cole the basketball player.

Brock the skier!

Cole suiting up for the big game!!

Let it Snow!

2010-12-12T14:50:00.003-07:00

We have lucked out since we have moved to Colorado and only had snow twice. The first time it snowed it snowed a ton. The boys were so excited for the first snow of winter, they wanted to go out and play in it. So we got them all suited up and out they went. They had a lot of fun making and throwing snow balls at each other. Caleb with his cool nerf shades on.
Let the snow ball fight begin!

Cole rolling around in the snow. He loved the snow the most out of everyone.

Cooper enjoyed the snow I don't think he remembered the last time he played in the snow.

Brock getting down and dirty like he does with everything he does.

Cole in attack mode.

Caleb either getting ready to make a snow angel or down and out for the count.

Just so happy to be outside.

Watch out below!

Projects

2010-11-17T10:23:00.002-07:00

I stole this idea from my super creative friend Shelli, so I hope she doesn't mind. But I loved how simple and cute this project was. I decided to make one for each of the boys for their rooms. I bought wood frames, painted them to match their rooms, created a wordle and printed it out on vellum, printed a picture of one of their favorite things on cardstock and put it all together! They really liked that I had included all the things that they like on their project. I am slowly getting this new house decorated, when I am done I will post pictures. I just bought a vinyl machine today so I will be able to make some fun projects and sayings to go up around the house!

Still Jazz Fans

2010-11-16T09:39:00.003-07:00

Even though we are in Nuggets Territory. we are still and probably always will be JAZZ FANS! The Jazz came to Denver a couple of weeks ago to play the Nuggets and Tank called up his buddy in SLC and he hooked him up with some great tickets! Caleb and Tank had a good time at the game even though the Jazz weren't playing as awesome as they are now! We are so lucky to have such neat experiences!

Go Broncos!!

2010-11-16T09:33:00.004-07:00

We had our first Visitor back on October 26th. Tank got tickets to the Denver Broncos vs the Oakland Raiders. So he invited our friend Tyler to come out and go to the game with him. It was a quick trip and the Broncos played horrible. But it was fun to have Tyler come visit but I did tell him next time he needs to bring the rest of the family. We miss those girls!! All four of them! Tank and Tyler had a good time despite the lack of good football. We love to have visitors so anyone is welcome anytime!!

Brocks New Friend

2010-11-16T09:29:00.004-07:00

This past weekend a friend of Tank's from work invited our family over for dinner. They made a really yummy dinner in their smoker. Brock being the crazy kid he is made new friends with the family and their pet snake Cocoa. He was the only one of the boys that wanted to hold it let alone touch it. He thought it was pretty cool that he could have it around his neck until it licked his glasses. He keeps telling everyone he got a hug from a snake!!

Littleton Musem

2010-11-10T10:25:00.004-07:00

While the boys were on Fall break in October some of our new friends invited us to go to the Littleton Museum with them. It was a lot of fun. They had animals for the kids to look at and old farm equipment and houses and blacksmiths store. The boys had a lot of fun just being outside and running around. The funniest was Cooper and the leaves. There were leaves everywhere and he would run through them and then squeal out in joy. He loved to throw them over the bridge and watch them float too!I love that such little things make kids so happy!! We are really making some good friends here and the kids are having a good time!

Fire Department Field Trip

2010-11-10T10:18:00.001-07:00

There is a Fire Station right outside of our subdivision here in Castle Rock. We have to drive by it whenever we go anywhere. Brock loves fire trucks. So he would ask me everyday if we could go visit the fire station. So the boys had a fall break a couple of weeks ago so I scheduled a field trip with some of our new friends here. The Firemean were really nice and showed us all around the station and the trucks. The firemen told us they weren't the cooking types so the next week Brock and I took them dinner to thank them for the tour. They gave him a fire hat and he was in heaven.

Harvest Day Parade

2010-11-09T10:32:00.008-07:00

Caleb and Cole's school decided to try something different this year. Instead of having Halloween activities at school they decided to focus on Harvest Day. They assigned each of the classes a fruit or vegatable. Caleb's class was Pumpkins and Coles class was carrots. They had the parents volunteer to make items with their fruit or vegatable to sell at a Farmer's Market. Each of the kids got a ticket to buy something at the Market and they could bring a dollar from home and spend it. The boys really enjoyed it and it was a nice change from all the Halloween parties.

Happy Halloween

2010-11-09T10:28:00.006-07:00

This year with Halloween falling on Sunday, I was worried that the boys may not have a chance to trick or treat. Luckily our ward had a ward party and a trunk or treat. The party was crazy, there were tons of people there. We had a chili dinner and then the boys went from car to car trick or treating. The boys had a really good time! Cooper with his big score!! He was so Happy to have all that candy .Cole the Army Commander Caleb a Motorcross GuyBrock Teenage Mutant Turtle The boys wanted to do a Halloween Craft this year so we made Candy Corn Pots out of terra cotta pots. We bought a Haunted Gingerbread House and decorated for our Friday Family Activity!!

Finalized Family Pictures

2010-11-09T10:01:00.003-07:00

I finally got the pictures cropped from our photo shoot. So here there are. Our family picture I tried to photoshop a better smile on Brock but I need to take a class because I could never make it look right but I have to say he still looks pretty cute!
Cooper 2 Years Old
Cole 6 years Old
Caleb 9 Years Old
Brock 4 Years Old
My cute Boys!!

Monster Rap Stearman Style!!!

2010-10-26T09:47:00.001-06:00

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

Family Photo Shoot

2010-10-18T10:51:00.003-06:00

On Saturday, we decided to take Family Pictures for this year. My boys Tank included are not ever too happy to get their picture taken so I knew this was going to be a real fun experience. We were going to go to a nearby State Park to get pictures but I figured that I would get better cooperation from everyone if we did it in the backyard. So here are some of the shots we came up with when they decided getting their picture taken can be fun! I will post our family picture and their individuals when I have them ready!! The boys playing on the swing set! Their favorite place to play outside.
Caleb and Cole competing for camera time.

Brock and Cooper loving the sand box the owners left behind.

Cole coming up with his own poses!!

I loved the way this one turned out so I played with it a little and added the phrase.

Look at those hops! He must take after his MOM!!

So serious about the leaves!

The big race and of course the Heisman Pose!

So happy to be outside!

My Boys!!! So Handsome!

Bear Award and Pine Wood Derby

2010-10-14T12:48:00.003-06:00

Caleb has worked hard this year and in July he earned his Bear Award for Cub Scouts. We were out of town a lot this summer so he received his award in September. This night was also Pinewood Derby Night. Since Tank was already moved to Colorado at the time and i have no woodworking skills, we took the easy way out and borrowed a car from Grandpa Eves and Brandon. We knew how it did in their Pinewood Derby so we(meaning me) did not have high expectations for this year.

Caleb is so darn competitive even though I explained to him that this car was better than no car at all, he still got upset when we didn't place 1st in any of the races. but the members of our ward were so great to step in and help a single Mom out by giving him tips and adjusting the wheels etc. I told Caleb next year we would enlist in the help of Grandpa Eves so we can get a higher place finish.

Football Camp

2010-10-11T20:01:00.002-06:00

I have been against Caleb playing football this early in his sports life with basketball and baseball, three sports would just put me over the edge. So, when I saw this football camp, I thought it would be a good chance for him to learn some skills but not have to endure a full season. So we signed him up. It was pretty good, he really enjoyed it. Caleb and Ty best buds! (Ty is a lot more willing to get his picture taken!!)
Caleb getting an autograph from Brandon Godfrey(used to play for the Falcons)

Getting an autograph from Utah Ute Luke Matthews

The Football Camp Crew

Cooper's Bday

2010-10-11T19:52:00.003-06:00

Cooper turned two the day we came home from Yellowstone so we decided to celebrate the day before we left. We had Mom, Dad, Grandma and Grandpa Criddle, Ryan, Daylemarie, Jayla, Kenedy, Brandon, and our close enough uncle Adam there to celebrate with us. We had dinner and then we opened presents. Cooper got some new outfits, a toy story camping chair, Toy Story racing track and most importantly, his water table. He has loves playing with it ever since he got it, the only problem is that he gets himself completely drenched every time he plays with it. But hey what did I expect huh!! Cooper with his boot cup playing at the water table.
Playing with his boats

Cool guy blowing out his birthday candles

The crew loving the new table

Bees BP

2010-10-11T19:41:00.002-06:00

I am way late on all my posts but here comes another one! When Tank was working at the South Salt Lake store he had a ton of hook-ups and the boys (Tank included) all got to do some pretty neat stuff. This was batting practice with the Salt Lake Bees. Tank took Caleb and Cole with him and they were able to go on the field and field some balls and hit a few off a live pitcher. Then after that they got to have lunch. It was a pretty cool day for them and after I picked them up Tank got to go to the official Press Conference when Utah declared they would be a part of the Pac 10. We will definitely miss all the cool stuff they got to do in UTAH!! Caleb on the field at Franklin Covey Field
Cole taking a few swings at Batting Practice

The boys at Bees Batting Practice

Cole on the field

Caleb again so happy to be there

First Day of SCHOOLS!!

2010-10-01T20:18:00.002-06:00

This year we were LUCKY ENOUGH (sense the sarcasm please) to have 2 first day of schools!! The boys started 1st and 4th Grades this year at Bluffridge Elementary on July 21st. Caleb had Mrs. Bowen and Cole had Mrs. Edwards. I think they were both pretty excited to get started back to school and be with their friends especially since they knew we were going to be moving in a couple of months. They both really like their teachers and had friends in their classes. But they were on C track so they only went to school for three weeks and then they were on track break for like a month. Once they did start back to school they only had 4 days and then we were moving to Colorado. Cole has had a super hard time with the change and Tank being gone so needless to say, he didn't want to go back to school and no matter how hard I tried it wasn't happening. So he came home with me for the rest of the week and Caleb stayed and had a good time saying good bye to all of his friends at Bluffridge. His class all made him goodbye cards it was so nice.

Cole's first day as a 1st grader at Bluffridge Elementary Caleb's First Day as a 4th grader at Bluffridge Elementary !

On September 20th Caleb and Cole started school again for the first day at Sage Canyon Elementary! I had been trying to prepare them for this day the best I could. We had gone and met their teachers ahead of time and they were both really nice. Caleb has Mrs. Barthelemy and Cole has Mrs. O'Brien. We had bought all their school supplies coming to a total of over $40.00 per kid!! So we were ready to go, at least I hoped! Well Caleb did great on the first day, he headed right into his class and handled it like a champ!! Cole on the other hand was the exact opposite. I tried for like 35 minutes to get him to stay but he was not having it. I tried shutting him in the classroom but he got out and chased me down the hall. Finally the teacher called the Principal into to help. She talked to him for a little bit and then told him to tell me good-bye and she would stay with him until he was ready to go to class. He finally went into class but had a sad day the rest of the day. I will make this saga of a week short but it didn't really get better only worse. We had a few encounters with the Principal (who by the way is super nice but firm) Cole decided after a time or two with her that it was better to be in class. He made friends with a really cute girl in his class and has really taken to her. Lucky for me, she is in our ward so I think that will help with that too. Caleb had a slow start making friends! he just loved his friends in Syracuse so much that he had it in his head that he didn't need to make any new friends but after a few talks he has decided the kids here aren't too bad and has taken more of an interest in them. His new favorite things to do at recess are Four square and tether ball. So after 2 weeks under our belt they have realized it isn't too bad here and that we might actually like it.

Caleb's 1st day at Sage Canyon as a 4th grader.

Cole's first day at Sage Canyon as a 1st grader! Can you see the excitement in that face???

Yellowstone - Continued

2010-09-24T20:28:00.004-06:00

We spent the rest of Monday setting up camp and having dinner. It was out night for dinner so we decided to do Navajo Tacos. Luckily we bought our tent from Sams club and Tank being the big time camper he is, wanted the one that had poles already attached to it for easy set -up. So after we got it figured out we were able to set it up relatively quickly unlike another family in our group who had a heck of a time setting up their brand new tent!! It was July when we went but you would not have been able to tell by the weather. It was freezing!! So after we had dinner we cleaned up because of the BEAR factor there we really had to clean up good. Then we sat around by the fire and had smores and then everyone was so cold they headed to bed. It was not the best night of sleep we have ever had. It pretty much rained the whole night, Brock Cole, and Cooper were on the air mattress and it had a hole in it so they kept rolling off of it so I had to keep getting out of my warm sleeping bag to push them back up and then I would be just about asleep again when another one would roll off. So I was up at 5:30am trying to start the fire to get warm. After a yummy breakfast we headed off to go sight seeing and sight seeing we did. Below are a few pictures of what we found in our travels! Above is an Elk that we saw grazing on the grass. We didn't see a whole lot of Wildlife it sounded like they were all up North and we stayed mainly in the southern parts.
On our way home we stopped at Mesa Falls again to see the falls. They are so pretty and they were on the way so we thought why not!!

This is a picture of the Upper falls. It was so pretty. I love Waterfalls and could take a hundred pictures of them.

This was the waterfall at Jenny Lake that we hiked to.

This was Old Faithful, I am glad that I got to see it but I do have to say it is way overrated. It is so commercialized and so crowded it looked like we were parking to go to Disneyland.

Here are Caleb and Cole at Emerald Springs one of the may Hot pots at the park .

Here are Tank, Caleb, Cole and Brock at the Lower falls lookout.

The whole Stearman Clan at the Upper Falls picture spot! Everyone is so happy to get their picture taken!!

Here are Tank, Caleb, Cole, and Cooper at the Mud Volcano. It was pretty neat to see the mud spouting out.

Here are Cooper Caleb hanging out together! Cooper was so funny he wore those sunglasses everywhere! He was a total rock star!!

It was a great family vacation and now we can say we have been there and done that!!

Yellowstone - Jenny Lake

2010-09-24T20:13:00.005-06:00

This year for our Eves family Vacation we decided to head to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. Our family had never been so we were excited to go camping. Our plan was to head up the Grand Tetons on Monday July 5th. We wanted to do something fun there and then head up to Yellowstone and set up camp. We decded to go to Jenny Lake.

We took the ferry across the Lake and then got off and hiked up to the falls there. It was a pretty hike and the view of the waterfall was pretty too.

Brock did pretty good for most of the hike. Witht that look on his face though how could you ever get mad at him even when he is complaining?? Here is Tank and the boys on their way up. This was a before picture of Cole (I didn't get the after picture) but after we had hiked up to the falls, him and Caleb were messing around with the hiking sticks they had and it hit Cole in the mouth. He already had a loose toothe and this just knocked it looser. So I had to preform Oral Surgery while we were at the falls. But for all you no believers out there, the Tooth Fairy did find Cole even up at Yellowstone. Caleb is such a ladies man!! He loves hanging out with his cousins. It is so nice that they are so close even though we don't get to see them as much as we would like.

We have moved not died!!

2010-09-18T22:17:00.002-06:00

I have been up to my eyeballs in all kinds of stuff over the last few months! In the past 2 1/2 months we have got a new job in Colorado (Tank), drove out to Colorado to find a new house, started school 1st and 4th grades (Cole and Caleb), Listed our house in Syracuse to sell, gone to Girls Camp, Tank moved to Colorado to start new job, went to Vegas for Stearman Family Reunion, hung out in St. George, Cleaned the house numerous times to show, packed up whole house to move to Colorado, the boys went back to school after 4 week track break (well Caleb went back), Checked boys out of Bluff Ridge Elementary, hired a moving company, got house ready to move, cleaned house repainting most of it included, movers took all of our stuff to Colorado, said good bye to the best friends we could ever ask for, drove to Colorado, unpacked everything, enrolled the boys in their new school(starting on Monday!). Other than that we have had a pretty boring couple of months!! I will post pics of all of our happening in the next few days! So fear not we have only moved, we are not dead!!

Happy Birthday Cooper!!

2010-07-10T19:42:00.004-06:00

I am a little late with this post but I have a good excuse! Cooper's birthday was on July 8th! We were coming back from our Eves family vacation to Yellowstone!(more on that trip later) Cooper has gotten the shaft on his lst 2 birthdays, luckily he is too young to remember. Lat year I left for Girls camp on his bday and this year we were in the car for the majority of the day! We did celebrate his birthday on Sunday July 4th before we left. I will post about his birthday later!

Here are the top 2 I love about you Cooper!!

1. You are the cutest, funniest Two year old I know! I love that you want to be like your big Brother Brock so much that you wear sunglasses or sunglasses with the lenses popped out everywhere you go, so you can look like him.

2. I love that you are learning to talk and repeat everything your brothers say like I don't know, I'm okay and what's up!!

We love you so much Cooper and we are so glad you are part of our family!!!

GAME ON!!!

2010-06-07T21:01:00.003-06:00

Okay so some of you have seen that my family has been doing a Biggest Loser Competition over the last 19 weeks! I know you can tell I am not the Biggest Loser but it has made me more motivated to get out there and do more. So my sister was telling me about this book that her friend had that mapped out a weight loss or fitness game. It sounds really fun so if anyone is interested in doing this with me there will be 2 teams competing against each other. I will post more details when I get the book in the mail(I ordered it tonight). It is only for 4 week periods so you mind as well try at least once right!!! Here is a link that you can go to to read more about the game! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061718890/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=A2PTFCA406K9UV#reader_0061718890

Kickin 5K

2010-06-02T23:01:00.003-06:00

Every year the boys school does a 5K fundraiser. This year we decided to participate in it. The boys and I signed up got our shirts and numbers and were ready to go. Then the day of the race, it started to pour. So I was convinced it was not going to happen and then when the rain did stop, it was freezing cold. But Caleb and Cole were determined. Cole was so cute he said Mom we have to do the race, my teacher(Mrs. Adams, who he loves) is going to be waiting for me at the finish line with a medal, I have to go. So off we went and since I didn't think we were going to go we showed up right as it was starting, so I found a parking spot and jumped out of the car and told the boys to start running. We did not train for the 5K and for those of you who know me I hate running. We did pretty good though. Caleb could have finished a lot sooner but he was waiting for Cole and I. Caleb finished in about 35 minutes and Cole and I finished in about 40 minutes so I was proud of the boys for finishing the race and Cole was such a trooper I would tell him okay lets run to that tree and then we can walk. Sure enough when we reached the finish line there was Mrs. Adams with a medal for Cole. He was so happy! We all received Medals and will do the 5K again next year! Yeah Bluffridge!!

Brocks Birthday

2010-06-02T22:51:00.003-06:00

Brock had a birthday party this year for his 4th birthday. It was his first party so he was super excited. he decided to change it up this year and instead of having a Thomas Birthday cake for the 3rd year in a row, he went with a Cars Cake and a Hot wheels theme! We played a few games which did not go over too well but I tried. We played pass the hot tow"Mater" with a big Mater Car, and we also tried to play find the small mater using Hot and Cold neither were a huge success but we tried. All in all we ended up doing presents, having Cake and ice cream and then heading down to the basement and playing. He had a really good time and was so excited that it was finally his big day. SO thanks again to everyone who made his day so special!

Brock and the Huggies Commerical

2010-05-13T12:26:00.005-06:00

I was getting Brock dressed the other day and a commerical came on and he started saying the lines and I thought it was hilarious, I know that no one else will find it as funny as me but here it is anyways!!

Huggies Sock Puppet Diaper Commercial

2010-05-13T12:26:00.000-06:00

This is the commerical that Brock was repeating! Funnier when he is not being taped but still pretty funny!

Cooper 18 month Well Check!

2010-05-10T21:12:00.002-06:00

I took Cooper to the doctor on Friday for his 18 month well check. It was a little late but as I always say, better late than never. So here are his stats. Weight - 27lbs 6.5oz (51%)Height - 35 in (83%) Head - 18.5 in (15%) He has stayed around the same percentages every visit so he is growing just right! He is quite the little character though. When they go in for well checks, they have the little ones strip down to their diapers. Well, Cooper was having a fit about taking off his shoes and socks. The nurse was trying to be nice and figure a way out to do it without him crying, but me being the great Mom I am said let's just do it and he can scream for a minute. So we took all of his stats and then headed back into the room where I put his socks and shoes on with just his diaper. And wouldn't ya know it he was as happy as can be!!! Crazy kid!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROCK!!!

2010-05-04T09:38:00.004-06:00

Happy 4th Birthday Brock!!! I can't believe that we actually made it to this Birthday! You are such a great kid but you are a handful!!

Here are my TOP 4 reasons I love you !!!

1. You are the nicest, most friendly kid I have ever met! You are always talking to everyone and trying to include everyone in everything you do!

2. You are hilarious! I can't stop laughing at the things you say and the way your mind works!! You can always bring a smile to my face!

3. You are a kid after my own heart when it comes to your love of junk food! I secretly love the fact that you are a night eater and love to sneak snacks! The part I don't love is cleaning up the mess after you are done!!

4. Lastly, I love your zest for life! You are so excited about everything and do everything all out! You are such a trooper with all that you have through with your eyes and you still always have a great big hug, smile and kiss for me whenever I want it!!!

We love you so much Brock and are so happy that you are a part of our family!!!!

Springs Preserve and Easter

2010-05-03T08:41:00.008-06:00

When we went down to Vegas for Easter we went to the Springs Preserve with the Hafen Crew. It was a really neat place. There was a fake flash flood that the kids really liked. There were building areas, sand digging areas, a video game area, and a playground. The boys love hanging out with their cousins. We were able to spend conference weekend and Easter Sunday with both sides of our family. We had the annual Evester BBQ with my Dads (The Eves) side of the family. It was really fun to see everyone and visit. We don't make it to too many of the Easter or Christmas Parties because we are up here in Salt Lake so when we can make it we try to go. Then my whole side of the family, minus Brandon, stayed the night at Natalie's and spent Easter Morning together. After the first Sunday session of Conference we headed over to Tank's parent's house and spent some time with them. Grandma Vegas had organized an Easter egg hunt for the younger kids and we had a yummy Easter dinner. It was nice to see both sides of our family, that doesn't happen too often.

Tulip Festival

2010-05-03T08:03:00.005-06:00

We headed down to the Tulip Festival again this year. I love the Gardens at Thanksgiving Point. I could go down there once a week, if it was closer. This year I took all four boys with me and it was quite the handful. You wouldn't think that the boys would like going to a Garden but they love it too. There is plenty of room to run around and things to look at. They weren't too hot on me taking their pictures so I didn't get any good ones of them. We were able to go with some of their friends so that was fun for them to be able to hang out with them and take pictures with them together. I love the waterfall area they have there. We took a picnic lunch and sat down bu the falls and ate lunch. Cooper is turning into quite the independent little boy and he wanted to walk more than ride in the stroller and wanted to do everything the big boys were doing. That is not necessarily a good thing when Brock is one of the big boys he is following.

Jazz Ball Boy and Hurricane Brock

2010-04-18T23:15:00.002-06:00

Since we have moved to Salt Lake 4 1/2 years ago, Tank has made some pretty great connections through his work. He has met a guy that works for the Jazz that has been great to our family. Last year he got both Caleb and Cole an opportunity to go down on the court and meet the Jazz Bear and the Cheerleaders. He has also given Tank numerous tickets and even got my Mom and Dad tickets like 4 rows from the court for their anniversary. But this last thing he did for us was awesome! He gave Caleb the opportunity to be a ball boy for the Utah Jazz before the game. He got to go down on the court and take a picture with a player, get filmed to be on the Jumbo tron, pass a few balls to a couple of the Jazz players during warm-ups, and the best part he got to be in the Jazz Line-up while they called out the starting line-up. He was right next to Kyle Korver and got to give fives to all the starters.
I don't know if it was the Mom in me or the Athlete, probably a combination of both but I was actually tearing up because I thought it was such a cool experience for him. I hope he realizes how cool this was and how lucky he was to be able to do it! It was pretty nice for me because my favorite Kyle Korver was out on the court by himself for like 20 minutes shooting around and that passed the time for me really easily!!

Hurricane Brock

For those of you who know Brock this picture is no surprise but I had to post it for myself and to show him one day when he is a Dad to show him what I put up with when he was a kid! This kid can wreck a room like no ones business. I like to call him Hurricane Brock but he insists it is Brock or Brockers!! This mess was made in less than 10 minutes, after I had already picked up his room at least twice that day. But you can't say that the kids doesn't have anything to do or play with here is proof that he does!!

Cole's Birthday Party

2010-03-29T07:39:00.006-06:00

Well I am a little late with posting but you know what they say! Better late than never!! This year we decided to do a repeat of last year. We took Cole and some of his friends to Classic Fun Center.

He had a lot of fun last year and I thought this would be the easiest way for him to have all of his school friends there with him. I know as a mom I am more inclined to let my kids go to a birthday party of a kid that I have never met their parents, if the party was in a public place.

The kids had a blast they did the bounce houses, Pirates Cove, and arcade games. There were a ton of kids there so I ended up pacing back and forth between all the things to make sure we didn't lose anyone.
Grandma Eves made Cole one of the cool cupcake cakes for his birthday and we decorated in Star Wars Legos. Overall it was a great party and a lot of fun for all the kids!

We've been Robbed!!!

2010-03-23T12:09:00.003-06:00

That is exactly what I thought about a month and half ago when I woke up! We had had a buglar and he was hungry! Here is the evidence that let me to believe this.....

We had bought cupcakes for Cole's birthday but had been so busy that night we never got around to eating them.

There were orginally 6 cupcakes one for each of us but as I said before this was one hungry burglar. I have watched my fair share of NCIS and CSI NY that I knew just how to examine this crime scene. First I followed the clues. There were Superman rings and cupcake wrappers in the trash (at least he was a little tidy) I looked on the floor and there was a huge circle of green frosting that had a dried wipe in the center. (So he had tried to clean up but made things worse!)

I followed crumbs to a bedroom only to find more clues. There were green handprints on the dresser and the TV and a half eaten cupcake on the ground. I thought to myself that this burglar must have been coming down from a sugar high! I knew I was getting close. As I turned around I found the burglar just like this!!!!

Rain Rain Go Away!!!

2010-02-04T23:01:00.010-07:00

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This year for our family Vacation we decided to go to San Diego. I found this thing online called the Go San Diego Card. It is really cool if you are planning on being in San Diego for a while. We got the 3 day card and it included all sorts of stuff including Legoland, the Aquarium at Legoland, Petco Park Tour, All the museums at Balboa Park, The San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park and much more.
We left Syracuse on Sunday to drive to St. George. When we got there we got to visit with Grandma and Grandpa Criddle, Ryan, Daylemarie, Jayla and Kenedy. It was nice to see all of them. We all got a chance to hold cute Kenedy but Cole was loving the chance to hold her. It was so cute.

Monday morning we headed to San Diego, the usual 7 hour trip took 9 hours. (this time it was not the boys fault!) There was some holiday traffic due to MLK day and then it started pouring rain. That should have been our first sign. It rained on and off for the next 5 days. But when it rained it dumped buckets and buckets of rain (it was said to be the worst storm since 1934!) We finally checked-in to our Timeshare (Worldmark, Tank and I got this for Christmas)
So worth it especially with all the rain.

Tuesday we went to the Zoo, we walked about a 1/4 of the zoo and then took the Skyfari over to the other side of the zoo, then we got on the guided Bus tour just in time. It started pouring but we were nice and dry in the bus. After lunch we headed to Balboa Park to visit the Hall of Champions, Automotive, Air and Space, Model Train Museum (Brocks Favorite). They were all really neat. Then we headed to the San Diego Temple to walk the grounds.

Wednesday Morning we headed to downtown to Petco Park (Padres Stadium) for a guided tour, (Calebs Favorite). It was really neat to go down on the field and see the dugouts and lockerooms. Then Tank and Caleb and Cole headed to the Miramar Speed Circuit to drive indoor race cars that could reach speeds of up to 40 mph. In the meantime, my Mom, Cooper, Brock and me headed to the Birch Aquarium in Scripps. There was a really cool wall in the Aquarium that was all glass and on the other side was the ocean and you could see all the fish.

Thursday we were supposed to go to Legoland but the once again the rain caused Legoland to close Thursday and Friday. So we went to the Aquarium at Legoland on Thursday and headed to our new Worldmark resort in Oceanside. Friday we hung out and then met Tank's sister Monica and her husband Doug for dinner.

Saturday we finally got to go to Legoland. The boys loved it. It was just the right age group for all of them. We had a fun time. Then we drove back to Vegas and spent the night with the Hafens. The boys were so excited to see their cousins. Sunday morning we spent a little while with Tanks parents and then headed up to St. George. Monday morning we headed back home. It was a really fun trip and it was great to see and spend time with family!

Happy Birthday Cole!!

2010-02-02T09:19:00.002-07:00

Happy 6th Birthday Cole! I can hardly believe it has been six years. You are such a great little boy. Keeping with the Birthday tradition I started this year, here are 6 things I love about you!!

1. You are such a sweet little boy! You are always so good to little kids especially your baby brother Cooper.

2. You are so funny! I love to hear your Yoda impressions! You are always surprising me with your funny comments!

3. You are such a hard worker! You have done so well in school this year with your reading and your speech.

4. You are awesome at doing puzzles and legos. You are so smart and amaze me all the time with how well you do at putting together these things.

5. You are great at coloring. You always do such a nice job staying in the lines and making every picture look so nice.

6. I love you for being you. You are the perfect fit for our family and such a great example for all those around you!! We love you tons Colee!!!

Basketball Anyone??

2010-01-31T21:11:00.003-07:00

Caleb had his Birthday Party on Saturday January 16th. I kept asking him what he wanted to do for his Birthday and he kept saying he wanted to play basketball. So we decided to have a pizza party and then head over to the church to play basketball. Easy enough for me, I never like planning games and keeping a group entertained. So we ordered pizza had lunch, opened presents, had an awesome basketball cake thanks Grandma Eves! and then headed over to the church to play basketball. Caleb is always happy with a ball in his hand. Overall, it was a very easy and fun party.

Happy Birthday Caleb!!

2010-01-07T22:30:00.004-07:00

Happy 9th Birthday Caleb! You are such a great kid! I love you so much! You have such a fun personality. Here is a list of the top "9" things I love about you.

1. Your sense of humor. (It has to be good because you always laugh at my jokes.)

2. Your Competitive Nature. (Sometimes it is a bit too much but it is also something that can't be taught and it will help you succeed in life.)

3. Your sweet spirit (You are such a great example to your younger brothers, showing them how to choose the right)

4. Your passion for sports (I don't know another 9 around who knows as much as you do about sports)

5. Your great fashion sense. (Thanks for picking my outfit for me when dad won't)

6. Your creative mind( I love reading your short stories and hearing the next pretend games you play with your brothers)

7. Your great taste in food. (You are the only one of our kids who will eat everything on his plate and go for seconds no matter what I fix)

8. Your sensitivity. ( I am sure this is one that will fade as you grow into a teenager but for right now I love that you are concerned for your Mom when things are bad)

9. Last but not least I love everything that make you YOU!!! We are so lucky that you are in our family!!

We love you tons!!!!

Santa Claus, The Tooth Fairy, and the Mean Lady!!

2009-12-29T21:26:00.006-07:00

This year we had a very good yet low key Christmas! We just stayed here and hung out as a family all day. The boys slept in until about 7:15. We got up and went out to see what Santa had brought. All the boys were super excited with all of their presents. Brock got the very much talked about parking garage with an elevator that goes up and down, Tool bench, Power wheels jeep, some books, a scooter, cars, pjs, buzz lightyear shoes, and clothes. Cooper got a sports slide, shopping cart, little Einsteins piano, books, cars, clothes, pjs, laptop and sippy cups. Cole got his beloved Star Wars movie Collection (all 6 movies and even Star wars the Clone wars) Scooter, clothes, Star Wars Legos, pjs, books, and Foosball, Air hockey and Ping pong table. Caleb got NBA Live 10 for the PS3, Crammer (leapfrog IPOD), Books, Nerf Dart Tag game, Clothes, Pjs. basketball shoes, scooter, basketball cards and Foosball, Air hockey and Ping Pong table. Thanks to everyone who gave us such great gifts!

Cole Lost his First tooth on December 23rd. He was so funny he had asked me about a month or so ago, when he was going to lose a tooth. I told him, I didn't know Caleb was in 1st grade before he lost one so we would have to wait and see. About a week before school got out he came home and told me he had a tooth growing behind one of us baby teeth. Sure enough there it was, I wiggled the tooth in front of it and it was loose. I told him it was loose and he was so excited he got tears in his eyes. So here comes December 23rd and the tooth needs to come out and for some strange reason this has fall under the Mom category. So I pushed and pulled on that tooth and he was crying and I was losing my patience and the next thing you know I have the tooth out and I show it to him and then he starts laughing and crying at the same time. He was so excited about losing that tooth.

Saturday the 26th, a guy Tank has met through work, invited our whole family to go to the Jazz Game with them and sit in the suite. So we all got our Jazz Gear on and headed to Salt Lake. It was fun I spent the 1st half of the game either feeding someone else or myself. The second half I watched the boys run from seat to seat. In the beginning of the 4th quarter, Brock was standing by the overlook and watching the game and he came running up to me and said thatMean Lady just yelled at me "knock it off right now" I said what we were you doing he said " I was dumping my sippy cup of water on her." So I took the sippy cup away from him and put away. Wouldn't you know about 5 minutes later, here comes the security guard asking us if we were throwing stuff over the edge. I told him what had happened and that we had fixed the problem. he left but not before telling me to watch Brock better. What a great impression we make on these new people we had just met and were kind enough to invite us in their suite. Well I guess they need to know what they are getting themselves into when you invite Brocker Rockers along.

Best 10 years and Worst Day Ever!!!

2009-12-17T17:14:00.007-07:00

Today is mine and Tank's 10 year Anniversary! Ten years ago today we were sealed in the Las Vegas Temple. It was a great day and we have had many great days since. We celebrated our anniversary a little earlier this year when we went on a little trip to Hawaii. You might remember the post earlier this year. It was a great time and we really got to spend a lot of alone time together. Unfortunately when we got married we had no idea what Tank was going to do for a living and this month is the absolute worst time of the year for Tank. So we will go to dinner on Saturday but that is all the time we can manage for our anniversary every year. But I will take it. I am so lucky to be married to a great man who is a wonderful husband and father. I love you Tank!

So onto the worst day ever....... this was Tuesday December 15th. I started the day really ambitious. I just knew I was going to get a ton of stuff done. So I got the kids off to school and one down for a nap and started to work. I needed chicken for dinner so I put some on the stove to boil and headed downstairs to begin construction on the Foosball/air hockey table that Caleb and Cole are getting for Christmas. Well I totally forgot about the chicken and an hour and a half later , I go upstairs to check on a very quiet Brock and the house is filled with smoke. The chicken was totally burning. Brock was totally just sitting there watching TV with out a care in the world. So I clean up the mess and open all the windows, turn on all the fans(no big deal that it is like 30 degrees outside.) So then Cooper wakes up from his nap so I get him situated and head back down to work on the table. As I am putting the Foosball guys in the table Brock is playing with my huge exercise ball and it hits one end of the table and the other end flips up and hits e in the nose and it starts bleeding all over the place. So I have to go upstairs while carrying Cooper and get it cleaned up. A normal sane person would have stopped for the day but you all know that is not me so I head back down for round three. The table was giving me fits and after getting my finger stuck and then having it bleed I decided to call it good for the day. So onto dinner I was able to salvage some of the chicken, or so I thought, to make chicken pot pie. Well when we sat down for dinner it was nasty. So in the car I got with all the boys to pick up a pizza. I am driving and decide to turn on the heater for the boys. I look down to turn it on and when I look up all the cars in front of me are stopping. So I slam on the brakes and swerve as I hit the guy in front of me who in turn hits the guy in front of him. So we call the police and no offence to the Syracuse Police Department but it took them an hour to get there. The ironic thing was that we crashed about 50 feet from the police station. To put it all into perspective, I called Tank 10 minutes after the accident happened and he left work (in South Salt Lake) and got there about 5 or 10 minutes after the Police showed up. So we never made it to the pizza place. The kids were pretty well behaved for being in the car for so long. We had to get the car towed to get fixed and they called me today to tell me it is going to take 17 Working days to get it fixed. Our insurance does not cover a rental car so I am trying to hold off as long as I can. We were all okay so I am thankful for that. The kids are never going to let me live this down though. Brock has told me a number of times, Mom you need to be more careful when you drive, Cole made the rounds in the neighborhood letting everyone he talked to know.
Brock has hated wearing his contacts the past 6 months or so, so we decided to get him some glasses. He loves to wear them. They are a little on the thick side, due to the fact that he has no lens in his eyes. But he is still as cute as ever.

Gingerbread Houses

2009-12-12T00:33:00.008-07:00

Tonight I told the boys we were going to make Gingerbread houses. I was trying to do something fun with them but not totally hard on myself so we made our gingerbread houses out of graham crackers and since I know my boys, I hot glued them together so the wouldn't be falling apart the whole time. So the boys felt a little ripped off but they got over it pretty quick. They had a fun time decorating their houses.

Cole did drop his trying to carry it to me to help him but we fixed it.

Brock loved putting on his door knocks (knobs) so people could get in his house.

Caleb just liked being creative with his.

Cooper fell alsleep during the prep work and missed out on all the fun.

It was a lot of fun and something I think we will continue to do over the years to come.

Here comes Santa Claus!!!

2009-12-12T00:05:00.004-07:00

Last weekend we had our Ward Christmas Party. It was really good. They had a Junior High Choir come and perform, with all my knowledge since I have watched a full fall season of Glee, they were really good. They sang my favorite song, Carol of the Bells, and even got the Bishop to get up and dance with them. After the choir was done, Santa came to visit the kids. Last year Brock wanted nothing to do with Santa but I convinced him this year that he needed to sit on Santa's lap so he could tell him what he wanted. I was surprised at how easily he was convinced. He really wants a parking garage with an elevator for his hot wheels this year. So we waited in line and we got up there and he sat on Santa's lap and told him he wants an elevator. He got his candy cane and his picture taken then hooped off Santa's lap and looked all around and said "WHERE IS MY ELEVATOR?" He thought he was going to get his present right then and there, no wonder he was so easily convinced. Cooper on the other hand, wanted nothing to do with Santa even for a Candy cane!

Kindergarten Program

2009-12-11T23:55:00.004-07:00

Last month Cole had a family program in his Kindergarten Class. He has Mrs. Adams this year and I may be biased but she is the best teacher. I guess I should say she is the best teacher for Cole. We both love her. She was the only kindergarten teacher to do the program. The kids sang a bunch of songs about colors, and then at the end they did a freeze dance. They had to get a family member to come up and dance with them, Cole chose Brock and they danced for a minute before Brock decided he didn't want to do it anymore and I had to take his place. Cole has been singing those songs all over the house and now we all know how to spell purple and all the other colors of the rainbow. Cole was so cute during the program, he kept looking at us and smiling. They all got to say in the microphone what their favorite thing to do with their family was and he said playing with his baby brother, Cooper. Such a good big brother!

Partners in Crime

2009-12-11T22:25:00.006-07:00

Well Cooper and Brock have officially become partners in crime. A couple of weeks ago Cooper was having tummy issues so we had the Vaseline and powder handy for diaper changes. I turned my back for like a minute and this is what I found!! Brock thought it would be hilarious if he dumped powder all over Cooper. It must have been pretty funny because Cooper was totally busting up every time he did it. I was mad but had to get a picture to capture the moment. Boy will these boys keeps me on my toes for the next 18 years!

Boy Band

2009-11-19T13:19:00.005-07:00

Since there are 5 Stearman boys, I thought in order to make some extra money in this troubling economy I would start a Boy Band. Check out their Music Videos below!(there are 2 different ones!!) Notice their insane dance skills and incredible ability to sing while doing choreography! Taught them everything I know!!

2009-11-19T13:19:00.001-07:00

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2009-11-19T13:14:00.002-07:00

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Halloween Henderson Style

2009-11-12T11:42:00.002-07:00

This year for Halloween Tank had to close at his store so we headed down to Henderson to spend it with the rest of my family. We spent a few days in St. George where my great friend, Joye gave me a new do with a great cut and color. Thanks for being my personal hairstylist Joye. Then we headed down to Henderson to the Hafen home. My Mom went with us so we spent 3 days there doing all kinds of fun stuff. We played outside, went to the pumpkin patch and rode some rides, watched Erick's soccer game, went to Chuck E Cheese, had a Halloween party, and went Trick or treating. It was really nice on Halloween everyone was there with the exception of Tank(what's new this time of year?) so all the cousins got to go Trick or treating together which will probably never happen again but hopefully will. The kids all had so much fun together playing and hanging out. Natalie went out of her way to make sure we ate like kings and had a great time. Thanks for having us it is a trip we will never forget.
Here is a little slide show of our fun time.

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The Falls

2009-10-19T16:59:00.009-06:00

This weekend we went to Idaho for a weekend get-a-way. Our plans changed about 20 different times due to some unforeseen problems with a suspicious mole and Tanks work. But Tank was determined to make it out of town before his Holiday rush season was here. So we decided to head up to Idaho Falls to visit The Burgetts, some friends of ours. We got a hotel room right across from the Idaho Falls temple.

The boys thought the room was the coolest thing ever because it had two rooms and the room they stayed in had Bunk beds and their own TV and DVD player. He had a BBQ with the Burgetts on Saturday Night and hung out. It was good food and company.

The next day we headed over to see the Falls in Downtown Idaho Falls. They were pretty and then we headed over to The Idaho Falls Temple to walk around the grounds and go to the Visitors Center.

Then we headed about an hour North of Idaho Falls and visited a place called Mesa Falls. The falls there were beautiful. The kids really enjoyed seeing the falls and being so close to the water.

After eating dinner we took the kids swimming at the Hotel pool and off to bed they went. We woke up this morning had some breakfast and headed home. It was a really fun and relaxing trip.

Happy Halloween!!

2009-10-17T01:00:00.002-06:00

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Family Pictures

2009-10-11T21:43:00.004-06:00

This weekend we headed up to Snow Basin Ski Resort with some our wonderful friends and took some family pictures. It worked out Nice because they took pictures for us and we took pictures for them. we got some good shots and hopefully they liked theirs too. It was really pretty up there with all of the leaves changing but it was pretty chilly. My boys, including the big one(Tank) were not too thrilled to do it so we had to work quick. It is amazing to see how much the boys have changed over the years, they are getting so big!!

Caleb 8 Years Old

Cole 5 Years Old

Brock 3 years old

Cooper 1 Year Old

Aloha!!

2009-09-25T15:19:00.022-06:00

Well Tank and I got back from a very relaxing trip to Hawaii on Tuesday. Before I go into the details, I need to thank my wonderful and amazing Mom. With out her, we would have never been able to go on this vacation. I never have to worry about the boys one bit while she is watching them. So thank you , thank you , thank you!!!

Now for the details.....

Our Room
We flew out to Kona (which is on the Big Island) on Tuesday. We got to our hotel which was called the Kona Village Resort. It was an all inclusive place and each of the rooms were private bungalows called Hales. Our room was not quite ready so we headed over to the lunch buffet they had set up. All of the dining is outside about 100 yards from the ocean. So we always had a great view and nice breeze. The food here was amazing, breakfast was ordered from a menu and they had the best pancakes, (Tank fell in love with the banana pancakes with coconut syrup), Lunch was always buffet style with fresh sushi (Tank loved) 2 hot entrees and they always had a chef who grilled up burgers, hot dogs and sword fish. I will fill you in on dinner as I go on with the days.

The view from outside our Hale

After we had lunch we checked into our room and it was so nice, King size bed, bathroom with separate tub and shower, and out own little porch with chairs. We were right next to the lagoon so we had a great view.

Tank had some work stuff to take care of so I headed out to the beach to take some pictures and get some sun. We got a new camera and I was excited to try it out. After Tank was done with his work stuff we strolled along the beach and then laid out for a while.

It was so cool there were sea turtles that were right out on the sand and in the water.

That night for dinner they had a Hawaiian Cowboy BBQ. They set up tables on a big grassy area and had a buffet of BBQ food. They had chicken, ribs(best ribs ever), steak, lobster, and some other kind of fish, Corn on the cob, baked potatoes, salad, baked beans. It was delicious. Then we had dessert and listened to the Hawaiian Cowboys serenade the group.

Wednesday we ate breakfast and headed out to see some waterfalls.

We went to Akaka State Falls. It was really pretty. After that we headed to the Mauna Loa Factory in hopes of finding some great deals on Mac nuts. No such luck.

We had planned on going to the Volcano on Thursday but we were only 29 miles from it at this point so we decided to go. I was all excited to see some lava. No such luck again. We did get to see some Steam Vents and the Lava Tubes. But that was it. We headed back to the hotel by now we had driven around the entire Big Island. It was so neat how one side is totally lava rock everywhere and the other side is green and lush.

After we got back, we got ready to go to the Luau our resort was having. Once again the food was delicious and the entertainment was great. It was so nice to have everything right at our resort so we didn't have to go everywhere to find food and entertainment.

Thursday we decided to do the beach thing and checked out a Kayak from the beach shack had headed out. The water was so calm in the morning and we were right in a bay, that we could paddle out and stop and see right to the bottom and see fish as they swam by. After that we headed to a beach down the road in search of bigger waves to boogie board on. There wasn't a whole lot of success there so we swam for a while and headed back.

Later that afternoon, we headed into Kona and visited the Temple and went shopping. He had another great dinner which was sit down at the restaurant this time.

Friday morning we got up and decided from all this great food we were eating that we should hit the weight room. Tank lifted and I rode the bike. We took a walk around the resort and got ready for lunch.

That afternoon, Tank wanted to golf so I was his chauffeur. It was really relaxing, the course was on a mountain and there was a nice breeze. Other than me almost getting attacked by 5 peacocks it was a great time. That night was another Luau, the food was pretty much the same as Wednesday but still awesome.

View from our balcony at the Hyatt

Saturday, we packed up and left The Big Island and headed to Oahu. Tanks boss hooked us up big time. He is friends with the Hyatt Rep for the West Coast so we got our room upgraded to the penthouse suite. It was awesome. The 39th floor, with 3 balconies that over looked Waikiki Beach and it had 3 TVs and the bathroom was as big as some hotel rooms! So nice!! After we checked in we grabbed some lunch and then hung out for awhile before one of Tank's mission companions, Nate Sadowski and his family came by to visit. We went to dinner with them, it was fun to see Nate again and meet the rest of his family.

Sunday we hit our big destination for Oahu.... the swap meet. It was everything we hoped for, we got everything we wanted for our souvenirs. After that we headed to Sams Club to get some more items and then on to Best Buy so Tank could critique that store. We went back to the hotel and laid out for a while.

Then we headed to our friend Keala's house on the other side of the Island. She lives across the street from the Laie Temple. So we visited for a while and then walked over there and took some pictures. We headed back to the hotel and called it a night.

Monday was our last day in Hawaii, our flight left at 9:00pm that night. We headed back out to the North Shore and visited Sunset Beach, Waimea, and The Pipeline. The waves weren't very big but it was neat to see. Then we headed back to Kealas house and visited some more. Then we drove back to Honolulu to get ready to leave.

It was a great relaxing trip and we had a great time. We have decided we are going to go back every 5 years if we can convince my Mom to watch the boys again!!

Super Clean!

2009-08-25T21:52:00.002-06:00

Now I have to start off saying, I didn't get pictures of either of these events but they were so funny I can't go without posting about it. I am all for having clean kids, but Cooper and Brock took it upon themselves this week to make sure they were super clean!

Last night I was trying to put Cooper to sleep, (Tank was at work) and I hear the bathroom sink turn on. I thought okay Brock is washing his hands or brushing his teeth or something. But he was in there for quite a while, then I started to hear a splashing noise. So I got up and went in there and there he was sitting on the counter BUCK NAKED!!! The sink was full of water, there was water on the counter all over the floor dripping from the cabinets, just everywhere. Then I really look at Brock, the kid has Lotion all over his whole body and all over the mirror. He turns to me with a Huge Grin and says " I am taking a Bath. I am so clean now!!" I was mad that he had made such a mess, but it was so stinking funny I just had to clean him up and send him back to bed.

(Now picture this with a 3 year-old who is slightly above average in height) Too Funny!!!

Then Cooper, not to be outdone by his older brother decides this morning that he is going to start climbing on everything! And when I say everything, I mean everything. I was typing an email this morning and he was playing in my room by me and the next thing I know, he has climbed up on the Bidet in our bathroom and turned the water on and was just sitting there in the water getting sopping wet! Pretty sure he needs to learn how to use the toilet before he moves up to the bidet!

Hey, I guess it is better that they want to be clean then me having to force them in the bath!!

He's walking!!

2009-08-13T22:27:00.003-06:00

We have been waiting a while for Cooper to step up to the plate and start walking. His brothers were all walking around 10 months. Cooper was strong enough to do it, he was just a little chicken about it. About a week after he turned one he was all over the place, he just took off! I am little slow when it comes to posting and catching stuff on video. But here is a little footage of him walking! He is such a great little boy!

First Day of School!

2009-08-11T21:17:00.004-06:00

Monday August 10th was the first day of school. Caleb started 3rd (yes I said 3rd) grade and has Mrs. Tatro for his teacher. I went to Back to school night tonight and she seems like she is a great teacher and will be a lot of fun for Caleb.
Cole doesn't officially start his first day of Kindergarten until August 17th. But we went to an orientation for his class on the first day. His teacher is Mrs. Adams. He goes in tomorrow to do his testing for his skill level. I actually think this will be great for Cole he has struggled over the past year with going to school and primary. I mean this tends to happen when you are such a great Mom like myself!! (Yeah Right) So I think him going to his class twice before I actually leave him will be good for him. I will let you know how it goes on Monday!!

Wolf Boy

2009-08-11T21:15:00.005-06:00

We are so proud of Caleb. He received his Wolf on August 3rd. He worked hard on getting it and he also received 1 Gold Arrow Point and 2 Silver Arrow Points. It is fun because our ward has the Moms paint the boys faces to remind them of different things they have learned along the Wolf Trail. This was a great step in his road to receive his Arrow of Light. Grandma and Grandpa Criddle were able to make it there to see Caleb after he got his award, it is so nice to have them close to share these events with!

Summer Fun!

2009-08-11T21:11:00.006-06:00

We have had a great time this summer. My friend, Susan introduced us to this fun Splash pad in South Ogden. The kids love it! I know for you Vegas and St. George people it is no big deal but there aren't too many of these up North. The kids love being able to go from the water to the playground and back. Cooper even loves playing in the water. So we have been back to this park about 4 or 5 times in the last month. We usually take a picinic lunch and hang out for a few hours.

We also went to the Drive-in. Tank isn't a big fan of the drive-in so I took Caleb and Cole with me. Brock was going to go but he feel alseep before we left, so he was a little mad when he woke up and we were gone. We went and saw G-Force and the boys fell asleep so I stayed and watched The Propsal. It was a pretty fun night!

Tanks DC Trip

2009-08-05T10:54:00.002-06:00

Tank had to go to DC last week for work. His sister Cori, and her family live in Richmond, VA so they were able to drive up on his last day there and spend a little time with him before he had to catch his flight home.

So they went to lunch and then headed over to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History to check things out. He had a great time with them. The rest of us were a little jealous that we had to stay home. Maybe next time!!

Daughter of a King!!

2009-07-16T15:41:00.003-06:00

Well I got back from Girls Camp this past Saturday. It was a really fun experience. First I need to thank my Mom and Dad for coming up and watching the boys. Tank went as one of the Priesthood leaders so they stepped in for a few days to be Mom and Dad to our boys! The theme for our camp this year was, Daughter of a King. Our ward has some of the best girls in it. All of them were so nice to everyone around them and willing to help out. I am sure they were a little afraid of me at first since I had to lay down the law a little bit but after a while I think they caught on to when I was joking around and when I was serious. We went up to Camp Woodland, which is about 45 minutes away in Morgan, Utah . The camp ground is owned by the church, so it is kept up nice. Our Stake keeps growing so we were packed in there pretty good with all 9 wards. There is a river that runs through the camp so the girls had fun going down it. Maybe next time I am up there I will go down, the water was a little too low for me this time. I didn't really want to bottom out. I did get to climb the rock wall they brought up and tha was a lot of fun! Overall it was a great experience thanks to the girls and leaders who helped out so much!

Happy Birthday Cooper!!

2009-07-07T15:12:00.006-06:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

July 8, 2008 5lbs 6oz

Well I have to do this post a little early! Cooper's birthday is offically tomorrow, but I am leaving for Girls Camp at 6:30am and didn't think I would be up for posting before I go! We celebrated his birthday Sunday with Grandma and Grandpa Eves and Grandma and Grandpa Criddle. Cooper is such a good little boy. He always has a smile for everyone and will not be outdone by his older brothers. He babbles very loudly so that he can be heard. He loves to gives hugs and snuggle with Mom and Dad when he wants to play shy. He is a great addition to our family and we love him so much!

Happy Birthday Cooper!

Our Summer so Far

2009-06-29T22:15:00.004-06:00

I have had camera issues lately so I haven't posted for a while. Here are a few things we have done this summer.

T-Ball and Machine pitch :

Caleb played his 2nd year of machine pitch baseball this year. He did really well, his team was the Blue jays! He was quite the hitter, he probably had 6 home runs. He is one of those kids who swings for the fences every time!

Cole played his first year of T-Ball this year. His team was the Angels! He had a hard time at first going to the games he like to have Caleb help out with his team(not so sure Cole's coach liked it too much!) He improved on his hitting throughout the season, halfway through the season he was hitting off his coaches pitch rather than the tee. Playing in the field was a different story though, he was more interested in catching his hat in the wind and talking to the players from the other team than fielding the ball.

Overall, we watched a lot of baseball and it was a lot of fun and a little peek of the life we have a head with 4 boys and baseball season! (It is gonna get crazy!)

Ward Party at Jensen Park:
We had a Ward Party at the end of May at the Park across the street from our house. There were canoes there for people to take out on the pond. So Tank took Cole and Brock and a few other kids form the ward out. They thought it was the coolest thing ever!!

Utah Summer Games:
This June I was able to go down to St. George and play in the Summer Games. This was our team - It's All Relative. Our team was made up of My Aunt Susie, My Cousin Amber, Rochelle(My Cousins Friend), My Cousin Alisa, My Sister Natalie, Myself, and My Sister-in-Law DayleMarie. Hence the all relative part. We started off a little rocky but ended up getting it all together and taking the Silver Medal! It was really fun!

Sweets Factory:

We recently went to the Sweets Candy Factory. They took us on a tour and we had to wear these nifty hairnets!! It was a lot of fun and after we went over to the Gateway Mall and had lunch and the kids played in the fountain.

Happy Birthday Brock!!!

2009-05-04T11:08:00.003-06:00

May 4, 2006

1st Birthday

2nd Birthday

3rd Birthday

Today is Brock's 3rd Birthday! He is getting so big. We had a little party for him last night with some friends. We had Cafe Rio Salads since it is almost Cinco de Mayo. He was so excited for his birthday but he was most excited about his Choo-Choo Cake he was getting. He talked about that cake more than any present. He opened his presents today. He got a Thomas the Train: Train Rug, Tent, Pajamas , sleeping Bag, and Movie and(non Thomas items) a Bubble mower, Aquadoodle board, new church outfit, Wiggles, book, Some bubbles, chalk, and Super Spies movie. He loved all of his presents so thank you everyone for thinking of him! We love you so much Brock!!

Tulip Festival

2009-05-01T23:16:00.004-06:00

On Monday we headed down to Thanksgiving Point to go to the Tulip Festival. I thought it would be some new and different to go do but I was so surprised at how cool it was. The kids had a great time running around and looking at all the flowers and fountains. They loved the Children's Garden. It had tunnels and a lighthouse, and Noah's ark, and bear, and mazes. It was awesome. Then after we were done walking through all the gardens we headed over to this large grassy area that had 3 huge waterfalls at the base of it. It was so pretty. We ate our lunch there and then we had to head back to go pick up Caleb from school. We will definitely be returning there as a family and spending even more time there.

Dairy Farm

2009-05-01T23:02:00.003-06:00

My friend Tagan' s family has a Dairy Farm and every year some FFA groups go over and they have Farm Days. The past 2 years Calebs School class has gone for a field trip and Tagan has been nice enough to invite us a long with her girls during Farm Days. It is pretty neat. They bring in some sheep, llamas, baby goats, baby calfs, and of course there are cows there. Cole and Brock liked looking at the animals from a distance but not too brave when it came to petting them. It was such a nice day that after we went over to Tagans' parents house to have lunch in their backyard. We all got a little bit of sun but we have to enjoy it when we can get it lately. Cooper was such a great baby he rode in the stroller and even took a little nap.

TreeHouse Museum

2009-05-01T22:54:00.005-06:00

The week after we got back from the cruise we took the boys to the Treehouse Museum in Ogden. It is a pretty cool place, it was the first time I had ever been there. Brock was in heaven they have a little area with about 6 or 7 train tables set up for the kids to play with. He pretty much spent his whole time there.

There an old-fashion fire truck that all the boys loved to play on. There was a music area where Cooper enjoyed beating on the drum. There were a ton of different dress-ups for the kids to try on. We stayed for like 2 1/2 hours and the boys wanted to stay longer. We will definitely have to go back.

Easter Fun!!

2009-04-18T10:12:00.007-06:00

Our Easter was pretty uneventful this year. Caleb and Cole were up first and Tank and I enjoy our sleep a little too much to get up before Cooper wakes up. So the boys had already scoped out all the places the eggs were hid before we got out to the Front room. Brock is a bear when he sleeps so we let him sleep in peace. So Caleb and Cole found all but 1o of the eggs that we left for Brock and then dug into their loot! And yes I am the kind of Mom that lets her kids have candy for breakfast on Easter! (Just ask my brother, Ryan his thoughts on what I let my kids eat (frosting, cookie dough!) Hey its a holiday right!! Brock eventually woke up and found his eggs and he dug into his bubble gum. We got ready and headed for Church. I had a pretty nice Sunday, in Young Women's but Tank ended up with Brock and Cole in nursery!! Happy Easter to him. We had a nice dinner when we got home and went on a walk. We ended our day the usual Sunday way. a treat and watching Amazing Race as a family!! Earlier in the week, Tank was out of town again! So we had a few friends over and had a Easter Egg hunt in the backyard! And if Tara is reading this I tried to make the Cake Pops (which looked super cute!) they tasted good but didn't really turn out the way they looked on your blog, Maybe next time! Overall, it was a nice Easter break!

All that Jazz!

2009-04-18T09:57:00.003-06:00

Well it has been quite the season this year for us and the Utah Jazz. Tank bought Season tickets and let me just tell you there are a lot of games. Don't get me wrong, it was really nice for Tank and the Boys and some of our other family members to be able to go, but 45 games later I was ready for it to be done. I finally convinced Tank that it was Brock's turn to go and he was so excited. He kept telling me and the other boys "I not too little!!" The poor kid is always being told that he can't do this or that because "he is too little". So finally his turn came and off they went Jersey and all. He had his popcorn and Sprite like the other boys do and played find the Jazz Bear and Tank was ready to go at Half time. So home they came.

Caleb finally got his turn with the Jazz Bear down on the court. I have to say Tank has been able to have some pretty nice hook-ups with this whole Best Buy gig, that we are really grateful for. Caleb enjoyed being on the court by the players and meeting the Jazz Bear, but Tank said the part that he enjoyed the most was being even with Cole. I don't have any idea where my kids get their competitiveness from.

You know I always have to have a shot of my favorite Jazz player!!!

Viva la Mexico!!

2009-04-01T23:17:00.006-06:00

As most of you have seen on our blog here the vacation countdown for the Eves Family Baja Cruise, well it has come and gone. Let me start this post with saying it is a lot harder to take pictures when you and your husbands hands are full with kids. So needless to say the pictures are few and far between. Our vacation started off rocky with the scare of our cute little niece and cousin Jayla being sick and having to go to the hospital in an airplane for surgery (for more on that story click here http://dmeves.blogspot.com/2009/03/ivs-ambulances-and-life-flight.html ). After we were sure Jayla was okay we were able to enjoy the vacation with regret that the Ryan Eves family would not be able to join us.

We headed to Natalie's on Sunday night had a great dinner and hung out. The next morning we were on the road to Long Beach to get on the boat. The kids did pretty good traveling. We checked-in our bags with a little help from the LA Dodgers!!! Went through the lovely check-in process all the time getting brand new people training. Got on the boat ate some lunch, had a life boat drill with 2 crying kids that did not want their jackets on and then headed to dinner (Our first time sitting down with all the kids in any form of a restaurant setting) Checked out the ship and headed for bed. Needless to say I was exhausted! We got a little puppy backpack (LEASH) for Brock and it was hilarious to watch him drag Tank around the ship. It did work pretty well to keep him by us. But by the end of the trip he never wanted to see that puppy backpack again.

Tuesday we stopped at Catalina Island. We all rented Golf carts and took a tour around the city. After we were done we browsed the shops and Tank and the boys hit up the local Vons for drinks and snacks!

Wednesday it was off to Mexico, Ensenada to be exact. The boys were amazed at the huge Mexican Flag by the port. I was a little leery about getting off the ship with Brock and Cooper. But we decided to get off for a little while and go shopping. Caleb went with my Mom and the Hafens to La Bufadora, Tank, Cole, Cooper, Brock, Brandon, My Dad, and I headed downtown to go shopping. We all ended up with some souvenirs Tank got a Leather (yard work) hat and some sunglasses. Brock and Cole got guitars, I got a Gucci purse, and Cooper got a hat. Caleb got sunglasses.

Thursday we were at sea all day so we took the kids into Camp Carnival and played with the toys. The boys played basketball, mini golf, ping pong and entered a sports trivia contest where my Dad took 3rd!! We only ate in the dining room twice because the buffet was just easier with our kids. Overall it was a good vacation with our family and we loved spending time with them. But like any vacation with kids these ages and one of them being Hurricane Brock, it was a lot of work. We are glad to be home!!

Thomas the Train, a Dropout,a Bobcat and an Army Guy!!

2009-03-31T20:07:00.006-06:00

Tank was able to get tickets for Thomas the Train Live on Thursday March 12th. Caleb had Pack Meeting that night so Tank took Brock, Cole and our friends Tyler and Raleigh with him and Caleb, Cooper and I went to Pack Meeting. Tank said that the boys loved the show and Brock was dancing to the songs and singing along. He is our little singer in the family he always sings and dances with the shows he watches on TV. So for the next few days after the show, Brock kept telling me that Dad was his favorite because he took him to see Choo-Choo.

Cole has been having a really hard time with preschool and church classes lately. He literally holds onto the car so that I can't take him in. We have gone through all the stages of hiding before class, locking me out of the car, and waking up everyday asking if it was a preschool day and practically throwing a party when it wasn't so I have finally gave in and let him drop-out!!! Hopefully this break will help him be a little less stressed when Kindergarten starts in the fall.

Caleb received his Bobcat at Pack Meeting, he got it finished the first week he was in Cub Scouts. He has really enjoyed cub scouts. We are so proud of him!!! Tank had our Camera at the Thomas the train show and the picture I took of Caleb on my Camera Phone didn't quite turn out.

Cooper turned 8 months old on March 8th. He has become quite the little chubby baby. He will eat just about anything you give him and he finally cut his first tooth on the 12th of March. He has started to army crawl and will get up on all fours and rock.

Take you back Thursdays!!

2009-03-05T15:51:00.002-07:00

This weeks song takes me back to the summer Brock was born. I have a CD with this song on it and every time we would get in the car, Cole would say "Oh Snap" meaning he wanted this song on. Now for those of you that know our Cole, 2 1/2 years ago there weren't a whole lot of phrases coming out of his mouth so this meant he really liked this song. Tank also played it for our nephew Wesley and for the longest time he went around saying "Oh Snap "

So "Oh Snap" here's to you Cole!!!

Crazy Kids!!

2009-03-04T15:02:00.002-07:00

The boys have been quite the handful this week and it is only Wednesday!!! It all started Sunday night..... I cut the boys hair and Caleb and Cole like to spike it up in the front. I told both of them that their hair was too long int he front so I would trim it Sunday Night before they went to bed so they could wear it spiky to school. Well, Cole came out of my bathroom and told me I didn't need to cut his hair any more because he had already done it for me. Luckily it was just a little in the front so it still looks okay.

Then Hurricane BROCK hit on Tuesday morning...... I was in the bathroom with Brock doing my hair and only half paying attention to him (My 1st mistake that kid needs total attention!) I heard him say help me Mom, I look over and this kid and taken my bright red nail polish and spilled/painted the inside of my tub. I was so mad. (I should have taken a picture but I was too worried about getting it off before it dried. I did get it off with some nail polish remover okay when I say some, I mean the whole bottle.

Then about 15 minutes ago, Cooper was playing by the couch and he figured out how to pull himself up. The kid doesn't crawl yet but has figured how to pull himself up to be closer to Mom. Don't get me wrong this is a good and exciting thing. It is just one more reminder to go along with the other 2 events, that I have my hands full with these CRAZY KIDS!!!

Take you back Thursday (on Friday)

2009-02-27T14:55:00.002-07:00

I am a little late with this weeks take you back. But here it is. This weeks song takes me back to when I was dating Tank. We listened to this song all the time and eventually it became our wedding song. The funny thing is that my brother Ryan was on his mission when Tank and I got married so he missed out on the whole wedding, reception and anything that had to do with the wedding which included our wedding song. So when he got married a couple of years later, it was funny to hear that he and his wife had chosen the same song as one of their wedding songs. They were sung by different people but the words were the same. So here's to my great husband Tank!!