The Rob and Denelle Family

Happy Birthday David

2011-02-20T19:56:00.001-08:00

One year from the 17th we had a pretty boy! I swear we could have passed him up as a girl. Today, however, I think he is as boy as he could get! Happy 1st Birthday David.

He is not playing peek-a-boo, he is literally licking his plate. :)

And he sure was happy about it!

Sierra

2011-01-18T12:38:00.001-08:00

Sierra was babtized on December 31, 2010.

She is a wonderful example in our home and we are very proud of her choice.

She is such a blessing and we love her very much.

Congratulations Sierra!

Christmas 2010

2011-01-18T12:04:00.001-08:00

Christmas Pictures

Thanksgiving and Birthdays

2010-12-10T08:33:00.000-08:00

We went to Arizona for Thanksgiving this year. I could have sworn we weren't supposed to, however. Everything was against us. We were going to leave on the Tuesday of Thanksgiving week and it started to snow on the Saturday before. Sierra got sick on the Friday before and David got sick on Saturday. It kept snowing, however Sierra was better on Sunday and David was on antibiotics. Monday arrived and it was still snowing with a big storm that was supposed to hit us Tuesday morning. I was murmuring. I felt like we deserved a vacation and was very upset that we may not be able to go. We rarely leave Pocatello and I just new that we were going to be stuck. It was my birthday also. Anyway, I got as ready as I dared, then Rob came home and we had birthday cake and opened presents. Then Rob went back to work and I packed our bags and prayed for faith. He got home around 10 and we finished packing our bags and the car around 2 in the morning. We then turned on the tv and watched the news from earlier and decided that if we were actually going to be able to make it we had better just go. So at 2 in the morning we put the kids in the car and left. We made it and had a great time. The weather there was amazing. The kids wore their shorts and t-shirts the entire time. It was fabulous. When we came home it was white, white, white. The day after we got home the kids put their snow suits on and went outside. :)

Sierra had her 8th birthday a week after Thanksgiving. Since it was her 8th birthday we threw her a birthday party with her friends at Deleta. It was a little psychodic, but she loved it. She will be babtized on the 31st of December. Wow!

Nighttime Nightmares

2010-10-26T11:55:00.000-07:00

A story about my kids that I will never forget. It happened Saturday night, or should I say early Sunday morning. Anyway, I'm sitting in my chair nursing my baby, completely asleep, and suddenly I hear Sierra scream and say, "No Josh, you have to wait." I wake up and run my baby into my husband because I already know what's about to happen. You have to understand my son. He is great at going potty when he needs to. However, when it's in the middle of the night, is he completely awake? NO!!! I find myself cleaning up their bathroom often because I swear he is aiming at everything except the toilet. So I run into the bathroom and Sierra is plastered against the toilet screaming and crying while Joshua is peeing all over her! Joshua is crying because he can't seem to figure out what is going on and why I'm yelling at him. I was livid. I totally yelled at Joshua, "YOU CAN'T WAKE UP LONG ENOUGH TO SEE YOUR SISTER SITTING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU?" I cleaned Sierra up, put Joshua back into bed, and cleaned up the wonderful mess all over the bathroom floor. By the way, the next day was the primary program and I am the primary music chorister, ya that made me excited. Anyway, I went to bed just knowing that I would never find this funny. Needless to say, I woke up the next morning laughing. What a night!

Sierra's school picture

2010-10-16T20:22:00.000-07:00

This is Sierra's school picture. We put Sierra's hair up and stuck that big flower in it and I kept thinking, "Are we just going to be seeing this big flower on Sierra's head and nothing else." But she thought it was great and really wanted it in, so we did it. I have to say that cute face outshines everything else in that picture.

Summer is over.

2010-09-06T19:12:00.000-07:00

We went to Lagoon at the end of summer break. The kids loved it. Josh keeps asking us when we can go back. Sierra is tall enough to ride the big rides. It was great taking her on a few. She went on Wicked and impressed us all. We don't have a picture, however. It was great. Now summer is basically over for us and Sierra is back in school and Josh gets to start preschool tommorrow.

Sierra's first day of 2nd grade. So cute! She was so excited.

This is a picture of Sierra's hair. She likes to do her own hair usually. I begged her to let me do it this time, not that she doesn't do it well on her own, but I kind of wanted her to look a little more descent. Anyway, I told her we could find some cute hair do's on line and so she consented to let me do her hair. We found some super cute ways to do it, though, and I think she will let me this year. What a funny thing to fret about, I know, but I've always loved doing her hair and the little thing thinks she's pretty cool when she can do it herself. Anyway, whatever.;o)

The second day of school was even cuter, but you can't really see it. We put her hair up in a half ponytail bun thing and then stuck some flowers in it, and the front of her hair is pulled back to kind of act as a head band. Anyway, she looked awesome. I think she's realizing how fun it is to let me have my way.

I think she missed the kids while she was away. Ya, we missed her too. She did a lot for me this summer. It was a little more sad for me to see her go this year. That was a little wierd. She has to be busy, busy, busy and it drives me crazy so I get pretty excited when school starts. She walked out the door on the first day, however, and I got a little depressed. Hmm. . . better start getting calloused again, we don't want to start that blubberyness.

Some of our summer. Can't believe it's almost over.

2010-08-11T12:38:00.000-07:00

Most of these pictures and this video are of my family reunion last month. There is a place right off of the raft river exit on the way to Burley called Steadmans. They put up these big water slides that you can tube down. It is so much fun. The kids absolutely love it and obviously so do the adults. This video is of my sisters and I sliding down the slide on one big tube.

Joshua started going down by himself at the end. He loved it.

Sierra and her cousin Trehson. They had a good time.

Tyler just enjoyed hangin out in his swimming suit.

David and his cousin Juliet.

David and his cousin Railey. Wow, he's just as pretty as his girl cousins. We're going to have to start nicknaming him PB, short for pretty boy.

This is just a funny picture of Tyler falling asleep during lunch one day. I guess he didn't want to leave his food unattended.

Longest Week Ever

2010-07-07T12:57:00.000-07:00

Grumpy, frustrating, lacking, and emotionally trying. These are words that described my week. How rediculous that sugar makes that big of a difference in my life. There were many days when I would go into the kitchen ready to grab a handful of chocolate chips and realize that I made a commitment. I would pace the kitchen, not really realizing that that is what I was doing. One day I finally just grabbed a couple of eggs out of the fridge, put them in boiling water, and had two boiled eggs and a big glass of water, hoping that it would satiate my craving. I figured that the protein and water would fill my stomach for a little while so that I would stop thinking about a treat. It did help. I yelled at my kids a number of times for things that probably happen everyday. I was tired (of course that could have been the fact that my baby doesn't sleep well at night). I remember thinking that I shouldn't feel this way because I haven't got the regular highs and lows of sugar, so I should have more energy right? Wrong, I think that that is what happens during withdrawls. Yuck! We went to the store to shop for some groceries for the holiday, and it about killed me. Anything sweet jumped out at me and begged me to eat it. Anyway, I feel so much better this week and I feel like it is a little bit easier. So I am going to go another week and see if there is more progress in the way that I feel. I find myself eating a lot healthier. I have been eating a lot of fruits and vegetables and I think that they are a great way to fight off cravings. Anyway, I am going to go for another week. Wish me luck once again.

Can I Do It?

2010-06-30T14:43:00.001-07:00

I am addicted to sugar, well, anything sweet! I just have to have that sweet taste to keep me satisfied throughout the day. It's truly rediculous. It can be the most discusting treat and I will still eat it. And not just one either, I will eat a ton. Such as those gross penut looking, marshmallowy candies. Ya, not a big fan, but if they are there, I will eat them. Can't really figure it out. So this is my resolve, I am going off of sweets. Can I do it? I figure that if I have someone, such as anyone who might read this, that I have to be accountable to, maybe I might just do it. Of course it's going to have to be a week at a time. So I will write again on next Wednesday to let you know how I have done. This probably isn't the best time to start. However, I think that if I can do it a weekend where there will probably be a ton of food and treats, then I can do it anytime. I can overcome this weakness. Wish me luck!

Swimsuit update

2010-06-21T15:56:00.001-07:00

My friend agreed to let me take a picture of the suit from her neck down. Obviously, I made the swimsuit so it would fit when I lost some weight also. It fits now, it's a little tight, however.:) This is a picture of it a with the flaps a little open in the front. I was thinking that it would also be a nice maternity swimsuit.

This is the swim suit with the flaps hanging closed. Anyway, it's good for hiding some of the extra fluff.

The Last Couple of Months

2010-06-18T21:17:00.000-07:00

This is a project that I took on due to the fact that I hate all swimwear, including the modest stuff. There are certain things I want to hide on my body, and for some reason all swimsuits do not fit my criteria. I decided to have a swimsuit custom made. So I went to the fabric store, found some cute swimwear fabric, found a cute shirt and skirt pattern, and turned it into a swimsuit. I actually made it a while ago, I just felt a little dumb telling people that I actually made my own swimsuit. But I had a couple of sisters ask about it, so I thought I'd brave it and blog it. I love it. I even had my friend try it on for me so that I could see it from someone elses point of view. I still love it. I wish she would have let me take a picture of it on her, cause there's no way I'm taking a piture of it on me.:)

We went to lava about a month ago and played in the indoor pool. They have a fun rock climbing wall that Sierra couldn't get enough of.

This is after Sierra's ballet recital. She took such good care of those flowers.

Sierra performed in Swan Lake this year also. This is her wonderful friend that we car pool with. We wouldn't have been able to survive the year without them.

David at about three months. He actually turned four months yesterday, so I need to take another picture of him. He loves attention. His aunt Tiffani can really get him going.

Joshism

2010-05-05T18:05:00.000-07:00

Josh likes to show me things that he can do. I think I need to give him more attention because it seems like he begs for it every day. Anyway, this is what he had to show me the other day.

Josh: "Mom look at what I can do."
Me: "What."
Josh: "I can squeeze my bum together without using my hands."
Me:
Josh: "Daddy taught me that."
Me: HA HA HA HA HA!

My little Nacho. :o)

Josh's B-Day

2010-04-22T08:47:00.000-07:00

Joshua turned 4 last week. He received many things for his birthday, but I think his favorite thing was the hand-me-down bike that used to be his sisters. Rob spent the evening before fixing the tire and then painting it blue for him and he loved it. I decided that that was all we should have gotten him, besides clothes. He rode it around the kitchen most of the morning and then down in the basement. I thought Rob did an exeptional job, however he thinks he should have made it multicolored to make it look more boyish. He stayed up till one fixing that bike, if he had made it multicolored, it would have been two. I say it looks fantastic!

I made him a candyland cake because I am pretty sure that his favorite kind of food is candy. He was so excited about it. Truthfully, I was a little excited about it myself. It doesn't look quite like the board game but the candy was great.

Tyler looks ready to spit on it.

After we had cake and ice cream, Joshua opened more presents. He got a couple of Diego toys and some clothes. Tyler plays with the toys more then Josh. That is why I think the bike would have been sufficient (and cheap). Oh, I forgot, Tyler gave him a package of balloons and we blew some up to play with. That made Josh pretty excited also. So the bike and the balloons would have worked out great.

David at 2 months old. He is such a pretty baby. I don't know if you're aloud to say that for a boy, but I do all the time.

Joshua got major sick the day after his birthday. He had croup and had labored breathing so I took him to the doctor and they gave him a dose of steroids. His breathing improved significantly, however he stayed sick for days after. I finally took him back to the doctor on Tuesday and he had an ear infection. Anyway, this is the funny picture of him sleeping on the couch while he was sick. He he he.:o) "Hi, my name is chubby, my momma's chubby, my dadda's chubby, and my sista's chubby. One day... "

2010-04-12T19:52:00.000-07:00

David on his blessing day. Awe, isn't he sweet?

Tyler hadn't eaten yet.

David and cousin George. Just take a look at those eyes.

Birthdays and Easter

2010-04-06T03:50:00.000-07:00

Tyler had a birthday a couple of weeks after I had David. I usually decorate a neat cake for the kids but I just didn't have the energy to do it this time. He seemed to be fine with it, but I felt terrible. We had to light the candles three or four times because he kept wanting to blow them out.

Rob's birthday is the day after Tyler's. I split their cakes. I made half of an ugly duckling cake with half of Tyler's cake. I was not about to have 2 whole cakes sitting around all week. Happy Birthday Tyler and Rob.

This is David at exactly one month old.

Joshua decorating Easter eggs.

Sierra decorating Easter eggs.

We had an Easter egg hunt after conference on Sunday. Sierra got a unicorn costume from her friend the day before and insisted on wearing it.

I woke Tyler up from his short nap to come outside and hunt Easter eggs. For some dumb reason I thought he'd be a little more enthusiastic about it.

By the way, for those of you who are wondering how I'm coping with four kids, it's not to bad. However, most of the day is taken from me because I am constantly having to do something for someone. I usually find that all I have had time to clean is just the living room or kitchen and I've had about 4 or 5 hours to do it. It's kind of qsycho, but I felt more overwhelmed and crazy after I had three kids. David is a very good baby (knock on wood). He does tend to eat a ton, though. I'm getting frustrated because I feel like I should be losing weight instead of gaining it. I sure hope that that will be the case soon.

David

2010-02-21T14:28:00.000-08:00

We did it! We finally had our baby. Thank heavens. We had him on February 17, at 7:35 p.m. His name is David and he weighed 9 lbs 9 oz. He was 21 1/2 inches long and had a head circumference of 15 in. And guess what else. I decided to be all psycho and try au' natural. Yes I did it naturally, no drugs, no epidural (however you spell that), and we went all out! Now would I do it again? That night it was a definate no. But today, I'm thinking that I might. Anyway, I call it extreme birthing. I had to at least try it once. And without that drive to push the baby out, I just don't think I would have been able to push a large kid like that out with an epidural. So I'm grateful that we did it. Anyway, this is me in labor. I know I look too happy to have done it naturally, believe me this was at the beginning, not the end. The doctor kept coming in and saying that he wanted to see me in agony. He felt pretty bad after he did see me in agony, however.

Rob holding David in the delivery room.

The kids came and visited the next day. They love their new baby brother.

Sierra holds him constantly. It's taken Joshua a little bit of time to warm up to him.

Tyler loved him right away. Look David's almost outgrown his brother.

I'm sorry but I don't know what I would do with a small baby. He is just too cute. We'll see how I feel in a couple of weeks, right?

Christmas

2010-01-01T16:29:00.000-08:00

Sierra was in the Nutcracker this year. She was a chef in the Friday night performance. It was so cute. We couldn't take recordings or pictures during the performance and I completely forgot to take my camera to the rehearsal. So use your imagination and picture her prancing around the stage.

We made gingerbread houses. Josh was eating most of his.

Christmas morning. Santa wrapped his presents to the kids this year. Sierra requested it.

The kids camped out in our bedroom again. It has become a tradition.

Joshua got his hittamuspottomus game (a.k.a. hungry hungry hippos). I love the way he says it.

Sierra got rollerskates, and our basement is completely cleaned out and tape and tectured so she has her own private rollerskating rink.

Tyler got buzz, obviously, he loves that movie. I can't wait for the third one to come out.

Sierra sporting her new ski helmet and goggles. She and daddy decorated it with cute pink stickers. He took her skiing on Tuesday. I was a tad bit jealous.

Happy Birthday Denelle, Happy Thanksgiving, and Happy Birthday Sierra

2009-12-09T19:00:00.001-08:00

These are just photos of mine and Sierra's birthdays and of Thanksgiving. We were supposed to go to my mom's for Thanksgiving but Tyler was throwing up Wednesday. So Rob went and bought a turkey and all the fixins at about 9 p.m. Wednesday night and we had Thanksgiving at home. It was actually a pretty nice day.

Our Fall

2009-11-09T19:50:00.000-08:00

Rob drove tractor this fall for my brother in law. I thought he was pretty hot. The kids liked to go and drive with him sometimes. Sierra spent the entire day in it with him once. He would go to his regular work at 8 a.m. and then he would come home at 5 p.m., change and then drive tractor till about midnight. He usually wouldn't get home until about after 1 a.m. Ya, it was psycho. He finished right before Halloween. Now go down and check out our Halloween!

Halloween

2009-11-09T11:44:00.000-08:00

These are the pumpkins that Rob and I helped the kids with. The bat is the one that Sierra and Rob did and the face is the one that Josh and I did. The rest of the pictures are just the cutest little trick or treaters ever.

Exciting News

2009-09-08T18:18:00.000-07:00

Well, we went to our 12 week doctors appointment today and received exciting news. We found out that we are actually 16 weeks and we are having another boy! That was the best appointment ever. We went in for our first doctors appointment and got to have an ultrasound because I was measuring bigger than I was supposed to be. And since the ultrasound determined that I was really 16 weeks the technician told us that if she could see everything okay then she would go ahead and give us the whole ultrasound. It was awesome to find out that I am actually due one month before I was supposed to be due. So instead of being due on March 21 we are due February 20. Whoo-hoo!

Summer Fun

2009-08-24T07:30:00.000-07:00

Sierra just went back to school. She is now in 1st grade. Crazy Dazy! So I figure I'd better post some of our summer activities since it's all over. We went boating with our friends a couple of times. This is Rob doing a jump on the wakeboard. Whoo hoo!

Sierra bowling

Joshua bowling

Some friends in our ward let us use their house for a few days in Bear Lake. It was great. We hung out on the beach most of the time. We also went to the Pickleville playhouse and saw Annie Get Your Gun. It was great fun.

Our friends let us borrow their water trampoline. Sierra loved it.

Who are those two hotties playing with Sierra? :o) We'd take the trampoline out to the deep end and jump in.

We're Pregnant!

2009-08-11T16:21:00.000-07:00

Yes, we are on our 4th child! This was news to us too. I found out about a week after my family reunion. I was sick for the rest of the week and I couldn't figure out why. I took a pregnancy test and sure enough, there were no if, and, or buts about it. Now I think I am about 8 weeks along. We're pretty excited. Once I found out that I was pregnant I called the photographer and made an appointment before I got all huge and stuff. Hence the new family pictures.

Ure Family Reunion and the 4th

2009-07-07T16:17:00.000-07:00

For our family reunion we hiked up to the Timpinogos caves. It scared me to death. I'm not one for steep cliff drop offs about a foot away from where I am walking. Especially when I'm watching my kids hike it. Yuk. I hugged the wall practically the whole way up. Anyway, this is Jen, Matt, and their family. Chuga chuga chuga. It was a tuff hike.

Camri, Joshua, Sierra, and Ashton. Such troopers.

Nicki, Diedre, Trevor, and Darren. Yes, we all looked quite exausted at the top.

Nell and Tiff

Jen and I were testing our flashes inside the dark caves. Obviously, they worked.

Lake inside the cave.

Heart of the cave. Okay, so in all honesty I just wanted to run through these caves. We had a tour guide and it about killed me. Information like that does not stick in my brain. I hiked up with my baby in a backpack and we had to take our backpacks off before we went into the caves. So I had to hold him the entire time inside the caves because he fell asleep. And if you've been inside these caves, you know you have to squat and suck in and all of the above and I had Tyler in my arms the whole time. Then Joshua fell asleep in my nieces arms and she was about to die, so I had to give my baby away and hold Josh. It about killed me. The tour guide had no simpathy, he just kept talking away. If I had a gun, I don't know what I would have done with it. J/K :0)

The fourth was pretty eventful. We decided to take our kids up to the fair grounds for the fireworks. We had a huge storm while we were up there. It hailed and thundered and I got completely soaked. So we came home and our street was flooded along with every other street in Chubbuck. It was crazy.

Our beautiful Hostas and Coral bells got thrashed. So sad.

This is the park behind my neighbors house the day after the storm. Yes, it was completely dry the morning before.

Happy Anniversary Rob!

2009-06-16T20:16:00.000-07:00

This slide show was made because we had our 8th wedding anniversary yesterday. I love looking back at our pictures. Rob and I always have had a good time together. I have to say that I got unbelievably lucky and I will never know why. I put him through so much when we were dating, it is amazing to me that he stuck with me. I don't think I was a picnic. He is so sweet to me, he is so sweet to our children. I think I would be more lost then I could ever imagine without him. Anyway, ROB I LOVE YOU! Happy Anniversary.

Joshua's birthday and Sierra's recital

2009-05-17T17:43:00.000-07:00

Joshua's birthday was actually a month ago. I just haven't posted it yet. Better late then never, right?

Joshua is in a trance. Wow... fire.

The cake may have been ugly, but he thought it was awesome.

Obviously he turned three.

Tyler kept trying to wear the clothes that Joshua would unwrap.

Sierra had her ballet recital yesterday. She looked so pretty. I had her practice a few times and kept telling her to make her movements big. So when she was actually performing she made her movements big, but she forgot to smile. She looked so mad throughout the entire performance because of the expression she had on her face. It kind of made me sad. She was still the cutest one up there. Of course I could be just a little biased.

This is her friend that danced with her this year. Her mom and I would take turns taking the girls to dance. They became great friends. Of course you wouldn't be able to tell by the look on Sierra's face.

Rob and Tyler's Birthdays

2009-03-12T14:14:00.000-07:00

I won some free lift tickets to Targhee a while ago and so Rob and I went a couple of days before his birthday. It was great. The rest of the slideshow is their birthday. Tyler's was on the 6th and Rob's was on the 7th, so we celebrated them together on Rob's birthday. Tyler turned 1 and we won't mention how old Rob turned. He he he :).

Valentines Date

2009-02-18T18:28:00.000-08:00

Rob took me on a very fun Valentines date this year. And since he was in charge, he didn't think about taking a camera, so I will just have to write about it. He told me about three weeks ago not to plan anything for Valentines night. He was surprising me. I love surprises. Anyway, so I got a babysitter (thank you Jaci) and Rob made the plans. He blindfolded me at about 6 p.m. and someone came to pick us up. So I didn't even know who we were going out with. Then he led me through the snow to the car and I hear our friends Natalie and Chad talking. Chad drove us around, making it seem like we were going up into the mountains or something. It was hillarious. It seemed liked we were on dirt roads when really we were just driving on the side of the road. I bet we looked awesome. It also seemed like we were driving in a bunch of snow drifts. He was just driving in a trailer park where the snow on the road hadn't completely melted. And because we were blindfolded our equilibriam was a little off. Natalie kept saying things like "Chad we're upside down," and then he stopped and said "I need to check this out." He and Rob were such good little actors. Natalie and I were wondering if he really needed to check something out or not and Rob said "If you knew what we were looking at..." Then we drove over something huge. I don't know what. Anyway, they just took us to Chad and Natalie's camper that was parked on Philbin. It was so cute. They made us a delicious dinner and we played games. It was so much fun. I was totally impressed. Good job Rob.

I've Been Tagged!

2009-02-11T13:59:00.001-08:00

1. Go to your documents/pictures
2. Go to your 6th file.
3. Go to your 6th picture.
4. Blog about it.
5.Tag 6 people to do the same.
6. So here we go...

Our pictures files on our computer go pretty far back. This actually isn't the 6th picture in that file, though. The 6th picture was all fuzzy and you couldn't really see what was happening. Don't know why it's still there. Anyway, this is Sierra when she was about a year old, I think. I remember she was pretty sick. Her nose was running down her face, and she looked miserable. Her hair's a little psycho too. I still think she looks pretty adorable. Just look at those cheeks.

Tag you're it!

Tiffani Adamson

Nicki Iverson

Jeni Niu

Diedre Clark

Danielle Webb

Jessica Springer

We Love Daddy

2009-01-18T13:54:00.001-08:00

I know I seem to post a lot lately, but I just thought that these pictures were so cute. Tyler looked like he was practically falling off of the couch and they were both out. The rest are just the kids loving on their dad. And I added a picture of Sierra skiing. We went again yesterday, and kept the camera warm this time.

Sierra's Ballet

2009-01-14T19:53:00.000-08:00

Today was parent observation day in Sierra's ballet class. They don't let the parents watch the normal classes because it's distracting for the kids. So they have one day during the year that we can come in and take pictures and videos and see what they've been learning during the year. After that they start practicing their dance for spring recital. So here are some pictures of her cute class. I also took a couple of recordings. There is no sound however.

Sierra is the one in the video that I am attempting to follow.

In this video Sierra is the one in the back behind the girl in pigtail buns. At the end when they curtsy she kind of disappears for a second. Anyway, I thought it was kind of cute.

Our Ski Trip

2009-01-10T18:26:00.000-08:00

Rob and I took Sierra skiing for her first time yesterday! Ahhh! It was great. We tried to take pictures, but our camera got too cold and wouldn't work for us up there. So I will just have to write about it. So, I thought that teaching Sierra was going to be simple. After our first run down, however, I thought differently. It was pretty cold up there and after our first run I was sweating like crazy because I was trying all of these different ways to help her. First we tried to have her ski behind me and hold onto my bottom. She flew right between my legs. Then I tried to hold her up in front of me between my skis. I could only do that for about 1 minute. After that one I had to sit down in the middle of the hill and take my skis and boots off. My feet hurt from barely moving so there wasn't any circulation getting down to my feet because my boots were so tight. (They're the kind of ski boots that you really have to move in and we moved ten feet in about 1/2 of an hour.) Then I saw a lady skiing backward and having her son hang onto her pole while she pulled and instructed him. So I tried that. That didn't work either. She just wasn't getting the concept. Luckily my sister Tiffani and her family was there because she showed me how to hold my poles under Sierra's arms with Sierra between my legs. That way I wasn't carrying all of her weight. So I tried that. It worked! She got the feel of it. Also, she is a little competitive. She doesn't like to feel like she's the one that can't do it. So it was really nice to have cousin Ashton there. Ashton has been skiing before and was doing it on her own about the third time down and when Sierra saw that, I could tell that it gave her incentive to do it on her own too. She was able to go down the hill by herself on the very last run. We were determined to let her get at least one run in by herself and the lift was closing. I thought they were going to stop the lift before we were going to get down. Then we would have had to hike up the hill. However, they waited for us. When we finally got down. We got on the lift and they turned off all the lights. SHE DID IT! IT WAS AWESOME! Needless to say, we are very proud of her, and my body is about to give out on me today, but it was all worth it. Sierra can ski.

CHRISTMAS...YEAH!!!

2008-12-30T19:40:00.000-08:00

So we started a new Christmas tradition this year. We had a sleep over in our room with the kids. We put them in their sleeping bags on the floor because we didn't want them to wake up and wander into the living room on their way into our rooom and see Santa's presents early. That way we could all wander into the living room and look together. It was pretty fun!

Ooooh...the anticipation!:)

Santa brought our family the High School Musical dance mat and playstation game and sleds, he brought Sierra a cupcake making set (yeah for me!), he brought Joshua a hot wheels stunt set, and he brought Tyler noahs ark. So fun!

We opened presents youngest to oldest. So no, that is not my outfit, it is Tylers.

As you can see Joshua did not hesitate to break into his stocking candy right away.My sweet niece, Hailey, made Joshua and Tyler these adorable stocking caps. She did such a good job. I love them.

Our Christmas mess. Oodles of fun.

I got to help Sierra make cupcakes right after breakfast. I'm actually really glad that she got a present that she will play with this year. It's taken me a while to figure her out.

Sierra got a couple of 100 piece puzzles also. She put one all together by herself. No help. I was pretty darn impressed.

Joshua loves the stunt set that Santa brought. I was pretty intrigued with it too.

All in all, we had great fun!

Sierra's birthday

2008-12-11T19:53:00.000-08:00

We have a 6 year old! I know, we're too young. Sierra turned 6 on December 5. Crazy dazy. Doesn't she look so cute in her new outfit? I love having a girl. She is the funnest little person to shop for. Rob would probably beg to differ. He's had to wait for Sierra and I while Sierra's tried on every outfit we'd let her get her hands on. I think he would have thrown us out of the store if he could. In the past we've thrown her a birthday party. They've been psycho. Sierra's cried at both of them, and my house is too small for so many kids to run around in. So this year we told her she could have one friend over. It was great. She invited her cousin and best friend Ashton. And since it was cousin Ashton, she stayed the night. Anyway, I think it was one of her best birthdays.

We taught Sierra and Ashton how to leg wrestle. They spent a lot of the rest of the evening and next day flipping eachother over. Sierra has a few bruises.

She wanted a pony cake. I did the best I could.

The best part! They literally slept in a box together.

THANKSGIVING

2008-11-29T12:20:00.000-08:00

Okay, I'm with Tiff, what do you take pictures of on Thanksgiving day? Well, I didn't. I just thought I would add a little onto my blog to let everyone know what I am thankful for this holiday.

My dear husband. Where would I be without him? What would I be without him? Rob is such an incredible man. I will always wonder what I did to deserve him. He loves taking care of his family. And he loves spending time with us. The kids adore him, as do I, and I couldn't have asked for more. He is the best. Nobody can dispute that. :)

Sierra is definately the oldest. She is so helpful. I haven't been able to show her my love as easily as I have with Joshua and Tyler, however I am trying. Everyone says it's because she's my first and your first is just stressfull. I must admit, she did stress me out quite a bit. She has turned into such a good girl, though. She is also so much fun. I love to play with Sierra. Ya, I know, I don't show it all of the time, but she is at a stage that is so easy to play with. When it's warm we like to go outside and play hopscotch, jumprope, and do cartweels. She schools me on cartweels. We also like to play boardgames together and puzzles. She is also a very talented child. She is very coordinated. She takes ballet and does fabulous. She also likes to play Dance Dance Revolution, and does very well for a 6 year old. That's another game we like to play together. She is a great kid

Joshua is just plain awesome! He is probably the easiest kid I will ever have. He is easy to please, his tantrums last about 2 seconds, and he laughs a lot. I love people who laugh. I love people who can make me laugh. He makes me laugh all the time. He finally says a few more words than just mom and dad. I have to interpret for everyone and Sierra has to interpret for me. He's just plain cute.

Tyler is the sweetest baby ever! I can tell that he is just a loving little boy. He may cry a lot, but he just wants to know that he is loved also. At least that's what I have to tell myself. I love to cuddle him, though. I don't even mind having him sleep with me. I guess I'm just trying to enjoy his love while it lasts. Isn't that what all the old people tell us to do?

Church Halloween Party

2008-10-27T21:42:00.000-07:00

I told Sierra that I would dress up as a witch with her. So we went to Walmart and bought us both wigs. I couldn't pass up that purple wig that matched her costume so perfectly. She was dazzling. We had a great time.

Aren't they cute? Joshua hates his mask, it's too tight on his head. He wore it long enough for us to take his picture. Tyler didn't get to dress up this year because he is not big enough to wear the costume that Joshua wore when he was his age. Plus Tyler is my third, he's only 7 months old, and I'm getting more and more lazy.