Bad Blogger as of lately...

Here is a little of what has happened since last post
and no pictures since my camera battery was dead and I didn't know it
* Had a wonderful weekend away to mesa with just Kaymie where I saw all of my family, celebrated our sibling birthdays (as 4 of 5 of us are in Feb) out to lunch with my mom and siblings, did a little shopping, went for a run in gorgeous weather, and hung out
*Kaymie turned 5 months old and had her first tastes of rice cereal... and boy was she READY for food, that little girl likes to eat (maybe she stores some in her cheeks)
*We celebrated Jarom's 3rd birthday with a little party at Stacie's with Grandma Lorie, the Harmon's, Uncle Aaron, and Kamala and Chad--- what a fun time it was with the awesome looking and tasting cupcake cone surprises (STacie how can I get those pictures from your camera?)
*We had a mini family vacation and pretended Stacie and Richards trailer was our 5 star hotel... we enjoyed a day at the children's mueseum until 8 bus loads of kids arrived... we had a blast at Jeepers indoor amusement park and had fun running into Justin and Becky... we watched the kids live up the thrill of goofy golfing at Golfland... we visited our friends the Oakeson's who moved to the valley (loved your house and miss seeing you guys)... then the kids and I stayed a few extra days during our spring break to let the cousins play... we had fun swimming with Paula and was glad to meet baby Gavin
*we finished our fence---finally and began our search for our dog
*Seth finished his basketball season and looks forward to baseball
*we watched Porter's IT's a Small World muscial performance at school, way to go Porter you were so cute to watch
*we went to the Dr.s for Jarom's 2nd ear infection
*Seth lost his 7th tooth
*WE enjoyed a day trip from Grandma Kaye who we wish we saw more often, but enjoy every second when we do see her
*I got my sisters addicted to Ticket to Ride online--- sorry to the brother n laws as it is a time waster, but nevertheless lots of fun
*Jarom was potty trained, yes was... until our trip and then decided he could pee anywhere--in the grass, carpet, wherever... but to look at the bright side, at least he dropped his pants first
*I splurged and got a babysitter and ran to the carwash and back--- my first ever 6 mile run which was absolutely amazing (wish I could do it all the time) I was just running to run, not having a care in the world about anything which would explain my 1 hour and 15 minute time
*Today we are excited for Grandma Susan and Grandpa Don's visit... a surprise to the kids... and boy will they be surprised when they show up on their motorcycle (they've been all over arizona since Wed, camping along the way, those two are so cute to watch as they adventure together)
Hope to have pictures next post, but figured this was better than nothing!

Porter swallowed a what?

So now the waiting game begins... when will it make its way thru his system and into the toilet... it will right?

Afternoon snack & a walk to the park

After we fought over every last bite of steamed asparagus with garlic salt, we headed the hills for the mile walk to the park where we enjoyed the beautiful weather and the fun park equipment. What a fun day spent with my wonderful kids!






Kaymie loved the stroller ride can you tell?

Love winter?

a trip to the ER, 2 Dr visits, a few boxes of kleenex, several dozen squirts of hand sanitizer, lots of doses of tylenol, motrin, antibiotic, breathing meds, albeterol, millions of uses with the bulb syringe, and very little sleep= Kaymie and Porter with RSV! and an ear infection to top it off with our little princess. Poor little kids, they are so sick.
Thank heavens they are on the better end of it. I have found myself singing in the middle of the sleepless nights a few songs like I Need Thee Every Hour, Count Your Many Blessings, A Child's Prayer and am ever so grateful that my little ones are still breathing and finally smiling!

Kaymie turns 4 months

Our princess is rolling all over the place
loving peek a boo
trying to sit up
holding toys
laughing the cutest little laugh
and continuing to melt our hearts!

Oh how these boys adore their sister!

Seth showing off the teeth his has lost! Cute toothless grin!

Our beautifully wonderful kids

For family home evening we learned about unity and working together as a family. The boys made this pyramid as part of the activity.

Smiley happy Kaymie girl

Catch Up

It's been a while since I posted... here's a little of what we've been up to
*today is snow day and school was cancelled! Which meant snowmen, heart brownies, playdough fest,watching tv, and just hanging out together with the kids
*we went to the valley last weekend and enjoyed spending time with the cousins, seeing baby Jace for the first time, trying on dresses for our valentine's day prom, watching Megan's softball game (in the which she was an awesome little pitcher), and going to a friend's wedding reception
*Seth has been playing basketball and loving every second of it! He has quite the shot and is such a natural athlete. He also has been visited by the tooth fairy a few times recently after loosing some teeth.
*Porter has surprised us all at his smartness in kindergarten. He has such a clever little brain and it's been fun to seem him use it.
*Jarom gave us a scare the other day when he passed out after hitting his head on the kitchen floor--- luckily he is just fine! That was the day after his ear drum burst poor little guy.
*Kaymie is such a fun little delight in our house! She is laughing now and we are all just eating it up!
*Jeff is still busy with his 2 jobs, and we are very happy to say he is done with studying for his licenses! He passed his last test today- yippeee!
*As for me... keeping up with all of them keeps me rather busy. I do make sure I get my much needed workout in everyday. I still enjoy couponing and finding good deals.
Picutes will come later (Jeff took the camera, but I jsut had to post as cross it off my list of things to do!)

Ticket to ride

We just got it about the time of our anniversary and have played 10 times just Jeff and I. Guess who finally won the ninth game??? Yep my Jeffery bear got lucky, or did I let him win:) We are having a blast playing together, but Jeff still can't decide if the game is lucky or stradey or both.

Have you ever played?

Thinking about the title of this blog makes me think about all that is going on in life right now. There are definitely times when I wish I had the ticket to ride straight to the celestial kingdom and that I had a free pass for each member of my family. Being a parent is hard, not that it isn't absolutely wonderfuly amazing, but it is hard. I have had many worried thoughts about raising my kids in todays world lately and the only thing that comes to mind while wishing for our ticket to ride to the CK is our relief societies theme for the year No fear Just faith. So here we go to earn our ticket to ride NO FEAR JUST FAITH

Kaymie turns 3 months today

She just keeps getting cuter everyday! We are all loving having our princess in the house. The boys are so sweet with her.

Happy Anniversary to you Jeff

Yep 9 whole years we have been married and four kids later!
NINE things I absolutely LOVE about Jeffrey
1- How he adores me and tells me everyday how beautiful I am and how he loves me
2- The wonderful amazing daddy he is to each of kids in such a unique gentle way
3- How hard he works at both his jobs to support our family even though I know he'f rather be at home
4- All the help he gives me- whether its running to the store, waking up with the kids, cleaning up around the house, or playing with the kids to give me alone time
5- His desire and discipline to obey the commandments and honor his priesthood
6- That he loves to play with me- Settlers, Pac-man, Tennis, Rook, and all the other games that we enjoy together
7- His senistivness to the small stuff
8- His support and patience for me to do things for myself- train for triathlons, watch the kids while I workout, lets me get my out and go to BUNCO
9- His looks- he is even more HOT than when we got married
I love you Jeffrey