Headrick Family

Kylie's first tooth

2011-12-18T15:15:00.000-07:00

Kylie came home from school on Friday and was excited that dad was home. She asked him to pull her tooth out. Jason checked to see if she even had a loose tooth and sure enough he said he could pull it out. She was so excited and not long after out came her tooth.

She is getting so old!

Firsts

2011-12-18T15:01:00.000-07:00

Chloe has already had her share of firsts. She went to her first doctor appt. where all was well and she is growing well. At 2 weeks she was already at 8'6 and measured 21 inches long. (Knew she was longer than 19 inches) She met her Grandma and Grandpa Headrick, along with a lot of her Headrick side cousins. Had her first Thanksgiving....where I was a lousy mom and didn't take any pictures. Except one of me and my sisters....hoping that Kim took some and will send them my way if she did...hint hint! Was in her first extended family picture, and had our family pictures. (which isn't a fun thing to have pictures taken 3 weeks after having a baby, don't want to do that again ever!) Had her first bath which she loves. Just doesn't like getting out.

She is a pretty good baby. Doesn't like it when I eat anything dairy, or spicy. I have had a really hard time with no milk, and not a lot of cheese. And I don't get to eat pizza...which may be a good thing when it comes to my waist line. She has her fussy times and really likes to be held which is hard when I am trying to get the other kids off to school, or fix dinner. But over all is pretty good.

We are just trying to soak in these moments when she is small, because they grow so fast!

New Sister

2011-12-18T14:36:00.001-07:00

The other kids didn't come to the hospital so when Chloe came home they got to meet her for the first time. They were all so sweet with her, and already love her so much. Cameron is my "helper" and will bring me diapers and wipes when I need them. He loves her so much that sometimes we have to protect her.

The first couple weeks were interesting as Cameron contracted hand, foot, and mouth. We kept him away from her, and the kids had to get coughs and colds as well as Jason. We were lucky enough to keep her well. And we are adjusting to having a newborn in the house again.

Chloe Dawn

2011-12-18T14:22:00.000-07:00

We got a call at a little after 5 am to come into the hospital. We got all ready to go called mom and were off. It was a little strange going to a different hospital this time, I guess I was used to the hospital in Arizona. I was excited though because this is where my dad works and where all my other sisters delivered their babies. And for the first time I would have my sisters and parents see my baby right away.

We got all our paperwork signed and were admitted to the hospital and were taken to our room. Where I was told many times that we got the best delivery room in the hospital. It had a perfect view of Timp. Unfortunately we didn't have much of a view that day because it was raining and really cloudy. I was super excited to wear the gown my friend had made me...but the nurses wouldn't let me wear it because they didn't want the tie in the middle of my back they wanted it to be on the neck. I was really sad and ended up having to wear the hospital issued.
Labor was progressing and we were hoping to have the baby at 11, just for fun 11-1-11 at 11. Well that didn't work as the doctor was called to check on another patient and I didn't get my water broken. But a little before 1 I was ready to have the baby. We were excited to meet our new little girl. She was born at 1:02 (really I think it was 1:01) she was a very easy delivery and weighed 8'2 and they said she was 19 inches long. She has really long fingers and toes, and is beautiful.

Halloween

2011-12-18T13:41:00.001-07:00

This year Halloween was a gorgeous day. Unlike last year where it rained and was freezing, and the kids went to about 3 houses and called it good. We went to the school and watched Tanner and Kylie in the Halloween parade. We didn't get any pictures due to a naughty 2 year old. But it was still fun watching them. I then spent the rest of the day trying to get ready for the baby to come. Last minute preparations...cleaning, packing for the hospital etc.

That night we had our traditional mummy dog dinner, the kids were super excited because we got to go trick or treating with cousins. It was so fun to watch them all together. They had a great night and got lots of treats!

Wilson Halloween Party

2011-11-28T23:12:00.001-07:00

We had another fun Halloween party this year. We didn't have it at our house due to the smaller space but hopefully next year we can host again. Mom did a great job and I think the kids had a great time. The food was awesome, and loved seeing everyone dress up.

Halloween Program

2011-11-28T23:03:00.001-07:00

This year the 2nd graders put on a Halloween program. Tanner was supposed to be dracula, and had a little part. He was excited and was practicing the songs for months. It was a lot of fun to see him on stage and singing. He loves to sing and did a great job, he knew every word to every song. Cameron made the evening interesting and made it really hard to watch, thanks mom for bringing the fruit snacks, and your phone it sure made the evening so much nicer!

Cute Kids and cookies

2011-11-28T22:54:00.001-07:00

= pictures taken!

We were outside, and the kids were just being cute so out came the camera. Its so hard to get a good picture of all four kids. But we sure had fun trying! Cameron is a crazy man....I can only imagine what it will be like when we have 5 to photograph.

Rangers

2011-11-28T22:34:00.001-07:00

We decided to put Tanner in a club soccer this year after not having the best season last year. This fall was nice to watch him play the weather was so nice. We only had 1 game that was really cold, and it was the last one. I loved watching him play and would cringe every time he fell on the ground. (guess he gets that from mom....whoops!) We even tried bribing him to stay off the ground. It didn't work all too well, since he still fell multiple times. He has learned a lot, and it was fun watching and learning more about soccer myself. It is fun to see him play....now if we could just keep him off the ground!

Cameron is 2

2011-10-02T20:08:00.003-07:00

Cameron is the sweetest boy. He is really acting older, talking up a storm, loves playing with his "bad guys" which are Lego guys, or his Toy Story characters. He loves to play outside, loves to tackle, hit, do anything boy.

He loves to help me with the laundry, cooking, and LOVES Scooby Doo. When he wakes up in the morning he asks to watch Scooby Doo, and probably could recite word for word many of the episodes.

He loves spending time with his dad, and will help him mow the lawn. He loves to follow Paige around, and has been a little lost when Paige is at preschool. But I have loved having some alone time with him before the baby comes.

For his birthday we went to Kylie's soccer game and then spent the day outside. We ate some of his favorite food hot dogs, chips, and watermelon. He enjoyed helping his dad BBQ. Then we had cupcakes and opened presents. He loved all his new toys, and took them to bed with him that first night.

We sure love him and can't imagine what our family would be like without him! Love you Cam!!

It's a Girl

2011-10-02T19:56:00.002-07:00

Okay back in June I had an ultrasound and we found out we are having a girl. (the pictures are packed downstairs I have to find them) I think deep down I knew that it was a girl....but I was in denial because we wanted to have another boy. I would have loved to have 2 boys in a row, especially for Cameron. It would have been a playmate for him. Plus in my opinion boys are easier, girls are just so dramatic and my girls are so stubborn. Tanner was pretty devastated when we told him it was a girl, he really wanted to have more boys in our family than girls. Paige was the only one that seemed really interested and excited to have a sister. Kylie was having too much fun playing dress ups at Grandma's. And well Cameron really didn't care.

But we were very happy to find out that all is well with our new little one, she looks healthy and strong, and the official due date is November 5th. I am excited to have her here as I am done with being pregnant. This one has been tough I think that getting older and having to wear compression socks really have done me in. I am looking forward to the 1st of November!

Fall Soccer

2011-10-02T19:33:00.003-07:00

Kylie had a hard time decided what to do this fall. A few days before the beginning of fall soccer she decided that she wanted to play. I am so glad that she played she did so well and enjoyed this fall season. The first game she scored 5 goals and was very agressive, and always played with a smile. Can't wait for spring!

Full cup of sprite

2011-10-02T19:28:00.002-07:00

Doesn't go well with my UGG boot. Cameron and full cups of sprite don't go well together.

Labor Day

2011-09-19T21:28:00.002-07:00

We had a great Labor Day weekend, not as much action as we would have liked but still had fun. We were able to have cousins come stay with us. Mark, Randa and girls came and stayed a night. The kids had so much fun and didn't want them to leave. Glad that they came and visited with us for a night.

Jason really wanted to go camping but with his traveling the week before we didn't make it. So we headed up the canyon, had a little picnic and then went to Bridal Veil. The kids loved it! Why did it take us so long to get up there?

Getaway

2011-09-19T20:29:00.003-07:00

When Jason told me that he had to go to Phoenix just for a couple of days for work...I said I'm coming too! I figured why not? A little break before the baby came and I could visit with some of the friends that I missed so much. We left really early Thursday morning, and then returned Friday night. I dropped Jason off at work and then I headed off to have fun. Some of my cute friends were kind enough together and had a fun lunch. It was so good to visit and catch up! I really miss my friends in Arizona....it made me think for just a minute what it would be like to move back. We had so many good times and memories there.

I met up with another friend at Coldstone and had a great time catching up with her. Then went to pick up Jason and met more friends for dinner. We enjoyed the evening, and went to the hotel and crashed. Getting up at 3:30 am doesn't sit all to well with this old prego!

Friday I slept in and had a lazy morning. Then headed to get Paige's and Cameron's birth certificates that I had never picked up. Then got some lunch and enjoyed just looking at a lot of stores that I never get to go to without kids. Then went to pick up Jason and headed home. I enjoyed the time away with Jason...next time not so short though!

First Day of Preschool

2011-09-13T21:26:00.002-07:00

Paige has been so excited for preschool, and talked about it for the whole last year. Well today was her first day. I can't believe that she is old enough to go, but she did such a great job, I hope she has a great year with Ms. Holly!

While the kids are at school

2011-09-13T21:19:00.003-07:00

we play! Paige and Cameron wanted to have a lunch packed like Kylie and Tanner so I thought it would be fun to have a picnic. We invited cousins and headed to the park. We had a great time!

First day of school

2011-09-13T20:59:00.003-07:00

We were really excited/nervous about our first day of school this year. Once again we are at a new elementary school. And this year the kids will take a bus. (Mom was a little nervous about this one....although I love it now!) This is Tanner's 3rd school in 3 years, and Kylie's 2nd school in 2. Hopefully this trend will stop in the near future and we can settle down for a while.

Kylie couldn't sleep and was up at 5 in the morning. It is so unlike her as she is usually our longest sleeper...hence her nickname of Sleeping Beauty. She finally couldn't stand it much longer and jumped out of bed at 7:00. She couldn't have been more excited so I thought. I made eggs, and cinnamon rolls for breakfast (just Rhodes rolls), and had fruit...but she couldn't eat. I knew I needed her to eat something so we tried some cereal. No luck with cereal either in fact she almost lost the contents of her stomach.

Tanner on the other had was great, scarfed his breakfast down and was ready to go. I made them pose for a few pictures, and off to the bus stop we went. I could tell Kylie was nervous, and I was too I am not used to not taking them and dropping them off at their classrooms. I couldn't get her to smile for any of the pictures I took. I was so nervous for her, and kept my fingers crossed that she would make some friends and have a great first day. I made sure Tanner would help Kylie and look out for her, make sure she got to her class, and help her get to the bus at the end of school. Not sure how much he heard or cared as all her was worried about was playing with his friends.

But they made it through the day fine, got on the right bus coming home and survived the first day of school. It made for one very relieved mom....and the great part was they wanted to go back the next day!

Goodbye Cedar Hills

2011-09-05T20:40:00.003-07:00

We got back from our vacation and had to finish getting ready to move. Yep we moved again....not so fun this time. We got back on July 29th and needed to be out of the house by the 31st. I had done some packing before, but still had quite a bit to do when we got home. We had some great help from family members, Kim, Trent, Ryan,and Taylor, showed up with a huge Uhaul as a joke! They were crazy but it helped out so much, we got all the big stuff taken over to the new house. And then we were able to get all the rest of the little things cleared out and cleaned over the next couple of days. I was so exhausted after that I couldn't feel my knees....not the best idea to wash the floor on my hands and knees at the end. Hopefully all the cleaning and hard work will lead to our deposit back.

We met lots of good friends and the kids loved there school, so it was a little difficult this time. # schools in 3 years for Tanner, and 2 in 2 years for Kylie. Kids are young and they adjust....hopefully this time they will have an easy transition and will make good friends quickly.

The owners of the house decided to sale it, and I have been having to show the house since February. It has been hard, but it was even harder to know that we had to move again...3 times in 3 years is a lot. We'll see how long we are in this one!

Loon Lake

2011-08-30T20:40:00.006-07:00

This was our year for the Headrick Family Reunion, and we headed up to Oregon to Loon Lake. It was so gorgeous and we had a great time. Each family had their own cabin but all were right next to each other. The lake was right across the street, and we spent everyday all day at the lake. The kids had so much fun with their cousins, and Tanner and Kylie even loved going on the boat and tubing. We went on 4 wheeler rides, played fun games, had a birthday cake for Paige, made smores, played lots of horseshoes, and just enjoyed time with cousins and grandparents.

We enjoyed our week of vacation and were very sad to have to leave. We can't wait for the next one!

Happy Birthday Paige

2011-08-28T16:04:00.007-07:00

Paige turned 4 this year and wanted to get her ears pierced. We went the Friday before her birthday and she got to pick out her earrings and was so brave. I really didn't think she would go through with it, but she did and didn't even cry. She loves her new earrings and can't wait to change them out.

On her actual birthday we started driving to Oregon for the Headrick Family Reunion. We tried to make the day as special as possible. She got to choose donuts for breakfast and we had all types of juice and fruit. We left after lunch and grandma brought her gifts. She loved the pillowcase, and dress, and books.

Right after lunch we drove to Boise and when we got to our hotel Paige got to choose where to eat for dinner. She decided that she wanted to go to McDonald's. She loved it and was very happy about her kids meal.

When we got back to the hotel we took the kids swimming they loved it. It took a while for Paige to warm up to the idea but once her dad helped out a little she had a blast.

We were able to have cake with the whole Headrick clan on our vacation. I had a hard time finding a cake, but it turned out alright. I hope she had a great 4Th birthday!

We love our Paige and she is the best helper to me. She is so excited to go to preschool, and loves to play with her princesses, and with purses, and loves to make believe. She loves her long hair and doesn't want it cut, or put up. She loves wearing dresses and leggings and is a sweet fun girl!

4th of July

2011-08-28T15:13:00.007-07:00

Love the 4th of July. We had a great time, and Jason even had lots of fun buying fireworks, I am sure this will be a new tradition.

We started the weekend off by going to see the hot air balloons Saturday morning. The kids and I woke up at the crack of dawn and headed to Provo. We met cousins and grandma and loved seeing all the cool balloons.

Saturday night we celebrated Kylie's birthday while watching the Stadium of Fire fireworks from Fox Field. We had fun relaxing and letting the kids just run around and spend time with their cousins.

Monday we headed to Provo for the parade and annual Startup BBQ. The kids loved the parade and seeing all the floats, bands, and all the fun things a parade offers. After the parade was over we went to get the car so we could help transport food when Lori and Ryan's car had a bit of a flat tire. Jason was excited it gave him something to do. While the boys tried to take care of that (spare wouldn't fit) I helped kids fill water balloons. And then we were off to the BBQ, where we always have lots of yummy food and get to visit with cousins and let the kids play fun games.

It was a great day and was ended by fireworks at our house.

Happy Birthday Kylie

2011-08-22T21:59:00.003-07:00

Kylie turned 6 this year. She is my little helper, and will do a great job of being a mom someday. She likes to take charge of her siblings, help with dinner, and wants to be involved with anything I do. She loves LOVES being in the water and is fearless jumping off the diving board, doing flips off the side of the pool, and would be in the water all day long if we would let her. She knows what she wants and will try to make it happen. She has an infectious smile and laugh, and I love the twinkle in her eye.

We already don't see things eye to eye, and have many battles when it comes to clothes. She definitely has her own style and likes to dress herself, and do her own hair. I love her spunkiness (probably not a word), and I am so glad that she is a part of our family.

We got to celebrate a couple of times this year. On her actual birthday we met our friends the Nielsen's from Arizona and went to Los Hermanoes for lunch. We had a great time catching up and visiting...and then dad met us and we headed up to Seven Peaks for a day of fun at the water park.

The next day we had cake and ice cream while watching the fireworks from the Stadium of Fire with cousins and aunts and uncles. Very fun but warm and the cake and ice cream didn't last very long!

Sunday we had Kylie's favorite meal of chicken rolls, mashed potatoes, salad, jello, and brownies with chocolate frosting. Lori, Ryan, Grandma and Grandpa Wilson, and Matthew and April were able to celebrate with us that day. What a lucky girl to have a 3 day birthday celebration.

We sure love our Kylie Jo and we are anxiously looking forward to see what the next year brings!

All Around the World

2011-08-14T14:00:00.007-07:00

I am so far behind...but right after school let out for the summer the girls had their dance recital All around the World. We loved the dance studio, teachers and performances and the girls really improved a lot over the course of the year. Once again each was able to dance in two dances and Paige really did well this time, she always amazes me, being my shy girl. She didn't even hesitate going up there on stage to perform. Both girls waited a little too long and on stage you could tell they needed to use the restroom. But other than that they did amazing! I love watching them!

It was fun to have so much family watch them as well. We love having the support of our aunts, uncles, cousins and grandmas and grandpas! Love you all!

Lesson #110

2011-08-08T20:51:00.006-07:00

Here she is all smiles after she was not tangled in that seatbelt. There were indentations on her leg for a good couple hours after the whole ordeal.

Don't fight with the seatbelts it is highly likely that you will lose!

Kylie thought it would be fun to tie up her foot with 2 seatbelts. I don't think she thought it so fun after we couldn't get her foot out. It was stuck for approximately 20 minutes. Hope she learned that she can't fight with a seatbelt because she will lose, and it was scary and painful.

Thanks to my dad he got Kylie out by taking the screw out of the seatbelt to could get loose enough to untangle her foot. I was just about ready to cut the seatbelt off as I didn't see any other way to get her out. She was stuck prett

JCW's

2011-07-18T22:05:00.003-07:00

Growing up, my mom used to take us at the end of school to Foster's Freeze for lunch. (Can't remember about here in Provo, but I'm sure she did!) We loved the tradition and so we got together with sisters and cousins and took the kids to JCW's to celebrate the ending of another great school year. It was a fun day filled with lots of cheeseburgers, fries and laughter. Hope that we will continue this tradition every year! My hope is that every year my kids will continue learning, achieving, and succeeding to be the best that they can be.

Last Day of School

2011-07-18T21:36:00.005-07:00

The last day of school for Tanner and Kylie was Friday June 3rd. The kids have loved their time at Cedar Ridge. Tanner did so well in 1st grade, we were so proud of all his accomplishments this year, and has really turned into a great reader.

Kylie has done really well too. She loved her teacher Mrs Terry, and I am amazed at all the cute projects that she has done. Kylie loves art and crafts and has loved all that Mrs Terry did for her this past year.

Bye Bye Curls

2011-06-27T15:29:00.004-07:00

Over Memorial day weekend we said goodbye to Cameron's long curly locks. We knew it was time to cut it because it was getting way too long, and he wouldn't let me comb it in the morning, and someone called him a girl. He wasn't quite sure what to think when he saw his reflection in the mirror. He looked patted his head and then started crying. He looks like such a big boy now! Plus his hair will be curly once again as it it growing back with quite the waves.

Trimble's visit

2011-06-27T15:04:00.004-07:00

We were excited when the Trimble's were able to come over for a visit while they were on their vacation. The girls were so excited to see Hattie, and Ellie. We had a BBQ and then let the kids (including the dad's) play outside. It wasn't the greatest weather but the rain held off until they were getting ready to leave.

We sure miss our Arizona friends, but love to get the chance to visit with them when they come! Thanks for stopping by Trimble's

Spring Soccer

2011-06-25T19:58:00.003-07:00

Kylie and coach Johnson

Like baseball, we had about 3 of our soccer games cancelled. They wouldn't make those up either super frustrating...but the kids did really well. Kylie got more confidence and did really well scoring a goal in almost every game. Still smiling as she was playing she really didn't let those bigger boys push her around. They even beat the team that they had lost to many times before and the kids and coaches were so excited (not that anyone keeps score!)

Tanner's team improved a lot, and he did well too. They didn't get beaten so bad every game, and it was fun to see Tanner be aggressive...sometimes too much but he always stood his ground.

Mudhens

2011-06-25T19:10:00.006-07:00

We had a hard time keeping Cameron off the field, he wanted to be hitting and playing baseball just as much as Tanner did.

We had so much fun watching Tanner play baseball this past spring. The weather was a little on the crazy side, and we ended up not getting to play 3 games. The team ended losing their first tournament game which Tanner was really sad about, and after watching his cousins play this past week has expressed interest in playing more baseball! Yay, we love baseball! The team improved much throughout the season, and I was impressed with Tanner and how well he did. Tanner loved playing first base, and did really well stopping those balls, he also continued his love of sliding and did at almost every base. We were still trying to teach him that it's not necessary to slide into first...it stuck for a couple of games and then he went back to sliding. Hopefully next season he will remember!

So grateful for all the pictures, the coaches wife started her own photography business and took a lot of great pictures. I was busy chasing Cameron or the girls around and didn't get to take as many as I would have liked to. She did a great job....thanks!

Inch by Inch

2011-06-12T22:01:00.003-07:00

Kylie had a great kindergarten teacher and she learned so much this past year. One of the many things that Mrs. Terry did was put on a talent show. It was lots of fun watching all the kids perform their various talents. Kylie first decided that she wanted to display some art. I asked her many times if that is really what she wanted to do and she was very sure that art was it. We got ready and she did a lot of practicing, a couple of days before the show she decided that she wanted to dance. Unfortunately her teacher had already made the programs and had the show all put together and I had warned her that she couldn't change her mind. She was a little disappointed but got over it pretty quickly.

Her art was super cute and I loved that she named it swirly. It was so fun to see her in her classroom with her friends performing and seeing all the amazing artwork that she has done for the last year!

Love you Kylie!

Exciting News

2011-05-22T20:38:00.001-07:00

We are excited to announce that baby #5 will make it's debut on or around the 5th of November. We are all happy and a little overwhelmed but are anxious to find out if another brother or sister will be joining our happy family :)

1st Grade Fieldtrip

2011-05-22T20:27:00.003-07:00

Tanner's 1st grade fieldtrip was to the zoo. He was so excited to go, and the week before his homework assignment was to find an animal from the zoo, and learn all about it. He had a difficult time choosing but finally settled on the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake. We had fun reading about it and finding pictures. We wrote a paper and then we made a poster about it with 5 facts about the snake.

He lucked out and got a beautiful day to go to the zoo. He loved telling us all about the animals he saw.

This past Monday I was able to go to his classroom and we heard all about the animals that each one of his classmates learned about. They could dress up as their animal and we walked around the classroom and got to push their button and have them tell us some of the interesting facts on their animal. It was such a cute idea and I think each of the kids had a great time sharing their knowledge.

Outside

2011-05-22T20:19:00.004-07:00

The weather has bmeen a little on the wacky side this spring. We have had lots of rain, snow, and cool temperatures. Although far and few betweem there has been some decent days where we get to spend some much needed time in the sun. We love blowing bubbles, jumping on the trampoline, swinging and just being with our friends. Cameron and Elle love Cameron's Christmas present and this day decided that sharing wasn't so bad. We love it when we all get along!

Pictures of the kids

2011-05-22T19:55:00.003-07:00

I figured that because I didn't get any pictures of my kids on Easter that I should take a few the following Sunday. We spent the day at my parents because Jason was gone for work and who wants to take all four kids to church by myself? We had a good time at mom's it was nice to have some adult company, and it wasn't bad to get some of my mom's yummy roast beef dinner either. Thanks mom you're the best!

I had a really hard time getting Cameron to stay put for a picture and Kylie has a fake smile, and well it 's just difficult to get them all looking at the same time, but I am glad that we got some though. I don't take enough pictures. They are growing up too quickly and even though there are days that I want to quit being a mom....I love them and wouldn't change anything for the world. I

Hammer + Phone

2011-05-09T14:43:00.003-07:00

+
=broken

A certain unamed child decided that they would see what would happen when they hit mom's phone with a hammer.

Let's just say it doesn't make for a happy mom, and they get to help pay for a new one.

Easter

2011-04-30T21:18:00.007-07:00

Easter was fun this year. We had a few firsts, and I was a real slacker and didn't do a very good job with pictures on Easter, I didn't even get any pictures of my kids with their church duds on. (I will blame it on being Fast Sunday and getting interrupted by fast offerings)
We had a great time dying Easter eggs. They really love it and I always think I do enough eggs but the kids always want more.

Cameron wasn't feeling well, he had a slight fever and sat on the couch watching Tangled while we colored eggs.

Sunday we got up, and the kids got their baskets. The girls got some bubbles and sidewalk chalk along with a Dora coloring book, and Kylie got a new reading book. Tanner was lucky enough to get sun glasses, and a Frisbee, and Cameron got some golf clubs. And of course they got plenty of sweet treats which they managed to quite a bit of before breakfast and church!

After church we headed to my mom and dads for our Easter dinner. This was the first time we have spent Easter with my family, Jason's first. We got spoiled as usual. My mom had an egg hunt for all the grand kids. They each got 16 eggs and they were hidden all over the backyard. Each child had their own color and they only look for their color. It worked really well and each child had the same number of eggs. Mom had some really cute prizes, their own box of sugar cereal, money, candy, a date with grandma and grandpa just to name a few.

Our Easter bunny cake.

Grandma Wilson

The kids getting ready for the big hunt. Here is 3 out of the 4 kids in their Easter outfits.

Paige having a great time

Cameron checking out his loot

Tanner searching for his football eggs

Our yummy feast....I won't ever be a food photographer but it was SO good!

Amy's pretty salad that tasted really yummy too!

Lori and Ryan with the kiddos. They all love them.

Cedar Hills Easter Egg Hunt

2011-04-30T20:59:00.002-07:00

Tanner and his friend Maxwell

Eva and Mia, and Kylie

Between soccer games we went to the Easter Egg hunt put on by the city. There were so many kids there it's amazing that my kids even got one egg. But they really had fun even if it just lasted for a couple minutes.

Spring Break

2011-04-27T20:27:00.004-07:00

We had a good spring break. It seemed like we were going the whole time. I wanted to help the kids have a good week since we didn't go any where this year. We had family come from California, and so we had a lot of cousin play time. The kids loved it! One night Celeste did an Easter egg hunt in their backyard everyone loved it but Paige. For some reason she just hung on my leg and wouldn't even go look for eggs.

Cameron just loved watching his uncles hit golf balls.

The first day of Spring Break we headed up to Salt Lake to spend some time with Lori. We hit Trolley Square, and then went to lunch at Hires. The kids loved the cheeseburgers. After we went to This is the Place, and walked around looking at the monuments. Tanner was loving reading all about the statues. I haven't been there in years so it was fun to go look around.

Afterwards we hit a park and let the kids just play for a bit. Tanner was happy because there was a baseball field and he had his baseball bat and ball in the car for his practice later so he went and ran the bases and practiced hitting the ball. He was in heaven.

One night grandma Wilson had a sleepover with all the cousins and they had so much fun. Games were played, movies watched....and maybe a little sleep. The next day we went and saw the movie Hop. The kids liked it and really did well at the theatre. Cameron surprised me and slept the first bit, and I might have taken a little nap too :) And he enjoyed watching the movie and eating candy.

Friday we got to go to Julie's for a pizza party, but before going we hit Trafalga and played a round of mini golf. Those passes have already been worth all the money we paid for them. Cameron loves playing golf...he does pretty good hitting the ball, I think he even got a hole in one! I didn't do a very good job taking pictures the end of the week. We were excited Friday too because Jason got home, it was a great ending on a fun week. At Julies we got to eat pizza visit with cousins and had a really good time.

Then on Saturday we headed to Hunter's baseball game and had a picnic. We had a great time just running around with cousins, and watching Hunter's game. We ended up with 3 extra boys coming home with us for the night. Brevin, Carter, and Parker came and spent the night. They were great and we even got them to go to bed. It was fun at church because we got so many looks with all the handsome boys sitting on our bench. I even got asked if they were all mine! Funny I guess people really don't know us very well yet.

We had a great week full of family and fun the only thing missing was the sun and warmth! Maybe next year we will have to make a trip so AZ for the week to get some much needed sun :)

The ABC's of America

2011-04-05T07:53:00.004-07:00

Tanner had his 1st grade program the 31st of March. It was really cute and grandma even got to come. Tanner has been singing these songs at home and knew just about every word of every song. He loves to sing and really wanted a special singing part. He didn't get the part but sang very well.

Toothfairy please?

2011-04-03T20:31:00.005-07:00

Tanner lost his first tooth. He has been wiggling it and dad decided that it was time for it to come out. We saw that his other tooth was coming up behind and wanted it out. He was a little nervous but did great and is now patiently waiting for a visit from the tooth fairy!

9 years!

2011-03-31T19:58:00.005-07:00

What a great 9 years it has been...and to repeat what Jason said 9 down eternity to go!

Love you babe!

Really 18 months already?

2011-03-19T06:33:00.003-07:00

loves ice cream...getting every last drop

Cameron and his curls

My little Cameron is already 18 months old. He is quite the stinker and into everything. His favorite thing to do is to get into the kitchen cabinet with the cornstarch and dump it all over the floor and the cabinets. His favorite word is no...and uses it all the time. I am really scared to put him in nursery because he likes to push and tackle the other kids. He is also quite good at hitting and pulling hair...don't know where he learned to do that?! We will see how it goes when he goes in for the first time (was hoping this Sunday but it's not looking too good as he has a fever).

We took him to his 18 month checkup and he was 30 lbs, and 33 3/4 inches tall. He got two shots which he didn't like at all but as soon as I said he could have a sucker he stopped crying. I can't seem to find the paper so I am going off memory. He is a big kid and it makes it hard to hold him for too long. He loves being outside and playing with any type of ball. He has a pretty good throw and is now starting to kick the ball. He is also obsessed with playing the Wii. He LOVES Tanner and calls his name all day when Tanner is at school. He also adores his cousin Brevin. He will follow him around and want Brevin to hold him and play with him. It is really cute to watch.

I am in love with his curls. I can't believe how curly his hair really is. I love it! The last few nights he has actually slept completely through the night in his own bed. It has been absolutely heavenly. Hopefully it will last and we can make it a habit! He has a strong mind and is not afraid to show it. I'm afraid he is already demonstrating to me how terrible the two's will really be :)

But after all is said he is a good little boy and we love him so much. We love our Cameron!!

Popcorn?

2011-02-27T15:42:00.003-07:00

This is what happens when I try to make a meal for someone else. Kids got markers and decided to draw all over themselves. And of course Cameron had to leave some popcorn for a snack a little later.

Toilets

2011-02-22T21:41:00.003-07:00

What is it about a toilet that makes a baby want to be around it? When Cameron was younger he wanted to play in the toilet and would make a beeline for it if any bathroom door was left open. It has gotten better and now he just likes to flush the toilet and close the toilet lid.

Tonight I was getting the kids ready for bed giving the girls a bath and I was examining some lovely new growths on my face when I look over and I see Cameron drinking something. I immediately grab it out of his hand and realize he was drinking TOILET WATER! He found the lid to the toothpaste and decided to dip it in the toilet and show mom what a big boy he is and can drink from a cup. I am still so disgusted....at least the toilet was flushed.

Happy Birthday Tanner

2011-02-17T08:09:00.009-07:00

Wow 7 years has flown by! I can't believe my boy is getting so big!

Seven things we love about Tanner:

1. Loves to shovel the snow....makes my life a lot easier since Jason always seems to be out of town when we get a big snow storm!

2. Loves sports soccer, basketball, golf, and now wanting to play football.

3. Loves his little brother, and his little brother adores him. I have caught him a couple of times asleep in the crib with Cameron they have a great relationship.

4. Is a great reader....has progressed much this year.

5. Is very competitive.

6. Very sensitive.

7. Very stubborn...got a double dose Headrick and Wilson genes.

We love Tanner so much I am so grateful he is our son and I feel lucky to be his mom!

We celebrated his birthday on Saturday the 12th since Jason was going to be gone on his real birthday. We went to Trafalga and it was fun to have cousins and grandma there with us. We playes some mean laser tag, and had fun on all the rides. (the pass of all passes was the best investment ever!) Then headed to our house for cake and ice cream. I think he really had a great time.

Then on Friday the 18th we opened presents from Mom and Dad. He was excited about his own Wii remote, legos and Kung-Zhu armor. He had a great week celebrating his birthday!

Happy Love Day

2011-02-14T21:54:00.003-07:00

Happy Valentines Day!
Cameron loved his lunch, and I love his big smile!!

We had a great day filled with lots of love, good food and family. The kids had a great time at their school parties, and Cameron, Paige and I had fun at home. The girls were given roses and Cameron got some big legos, and Tanner a Kung Zhu.

We love and miss you dad!

A normal day at our house

2011-02-08T22:42:00.004-07:00

Tanner's after school snack today. He fixed it himself, his snack looks more like a meal...but hey he's a growing boy!

This handsome little boy is into EVERYTHING! He is tall enough to pull open drawers, reach and grab stuff off the tables and counter tops. He really just creates lots of messes and creates havoc, (think cornstarch and kitchen=mess) but today he found a yummy treat on the counter. I think he was quite proud of himself. Life at our house is never dull, we had a busy fun day filled with wii, cleaning, laundry, homework, and of course we had a house showing. Yes unfortunately we found out a couple of weeks ago that our house was put for sale. We were not very happy as the thought of moving again is frustrating. Not only the moving part but having people traipse through the house and having to constantly keep it clean. The rental company has said that the contract that we have will still hold, but we'll see what happens in the next few months. I will try to stay optimistic as I try to keep the house presentable and enjoy the happy moments with these cute kiddos!

Crazy Eye

2011-02-08T21:59:00.007-07:00

I have a special eye that we like to call "crazy". My sisters get a little grossed out and can't look. I think I thought it would maybe just magically go away, but it has gotten to the point where see double and unbeknowst to me I started tilting my head so that I didn't see double.

A few examples of my "crazy" eye.

I guess that I decided it was time to fix the problem when I saw my crazy eye in a few pictures. I finally went to a doctor right before Thanksgiving who said he could fix it by adjusting the muscles in both eyes to make my eyes aligned. He said my eyes would be really red and swollen for 7-10 days after surgery, and there is/was a 20-25% chance that a second surgery would be necessary.

After talking to Jason we decided that we should go ahead and schedule surgery for February. Excited and nervous as time got closer and closer, I went in for surgery on Wednesday February 2nd. I was in good hands and watched over by many people that I know in that work in the hospital. It's always good to see a friendly face when you go in for surgery. As I was waiting for my turn in the O.R. my Dad came to say hello. I love being able to see him in his workplace.

Surgery went well and Jason and I were sent home. I felt like I could barely open my eyes and kept them closed the whole ride home. My eyes were so heavy and I couldn't see all that well which made me feel dizzy. We got home and I went to my room and laid down, I kept a wet washcloth over my eyes which helped relieve the pressure/uncomfortableness I was feeling. Thanks to my mom the kids were occupied and she made us dinner. I wasn't counting on being so helpless. Yes I knew I was having surgery but I thought I would be able to function. I was very wrong....the next couple of days I needed help. Jason was able to take the kids to and from school, pick up prescriptions, and take care of me. I couldn't see to drive, and had a hard time cooking and cleaning and taking care of kids, let alone make sure I didn't hurt myself. Every day my sight got better and better, the double vision is less and less. I went for my week check up and everything looks great. We should know at my month check up if was a success or not...lets hope for the best! Kylie and Paige ask almost everyday if I am better and their whole reason for asking is because they want me to wear makeup. Yes I haven't worn makeup for almost 2 weeks and I feel a bit liberated. I don't feel that I have to wear makeup to make me beautiful...yes it helps but I should feel pretty even without it. Hopefully I can help my girls to understand that too!

I was going to take pictures of my eyes every day to track the progress but so far the only picture that was taken was the day after surgery.

Happy Birthday Dad

2011-02-06T22:09:00.006-07:00

I love my Dad! It was fun to be able to celebrate his birthday with him this year. We got together and went to one of my dad's favorite restaurants...Chuck-a-rama. The kids had a blast choosing whatever they wanted and we got to spend some time visiting. I spent the majority of my time taking kids to the restroom, and getting more food, and trying to get Cameron to stop throwing food on the floor.

My dad is the greatest he is always there for me, I remember the time when he drove to Arizona and helped us clean our rental and move some things in our new house, and then drove back home in 3 days. He also was there for me for all my crazy antics, moving to California, USU, dropping everything and moving to Nauvoo for a semester. Always trusting me and supporting me without question, means the world to me. Love you dad and hope you had a very Happy Birthday!

Heaven

2011-01-30T14:09:00.008-07:00

It's hard to be sitting here in the cold and wind and think back about our vacation. It was a piece of heaven so relaxing and so much fun.

We dropped the kids off at my parents and headed to the airport. Our day was very long and we ended up making an unexpected stop in Chicago. While in the airport we ran into some longtime friends of my parents. They ended up on our flight on the Chicago segment but it was good to see them. From Chicago we flew to Orlando, and played quite a few games of UNO. I won't say who won more of the games but we had lots of fun. We made it to Orlando and Jason was able to see a few minutes of the football game, and then we got on our plane and flew to Ft. Lauderdale. We got our luggage and our rental car and headed to get something to eat. Found our hotel and watched a movie and went to sleep. Monday we got up and got ready to head down to Miami. It was Jason's birthday so what better way to celebrate than to get on the ship. It wasn't the warmest day but we spent some time exploring the ship and of course ate some food. Jason did ask that I didn't make a big deal of his birthday I wanted to get some of the waiters to sing for him but I did respect his wishes. I do love this guy though! Hope he had a great birthday!! We decided that on this cruise we weren't going to have anything planned and just decide what to do when we got there. We got off the boat and headed towards the beach in Freeport. Unfortunately a cold front was moving through and the water was anything but nice. It was super windy and all the snorkel places we tried had canceled all tours that day. It was a bummer, we were going to rent bikes and go for a ride, but seeing how people were driving we quickly decided it wasn't the best idea....unless we wanted to leave our children parent less. So we just walked around the island and came across this ship, which we were told was used as the Black Pearl in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean. We explored and took a few pictures, then went and had fun walking through the market.

Wednesday was probably our most favorite day, we went to the cruise lines private island and went and did some snorkeling. The water was cold and the first place we went snorkeling was a disappointment. So we spent some time soaking up some sun on the beach. Jason sure loves the sun! I sure enjoyed it unfortunately it didn't last long. It was nice while it lasted. After spending some time in the sun we hit another spot snorkeling. It was amazing and we saw so many fish, a stingray and quite possibly an eel. We never found out what exactly it was because I made Jason stop poking it with a stick. He is such a kid....one of the many reasons why I love him! I got super cold while I was watching Jason try to coax whatever animal it was curled up under the reef. So I headed out of the water while Mr Fish continued to explore the reef. In fact he was having so much fun that he just snorkeled all the way back to the main beach while I hiked back.

Our last port was at Nassau. It was overcast and not that warm. We walked around and found some gifts for our kids, and then decided to go try to find a snorkel trip. We succeeded and got a little boat and headed for a spot by Athol Island. We saw all the famous houses on Paradise Island on our ride to our snorkel spot. We jumped in the water and wow it was chilly. But it was a great spot to find some sea life. We saw lots of fish and were successful in seeing something we haven't seen before. We could only handle about 45 minutes in the water and then headed back to shore.

We had a great time people watching on the ship, and still am amazed at how much people like their drinks. They sure are fun to watch, although can be really loud.

This vacation was so relaxing and much needed, can't wait till the next one.....guess I should start planning now!

Spaghetti?

2011-01-18T00:32:00.002-07:00

I think he got more on the floor than in his mouth.

Watching

2011-01-17T23:56:00.004-07:00

Jason and I like to put our kids to bed around 7:30-8:00ish. We enjoy the quiet time and usually end up vegging on the couch. Tanner asked why we could watch TV while he had to go to bed. I replied that he needed his rest to grow and get stronger. He didn't really like that answer but he really couldn't do anything about it. Well he did do something about it, and continues to....most times he gets caught, sometimes he doesn't. One time we were watching a movie, can't remember which one little did we know Tanner was up at the top of the stairs watching, Jason asked if he liked the movie and Tanner loved it. But he said my arm is a little sore from leaning on it!

Many nights we threaten with the wii, we threaten shutting his door and turning the bathroom light off. But sometimes nothing works he just wants to watch TV with his parents....or maybe he just wants to stay up :)

Dance Recital

2011-01-16T20:34:00.005-07:00

We had the honor of watching Paige and Kylie dance in Alice in Wonderland. They performed as a dragonfly, mone rath, baby clam, and hedgehog. I was so proud of my girls. This was Paiges' first performance and I was a little unsure if she would actually go on stage and dance. She loves dance and can't wait for her class every week, asking each morning if it was dance day. But when I drop her off she is so timid and since I can't watch her I wasn't sure if she really danced in class. I was so happy and I will admit a little teary when she walked on stage for that first time. This was Kylie's 2nd performance, she danced 1 time in Arizona and she was a little nervous about dancing in front of many people. But she sure didn't act nervous she did great. She danced really well and looked like she was having so much fun.

My favorite part of the show was when Paige came out in her hedgehog outfit, as the Queen was going to play crochet. Paige was nervous about having the queen holding onto the flamingos, she didn't want to be hit and stood watching instead of doing her somersault. She did this both nights and refused to do her somersault. But a soon as the flamingos were gone she did her dance. She also decided that she needed to "pick" her wedgie out on stage in front of everyone!

The show was great, the costumes the dances, I am so glad that my girls are able to have this opportunity to dance in a clean environment, and to learn how to dance and express themselves. It also didn't hurt that they show wasn't longer than an hour! I am also so grateful for family that comes and supports us, the girls loved having an audience.

Another Kylie funny, the first night we went and got ice cream at the BYU Creamery after the show. It was fun because Grandma and Grandpa joined us, but Kylie wasn't too happy that she got ice cream instead of flowers and let dad know that she needed flowers from him. So Saturday night Jason got the girls flowers, but they didn't have any roses so he got them very pretty red carnations. Kylie was happy that she got flowers, as was Paige but the stems kept breaking. She said I don't like these flowers I like roses better! Wow we are in trouble!

Christmas Eve part 2

2011-01-08T21:11:00.004-07:00

We had a great Christmas Eve. We spent the evening with Robb and Celeste. We ate the traditional Headrick Christmas Eve dinner which was finger foods, and of course shrimp. We stuffed ourselves with yummy food, and then sang some songs, read from the scriptures and acted out the birth of the Savior. Kylie was going to be Mary then became a little shy and opted to be a donkey instead.

After we wrapped up our scripture reading and story telling we let our kids open a present. They were a little disappointed that it was just pajama's, but ran to put them on so we could go outside to see if we could hear Santa's sleigh bells. We waited about 5 minutes which felt like hours because it was so cold and we heard the bells! The kids were excited and Tanner ran fast back into the house. Kylie on the other had started crying she wasn't so sure about the whole thing. But it sure made the kids want to go home and get to bed so that Santa would come to our house. We got all our things together and headed home, got Santa some cookies and milk and the reindeer some carrots. The kids fell asleep in record time we were all excited for the big day and Jason and I were in bed at 1...not too bad!

Christmas Cards

2010-12-19T18:42:00.005-07:00

Every year I think I will do better and get Christmas Cards out but each year I find myself saying I'll do it next year. Last year Jason got me photoshop elements and I swore I would make a card. Now it is less than a week before Christmas and I haven't got any cards out again.

Maybe I will just do Valentine Cards this year instead of Christmas cards. I really think I just need to be a little more organized, like that will ever happen. And if I would just get a family picture done in the fall instead of waiting for December. So this will have to be my card this year....if anyone reads this anymore. We love and miss all our dear friends and We wish you a very Merry Christmas from the Headrick's!

We took a few pictures today after church and these are what we got....

Thanksgiving

2010-12-14T21:07:00.005-07:00

My day started bright,early, and cold. My sister in law convinced me to run in a 5k I thought it was a good idea until I heard it was only supposed to be a high in the teens. I made it, and did pretty well for not running for a few months. It was a good way to start the day.

Wish we would have got a picture....oh well.
We had Jason's parents over to our house so they could see J, and April and I spent the day preparing. The meal was good if I do say myself, Cameron sure liked it.....he came back for another plate. Wish we would done better with pictures and got a picture of all the goodness that we ate but this picture is priceless.

Thanks for doing the dishes guys!

Headrick Thanksgiving

2010-12-07T10:05:00.005-07:00

We had such a great time at the Headrick Thanksgiving. We celebrated Wednesday and met at a church near Jason's sister Julie's house. We missed 3 of Jason's siblings but had a great time with all that were there. Jason's mom coordinated lots of fun for the kids, and I had a great time visiting with all the family. We missed Jason (he was in Atlanta) but was grateful he made it home to help us celebrate Thursday. Levi and Tanner fighting over a balloon

Kylie decided that it was easier to just run

Tanner waiting his turn (don't know why he keeps smiling like this!)

Matt decided to take David out

Cute Justin helping little miss Paige

Lots of fun and games

David and Shay

Celeste, Robb and David

Jennifer and Emily

Rachel and Katelyn

Jessica and Stephanie

Dan and Julie

Cameron

Hailey and Paige...born just a few days apart and great buddies!

Cute Bree and Elle

Disneyland

2010-11-22T21:23:00.019-07:00

My pictures are completely out of order....I had them in chronological order and then managed to delete them as I was writing. I am lazy and don't want to go through the hassle of moving them all.

On our last day we went and ate at Goofy's Kitchen. The kids were in heaven being able to eat whatever they wanted to and visiting with the characters. Friday was my most memorable day due to being unable to sleep the night before due to some serious stomach issues which mad Friday a little miserable. The food didn't even look that good to me and believe me I like to eat! After we finished at Goofy's kitchen I went back to the hotel, Paige came with me to keep my company and I took a nap. We headed back and met up with our family and Friday was by far the most crowded day. It seemed like we were dodging people and ended up waiting longer for rides than we had the whole week. After dinner I took my 2 little ones back to the hotel and the other kids stayed late. They went on Splash Mountain like 10 times...(I am exaggerating a little)Tanner got back to the hotel soaking wet, and freezing but for sure was a happy boy!

While the big kids were on Splash Mountain Paige and I were able to visit Pooh, and Tigger. She really liked Pooh Bear but was unsure about Tigger. And of course Cameron didn't like either one.

Dad and Paige on the Dumbo ride.

Here we are after watching Bugs Life show. As you can tell Paige was so excited to be in the picture. She was still a little unsure of the whole show....maybe next time she'll like it?!

It was very hot while we were there so in order to keep cool we went on Splash Mountain multiple times and in California Adventure went on Grizzly Rapids probably 6 times in a row. But for those who weren't tall enough we got spray bottles and had a great time keeping cool.

Kylie really love the food we got at Ariel's Grotto. I love that we were able to capture how she was eating her spaghetti. She really was creative and it was fun to see her take each bite.

Cameron was loving the food and the fact he wasn't strapped in the stroller for once.

Paige and Cinderella, she was loving the personal attention that Cinderella gave her.

Ariel's Grotto we ate there on Wednesday and of course it was the warmest day we were there. I made the reservations and when I made them they told me that since we had such a large party we had to sit outside. I learned that next time we just have to break apart our group so we can eat inside. It would have been a much more pleasant experience! I think the kids loved it though, and Tanner actually got in the pictures this year....no more hiding under the table for that boy!

We had a great time in Disneyland....in fact the kids ask to go back everyday. If you ask Jason it was one day too many at the park, but really it was great the weather was warm and crowds were scarce. Perfect vacation, and a much needed break with dad. Unfortunately when we got home mom needed a vacation from our vacation.

After our rainy cold trick-or-treating the night before we were ready to go . The kids did pretty good in the car but were ready to get to our hotel. On Monday we headed to the beach, and surprisingly the kids did well. Tanner and Kylie even were brave and got in the water in fact Kylie got knocked over and got really wet and she loved it! Tanner and Kylie were loving finding shells.

Here is Tanner covered in sunscreen. Jason likes to put on a lot and not rub it all in so they get that pasty white look to him.

This is a happy picture of Cameron...he didn't like the sand or the water. But he didn't mind sitting on the blanket eating snacks.
We had a great time burying dad in the sand, the kids thought it was lots of fun!

Dad didn't even mind it. It was a perfect day at the beach warm weather, not too crowded happy kids which made for a great day. We headed back to the hotel and so Jason could pick up his brother and family. We had fun at the pool and then just visiting for the rest of the evening.

The next day we were off to Disneyland. We met up with Jason's other brother and family there and we were off to a fun couple of days.

Of course we went on the teacups multiple times, Paige loved them and was very adamant about the color teacup we were to ride in.

We ate lots of cotton candy and churros which made happy kids. We found out that Cameron loves cotton candy.

Tanner would want to ride on any ride with anybody but his mom and dad but especially mom. Here he is on a ride with his Uncle Jeff. Cousin Callie and Uncle Mark

Kylie, Maya, Callie, and Paige waiting for the rest of our gang to get off the Indiana Jones ride.

Fun vacation see you again in a couple years Disneyland!

Tuckered Out

2010-11-22T20:46:00.001-07:00

Guess it was nap time.

Latest Project

2010-10-19T20:41:00.004-07:00

Before

After

This was my latest project, after not being able to sell the bed before we left Arizona I decided to change the look of the bed. We found the right color and I sanded, painted, sanded. It took a lot longer than I wanted to, but I think it turned out all right.

The girls loved it and I guess that is all that matters!

Tanner's Soccer

2010-10-19T19:47:00.005-07:00

This season has been somewhat of a disappointment as far as soccer is concerned. Tanner hasn't progressed much and actually has gone backwards as far as what he was doing in Arizona. Here in Utah in his age group there is no goalie, have a smaller field, and play only with 4 players per team. They don't throw in but have to do a kick in, and have no referee's. It has been quite an adjustment but he has had fun, until the last few games as he acts like he doesn't care anymore. The Green Cobra's have lost every game and not just lost have been creamed every game (not that anyone is keeping score....ya right!).

One of the positives of this season was Tanner meeting a good friend, which in turn I have made a friend as well. I have been also able to be team mom which is fun to be involved a little with Tanner. We are learning to be patient, and teaching Tanner the importance of good sportsmanship. So the season isn't a total loss, but dear me we still have the spring season to look forward to!While the boys play the girls stay occupied by looking at a worm.

Big Little Man

2010-10-13T19:45:00.006-07:00

We finally got Cameron in for his 1 year checkup, he is really one big kid.

He now weighs 26 lbs 5 ozs, 90% for his weight, his height measurement was wrong as it was less than it was for his 9 month appointment, and his head was as the Dr said a Headrick head. He is in the 90% percentile for his head as well.

We had fun celebrating his birthday, we went to my mom and dad's and celebrated with my sisters and both grandma's. Cameron got a little shy when we all sang Happy Birthday, but also loved the attention
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He is definitely a daddy's boy, loves to say no, thank you, loves his bottle, his tiger and blanket, gets jealous if mom or dad is holding someone else, also likes to throw tantrums arches his back and throws himself on the floor. Really it is lovely! He likes to use his toy vacuum when I am vacuuming and likes to make car noises when he plays with Tanner's cars. He is a great boy and adds so much fun to our house! We love Cameron!!

Soccer

2010-10-03T22:36:00.005-07:00

Kylie decided that along with dance she wanted to play soccer. She has done really well and I love watching her play. She has really improved, and I love that she isn't afraid to go after the ball. She is aggressive and has scored 2 goals so far...not that we are counting! I love watching her play because she is smiling the whole time. She will be aggressive yet she is smiling, and I love it! Way to go Kylie!!

Maybe listening is a good thing?

2010-10-03T22:24:00.002-07:00

I've told the girls to stop climbing up the closet....maybe now at least one of them will listen? At least a mom can hope.

Sunday Drive

2010-10-03T21:05:00.005-07:00

Whe took advantage of the nice Sunday weather and went for a drive up the canyon. The leaves were changing and were beautiful. The kids loved it and kept commenting on the colors. It has been fun to actually have a fall this year!

Under the Weather

2010-09-21T16:42:00.003-07:00

We have all been a little under the weather here at our house. It started early Saturday morning with Tanner getting sick at the Father and Sons camp out. Jason, my dad and Tanner made a speedy exit and came home and we spent the rest of the night with him. Saturday Paige and Cameron...as well as my SIL April got sick. Well we thought since no one else got anything the rest of Saturday or Sunday we were maybe out of the woods. Nope Jason started feeling sick Monday morning before he left for his trip...and late last night it finally caught up with me. Moms should not get sick especially with my husband out of town. Thank heavens for my mom who took the younger two and the wii as it is keeping the older two entertained.

Kylie made herself a snack after school and graciously made one for me. Not the best picture but it's licorice covered with Oreo frosting on a club cracker. Not the most appetizing for a mom with a sick stomach. What a sweet girl for thinking of me though. Hopefully we will all be getting back to normal around here...we've had enough sickies around here for a while!

1st Birthday

2010-09-17T22:24:00.008-07:00

We are so very grateful to have this little boy in our family. It's hard to believe that it has been a year already...I know I have probably said that many times before but it has gone by so quickly. I couldn't have asked for a better little boy. I was so worried when he was born because I knew Jason would be traveling a lot and I didn't know how I would be able to manage a newborn and my 3 other kids. I couldn't have been more blessed, such a mellow, happy boy. He really has been an easy baby and for that I am so grateful

He started taking steps about a month ago, but really walking a couple weeks ago. He has the cutest little waddle and has decided that crawling isn't for him anymore. He would much rather walk than crawl. He makes this funny face when he is happy...and still loves his tiger. He is starting to say words like, ball, baby, baba, of course mama and dada, bye bye, and a few other things. He also has started throwing himself on the floor when he is upset or gets his feelings hurt. And he definitely will let us know when his brother and sisters are bugging him. It happens quite often, but he really loves them as well. He loves being outside, and going bye bye. He started loving Little Einstein's Farm video, loves to sing Popcorn popping and will say pop pop pop, while we are singing. Happy Birthday Cameron!

The view from my front porch

2010-09-16T11:23:00.004-07:00

Fall is officially my favorite times of the year. I am really enjoying this year the leaves changing colors, they are so bright and I can't wait to take a drive up the canyon! And I still can't get over the mountains I love having them so close!

spiders

2010-09-16T11:11:00.003-07:00

In Arizona we had snakes, quite a few scorpions, bats, lizards...but now I am realizing that here in Utah we are going to have to get used to spiders. Jason was cleaning out the window wells and look what he found!

Guess we will just deal with these guys now, and no playing in the window wells!

Kylie's first day of Kindergarten

2010-09-02T21:27:00.006-07:00

She has been so excited to start school. We had to wait a whole extra week for her to start though and she was pretty disappointed. We were able to meet her teacher Mrs. Terry last Friday. We both accidentally slept through our scheduled time, but luckily got to meet her just a little later. She seems like a great teacher and I am excited for Kylie to have a great year! Now I just have to get used to the half day kindergarten schedule. I asked her if she wanted to just stay home with me but she quickly made it known that she did not want to stay home and that school was the place for her to be.

She didn't want me to take anymore pictures! She looks really cute though.

I am sure this cute girl is going to give her teacher a run for her money. But I sure will miss her smile, and laugh when she is at school!

bed bugs

2010-09-02T21:23:00.002-07:00

Woke up one morning and had 3 extra visitors. Sure makes for an uncomfortable night!

Happy Birthday Mom!

2010-09-02T20:58:00.005-07:00

My mom is such an example of service. She is always doing something for someone else. Love her and I'm so glad that she is my mom! This birthday was a little more fun for me because I was here to help her celebrate. We went to Molly's and had a great lunch, and a lot of fun visiting and helping my mom celebrate her birthday!

Happy Birthday Mom....we love you!! (Kim we missed you!)

Ginger comes to visit

2010-09-02T20:20:00.006-07:00

Ginger came to visit and we had a great weekend. It was full of yummy food, good conversation, good times miniature golfing and lots of laughing.

Of course the chickens were a huge hit!

Ginger came to visit and we had a great weekend. It was full of yummy food, good conversation, good times miniature golfing and lots of laughing.

My favorite day was Sunday we were able to have lots of good family time in the backyard with lots of cousins. Lots of fun baseball, some volleyball, yummy smores, and super yummy

strawberry tarts. Thanks for coming to visit Ginger!

An afternoon at our house

2010-09-02T20:08:00.004-07:00

Begins with a little water and dirt...

makes for lots of smiles. And yes my kids are wearing jackets we were cold! We have thin Arizona blood right now :-)

Cougar Kickoff

2010-09-01T15:11:00.004-07:00

We took the kids to the Cougar Kickoff. The kids had a great time getting autographs from the woman's soccer team, and the football team, trying on the football helmets. But they also enjoyed dancing and running in the races, and throwing the football. Go Cougars!

Tanner's first day of 1st Grade

2010-08-25T07:55:00.004-07:00

Tanner was so excited about his first day of school. He was a little nervous too because he doesn't know anyone in his class. We picked out his clothes the night before, got most of his lunch ready, and all his school supplies. He didn't even fight me about going to bed it was a miracle. He is in Mrs Candland's class and we got the 8 am start time. I was a little disappointed as I would have liked starting at 9:15 a little better but we will have to do good with the early morning thing again :-). This morning when he woke up he was so happy, but I think he was a little nervous because he couldn't eat much of his favorite breakfast, eggs and biscuits with honey. I sure hope he has a great day and can make some new friends! Sure love this boy!!
He told me I was only allowed to take 3 pictures...whoops took a few more than 3! Kylie is missing as she said it was too cold, boy she is in for a surprise in a few months!

See you at 2!

Bowling

2010-08-23T20:43:00.006-07:00

We utilized the kids bowl free at Fat Cats. We went with all the cousins and had a super fun time. It was so fun watching all my kids want to bowl all by themselves. Each had their own "style" of bowling. I can say that my favorite bowler was Tanner. He didn't want any help and wouldn't use the stand. He did pretty good, and I only closed my eyes once a turn.

Can't believe this kid stayed asleep for most of our bowling experience. Sometimes I wish I could sleep whenever and just be pushed around in the stroller. That is the life!

After his nap he was all smiles!

Fun day thanks Grandma!

Chairs

2010-08-16T20:16:00.003-07:00

Jason and I had a lot of fun with this project. Originally I thought I would be doing this project all by myself but I was pleasantly surprised. We worked on it together and we didn't even argue once! I loved the way the chairs turned out we got the chairs cheap off KSL.com and then I got an even better deal on the fabric. My mom had gone in to Deseret Book and they were getting rid of all their fabric, 75% off! I got a great deal and saved a lot of money!

I have other plans with the left over fabric so stay tuned!

Hunting

2010-08-16T20:02:00.002-07:00

We have been hunting at our house....
Grasshoppers that is. Since our yard looks like this

The kids have had a blast looking for hours and keeping the grasshoppers and giving them names. But of course they let them go after 24 hours and the hunt begins all over again!

Ouch

2010-08-10T21:55:00.008-07:00

The other day I was vacuuming and putting a few things away when I heard the hurt cry from Paige. I look over and there was blood everywhere. I got her to the bathroom and got some pressure put on the wound and tried to calm her down. A s I was trying to figure out what happened I got the first story of Kylie throwing her wallet at Paige. I couldn't quite figure out how that would cut her eye.....but then I got a crying Kylie that decided that she better tell the truth and she told me she threw a pair of scissors at Paige because Pagie was teasing her by taking her money. I was so grateful that the scissors didn't hit her eye. Things could have been a lot worse. We got her cut to stop bleeding and we discovered that she didn't need any stitches thankfully, and she actually kept a cold rag on her eye to help with the swelling. Paige loves telling people that Kylie threw scissors at her. It has been interesting watching her eye change various colors...hopefully we won't have any more of these!

9 Months

2010-08-10T21:37:00.004-07:00

Well we finally got Cameron in for his 9 month checkup. He is a very healthy happy little boy. He is very vocal and is crawling like a champ. He has even mastered going up the stairs...but hasn't quite got the going down part yet. He likes to play in the toilet and will beeline for it if the door has been left open. He has started arching his back and throwing his head back when we take him away from something he is doing. He finally has gotten some teeth his two bottom ones and 1 top tooth. The second top tooth is trying to make it's appearance as well. He is also pulling up to the furniture, walls etc and now is walking around things. He has taken a step or two on his own already. I just want him to take his time :).

His stats are 30 1/4 inches long, 24 lbs 14 ounces....and his head is 47.5 cm. He is in the 90% percentile for his head and weight and the 75th for length.

He is so much fun, he loves his Aunt Lori, and Grandma, loves all the attention he gets from his cousins and still loves his big brother Tanner. We love our little Cameron Thaynie!

The Big 3

2010-08-05T08:29:00.006-07:00

Paige turned 3 and had a super fun birthday. (We actually celebrated it a day early due to the fact we were moving on her actual birthday)

She is such a sweetheart and loves to help me around the house. She loves to help clean and vacuum. She loves her grandma and loves being with her. Many times when she is in trouble she will say I want grandma! She loves being a girlie girl, loves having makeup on and many times I have found her helping herself to my makeup. I love her hair, such a pretty color and has just the right amount of wave/curl. I love watching her run as she will move her head from side to side to feel her hair swish across her back. She loves her dolls, and likes to dress up. She knows how to spell her name, and can count to about 20. She is very independent and likes to do things her way. She is known to have an occasional meltdown but overall is a very sweet girl.

Her 3 year stats are: 32 lbs, and 36 1/2 inches tall.

We had her party at the park and had some yummy pasta, rolls, and fruit. We then had pink cupcakes with ice cream for dessert. She had a great time with her great grandma's and her cousins.

What else can I say about sweet Paige she is a joy to have in our house and I love her!! Happy 3rd Birthday Paige!

Camping

2010-08-04T22:41:00.008-07:00

We took our first camping trip as a family the 21st of July. Mike led us to a place by Thistle and it was perfect. There was a little creek and it was full of trees and just the right spot to spend the night with our family. Luckily we didn't have to share they camp with these guys.... Silly Jason thought the cows were going to charge us....they aren't moose you know! Gotta love you for being so protective...but I thought you were from Vacaville? Don't you know that cows won't hurt you?!

The kids loved playing at this little creek. Brevin and Tanner were searching for fish and loved every minute of it.

I think Kylie got wet.....not so sure how she feels about it.

Cute Cameron

Trying to start the fire

So glad Kenzie and Brevin came with us!

We only had a couple of hiccups....one was that the tent won't work if you don't have the poles! Luckily we had enough tent room, thanks to Amy and Mike! The second thing was we did all this work and packing and only stayed 1 night. But it was worth it the kids had a blast, and it was so relaxing for us too!

Thanks Mike for all your work on the "latrine"!

Cute girls...till next time!

Project

2010-07-26T21:32:00.001-07:00

We've been working on a little project for our kitchen. It has been super fun and it has involved these babies......

I will post an after picture soon. Still working on the table!

Summertime

2010-07-26T20:59:00.011-07:00

Fun bouquets from my kids

Cool summertime haircuts

Miniature golfing with our family

Going swimming with all the cousins

gotta love that belly!

Lazy afternoon picnics

Running through the sprinklers with our clothes on.

Lots of good fruit!

We sure like the summer!

Sisters Night Out

2010-07-12T21:46:00.003-07:00

Kim planned a night out for us sisters. We didn't plan to color coordinate it just happened that way. It was a much needed time to laugh, eat, share funny stories, be without the kids, and eat good food.

It was fun to be all together hopefully it won't be too long before we can do it again!

Tanner's last soccer game

2010-07-08T06:54:00.006-07:00

I know this was a long time ago but just wanted to put a few pictures of Tanner in his last soccer game. He did very well this season and is getting more aggressive. He really enjoyed playing and loved scoring goals. The last game was against the other Vistancia team and quite a few kids from his kindergarten class.

It was a really good game the score ended up being 2-1 and the cobra's pulled off the victory. Tanner was so excited and proud that he scored 1 of the goals.

4th of July

2010-07-07T22:03:00.009-07:00

We had a great 4th of July weekend. We started bright and early and went and saw the hot air balloons. Unfortunately we chose the wrong morning and it was too windy. It was still fun the kids were able to see a few balloons inflate so it made the morning fun. Then we headed to Molly's and had a great breakfast I even was privileged enough to get a glass of orange juice dumped on my lap thanks to Cameron. We got home and then I tried to get the kids to nap with Jason since he had spent the morning golfing. I ran a few more errands and got some things ready for Kylie's 3rd birthday celebration with my family. It was fun and chaotic as always and I can officially say she is all birthday ed out!

We went to Stadium of Fire with all my side of the family. Jason had never been and figured it was about time. Plus Carrie Underwood being there was a good persuasion. We had a really good time, it was a perfect night with family, and a great way to celebrate how blessed we are to live in America.

We all especially enjoyed the fireworks, even Paige after she realized that they weren't going to come and fall on her and burn her. We left Cameron at home with a sitter it was more enjoyable for all of us.

Then on Monday I ran with Lori, and Marissa (Lori's sister in law) in the Freedom run 5k. I have always wanted to run in a 5k but haven't ever got the guts to do it. But I am happy with the results and most likely will do another one. Maybe I will even get the guts to run a 10k?

We headed to the parade without Cameron or my party pooper husband. The kids thoroughly enjoyed themselves. They loved seeing the soldiers, the princesses, and seeing the mustang overheat. They were also lucky enough to get to pet a llama. Afterwards we got to have the Startup side lunch. It was fun to relax and see all my cousins and Grandma.

I love the 4th of July and have so many fond memories. I hope that my kids can create some great memories as well!

Random pictures

2010-07-07T21:49:00.004-07:00

Love watching my boys and girls have fun with cousins.
Love being around family

Love this boy and love that he is playing in green soft grass!

A couple of days after his injury.

Right after Jason sprained his ankle. (If he would have been changing the oil like I asked him to he never would have hurt himself!) He did it right in time to move.

Kylie and Tanner at swim lessons racing. They did so well!

My two cute boys!

Kylie wearing all the flower hair clips I made her.

busy

2010-07-02T06:34:00.002-07:00

We had a very busy last 2 weeks. As I was trying to get ready to move I wanted to let Kylie have a birthday party with her friends. The next night we were given an open house and visited with so many good friends. Thanks Becky for making us do that, we had so much fun! Then we decided to bring the kids to Utah and let my sisters and mom watch them so I could pack, clean, and drive the truck a little easier. So Saturday we left after Kylie's dance recital dress rehearsal.

We left and then got stuck behind an accident on I-17. So after sitting in the hot sun for about a half hour we turned around and went on some dirt roads so we could get back on the freeway and get on our way. We made it and the kids did really well especially Cameron.

Sunday was Father's Day and we spent it with my family. We had a yummy dinner and the kids were in heaven playing with their cousins. Jason and I flew back to Arizona and for the 1st time in over 9 months I slept without waking up until 7:00 am. I packed everything else upstairs and called it a day. Tuesday I started the downstairs and we were able to meet some friends for dinner. We ate a yummy dinner of fajitas, and then some ice cream for dessert. Wednesday I decided I never want to move again, I was tired of packing, moving and being in a constant mess! I finished up the kitchen and Jason and I got the garage and study all done. Thursday I started cleaning and getting all the last minute stuff packed. We met some other friends for lunch and then headed home to prepare for the help with packing the truck. I was so nervous because I wanted everything to fit in 1 truck as I didn't want to have to drive a truck by myself. We had such awesome help and after much puzzle work we were able to fit everything important in the truck. We only had a few items left behind and were able to find a good home for all of it.

Friday morning we got up and I started cleaning. Got most of the upstairs done when my friend Cherilyn came over and helped me vacuum. And then I had a couple others come over and help me do the little things that take some time. It was so generous of them and I was able to get everything done with plenty of time left over. Thank you Carrie and Cherice! We did our walk through and said goodbye!

We had many great looks from other people as we headed to Page. We were traveling in style especially our civic. We took our time and made it there around 8:30. Got some dinner then headed to our campsite. I told J that we could camp, so I made reservations and we got to our site which was by a busy road with a bright light shining on us. Needless to say that night we didn't get our best sleep. We both laughed as our air mattress deflated in the middle of the night and we had rocks sticking in our backs. We woke up at the crack of dawn and tried to go back to sleep so we decided to get up and just go.

We made it safely and got our storage unit got the truck unloaded and got to see our kids. It was a good ending to a crazy week.

Goodbye Arizona

2010-06-28T10:44:00.004-07:00

I have had mixed emotions as I have packed up our house. We have had a wonderful 5 years living in Arizona. We have met such great friends. There have been so many kind deeds and I have learned so much by many of their examples. I truly will never ever measure up to the things they have done for me. 3 out of the 4 kids have been born there, we purchased our first house and learned so many great lessons. The list could go on and on. I think I can honestly say that I have a love hate relationship with Arizona. A couple of the things I will NOT miss is the LONG HOT summers, and of course the scorpions. I won't miss finding them on the floors or on the walls, or have to worry about one of the kids stepping on them.

Goodbye Arizona and hello to new adventures and making new friends. But please let us find a house soon!!

Kylie's early celebration

2010-06-16T23:14:00.005-07:00

We decided that before we moved we would let Kylie have a birthday party. It was time and I had a friend graciously offer to let us have the party at her house. We took her up on the offer and had a fun get together for Kylie and her friends. We have some really great ones here and she will definitely miss them.

What a fun day! Look at those cute friends....we sure will miss them!

Priceless

2010-06-07T21:58:00.005-07:00

Some pictures taken from my good friend Becky. They are priceless and I love them!

Paige

2010-06-06T18:33:00.004-07:00

So yesterday we we told the kids that after dinner we would go swimming. We ate dinner and then told the kids to go get ready. Paige has decided that this year she doesn't like swimming or getting in the water and being the strong willed child that she is said she wasn't going. She refused to get her swim suit on and put it somewhere so we couldn't find it. We tried talking, bribing, nothing was working. Jason then told her if she didn't get her suit on she was going to stay home while the rest of us went. So she didn't get dressed and the family proceeded to get in the van. She stood at the door crying and waving to us. We needed to prove a point so we shut the garage and waited a few minutes (like we would really leave our 2 year old home alone!) and Jason snuck back inside. There she was on the couch sitting not even crying. He talked to her again and she still did not want her swimming suit on. She wanted to come and got in the car with her jammies on.

We got to the pool and she immediately started whining and said she wanted her swimming suit on, which we explained that she had her chance and she chose not to. Everyone was swimming and of course Paige got closer and closer to the water, and she ended up getting all wet and swimming with her pajamas on. What a Stinker....but a cute one!!

Kindergarten Graduation

2010-05-26T21:04:00.006-07:00

Tanner is officially done with kindergarten. I was sitting in a rare moment of quietness the day before school was out and got very emotional I can't believe my oldest child is finished with kindergarten. I am amazed with how much he has grown this past year, he had a great teacher learned how to read, started learning addition and subtraction, his letters and numbers, and many more things that I can't even begin to list them all.

He was so excited for his promotion and talked about it for week. We got to see Tanner march in with all his classmates, and see him sing 2 songs. Then each child had their names read and they said what they wanted to be when they grew up. I fully expected Tanner to say a NASCAR Driver, or a Monster Truck driver so we were quite shocked when it was announced that he wanted to be a police officer. He was the handsomest kindergartner up there if I do say so myself.

What a great year and he is looking forward to being a big 1st grader!

Mothers Day

2010-05-20T21:35:00.006-07:00

Okay so I got Kylie's preschool graduation out of order but I had a great Mother's Day. I was able to share it with my mom and dad and of course my awesome husband and great kids. We also got a "surprise" and got to have Lori and Ryan be with us for a day.

Very early Saturday mom and company pulled in I got them settled and headed to bed. Saturday we got up had breakfast and headed to Tanner's soccer game. Tanner greeted us with flowers Jason and Tanner met us at the field due to Father and sons and made it just in time for the game. Tanner was so excited to have his grandparents see him play soccer. We spent the rest of the day just relaxing, some of us went swimming and then we had a bbq.

Sunday mom and dad took Lori and Ryan to the airport and then mom came to Relief Society with me. It was fun to have her there on Mother's Day. We headed home and fixed some yummy kabobs for dinner with lots of other good stuff. We had a really fun and enjoyable day. I was so happy to be able to spend it with my mom and dad and my cute family. Jason had to leave that afternoon so we sent him off and then went for a walk, and made my dad play a game with us after the kids went to bed. We also enjoyed some yummy Blue Bell Ice Cream.

Monday came too fast and we took Tanner out of school and headed to McDonalds for a special treat. It was fun to see my kids so excited to eat lunch with my parents. We went home and took Tanner to school and said goodbye to my parents. We will see them soon!

Preschool Graduation

2010-05-20T21:22:00.003-07:00

Kylie graduated from preschool. She loved preschool, she had a great time with Ms. Laura and I am sure Ms. Laura enjoyed Kylie I'm pretty sure she got a good laugh at something she said or did everyday.....especially when Kylie told her that Jason was the one that would french braid her hair. Or any one of my favorite Kylieisms. She is sad to be done but I know she is even more excited to start Kindergarten!

Stuffington Bear Factory

2010-05-20T20:56:00.003-07:00

For Kylie's last preschool field trip we went to the Bear Factory in Phoenix. The girls loved it well Kylie did and Paige did when she got pick her bear. Until then she hung on to my leg and wouldn't let go. And Cameron was a good boy just like always.