COUSINS!

My kids are so lucky to have tons of cousins to hang out with!

Roasting by the fire!

Jaxon, Derek, and Ethan! little buddies!

They wore each other out!

Easter 2009

Shannon and Brenda and Rhett and Jeanette and their families were here. We did Easter Egg hunts at Lyndi's park.

We decorated Easter Eggs!

I didn't talk enough pictures.

Lots of Company!!!!!

Uncle Keith

Making cinnamon rolls with Grandma Jensen

Uncle Randy and new niece Bella! :)

Hailey LOVES uncle Keith. She talks about him no-stop!

Summer Fun!

I came home to find Derek and Hailey running through the sprinklers in their underwear! They were having a blast! Good thing their Dad is in charge sometimes because I would have never let them do that! :)

One thing I love about Arizona is all the swimming we do!

We spent most of this summer swimming with Emily's kids. They were having a blast with Uncle Keith!

MOM Get it Right!!!

Today, as usual, I was in a hurry to get my kids off to school. So I got both sets of their contacts out to put them in their eyes. Somehow, (this has never happened before) I put one of Jayden's contacts in Hailey's eyes. She was telling me, "Mom I can't see", over and over. I just thought she was trying to complain so I went on to put Jayden's contacts in. That is when I realized what I had done because one of Jayden's contacts was missing. So I asked Hailey which eye she could not see out of and fixed her problem. Then I put Jayden's contacts in. Then he starts complaining that he can't see. I thought he was messing with me but I was wondering if I hadn't got it right with Hailey. Finally, he convinces me to check his eyes. I had put both of his contacts in the same eye. Luckily it was nothing damaging. I was wondering if I was loosing it. Shhhhh, Don't tell the eye doctor that I did that. I will be more careful from now on.

Do we celebrate April Fools Day in Heaven??????

Happy Birthday Hailey!!!

I love this little girl so much but I truly wonder sometimes if she will be the end of me! Her due date was supposed to be on the 25th of March but she would not come and then on the 31st of March the doctor finally induced me and she still didn't come until the next day! April Fools Day! I was so worried that the joke would be on her for the rest of her life with a birthday like that. But I really wonder if the Joke is on me. Heavenly Father has a sense of humor right???? She is so stubborn and independent. Hard for me! Luckily she is all worth it. She is so sweet too! I just love her so much and hope I can overcome my weakness to be the mother she deserves. I know she will need her independent personality in her life...I need to help her embrace it.

This little girl loves Animals and thanks to the Hastings her birthday dream came true!!! We were able to go there and ride horses! We brought our family and I let Hailey pick two friends, she picked Indi and Reese. Luckily, they could come on Family night! Katie really spoiled Hailey, letting her go around as many times as she wanted! Thank you so much Scott and Katie!!!!

Hailey has been playing a lot with her friend Reese! She has not really had a friend, where they play at each others houses. She has always played really well with her cousins, but it is nice to have someone in the neighborhood to just have over to play for a bit. It is a definite milestone for her.

Happy Birthday my sweet Hailey!!!

Hailey's party wasn't on her birthday so I took her and Reese to McDonald's to eat and...

Play!

Spring Break...Funny Story

Jayden loves his cousins so much!.... all of them. Well, during spring break he was with Megan and Kayla the whole week. One morning Jayden said to me, "Mom I have a crush on Megan." "What!" I said. Then I had to explain to him that he couldn't have a crush on his cousin. Funny! I know that he has had crushes before, but I didn't know he knew what a crush was. Yikes!

My sisters boy Jaxon is only two months younger that Derek and they are really starting to love playing with each other. So Cute.

My kids, Lena's kids, and Emily's kids at the park. I had them all by myself. They were so good that is was fun.

So Nice of My Kids to HELP! It makes it go so much quicker...NOT!

My kids really love to help with everything! Only when your plumber loves your kids this much do they get to help fix the toilet and the bath tub!:)

Uncle Clint is a good sport, as I sat there and took pictures while he handled it!

Because Hailey threw the screws down the drain Clint had to turn this into a two trip fix and make a run to the store. These pictures are of the second trip....He still let them help:)!

Is your plumber this nice?????????????? Or Cute...from what I hear the women love it when they call a plumber and CLINT shows up....watch out Lyndi. Lyndi found this out in spin class when the instructor was going on and on about her HOT plumber only to find out later that her plumber was Clint. Be carful you never know when your plumbers wife is in your class...oops!

We LOVE Uncle Clint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last Post Today, I Promise! The SNOW!

While we were in Utah for Christmas the kids were out in the Snow everyday....ALL day! The boys built a sledding hill, in my parents backyard, that the kids could slide down. They loved it!

Derek didn't last as long as the other kids outside, but he was sure cute in his gear.

Judd and Jaren playing with the kids on the hill.

Jayden and Aubrey going down the hill together!

Hailey never could keep that ear warmer on her ears! It didn't seem to bother her though.

Jayden has so much fun with his cousins. I love that he has so many to be around!

It is never too cold to jump on the tramp!

Jaren spent most of one night pulling all the kids in the sled around Grandma's backyard. They just wouldn't let him stop. He got his workout in that night. Who needs a hill when you have Uncle Jaren.

Christmas Time! Better Late that Never!

I put this at the top because it is so funny. Us girls thought it would be funny to wrap some lingerie and put it under the tree from my Dad to my Mom. My dad just played right along, it was hilarious!

These are the cute boys in my family. I have six brothers (Mark missing in the picture) and one brother-in-law so far, also my cute Dad, and my HOT husband. J/K...really he is hot though. :)My little brother Stephen had knee surgery the Friday before we came so this is what it took to get a seat in the house.

Jayden's school had a store this year and he was able to buy presents for his family and Grandparents. This was one of the highlights of my Christmas. He was so excited to give the presents that he picked out. This is him giving his presents to my parents. I thought it was so sweet.

Christmas is so much fun when your kids are small and they get so excited! I love it!

Santa left all the stockings on the couch!!!

On Christmas Eve we all opened PJ's. Hailey got kitty PJ's and Derek and Jayden got matching Batman PJ's.

Some of the gang in their PJ's.