Davis Clan

I Got a New 'Do!

2011-04-12T14:17:00.002-06:00

To quote one of my Sunshine students...
"Your hair used to be long and orange and now it's
short and purple!"

Connor is 14 !!

2011-04-04T13:04:00.006-06:00

It's hard to believe that he's so old already!
He is such a nice boy, he's an excellent student,
he's funny (and he knows it!),
he loves playing games on his ipod and the computer,
and he loves to read!

This was his response to my asking him
to open his eyes bigger...who do you think he gets
his sense of humor from???

And he's talented! This is his artwork! :)

And he's my buddy! I love him so much and
am so grateful that he still loves his mommy!

My, How They Have Grown!

2011-03-30T10:11:00.002-06:00

I know I see them everyday, but when
I look at my kids in pics like these,
I can't believe how big they all are!!

Aubrie, Mikaela, Hannah, Emma, and baby Josie!

Clapping! One of her many talents!

So big! And so pretty!

I had to drag Connor away from his ipod to come and take a pic
with his baby sis! He is absolutely in love with her!

Better Late Than Never!

2011-03-24T10:27:00.003-06:00

I know it's waayy past due, but here are some Christmas pics!

Christmas chaos!

Mikaela just noticed her gift from Santa!

I think she likes it!!

Josie's first Christmas!

Wow! Nobody is crying!

Life and Stuff

2010-10-11T15:31:00.002-06:00

These are just some fun pics...it's been awhile since I posted, so this is kind of a catch-up post.

This is Josie waking up from her nap...happy as can be!

More from Mikaela's Portrait Studio...she loves having her sisters model for her!

Josie getting tangled up in the laundry...
I'm not sure how she managed to end up with one bra on each arm!

Josie and Que...

First Day of Preschool

2010-09-21T14:19:00.002-06:00

This is Hannah's first day of "4 year old preschool" and Emma's first day of "3 year old preschool. It was Emma's first day of school ever! I can't believe how big she is!

The bus comes to pick up the kids...Emma walks right out to the bus by herself!
She loves school!

Hannah's first attempt at being a hair dresser...she may have gone a little too short with the bangs, but I think she looks pretty darn cute! (Don't tell her I said that. We don't want it to become a habit!)

Hannah loves school, too!

Emma is 3 !!

2010-06-25T10:35:00.004-06:00

We had a little birthday party for Emma's 3rd birthday.

We let her invite 3 of her little friends over for a run in the sprinklers, lunch, and cupcakes.
I also let my older kids invite some friends over.
It was great fun and Emma felt so special!

Emma and her friends: Halie, Taesi, and Amy

ALL of the party guests!

This is the fruit that went with our lunch.
We also had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in the shape of hearts and stars and
hot dogs wrapped in crescent rolls.
The girls loved all the finger food...but what kid doesn't eat with their fingers?!

The girls and I made these cute cupcakes with flowers on top.

The flowers are made out of cut-up marshmallows.

Emma opening her presents!

Grandma Suzi gave Emma a Dora dress-up for her birthday...she LOVED it!!

Let Me Introduce Myself...

2010-06-18T20:23:00.005-06:00

Hi! My name is Carrie Davis. I used to post on this blog...then I got pregnant (Morning sickness!) and our blog got neglected, along with most of my responsibilities. Well, I'm back and hopefully I won't disappear again...at least not for a whole year again!

So, obviously, we have a new member of our family! Her name is Josie Lynne and she was born on May 25th. She weighed 8 lbs. 3 oz. and was 20.5 inches long. She is cute and sweet just like the rest of them! Actually she's sweeter than the rest of them! Here are some pics!

The Chicken Coop!

2009-07-06T08:57:00.007-06:00

My talented hubby has built a home for our chickens...all 2 of them.
We think that one is a rooster and one is a hen, and if that's the case,
then hopefully we will soon have more chickens!

Here are pictures of the process (that only took about 3 days):

Kyler was Matt's right hand man!

Putting treads on the ramp.

Twelve nests...get busy chickens!!

These chicks thought they would try out the nests...

My goofy husband thought putting the egg there was funny...cute chicken, though!

more progress.

Kyler putting the roof on.

Matt applying the roof paper. Isn't this exciting?! ;)

It's getting there...

Kyler and Hannah painting. (Kyler is standing on one leg, for some reason.)

More paint.

Still more paint.

WOW!!

It still needs shingles, but what a pretty chicken house!!

Happy Anniversary, Babe!

2009-06-10T13:16:00.004-06:00

Yesterday was my and Matt's 14th anniversary.
He was out of town, so we'll have to go on a date when he gets back.

Matthew, thank you for 14 great years and lots of adventures!
I look forward to forever! I love you so much!

Easter...a little late!

2009-05-01T09:53:00.010-06:00

We began our Easter holiday at Matt's parents' house with the annual Easter egg hunt.

It was great to spend time with family!

We don't get to see them as often as we used to, so it's so fun when we get together.

Emma's newest word?..."egg".
She learned very quickly that most of the eggs were filled with candy.
So everytime she picked up an egg, she would shake it and then try to open it.

Very fun!

Check out Hannah's bucket. It's clear full of eggs! And she wasn't even done!

Aubrie is always good to stop and pose for a pic...

Mikaela, however, did not want to be bothered in her hunt for eggs!

This is her, "Fine! Just hurry and take the picture, Mom!" face.

She is driven and determined and even managed to find the highest money egg!

Connor knows that the high money eggs are usually hidden in tough places.

So I found him clear back behind this trailer. He left no stone unturned!

The kids with the Easter bunny...no Emma - she avoided him like the plague,
but kept watching him out of the corner of her eye to make sure he didn't get too close!

Easter morning...Emma finds her stuff. Notice the yellow chickie peeps?
I'll tell you a story about that later.

Hannah and her stuff!

Aubrie, posing just right.

Mikaela...gorgeous, even first thing in the morning!

Connor...still loves Easter morning. He calls it a "mini-Christmas"!

Apparently Kyler isn't too old to get a visit from the Easter bunny!
(Notice the egg hiding in the angel on the wall!)

And this was the biggest hit of all! We got baby chicks!
Matt put this girl scout cookie box in the dining room without the kids knowing.
All of a sudden, you could hear cheaping, but you couldn't tell where it was coming from.
The kids started running all over the house, giggling, looking for the source.
They are so used to seeing girl scout cookie boxes laying around the house,
that they kept running right past it.
It was very funny and very exciting!

My kids are such animal lovers! They LOVE these chicks!

They spent most of the afternoon playing with them!

Ok - so, story time! Remember the yellow chickie peeps in Emma's basket? Well, Matt's brother, Mark had brought us these chicks the week before Easter. We kept them hidden in the shed in our backyard. All during that week, Matt would secretly take Emma out to see the chicks. He said that she was a little freaked out by them. She wanted to see them, but she kept her distance. Well, when she saw those peeps in her basket, she FREAKED!! She immediately threw them on the floor and started climbing on me. We tried to show her that they were marshmallows and she could eat them. She didn't want anything to do with them. She just kept crying and pushing them away. Later that day, we convinced her to take a bite and she liked it. But by the look on her face, I don't think she could figure out why we were encouraging her to eat a chick. I hope she doesn't get any ideas about the real chicks...

Here they are in all their new Easter clothes glory!

A Fun Memory!

2009-03-09T08:51:00.006-06:00

My friend, Becca, just had a fun, fun party for her 4 year old.
It looked like so much fun that I think I might steal the idea for
either an upcoming 7 year old party or an upcoming 4 year old party!
(Hope you don't mind, Becca!)
Here is the link to her cute party idea:

legrandbecslittlelaings.blogspot.com/2009/03/fancy-nancy-party.html

And it seems like I always feel less than adequate when it comes to cute,
creative stuff...but then I remembered this cute dress-up tea party we had
for Aubrie a few years ago. So I thought I would post the pics and share
this fun memory!
I am inspired to throw some fun, creative parties this year!

We told the girls to wear their lovliest tea party dresses.
When they arrived, we let them pick out hats, purses, and gloves
from our dress up chest.

This is the table, complete with lovely decorations that
I found at Savers! I took pics of Aubrie and Mikaela in their
dress ups and put the pics in those 2 old-fashioned frames.

This is the dress-up chest.

We used our princess tea set and it made really cute place settings
for each girl. They even had their own name cards.

This is the fancy finger food that we served.

These are our fancy finger food servers! Connor and Mikaela and
their cousins, Bailey on the left and Tiahna on the right.
They were told to use fancy, proper words and british accents, if possible!

This is the Tea Cup cake and the mini tea cup cakes!

Here is a close up of the cake.
I actually baked it in a Pampered Chef batter bowl!

And what could make a 4 year old Aubrie happier than a pair of
shiny orange sandals from Grandma Suzi?!?!?!
NOTHING!

Finally!

2009-03-07T17:17:00.003-07:00

I would like to take a moment to thank my awesome hubby for getting things done!
Nothing would ever get painted or hung on the wall or put together
if he didn't either do it or get everything ready and then tell me to do it.
This is a project that's been waiting for me to do it for months.
Matt finally put the pictures in the frames and then called me downstairs
to tell him where I wanted them hung on the wall.
I think it looks great! Thanks, Babe!

Cutest kids ever!! I might be biased, though.

Important Warning for Women!

2009-02-20T08:04:00.004-07:00

I came across this and knew I had to share!

My thighs were stolen from me during the night a few years ago.
I went to sleep and woke up with someone else's thighs. It was just that quick.
The replacements had the texture of cooked oatmeal. Whose thighs were these and what happened to mine? I spent the entire summer looking for my thighs.
Finally, hurt and angry, I resigned myself to living out my life in jeans.

And then the thieves struck again. My butt was next.
I knew it was the same gang, because they took pains
to match my new rear-end to the thighs they had stuck me with earlier.
But my new butt was attached at least three inches lower than my original!
I realized I'd have to give up my jeans in favor of long skirts.

Two years ago I realized my arms had been switched.
One morning I was fixing my hair and was horrified to see the flesh of
my upper arm swing to and fro with the motion of the hairbrush.
This was really getting scary - my body was being replaced one section at a time.
What could they do to me next? When my poor neck suddenly disappeared
and was replaced with a turkey neck, I decided to tell my story.

Women of the world, wake up and smell the coffee!
Those 'plastic' surgeons are using REAL replacementbody parts - stolen from you and me!
The next time someone you know has something 'lifted', look again -
was it lifted from you?

THIS IS NOT A HOAX.
This is happening to women everywhere, every night.
WARN YOUR FRIENDS!

P.S. Last year I thought some one had stolen my Boobs.
I was lying in bed and they were gone! But when I jumped out of bed,
I was relieved to see that they had just been hiding in my armpits as I slept.
Now I keep them hidden in my waistband.

(Thanks to Priscilla for letting me borrow this!)

Smorgasboard

2009-02-09T15:12:00.006-07:00

Now I understand why people do posts called "our month in review", etc.
I haven't been very attentive to my blog on a consistent basis,
so I need to do a "catch-all" post. Please bear with me!

Lately, Emma has taken it upon herself to empty the trash. Does this mean I've actually taught them something?! I love it when they think chores are fun!

She found this Dora hat in the snow box and put in on herself!

Emma has decided that she is much too big for her high chair anymore.
So she sits at the counter with the big kids, thinks she's really neat,
and makes a humongous mess!

This is my cute little mommy-in-training. I love moments like these.

Hannah playing our "Wii Sing" game. Or is it Hannah Montana?!
Can you tell that Kyler is singing, too?

We finally talked Aubrie into cutting the stringy ends off her hair.
What a cutie! She wants to cut it even shorter next time.

Can you tell who this pancake is supposed to be? Mikaela asked her dad to make a Goofy pancake and he did! Matt, I'm totally impressed!

The cutest girls in the whole world, ready for their dance performance!

Can you tell what this is?

It's getting bigger...

Connor is building the world's largest (and only)...

PYRAMID OF SMARTIES!!!!

(and you thought there wasn't anything to do in Circleville.)

Remember Me?!

2009-01-23T10:30:00.004-07:00

I have felt relatively uninspired in the blogging area of my brain lately.
Maybe I just needed a break after the holidays.
Or maybe I need to get off of Facebook ocassionally...

Here are some pics of our holiday!

Gotta love Christmas jammies!

Our cute kids waiting patiently on the stairs before the "big reveal"!

Emma's new slide!

Hannah's new ride! (I think she likes it!)

Connor...pleased with his gifts!

Christmas chaos...my mom was able to be with us, too!

More chaos...I didn't think this room would ever be clean again!

This picture was too cute not to share! Emma loves Hannah's jeep, too.
And apparently, clothing is optional when driving a Barbie jeep.
Actually, for Emma, clothing is always optional.

I Can Sew!

2009-01-06T10:36:00.003-07:00

I did it! I sewed my mom an apron for Christmas
and it only took me a month...well it actually only took me about 6 total working hours.
But I had to either wait until Emma was asleep or
Matt was home to keep Hannah and Emma from "helping" me.
I am excited to find another project to start!
Any cute, easy ideas for an amateur seamstress?

Christmas Cookies!

2008-12-21T22:16:00.003-07:00

My mom and I have a tradition of cookie and candy making at Christmas time.
And now, that tradition includes the kids. We had so much fun and made a huge mess!

Notice that Emma has more frosting on her face than on her cookie!
That's my girl!

Winter is Finally Here!

2008-12-15T09:15:00.006-07:00

Yes, you read the thermometer correctly...7 degrees!!

This is what we woke up to on Sunday morning.
It wasn't a ton of snow, but we were just excited to get this much!

The kids were so excited!
They had a hard time waiting until after church to play in it.

I had to post both of these pics of all 5 kids because the 1st one is so cute,
but Emma wasn't looking.
In the 2nd one, she was saying "kitty" as she watched a cat walk by...
it was so cute!!

Christmas Tree Hunting!

2008-12-10T10:50:00.004-07:00

On Monday night, we went hunting for a tree to go in our basement family room.
It was snowing up the canyon and the kids were thrilled!
(We haven't really gotten any snow yet this year)
The bigger kids were so cute and helpful with Emma and Hannah.
It was a little slippery in some places,
so they held their hands and made sure they didn't fall down.

And while my hunk of a man was busy cutting down the tree...

the kids were participating in this productive activity...

Hey, somebody has to teach Emma how to catch snowflakes on her tongue!!

Here we are decorating!

Emma loves decorating, undecorating...she's not picky, as long as she's involved!
(thanks to Mikaela for the shot of my backside!)

And here's the finished product!!!
I know what you're thinking...that it strongly resembles something you would see
on a Charlie Brown Christmas special.
But it started to get very cold up the canyon,
so we just cut down the best thing we could find!
We like it!
And here's a tip...if you get a tree with VERY sharp needles,
your 3 year old and your 18 month old are less likely to take the ornaments off!
Go figure.

She's Got Moves!

2008-12-02T20:10:00.002-07:00

Go, Emma! It's your birthday!

(for those of you not familiar with that chant,
it's not really Emma's birthday...)

i saw it.........

2008-12-01T08:35:00.005-07:00

....and.....I LOVED IT!!!!!!!

I have read other people's blogs about the movie and there are lots of different opinions...

I didn't think it was corny or cheesy. I loved the dialogue...I laughed more than I thought I would. Don't get me wrong. The book is a thousand times better! There were plenty of things that I had wished were in the movie that weren't. But then it would have been a 4 hour movie! I just loved seeing it brought to life on the big screen. I am soooo glad I got to see it! Thanks to my awesome sisters-in-law and mother-in-law for making it such a fun girls' night!

Boys Will Be Boys

2008-11-24T20:30:00.001-07:00

Here are a couple of red turkeys for ya!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

For Those Who Are Wondering...

2008-11-20T08:39:00.003-07:00

Many of you have asked who did our pictures...here is his blog:

http://CortneyBoicePhotography.blogspot.com

We were very impressed! If you live in Utah and need pics done, he's the guy!

6 Years in the Making!

2008-11-18T10:06:00.004-07:00

We finally got our family pictures taken!!
Our family portrait that is hangning above our fireplace contains
3 children...a 5 year old connor, a 3 year old Mikaela and a 5 month old Aubrie!!
And Matt and I look so young in it, I often wonder
who that cute family is hanging on our wall!
Our awesome photographer took at least 1 million pics,
so bear with me as I post the best ones
(of which there are many!...except the ones that have me in them!)

This is Matt's entire family...we actually doubled in size
since our last group photo!!

And these are the cute grandkids!

Too Much Time on my Hands!!

2008-11-13T11:38:00.003-07:00

Apparently my house isn't dirty enough
to get me out of the computer chair...

OK - that's not true. My house is dirty enough,
I just don't wanna clean!

Anyway, I had some fun on picnik.com today
and here are the fruits of my not so necessary labors!

don't you just love that face?!

My Little Sweeper!

2008-11-11T10:18:00.003-07:00

What would I do without her?
I guess I wouldn't have anything to post about!
Emma saw me sweeping the kitchen floor and decided I needed her help.
So she went into the laundry room where we keep the brooms and got her own.
I think she's a genious child.
Whoever thought a paint brush could be used as a broom?!
What a great little helper!

Connor

2008-11-04T08:11:00.003-07:00

I thought Connor could use a little face time on the blog,
so here are some pics of him getting his Arrow of Light in Boy Scouts.
Way to go, Connor!! We are so proud of you!!

And, Hallelujah!
He finally let me cut his hair!
He has been growing it out for a while, so he could wear it
like all those boys on Disney channel, etc.
Matt and I weren't very fond of it.
I wasn't willing to blow dry it or flat iron it, so it was just shaggy all the time!
I would often remind him lovingly that I know how to cut hair
and would be happy to cut it for him when he was ready.
They are getting school pictures taken tomorrow and
I used this as an opportunity to ambush him.
I said, "I will have this picture of you forever! Can we please cut your hair
and then you can grow it out again if you want?"
Well, on Sunday he asked me to cut it before church.
I couldn't grab the scissors fast enough!
We're thrilled to see his handsome face again!
(and I'm sure he'd love to hear from all of you how much better he looks...)

BEFORE

AFTER!

More Halloween!

2008-11-03T08:33:00.003-07:00

Connor and Mikaela had
BIGGER and BETTER things to do
on Halloween night than to stay and pose for pics.
There was candy to be gotten, for heaven's sake,
and they weren't wasting any time!
So...we have pictures of the 3 youngest and that's it!
The school took pictures, so when I get those, I'll post Connor and Mikaela.
Until then, introducing...

The One and Only...

HANNAH MONTANA and CINDERELLA

and...

TENDERHEART BEAR!

PUMPKINS!!

2008-10-28T09:54:00.003-06:00

We finally carved our pumpkins last night.
The kids' jobs was to draw faces and clean out their pumpkin guts.
Matt's job was to carve. And my job was to
wash the seeds for toasting...yuck!
I love pumpkin seeds, but I hate pumpkin guts!

Cute girls!!

Silly boys!!

Emma even got in on the festivities!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Tagged!

2008-10-27T13:01:00.003-06:00

Ok - this is a fun and easy one!

1. go to your pictures

2. upload the 4th picture from the 4th folder

3. Post.

4. Tag 4 friends!

This is Hannah when she had more hair
(she recently gave herself a haircut!)
and Emma when she had less hair!

I tag anyone who wants to play along. But if you need a personal invitation...Tiffany, Kristi, Andee, and Gayla!

Pumpkinland!

2008-10-22T14:12:00.003-06:00

Matt's parents returned home from their mission last Thursday,

so we drove up to Utah County to welcome them home and

spend time with family.

We decided to take the kids to Pumpkinland

and they had a blast!

Top row: Connor, Mr. Scarecrow, Kelsey
Middle Row: Mikaela, Meg, Aubrie, Maddy, Cooper
Bottom Row: Halli, Hannah, Roxy, Cougar

One of the many fun things to do at Pumpkinland!

Best buds, Halli and Hannah!

My cute Aubrie cannot just slide down a slide.
She had to bounce all the way down.
This is how Aubrie lives her life...bouncing around from place to place,
with a big grin for everyone!

Me and my cute kids.
Matt wasn't with us because he had to stay home for the hunt.
We missed you, Daddy!

Have You Seen This?!

2008-10-14T15:26:00.002-06:00

Have you seen the newest trailer for the Twilight movie? It's soooo good!! I'm even more excited for the movie now...

Go on www.Twilightthemovie.com and click on the part that says:
"the final Twilight trailer is now live"

ENJOY!! (I did...)

Happy Birthday, Hannah!

2008-10-04T21:40:00.003-06:00

Hannah's birthday is actually on Sept. 28th, but we waited until Grandma Suzi could be here to celebrate with us. Hannah is a princess through and through, so I made her a castle cake and she got pretty dress up shoes and the Diamond Castle Barbie and movie. She was thrilled with all her new princess/pink stuff! (thanks to Becca for the cute cake idea!)

Vampires, Anyone?

2008-10-03T09:20:00.004-06:00

I am just about to finish reading

the Twilight series...for the 2nd time.

I love it!

I know. I need help.

Anyone else out there need help?

Maybe we could start a support group...

Time for a New Post!!

2008-09-25T09:13:00.002-06:00

OK - I was tired of getting on my blog and seeing my ugly foot and my ugly scar and I can only imagine that a few others out there felt the same way! So I am hurrying and posting something new with much nicer pics to look at!

A few months ago, we went hiking in Cedar City with Matt's good friend,
Mike Zorn, and his wife Shanna and his 2 boys, Kade and Cole.
We didn't get many pictures, but here are a few.
It was really fun and I wish we did it more often.
I think now as Emma gets older, we will. Two cute bums! Can you tell whose they are?!?

A rare picture of the boy in the family...
with all these girls around, he tends to get neglected!
We love you, Connor!

Ice cream, anyone? We saw this big rock that looked like a big scoop of ice cream
and so, of course, Matt had to find a rock that looked like a cone
and pose for the this pic. I think the flavor was Rocky Road :)

What Do You Think?

2008-09-24T09:26:00.003-06:00

If you have a weak stomach, do not read this...

I had a cyst on my foot (Connor lovingly referred to it as my 6th toe). I couldn't wear anything but flip flops. The doctor said I needed surgery...we need to make sure it's just an innocent cyst. So 2 weeks ago, I went under the knife and all I have to show for it is a hideous scar. So did I make the right choice? Which is more hideous...the 6th toe or this lovely scar? I'm not so sure...

LOOK OUT WORLD!!!

2008-09-12T19:38:00.004-06:00

It's official...she's walking!

At almost 15 months, Emma has finally decided to try out her legs.

And after 5 kids, it never gets old.

It's just as exciting watching her practice as it was to see

Connor walk for the first time.

She's so darn cute! And it seems like she is just as tickled with herself as we are.

She grins and giggles the whole time she's walking.

Fun, fun stuff!!

Threes

2008-09-11T08:57:00.002-06:00

OK, Shannon, this is for you!

List: 3 Joys, 3 Fears, 3 Goals, 3 Current Obsessions/Collections, 3 Facts About Yourself. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog!

Joys
1. My Kids
2. My Husband
3. Chocolate

Fears
1. Dying
2. Losing a Loved One
3. Getting Hurt

Goals
1. Be More Organized
2. Be a More Patient Mom
3. Be More Active

Current Obsessions/Collections
1. The Twilight Series!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. Blogging
3. Matt's Homemade Salsa (definitely obsessed)

Facts
1. I have lots of kids
2. I love ice cream
3. My dad used to work for Clint Eastwood

I am tagging: Andee, Lisa, Mekeisia, Teri, and Becca

For Your Viewing Enjoyment...

2008-09-08T11:27:00.002-06:00

Precious!

It's hard to tell if she's kissing the kitty or eating the kitty!

Cute kids!

Why stop at just one flower? Hannah thinks she has to wear ALL of them at the same time!

This is my view from my kitchen window...priceless!

Confession Time

2008-09-04T09:39:00.005-06:00

I've never posted anything without pics before, but I need to get something off my chest...

I have heard all the buzz about the Twilight Series for the last few months or so. I was curious, but hadn't really decided if I would read it or not. Last Saturday, I was at Walmart and decided to pick up the first book and see what all the hype was about. I love to read and needed something new. If any of you know me at all, you know that NOTHING keeps me away from food...until this. I finished the series in a little over a week. I could do nothing but read. There were constantly butterflies in my stomach, so I could hardly eat.

Some days I was fighting tears.

Most days I wasn't doing any housework.

Everyday my family thought I had totally lost it!

I LOVE this series!!! It is by far the best thing I have ever read! It turned my life upside down (luckily it only took me a week to read!)

What did I learn from this experience?

It's OK to live in a fantasy world for a little while (actually theraputic).

I love my husband more passionately than ever (he's definitely OK with that).

As much as I would like to, I will never meet the Cullens.

I highly recommend it to any of you who haven't had the chance to read it yet. And if you have read it, I would love to hear how crazy it made you also. I need to know that I'm not alone!

Right now I am missing Edward, Jacob, Alice, Bella...time to get back to reality.

Have You Heard The News?!

2008-08-19T11:04:00.005-06:00

NOPE, I'm not expecting #6...;)

I started teaching Sunshine Generation again! For those of you who aren't familiar with Sunshine, it is a children's performing group that I taught in Orem for 9 years. Singing and dancing with kids=pure heaven for me!! I didn't think I would start up a group down here, but after living down here for a year, I can see that they need a program like it and I missed teaching! My kids were even missing it! I did a summer camp last month and it went great! I will start teaching weekly classes in mid-September. I'm so excited and I actually think that despite Circleville being a very small town, Sunshine will be successful! Here are some pics from the show!

Aubrie, Bailey(my niece), Tiahna(another niece), me, Kyler(my nephew), Connor, Mikaela, Hannah, and cute little Emma down front!

Hannah's Class (she is on the top right)

Aubrie's Class (she is bottom right)

Kyler, Connor, Tiahna (in black),Bailey (2nd from left on bottom), Mikaela (bottom right)

Yes, that is my son Connor, the ham, posing like a girl in the back!

Wait Till You See This!!

2008-08-13T12:58:00.003-06:00

So apparently my oldest daughter takes after her father in his love of fishing and other gross stuff! Here are some amazing pictures of Mikaela and her daddy on a fishing trip with a guy from our ward who was kind enough to invite them out on his boat. He even let Mikaela drive! She had a blast! Now Matt spends his time searching the classifieds for a fishing boat...we have created a monster!

What a woman!!

Emma's New Pictures!

2008-07-30T09:00:00.010-06:00

We got Emma's 1 year old pictures done when we were up in Layton last weekend. They turned out so cute! She has so much personality and was being so cute with the photographer! We really enjoy her and feel so blessed to have her in our family! We love you, Emma!!

More Beach Pictures!

2008-07-10T14:13:00.007-06:00

Here are some more pictures of my little beach lovers!

They caught about a million sandcrabs (we put them all back!)

and they had fun getting buried by my dad's girlfriend, Debbie.

We were lucky enough to have my nephew, Kyler, come with us.

He has been a great playmate to my kids and a huge help to me!

Santa Barbara

2008-07-09T11:48:00.005-06:00

On our trip to California, we HAD to take our kids to the beach! My dad and his girlfriend met us in Santa Barbara and we went to Stearns Wharf, the beach, and the zoo. My kids fell in love with the beach! They did not want to leave. They loved catching sand crabs, playing in the water, getting buried in the sand, collecting shells, and building sand castles! It was a great couple of days!

Life-Long Friends!

2008-07-09T10:02:00.005-06:00

On our trip to California over the 4th, I was able to get together with 2 of my 3 best friends from my childhood. Here is a picture of us on our high school graduation cruise. From left to right...Lisa (who couldn't make it to the reunion), Andee, a random Panda Bear, Me, Julie (nice tie;) Oh, to be young and carefree again! We haven't all been together in about 16 years? Is that right, girls? What an awesome visit it was! We'll have to do it again next year and we'll get Lisa and her clan there.

And here we are now...minus Lisa (we missed you!)

Here are our kids swimming and playing together.
Mikaela and Aubrie had fun with Sydney(sp?) and Hannah and Brady got along really well!

Emma is 1 !!!

2008-06-17T16:08:00.007-06:00

My baby turned 1 on Sunday! We had a little party for her with just our family. She had more than enough help opening her presents and eating her cake! We love her so much. She is such a sweet natured baby and we love to see all of her new accomplishments. She can wave and clap and shake her head no and nod yes and she can say DADA and she can bark like a dog. And she can charm everyone! She even smiled and waved at the nurse after she gave Emma her shots!

She LOVED her cake. And when she finished, she tried to eat the plate!

Can She Get Any Cuter?!

2008-06-07T11:30:00.003-06:00

Hannah asked me to cut her hair the other day.

I have usually cut my girls' hair into a "bob" by this age.

But I hadn't with Hannah yet because she always wants

it in a bun or a ponytail. So when she asked me, I was

really hesitant. She quickly reminded me (in her special

Hannah way) that she is in charge! That's a nice way to

say that she begged and begged until she got her way!

It turned out way cute! She even knows just how to pose

for a good picture!

Graduation Day!

2008-05-21T14:01:00.006-06:00

Start spreadin' the news,

I'm leaving today

I want to be a part of it,

First grade, First grade!

Aubrie did it! She graduated Kindergarten! We are so proud of her! She is growing up so fast. I can't believe 3 of my kids will go to school ALL DAY next year (and Hannah will start preschool!)! At Aubrie's graduation, they did a slide show and played the song, "You're Gonna Miss This" by Trace Adkins. If you know this song, you'll know that it's about cherishing the now. What a great message! We should always try to appreciate what we have right now and not wish for our kids to be grown and gone. We can be excited to experience new things with them, but always cherish your "NOW". We love you, Aubrie!

A New Dishwasher?!

2008-04-30T13:26:00.002-06:00

Usually when Emma decides to help with the dishes, I start to hear the silverware jingle around as the spoons and forks go flying out of the dishwasher and onto the floor. But on this particular day, I heard the plastic bowls clanking around...you know the ones that go on the top shelf? I looked down and there she was, standing on the open dishwasher door throwing bowls out of the dishwasher! OK, so she's better at unloading than she is at loading, but I guess I can't be picky. At least she's willing to help!

This is dedicated to my Dad!

2008-04-22T14:07:00.004-06:00

Dad,

You taught me how to plant and take care of flowers. You also taught me to love it! Thank you for always letting me help! I had the girls help me plant some pansies the other day. They each got to plant their own pot and they loved it. They beg every day to go out and water them. As soon as it quits dropping below freezing every night, maybe I can tackle the flower beds. Any suggestions for what to plant?

I Need Fabulous!!!!

2008-04-13T15:13:00.003-06:00

If you've seen High School Musical 2, then you will understand the title. This happens to be one of Hannah's favorite songs. She sings, "I need Baaaabaluuuusssss!" So one day she was putting on a show for us and Matt said he would join her. So he put on the Cinderella shirt around his neck and then Hannah mumbled something as she was running into the other room. Matt said,"What did she say?" After I was done laughing, I said, "She said you need a clippy!" so she brought back a tiny hair clip and put it in Matt's hair. They then proceeded to dazzle us with their singing and dancing talents! (Unfortunately you can't see the clippy, but it was there!) What a great dad!

Our Little Ones are Growing...

2008-03-31T11:38:00.003-06:00

I just noticed that we had shown you how our house had changed,
but didn't show you how our kids have changed!
Here they are, getting bigger by the second!

Emma Lucille!
At 9 months old, she is such a sweet-natured baby and ADORED by all!

Hannah Michele!
She's 2 and a 1/2 and boy can you tell! She's definitely the life of the party
and there is never a dull moment with her around. Sometimes that's a good thing and sometimes that means there's marker on a wall somewhere!
She has us laughing everyday!

Aubrie Lorraine!
She's 5 and a 1/2 and enjoying Kindergarten. She is our resident make-believe expert and performer. If you come to our house, you will probably find her dressed up in a princess dress, high-heeled shoes (the loudest ones she can find!), any make up and jewelry she can get her hands on, with purse and cell phone in hand! If she's not talking on the cell phone, then she's singing for her fans!

Mikaela Susan!
She is 8 going on 15! She enjoys her dance class and playing with her friends!
On any given day you can find Mikaela entertaining Hannah and Aubrie
or changing and feeding Emma. She is definitely a huge help to me!

Connor Matthew!
Today is Connor's 11th birthday! We celebrated over the weekend by going to Cedar City
to see Horton Hears a Who and going to Wendy's for lunch. My mom came down with my nephew and 2 nieces to surprise Connor. It was very fun!
These days Connor spends his time reading fantasy books
and playing his new DS Lite. He also just took 1st place in the school spelling bee!

IT"S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING

2007-11-17T19:43:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since we updated our blog.
Since we last posted, we have moved to
Circleville. It's about 45 miles south of
Richfield. This is a picture of our boxes!
Exciting, huh? Things look a little different
now. We've unpacked and are in the process
of remodeling some things.

Here is the front of our house when it had blue shutters. Actually this

house had blue everything! Matt painted the shutters and the trim and the front door and we like the new look!

Here is a picture of our kitchen. It had white countertops and floors with blue trim and accents. We had new countertops put in and Matt laid vinyl that looks like hardwood.

Here is our dining room where Matt also laid the

wood-looking vinyl. We are so excited to finally have

and dining room and a dining room table!!

The past few days we have been sent a few new blogspots to look at and thought it was time to update ours and try to stay more consistent in keeping it up to date. This family picture was taken on the 2nd of September when our eight year old, Mikaela was baptized and our baby, Emma was blessed. Man, we are growing up. Our family is doing super! We really enjoy Circleville and have met many wonderful people. We are grateful for our new friends here.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

2007-06-17T13:40:00.000-06:00

Wow! what an eventful weekend it was and it isn't even time to move yet. To all the fathers out there 'HAPPY FATHER'S DAY'. Carrie gave me the coolest gift anyone can get and she gave it early. Check out what I recieved on June 15th at 7:26 in the morning. She woke me up just to give it to me and on top of that made me drive thirty miles to actually cash in on the surprise. Actually not much of a surprise at all because we knew it was a girl, unless the pictures lied. Then of course the little bundle of joy looks just like the other three girls. Here's the pictures:

BABY EMMA LUCILLE DAVIS

It was quite the Father's day gift. She weighed 7lbs 6oz and measured 20 1/2 inches long. Very healthy and very cute! All the kids came and were there, but not in the delivery room, when she was born. I saw her first and got to cut the umbilical cord.

Yep! she resembles the others, but just like the others I'm sure she will be different in her own little way. As soon as the nurses got her cleaned a little and wrapped in clothes Carrie

held her next, but of course Mikaela had to be the first kid to hold her.

Connor asked to be next.

Aubrie had no other choice but to be patient.

Hannah didn't know any different and just wanted to touch her all over.

All the kids had to watch every move and didn't miss a twitch. They would (especially mommy Mikaela) report on what the nurses were doing to Emma and especially when they made her a little upset. Mikaela and Aubrie would tattle on the nurses.

The kids are very happy to invite her into the Davis Clan and do so with open arms.

Emma was very alert and eyes wide open for the first day and it's pretty much been all sleep since then. Every now and again she might sneak a peek but not to often. The Davis Clan is ready and willing to take on another fun and exciting personality. Here we are all smiles.

The kids all drew a special little poster and we got some pink balloons to decorate the front of the house with. Carrie was pretty surprised but not as much as Emma was. I think she loved it, she was so touched she didn't say anything "words could not do justice'.

We brought her home on Sunday and what a special Father's day it has been. She looks a little different now that some of the swelling has gone away and some of the bruising. She looks good in PINK. One more girl to add to Connor and Matt's harem.

??? Davis # 5????

2007-05-31T14:06:00.001-06:00

Baby DAVIS- We will update this in the next little while when the stork decides to bring the package.

Hannah the "BANANA"

2007-05-31T13:53:00.000-06:00

Hannah is the little joy of the whole family for another little while till the baby comes. She is now starting to chatter up a storm. She will repeat all words said to her even if you make up words she will try them. She also is in the stage of knowing her diaper is yucky and will take it off wherever she is. Maybe it's time to start the potty training. Maybe Matt can do this since Carrie will have her hands full with the little new bundle. Hannah is an outside lover and is always trying to get outside with anyone going. How much fun can be had with this little one.

Aubrie"the BRAIN"

2007-05-31T13:41:00.001-06:00

Aubrie is offically out of Preschool and will be in the big "K" next year. She is really excited to go every day now and get away from the side of her Mom, Yeah Right. She will do good and have lots of fun though. She loves to play with her little friend Addy all day and almost every day. She has just learned how to ride a two wheel bike but doesn't do it to much for fear of falling and getting hurt. She is aslo a good big sister to her younger sister Hannah. She really loves to sing and dance around the house.

"Sweetie Petitie" the other Mom

2007-05-31T13:30:00.000-06:00

Mikaela is the spunk for the whole family. She always knows how to get the most out of everyone. When she sets her mind to something you better watch out and get out of the way because she is determined to finish the task. Mikaela has a couple of nice dance moves she displayed for us at the schools year end dance festival. What a special young lady and even a great big sister to the three others that follow, not to mention a huge help to Carrie.

"NANA" the man of the house

2007-05-31T12:53:00.000-06:00

Connor is the big brother to all. He is an awesome example to his little sisters and is a great young boy to boot. He is excited for the new move and adventure down south. He will miss his friends but is hoping to make more. He is one of the top students in his grade and very interested in reading up on anything he gets interested in. He knows more about some things than even his parents especially his dad. Infact he helped me edit this blog. He just finished his pinewood derby car and raced it last week. It was fun!. He's excited to start the summer. Beware Circleville girls here comes NANA.

The WonderMom of the Universe

2007-05-31T11:49:00.000-06:00

Carrie
is nearing the end of a long journey and wow is she ever so glad. Carrie has been in high demand the last little while and actually held up pretty good even though the picture says otherwise. She always needs her beauty sleep though. She will be selling her Sunshine Generation group to another lady who seems excited to take the reigns. Carrie is sad but is excited at the same time. The last few days she has been having some pretty good contractions and the doctor at the last appointment thought that it would be this week some time considering the measurements he gave her. How does she do what she does? What an awesome (hot) mama!!

The Big Cheese

2007-05-31T11:21:00.000-06:00

Matt of course is the one that gets all the work done around the house as you can see. What a big couch muffin and thats worse than the other alternative . Matt has recently been asked by the Church to move locations after spending 6 glorious years with the Mighty "Bulldawgs" at Provo High Seminary. He will be moving to a smaller faculty down in Junction Utah. The staff consists of many different types just depending on what Matt ate for dinner the previous night, no, really it's just him by his lonesome. He is excited to venture out and try a new experience. He is bummed out though because of the move the garden will not be planted this year. Now where will he go when Carrie is mad at him(I suppose he will jump on the 4wheeler and go for a long ride). He will miss all the people who he has befriended at the seminary and other close friends but will be gaining new friends down in Circleville.