Boys Will Be Boys

Here are a couple of red turkeys for ya!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

For Those Who Are Wondering...

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!

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!!

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!

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

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!

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!!

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!

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!

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?!

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!

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?

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!!

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?

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!!!

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

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...

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

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?!

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!