Lets Play

So here is London playing barbies with Zac..little does he know.  We caught a little smile too!  Matt is a hit on our street with the golf cart.  London and her peeps go on rides every day!!

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Last ones, I swear!

(Sorry these pictures are going to be bit out of order - first ones are last and last ones are first)
On our way back home, we also stopped back in Utah for 2 days since all of Jarom's siblings were together. We had the GRAND idea to take everyone bowling - kids would have fun, right!?

WRONG. 30 minutes into bowling, half the kids were crying because they were done, wanted a snack, wanted to play the video games instead. Kids were slipping, dropping balls, then Darius gets his hand stuck in the conveyerbelt (sp?) that delivers your ball back to you. Total, freakin' drama! BAD IDEA to go bowling w/ that many little kids.
Almost home now. Spent another day at Tracy's to visit w/ Jasy & Ross, and they threw D a party for his 7th birthday. We love them!
We finally got home and quickly prepared for Darius' Star Wars pool party. Whew! We made it!! Good Times!!!

More Vacation Pics

Whoa, get down Charlise! That's why the kids stayed in the car for the rest of the day while Jarom and I took turns looking at Yellowstone! They watched a lot of DVD's that day, but they were safe, so who cares.
Also visited Grand Tetons National forest, kids watched some more DVDs.
Jammn' to itunes while waiting for Old Faithful geyser to explode. This was the kids only safe adventure out of the car.
Drove thru Rexburg, ID on the way home, saw BYU Idaho, the temple and a whole lot of nothing. I can't believe people really live out there!

Vacation Shots

We are finally back from our long vacation! We had a BLAST! First, we stopped in Vegas. Boys took a ride on Uncle Jason's firetruck while I helped keep Tracy in bed to recover. Poor girl was SO sick!

Next, we drove to Utah and spent a day w/out kids in Park City. Rode a ski lift all the way up the mountains, did a mountain slide and roller coaster, shopped and ate yummy Italian food. Elisa watched the kids while we enjoyed some MUCH needed "alone" time.

After seeing new Baby Zach, Galen, Mom, Jamie & Matt & Jarom's sisters, we drove up to Wyoming for our Grey's River campout. (Sorry Jamie, those pics are in yours and mom's camera that I need to get from you guys - left mine w/ Jarom). We hung w/ Galen, Uncle Chuck & Aunt MaraLee, Mom & Dad for 4 days. Got dirtier than I'd like to admit, but it was GREAT!
Jarom cooked us these gormet meals every day. I gained more weight camping than I did the rest of the vacation. Since the river was freezing, we put water in our boat and let the kids use it as a kiddie pool at mom and dad's cabin.
We fished, boated down the river, roasted marshmallows & drank hot chocolate every day, played badmitton, and slept in our tent. NO ONE THREW UP OR HAD THE RUNS - it was a miracle!!!!! Had tons of fun w/ mom and dad! Only wished Galen could have stayed longer w/ us.

Is that a smile!!

So Alie gets the dress next!!  London finally fit it:)  Zac is doing good.  I got a little smirk...so we will count that as a smile..  Love u all

One Shoe

Who knew one shoe would be so much fun! This video was taken after Mikey's 3rd, and somewhat traumatic, haircut. He looks pretty handsome!

Daddy's home!

So Mattson came home for a "surprise" visit for three days. It was so so so nice to see him! We miss him so much! His plane was delayed, so he got in at 3am Sunday (not fun for either of us). So we were pretty tired the whole visit...and we never caught up on our sleep! Oh well, we had a good time & count the days til he'll be back again!

We went to visit Matts Nana & Pipi in Dearborn on Sunday. What a fun visit! She stuffed us true Italian style! We had pasta, steak, meatballs, potatoes, corn, salad, artichokes, bread, cookies, & pie. I am not complaining though, that is for sure! We also took turns riding Pip's new bike...we LOVE that bike!

Love at Home

So, we made it through the Polly ordeal. It is nice to have others here to share the pain with! :) Marley officially is on bottles & formula 100%! She took it like a champ. I really thought she would put up a fight, but she didn't. She is my biggest fan right now (it gets old at times), so we still get a ton of cuddle and one-on-one time...so that eases my no-more-breastfeeding-guilt. We still miss Mattson like crazy. He had to celebrate his birthday without us, so sad. Anyways, here is a picture of our beautiful kids before church!

New Video Camera

So... Derek bought a new video camera the other day. His new hobby is taking tons of video of Mikey.

So Zac is a month now.  London still likes to do everything with him..even swing.  He really loves her so that is good.  She still has clothing envy.  This pic is of two onesies hooked togeather.  She couldnt understand that they are Zacs and not a shirt and pants...so fun

Yes, I am still alive

Ok, the countdown is on for the homecoming of Linda & Ken. While they are busy sight-seeing, I am trying to not bang my head into the wall. The people around me have been so nice though! Kirstynn is always calling me to meet up with her. Dana has taken Polly out for a few trips. My neighbor, Polly M, has come over twice so I could jog outside! I am lucky and blessed. It is hard not having Mattson here to help me. Being a single mom is not easy...especially with the third child I have to care for.



So tonight, I had Ky and Marley in the tub together. Earlier I had put up a new smoke detector, so I had left out two screwdrivers and a hammer on the bathroom counter (stupid, I know). I was in the room with the bathtub watching the kids play when I overheard Grandma in the other part of the bathroom. I opened the door to check it out and panicked! OMGosh! The whole thing was disturbing and frightening! She had just put red lipstick all over her teeth...and it also was all over the bathroom counter, the white towels, and her hands. She had the phillips screwdriver shoved in her mouth because she was "picking something out of her teeth." At first glance, it looked like blood...not lipstick. Wow. The whole scene made my heart stop. Thank goodness she was ok, and I didn't have to call Mom and have her come rescue me asap!



My time alone with the kids and Polly has been adventurous, to say the least. I have spent alot of time on my knees, praying for the strength to get through another hour of it(sometimes I take it one hour at a time). The support of my family and friends is the only way I have survived! Even with that help, it still sucks sometimes. I miss Matt so much. Being alone at night is not cool. I miss having my best friend there with me, stepping in when he knows I need help.



Ok, that was a fun therapy session! On a better note, here is a picture of the "fruit of my labor." The corn was so cool to grow! I want to do it again next year for sure. I did pick about 10 ears/husks? too early...so I had to throw out quite a bit. But the ones we did cook and eat were so yummy! Growing your own food is dope! Ky loves to help usually, but there were quite a few bugs on the corn, so he was freaked out by the end of it. Notice his face in the picture, he was creeped out and did not want to get near the corn or the wheelbarrow...pansy. Oh well! Thanks for all your love and support (seriously). I love you all!!!!

My little London has a slight obsession with putting things in a line.  These cars have moved all over my house, always ending up in a row!  Funny little how their little personalities really come alive!

All Clean!

Mikey in his "Lava-Lava"