Good Luck Boys!!

Well, the boys' teams finished up the season with only one loss each. Kolter's team, the Eagles, came in first place. Congratulations Kolter and Coach Danny! I have to say that Danny was more excited about this than Kolter was. It was his first coaching experience ever, so it was great to come in first. He has some fast little runneres on his team and they have fun.

Ky's team is really good. They finished second and they'll be contenders for the championship if all goes well. Kyler finished the season with two touchdowns in each game (except only one the first game). He had a couple interceptions as well. Hopefully he will have great games these next two games too, so they can bring home the championship. Go Bears! Go Eagles!






Ky running for a touchdown. I love this picture cause the temple is in the background. We're so lucky to be so close to a temple.



Kolter gettin some yardage.

Kolter pulling the flag...almost. :)

I Love the Fall

That's What Friends Are For

A BIG thank you to my friends that helped me get my BIG pictures. I wouldn't have been able to figure it out without you :)

So this is my little Kenz who is now almost 8 months old. I'm happy to announce that just in the last little while she is getting better about not crying in her car seat and she has even taken a nap for longer than a half hour. Yay! She also
-is officially ready to be done with baby food and move on to the real stuff
-has no teeth
-doesn't crawl yet, but spins around in a circle while sitting on her bum
-loves nursing at least twice in the night (nope, she doesn't sleep through the night)
-loves her kitty, Rookie and the dog, Iron Man
-still has blue eyes and her hair is getting even more red :)
-rips off her headbands with bows and flowers on them (so much for all those cute accessories)
-has a contagious smile that melts your heart

Photo by Elements Photography

American Pride

Happy Veterans Day Daddy! Thanks for being true to the red, white and blue.

A Chance at Fame

MTV Cribs is filming next door for an upcoming episode of Teen Cribs. I tried to let them park my pink jeep in the driveway so she could get a few seconds of fame. They denied her though. Dang it. Weird. Who wouldn't want to have a pink jeep, especially if you're a 13 year old boy? lol I mean, come on. Show She-J some love.

Happy Halloween

The SC Sliderzz had another great weekend of baseball, claiming the second place spot again. So far we've played in three tournaments and we've taken second all three times. They really are a good little team. Ky had his best showing pitching yet I think. He's getting better and better every game it seems, and I'm finally not quite so nervous when he's on the mound. Thanks to everyone that came and watched and showed the family support. We're so lucky to have lots of family so close. We love you. Hope you all had a Happy Halloween!

Kyler as a Ninja. I think he changed his mind six times before he finally settled on this costume. He looked good though. Good choice to end on.
Kambrie as a Princess. She only changed her mind once, but she waited to decide that she didn't want to be a pirate until after I made her pirate skirt. It all worked out though, because Olivia ended up wearing it. Kambrie had fun walking around in her long flowing dress. She didn't want to stop trick or treating until her bucket was full.
Kolter as Bumblebee the Transformer. He knew he wanted to be a tramsformer right from the start. Once he got his costume he wore it for two days straight and he even slept in it. He just couldn't wait for Halloween to come.
Karsten as Elmo.This was his second year in a row to wear a hand me down costume. I guess that's what happens when you're the fourth child. It worked out okay though. He was okay with it, as long as he got to have his sword too. He looked so cute walking from door to door. He wore his costume to the store with me early this morning. Everyone there loved it too.
Kenzlie as a"Ball"erina. I made her costume over a month ago, and then as Halloween got closer I wasn't really sure if I wanted her to be it. I finally decided that it didn't really matter and that she wouldn't care what she dressed up as. So she was a "ball"erina. This picture is before I remembered to put her black under her eyes. That added to the whole "ball" part of it. I guess she ended up pretty cute too.

Fall Sports

Even though we're getting ready for another fun weekend of baseball, it's football season around here too. Kyler's football team is undefeated and Ky has 9 touchdowns for the season so far. He's so into the games and I just love watching him play. Kolter's team has only lost one game (Go Coach Danny!) and my cute litttle Kolter has even scored a couple touchdowns too. I haven't brought my camera to even one game yet...I guess I'll have to do that. My friend took some pics of Ky though, so when she passes them on to me I'll have to post one or two.

Happy Kids

Here are some fun pictures from our UEA weekend getaway to the Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort. I took way too many pictures and I'll have to post some more later, but I just wanted to get a few up for now.

Just to the right of this tree is Jolley's Gulch. Do you know the story of how this got it's name? I don't want to tell you right now, but man, what a crazy story...

Take a Few Minutes and Watch...

This was a highlight for me from General Conference. I LOVED Elder Holland's testimony of the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon is an amazingly, powerful book. I have experienced the greatness that comes into your life when you study and read it on a regular basis. Nothing compares. It is true, this I KNOW.

Cute Kenz

Check out my lil' cutie on Elements Photography's Blog
I'm lovin' her blue eyes!!

Sliderzz Take 2nd

We spent the weekend and Danny's birthday (Happy Birthday D!) at a baseball tourney for Ky. It was lots of fun and the whole family showed their support by wearing their Sliderzz apparel. The boys had a great tourney, winning three of their four games and bringing home 2nd place trophies. Not much can beat a weekend of baseball in Southern Utah...I already can't wait for the next tourney :)

Busy Little Guy

My two year old decided to make his own peanut butter and honey sandwich. This kid is so busy and into everything! So why not make your own sandwich when you're only two? One less meal I have to make. ;)

Six Months Old

Ky helping her master sitting up.
She loves to suck her toes.



Where does the time go? Kenz can not be six months old already, but she is. The little doll is challenging my mothering abilities. Not only does she STILL cry in her car seat all the time, or if you're not holding her, now she has decided that she only takes 30 minute(at the most) naps, and the last two days she's only taken two naps all day long. What?!?! Someone please tell me this is normal for a six month old baby. Oh well. Love her to pieces anyway.

On The Mound

Kyler's Sliderzz baseball team had their first game on the road over the weekend. We went to Cedar and played the Stix. Our boys won 23-11. It was a fun game to watch. Ky started out the game pitching then moved to 1st base and played the last inning in center field. He did a good job on the mound, allowing no runs to score with some help from good little fielders. I'm still amazed at how well these 7 and 8 year old little boys know the game of baseball. They're so entertaining to watch.

Big Time

Our little Kolter is officially in preschool. He has been waiting for this day FOREVER! I can't wait to see how he ends up liking having to sit still and listen and learn. He's my first that can get a little crazy around people other than his own family. He was so excited to go to school this morning that he woke up and took a shower on his own and was half dressed by the time I made it out of bed. That was pretty nice. If only it would happen every day from here on out. :)

5 Months Old Already

Our little Kenz is five months old already. Where does the time go? It's looking like she's gonna keep her blue eyes, and the red hair seems to be sticking around as well. She is such a smiley little sweetie :) and she's a good baby, as long as you're holding her and she's not in her car seat. In other words...she cries every time we're in the car and if you're not holding her. Other than that, she's perfect ;) lol

First Day of School

Well, they made it through the first day of school! Kyler warned Kambrie that she wasn't gonna like going all day long, but she seemed to love it anyway. Actually Kyler seemed to like it today too. He even said his teacher was "the nicest teacher in the world." He asked Kambrie "Didn't you think she looked nice?" Kam said "Yes." Ky replied "Well she's as nice as she looks." Glad he likes his teacher :)

Lucky kids...Dad had warm cookies waiting for them when they got home. Peanut butter, my favorite.

Notice Ky's baseball shirt...he had the opportunity to play on a competition baseball team over the summer, the Snow Canyon Sliderzz and he's really been lovin' the game. He is learning to pitch and he's pretty good for just starting. His coach called him "a natural." :) That always make a mom smile. Anyway, he pitched in a couple innings in three of the four games at their first tourney. I can't even tell you how nervous I was the first time I saw him on the mound. Oh man! I almost couldn't take it. He struck out two batters in that first inning though, so that helped calm the nerves, a little. It was fun to watch him, and I'm looking forward to watching him in many more games. I think he'll be a good little player if he puts the time in to work at it.
BTW...Kambrie broke her arm a couple weeks ago. The kids were playing "Wipeout" on my exercise ball. Yeah, I guess she had her wipeout!

Bedtime Pictures

I just decided to take a few random pictures as the kids were going to bed the other night. So here are my kiddos, tucked in and ready for sweet dreams. Where's Ky? Well he held the blanket in front of his face and wouldn't let me get a picture of him. Anyway, 5 kids in 9 years of marriage and here's the proof. Happy Anniversary Danny!