Go Aggies, Go Aggies...Hey, Hey, Hey!

We drove far, we cheered loud, they played hard, they came close, but not quite close enough... but we still are True BLUE Aggie fans!Utah State had a great basketball season ending the year 30-5. We were the WAC champions and headed off to Boise Idaho to play against Marquette in the NCAA tournament. We decided to make it a family affair and have a weekend get away. The drive wasn't so bad. 5 people in one hotel room wouldn't have been so bad either if our kids weren't all 5 and under. Once we got to the hotel, it was 10:00p.m. mind you, I asked the front desk to send up a port-a-crib for Myah...he politely informed me they were all gone. Now for some of you that might not seem like a big deal, but Myah, unlike my boys does not sleep well in bed with me. So lets just say I laid in bed with a restless baby from about 2-6 a.m. Oh did I mention Camden and Carter were fighting over who got more covers so bad that we finally put Carter in with me and Darin with Camden (my choice...you should hear Camden grind his teeth...you do NOT want to be snuggled next to him all night!) So I had Carter on one side, Myah in the middle and I on the other side making sure Carter didn't smother Myah and that Myah didn't crawl on top of Carter....it seems rather comical now that I am replaying the night in my head!!! Anyway the next morning we had a great breakfast....on the house, (I love when hotels include a REAL breakfast...its great!) and we were off to the game. USU had a bad first half, but the second seemed promising. It all came down to the wire and we ended up loosing by 1 pt. It was a little heart-breaking, but they played their hearts out! At least we proved we were good enough to be there. After the game we headed to the Cheesecake factory for lunch and then spent the rest of the day enjoying the 78 degree weather. We stayed one more night....much better...they had a crib (Yeah) and headed home the next day. Here are just a few....ok...a LOT of my favorite pictures of the day!

The cutest little Aggie I have ever seen!

Carter was endlessly blowing up this beach ball the hotel gave us. I think it had a hole, but he insisted it stay full!

Darin had fun taking some action shots of the kids jumping off the wall.....they could have done this all day!

My niece Gabrielle spent the afternoon with us too!

Pretty Gab!

I guess I should re-wind a little. Darin and Camden went on a little father/son adventure to Reno Nevada to watch the Aggies win the WAC tournament. They had a great time....here is a clip of their fun.

Bowling...

Outside of the hotel.....

Go-Karts.....

Mini-golf....

The winning game.....Darin called me after the game was over and all I could hear was Camden singing "We are the Champions!" I assume that is what he is saying in this picture. He was SOOOOO excited!

They had a great time! We sure missed them back at home though!!! I can't forget to thank my parents for the hotel accommodations and game tickets at all of the fun events! Thanks again, we all had a blast!

Go AGGIES!

Go AGGIES Make us PROUD!!!!

Spring Fever....

The snow was all but gone from my backyard. The tulips have poked their noses through the soil. My boys have had a day outside riding their bikes. We have been to the park. And then I awoke to this...This picture was actually taken in the morning. By afternoon there was 7 more inches or so to make a grand total of 17" of the fluffy white stuff. Now if next week were Christmas I would be in heaven...Instead next week is St. Patricks day and I am ready to see some green!

Simple Pleasures...

Here are just a few things that have made us smile lately.....

Finishing a time out...
Eating a table...

and a couch.... (If I believed in reincarnation...Myah would have been a puppy in her last life!)

Waking up after a whopping 14 hours of sleep....

Seeing one of my best friends whom I am privileged enough to also have as a cousin...

Camden trying to get angry...pretty comical.....

Learning how to walk...

My little fish...

Good hair...

Trying "china" food and loving it...

Tiny toes...(and they are tiny might I add, fat but short. 11 months and barely a size 2)

Trying to be shy...

Laughing so hard you can hardly breathe (turn off the music...she is laughing so hard she can hardly make any noise.)...

First words,daddy's delight....

What do you find joy in?

Carter's month long celebration!

I have been meaning to post these pictures forever...better late than never right? So we celebrated Carter's birthday a LOT!!! A couple of weeks before his birthday, we took all of the kids to see Playhouse Disney Live. We stayed at a hotel, went swimming, out to eat and even rode the train to see the show. Guess who forgot the camera every single time!! I did manage to get one picture of us at the hotel...or I guess I should say Darin did. We had such a good time. It was fun to just relax and have fun with the kids. It's times like those I just love being a mom and having our own little family!

The week before his birthday we invited all of the crew from my side of the family over for cake and ice cream. None of them (except Ashley who was sick and didn't come) were going to be around for his birthday and I didn't want him to feel bad. It was also my Dad and my sister Lesli's birthday's so we had a family celebration. We had a good time!

Finally his "real" birthday rolled around and we had his real party. Darin's mom cam over along with Ashley and Paul and we celebrated Super-Man style!I decided to make Carter a superman/batman (it's reversible) cape for his birthday. However I knew Camden would be heart broken if he didn't get one as well. So the night before I stayed up way past my bedtime and got the capes finished. They turned out pretty good and they LOVED them! They also both got new jammies....Camden's were spider man.....he thought he could just combine all super hero's into one!I still can't believe that he is four!!!

Thanks for coming Ash and Paul.....
you too Oma....it wouldn't be the same without you!

Create

A friend of mine shared this video with me....I would like to share it with you! Go and be creative! (you'll want to turn off the music...scroll to the very bottom.)

10 months

Myah is getting bigger every day. She is getting into everything, putting everything into her mouth and just is one busy little lady. She has been nice to her mom and has been sleeping so good that some mornings I worry she hasn't woken yet. She is babbling like crazy and loves to play with her brothers. I think it won't be long until she is running all over the place...have I ever mentioned they grow to fast? We attempted a photo shoot this morning and ended up with a few good ones. The above picture was my favorite and the next two turned out pretty cute as well. We sure love this little gal!

Happy birthday C-Man!

My little Carter, is not so little anymore! We celebrated 4 crazy little years with him today. And in honor I am going to list the top 4 things I love about him. (accompanied with the birthday picture of the same year.) #4. His crazy faces...they say enough for themselves!

#3. His imagination! He is my child who won't brush his teeth or make his bed unless it is accompanied by some exciting story usually having something to do with super heroes.

#2. His smile. He has one of those melt your heart "get whatever I want smiles".

#1. He LOVES to snuggle with me!!
AND....I love when he looks at me and with the most innocent little voice says. "I wuv you mom!".

Carter, we are so glad to have you in our family! It would never be the same without all of the excitement that you bring into our home. We LOVE you!

Mom, we can be neighbors!

So this just made me laugh and I wanted proof in the future. This morning I was telling Camden which schools he will be attending as he gets older. After we finished high school he asked me which college he would have to go to. I proceeded to tell him he could choose any college he wanted. He thought about it for a minute and then said he decided he would go to the university close to where we live. I asked him how come and he said:

"So, I can live by you!"

And then his face lit up and he said:

"I know, when our neighbors sale their house and move, I will buy it and live next YOU!!!!"

For the rest of the morning he just had this giddy grin and had a huge smile on his face and just kept saying :
"It is going to be so much fun to be your neighbor mom!"

I just smiled and thought how great it would be if he always will think that much of his dad and me! Soon he was in his coat and backpack and running out the door to catch the bus, when he turned around and smiled at me and said:
"Don't worry mom, I will make you pwoud of me!"

What a fun little kid...most of the time :)