Yup...you guessed it...June 9, 2009!

He's FIVE!

My Christmas present is now FIVE! I can't believe it! He has gotten so big this past year in size and in the way he talks and acts! He is a strong willed character he is always saying something to make me laugh or make me think. He has such a funny personality! He can be very SWEET or very SOUR within a matter of seconds! He keeps me on my toes and is SO excited to start school this year! We love you buddy have a GREAT birthday!
BTW We did get lots of snow and played in it a lot I will post those pictures later!

Gingerbread Houses 2008

Here is our tradition of making gingerbread houses! The kids LOVED it! Raylie and Logan each got a side of the roof to put M & M's on....Logan did a great job! Raylie only put the RED ones on because she loves RED. She would put one on and then swipe the frosting off with a little fast finger! We had a fun time but were missing dad because he was home study for finals!
Raylie had a little too much SUGAR! Well I guess Raylie and Sharise had a little TOO MUCH sugar!!

BOYS!!!

What does a 15 POUND bag of potatoes and two four year old boys = TROUBLE!
I just bought a new bag of potatoes yesterday. Logan and his friend were outside playing for a little while and come inside and say, "Hey mom we ate all the potatoes, but two!" I didn't think much, thought they were pretending to eat potatoes...but they said it again even more excited. So I went to the garage and find my potato bag EMPTY...but the two! I said, "What did you do with the potatoes?!" Nothing...so I repeat myself about three times and they take me to the back yard and nothing. I don't see any potatoes. So I ask again, "What did you guys do with the potatoes?!" Finally they point to the brick wall. I climb up and look over the wall into our neighbors yard and there is my 15 pounds of POTATOES all over there yard! So I get the boys and we walk to our neighbors and ask permission to pick up the potatoes from their yard! I made the boys pick them up by themselves!
Luckily I had already taken some out for dinner or the friend would have been sent home and Logan would have been in big trouble!!! Boys, Boys, Boys!!!!!

Thanksgiving

We went to Salt Lake for Thanksgiving this year! It was great! We were able to spend time with the whole family, except of course our Elder. We ate at Grandma H's house, this was her last year to cook and I am going to miss it! We then went to my aunt and uncles house and had more pie! It was great to spend time with family!



Before eating turkey Josh and the kids went outside to look at Grandpas greenhouse. We were able to bring home some cabbage and sweet potatoes! Grandpa has a great green thumb. The middle picture proves that Logan and Raylie really do LOVE each other! I just have to look at that picture to remind me!
After eating a great turkey dinner we had a little time to work off all of those calories by arm wrestling! I found out that right handed Danette and I are equally STRONG! We all found out that our mom can kill all of us in arm wrestling...and not to mess with Aunt Kathy (moms sister) who whomped mom! I hope I can be that strong when I grow up!!!
Just some random faces relaxing after eating turkey and the arm wrestling mania!
On our way home we stopped at the Apple Farm and saw this tractor. The kids wanted to climb on it so we took a picture!