LOTS of stuff!!

WARNING......lots and lots of pictures! because I have been a slacker in the blogging department, I have some catching up to do!! we had our annual pumpkin days yesterday and had TONZ and TONZ of fun!! we painted faces, carved our pumpkins, painted pumpkins, ate, and had a great time!

Brynlee and Gavin showing off their painted faces

Porter and Markell (LOL...I told them they looked like rodeo clowns :) )

Trayl and Tamara cleaning out the pumpkin

Braxton cleaning out his pumpkin

Grandpa Ron and Kathleen watching all the fun!!

Trayl and Shaylee

Braxton working away at his masterpiece

the "newest" grandma! Kari with baby Violet

Brynlee cleaning out her pumpkin...she pretty much cleaned out her whole pumpkin by herself!!

Porter cleaning his out!

Brynlee's finished pumpkin! she was pretty proud!

Brax with his finished product! it took him quite awhile to do.

I realized I didnt take any pictures of Porters finished pumpkin, and didnt get any pics of the spray painted ones that we did either but they turned out way cute!!
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Braxton had his 6th grade play the other night and did an AWESOME job!!! they did the play The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and he was the lead character......Ichabod Crane!

He did so good and was sooo proud of him for memorizing all his lines and adding "extras" in with it!! His teacher was so impressed with how well he did it! It really was a great play and all the students that were in the play did a super job! way to go Brax! we are so proud of you and love you very much!!

this was hilarious!!! who would of thought to make a horse like this?!?! so cute!

This is one of Braxtons best friend....Bridger.

Braxton, the headless horseman (who "killed" him at the end of the play) and Bergum Jensen

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Porter got BAPTIZED!!! yeah, this was awhile ago, but anyways, I feel HORRIBLE I didnt take any pictures but this ONE! can you say "MOTHER OF THE YEAR" award?!?! I know, I know, awful. I do feel awful! I had my camera with me, and had EVERY intention on taking pics, but I simply forgot! But besides that, We are sooo proud of Porter and couldn't be happier for him in choosing to be baptized and become a memeber of the church! We love you bud!

Desert Big Horn Sheep Hunt.....

a couple of weeks ago, Josh went hunting Desert Bighorn Sheep, with Reggie, John, & Josey. they went for 4 days and packed in. Josh's pack weighed 55 lbs. They hiked lots and lots of miles! It was about 95 degrees during the day, with no shade, so it was a pretty hot hunt. But they had lots of fun, and had a great time!
This is how they slept the first night.....


this is how they slept the other nights..... (I would have stuck with the tent! )


John, Josh, & Josey

This is what happens when you hike for a long time! :)

PoRteR's bApTisM piCs...

I took Porter to get his pictures taken for his Baptism pictures last week. He chose the places that he wanted to get them at. so we drove around and took the pics.He had a fun time deciding where he wanted to go, and I had fun taking them! I can't believe he is already 8 and is getting baptized! where does the time go?! he is getting baptized this Saturday and he couldn't be more excited! Good Luck Porter and we are so proud of you for making this decision! We love you!!

Our trip to the zoo!!!

we took a trip up to the zoo before it got too cold. The kids had a great time and enjoyed seeing all the animals! Brynlee absolutely LOVED the monkeys that were swinging around and making LOUD noises!! (I dont remember the kind of monkey they were, but they were so funny) anyways, it was perfect weather, and we seen all the new baby animals that were born! The baby elephant was so darn cute, it kept playing with a red ball. not too many pictures were taken cuz my camera is broke and so I borrowed my moms, well I get up there and turn on the darn thing and its battery is DEAD!! aaahhhh! so I ended up using only my camera that is on my phone. I did take a pic of Bryn if front of the big tortoise but somehow it got erased from my phone, but it was so cute. oh well, atleast I got SOME pics, right?!
Braxton in front of the mountain lion

Brynlee showing how big she is next to the gorillas! she is the size of a juvenile gorilla!!

Braxton showing how big he measures up! Almost the size of the adult one Brax....almost! :)

Porters gotta give it a try too! ooohhh the size of an adult female!

Brynlee on the 2 second train ride! haha, thats about how long it was!

Braxton and Porter on the train ride.

Brynlee's First Day of Preschool!!!

well the time has come....I can't believe my baby is old enough to go to preschool!! it makes me so sad that she is growing up on me so fast. I want her to stay little forever! (I want all my kids to stay little) I think we all wish for that!! she has been looking forward to this day since the boys started back. everyday she would ask if its her turn. she is such a silly little girl! we just love her to pieces!! she sure has her brothers under her thumb :) she did great on her first day of school. she has Mrs. Bradshaw as her teacher and is so excited!


ready to go to school!

I was trying to get a decent pic of us.....but of course I ask Bryn to smile good this is what she does!!!
attempt #1.....



attempt #2....

attempt #3....

attempt #4.....

OH WELL!!! I tried right?! thats why we love her so much cuz she keeps us laughing! :)

just refreshing....

this is what we had for our dessert after dinner tonight. it just looked so good sitting there before I devoured it, so I snapped a pic so you could all enjoy the look!! :) let me tell you....it was sooo yummy and sooo refreshing! just thought you all would like to know that!

Happy Birthday Porter!!! (a little late)

Yesterday my Porter turned 8!! wow I can't even believe it!! I just don't want my kids to grow up...it makes me sad! I want them to all stay little and they wont. :( He is such a great kid (most of the time) He is such a silly kid. I seriously don't know what I would do without him. He may argue with me or get mad at me a lot but I wouldnt trade it for anything! It wouldn't be Porter if we didn't have that! He is such a sweet heart but only when he wants to be, which is getting better as he gets older. He makes me laugh! Hope you had a GREAT Birthday Bud! We love you so much! for some reason I cant seem to find any pics of when he was little on my computer....is it just because I needed some?? so I will continue to search. when I find some I will put more up.

this is when Porter was only a couple days old.

First Day of School....

was a great success!! Braxton LOVED his new school and loves his teachers!! he had an exciting first day of 6th grade!! Porter also had a great day being a new 2nd grader! He also loves his teacher!
Brax ready to head out and to the middle school he goes....

Porter excited to start his days as a 2nd grader....

Brynlee also had great success at the new babysitters today! she absolutely LOVES going there and is always wanting to go there. I have a hard time getting her to leave!
(this pic is when we had just got home from the babysitters house)

success at school....aw the first day is down!

but of course what would it be if Porter didnt get hurt on his first day of school.

happy to be home from school but can't wait to go back!


hope everyone has a GREAT school year!!!