So Sweet!!

I took some pictures of Leah in her Christmas dress a few days ago. This one is my favorite, it doesn't show her dress much but I thought she looked super cute!!

gOod ThiNgs UtaH

We had a blast on Friday. Thanks "Book Club" Girls!!

5 tHiNGs tAG

5 Things I was doing 10 years ago:

1. Getting ready to get married in 1 week!!
2. Trying to scrounge up furniture for our new condo.
3. Working at Gardner Engineering
4. I was only 19!!!
5. I don't know what else, it was so long ago!

5 Things on my to-do list today (or tomorrow it's almost midnight):

1. Go to "Good Things Utah" with my book club (actually it's my "dinner" club, I don't really read the books!)
2. Go to lunch with the book club girls (and no kids!!!!!!)
3. Go shopping
4. Go to neighborhood Christmas party
5. Laundry??

5 Favorite Snacks

1. Wheat Thins
2. Chocolate
3. Edamame
4. Chocolate covered cinnamon bears
5. Cereal

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire

1. Pay off my house
2. Add on to my house
3. Travel
4. Photography Seminar in Australia
5. Share!!!

5 places I have lived

1. Home with my parents in Liberty
2. Our Condo in North Ogden
3. Dave's parents house
4. Rental house in Uintah
5. Our house now ... then Florida for 2 years ... back to our house

5 jobs I have had

1. Oralx for my Dad
2. ZCMI (is it a job of I only made $5.15 an hour and my whole paycheck and then some went directly back to ZCMI to pay-off my charge card??)
3. Advanced Chiropractic
4. Boyle Appliance
5. Gardner Engineering / Edge Products

I tag Jaime, Nicole, Dani Jo and whoever else wants to!!

HappY BirthdaY TY!!

I can't believe Ty is 6 already!! His Birthday was last Wednesday and YES I am just barely getting around to posting about it. I have been taking a slight break from blogging. I think Ty had a great day. He had a Star Wars party with his friends in the day and then we continued the party with family at Fat Cat's that night. Ty is growing up so fast, he is such a good kid, he is so helpful with his baby sister, loves to go to football and basketball games with his dad, loves kindergarten and is reading everything in sight. I feel so grateful to be his mom!
Eleven Crazy Boys and One Sweet Girl!!

Go UtEs!!!!!

Halloween 2008

pHOto ShoOT

I am trying to learn more about my camera and poor Leah has to be my guinea pig. This is one of my favorite pictures from today's shoot.

Another Successful Hunt!!??

I guess that depends on your definition of a successful hunt! We went to Bear Lake over the weekend so Dave and his dad could continue their deer hunt in Idaho. They both ended up getting a deer. The kids were all so excited, I am not sure how excited I am about having it in the freezer! Deer meat anyone??

tHE pUMPKIN pATCH

We went to Lyle Dabb's "Pumpkin Patch" tonight with our friends the Comptons to let the kids pick out some pumpkins. We had lots of fun, thanks for the invite!!

Leah's New Trick

I had to post this picture of LeeLee, she learned a new sound this week and now she says "oooohhhh" for everything. She is also starting to wave bye-bye. I can't believe how fast she is growing up!!

tAGgeD

So Ty & Nash have been tagged. I am supposed to tell 5 things about them that you may not know. So here goes:

Ty

1. Ty is such a sweet kid, he LOVES his baby sister and tries so hard to be a good example to his little brother.

2. When asked what his favorite food is Ty will usually say pizza even though he really doesn't like pizza very much, his real favorites are ribs and chicken noodle soup.

3. Ty has 4 tiny birth marks- one on each upper arm and one on each ankle.

4. Dave calls Ty a "little wizard", he is very smart and learns very quickly.

5. Ty is a die-hard UTES fan and will not turn to the "Blue" side for anything (even though many have tried!!)

Nash

1. Nash is fanatical about his clothes. He has to wear a golf shirt and shorts if he is golfing, workin' man shirt, pants, gloves and boots if he is doing any type of work, and so on. He HAS to dress to whatever he is doing.

2. Nash loves shrimp, crab, fish, red peppers, edamame, and any type of Japanese food.

3. Nash is definitely going to be a class clown. He loves to be goofy and loves the attention he gets for it even more.

4. While driving to North Ogden last week Nash claims to have seen a Kangaroo out his car window, he said it was just standing in the field looking at him. He is quite the story-teller and has a story for everything.

5. Nash is also a die-hard UTES fan but could probably be talked into cheering for "The Bee-I-Oooh" (as he calls it) for a mere bag of cotton candy.

I tag J.J., Crew, Brenden & Ethan, & Brielle!!

Two Week Update

We have been crazy-busy the last couple of weeks. Ty started playing soccer on Saturdays and flag football on Mondays & Wednesdays . . .



Nash started playing soccer on Tuesdays & Thursdays . . .

Leah is nine months old today . . .

Here are her stats:

Length: 27 1/8 inches (45%)

Weight: 15 lbs 12 1/2 oz. (7%)

So yes it has begun, the days of running kids to and from school, games & practices, and I don't think it will be ending anytime soon. Dave has also been playing flag football, so we now have games on Mondays, two on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Luckily it has been beautiful weather so we have loved being outside watching all of the games.

NEw ToOtH

Leah finally got another new tooth yesterday. I swear she has been teething since she got her first two teeth three months ago!! She is 8 & 1/2 months old now and is crawling everywhere and keeping us very busy!

First Day of School!!

Ty started Kindergarten today and we both made it through the first day without any tears!! (Nash was not so lucky, he had a little breakdown when Ty got to get on the school bus and he didn't.) Ty was so excited to ride the bus. He is getting so big!! He loved school and can't wait to go back tomorrow.

Nash had his first day of pre-school today. He did great. He was so excited to wear his "batman" backpack and to show his teacher his "homework". If only he could ride the bus to pre-school, he would be in heaven!!

bAtH tiMe

I am not sure what my problem is but I cannot seem to get a picture with all three of my kids in it at the same time. They were all in the bathtub together last night and I thought it would be the perfect opportunity, but I couldn't get them all looking and not splashing without showing body parts that wouldn't be appropriate for our family friendly blog, so here are some cute pictures of each of them alone. I will keep trying, sooner or later I am bound to get at least one good picture of them together!!

Our Latest Addition

Our backyard has been quite the construction zone this summer but I am relieved to say that our Sports Court is finally complete. The boys are loving it and Dave is loving having a lot less lawn to mow!!

(Hopefully this music will put you in the mood for some ball!!)

mARtiNeZ EyEs

I haven't had much to blog about lately so I thought I would post this cute picture of Leah. She looks more and more like her dad and brothers every day!! We are off to Bear Lake again tomorrow so hopefully I will have some cute beach pictures to post soon!

FiSHinG

I am a little late in posting this, but I thought I would put it on anyway. We went to Barker's Trout Farm on the 24th of July. The kids had so much fun catching fish and playing with their cousins. I forgot my camera, but luckily McKell was able to catch all the action with hers. We had a "fish fry" at Grandma & Grandpa Satterthwaite's on Saturday. Nash loved eating the "brooky" he caught. I think he ate one whole fish all by himself!!

3 Kids

I stole this from a friends blog, SO TRUE!! Thanks Jenny!

Bear Lake - OUCH!!

"Don't run with that stick, you could fall and poke your eye out!!" I am pretty sure this is what Nash heard from at least three different people just moments before tripping on the cement and coming way too close to literally "poking" his eye out. It makes me sick to think what could have happened!! It happened on Friday night, we had just arrived at our house in Bear Lake and were out on the front porch watching the kids play. I thought he would need stitches for sure, but the bleeding actually stopped pretty quickly after putting pressure on it. We are so lucky!! Other than that we had a pretty fun weekend in Bear Lake. It was a quick trip, we arrived Friday night and spent Saturday at the beach boating and soaking up the sun, and then headed back home that night. It was great to be able to spend time with my family. Thanks for the fun weekend everyone!!

Nash, Hagen and Ty digging a "Hot Tub" at the beach.

Satterthwaite Family Reunion

We had our Satterthwaite reunion at Bear Lake this last weekend. We had so much fun!! We got to see lots of cousins and aunts & uncles that we don't get to see too often. It was great to be able to catch up with all of them and get to know their kids better. We had 28 kids staying in the house! It was kinda crazy, but we loved it. I hope we can have that great of a turn-out again next year. We are looking forward to it already!!

HaPPy 4tH of JuLY

Happy Birthday Dave!!

I am a little late posting this, we have had a crazy week. I just wanted to wish Dave a very happy birthday on Monday!! He is the big 33! Hopefully he had a great day. Thanks for being the best husband and dad in the whole world! WE LOVE YOU!!

Cowboy Nash

Nash was given a cowboy hat by one of his friends this week and he hasn't taken it off much since. He even had to sleep by him the first night. Thursday he had to have on a whole "cowboy outfit." The shirt had a graphic on the front so we had to turn it inside out for it to be a "cowboy" shirt. He is so funny about what he wears. I never thought a boy would change outfits as often as Nash does. His outfit has to match exactly to what he is doing. Yesterday he had to wear a full soccer outfit to his cousin's soccer game (socks, cleats and all.) He will not wear a sports shirt if he is going to help dave work in the yard, it has to be a "workin' guy" shirt, and so on... you get the point. Yes, we have our hands full with this one, he has a mind of his own and there is no way of changing it. Good thing he is so cute!!

6 mONthS oLD!!

I can't believe Leah is 6 months old already!! Time is going by so fast. She is such a fun baby. She is so calm and patient with her brothers, she just loves them! She is starting to reach for things and puts EVERYTHING straight to her mouth. She loves to jabber and is apparently starting to sit up on her own (which I didn't know until I took her outside yesterday to take her pictures!) We love you Leah!!

Leah's 6 Month Stats:

Length: 26.25 inches (70 perc.)

Weight: 13 lbs 15 ounces (15 perc.)

Head: 42.9 cm (65 perc.)

Bear Lake

We went to Bear Lake last weekend, it was so much fun!! The weather was perfect. My sister Mckell and my brother Eric were both there with their families. The kids had a blast playing at the beach with their cousins. Dave and Kacey were able to squeeze in 18 holes of golf and we got to visit "The Shake Shop" (as Ty calls it) for some icecream after dinner on Saturday.

Hunter, Hagen, Kendell, Mckell, Leah, Nash, Spencer, Sydney & Ty.

Leah's First Tooth

I should have seen it coming, Leah has been chewing on everything in sight for the last few weeks. Today we were at the North Ogden Pool and she was chewing on my finger. I could feel something sharp and sure enough one of her bottom teeth had broken through and the other is not far behind. She is growing up so fast! She will be six months old next week. I tried to take a picture of her tooth but it is kind of hard to see, it is her lower right tooth.

Girl's Day

Keeley was in town last week and we finally got all of the girls together for lunch. It was so great to see you all!! Thanks for a fun day!

Did I say Sun???

I knew the warm weather wouldn't last too long. Dave had a softball game last night and it was 56 degrees and windy!! I can't believe it is June! I am so ready for some nice 90 degree weather.

Here comes the sun...

Well the temperature finally made it out of the 50's, so we decided we better go to the pool before it goes back down again. We met my sister McKell and her two kids and my sister-in-law Marci and her two kids there. The kids had a blast, even though it was a little on the cold side.

T-Ball

Ty finished up a successful season of T-ball last night. He did such a great job. I think it is his favorite sport so far.

Nash loved the snacks.

Leah just loved being outside. She is such a happy baby!!

Child Abuse

After much contemplation, I finally made the decision to get Leah's ears pierced. I took her on Friday and it was so sad!! Luckily I had my sister Julie and my niece Taylor there for support. Leah did really great, she didn't cry much at all.

Leah & Cousin Taylor before . . .

(Leah has no clue what she is in for)

During . . .

. . . and after. Doesn't she look so cute??

Ty

Ty finished up his Soccer Season last week. He had a lot of fun playing and has improved a lot since last year, although his favorite part is still the snack at the end of each game and the trophy at the end of the season!! Now on to T-Ball.

busy, busy, busy

I have been meaning to make a post all week, but I have been spending every spare minute (not that I have too many) trying to finish up our family scrapbook for 2007. I made it a goal to have it done by Monday and after many late nights I finally sent it in to Shutterfly yesterday, only missing my goal by two days! I am so glad it is finished. Now onto 2008!! I love to scrapbook, especially pictures of my kids. I find myself planning the pictures I take around the pages I want to make, instead of the other way around. It is a fun hobby and I am learning a ton since I made the switch to digital. My next goal is to learn Adobe Photoshop. Who created that program?? It will definitely take some time, but I think I am up to the task!

Beginner's Blog

Okay, I am giving in and starting our family's blog. We will see how I do. I feel like such a begginer!! I am sure there will be lots of pictures, I am better at taking pictures than writing. So here we go!