Flashback Friday

I came across this picture this past week and it brought back so many memories and feelings. I miss my little boys. They're all grown up now. :( And I love that Mike is dressed in his SWAT gear and snuggled up with his little guys. So sweet.

Happy Halloween!

It's been a while since I've blogged... AGAIN. I don't know what my problem is, but here's a post. This is what my cute boys looked like before they left for school this morning...
Hugh & Elmo. What a great pair huh!

If anyone thinks they've seen this Elmo costume before, it's because you have! Wyatt wore it last year. I thought it was dead and gone, but no. Hayden wanted to rock it out this year. Mike said he didn't get it when Wyatt wore it last year and he still doesn't get it this year. Oh well, they think it's funny. And the good part is that no one has the same costume...

This one might be a little iffy, but we thought it was funny. Come on... Hugh has a good heart right?...

wicked

I'm sure everyone posted their Wicked pics a couple months ago...  I know I'm behind, but I don't care. I scored that week. My neighbor Jodi got tickets for our whole neighborhood the year before, and then my mother-in-law also got tickets. So that meant I went 2 NIGHTS IN A ROW! It was so fun. The pictures are not in order.... the first night was with my girlfriends and the second night was with Mike, Hayden and Lori. The show was so much more than I expected it to be.


Karen and I at dinner before

Steph, Patrece, me and Kim

Lagoon

Last Thursday I decided to take the boys to Lagoon. I didn't even invite Mike to come because he hates it there so bad.... (probably an after affect of growing up in Bountiful). Instead I decided to invite some of my girlfriends and their kids.  To say the least, there were A LOT OF KIDS! It could have been a nightmare, but turned out really fun. It's nice to have older kids with cell phones. We floated in the lazy river for a couple hours while they rode the crazy rides. I then did something that is so not like me.... I "BOUNCED BACK" 3 days later! I was really glad we did it after all was said and done, but 2 trips in a summer is enough for me!

Wyatt just got braces last week, so I had all the teenagers show off their metal mouth smiles. So cute!
All these kids on Thursday... and they got along great! AMAZING.
The mom's right after our trip in the lazy river. Quite relaxing, except for the other bazillion people there. I just took a deep breath and tried to ignore the fact that about 50 people were probably peeing right next to me at all times. Oh well, I lived. And had a bunch of fun in the mean time. Yay for summer!

Has it really been 8 months?!

I can't believe I haven't blogged in 8 months. How sad. My computer was a big piece of crap and was totally full, so I couldn't download my photos. That's what started it anyway. My life has had some highs and lows during the last year and I think that's the other reason I stayed away. Anyway... I miss it. It's fun to look back on old memories. I'm gonna post old photos and new ones here and there. The above is of my sweet sister's new baby, McKai. He is an angel. I adore him so much. He had a scary couple of days in the hospital, but all is well now.

A big part of our spring and summer has been spent on the boat. The boys love to wakeboard so much and it's such a great thing to do as a family.  We went to a wakeboard competition a few weeks ago and Wyatt took first place in his division. I was such a proud mama! Hayden did well too, but biffed it a couple times. He has another one coming up this weekend that he's practicing up for. Hope he gets in a good run!

I love and adore my family, and am so glad I'm where I'm at in my life. Hopefully I'll be back to post again soon... :)

More Halloween pics...

Just thought I'd post a few more Halloween pics from Halloween night. Mike had a great time scaring the crap out of little kids that came to the door, so that was good.... And, Hayden got to hang out with all his buddies and got tons of candy (that he gave all away). Wyatt was too cool and we didn't see him all night long. :(
Of course they had to come straight home and compare how much loot they got

Harlee, Gavin, Hayden and Alec
Funny, funny Hayden

Happy Halloween!

Hope you all have a Happy Halloween. We had a good laugh at Wyatt this morning. Yesterday we went looking for a red silk robe for him because he wanted to be Hugh Hefner. Not sure if that was the best idea, but I thought it would be funny. Well, no one had anything remotely close to what we needed. Our last stop was Target. Of course all the costumes were totally picked over, but Wyatt saw a 3T - 4T Elmo costume that he thought would be funny. We laughed so hard when he put it on that we had to get it. Then we found a mini Elmo that talks, so naturally we got a leash and tied it around his waist. He'll definitely be original! Hayden had his costume planned out a month ago. It was fun painting his face this morning. He looked really good!

Also, I was Boo-ed by that sweetie pie Tanja... Thanks for thinking of me and Happy Halloween to you too! :)

Happy Birthday Hayden!!!

Happy Birthday to my little "Munch Mouth". I love you so much and hope you have the best birthday ever! You're such a cute and funny kid and everyone loves to be around you. 10 years old is a big one, so live it up buddy! Have a great day... Love, Yo Mama!

It's all about Hayden...

Last night was the fall festival at Hayden's elementary school. I told him we could go for a while before he had to go to football practice. Luckily his buddy and neighbor, Troy was there to hang out with. It was a mad house... I'm not gonna lie. I think the line for tickets was about 45 min. long, but the kids had fun and we were able to help out the school.



I finally remembered my camera last Saturday for Hayden's game. He's #25. What a stud!
Some cool guy was awesome enough to show up at their game with a Hummer for the boys to take a picture in. I think all the other teams were JEALOUS! (Hayden is the driver)

Saturday with the Fam @ Raging Waters

We went for a family outing to Raging Waters this past Saturday. This is the slide that everyone went on but me, including my DAD & MOM! They are so cool. I couldn't believe my mom did it especially. She's turned in to quite the dare devil!
Hayden, Wyatt and Mike waiting in line to go on the "scary slide".
The kids thought it would be funny if they stacked all the tubes and put Tristan inside. Tristan obviously thought it was a great idea too.

Our little spot on the grass to chill and EAT.


All in all it was a great day. The kids had a great time and the adults got to play and relax. Not too shabby!

Hayden's First Day

Hayden started the 4th grade yesterday. He was so excited because he thinks he got the "best teacher ever", Ms. Sorensen. She really is a cute, young teacher and it should be a great year for him. He's such a funny, smart little kid. Love you Munch! 

Oh, and yes, he's getting a haircut tomorrow.....