Feeding ducks and flying kites

While the Matthews were in town we decided to go to Salem pond to feed the ducks and fly some kites. Well either the ducks had been fed all day long or they didn't like our 85 cent bread, what ever it was they didn't eat two slices of it and we got SIX bags...oh well the kids had fun!

Cassi and Morgan posing with the bread

I think that the kids ate more of the bread than the ducks did Ü


It was pretty gusty that day, we could get the kites up but then they would suddenly fall to the ground...

Owen thought that he was pretty cool with those sunglasses on!

Reagan preferred the playground to flying kites...who can blame her!This was Bailey's 'Winnie the Pooh' kite and Owen's 'Spiderman" kite

Sleep over with Cousins

When Kim and Brent came to visit we decided to have all the big girls have a sleep over in our computer room. So we took out the recliner that was in there and put in 3 twin mattress in there, they fit perfectly and the girls had so much fun!

I am sure Bailey will be mad at me as soon as she sees this picture...Ü
Morgan sound asleep
Sweet Madi
Cute Cassi

Did I mention that we turned on the light for this picture? Yea they were deep asleep!

Easter egg hunt

The kids did four easter egg hunts this year and boy do we have a lot of candy! Well at least we used to have a lot of candy Ü

This hunt was at Grandma Beardall/Grandma Peterson/Rachel and Albertos house...

On your mark...

Get set...

GO!!!!

We had a lot of fun, but the best part was that Kim, Brent and family came into town. Even though the visit wasn't nearly long enough we had a lot of fun.

Happy Easter! This is Easter morning the kids are opening their Easter baskets. We have church at 9:00 am, so I asked the Easter bunny not to hide the Easter candy and toys this year. Bailey and Morgan both got sidewalk chalk and teeny tiny kites, Owen got a spiderman ball and a spiderman kite and Reagan got a cute pinwheel. They all got TONS of candy! Bruce and I also gave them Easter clothes, the older girls got shirts and a dresses, Owen got a dress shirt and a couple of shrits and Reagan got a dress and two new outfits.

Bailey really is happy here, just really tired!

don't you like her farmers tan?

Morgan got a little sun the day before from all the hunts! She sure is getting a lot of freckles, I love it!

Owen was most impressed that the Easter bunny got him crabby patties...silly boy!

Reagan figured out how to pop the eggs open and proceeded to open each egg and dump candy all over the floor!

We had a great Easter, I hope everyone else did too!

I forgot to get pictures of all the kids in their dress Easter clothes...hopefully next Sunday I can get them to wear the same clothes and snap a picture!

Splish, splash, we were takin' a bath!

These two are my water babies! If they hear me turn on the bathtub they are running full force, stripping as they go, so they can get in the tub.

They LOVE to splash and I usually end up soaked by the time they are out of the tub!

Owen is so happy in the tub until I try to wash him...I think he knows that when I pull out the soap tub time is almost over Ü

Reagan is washing her face...

And now she is washing the ducky

I just love these kiddos, they keep me on my toes and keep excitement in my life!

New Hair cuts

My awesome cousin Cami is going to school at Evans to become a hairstylist. We went there the other day to get our hair trimmed.

Bailey got about an inch or so taken off then she got layers...


I got my hair trimmed, layered and I decided to try out some side bangs...I am pretty much used to them now, the first couple days they got annoying but now I like them Ü

And Morgan was the biggest change, I have always thought that she looked so cute with short hair so we did a slight a-line with stacking in the back...so cute!!! We love it!

Thank you so much Cami! We love our hair!

Our new kitchen table

We finally have a kitchen table! We are very excited about it, we have been eating at the kitchen counter for 5+ years so it will be nice to have everyone at the table!

As you can see Reagan LOVES our new addition, she can climb on to it and then get in to her highchair, or just dance on the top of it...she is a silly girl!


This picture is a little fuzzy becuase my camera was on the wrong setting but I just think Reagan looks so cute sitting there like a big girl!

I got tagged

20 years ago: 1988...I was 11, in sixth grade...I think...um I was hating cursive, spanish and math Ü

10 years ago: 1998...I was getting ready to get married, probably doing dress fittings, getting bridemaid dresses ready, cake ordered..you know all the fun stuff! We also moved to the "spider house" this year (basement apartment)

5 years ago: 2003...Bailey was 3 1/2 and Morgan was 8 months, Morgan was walking, yes walking, Bailey could recite the pledge of allengance and could almost read, I was loving being a mom and a wife and I was babysitting Bridger

3 years ago: 2005...Bailey was 5 1/2, Morgan was 2 1/2 and Owen was 7 months...still love being a mom and a wife we were living in the duplex by the high school, we call it the lady bug house because there was a tree in the front yard that attracted lady bugs Ü I started babysitting a lot more kids, Bridger, Sage, Canyon, Ruben, and Alek...

1 year ago... 2007...Bailey was preparing for baptism, Morgan was preparing for kindergarten, Owen was being a boy and Reagan was six months old...we were building our house, glad that is over! Still loving being a mom and wife and a babysitter Ü

So far this year...2008...We are in our new house, still trying to "move in", Bailey loves third grade, Morgan loves Kindergarten and is reading up a storm, Owen needs preschool but I was too slow for that but he is learning how to write his name, he loves being read to, I am actually reading him "Gossamer" right now which is a second-third grade level book, Reagan is a sweetheart but starting to get frustrated because she knows what she wants but doesn't yet have the words to express it, we are working on sign language which seems to help, I just need to get better a doing it more, I still babysit, I have Makayla, Eric and Alex they are fun and keep my kids entertained Ü

Yesterday I...babysat, took the kids to the ward play group, did some laundry, dishes, vacuumed and swept...nothing too exciting

Today I...babysat, took the kids to the libarary for the story time, paid bills, went to Wal-mart, and pretty much the same as above Ü

Later tonight...I need to go pick Bailey up from her friends house, put kids to bed, and I will probably crash early cause I am tired Ü

Tomorrow...babysit but only Makayla so its an easy day Ü I really should finish up the laundry for this week, Oh yea I am going to have our new table delivered!!! so I will probably mop to prepare for that, and then I am taking the girls and we are going to Cami's school to get our hair cut for $3!!!

This year I hope to....be a better mom and wife...I need to be more patient, I want to loose weight but then I want to get pregnant too so we will see in December which one wins! I need to organize my house and help Bruce organize the garage I will take any suggestions Ü

I cant remember who sara tagged to I will tag Amy, Radel, Erin, and who ever else wants to do it!

Sick Kids

Reagan has had a rough month. She started it out with a small cold, then she had the stomach flu, then she got a bigger cold, then an ear infection with a little pnumonia, they put her on antibiotics but her body said no and she got such bad diarrhea, she lost her appetite and started getting dehydrated. I was going to take her to the doctor but they were closed so I decided to take her to the ER. They gave her an IV but first taking blood and urine, they tried giving her the IV in her arm but it blew so they did it in her little hand. The saddest thing is that she just layed there letting them poke and prod her...

The next day she was feeling better, it was a good sign that when I went to get her when she woke up that she actually sat up, she hadn't done that for a few days. later on she was signing "eat" so we put her in her highchair and gave her bread, crackers, applesauce and apple juice...she didn't eat much but at least she showed interest.

Later on that evening I took her back in for them to check her out and take the IV out (or give her more fluids in needed), they must have had her little hand wrapped just a little to snug and the connection for the IV gave her a little bruise, there is also one on the side of her pinky...so sad, but I would rather her have some bruises and feeling better than to have her so sick...