Monster Jax

Whenever Jax is quiet you know he is doing something he shouldn't. I found him in the pantry today playing with all the sugar. He also opened the Coke bottle up and made a gooey mess. Josh and Hunter helped me clean him up. It's hard to get upset, all I can do is laugh. He was so proud of the creation that he made.

Thanksgiving 2009

Thanksgiving 2009 at the Grace Legion Hall
It was so nice to have Thanksgiving with everyone together! We deceided to pick one location and get everyones families together in one place. It worked out so well, we weren't frantically hurrying to everyones house and then rushing out the door in a panic to get to the next family. It was relaxing the kids had fun getting together, playing and making crafts.
Marsha, JT, Norma, Marcey, Ted, and Amber

Our Cute table decorations, nothing would be complete without decoations
We made turkeys out of chocolate covered huckleberries, cookies, candy corns whoopers and red hots. I was so proud, my turkeys head was on upside down.
Josh, Hunter, Jax, Jaden, McKadee, Marcey, Breeanna, Shawn, Trinity, Abbey, Trent show off their crafts.
Working on their crafts

Jax doesn't eat much, he is to busy making a mess!
Trent, Josh, Hunter
Jaden and Mckadee
Jax and Chad

What am I grateful for.... Where do I begin?

I have an amazing loving husband. He is everything and more. He knows me better than I think I know myself. He is always the mellow one that calms my uptight neurotic soul. The sound of his voice, the look in his eyes and I know that everything is ok. He will make my coffee, give me a cold wash cloth when I am sick, do laundry and get the boat out even though he hates to. He has accepted my kids as his own and his main goal in life is to make them, us, me happy.

I have the most amazing kids. They are the light of my life. They surprise me on a daily basis.

Jaden or JJ for 'just Jaden' but there is nothing 'just' about her. She is the most intelligent girl that I know. She has high hopes and dreams and I know she will achieve all.

Josh is my sweet kid. He always holds the door open for ladies and will run up and take their garbage to the side of the road for them. If i forget to tuck him in at night he will come downstairs and tuck me in!

Jax what can I say, we call him monster! He is our family baby, poor kid has no hope! He is just a character, sweet, loves his blankies and bottle and loves his MAMA!

My brother and sister survived growing up with me, but they created that monster. I was the baby and Joni and Brett spoiled me more than my parents. Brett was always there to nurture my inner tomboy, Hunting ducks, pheasants, skinning squirrels, building lean-to's, and dissecting fish eyes. Joni was always there to clean me up when I got home. She struggled to teach me how to be a girl. She has and always will be my best friend. She is the one that I have always looked up to and will always strive to be like. And do I strive, falling just short.

My parents have made me the person I am today. I never truly appreciated them until recently, especially my mom. When I moved to Boise I realized how much she did for me and my kids, at least I thought I realized. It wasn't until I moved to Grace and had another baby that I truly realized how much she had done for me. She was always just a couple of miles away and I took that for granted. I will never be able to pay my parents back for everything that they have taught me, but I will forever be in their debt.

I also have the most amazing friends in the world, some close and some far. I do not always get to see my friends nearly as much as I would like. I have old friends that have stuck with me through the really crappy years of my life. They were always there to pick me up, wipe my tears, take me shopping and tell me the most famous phrase that would put a smile on my face, "BUY IT BECAUSE YOU DESERVE IT, SISSY". I have new friends that are just as amazing and I cant wait for the years to come with them also.

I could go on and on, but the internet couldn't hold all my typing. All I can say it that God has blessed me in more ways than I deserve and I am truly in awe.

Jax is very independent, he likes to do everything himself(his personality reminds me a lot like Jaden's was at that age) he feeds himself, brushes his own teeth and puts his coat on....backwards.

Josh was not happy with me when I told him he was playing basketball again this year. Football is really his favorite sport, and hasn't been comfortable with basketball, until this year. This was the first game, they have had no practices but Josh was dribbling the ball up and down the court, shooting, passing, blocking it was great.

Dribbling Going for the block

Looking for the pass At the free throw line

JADEN BEFORE JADEN AFTER

Look at that beautiful smile, for a beautiful girl!! Jaden was so excited to have her braces finally taken off. And to sweeten the pot, her ortho didn't give her the old ugly metal retainer, she gets the invisalign retainer!

PBR/Las Vegas

PBR 2009
This year we went to the PBR in Las Vegas. What an amazing time we had. Like they say 'what happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas', isn't that right LD? We went to the bulls Friday, Saturday we spent relaxing, shopping, gambling of course, running through the casino, sharing lime wedges and cherries in the pool, singing on the tram, 'hot and ready's' at 1am and getting ready for the final day. Sunday was the final day and they put on a great show. I am truly blessed to the amazing friends that I have to share my life with.
Me, Chad, Dustin, Shannon, Jack D. girl, Destiny, Darwin

What Darwin and Chad will do for a Jack Daniels belt buckle. Chads new nickname is LD.

We always get the hotties!

Darwin, Dustin, Chad

My long lost Twin

Pumkin Walk- Josh, Jax, Shawn, Trinity, Linda Amanda and I all went. It was alot of fun and very busy. We ended up leaving quickly Jax was sick and later we found out Jaden, Jax and Josh all had the Swine Flu!

Halloween 2009

What a busy week! Halloween is my favorite holiday and we always try to make it fun for the kids. We went to Josh's carnival and Trinity, Shawn and Breanna came up for that. Friday night we went to Logan for Hunters carnival and spent the night. Saturday we had a halloween breakfast and lunch then went to yet ANOTHER carnival. Josh stayed with Hunter that night and went trick or treating around their neighborhood.


Jaden left for Coeur d'Alene on Thursday, to cheer for the Volleyball team, and did not get home until 3am on Sunday morning. She wasn't able to join us for all the Halloween fun. I did make travel bags for the cheer girls , filled with treats, card games and coloring books so they wouldn't get bored. They of course did a fine job of entertaining themselves on their own.




Chad thinks my family is crazy because we go all out on holidays and we probably do.
But does this look like a crazy family to you?!!!



Jax was a boxer and so very 'tuff' looking packing his blanket and bottle around.
Josh was a spartan and he was also very 'tuff' in his man dress.

Jaden and Hadlee



My Cheer girls



Really!!! Where are your advisors! The girls took the luggage cart out for a spin one night.
With the hotel managers approval of course.


Chad and I always try to go out for Halloween also. This year we went as Brett Michaels and
The Rock of Love Girls. We are not quite as trashy as they are but we always have a good time.

Dixie-Jess, Sidney-??, Destiny- Taya, Me-Heather, Darwin-Bret, Shannon??, Margie-Daisy, Chad-Big John. I can't remember who Sid and Shannon were.

Big John- My HOTTIE!

I don't think that I look much like Heather, but it is creepy how much Darwin looked like Bret!