The Diary of Gabby Hinds

Ft. Duchesne 4th of July Pow Wow 2010 Teen Boys Grass-What Kaiden Hopes to Learn...

2010-08-12T15:03:00.002-04:00

July 4th Vacation 2010-Ft. Duchesne Ute Pow Wow

2010-08-12T12:41:00.005-04:00

Our final stop in our July 4th West-ward vacation was the great state of Utah. My grandma's sister, Aunt Leona, lives in Roosevelt, and we wanted to see her! I've missed her since I saw her last year, and Dallin has missed flirting with an older woman. (He fell in love with her last summer.) We arrived at her house late Wednesday night. We had enough time to get a good night's rest, and then we were off to the 42nd Annual Ute Indian Tribe Pow Wow the next morning. This was my first time experiencing a pow wow. In fact, it was Daddy, Kaiden, and Dallin's first time also. Dallin and I had a good time, but Kaiden instantly fell in love with the whole idea, and wouldn't stop watching for anything! Not even to get food! Me-if I heard we were going to get fry bread from one of the food vendors--I was all over that. You didn't have to tell me twice!! We went to the Pow wow on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. My mom took a BUNCH of pictures. Here some of the pictures she took:

This was during the opening ceremonies.
A Pow wow is like a big dance competition, and everyone is encouraged to participate! Even the little guys like these kids.

These were my favorite dancers. They were jingle dancers, and they have bell-like pieces on there dresses, that makes noise as they dance to the drums. I want Mommy to make me a dress like theirs.
A little jingle dancer
To be in the actual contest, you had to be dressed in Indian dress. But between dances they would have inter-tribal dancers that anyone could participate in. Kaiden was out their every inter-tribal.
We even saw a rainbow!

Another little guy. So cute!
Isn't she beautiful. She had on a buckskin dress that was so pretty!
This was a fancy shawl dancer. They were pretty neat to watch also.
Look at all the detail that goes into the dresses. And they are handmade.
These were the drummers that were right next to where we sat. There were groups of drummers scattered all around the circle, and they each took turns singing, while the dancers danced. These guys were called Eyabay. I saw that they took 1st place in the drum competition.
The pow wow went on into the night.

This was one of the Indian Princesses. She had to be able to speak native Ute, among other things. She was also a traditional dancer.

A fancy dancer. This guy was one of Daddy's favorites to watch.

Kaiden hopes this will be him one day!
I can't wait to get the opportunity to go again, and neither can Dallin or Kaiden. Except next time, we want to be in the right clothes!!

July 4th Vacation 2010-Independence Rock and Martin's Cove, WY

2010-07-27T20:34:00.005-04:00

On our way from South Dakota to Utah, we stopped for a day in Wyoming to a cool historic site, and a church landmark. I may only be five, but I know my info about these places! Ok, my mom might be helping me a eensy, tiny bit. . . .anyway. . . first we stopped at Independence Rock. It was this huge rock that people from a long, long, long, time ago used as a landmark, when they were going from the east side of the U.S. to the west side. And here is the crazy part, they didn't drive like we did...they walked, and walked, and walked, and walked. People who were walking on the Oregon trail, or the Mormon trail, or other trails looked for this rock to make sure they were staying on the trail! When they got to it the would climb it just like we did! They would also write their names on the rock. I think it was called Independence Rock because that is when the first group of people got to the rock. On Independence day, or July 4th! (See I told you I payed attention!)

It didn't look that steep from the bottom, but when we started going up..it was very steep!
After a very strenuous couple of minutes, (ok, yes I thought I was going to die from a heart attack!), we made it to the top. Here is the view from the top!
Awww....what a cute family, except for the crazy boy in the GAP t-shirt!
See, look, here are names carved in the rock from Cowboy and Indian times, July 4th 1850. How cool is that?
Oh, and this one is from Hippie times! Awesome!
Here's another old one!

After we saw Independence Rock, we went to a place a couple miles down the road called Martin's Cove. Being LDS (or Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, if you want the whole name!), this was a landmark in our church's history. A lot of my friends will probably already know this, but a lot might not, so I will fill you in on some details. Our church was started a long time ago in the East. For a while the headquarters were in Kirtland, Ohio, then the members were driven out, and stayed in other places, and settled again in Nauvoo, Illinois. After a while the members were persecuted and driven out again. This time the church members got all they could gather in a covered wagon, or pull in a handcart, left their homes and traveled a hundred, thousand, million, trillion miles where they finally settled in Salt Lake City, UT. This was not an easy trek for them. They traveled through bad weather, cold weather, and they were tired and hungry. Oh yes, and they walked the whole way!!! Over mountains too!! Anyway, one group stopped at this place, Martin's Cove. It was freezing winter, and they had run out of food. So they stopped in this cove until food and help was brought to them. Some stories were very sad, and a lot of members lost their loved ones, while waiting for help, from starvation and mainly from being too cold! So now, that I've given you a brief summary of the history of my church, let's move on to what we did there.....:)

This place had lots of hand carts that you could pull on a trail to the cove, and then you could hike around in the cove and hear different stories about the pioneers. My daddy thought that it would be a grand idea to let us experience pulling a hand cart, so we could see how the early members of our church did it. Side note: the boys, Mommy and I, went to this place last year, with my grandparents, and we liked it so much that we wanted my daddy to see it too. We hiked around the cove and knew how long it was, but we didn't pull handcarts. Ok, now back to the story, So Daddy wanted us to pull a handcart and hike for 4 miles round trip. Sounds like a piece of cake right? Well, it was hot! And mommy thought maybe we were to wimpy, but Daddy wouldn't take no for an answer. Did I mention that it was hot!! So we started our trek. It was fun for the first mile. Daddy and Kaiden pulled it and me and Dallin rode in the wagon.
Then mommy took a turn in the wagon! And she calls me a princess??

This was the view looking out of the handcart.
I was starting to think that this was a piece of cake! I was having a good time riding in the back!
So was Dallin!
And then, we had to park the cart and do a two mile hike around the cove. No prob, my dad loves to hike and we do LOTS of hiking, even when there is a lot of snow on the ground--so this would be totally fine!! Well, notice that there are no pictures until the end. That would be because it started to rain...and thunder. So Mommy put her camera away. And we still hide two miles to hike. If she could of taken pictures, she would of gotten pictures of Dallin dying to use the bathroom, because his belly hurt. Or she could of gotten a picture of the monster gnats that were eating us alive because we didn't wear any bug spray! Or she could of gotten pictures of Daddy having to carry me the whole way, because I was to hot and tired to walk anymore! Did I mention is was hot??? Luckily for us, some people that worked there came by on a motorized cart and hauled me, Dallin and Mommy back to the beginning where my Grandma was waiting. Daddy and Kaiden met up with my Pa, and they brought the hand cart back.
Here they come! Ha ha! Look me and Dallin jumped in like we walked the whole way!
We didn't see these carts till we were about to leave! Darn it! This was just my size!
Maybe next time!
Kaid was pretty tired, but proud he made it the whole way! Maybe that mop on his head kept him cool! :)
It was evening, and we still had a four hour drive to my Aunt's house in Utah! Time to go! Looking back, I'm glad that we pulled the handcarts. Even though I was miserable, I got a little, eensy, tiny taste of what the early pioneers of my church had to go through as they made their journey west to Salt Lake. And for that, I am grateful!

July 4th Vacation 2010-Keystone Area, South Dakota

2010-07-19T21:02:00.011-04:00

After we visited the Badlands, we headed 1 hour west to a town called Keystone, South Dakota. South Dakota is a funny state, because all of driving to the Badlands, the scenery was just flat plains. Then we got to Badlands, and you know what they looked like..and then when we got to Keystone, we were in the mountains! Daddy loved this part of South Dakota, and he is already planning things to do when we go back! I would have to agree with him, this area is pretty cool! The first thing we did when we got to Keystone is eat! Ok-maybe one not so great thing about the Black Hills area is the food. Let's just say I've had better...but yes, I know, we probably just didn't eat at the right places! Anyway, after we had dinner we drove up to Mt. Rushmore. WOW!! Considering I am five, and I have no clue who the people on the mountain are, it was still really cool! We didn't stay very long, because it was dark and then we had to go to our hotel.
The next morning we went to a park called Bear Country USA. Mommy called it Jurassic Park. It was a park that you drove around in, and the animals weren't in cages. They just walked around where ever they wanted too. We saw elk..
...wolves..
mt. goats...(ok, I guess these guys couldn't roam wherever they wanted to; ramming hazards maybe?)...
...cougars...(and, they couldn't roam wherever either; being eaten alive hazards maybe?)...
..black bears...
...bears fighting...
...bears being chill...
...buffalo..
...baby wolves...
...grizzly bears...(again, she couldn't roam free, I'm sure because she would eat us!)...
...baby bears...awww....
and we got to ride a train! A tractor train!! Dallin was excited! He loves tractors, and he loves trains! The best of both!! Kaiden would be mortified that Mommy is posting this picture, because he thought he was way too cool for this!
Mommy and Grandma watched while we rode.
After Bear Country, we went to Big Rush Goldmine. It was fun! We toured an old mine, that people used to get gold from!
Then we panned for gold ourselves! It was kinda hard...
but then we figured it out, and the best part is that now....
we are rich!!! That's right? See those little tiny specks? Yeah, that's gold--that I panned!! I'm rich now! Hmm...what should I spend my earnings on??? Oh yeah, notice the one on the left, and how there is nothing in it? Well, apparently Kaid didn't figure out the panning technique and he dumped all his soil into the water. Bummer! Stinks to be him!
See, we're so happy because we are now rich!

After becoming rich, we drove a little ways to a state park called Custer St. Park. It was a crazy drive to get there. We drove up and down mountains and I felt like I was on a roller coaster. Have I ever told you how Daddy drives cars for a living? Well, I think he thinks he is a race car driver, and was flying on these mountain roads. Again, Mommy was getting a little stressed out! Especially because the side of the mountain roads had views like the one above!
We stopped at a look out point. That is Mt. Rushmore behind us!
These bridges were Daddy's favorite part of the drive. He loved them so much he made Mommy take a picture. They were called pig tail bridges.
See, they really do look like pig tails! By the way, I'm glad none of us get carsick, because this is how the drive was the whole way up and down the mountain, to get to the state park!
After we left the Black Hills National Forest, and Custer State Park, we went back to Keystone and did the most fun part of the trip for all of us kids! We rode the Alpine slides, and we loved it!

In fact, we loved it so much, we decided to go again the next morning, and we even talked Pa into coming down with us this time!
After the Alpine slides, we went back to Rushmore to see it during the day, and hike some trails around it.
Oh, and yes, junior ranger here also! Man, I'm gonna have to remember to put these on my resume!
After Rushmore, it was time to leave Keystone, and head toward Wyoming.
On our way out of the Black Hills, we stopped at Crazy Horse. Coming from a Native American background, we were a little excited to see this place. It was pretty cool. And they are still working on it!
When it gets finished, it will be Crazy Horse pointing to the mountains, sitting on a horse.
We loved South Dakota, and can't wait to go back! But it was time to move on. Next stop...Independence Rock and Martin's Cove in Wyoming.

July 4th Vacation 2010-Badlands, South Dakota

2010-07-18T18:59:00.008-04:00

This summer we decided to follow the sun and head west!

Here we are the afternoon we left home. We drove 7 hours to Moline, IL. We got there and had a little bit of time to swim in the pool. It was fun, until Dallin lost his tooth! Dallin jumped in the pool, and when he came back out, he was holding his mouth and saying "Ouch!". Mommy said, "Let me see your smile!", and sure enough his front tooth was gone! Well that's one way to knock out a loose tooth! The tooth fairy even knew where to find him at the hotel! P.S. Kaiden lost his tooth while we were still at home packing the car! That's two teeth in one day for our family!

Then next day we drove 10 hours until we got to Wall, SD. Thank goodness mommy brought her ipod, because the boys hogged the dvd player and played video games the whole time!!! There is only so much time before a video game gets old--especially when you don't get to play and you just have to watch!! So, luckily for me, mommy pulled out her ipod and I jammed out and watched Disney cartoons!!
This is pretty much what the whole drive looked like! At least in SD, it was one long straight road! :)
We pulled into Wall, SD when it was bed time, so we went to bed, got up and went to this store. It was a store a long time ago...like when there was cowboys and indians...a really long time ago! We figured we had to go, considering there where billboards every 5 minutes, starting pretty much when we crossed the South Dakota border! (which is like 6 hours from where the store was!)
Mommy was more excited than me that there was something with my name on it. She said that she was sad when she was little because there wasn't ever anything with her name on it. As you can see from my facial expression, I'm not sure what the bid deal is anyway!
Back when cowboys and indians lived, this store gave out drinks of ice cold water for FREE!!! And guess what? They still do!! I love a store that gives out free stuff!! I didn't even have to spend any money that my Nana gave me to spend on vacation!! Awesome!
Look at my grandma! Isn't she crazy...there was no way I was getting up on that jack-a-lope! To scary for me!
Ooh...I spotted some real live indians!!

After we went to the Wall drug store, we drove a few minutes to a place called the "Badlands". I was a little nervous about going there, because, seriously...who wants to hang out at a bad place. Didn't sound like any fun to me!

It wasn't at all like what I expected it to be. I was thinking more like monsters, and dark places, and scary things...not cool stuff to look at!

(p.s Mommy wasn't very much fun here--at this particular spot--she was afraid we were going to fall off, so she was a little bit on the testy side. **cough,partypooper,cough** Just because there was a total drop off, doesn't mean we are gonna die!!
Dallin and Pa
This place wasn't bad at all! Look at all these pretty colors!!
(p.s. Mommy was more fun here, because we couldn't fall off, unless we tried really hard!)
Oh, by the way, yeah, I'm an official junior ranger now! So I better not see you throwing any trash down in national parks or else I WILL report you!
Yikes! Thank goodness I didn't see or hear any of these guys!

This place was booming with wildlife! We saw bison, deer, curly horned goats (not sure what their real name is) :), prairie dogs, rabbits, and birds. It was cool!

Wow...It's April already????

2010-04-20T09:55:00.004-04:00

Man, I haven't posted anything for an extremely long time!! It seems that the older I get the busier I get! lol And I'm only 4! Although, in exactly 8 days I will be 5 year old!! Can you believe that!! That means, this coming fall I'll be in Kindergarten!! I can't wait...I am so ready to be big like my brothers! Last time we talked it was Dallin's birthday, back in November. We have done a lot of fun things since then...Christmas, basketball, cheer leading, Kaiden's birthday...I have a lot of catching up to do! Right now, we just started baseball season, and hello!, like I said, we've a MAJOR event coming up in 8 days!! Can't wait...Until I post about the past couple months, here are some cute photos that were taken in the last couple weeks...I'm getting so big! lol

Happy Birthday Dallin!!

2009-11-08T20:41:00.004-05:00

It's me-Allery. I'm taking over for Gabby today! ;) My baby boy is 7 years old today! I can't believe it. Where has the time gone? Can't believe he is 7, and that we have been in our current home in Michigan for 7 years! I was 8 1/2 months pregnant with Dallin when we moved in! He was a handful when he was born. Very CRANKY, but so worth all the sleepless nights! Each year Dallin just keeps getting sweeter and sweeter! Not sure how much sweeter he can get. He has definitely taken the role of the peacemaker in the family, and is such a wonderful big brother to his little sister. He's a classic little brother who loves and looks up to his big brother.
I am so thankful to have this little guy in my life! Happy Birthday Dallin!! I love you!

So, let me explain why he looks so sad in the first picture! Yesterday I realized he had a fever midmorning, which was a major bummer, considering he was supposed to have his birthday party in the afternoon. He was heart broken after Matt broke the news to him, and I felt so bad for him. We ended up calling the doctor since his temp was at 1o3 and was still climbing. He diagnosed him with the flu and put Dallin on tamiflu. He was pretty much lethargic all day, and went to bed early. This morning, which was his birthday, he woke up feeling good. However, after playing around just a few minutes, he was beat and rested all morning at home, while Matt, Kaiden, and Dallin went to church. He held onto his birthday present all morning and watched the clock until Matt and the kids got back.

As soon as the Matt and the kids got back, Dallin ripped into his present and was surprised to see a Nintendo DS. He was pretty happy. He started perking up and his fever went away. Knock on wood, he went to bed fever free and feeling good. We'll see how he is in the morning.

Like I said earlier, where has the time gone? I can't believe he is 7 already!!

Happy Birthday Dallin!! I love you!

Me!!

2009-10-04T17:26:00.005-04:00

Hi everyone!! Just wanted to say Hi and see how you're doing!! I haven't written for a LONG time!! I started my second year of preschool, and next year I'm going to be in kindergarten!! I can't believe it, and neither can my mom!!! I go to school for half the day, then I get to come home and play with Mom!! My school is at the same school that Dallin goes to, so some days, when Mommy picks me up, we eat lunch with Dallin. He likes it! Dallin is in 1st grade this year. He is doing awesome!! So far he has gotten a 100% on his spelling test every week! And he got a 100% on his math test too! Kaiden is in 4th grade this year. He's getting old!!! He is also doing great at school! I hope you are all doing well, and I promise to write more!!

Destin!!

2009-10-04T15:27:00.013-04:00

I need to tell you about Destin. We went on vacation with Nana and Granddad, Uncle Ryan and Aunt Elizabeth, Uncle Bradley, Aunt Jenny, and baby Cameryn. (or Camera, as I like to call her! hee hee) We went there the week before school started! It was a last hoorah for the end of summer.

We couldn't of asked for more perfect weather! I had so much fun! Nana called me a little fish, because I wanted to play in the water from the morning until dinner time! It was fun to play with my brothers and Cameryn.

Dallin, Kaiden, and Daddy had lots of fun boogie boarding! They got pretty good at it! I also had some time on the board! Here's Dallin giving it a try.

Here's Daddy. . .

And Kaiden also took a turn! Look at him ride that wave in!!

My brothers and I got sooo tan! And I still got it!!

It was very relaxing on the beach. The sound of the waves just puts everyone to sleep, like Nana here!

Did I mention that we LOVED being at the beach???

Here's Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle Ryan chillaxing.

Who would of thought we would of seen a pirate ship!!

This guy is kinda cute in his own little way, right?

Maybe not!!!

Dallin looks a little worried being this close to alligators!

Or maybe it's the shark!! Aghhh!!!

We did some serious go-karting while we were in Florida. And of course, yours truly took 1st place. Ok, with a little help from Aunt Jenny.

Here some more shots of all the fun!!

2009-07-12T21:37:00.007-04:00

We had a fun time at Nanna and Granddad's house. I got to see Nanna, Granddad, Uncle Jared and Aunt Jenny, Cameryn, and Uncle Bradley. He is so funny. My brothers and I love to play hide-n-seek with Uncle Bradley. I don't know if he likes it though. Usually we can't technically find him, because he is behind a locked door. But we know he's in there! We also went to Holiday World, went on a hike in the stream by Nanna's house, watched granddad and Daddy fly a remote control plane, played with Great-Granddad's puppies, and played on Nanna's water slide. We also got to watch fireworks. We always have a lot of fun when we go Nanna's house.

There goes Daddy and Kaiden.

Kaiden said he had a headache when he got off.

Yay, finally it's my turn to ride a ride. Dallin rode it with me. It was bumper boats.

I totally bumped him all over the place!!

Oh, I love the carousel.

And so does Cameryn.

Kaiden was embarrassed that he had to ride the "baby" ride. He was just doing it to make sure that Baby Cameryn didn't fall off the ride!

See. . . .totally humiliated.

But I wasn't embarrassed!! I loved it!

And again, so did Cameryn.

As well as Dallin.

Aren't those the cutest bunnies you've ever seen?

My Aunt Jenny, Uncle Jared, and cousin, Cameryn

I am having a blast at this place!!! -that's what I was thinking in this picture.

Hey Cameryn is thinking the saaaaame thing!

Nanna and Granddad have a really awesome water slide. We love to play on it when we go to their house!

Mommy wishes this could be what she saw from our front door.

My Nanna and Granddad's house. I love going there.

Dallin said this puppy's name was "Cute". Hmm. . . very original, don't you think?

Why can't I keep this little guy?

How was your 4th?

2009-07-11T23:56:00.002-04:00

This year we were at my Nanna's house for July 4th. Besides it raining all day, we managed to have a good day. We had a yummy cook-out, and ate homemade ice cream. Ummm . . . it was yummy! My great-granddad and grandmama came over to visit. Then we got to the fun part and had our own firework show. We popped popcorn and sat on the front porch, while Daddy and Granddad put on a good show. How was your 4th? Good I hope!

What have we done since the last day of school, you ask?

2009-06-18T10:27:00.004-04:00

Well the pics are in backwards order, but.....
1. We went and got ice cream right after school was out! Mommy painted on the car and made it all pretty for the last day of school. That was cool.
2. Kaiden and Dallin got summer hair cuts.
3. We played out side all day long!
4. We went to Boyne Mountain, up north! (more pics to come)
5. And our most favorite thing to do:
WE SLEEP IN!!!!

Here is Kaid getting his hair cut. Daddy told him it was done, and really he had only cut the top! It was funny, but I guess you had to be there.....

When we went to Ziggy's, Kaid decided to get a smoothie.

I got chocolate ice cream, like I always get! Dallin did go too, but I guess he didn't make it into any of the pictures. Poor guy. We also went with our next door neighbors, Taran, Ms. Michelle, and Mr. Jay. (who scares me) :)

Yes, school is finally done for the summer!!

Last time getting off the bus till next fall!

2009-06-15T10:05:00.002-04:00

Woohoo!!! It the first official day of summer vacation!! Hmm. . . what should I do? Well I started the morning by playing outside (while Mom was still in laying in bed). We are leaving this afternoon to go to Boyne. We'll be there for a couple of days. Mommy is going to a conference and Daddy and us kids will be playing. Tuesday we are going to a waterpark, and Wednesday we are going to explore the sand dunes that are close by. I'm excited and I think we'll have fun!

2009-06-11T18:17:00.002-04:00

1 DAY!!!!!!!! and summer vacation is here! I will be a pre-ker and only have 1 more year till I'm in Kindergarten!!! 1 more day, Dallin will be a first grader, and Kaid will be a 4th grader!! WooHoo!!!

Summer Vacation is Almost Here!!!!

2009-06-04T16:55:00.001-04:00

6 more days and counting until schools out!!!!

Happy 4th Birthday to Me!!!

2009-04-30T10:45:00.002-04:00

Yay! I'm a big girl now!! I'm 4 years old!! I have to keep telling Mommy, "Sorry Mommy, I'm a big girl now and I have to grow up!". She doesn't want me to get big, she wants me to stay little. We all have to grow up. . . .

My friend McKinley came by to drop off a gift! Isn't she so nice! And she gave me the prettiest Barbie!!! How did she know I LOVE Barbie!! I also got a Miley Cyrus doll from Maggie, Matt, and Molls, which is another person I LOVE. My friends must know me pretty well!

Ugh, yes, I blew out all 4 candles at once. . . well. . . ok, maybe not.

Look at this cake my Mommy made for me! It's the prettiest castle!!

Ridem' Cowboy

2009-04-24T14:56:00.002-04:00

Woohoo!! Finally Mommy got the pictures to work!! Now I can tell you all about how I became a cowgirl!! When we were down at my Grandma and Pa's house, Pa had a surprise for us!! We got to ride REAL horses!! I got to ride with Daddy, but Dallin and Kaiden got to ride their very own horses!! Kaiden was very scared at first. He also got stuck with a crazy horse that wanted to be the leader of the trail!! The horse kept trying to cut to the front of the line, and Kaid would say, "WOW!!", and pull back on the reigns. That was supposed to stop the horse, but Redman (that was the horses name) was not listening. Finally Kaiden took control and he loved it the rest of the time. Dallin's horse was named. . . .hmm. I can't remember. My mom rode a "painted horse" named Apache. My nanna said that since we are part American Indian, we should of been riding the horse bare back! My mommy told her she ran and jumped on the horse from behind. Of course she was just kidding!! My pa also got a horse that wanted to be at the front of the line, and every time the horse would try to cut to the front, Kaiden's horse would stick his bunz out and not let Pa's horse pass. It was funny! Oh yeah, and once I thought I was going to die! My horse was walking along, minding it's own business and then all of a sudden it tripped on something and almost fell! With me and Daddy on it!! He caught himself right before he hit the ground. Pheww. It was a close call. Kaiden's horse also liked to go #2 a lot and stink all of us out!! Kaiden gagged once, because it was so stinky. My pa tried to get his horse to run, so he could act like he was a cowboy. It was funny! Me and my brothers had so much fun and can't wait till we can go again! Thanks Pa!!

Dallin on his horse. He didn't actually "steer" his horse. His horse got led by another horse.

Kaiden on "Redman".

Me and Daddy.

Thanks Pa and Grandma!! We had a great time!!

I got my hair cut!

2009-04-24T14:50:00.002-04:00

I went to gymnastics today, and afterwards Mommy said, "Do you want to get your hair cut?". I looked at her for a minute and said, "Yeah!!". So we went to the salon, and got my hair cut! What do you think?

Is it just Mommy?

2009-04-19T21:27:00.001-04:00

Is anybody else have problems uploading pictures on blogger? My mom has been trying for a week now, and the pictures never load. hmmm..... maybe it's just Mommy.

Spring Break flew by. . .

2009-04-14T17:32:00.003-04:00

Spring Break has come and gone and the boys started back to school today. We had so much fun and Mommy will be posting more later, so keep checking back! I hope everyone had a happy Easter! Ok spring, you can officially come now! Up here in Michigan, we're still waiting. . .

Did we catch the Leprechaun?

2009-03-21T11:09:00.003-04:00

For a school project Dallin had to make a trap to try and catch a leprechaun on St. Patrick's Day. Mommy and Dallin looked on the Internet for ideas and were surprised to find lots of different trap styles. They picked one to make and him and Mommy got to work. The trap was a box that had a ramp on each side for the leprechaun to walk up on. Inside the box they strung fake gold from the top. The gold was there to lure the leprechaun inside. Then the two ramps looked like they connected but they really didn't. So, when the leprechaun went in, he would fall to the bottom of the box and not be able to get out.
All the kids in Dallin's class left their traps out the night before St. Patrick's Day, and hoped they could catch a leprechaun!

(Warning: These pictures are only reenactments of what took place on St. Patty's Day. They are based on a true story. The individuals are real, and the footprints are real!!!)

Here's Dallin with his trap. He's saying, "Shhhhh......"

Dallin was hoping that with this clue on the outside, the leprechaun would definitely go inside his trap!

Here's what the inside of the trap looked like.

Did we catch him? I see little leprechaun footmarks going up the ramp!

RATS!!! He outsmarted us!! But he did leave behind some treats and some gold coins!!

We had some home makeovers at our house!

2009-03-11T13:58:00.003-04:00

A few weeks ago Kaiden and Daddy went to New Hampshire to go skiing with Uncle Ryan. While they were gone, Pa and Grandma came up. Mommy wanted to redecorate and she knew Pa was just the man to get it done. Her and Pa repainted both the boys room, and my room. We even switched actual rooms. The boys room was painted in a farm theme before and Mommy figured that it was time for the boys to have a more sophisticated room. So. . .

Here is the boys room:

Remember, this used to be my room and it was painted in a mint green color with pink and yellow. Now it's their room and they seem to like it. Thanks for the hard work Pa!! Now keep reading to see my new room!

My New Room!

2009-03-11T13:39:00.002-04:00

Here's my room. Remember, first it used to be the boys room, and looked like this. Except there was a border seperating the white from the red. Like Mommy said, it was farm themed and Mommy figured it was about time the boys got a more grown up room. But now it was going to be my room, and Mommy took the colors from one of my favorite blankets that my Nanna made me.

Ok, here are some before pictures:

And here's after:

Ta da! Don't you just love it! I do! I was so happy I got to sleep in a big girl bed! I couldn't wait!!

And I love this Barbie house that Pa made for me. Now I just need to get some furniture for it. Good thing I have a birthday coming up! Mommy remembered playing with hers all the time when she was little and wanted me to have just as much fun. I do play with my barbies a lot! (Sidenote: there really is a another shelf. Mommy just ran out of anchors to put it on. She needs to go to the store!)

Here's the blanket that my Nanna made for me. The little pillow came from my Great-grandmama.

Go Kaiden!!!!

2009-02-28T14:43:00.002-05:00

Kaiden did awesome at his basketball game!! He scored 10 points today!!! He did so good! I cheered and cheered for him. Infact I cheered so loud someone asked me if I was the team cheerleader. I told her as soon as I turn 5 I'm becoming a cheerleader!! She said I have the perfect voice for it. Mommy told me that means I'm really loud. Is that a bad thing?

2009-02-26T18:30:00.002-05:00

So, Mommy just wanted to say thanks to all her friends who took care of her while she was laying on the couch getting better from her surgery. Our friends brought dinner to us, made treats for us, drove us around, called to check on Mommy, or drove me to school. We have such GREAT friends and Mommy really appreciates them. Here is just a little bit of the yummy things that people brought us. All the other stuff we ate to fast and their was no time to get a picture!

Yummy Burritos (Kaid had three of them!)

Homeade Macaroni and Cheese (Dallin had 5 servings!!! I'm not even lying!) This is a picture of Dallin scraping his plate clean.

A pie that looks so yummy, but Daddy isn't done eating and so I'm still waiting to get my hands on it!

Thank you so much for all of our friends!!!

The next Hanna Montana. . . .

2009-02-07T16:43:00.003-05:00

***WARNING-THE FOLLOWING VIDEO MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO YOU-YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE A VERY DIRTY ROOM!!--SORRY!!!***

I think I've mentioned my obsession with Hanna Montana before, but if you've forgotten-I LOVE her!! Actually, I've never really seen her show, I just love her music. I can watch her concert on dvd over and over! I was busting it out one day on my guitar and my mom caught me! Once she started taping, I was a little shy at first and then I let loose!

Capture the Monster!!

2009-01-21T17:09:00.003-05:00

Capture the Mario!! Men, Mario is on the loose!! He must be captured at all costs!!
Roger that Sir, the Mario is captured!

Ugh, actually he's not! He's escaping!!

Ok, Ok, we can't help it. This is what we do on Sunday's. Sunday is our t.v. rest day, so we use our imaginations!! We have fun though! (At Mario's expense) :)

Kaid's Basketball League Kicks Off!

2009-01-20T18:21:00.003-05:00

Kaiden started a basketball league and last Saturday was his first game. Daddy is the team coach. They both really enjoy it. My favorite part is watching the cheerleaders. I didn't realize that you had to be five to be a cheerleader. When I saw the cheerleaders walking in, I yelled to Mommy, "Mommy, oh no, I forgot to be a cheerleader!" I was really concerned. I thought they let anyone be a cheerleader, and I wasn't about to miss my opportunity!! Then Mommy said you had to be five, so I am counting down the days till I turn 5! I can't wait. This is a video of the team introductions. You can't see anything, but you can hear them announce Kaiden about 17 seconds into the video. They also announce Daddy at the end. Go Kaiden and Daddy!!

My Christmas

2009-01-19T19:53:00.003-05:00

Yeah, finally Mommy is posting some of our Christmas pictures. We had a really good Christmas. I love Christmas because it means that we get to go down to Indiana and see my grandparents. Although this year was extra special, and my Grandma and Pa came up to see me! I LOVE when they come!! In fact, I hope they come back when Kaiden and Daddy fly to New Hampshire to go skiing in February. :) I also got to see my Nanna and Granddad, Uncle Bradley, Uncle Jared, Aunt Jenny and baby Camryn. I also got to see family in Lexington, KY. It was fun to go there and visit my Great Aunts and Uncles. But, this was all after Christmas, so let's get back to Christmas in Michigan. . .

This was Christmas Eve. We always get pojams on Christmas Eve. I was rocking Hanna Montana!! She's awesome!!
This was what was waiting for us on Christmas Morning!! Say Hello to Mario -you have to say it with an Italian accent. That's the only way he responds to his name. . . really! :) Mario is the newest member of the family. He is the cutest little hamster. He was getting kind of crazy for a while, but he has calmed down. Now he is really nice. Although Mommy still wears ski gloves when she picks him up. He never bites me. . . and Mommy says that I'm really rough with him. Hmmm. . . .

Along with Grandma and Pa, we also had the missionaries from my church, come have Christmas with us. They were so funny. Mommy also got them pojams to wear, which they totally rocked, might I just say! We opened presents, had breakfast, and then pretty much played with the wii! Santa brought that to us this year!

Thanks for all the presents!!

Picking out our Christmas Tree. . .

2009-01-19T19:37:00.002-05:00

Daddy, can you carry me!!

Finally, we found the perfect tree!

I'm so tired!

On the wagon

So, yes, mommy is playing catch up again!! So let me tell you how our Holidays went. . . It was really good! We started out by picking a tree. It felt really cold that day, although after the weather we've had lately it probably would of felt warm to me! Anyways, we had fun picking out our tree. Sorry the pictures are in a backwards order. First, we rode a wagon out into the fields. Then we walked around until we found the perfect tree. I was getting so tired! (remember, I got stomach flu later that evening, so that probably explains why I was so tired! I'm usually in tiptop shape!) We finally found a tree. Actually Kaiden found it. Daddy cut it down and him and Kaiden dragged it back to where the tractor picked us back up. Next they put it through this machine that made the tree look really skinny. Daddy tied it to our car. Last, (my favorite part)we got donuts and hot chocolate. It was so yummy. That evening we decorated the tree and then I threw up at the dinner table. Oohhh, I'm glad that's over with!!

So. . .

2009-01-03T00:35:00.002-05:00

Really fast, here is a run down of things we've been doing leading up to Christmas.
We. .
.1 Played in the snow and have gone sledding. Let me just say that I'm a serious sledder and have even added ramping to my sledding activities. Kaiden also started going with ski club each week.
2. Went to many Christmas events, including Crossroads Village, school holiday parties, and our church Christmas party. The only problem is that SANTA has also attended all of these events, and I don't like Santa. Why you might ask? "I don't like his wipe hair!" and "I only like Santa when I am sleeping and he brings me presents!". I don't want to be anywhere near him, so that is why Daddy tricked me and rushed me into the picture really fast! Oooohh, that Daddy is so sneaky!

3. We went out and looked for the perfect Christmas tree. (I will have to post that later) Then we came home and decorated it. Next I threw up at dinner time and proceeded to get my mom and my brother sick also with the stomach flu. This picture was taken pre-"blaugh" as I like to say.

4. We got pounded with more snow, and the last day of school before Christmas break got cancelled! Hooray! But the past two weeks have passed to quickly and now Daddy has to go back to work and the boys have to go back to school! Waaaa!

Now on to the Christmas pictures!

Kaiden is a Yellow Belt!

2009-01-03T00:28:00.003-05:00

Way to go Kaiden! He got his yellow belt in karate. He is studying Tang Soo Do Karate, and he really enjoys it. Dallin also took the class with him. On the last day they both broke wooden boards with their hands!!! They are awesome!

After the yellow belt ceremony there was a big party at the karate school. I had so much fun. We ate, played games, and found out that Dallin is a master at playing dodge ball!

Happy Birthday Dallin!

2008-12-03T22:09:00.003-05:00

Dallin celebrated his 6th Birthday on November 8th. We threw a surprise party for him. He had a good time!

Yay. . .Nanna gets to stay with me!

2008-12-03T22:03:00.002-05:00

Mommy and Daddy went on a cruise. Yay for them. But I got to have Nanna come stay with me!! It was so great. Undivided attention all day every day for a whole week! I loved it! She took me on bike rides, picnics, played in my room, took me to McDonalds! I had so much fun. I cried hard when she had to leave, and I miss her a lot! Thanks Nanna for coming to stay with me!

Sorry, I realize that Halloween was a while ago but. . .

2008-12-03T21:52:00.002-05:00

I know, I know. . . It's almost Christmas and Mommy is still posting Halloween pictures. Hopefully she'll catch up soon! These are pictures from actual Halloween night. That scary face above is from Kaiden's pumpkin.

Mommy and Mrs. Megan had a great time goofing around while they were supposed to be giving out candy!

Aren't these the cutest witches you've ever seen?

I think Dallin is comatose (sp?) from all the candy he ate.

Aren't I cute?

2008-11-11T10:21:00.002-05:00

We have had quite a few new people move into our neighborhood this summer. They also happen to go to our church. Mommy gets depressed because they are all very talented at different things! :) My friend Addy, and her mom, Tobey took us to the nature trails by the hospital and took pictures of me. Mommy is in love with all the pictures. Here are just a few pictures that Tobey took. I heard Mommy say that she wishes she had one ounce of talent that Addy's mom has! So THANKS ADDY'S MOM!!!! We all love them. I think I'm pretty cute. What do you think?

More Crossroads pictures of mainly just me. . .hee hee

2008-10-14T23:43:00.001-04:00

Whoa. . It's Clifford and he's really big!!

Trick or Treating at Crossroads 2008

2008-10-14T23:29:00.003-04:00

We went for our annual trick-or-treat visit to Crossroads Village this weekend. Mommy decided it would be a perfect time to go because the weather was perfect-warm and sunny. Like every time we go to Crossroads-we had a great time. We took a train ride on the spooky train after we trick-or-treated in the village. We saw lots of skeletons, pumpkins, and some monsters!!

This year for Halloween, I'm a witch. . .
Dallin is Batman (yes, you heard that right--NO, he is not a red power ranger this year!!)
and after buying many costumes and taking them back, Kaiden is a ninja!
Oh, for crying out loud. . . just take the picture already!!!

Look, I'm totally brewing a witch's stew and putting a spell on someone!! NO LIE!! See the smoke!!

Dallin LOVES Speedracer!

2008-10-09T21:31:00.003-04:00

We got Speedracer from Netflix the other day. Since then I have had to watch it every day!! Aghhh! I am so tired of Speedracer!!!

Dallin also loves if we watch with him! Look at me, I am so tired. . . of the movie!

And this is how Dallin looks EVERY time he watches it. He acts like it's the first time he has seen it or something!!

Dallin, Dallin, Dallin. . . what would I do without him. By the way, I'll give you one guess on what Dallin wants to be when he grows up? He must of inherited his love of race cars from Daddy. At least Daddy now will have some to watch the Indy 500 with!

Making Cookies

2008-10-09T21:25:00.002-04:00

Yeah! Me, Dallin, and Mommy made pumpkin cookies tonight. Me and Dallin are pretty good cooks. We need to start making cookies more often!

Wella, the final product!

The Boys Start Karate

2008-10-09T21:04:00.003-04:00

Dallin is in the front row, and Kaid is in the back row.

Watch out, pretty soon we are going to have two Karate Kids running around our house!! The boys started karate on Tuesday. It was an intense class! Some of the kids couldn't hack it. :) Notice the poor little guy who started crying. I probably would of cried too if someone was hitting me!! The boys seem to like it. Actually Dallin loves it and Kaiden is the one who isn't too sure about it. I think Kaiden was worried he wasn't going to be able to wrestle with his friends, because they had to make a promise not to hit other kids after they learn how to karate chop. :) Mommy explained that play fighting was fine, but that he just can't really beat someone up if he gets mad. The teacher told them that on the last day, they will karate chop a board in half!! Now this I gotta see! Stay tuned for that one. . . .

At the Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-09T20:35:00.004-04:00

We went to a local pumpkin patch last weekend and had a ton of fun. My brothers and I each got to pick our very own pumpkins, took a hayride, had donuts and cider, and learned how to make apple cider. We also took home yummy apples and pears. I get to go to another pumpkin patch in a week - my brother's class is taking a field trip. Hooray!

Man, it takes time to pick the right pumpkin!

Dallin is still deciding.

Success! Kaiden has picked the perfect pumpkin!

After we were all done picking our pumpkins, eating our donuts, and shopping in the little store, we went and saw all the animals on the farm. The piggys were S-T-I-N-K-Y! Yuck! But, they were cute and funny. There was also turkeys, goats, ponies, and a dog.

Pumpkins. . .

This was when we first got to the pumpkin patch.

Waiting for the hayride to start.

Daddy and Dallin (Hey look, they both can't keep their eyes open-it's to bright I guess)

I'm not sure what this is all about. Kaid must be trying to act cool.

More Gymnastics

2008-10-06T16:48:00.002-04:00

Some more pictures from gymnastics. . .

Some of my classmates. (I'm so lucky to have 3 friends from church in my class too!)

Upside down

Man. . . that was fun!

Have I mentioned how much fun this class is?

Gymnastics

2008-09-29T10:39:00.003-04:00

So, Mommy put me in gymnastics and so far I love it! It is so much fun. We get to do all these fun things like doing flips around bars, doing somersaults, and jumping on the trampoline! The only scary thing is walking on the balance beam, but I try to be brave. Besides that, I LOVE IT!

These are all of my admirers! Just joking, these are some kids in my class!

Mommy helps me do stuff after the teacher shows us how to do it. (Yes, that's me. Aaagh! my head just got cut off!)

Here I was trying to do a handstand. Need more work on that! :) Mommy is going to try and take more pictures. The camera was not working very well, and Mommy has decided it is time to get a NICE camera. Now, Mommy just needs to find a trillion dollars!

Go Bobcats!!

2008-09-29T10:22:00.002-04:00

Friday was Grand Blanc's homecoming. We always go to the parade and usually to the game. The weather was perfect. The sirens where way loud and me and Dallin had to cover our ears!!

Our parade friends this year, Hagen boys, and the Maxfield Family. We missed having the Leyes family with us, but we did see Matt and Mr. Brian in the parade! Notice Drew covering his ears-see, I told you the sirens were loud!

We tried to make up our own game while we were waiting for the parade to start.

Oh, there's me again! We went to the game and Grand Blanc stomped on Carmen Ainsworth! Can I get a hoot hoot!

Molly

2008-09-29T10:20:00.001-04:00

We love when we go outside and we see Molly across the street watching us. Usually when she spots us she starts smiling really big! She is the cutest thing!!

Just Hangin' Around. . .

2008-09-29T10:13:00.002-04:00

My Grandma and Pa came up for the week, and we had lots of fun just hanging around the house. I was the puzzle queen and also got my brothers addicted to them. Grandma is really fun to do puzzles with. We also played outside, rode bikes, and played football with Pa.

Kaid

Thanks Grandma and Pa for coming and playing with me! When are you coming again? I miss you!

A Lot Has Happened. . .

2008-09-29T10:06:00.002-04:00

since the first day of school. First of all, the biggest news is that Dallin and I got glasses!! Don't I look cute. Unfortunately for Dallin, he has forgotten how to smile since he got his glasses. (Actually today is picture day for Dallin, and Mommy kinda wishes she would of left Dallin's glasses at home!) Anyway, I don't mind wearing them. I probably should of wear them more than I should! I barely needed them. Would do you think?

First day of School

2008-09-04T19:45:00.002-04:00

Man. . .school finally came. Although, I'm not sure what all the fuss is about, because I LOVE school! My class is totally fun and I have 3 really nice teachers! Mommy was all nervous when I went, but I knew I could totally handle it! Mommy tends to get nervous. For example, we had to go eat lunch with Dallin today because Mommy was afraid he wouldn't know how to buy his lunch (today was the first day he bought lunch, all the other days he brought his lunch). Anyway, I think Dallin likes school too. Kaiden is the one who is not very excited. Oh well.

This is our bus stop. . .and this is only half the people that come. There are a lot of kids. In fact, the kids fill up one bus and this one bus stop! Man, that's a lot of kids!

At the Beach

2008-09-01T08:48:00.004-04:00

So, we had a GREAT time in Florida. It was sunny the whole time and the water was very pretty except for the last two days. But I still had fun. I got a nice tan! Here are some pictures, not in any order. . .

Kaiden learned how to kayak and he was pretty good at it. Me, Mommy and Daddy went out one day on the kayak. We went out pretty far, and there were huge jellyfish all around us under the water. I was so glad I did not fall out!

One night we all went miniature golfing. I did not make a whole in one like I did in New York, but Uncle Bradley did!

We went for a long walk, the last night we were there. It was starting to get windy, because a big tropical storm was on it's way.

We got those shirts made while we were in Destin. Kaiden wears his like every day!

Thanks Granddad and Nanna, for letting us come and stay with you in Florida!

We made a pit stop on the way down to Florida, to do my favorite thing. EAT!

We went to this restaurant while we were in Florida. While we were there we all got a picture taken with a real gator. Me, Kaiden, and Dallin were holding it! No lie!

The Beach

Look, it's my name!

This is what we did all day, every day. That's how I got so tan. :)

Made it Back!

2008-08-26T13:53:00.003-04:00

Well, we made it back from Destin, Florida. It was so much fun to be down at the beach and to hang out with Uncle Bradley, Nanna and Granddad. I got a nice tan, even with wearing 48 sunblock all week! It never rained until the morning we left. It was a new experience for me to see the ocean. There were a lot of firsts for me. . first time seeing the ocean, first time seeing a nasty jellyfish (which one day, Kaid caught five in less than 10 minutes!), first time going go-carting, first time trying fish, first time in a kayak, and a first time someone had to ask my parents if I could talk. (It wasn't my fault, I was a little shy around my new friend I made!) At first I wasn't to sure about the ocean, but by the end of the week, I was pretty comfortable in the water. I mainly hung out in my donut floatie and floated in the waves. It was the life man! :) I am back home, and school starts a week from today! Hey there is another first for me-school!

I will make mommy post pictures ASAP.

I LOVE to DANCE!!

2008-08-13T16:11:00.002-04:00

So, my favorite thing to do, next to eating, is dancing!! I LOVE it!! I love to dance to fast music, to slow music. I don't care what kind of music!! Well, you can imagine how happy I was when Mommy put me in a dance class!!

Look at that form!!

Oops! Showing a little panty! Our teacher told us to pose when the music stopped and this was the pose I picked!!

Did I mention I LOVE DANCING!

Now It's Our Turn!

2008-07-31T14:27:00.005-04:00

Well, it was finally our turn to stay home and have someone to come visit us!! I was so excited to have surprise guests!! I was sitting there watching t.v. (yes. . I admit, when I grow up I want to be a couch potato! At least while Sponge bob is on!) when who knocks on the door?! Greba and Pa!! Hooray!!! We were all so excited, and WE had a fun time. I hope they did!

Pa got up one morning and played Star Wars Life. I think I won. I could tell Pa wanted to play all day!! (I'm shaking my head "NO")

The key to winning is all in the way you through the dice!! Honest!!

Dallin thinks he is winning, and I didn't have the heart to tell him, "Sorry, I'm winning!".

Me, Mommy, and Greba went shopping. Meanwhile, Pa put the boys to work, and cleaned the whole basement!! If you have seen our basement in person, take a deep breath and try not to have a heart attack as you look at this picture. . . I know. . . it is very shocking!! You can see the floor!!! Now, we are all not aloud to go down there!! JK. Thanks Pa!!

Home for a Few Days and then Off Again!

2008-07-29T22:57:00.002-04:00

Well, we got home from our super fun trip to New Hampshire, rested a few days, and then Mommy and us kids were off to Indiana. Daddy had to stay to work, and I really missed him. However, I did have lots to do to keep me occupied. I had so much fun playing with my cousins. I also got to see my Grandma and Grandpa Great, along with some more cousins, Niles, Leo, Felicity, and their mom, Lindsey! I didn't realize I had so many cousins!! I also helped Pa finish up his front yard that him and my Aunt Neen were working on.

This is my cousin Talmage. He is just my size and we had lots of fun. He likes to dance, like me. He is an aspiring break dancer! He's really good too!

These are my cousins, Ada and Braden. They are so cool! Pretty much all Kaiden did was play the computer. . . (N.E.R.D) Just Joking-I love Kaiden! Hey look, in the background you can see a picture of Grandma and her sister, Oni. Her real name is Leona, but I only know her as Oni. I wish I could meet her in real life someday!

That's my cousin Emmy. She was like a big sister to me. I loved being around her!

I helped Pa finish his front yard. He couldn't of done it without me--I am a skilled landscape artist. Ok, Ok, I'm just kidding!

Part 4 of Our Summer Trip (Finally It Must Come to an End)

2008-07-23T10:24:00.002-04:00

Well, we finally had to come home. Mommy especially did not want to drive home. She hates any long drives. The most boring part was driving through New York-it's such a long state! We passed Niagara Falls again and went through Canada the second day. It wasn't bad getting into Canada. But they did open the door again and stare at me when we crossed the border! (Word must be out about how cute I am!) But . . . getting back into the U.S. was another story. We had to wait forever. About an hour and a half to two hours. (I know, I have heard it could of been worse!) We did have entertainment though. At least that is what Daddy called it. Daddy and Mommy got to watch border patrol sneak up to a car and arrest people. Hmmm. . I wonder what was going on! Anyway they finally let us into the U.S. and it was only an hour til we were home.

This was our messy car on the ride home!

Yes, we are almost home!

Daddy said we were in middle ground when we were on the bridge. We weren't in the U.S. or in Canada! What?

The water was very pretty. I had never seen so many sailboats. This picture didn't even capture all of them!

Part 2 of Part 3 of Our Summer Trip (Is anyone getting tired of this yet?)

2008-07-23T10:03:00.004-04:00

The rest of our trip with Uncle Ryan and Aunt Elizabeth was a lot of fun. Uncle Ryan took us to see lots of cool things. He even let me help him cook breakfast! He must know that the way to my heart is through food!

I was cooking eggs!

This was the brook behinds Uncle Ryan's house. It was COLD! It was so deep in some parts that it went up to Daddy's chin!

It was good swimming practice for Kaid.

It would be for me too, if I knew how to swim!! (Don't worry I'm in swimming lessons this summer!)

Uncle Ryan took us to Quechee Gorge. It was really deep!

He also took us to this place called Simon Pearce. In the basement of the store they blew glass and made pottery. We were to late to see them blow glass, but they pottery guy gave us clay to take home! I made a turtle with my clay.

This is still at Simon Pearce.

A Hike to the Fire Tower (Part 1.5 of Part 3 of our Summer Trip)

2008-07-21T15:43:00.005-04:00

After Uncle Ryan woke up, he took us on a hike up to the huge tall thing that I think was a fire tower. I thought I wasn't going to make it up the mountain. I was huffing and puffing, but I finally made it! Once we got to the fire tower, we had to climb a bunch of stairs to the top of the tower. I thought it would be fun! Kaiden went up the first flight of stairs and decided that this wasn't for him and went back down. (This from the boy who will ride ANY roller coaster he can!)Once we were up there, Kaiden decided he didn't want to be by himself at the bottom. Once we got to the top, all of a sudden it got cloudy and started lightly raining. Kaid finally made it to the top and was freaked out and freaked the rest of us out! We didn't stay up there very long!

I think this is about the point Kaiden realized this was not for him. He said he felt the tower moving! (Wimpy. . . )

Going up!

At the top

aww. . it felt so good to get my feet on the ground!! That's my Uncle Ryan with us.

This was our experience at the top of the tower!

Part 3 of our Summer Trip

2008-07-21T15:33:00.002-04:00

After visiting my cousin's house in Vermont, we drove over to my Uncle Ryan and Aunt Elizabeth's apartment in New Hampshire. Uncle Ryan was at work, so we hung out with Aunt Elizabeth till it was time to go to bed. The next day Auntie E went to work, and Uncle Ryan was sleeping since he worked all night. Daddy decided we would go back to Vermont and visit the birthplace of Joseph Smith. It was pretty neat, but the best part was when a missionary drove us into the woods in a golf cart and there were big hills! It felt like a roller coaster! But, it was cool to see the monument too!

Memories

2008-07-21T13:44:00.002-04:00

The rules are simple. Start dusting off those old memories, and start leaving them! Here are the rules:

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you!

**note from Gabby: Ok, people, this is a game my MOM is playing, not me,Gabby. Sheesh, she's starting to take over my blog. . . So leave a memory about my mom.

Mommy is tagged again. . .

2008-07-17T10:19:00.003-04:00

Ok guys, this time I just let my mom do all the typing. Here are her answers:

5 things I was doing 10 years ago
1. I had just finished up my first year at Purdue University-and loved it!
2. I was working in the legal department at Eli Lilly as a summer intern.
3. I was proposed to by Matt
4. I was looking for an apartment to live in during my sophomore year at Purdue.
5. I was meeting Matt's family for the first time

5 things on my to-do list:
1. do 15 hundred loads of laundry
2. Sweep/mop the kitchen floor
3. Paint the upstairs bathroom (yes, I know. . still haven't done it!)
4.Take a shower
5.Enforce the kids' chores

5 favorite snacks/foods
1. chocolate
2. diet coke
3. California chicken burger from Red Robins
4. french fries
5. cottage cheese and just about anything mixed in! Yeah!!

5 things I would do if I was a billionaire
1. Buy a new house with lots of land
2. Buy a new clothes for everyone in my fam.
3. Buy my mom and dad and Matt's mom and dad whatever they wanted
4. Buy a member to Genesys Athletics Club (ha ha!)
5. Save it (Remember I'm married to Matt, so this is probably the only thing that would happen with it!)

5 bad habits
1. I leave dirty clothes on the floor
2. I don't stay on top of the cleaning like I should
3. Waiting to eat till I'm starving, and then eating a lot.
4. Surfing the Internet too much
5. Spending money on dumb things I don't need

5 places I've lived
1. Fresno, CA
2. Dallis, TX
3. Plainfield, IN
4. West Lafayette, IN.
5. Grand Blanc, MI

5 people I'm tagging
1. Megan
2. Janeen
3. Valerie
4. Laura
5. Jeannette

Part 2 of Our Summer Trip

2008-07-09T19:07:00.003-04:00

After camping for 3 nights, we were looking forward to sleeping in something other than a tent! Don't get me wrong, it was a lot of fun, buy I can only camp for so long. . . Anyway, after camping we made a pit stop at my 2nd cousins' house. We were so excited to meet our cousins!! We were friends with them on Webkinz, but had never actually met them. They lived in a state called Vermont. Mommy and Daddy just keep talking about how beautiful Vermont is. I think they are trying to think of ideas on how to move there! While were at our cousins' house, we did lots of fun things. Amber, Mommy's cousin, made us a super yummy meal-hamburgers and brats, but my favorite part was the fruit salad, and especially corn on the cob!! YUM!!! After lunch, I played in their pool, while the boys played inside. Then we went to the lake and had lots of fun swimming. I was sad when we left, but we needed to get to my Uncle Ryan's house. Thanks Amber, Jessop, Dylan, and Dea for a great time!

This was a farm we saw on the ride to my cousins. Mommy thought it was pretty.

The boys had fun playing PS2.

I had so much fun with my cousins. I wish we could of stayed longer!

Mommy and Amber

The boys had even more fun on the way back to the car from the lake.

Part 3 of Part 1 of our Summer Trip: Prospect Mtn.

2008-07-09T15:57:00.002-04:00

The second day of our camping trip, we were going to go to a near by water park, but it got cold and rainy. So we decided to take a drive up this mountain called Prospect Mountain. Once you almost got to the top, a little white bus took you up the rest of the way-all the way to the very top point!! Kaiden was scared on the bus. I think he is scared to be up high, or something. He thought the bus was going to crash and fall off the mountain! He worries way to much. . . anyway, it was pretty cool at the top! The scariest part was when I had to go to the bathroom!! The toilet looked like a normal toilet, but when you opened the toilet lid, it was a huge hole that was really deep and you could see down it. It scared Mommy too!! What if I fell down it!! Oh, gross!! anyway, they didn't have any running water. It was sick!! But back to the mountain. When we got to the top, it cleared up and was nice and sunny. I'm glad we went, it was pretty neat.

This was at the very top.

While at the top Kaiden decided he was going to rock climb, like his Uncle Jared.

He almost fell off and was holding on for dear life.

He was trying to get my help, but I figured he could handle it on his own. What?. . . It was good for him!

Here we are, on the very highest rock at the top of the Mountain. I know. . . it is not like it is Mt. Everest or anything, but it still felt really high to me!!

Dallin at the Bear Slides

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Mommy apologizes for the all-of-a-sudden ending but she thought Dallin was going to die, or at least get badly hurt. . .so. . .

(Sorry about me crying, but I had just totally wiped out as soon as I stepped in the water! It was way slick!!)

Daddy on the Bear Slides

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Mommy just wants me to add that this doesn't look that scary, but in real life it looks way worse. Mommy and Daddy both thought that Daddy was going to have a broken something after this! If you could of just seen the terror on Daddy's face while it was actually happening. . .

"Bear Slides": Part 2 of Part 1 of our Summer Trip

2008-07-08T21:50:00.002-04:00

This was the favorite part of the camping trip for everyone! This place was so cool. It wasn't that fun getting up to the "Bear Slides", but it was worth it. We hiked up the mountain for about 15 minutes and it was a pretty steep trail to follow. I wasn't sure if me and Mommy were going to make it! Finally we came to these natural water slides, and we had a blast on them. Right of the bat Kaiden, Dallin, and Daddy about broke there arms and legs on the first part of the slide we tried. After that we just stuck closer to the bottom of the stream and it wasn't very dangerous! We had this place to ourselves the whole time we stayed which was about 4 hours. It was so neat! If we ever go back, we are definitely heading back to this place!

Kaiden getting ready to take his first "slide" down the stream.

This was my part of the slide. It was the very bottom, and there was a little pool at the bottom to play in.

Notice Dallin is holding his bum bum. This must of been taken after he went down the super scary part that none of us ever tried again after the first time we went down! (The part where you get slammed into rocks at the end!)

Part 1 of Our Summer Trip

2008-07-07T14:21:00.003-04:00

So, the first part of our vacation we camped at Lake Luzerne, NY and were there for 3 nights at a state campground. It was . . . fun . . . no, really it was. Sometimes I was scared at night, but for the most part it was fun. We did lots of fun things which will have to be on different posts, because Mommy took lots of photos. One thing I liked doing were the campground activities. We did lots of different things. We made masks one day, made a sign to put up at the entrance to our campsite, and played soccer. There were other things to do, but we were usually gone somewhere else.

The first morning we were there, we made scary animal masks. If you can't tell, I was a mean mosquito, Dallin was a mountain lion, and Kaiden made a red fox. He didn't wear his, though. It was fun to make.

Trying to Scare the boys!

2008-07-07T14:00:00.004-04:00

So, me and Mommy went to take showers one night and Daddy acted like he left with us. The boys stayed in the tent and played. Daddy really stayed behind and tried to scare the boys, but I think he was unsuccessful. On another video (which I didn't post because it was way to long!) you can hear the boys saying, "Ha Ha, I know you are behind the tree!" Oh well, it was a good try, Daddy!

2008-07-07T09:52:00.002-04:00

Here is the start of our vacation. It was so much fun. We saw new things and did things I had never done before. Daddy even said that we went the farthest east we had ever been. The first day we drove through Canada and stopped at Niagara Falls. That was CRAZY!! We rode a boat out to the falls and it felt like we were in a hurricane!! Then when that was over we walked up stairs right next to the water fall and got drenched!! (We even had ponchos on!!) After that we ate at the Hard Rock Cafe and then left to go to our hotel a little bit down the road. We went to Niagara Falls on the American side this time, since we have been to the Canadian side a few other times. It was a little scary for me coming back into the U.S. because we had to stop at this booth when we got to the border. This guy asked us lots of questions and then he opened the van door on my side and stared at me!! He tried to ask me questions about my unicorn I was holding but I gave him the cold shoulder!! Doesn't he know Mommy taught me not to talk to strangers!! Daddy says that is what they do whenever you cross borders of different countries. I guess he was right because they did it again when we came back home!!

Wow--I never seen a flat screen t.v. before!! It was big!! They are really nice to watch cartoons on!!

So far I'm having a great time!!

The boys had a good time, too!

It's the Last Day!!!

2008-06-12T15:36:00.003-04:00

Yes!! Today is the last day of school. My brothers are super excited!! If I were them, I would be sad. . .seems to me like school is pretty cool. Yesterday Dallin got to play outside in the water all day, and today he had a pizza party. Kaiden's class went to see a movie in the I-max today and then came back and bounced in a bounce house and had snow cones!! Hmm. . . I will be happy to have my brothers to play with all day!! Mommy says we are going to have fun this summer. Tomorrow we are kicking of summer by going to a matinee and then going cosmic bowling with friends tomorrow night. . .because you know we get to stay up LATE now. Mommy said she has to reprogram us to sleep in till 9:30 am now. :) Have a good summer everyone!!

Roller Coaster Fan in the Making

2008-06-05T20:44:00.002-04:00

This was so fun!! (This is the ride that Kaiden thought was a total baby ride!)

Mommy thinks Daddy is Crazy!!

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Let's just say that Mommy is NOT a thrill seeker. My dad rode this ride (Top Thrill Dragster) and there was no way he was going to get Mommy to ride it!! Of course, Kaiden, on the other hand was ticked that he couldn't ride it.

(you will probably want to fast forward it to about the 30 second mark. Until that, it justs sits there waiting!)

We had so much Fun!!

2008-06-05T20:04:00.002-04:00

I love Cedar Point!! We had lots of fun! I think I will like roller coasters when I get bigger. Kaiden and Daddy rode super big rides and I think I will when I get older too!! I was afraid that it was going to be freezing, but it ended up being warm. My favorite ride was the Woodstock Express!! It was a big roller coaster to me!! Kaiden rode the Millenium Force which was a HUGE roller coaster! He could ride every ride except for two. Dallin got mad a lot because he couldn't ride a lot of the big rides with Kaiden. Maybe next year. . .

Me and Daddy on a leisurely drive!

That's Daddy and Kaiden in the middle!

Kaiden will be super embarrased that he is ridingJr. Gemini

in the picture. . he thought it was a super baby ride!

I'm going to Cedar Point!

2008-05-19T21:57:00.002-04:00

Wahoo! Only 1 more day till we go to Cedar Point!! I am totally excited! I have never been on a roller coaster, but my big brother Kaiden is excited so I figure I should be too! When we get back, I'll have to show you the pictures!! Talk to you soon!
Smooches,

Gabs

Happy Mother's Day from the Boys!!

2008-05-13T09:06:00.002-04:00

This year for Mother's Day the boys surprised Mommy and had their pictures taken at school! They are so sneaky!! hee hee. .

Kaid's gift to Mommy

Dallin's gift to Mommy!

Mommy is tagged!

2008-04-15T10:01:00.004-04:00

Mommy was tagged by Aunt Janeen. So, I asked mommy the questions and here are her answers:

20 Questions about us:
1. My husband's name is: Matt, Matthew, Matty, Daddy...whatever you prefer
2. How long have you been married? 10 years this December...they are going on a cruise in November (not fair!!)
3. How long did you date? hmm. . .Mommy met Daddy in January, didn't start dating officially till April, and got married in December.
4. How old is he? 32
5. Who eats more? Daddy (Have you ever been to a buffet with us?)
6. Who said I love you first? Daddy
7. Who is smarter? Daddy (remember this is answered by my mom, not me!!)
8. Whose temper is worse? Unfortunately, Mommy's is.
10. Who does the dishes? Usually Mommy, but if he is home he will do it also.
11. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Daddy does, but Mommy says it doesn't really matter
12. Who pays the bills? Daddy....Mommy says she would be in trouble if she had to pay the bills.
13. Who cooks dinner? Mommy usually makes dinner, unless we are grilling out. Daddy's specialties are big breakfasts, and spaghetti.
14. Who drives when you are together? Usually Daddy
15. Who is more stubborn? Mommy says her and Daddy are about the same. They are both bullheaded and don't like to be the first one to say sorry.
16. Whose parents do you see the most? Probably Mommy's, but we see Daddy's a lot also.
17. Who proposed? Daddy, although Mommy spoiled it, because she accidentally found the ring right before he was getting ready to take her out and propose.
19. Who has more siblings? Daddy, he has 4 in his family, and Mommy just has one big brother.
20. Who wears the pants in the family?Mommy likes to act like it, but Daddy really does. (That is what Mommy said...I've seen them both were pants!!)

Mommy tags Mrs. Megan.

We made this rope!!

2008-04-15T09:53:00.003-04:00

Watch Kaiden and Dallin help make some rope!!

Nauvoo was Cool!

2008-04-15T09:37:00.002-04:00

For spring break this year, we went to Nauvoo. Yes, I know we were probably the only people in the state of Michigan who didn't go to Florida, but we still had fun. Actually, I don't even know what Florida is!! The most exciting part was that when we got to our hotel Grandma and Pa were there waiting for us!!! We got to do lots of fun things in Nauvoo. We took lots of wagon rides, got to make things, and eat gingerbread cookies. (and Kaiden didn't want his, so I got to eat it!!) We saw this movie, that was so sad I started bawling for a long time at the end. That was probably my least favorite part!! We were sad when we had to go, because we wanted to stay longer. However, we got to go to Nana and Granddad's house, so it was OK to leave Nauvoo.

My mommy sings "I Love to See the Temple" to me almost every night before I go to bed, so I was excited to finally see a real temple!!

We rode in this wagon and big cows called ox pulled us. Daddy said that the pioneers traveled all the way to Utah in a wagon like this!! I don't know where Utah is, but if it is far away it would not be fun!!! It was really bumpy and I thought I was going to fall out!!

Easter Egg Hunting

2008-03-23T20:00:00.002-04:00

Egg Hunting Time. . .

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Today we went to our friend's house to have an Easter egg hunt. It was lots of fun! The best part was that once I found an egg. . . there was CANDY inside!!! I was so excited!

Man, I was so good at spotting those eggs!

Dallin was good at it too!

Thanks Ms. Megan, we had lots of fun!!

Happy Easter!

2008-03-23T15:25:00.002-04:00

Happy Easter! We had a great Easter and I hope everyone else does as well!

Love, Gabby

Hooray. . The Easter Bunny is Coming!

2008-03-22T18:57:00.002-04:00

In case anyone hasn't heard, the Easter Bunny comes tomorrow!! I am so excited! Mommy said he likes to hide things, so we decided to make eggs look really pretty and then maybe the Easter bunny will find them and hide them!! Actually, I am a little confused, but it sure was fun to color the eggs!!

(Look at that egg, so sparkly and pretty. . . and yes, I made it!)

Does this seem scary to anyone besides me . . .

2008-03-22T18:53:00.002-04:00

I am trying to figure out why Mommy and Daddy took us somewhere where BEARS like to hang out! Hello. . . I have a problem with this!

Never Again!!!!

2008-03-22T18:23:00.002-04:00

Yesterday (Friday), my dad got this crazy idea that we should go skiing all together. Now, all I know about skiing, is that my brother loves it, and it has something to do with snow. I have been sledding before, so I thought they were the same thing. When I heard dad say that, I said,"Yay!! Let's go sledding!" And, off we went. After 4 hours in the car (hello, I thought it was like 5 minutes away!) we were finally at the ski place. It was called Caberfae Peaks. I was psyched to go sledding!! (at least, that is still what I thought we were doing). Little did I know that I would have to have these long things stuck to my feet and then be shoved down a hill! At first, it actually wasn't that bad, and was fun! That was while my dad held on to me as we went down the hill. Then he tried to tell me I had to go down myself and I was like, "I don't think so!!" Dallin cryed for a long time. Sometimes he is wimpy. (Sorry, it's the truth!) Finally, Dallin went down by himself and he had lot's of fun. As long as mommy caught him at the bottom, he loved it! That's until mommy didn't catch him and slammed into a fence post! Then he didn't want to do it anymore either. Kaiden, on the other hand was bummed that we had to stay at the part called the bunny slope. I don't know why they called it that, I didn't see any bunnies. hmm. . . Finally, Daddy and Kaiden rode these seat things up a huge hill. They disappeared up the hill and we didn't see them for a while. Then, next thing I know, here comes Kaiden flying down this huge hill, with Daddy coming behind him. I thought to myself, "NO THANKS!!" Mommy was proud since this was her first time and she never fell down! Of course she didn't leave the bunny hill either. Finally, me, Mommy, and Dallin went and hung out in a nice warm building, while Daddy and Kaiden went skiing some more. Our day ended with Kaiden coming in crying because him and Daddy went down the resort's black diamond hill and he fell. Apparently he was making the pizza slice with his feet, that they tell you to make when you want to stop, but it didn't stop him. I was happy to leave. So was Kaiden since he had a head ache from falling, and so was Dallin since he had a busted lip from skiing into the fence post. Please never take me skiing again!! :)

This is the thing that Kaiden and Daddy went on to go high up the hill! I wanted to ride, but Mommy wouldn't let me. She said I had to know how to ski down the hill.

This is at the top of the hill and before Kaiden fell down the hill, so he's happy. (Not for long. . .)

Dallin did finally get the hang of going down the hill by himself. Unfortunately. . . he didn't know how to stop and skiied into the fence post. :(

This was Dallin trying to tell me skiing was fun. Must of been before the fence post incident.

Kaid's Birthday (One more time!!)

2008-03-13T09:42:00.002-04:00

More about Kaid's party!!

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This was about the coolest cake, especially if you are a Pokemon fan! (Which my brother is slowly turning me into!) It was dang good!! Chocolate inside!! Umm Umm!!

The funniest part was that Kaid had to wear this hat the whole time!! That is a funny hat!!
This was the boring part. The boys built their own rockets. I really got tired of just sitting there!! The boys really seemed to have fun!
As I said earlier, I was just tired of sitting as the table! So I decided to have some fun by taking parts from the boys!! Man, whats wrong with having a little fun!! Well, anyways, Daddy didn't think it was funny (especially since the boys were getting MAD), and I got put in time-out!! Can you believe that!! How embarrassing!! Sheesh!
This was Kaiden's favorite part of course!! His friends were very, very generous!! Maybe I should invite them to my birthday!! (Which by the way, is next month!! April 28th!!) (Just in case you wanted to send presents!! Hee Hee)

Kaiden's Birthday (again!)

2008-03-10T09:47:00.003-04:00

Kaiden got to celebrate his birthday again!!! Now how is that fair?! Him and his friends made rockets at this store. (It was pretty boring for me!!) Then they played games and had cake!! (That was the best part!!)

Kaid's Baptism!!

2008-03-10T09:36:00.003-04:00

Kaiden had a great day!! We had family and many friends come to the baptism!! It happened to be Kaid's birthday also!! It was fun to have everyone help celebrate Kaiden's birthday too!! Thanks everyone for being there with us!!

Mark your calendars. . .

2008-02-13T10:45:00.004-05:00

I mentioned my brother was getting baptized earlier. . .

These are the invitations mommy sent out to some of our neighbors and family.

Mommy is busy!!

2008-02-13T10:41:00.003-05:00

I need to take a minute and apologize for my mom's slowness in posting things!! Sheesh! I have got things to say and my mom has been to busy to type for me!! Mommy has been busy with Valentine's party planning for my brother's classes, my brother's upcoming baptism and birthday, and she got a new job at church and has to go to meetings every week now. Something to do with Relief Society. Hmmm . . . She says she will be better after this week. We'll see. . . .

Finally, Christmas Day has come!!!

2008-01-22T19:29:00.001-05:00

Yes!!! Finally, it was time to open presents!!! Actually, I was so excited that Daddy had to come wake me up. Hee Hee! The boys were ready to rip into their presents. What fun things did we get? Kaiden got skiis, Dallin got Transformers, and I got a Dora Castle! Yes!! We all loved our presents!!

Kaiden guessed confidently before opening each of his presents.

What is it?? What is it??

Thank you Kaiden!! I love these shoes!!

Poor Daddy!! He did not have a good day! He woke up with stomach flu!! Thankfully, none of us caught it!!!

Christmas Morning 2008!

2008-01-22T14:37:00.000-05:00

I should be an actress!!

2008-01-22T14:14:00.001-05:00

This year on Christmas Eve, we had our own Nativity. Some of Mommy's friends came over with their daughter and hung out with us. We ate dinner and then we acted out the story of Christmas. I must admit, that if people who make movies could see me act they would definitely hire me on the spot!! (At least that is what I think!)

Mary . . . . . . . .Gabby
Joseph . . . . . . .Dallin
Baby Jesus. . . .baby doll
Shepard . . . . . .Kaiden
Wise Men. . . . . Mommy, our friend Brett, and Kaiden
Angels . . . . . . . .our friend Melissa, and their daughter McKinley
Narrator. . . . . .Brett, Melissa
Camera Man. . Daddy

I think I got a standing ovation at the end!! No Joke! Hee Hee

Me and Dallin--obviously Dallin is new at acting because he looks a little nervous!!

The Angels appearing to Shepard Kaiden who is afraid (even though he is laughing) and blinded by the light?

Shepard Kaiden coming to see Baby Jesus. And in case your were wondering, in our version, Kaiden was a Shepard to dogs.

Man, look at that talent. How many two year olds do you know who can act so somber! I take my job seriously!!

Bravo!! Bravo!!

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

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So many lights. . .

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Check out this tree!! There are so many lights!! This tree was so cool!!

Here is a picture showing how bright it really was. . but be aware, yes it is blurry and no you don't need glasses!

Trimming the Tree

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Let's get this party started!!

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This is the tree when we started!!

This is serious business!!

Man, Kaiden gets to reach to all the cool places!!

I'm not to sure I like this picture!

The final product!!

Man, I was so excited to get the tree home and decorate it!!! I wasn't really sure what we were supposed to do, but since Kaiden is excited, I knew I was supposed to be excited!! So. . we came home, Daddy and Kaiden carried the tree in, and we got to work!! (If you want to know the real truth. . .we had to wait a while because Purdue was playing on t.v . and daddy had to watch some of it before he went and got the box of all the ornaments!!--can you believe that!) We barely started and then we realized we did not have enough lights so we had to wait some more for mommy to go and get lights from the store. When she got back and finished putting all the lights on, we finally got to work!!

Look at the Reindeer!!

2007-12-07T23:44:00.000-05:00

Let the Holidays Begin!!!

2007-12-07T11:33:00.000-05:00

Well, everyone . . . it is officially Christmas time!!! And the first thing we did was cut down our own Christmas Tree!! It was lots of fun!! Let me tell you all about it!! First we rode a wagon all the way back to where the trees are. That was fun, but the funniest part was when Mommy almost fell off when the horses started going. They can get going pretty fast!! Next we got to see SANTA !!! After that we got to see real reindeer!! They didn't like us until we gave them apples then they LOVED us!! After that, we went and found a tree. Next, Daddy had to cut it down and drag it back to the road. Then we threw it back on a wagon and rode back to where our car was. The best part was the end. After we got the tree situated we went inside a barn and got donuts and hot chocolate!!! (Which might I say. . .hot chocolate is way to hot!!!! I am more of a room temperature chocolate kind of girl!) After we ate we took the tree home and started decorating!!! I can't wait for Christmas!!!

These are the horses that are so strong, Mommy almost fell off the wagon when they started going. Hee Hee!!

Here he is. . .the one and only. . . SANTA!! Although Kaiden says that this is not the real Santa, just a helper! Hmmm. . .I wonder how Kaid nows this. . .

Wow! Look at these guys!! They were very hungry!!

And. . . TA DA. . . here's our final pick!!

Happy Hunting!!

2007-12-07T11:21:00.000-05:00

During this trip down to Indiana for Thanksgiving, Matt got an idea of what it feels like to be a manly hunter!! :) He went with his dad, uncle and grandfather, while they went hunting. He didn't actually hunt because an out-of-state license was way to expensive!!!! So he just went and watched. He had a fun time (if you call sitting in the cold, completely quiet, fun). :)

Matt's dad, grandpa, and uncle

All-star Kaid

2007-11-16T22:23:00.001-05:00

So I had to post this about my big bro!! I am so proud of him!! Kaiden got to have his picture taken for the newspaper. I guess he does really good in school or something. He is so cool!! Way to go Kaid!!