Bogie Bunch

Ballerina Boy

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Someday this will not bring a smile to that cute little blue eye'd boy.

Gotta love big sisters!

Pinewood Derby 2011

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Anxious for that first run!
Ready...... Set.......GO!

C.L. got first place in his first 2 runs, and then ended up with an overall 4th place!

Group effort by Dad, Mom and C.L.

I do believe we learned a few things to make note of for next year!

C.L. was pretty proud of his initials masked and painted on the back of his car!

My 1st Solo wedding cake!

2011-04-28T22:48:00.000-07:00

I did my 1st wedding cake by myself!!

It was not without lots of phone calls to mom for tips, and some

serious stress and reserve! I was pleased with the final product and

did enjoy making the cake and the feeling of completing the project was

amazing! I am not so sure that I want to go into making the wedding cakes quite

like my mom, but the occasional challenge might be fun!

Birthday cakes seem to be so much less stress!

Terrible TWO's Here we Come!

2011-04-28T22:40:00.000-07:00

Ethan has been polishing his "naughty" skills. Here is one of his many acts!

"Did you see that mom???"
" I made sure to get them ALL!"

I guess when it was quiet I should have known he was up to something!

He made sure to empty every ziploc bag I had in the drawer.....

Gallon size, sandwich size, quart size, and snack size!

It is a darn good thing he's so cute!

Storage Room

2011-04-28T22:28:00.001-07:00

Food Storage???? He'll empty the shelves!

Spirit Week - Duct Tape Day

2011-02-17T22:11:00.000-08:00

I am always up for a creative challenge.

6th grade brought Bryton an opportunity to be a part of Spirit Week this week for the

1st time. She was having fun with it and wanted to really do it up for Duct tape day!

She is a girl all about accessories, so we put the imagination to work!

Duct tape flowers, Earrings with duct tape, bracelet and all.
Her flower turned out really giant and cute!
"At least people will notice it" LOL

I I hurried to snap a picture before the bus came at 7:25.....

She isn't exactly my morning kid!

All taped up and ready to go!!!

Oh how Great Grandpa Spencer would be proud! He used

duct tape for EVERYTHING! As I was helping Bryton with her ensemble

I just had to smile as I thought about his crochet slippers with the duct tape sole.

Of course who knew duct tape could patch a trike wheel, or fix a broken chair, and even

patch the occasional hole in your pants! Oh how I love the memories I have of that great man!

Now I create duct tape memories with my daughter!

CONSTRUCTION ZONE---- Basement

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Bryton Dance Performances

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Bryton's Play 6th Grade

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Darci Dance Performances

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Christmas at the Bogart House 2010

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Christmas 2010

Ethan was a lot of fun for Christmas this year! He scored pretty good from Santa and the grandparents! He got lots of fun and noisy toys, along with diapers and PJ's.
Darci went through Christmas morning like the usual present tornado! She loves sporting her V-reader in jammies and all other ensembles. The white puppy came from her big sister and she was so excited! She set up all her presents by the tree for me to take a picture of it all.

C.L. hear "you'll shoot your eye out kid" many times this Christmas. He got a Red Ryder BB Gun! He also got a new MP3, the Diary of Wimpy Kid books and most of the items on his list!

Can you guess what Bryton got for Christmas??????

Yea, well she got a pink laptop! She got right on and chatted with her cousins in Utah and has enjoyed it. She also got lots of clothes, computer accessories, and of course the "velvet posters" which she has wanted for awhile!!!

Messes, and more garbage............... All said and done it was a great day!

Not as many pictures as usual, but I spent more time playing with the kids and just enjoying the day. Oh and then we had to warm up the Wii that the family got from Santa! Watch out! I am sure there will be sore muscles and some other minor injuries!

MCA Christmas Party

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The 3rd Annual Moore Community Christmas Party

A great crowd of neighbors gathered for visiting, good food,

singing and a visit from Santa Clause!

A good time was had by all.

C.L. Indoor Soccer 2010

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Pearson Family Christmas Party 2010

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Marion Pearson Family Christmas party was held at the Arco Elementary on December 5, 2010.
Ethan and his second cousin Zoie were entertained by the mini M&M's for quite awhile!

We were grateful for the chocolate distraction however because he thought all the presents were for him..... Gotta love our little helper

The white elephant exchange brought out many laughs.

Uncle Vernon got the size 5x "I love NY" shirt, or should we say nightgown!
Most of the gifts didn't stay in the same hands..... I am a little scared to see
how they all come back next year????? From the redneck bubble bath (jar of beans) to
the autographed portrait! Travis has got a serious challenge to beat
that lovely photo next year!

Trolls, Bath accessories and then of course the case of Chili
with a can of air freshner!

Not quite sure how many times Aunt Bonnie lost her gift! It

was worth it to hear her laughter, so contagious and a joy!

Aunt Barbara's emergency panties in a bottle were priceless..........

(I do believe that she kept those!)

Thanksgiving 2010

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Thanksgiving - Eagle Mountain Utah

Bryton Drama Performance

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Halloween 2010

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Bryton is starting to get too old for trick-or-treating, but she was

game for dressing up and helping Ethan.

C.L. the skeleton.... I should have taken at least one

picture without his mask!

Darci Mae was our black kitty cat this year!
So was her little friend Brenna, twin black kitties.

My friendly little lion, Ethan.

He ran out of patience for the trick-or-treating really

early in the evening. Just wanted mom to hold him and snuggle.

Ethan's 1st Birthday

2011-01-09T17:10:00.004-08:00

My blue eyed one year old................ Messy face and all! Love you!

He was a little slow at the start for digging in, but once he got the idea

he had a lot of fun!!! We all got a good laugh!

Opening presents proved to be a little difficult. He just wanted to play!

We had "round 2 Birthday" At Uncle Mitch's house with all the cousins.

Ethan didn't make as big of a mess, but he still had fun!

All toys with wheels! Definately a typical boy!

Darci

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1st Day of School 2010

2011-01-09T17:10:00.001-08:00

Oh how quickly they grow up.............

Bryton's 1st day of 6th Grade & C.L.'s first day of 3rd grade.
Ethan was NOT happy to see his big sissy leave.

YEP! The days of taking my kid in to get settled are over!

Of course I was able to cheat a little and went in with Grandma

earlier in the week to put up stuff in her locker and make sure

she could open her combination!

C.L. at his desk in Mrs McCurdy's 3rd Grade class!

I am a very proud mom! Love my kids and all their accomplishments in school and in life!

Bryton 6th Grade Volleyball

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Pass Creek Camping/ Swinging Tree 2010

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Minnetonka Cave 2010

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The tour profile............ It was quite a walk/hike. Up and down. Very beautiful

scenery and amazing formations to be seen.
Above is one of the many staircases that we went down
and then back up to come out of the cave.

At the heart of the cave, the wedding room, it stays

a constant 40 degrees year round.

Ready to HIKE!

Oh what a beautiful artist nature is.........

Bear Lake/ Pearson Reunion 2010

2011-01-09T16:06:00.000-08:00

The Bear Lake Pearson Family Reunion was held in August, and much overdue! Over the past couple of years life seemed to get in the way and we really didnt' hold a "reunion". This year was a GREAT time for all of us. It was so wonderful to visit with all those that travelled from South Dakota, California, and Utah!!!

Having a little one proved to be very entertaining! Loved watching Ethan discover water and sand...... He did get a little extra ruffage.
He absolutely LOVED the water. We couldn't keep him out of it. If fact
he liked it so much it scared me a little bit. Crawling in as far as his little body
could get without mom or dad stopping him. As the waves hit his face he just gasped,
smiled and kept on going!
We missed Kline and Kyles families this year. Jobs, economy and just
chaotic life kept them away.......
Aunt Bonnies family all showed up. It was so great to spend time with
Andrea and Angela........however we don't get to sit and visit like we used to do.
Kids seem to get 1st priority, but that friendship and bond will always be there!
A relationship that I cherish.........

Uncle Brent's Family Uncle Rion's family
Kevin, Cheri & Kids Travis was minus the baby
Must have been nap time!

Having a large attendance there for Uncle Vernon and Aunt Barbara's family was great!
Uncle Ronald and Aunt Sharon! Love the smiles and laughs...

Woofums, and much fun was had every night. It was so great to see all the
little cousins building new friendships and enjoying the extended family time!

Strike the pose! The kids had a great time climbing in the trees and just "hanging around".
Shevelle (Bryce's daughter) was meeting her extended cousins for the first time
and the girls all had a great time! Many hours giggling late into the night and walks.
We attached the jumper to a tree to keep Ethan contained..... He really liked
to eat the dirt and get really dirty!

Beach time.............. Always fun!

Kamikazee BUGS! Well, we don't know exactly what they were or what caused them

to swarm us, but the first night we couldn't even stand to stay outside because the bugs were

so thick!!! The next morning this is what we found all over the place.

The piles on the tablecloth are really bugs! YUCK

We did not camp alone of course! The bats would come out every night. We had a good time watching them as long as they kept their distance. Occasionally we got to see them tempt fate and swoop down by the owls. (Rachel and Paul took a few of our little rubbery friends back to Eagle Mountain with them in their camper...... Oh I would have loved to be taking a video of that adventure!) The owls were really beautiful. Bryton however didn't seem to think they were so great when she became the target for a pellet...... Of course Russ and Kayla's car and many other things were graced with its expression of "friendship"

Carson and I put the kids to bed and decided to go for a walk down to the beach while we waited for the baby to fall asleep. We were walking with a small flashlight and luckily we saw something fuzzy. I was grateful that I had my camera to document our little visitor. His location was only about 3 feet from our camper door. Needless to say we decided not to go to bed for awhile......

Family Reunions are the GREATEST! I have always loved spending time with my immediate family and all the extended family. I am so grateful for my grandparents, my parents and my aunts and uncles who cherished family time and taught me how to be a family.

The friendships that I have with my cousins and Aunts and Uncles are absolutely priceless!

Reynolds Reunion 2010

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Larry and Barbara Reynolds hosted the Reynolds reunion on th river in Preston.

Carson, Bryton, C.L. and Darci floated the river. I stayed back at the house

and toured Barbara's quilting room and enjoyed visiting with all the

relatives. The kids seemed to enjoy their float time.

We always have a great time visiting and re-builing relationships from years
gone by. I love to sit back and listen to the stories and learn more about
the Reynolds family which I have been so blessed to be a part of.

Family Reunions seem to be the only vacation time that we take during the summer at this
point in our lives and I wouldn't want to miss them for anything!
The chaos, the camping, the friends............... Love it!!!

Spencer Reunion 2010

2010-11-16T19:46:00.002-08:00

The Spencer Reunion was held at the Malad Summit Campground. As the planning for the reunion and the many that followed over the next couple weeks it was decided that the kids and I drive to the reunion on Wednesday and then Carson would come on Thursday after work. This conclusion meant that I would take our new camper on its' maiden voyage! I pulled the camper all the way to camp and even stopped in Pocatello for some groceries at Winco.

Driving with only kids in the truck I resorted to feeding Ethan gummy worms. He liked them a lot! This was the remains of one when we got to camp!

Darci decided that she needed two grandpa's for the weekend. Uncle Vernon was laying low not feeling so well, and Darci spent a lot of time snuggling with him and making sure he was being taken care of.

Lilly!

The girls................... All proud of their tent!

Atomic Days 2010

2010-11-16T19:46:00.001-08:00

Atomic Days brings new celebrations each year. This year Mitch and Rachel both brought their families home. Mitch was celebrating his 20 year class reunion and of course the kids all had a great time together with the cousins.

At the Moore Community Association Car and Tractor show we had a very talented local artist carve a cowboy that he donated to the association for us to sell or raffle. The association decided to raffle "Cowboy Chris". The big drawing was to be held at the Saturday night Atomic Days Rodeo. We felt that Chris should be in the parade, and so we gathered our "Floozies" and displayed "Chris" with pride.

"Cowboy Chris" was on displayand completed at Mom and Dad's house for the month prior to Atomic Days. He became a part of the family quickly! The kids were all sad to see him go. Many of the kids (along with all of us adults) tried for their chance to win this great piece of art and give him a home in Moore. He was however happily greeted by his new family in Pocatello.

Bryton, Haylee, Ciera, Addie and Madyson had so much fun dressing up

and flirting with the big sexy cowboy.
C.L. helped Spencer promote the Number Hill Grill float!

Darci, Lilly, and Makenna sported the clowning around and rode in the

Moore Community Association train.

4th of July 2010

2010-11-08T06:23:00.000-08:00

KA-BOOM!

What would the 4th of July be without the pyrotechnics of Uncle Mike!
Kyle reverted back to childhood as he watched things launch into the sky or
just plain Explode!

We definately kept things a little noisy on County Road!

Jamie and Travis have the perfect location for a 4th of July party!
A beautiful yard with room for the kids to have a great time, a nice deck for us to
sit and visit. When it came time for the City of Arco to do thier firework show
we all moved to the road and watched. The kids decided to climb on the shed and thought
they were pretty cool! The show was good, but our private little celebration was AWESOME!

Little Pyro's in training!

Snuggle time! That is what Grandma and Grandpa are for!

OOPS! Did we do that?

2010-11-07T22:45:00.000-08:00

It all started with just some messing around!
Uh Oh!

I'm afraid the garden hose won't cut it!

911: What is your emergency?

Jamie: We have a fire over on County Road.

911: Is this Jamie!?

Gotta love small towns!

I think we had enough to watch without the firetruck!

Of course the neighbors had to come "help".

Really they all felt lucky that it was Travis who started this one!

Mr. City Councilman, and part time Deputy!

Travis and Crystina's wedding

2010-11-07T22:23:00.000-08:00

Travis is a "little brother" around the Pearsons.

He found his soulmate and asked mom and I to make their wedding cake.
Mom did most of the work on the main cake.

Crystina requested a grooms cake, and that is where I

jumped in! I had so much fun making this cake! They have an

ongoing battle between Toyota and Volkswagen and

this cake made Trav feel like he won the battle!

We had to travel to Ririe with the cake and............. the road

was not nice to the cake! We were able to fix it up pretty good considering

the bumpy road construction and the summer heat!

Crystina getting ready to "dig in"

She was such a vibrant and fun bride!

And then there was Darci! Love her!

Summer Fun!

2010-11-07T22:10:00.000-08:00

Sierra, C.L. and Spencer
C.L., Sierra, Spencer, and Darci

Ethan (Little Budah)

Warming up a bit on the trampoline.

Oh the days of summer!

I look at these pictures and am so glad that my kids have

developed friendships with kids that are connected to my childhood!

I remember all the days playing in the sprinklers, sleepovers on trampolines

bike rides to the mountain ansd all the things that we enjoyed in my little neighborhood

as a kid. The Flory's, the Beverly's and our family had such a great time together!

Darci 4 years old.

2010-11-07T21:09:00.001-08:00

Darci turned 4 on June 26, 2010!!!

The Barbie cake.

It was a great day for a party with friends and family!

She was very excited to have Uncle Kline and his family there

for her birthday too!

Growing up all in ONE DAY!

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June 22, 2010

My Darci seems to do things in a big way!

The day started off early in the morning with a full allergy test.

She waited so patiently for the time to pass!

Then when we got home she insisted that we get her ears pierced!

We had discussed getting her ears pierced for weeks leading

up to this and I didn't really feel like ears pierced was a

reward after being poked 56 times already that morning!

She was all for it!

As if the day wasn't already eventful enough............

We got home and she insisted that I remove her training wheels

because she was ready to ride her bike!

It only took her about 10 minutes to take off by herself!

By the end of the afternoon she had figured out how to ride and also how

to start out without being helped!

Oh my girl! I do love how she keeps me on my toes!

I only wish I could keep up with her!

King Mountain Car & Tractor Show 2010

2010-08-15T18:31:00.001-07:00

"WHEW" I just want to sigh and celebrate at the same time!!!! The MCA (Moore Community Association) sponsored our first annual car show and it turned out to be a great success! I could post hundreds of pictures literally, but my overall feeling was just AMAZED when I saw the cars actually register and then the people come rolling in I was so overwhelmed with relief and joy! We spent months planning this event! We had over 75 registered entries and a great event!!!!

Bryton Outdoor Soccer Season 2010

2010-08-15T18:18:00.001-07:00

Cancer Aware-A-Bration 2010

2010-08-15T18:09:00.000-07:00

The term "cancer" is one that I have known most of my life. I have seen so many loved ones affected by various cancers. The aware-a-bration reminds me of how strong my Grandpa Pearson was. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor and given 6 months to live, luckily for me he not only "survived" but out-lived the doctor who did surgery and diagnosed him! It reminds me of the many survivors in my immediate family including my dad and the many who lost the battle and have gone on.

Over the past 2 years I have been really impacted by breast cancer an my very dear friend who has fought a great battle. I knew Barb for a couple of years and she lived nearby when she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. I began visiting with her and felt the need to help out in whatever ways I could............ Over a short time we developed a great friendship. I cannot imagine my life without a friend so strong and faithful as she is. Our friendship began thanks to cancer in a way.

"Friends don't let friends fight cancer alone"

Carson's Birthday!

2010-08-15T17:59:00.000-07:00

Bryton and Madyson decorated a birthday cake and a twinkie for Carson's birthday. They worked long and hard on it and were pretty proud of the outcome! Lookin good girls!

Oh No you didn't Darci!

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CL Baptism - June 5, 2010

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So Handsome! Both of them looking great! :-)

It was a special day with both grandparents present and Mitch and Adella and family. Grandma Pearson gave a talk about baptism and then Uncle Mitch gave and impromptu talk about confirmation. (C.L. had talked to Mitch on the phone but the reception was questionable and so he thought he was just asking if they were going to be at the baptism.......... ) It was a great day for a special boy.

CL's 8th Birthday

2010-08-15T16:44:00.001-07:00

The Birthday Cake was Bakugan.......... Not my best cake, but he was happy with it.

C.L.'s Birthday fell on a swing shift week so Dad was at work. He still wanted to celebrate so he was able to open a gift and we put a candle in the cookie. He got to pick out a movie and we had popcorn and stayed up late. He kept saying "this is the best birthday ever". I am so grateful for a cute and loving little boy.

"The Legos"

Darci wrapped his present all by herself.............. Pretty sure she used the entire roll of double sticky tape.

My Girls!

2010-05-24T22:03:00.001-07:00

It was all about glitter and curls around the Bogart house! I know the girls were sick of getting curled up, but I think they had a lot of fun too! On friday night I felt so bad for Darci because as I was curling she couldn't stay awake! Her poor little eyes would roll back in her head and her head would start bobbing. I even took a break and told her to go lay down, but it didn't work. As soon as she got down from the curling she was wide awake! I think they were the most beautiful girls out on the dance floor!

Bryton - Jazz Dance Recital

2010-05-24T21:53:00.000-07:00

All dressed up and ready to DANCE!

Bryton, Madyson, and Wylee! The cutest little pirate cheerleaders!

Darci - Pirate Dance

2010-05-24T21:08:00.001-07:00

Darci came on the dance floor with all the cheese! She was so full of it! She spotted Grandma and Grandpa and that was it. Waving and acting like she was shy.........

When it came down to the dancing she was all about business! She followed her dance teacher really well and she was a little dancing queen!

Darci - Dance Recital - Jazz

2010-05-24T20:52:00.000-07:00

Had a blast watching Darci perform her "Sleepy Dance" last weekend!

2010-05-24T20:20:00.000-07:00

Wow! Another year of school has ended. Bryton is done with Elementary School! Yikes! The last day of school was another crazy day! I was a proud parent at the awards assembly. Bryton received the Academic Presidential Award for having good ISAT scores, good GPA and overall a great student!

C.L. won a $100 prepaid Visa card from the local Masons who sponsor a reading award for each grade. He got a ticket put in for each book read. He was pretty excited, and the decision on what to spend it on is killing him!

Bryton and C.L. both received the "Perfect Attendance" award. Of course after the fact that last year Bryton only missed a half of day from getting "perfect" she was excited to finally have achieved this award. She has wanted this award since Kindergarten!

Then the grand finale of the day was the drawing for the IPOD. Bryton won! She was so excited I thought she was going to cry! It is a very cute bright blue IPOD nano and she is really proud of it!

We are really proud of both kids for being such great students! Couldn't ask for more!

Bryton & Madyson's Hot Air Balloon

2010-05-23T18:37:00.000-07:00

Bryton and Madyson had an assignment for 5th grade science that they had to make a Hot Air Balloon out of Tissue Paper. It was really fun to watch and they did a really good job. Oh and it was hat day, so Bryton went to Grandma Pearson's to find the biggest/most bizarre hat!

I had a video of the launch, but it wouldn't load.

Michelin Man

2010-05-23T18:27:00.000-07:00

Well................. I think the pictures say it all! Love my little Tank!

Spring Fever

2010-05-23T18:08:00.000-07:00

Darci! Never a dull moment with my girl...... So we were out in the yard and Carson had the sprinklers going for the first time. Darci decided to play in them. After she came and showed me her soggy clothes I told her to go and lay on the trampoline to dry out.... When I went around the corner this is what I found!

Bryton 11th Birthday

2010-05-23T17:54:00.000-07:00

Wow! Where has the time gone??? I cannot believe that my Baby is 11. She is growing up so fast. We are really proud of her and how smart and responsible she is. I don't know what I would do without her. She is always willing to help out around the house and help me with the kids. She is growing into a great babysitter too!
I had fun making the bright colors!

Kitchen Bench

2010-04-16T23:16:00.001-07:00

Our kitchen seems to be a slowly constant work in progress............... This week the guys from Glass and Moore came and installed my kitchen table bench! It is beautiful, and it holds a lot of kids. Tested out the goods tonight when I had a grand total of 10 kids at my house for dinner. I am also excited about more storage space! Can you ever have too much storage?

Ethan 6 months!

2010-04-16T22:57:00.001-07:00

"Big Boy"

Okay, so my "little" baby had his 6 month check-up last week! 17 Pounds 4 Ounces! HELLO no wonder my back aches and I dread packing the car seat fully loaded! He is sitting up really well and the doctor fears that he will be crawling soon....................

Never a dull moment!

2010-04-16T22:44:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I am most definately not going to win "Mother of the Year!" A couple of weeks ago I had committed to attend a Moore Community Association Meeting in Moore (Carson was supposed to be home this time, but of course ended up working overtime) that I felt I needed to make a quick appearance. I left Bryton, C.L. and Darci at home. I had my phone (with sketchy cell service) and wasn't planning on being gone more than an hour. Well, an hour was almost up when I received a frantic call from Bryton saying that Darci had a string on her finger and was freaking out. Well, due to lack of explanation I first told her to rinse the finger in cold water (thinking it was just tied on tight or something) and see if she would relax. A few minutes went by and I was packing up to head home when she called again. She was unable to get Darci to calm down and couldn't get the string out of her finger. Well then I got nervous so I told her to call Grandma Bogie. I knew it would be faster than waiting for me to come from Moore.

Well long story short, Darci and C.L. were playing with my sewing machine. Darci wanted C.L. to "stamp" her finger. He pressed on the pedal and she got stamped! Only it left the thread running through her finger! Grandpa Bogie was able to remove the thread from her finger and she was instantly calmed down and better........... C.L. on the other hand was devastated. He was so scared that he had really hurt his little sister that he was in tears! I am pretty sure that one of them won't ever play with the sewing machine again! (Sorry to say that Darci should be the impacted one,but I doubt it!)

We tried not to laugh too much about the event. Of course I have had the same experience only I sewed my own finger and walked in to my mom with the needle still in my finger! Darci still likes to show everyone her finger and she thinks it is a great conversation piece!

Basement Progress

2010-04-16T22:30:00.001-07:00

Carson has been working hard on our basement. He has it all framed in now and is ready to hang sheetrock. Bryton is so excited that all she wants for her birthday is stuff for her new bedroom. I hope she is patient for us to get it all done. It sounds so much simpler and easier than it really is.

Of course with my current inablility to be of much assistance due to the fact that I have a baby and three other kids that seem to keep me running I am very grateful for Trevor. He has spent many hours with Carson helping along with the project.

New Cake Trick!

2010-04-16T22:18:00.000-07:00

These are a couple of my latest birthday cakes. I learned a new trick and I absolutely love it for cartoon characters. You take an image and put it behind wax paper and build the image from the bottom side up. When the image is all completed you freeze it and then transfer it onto the cake! It does make the characters easier....................however I didn't really think that Buzz and Woody were easy! (But I had a blast with the challenge)

I have done a couple of other characters over the past couple of months, but wouldn't you know it! I didn't take pictures.

Hobbies

2010-04-16T21:55:00.000-07:00

Okay so I have talked about my hairbow addiction before.............. However it has grown. To my defense I do have 2 girls and they still will both wear hairbows and flowers! Barb and I have a great time visiting and matching up outfits with hairbows.

Then over the last couple of months my dear friend Shelley shared her hobby of making beaded watch bands. Well, I really like making these too! So glad that my friends have all the goods and let me share with them in their hobbies. :-) LOL Here are the watch bands that we currently have between Bryton and I. I have actually made a couple more bands that have been given away as gifts too. I love them!!!! .

I think my multi-colored one is my favorite right now!

Little Moments

2010-04-16T21:32:00.000-07:00

This is one of those parent moments. I asked Darci what she was doing with the boxes and all the animals and she sat down in the middle of them all and said, "I'm doing flamily home evening!" She had out the church picture manual and was proceeding to teach her friends. Moments like these make a mom proud!

January 2010

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New Years 2009

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Christmas 2009

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Pearson Family Christmas Party

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The annual Pearson Family Christmas party was held on Sunday December 13. We all enjoyed good food and visiting, but most of all this year the gift exchange. The challenge was issued to bring a white elephant gift. The rule was to bring something from around the house that you no longer need etc. Awards for the most original, the most useless, etc were promised and I guess you could say we all tried for an award!

Aunt Sharon scored a big bag of permanent rods with the 1980's perm to go with them!

"Oh please don't pick that one!"

"Hmmmmmmm not sure I knew that one"

Grandma's new sleeping bag!

"Gift not inluded"

Aunt Bonnie's laugh, always contagious!

I do think we all went home hurting from the laughs!

Oh what will next years bring?

Ethan Blessing Day

2010-01-11T07:30:00.000-08:00

On November 29, 2009 Ethan was blessed. In the circle was both grandpa's and Dad gave the blessing. He was not real cooperative with the picture taking.

Aunt Rachel worked long and hard to make sure his fuzzy snuggly blanket was done for his blessing day. He does love it!

Fun in the fall.

2009-11-01T15:00:00.000-08:00

The kids had a fun afternoon waiting for trick or treating while Dad and Grandpa worked on the garage roof. However, I fear this might be my last post with pictures for awhile................. Bryton decided it was fun to play with my camera, and well, I fear that these photos are a product of the demise of my poor camera. I guess it was a casualty of fun.

Love these cute kids!

Trick or Treat 2009

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Little miss Butterfly
Bryton - Always after the dramatic.

Army man C.L.

This was our little ghouls for the night! I gave up on dressing up Ethan and

taking him out in the cold weather. Dad took the kids around trick or treating and

Ethan and I gave out cookies and candy. SUGAR RUSH IS HERE!!!!!

Ethan 1 month old

2009-10-29T07:16:00.001-07:00

Love those big beautiful blue eyes! This is my favorite outfit right now.

He looks like such a little man!

Snuggling up with Daddy!
Wow, how time flies! Ethan is 4 weeks old! It has been a crazy 4 weeks of trying to adjust, and learning what little man likes and trying to keep up with 4 kids. We are still up at least 2-3 times a night, and I have resorted to the fact that sleep is just over-rated and I just have to get adjusted myself. Napping during the day is nearly impossible with Darci, and with Ethan sleeping I have so many things to do during the day that I really don't have time to rest. I am getting used to minimal sleep most days. We have a grumpy time around 7-8 pm and then of course I try to get him to bed around 10, and usually he is up till 11. He just does what he wants already! I love my snuggle time with him. The kids are adjusting, and so far Darci hasn't tried to "help" too much. She loves to talk to him and rub his little head. C.L. is fascinated with him, and is anxious for him to get a little bigger. Bryton loves to hold and try to comfort him when I am busy. Life is good, and we are a "Happy Family".

Carving it up

2009-10-29T06:40:00.000-07:00

Let the mess begin! We pulled out the pumpkins and the kids began to pull out the pumpkin guts. I was a little pre-occupied with Ethan and so we just let them do it on their own. C.L. and Darci were having a little too much fun flinging guts and half heartedly cleaning out the pumpkins. I will admit I was a little angry at the mess, and so as I was trying to clean up the guts I was grumbling at them about the pumpkin guts being everywhere. In response to my grumbling Darci replied, "But not in the pumpkins Mom!" OKAY, well I stood corrected, the task was to clean out the pumpkins, not the kitchen I guess.

C.L. was having so much fun carving that he decided to carve Ethans for him. He really loves being a big brother!

C.L.'s Pumpkin

Darci's (Any guesses of what she is for Halloween?)
Bryton's first "all by herself" pumpkin. She designed it and sketched it on all by herself.

Ethan Kane Bogart

2009-10-08T15:52:00.000-07:00

September 29, 2009

Ethan Kane Bogart

Born at 6:55 p.m.

Weight: 9 lbs - Length: 20 1/2 inches

Big Guy just a few minutes old.

Proud Daddy

Darci - 1st time holding her little brother.

Bryton and Ethan

C.L. and Ethan.

So cute!

Sleepy Boy

We went in to be induced on the 29th early in the morning. 39 weeks and 1 day gestation. I was afraid that we might have a big kid, however I didn't anticipate 9 pounds! Things went fairly uneventful despite the fact that the epidural didn't work. He was healthy and came in a hurry when the time came. His little face was a bit bruised and his eyes were really blood shot from the quick birth! That night my dear friends brought Bryton, C.L, and Darci to meet their little brother. Darci was "proud" as she would say. C.L.'s eyes got rather large when his brother was placed in his arms. Bryton of course was immediately in love with her little brother. We spent two nights at the hospital so that the pediatrician could monitor Ethan for jaundice. All was well and we were released to go home!

Life at home has been eventful and quite an adjustment. Aunt Rachel volunteered to take Darci for 5 days. Any other 3 year old might have problems with leaving mom and dad for that long, but not Darci. We have missed her little voice this last week, but I have enjoyed some of the silence and time to recover and adjust to having a little one again. Oh the things we forget!

We're so glad to have Ethan in our family!

1st Day of School 2009

2009-09-09T08:09:00.000-07:00

Bryton was so ready for school to start this year! It seems like the older she gets the more she wants to get back to school to be busy and see all her friends. She has Mrs. McCurdy this year and is excited to be done with the elementary school this year! :( Mom is a little apprehensive of this thought. I guess it comes around ready or not! She is such a beautiful girl and we are really proud of her. Trying to hide his cast!

C.L. was all ready for 2nd grade! He was not sure he wanted to explain his cast over and over again. His version of the story is that he fell off the stool instead of the table. I guess he gets less inquiries. His teacher this year is Mrs. Anderson and we are excited for him. 2nd grade will be a great year! Mrs. Anderson has reported to me that the cast doesn't seem to slow him down a bit! Thank goodness it was his left hand!

I'm Hooked

2009-09-09T08:06:00.000-07:00

I know that I have told many of you of my new past -time. Making hairbows! Yes, Barb got me addicted to making hairbows! Darci loves the cute little hairbows and likes to be pretty. This board and a couple of bows are some that I made for Sierra, my girlfriends daughter. She was so excited that she had to sleep with the bows. (I love it!)

More on the HOUSE!

2009-09-09T07:59:00.001-07:00

Not your typical picture window view! I have to admit that it did put a smile on my face!

Progress is always nice! We finally have concrete poured in the basement!!!!! Carson has worked so hard getting to this point. I will admit that I feel really bad because I am not used to being absolutely worthless on our projects, but this was one of them. I can't exactly shovel out dirt which he spent many days doing, and then there is the concrete work, and all the other prep work that he had to do. I am so thankful to have a hardworking husband that takes pride in our home and works hard to accomplish our goals! I also am thankful for a Dad and Father in-law that support us along with a couple friends to help get the job done!

After the Concrete meant that it was time for Carson to work again............. He had to haul rock and dirt to backfill the window wells. We will have actual windows in the basement soon!!!!

Lagoon!

2009-09-09T07:43:00.000-07:00

The ladybug was a quick favorite for the adults and kids alike! I know we visited it at least 2 times!

C.L. completely soaked! So glad that he only had a splint that we could replace the bandage!

Darci, Gotta strike that pose! :-)

Mr. Michael was having a good time too!

Anna and Johnny!

Mitch, Adella and Michael! It was a cool relief for the day!

Noah enjoying a little water!

Family time is always great! We headed out early on the morning of the 22nd to meet up with Rachel, Paul, Mitch, Adella, Anna, and kids at Lagoon! We left Carson home working on the basement as we had just poured concrete the night before. We had a great day! The big girls really were there, but I couldn't keep up with them all that great!

Broken!

2009-09-09T07:06:00.000-07:00

Life likes to throw out some curve balls to keep you guessing! In the midst of the construction/cement process C.L. decided to play on the kitchen table........................... That is the story which took some time getting out. I was gone at the time of the incident, however when I got home he was still really favoring his left hand. We got him bathed, and decided maybe it was time to go and check it out at the ER. However C.L. wasn't excited about this excursion! His last trip to the ER ended up in surgery and all that, so it was quite traumatic. He cried and cried while we waited to see what the X-Ray showed. I think the nurses thought he was hurting, but he really was just crying because he wanted to go home! He had a small fracture just below his thumb on his wrist. Thankfully they put him in a splint for a couple of days to wait for the swelling to reduce. It really would have ruined the trip we had planned for the next morning to Lagoon!

Spencer Reunion 2009

2009-08-04T16:01:00.001-07:00

Third Creek Campground was invaded by approximately 80 decendents of the Kline and Leona Spencer Family. It was a great visit and a welcomed relaxing time.

There were some wild games of Flog that one feared getting caught around the neck with.

I don't exactly think that the boys were always aiming for the stands for typical scoring. :-) There were a few "wild" throws that needed pulled out of the bushes or off the roof of the cabin.

Would a Spencer family function be complete without a water fight? I would say not! I will admit that I started the battle, but Dad took the suggestion with full zeal and helped the little ones keep the water stirred. (Grandpa Spencer would be so proud) Alex and Darci had a great time soaking the adults and children alike, they weren't worried who got wet!

Just good clean fun!

C.L. had the opportunity to go fishing with Joe and his Dad all by himself. Joe helped him and he was the only sucessful fisherman of the night. He was pretty proud of his catch! Thanks Dad and Joe.

Homemade Dry Ice Root Beer....................... Just another great Spencer Family Tradition! Naomi, Darci and Alex learned to play in the "smoke". :-)

Okay, so tattooing is definately not a Spencer Family Tradition, but we did it and had a good time! The story began back a couple of months ago based upon a dream that Jessie had which she posted on Facebook! :-) I just couldn't resist, seeing that Aunt Carol had already picked out her tattoo and all.

Don't worry, they were done with Henna, and will only last a couple of weeks! :-)

I really enjoy the time spent with my cousins and their children. So many great memories that I have from being a kid with them, and now I get to watch our children creating those memories..........

This years great memories are...................

-The fort in the trees

-Water Fighting

-Catching and playing with Frogs

-Catching grasshoppers

-Riding scooters and just hanging out

-Ben and family so excited about the reunion they were ready a week early.

-Jan and the case of the missing tent

-Making "doughies" late at night (without the kids)

-Aunt Carol channeling Uncle Lamon. (Slapping Erin & Jessie when crossing the cattle guards)

-Mom channeling Grandma Spencer (Trying to wash the plastic cups and spoons!)

-Tattooing many of our wonderful campers! (I absolutely had a great time with this!)

The bonds created as a child go so much deeper than ever can be explained. I will forever cherish the friendships and relationships that I have with my cousins. I am greatful to my parents giving me the opportunity to build these bonds that will last a lifetime. I hope that my children can love being with family as much as I do.

2009-07-25T20:48:00.000-07:00

Pioneer Day Celebration....................................................
I remember as a kid dressing up and decorating our bikes and riding in a 24th of July Parade! This year they celebrated with an old fashioned parade for the kids, games, wagon rides, and a great afternoon.

Darci in her dress and all........... Never slowed her down.

C.L., Spencer, Bryton, and Darci

Spencer and C.L. getting ready for a horse drawn wagon ride.

Darci getting ready for her wagon ride.

C.L.'s Final Ragball Game!

2009-07-15T20:03:00.001-07:00

It is always fun to watch the kids learn and enjoy playing ball. C.L. was the only one involved in summer sports this year, of course I have to admit it was nice only being at the ball field once or twice a week!

Weekend at Mackay Reservoir

2009-07-15T19:17:00.000-07:00

We took a quick camping trip not far from home last week. We went to the Mackay Reservoir for two nights. We had both the fishing boat (thanks Trevor) and our boat. We had a pretty good time.

Darci loves the tube and made Bryton ride a few more times than she wanted to. She of course loves the bumps and the wild ride while Bryton would rather just skid along on the water. I do believe that Darci occasionally would jump up and down just to liven up the ride!
Darci, Bryton and Boston

Boston, C.L. and Darci in the Boat.

Carson went for a little bit of a wild ride. However we determined thatthis new tube is nearly impossible to dump. (Sorry Todd, where was this tube last year! )

Barb gave in to a ride with Darci also! (Thanks for taking my girl!) She just couldn't get enough of the tube!

Trevor, Brynn and Boston. Carson took a slow ride and for the most part the kids liked it. Brynn just wanted to curl back up in Mom's arms and take a nap.

Brynn's favorite nap spot the whole weekend! She didn't want to sleep in the tent or at night, but as soon as the boat was humming along she was out like a light!

Miss Darci, can you say CHEESE!

July, Where??????

2009-07-07T21:52:00.001-07:00

Okay, I realize that I live in Idaho, and sometimes the weather can be a bit un-predictable, but when I got home the other day I could have sworn I went back to March at least!

Honestly I had a drift of Hail at my back door! I couldn't find the snow shovel, but could have used it!

Then there was the lake! It never fails that when we get a lot of rain/snow/hail that it has to gather at the front of our Garage! When I came home and found it seeping into the Garage I decided that I better do something with our drain. Carson put a board over the opening of the drain to protect small feet of children and dog from getting hurt. However it also was preventing the 6-8 inches of standing water from going away fast enough and it was still raining! So, I took my pregnant self out in the middle of the lake in irrigation boots with a hammer to pry out the board. Thank goodness only a couple of neighbors got to witness that one!

Notice the water on the bicycle tires! It was quite exciting. We have had a series of Hail storms and I am afraid that this one and the one that followed on Sunday may have taken my garden by storm literally. Maybe this year wasn't the year for me to start gardening! I guess we will just have to wait and see.

Oh, what to do in the summertime?

2009-07-01T13:51:00.000-07:00

C.L. turned 7 on May 27th. It was the last week of school and lots of chaos. Notice that he was sporting a mowhawk. Mom had a weak moment and cut it for him for the last couple of weeks of school...... I guess it is just hair, and he is so cute that he can pull off any look!

He was extremely excited because he was still in school for his birthday and got to have friends over that rode the bus home. We had a double party and celebrated with the Grandparents, The Gilchrists,and the Davisons.

The kids had begged for quite some time for an adjustable basketball hoop, so after some negotiations and them coming up with some cash Dad took them to town and they picked out one that they were quite pleased with. They weren't a lot of help assembling it, but they had a lot of excitement and wanted to try.

On June 13th we had a Cancer Aware-a-Bration day. It was a great event that our local county employees sponsored and have declared an annual event. We started the day off with a 3 mile cancer walk in the rain, then we released balloons in memory of our loved ones and then resumed a day of activities in the park. The Bloxhams were here to celebrate with us and we had a great day. I am so glad that we have such special individuals to step up and come up with a day like this. It was a great family fun day with a great purpose!

In the pictures below we had a dunk tank in the afternoon with some "Celebrity" dunkees. Travis Gilchrist, our City of Arco Councilman was one of th individuals lucky enough to get dunked. :-)

I do believe the finger pointing was at Carson who was the first one to dunk him. The photo below was quite ironic, because the sky was full of thunder and it was quite stormy. I think he felt quite powerful. :-)

I lost Darci one afternoon, and when I found her she was quite pleased with herself.

Darci turned 3 on June 26th. I don't have pictures of her birthday cake, my camera was dead, so Grandma and Grandpa took those....... Will have to get them later. She was all Tinkerbelled out! Couldn't have enought Tinkerbell, even the duplicated ones were loved!

She got a big girl bike that has proven to be a newfound freedom for Darci. I really don't think we needed her to have more freedom! I think Grandma Pearson was right when she said that now I am going to have to install a beeper on it just to keep track. The photo below shows her and her friend Sierra dressed in Tinkerbell dresses riding bikes together! Got to love Summer Fun!

How did I get so far behind?!

2009-06-09T21:15:00.000-07:00

Well, I will update with photos when I locate my camera. We have been living in limbo and a little chaos. Over the past week we have had a guy prepping the kitchen floor to get ready for linoleum, so I quickly remove obstacles, and I guess the camera is somewhere!

I can't believe that we made it through the last weeks of school, C.L.'s birthday, and memorial day and I haven't updated my blog! I will do individual posts.............later!

We did have our ultrasound! Watch out world because we have baby boy Bogart coming our way! He is a very busy baby already (afraid he might take after his big sister!) My goal is to have him around Dad's birthday (September 19), but I found out yesterday that the doctor will not induce me until I am 39 weeks! I was not very happy about this news, however, I haven't gone much past 38 weeks with any of the others, so we'll just have to do it on our own for Grandpa's birthday!

We spent Memorial Day weekend in Utah! I just love our trips down there to hang out with family. It was the first time in many years that we have been in Utah for Memorial Day. We had a nice visit and I really enjoyed visiting the cemeteries of the family down there! I am going to work on a Pepsi/Duct tape flower arrangement for Grandpa Spencer for next year. I really enjoy remembering the relationships that I was blessed to have with my loved ones! There are many memories that I will forever cherish.

This last week has brought changes in our family and life in general. After 11 years of working in the Mortgage industry I came to the conclusion that with the combination of the current market and economy and the fact that three kids for the summer can be a task to manage that it is time for me to try the "stay at home" role! It will be really different for all of us and a major adjustment. I am looking forward to spending more time with the kids and getting all those little projects that I just think about done! Of course I already have realized that with my volunteer habit I will not be bored. :-)

Yay it all works!

2009-05-07T07:02:00.000-07:00

I don't have a dishwasher yet, because we are waiting for the flooring, but everything else is done and works! I baked cookies just because I could, and so far I am even enjoying doing dishes for now..............(that one won't last) It feels good to have it all coming together, just another week or so and we will be done with the kitchen! Of course it will take me some time to get everything in it's place. Of course the excitement is that I have a place for it!

Kitchen!

2009-04-27T19:54:00.000-07:00

Okay, so here we have no steps to the back room this time! The floor has been built up and they installed the bar today! I spent the weekend in between Birthday parties painting and texturing the parts that were previously not covered. It felt good to cross one more thing off as being complete. I said farewell to the orange paint...... Not sure quite what might replace it yet, but I know that it needed to go away.

Bryton turns "10"

2009-04-27T19:30:00.000-07:00

Our little girl turned 10! With the chaos at home Bryton was kind enough to settle for a basic cake and parties with a little twist! On Friday the 24th she had a party with her friends. They all cam home with her and then she talked Grandma Pearson into letting her have a sleepover at her house. On Sunday we had cake and ice cream with family, Grandparents and friends were in attendance once again at Grandma Pearson's house. Thanks Grandma!

Bryton really smoked it up! Maybe she shouldn't get any older............
Girls being crazy! Notice Darci had to join in!

Strike that pose!

Kitchen - Kitchen - More Kitchen

2009-04-22T20:16:00.000-07:00

Okay, yes I am excited so here goes! Progress makes me smile!

Happiness................

2009-04-16T21:33:00.000-07:00

Okay, well there are different things in life that bring us happiness.......... Right now, I have to say that my kitchen is bringing me great happiness. Almost 13 years in the waiting I am finally getting a new kitchen! I never realized how badly I wanted it until the work began. I am so lucky to have an awesome contractor who is all over making sure this transition is easy on me! I can't complain so far, and we have only just finished day 2!

The kids got home before I did, and as per instruction Bryton called me as soon as she got home. It was very cute because she was excited about the kitchen. She just kept saying "mom you are gonna love this, our kitchen looks awesome!" I guess we have taught her a deeper appreciation for home improvement because I don't know very many almost 10 year olds that would be so excited about remodeling. It made me proud. I do have to admit it looks awesome! I am very excited about the progress and the finished product this far!!! Now I need to re-think my color scheme and start picking out paint!

Easter 2009

2009-04-14T18:54:00.000-07:00

Well, the big "Moore" Easter egg hunt was yet a success with a little sunshine..............

Bryton will be 10 in a couple of weeks, so this was her last year of hunting! I think that she came out just fine even if she was on the "hard" side.

C.L. had to move over to the "hard" side this year. He enjoyed the challenge and still came out with a pretty good stash of eggs.

Darci of course hunted with all her zeal. She was like a wild bunny hunting the eggs! She came home with enough candy...................................... Then of course she came home and entertained herself with opening every egg and unwrapping all of her chocolates and organizing them neatly in a row. Mom didn't really argue with her too much because she was entertained for about 30 minutes. :-)

Spring in Idaho!

2009-04-08T14:11:00.000-07:00

Okay, so on the 21st of March we had a beautiful day and everything was thawing and it was warm. (Probably like 38degrees, but warm to the kids) So Bryton and C.L. begged Grandpa Bogie to plow off their basketball court. They were itching to get outside and have somewhere to play. They got it plowed, and put the finishing touches on it with shovels. They were all excited that maybe they would be able to play on it in the days to come.

And then Spring struck again! At least the typical snowstorm type of spring that we always get in Idaho! I would guess we got about 6-8 inches the next morning....................Bryton was determined that the court would be cleaned, so back at it again!

Construction Continues..............or Begins

2009-04-08T13:39:00.001-07:00

Well, I guess that life continues on..........and on.............and on.........

And the projects that go with it. Our Garage has become a lumber yard once again........ Carson has the windows cut out and now just has to dig out the basement and fill the holes back in with the dirt.

I feel bad for Carson he is feeling a little stressed. We have a few things to get done in preparation for the need of another bed in September.

I do have stairs to the basement! No more ladder, reallyhappy about that! I am excited to see progress, however not really ready for the rest of the job to come...........and I am not the one that has to work so hard. (poor Carson)

Happy St. Patricks Day!

2009-03-18T21:52:00.001-07:00

Celebrating the leprechaun. The kids had so much fun making their little hats and of course loved the prizes. After wonderful sugar cookies from my "friend" who likes to contribute to the sugar levels at my house the kids were extremely happy!

Waiting for Spring

2009-03-18T21:49:00.000-07:00

I was looking out the window the other day and spotted this cute little scene. I guess Darci is ready to take on the toys with or without the snow.

Progress?

2009-03-18T21:41:00.001-07:00

Okay, so I know that it looks like destruction, but at the same time it means progress. Carson has been working really hard on our basement this past month. Currently I am using a ladder to get up and down from the basement (laundry is entertaining). I have to say that I really don't mind the ladder right now because the progress that I see is awesome! I am so excited for this project to progress. Just one more story for the adventures of remodeling! Hey I got to keep my steps to my backroom for a little longer! Wahoo!

Time for the Dentist

2009-03-18T21:37:00.000-07:00

Darci found these the other day and was so proud of herself. I couldn't stop giggling. It is a good thing she's cute! Oh and on the note of the cute comment this is a conversation that I want to remember, so I'll post it here too..........

Aunt Adella: Darci why are you so cute?

Darci: Because my mom's mad at me.

OOPS! I guess I should find something else to say when she is in trouble! :-)

Bits of January............

2009-01-25T17:28:00.000-08:00

Darci.............too cute for words! Of course the cute sweater from Aunt Rachel helps!

The Bogart Rock Band Superstars perfomr often..... Weekly showings guaranteed entertainment.

Celebrating "3"! Darci and the rest of the kids were invited to celebrate age 3 Batman style. Sledding, Hot chocolate, and great company. The challenge now goes to Barb to post the birthday cake, because I failed to get many pictures. It couldn't be because I was trying to keep Darci from taking over the birthday..............I do believe she unwrapped at least 2 presents! UGH! Hope it was a great day for you Boston! We look forward to celebrating many more!

Taking time to appreciate messes...............

2009-01-25T17:09:00.000-08:00

After a long reflective, emotional week I finally gave in and let the kids get out the paints for a project that they have been begging to do.

C.L. did really well dealing with the death of his dear friend/classmate Jaxon Angell. He drowned on Monday and it has been a week full of questions and appreciation for the blessings that I have and the small challenges that I have faced in my life. My heart just aches for his family, especially his parents.........

Some days I forget how much fun the kids can be. Darci being the determined 2 year old with way too much energy, C.L. and his newfound Nintendo DS obsession, and Bryton and her pure enjoyment in the simple things of life. I guess sometimes I need a reminder of how much I love all the little things

Family fun in the snow!

2009-01-04T20:16:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of shots from the couple sledding adventures we had with all the visiting cousins over the Christmas/New Years holiday! We had a great time with all. I know that each of you have some great pictures too! Do share! Thanks so much for the fun!

Ringing in the New Year!

2009-01-04T20:04:00.000-08:00

We had a great new years celebration with some great friends. All of the kids did make it through the new years, but we just didn't know when to quit.

I do believe that these pictures were taken around 2 a.m. I went and picked up the kids about 1:30 from grandma and grandpa's where they celebrated the new year with their cousins.

Good times were had by all! Thanks so much Barb & Trevor for allowing us to trash your house and keep you up half the night!

2008-12-25T08:50:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas to all! We woke up this morning to a bit of snow! Just about 19 inches so far! Kids were up at 6:30 and then the tornado began! Grandma and Grandpa Pearson brought the City Truck with the plow and 4 wheel drive for breakfast! Everyone is happy and warm. Best wishes to all of you! Merry Christmas!!!!!

Wow What a Morning!!!

2008-12-25T08:32:00.000-08:00

My cute little Songbirds!

2008-12-10T21:13:00.000-08:00

The annual festival of trees was last weekend. On friday they always have the kids presenting Christmas songs. This year was a special presentation and the kids did some sign language and their music teacher did a great job. They sang beautifully!
Photographer issues! I couldn't catch a good picture of C.L.
However Darci listened to the music really well. I am still hearing "Jingle Bells"
and her favorite line "Somebody snitched on me"

Trimming the Tree

2008-12-10T20:59:00.001-08:00

Christmas Tree 2008 I was not really motivated to get the tree out this year, so I told the kids if they would clean the house I would put it up. They did the rest! I have enjoyed looking at the lower cluster of ornaments and thinking about how much fun they all had decorating it.

Say CHEESY!

Supervisor in Training! Darci had to make sure she showed Daddy

every ornament that she loved!

Entertainment

2008-12-10T20:49:00.000-08:00

Traveling to Utah we always find something to entertain along the way. Darci decided that her fruit snacks were really cool stuck to her eyes. Always something with that girl!

Chili Cook-Off Champion 2008

2008-11-17T17:52:00.000-08:00

Chili Cook-Off Champion Prize

C.L. sporting his flashlights that he won from playing Bingo!
Darci with her furry purple hat from Bingo!

I think they gave her a prize so she would quit eating the markers which were candy corn.

Saturday was the Lost River Ward Chili Cook-off and Fall party! I was away all afternoon on Saturday doing a Pampered Chef party, so Carson decided to try his hand at making chili. This was his first attempt ever at making chili, so he was just gald that it tasted pretty good. (That is what he said when I asked him about it!) Well, he was dubbed the champion! He was pretty excited and I have to say he had some steamy competition (I had to test the other kinds). The activity directors went all out! The kids came home with prizes from Bingo and everyone came home happy!