and a few more :)

we had a hair braiding party :)

 

I love this guy :)

 

cute Greg and Carly ready to go snowmobiling

 

Can you see his face? I love it!!

 

sledding fun

 

 

I love this crazy group!!

More Brian Head Pics :)

Omigoodness!  I think I may have this picasa thing figured out, and if I do blogging will be sooooo much faster and easier from now on :)  Here are some more pics from our skitrip to Brian Head.  It was so much fun!!  We went with our friends the Youngs and the Owens and our cousins, the Burgess's.  All my kids were so excited to ski.  And Zach even tried to snowboard.  I on;y saw him at the beginning and end of the day, and he said he loved it.  I really want to take them all again- they all had a blast!
We rented a cabin, and I can't believe how much fun my kids had in the backyard sledding and just playing in the snow.  Definitely lasting memories.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So much fun- now I just have to figure out how to add captions :)

Brian Head 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

we love the dentist!

New year- new habits, right? Just kidding, we are actually pretty good about keeping the kids on a teeth cleaning schedule. we learned our lesson after 2 kids had to get 6 stainless steel crowns between them (gasp! dentist's children?) We are lucky to have some fabulous hygienists working at the office and my kids actually like going to the dentist. It could be the chance to see Dad- Or it could be the treasure chest they get to pick a prize from after. Honestly I think it's a toss up :)

Anyways, I snapped a couple of pics last time the younger 2 were in the chair:

This girl was awesome- not scared a bit! *do you like how her shoes are on the wrong feet? sigh...3 year olds ;)

This is where Jared ratted us out and said that we don't have any floss in the house. Don't worry we have some now- and I'm pretty sure Kerry's hygienist will make sure we stay stocked up ;)

Good patients and 100% cavity free!!

2013- the year I keep my blog updated, hopefully :)

So, with facebook and instagram my blog has suffered greatly this past year. And I have the folders and folders of pics on my computer to prove it. We really had a great year, and I am loving watching my children grow! The original purpose of this blog was to document said growth- but now with family and friends far away (sniff sniff) I really want it to be a way for them to see what we've been up to. Cuz, let's face it, we're always up to something lol
As we were making our new year's resolutions I reflected on how important relationships are. And how easy it is to let them fade if there is not a consistent effort to maintain them. I love reading all I can about what is going on in the lives of the family and friends that I can't just run over and squeeze anymore, and I thought maybe they crave that, too. I mean, phone calls and texts are great- but I love seeing the pics and hearing about the everyday occurrences. Anyways, my point is: while I am still maintaining this blog mostly for myself, I want to keep it updated more regularly for my loved ones to catch up with us at their leisure ;)

Here is the last photo uploaded from 2012:

It's Hannah and Sophee at our New Year's party


and the first photo uploaded from 2013

ummmm yeah, we've gotten into guns with the looming zombie apocalypse and all ;) and apparently I'm a pretty good shot (although, Kerry tells me that guns aren't really going to be practical and I should really focus more on my ax and/or shovel wielding skills- but i digress)

Life is good! Kids are healthy and happy- get ready to hear way more about us all this year
amber xoxo

OKLAHOMA!!

So, last week was fall break and since April has been begging is to come see her- we gave in and drove the 1000 miles (and back) Luckily, Mom decided to come help me drive and not go insane with a car full of 4 kiddos across 4 states :) (love her)

The week was definitely memorable! I need to figure out a program on my Mac that will let me load pics onto my blog faster than one or two at a time. but here are few highlights:

starting the road trip! Grandma is a rock star and drove most of the time (it may or may not have been so she could avoid dealing with the problems that arose frequently from the back seats)

Chester's pumpkin patch- we rode ponies, did a corn maze, rode a super fun slide, and pick a pumpkin- oh and karaoke!


I will post more when I figure out how to get more pictures on without me wanting to throw the computer through the window ;)