FrIgHtFuL FuN for WeStOn'S BiRtHdAy!!

This year for Weston's birthday we went to Lagoon's Frightmares. We had such a busy week with the deer hunt, Summer's volleyball, and everyone having work stuff going on, I felt really bad that we didn't have time to plan a big party. Weston was such a trooper! This was the first year he didn't have a big friend party, but it turned out being GREAT!! Weston, and I decided at 1:00 a.m. that we were going to go to Lagoon and leave at 10 a.m. lol

Grandma stayed home with the babies (dad was at work) and we (Summer, a friend, Weston, and myself)headed out ON TIME!! Got there right when it opened and stayed 'til it closed! The weather was perfect and it wasn't crowded at all!!! We went on all the rides and saw a singing/dancing show and went through all four haunted houses!! An Absolutely Wonderful Day!!

Lots of smiles, laughs, and memories!!
Weston had a great Birthday!
HaPpY HaPpY BiRtHdAy BuD!!! I Love You!

Weston Is 12

Wow!! My Little Peanut is growing up!
~ Happy Birthday Weston ~

I really have a hard time beliveing that it's been 12 years since the day this little man was born! He grew up so fast!

Weston has always been such a great boy! Always kindof a "mama's boy". Such a loving and caring kid. Always worried about others and always trying to help anyone he can.
Weston has always had a love for gymnastics, singing, and acting. He wants to be FAMOUS!!!

Weston loves to hang out with friends and be outside. He loves his bike and loves the skateboard! He likes tennis and swimming during the summer and playing in the snow in the winter! Weston looooves getting presents. Even a little tiny toy or candy "out of the blue" puts a smile on his face! =)

I've shared a lot of "late night chats" and "dates" with this kid and love every moment! He's AWESOME!! Luckiest Mom EVER!!

Keaton's Party & Hotel

Happy Birthday Keaton!

Instead of a "big" friend party like we do every year for Keaton, we decided on cake and ice cream with family and some friends and a stay over night at the "water slide hotel"

HE HAD A BLAST!!!

Keaton was so funny opening his presents and blowing out his candles!

"VICTORY!!" is what he yelled after opening every present. Afterwards he asked himself, "What's up with the VICTORY?" It was cute!

He was full of excitement the whole night and had the biggest smile on his face.

 

 

The following day we headed into Salt Lake and stayed at the hotel. The kids looooved it! We swam from eleven in the morning until 9 p.m. The kids never stopped!!

Keaton said it was "THE BEST BIRTHDAY A 5 YEAR OLD COULD HAVE!!" lol Cute-ness!!

Keater's Is 5!!

I can't believe that Keaton is 5!

The cutest and funniest 5 year old I know!

Five years ago on September 30th when I got into bed...I told Cody that I could NOT be pregnant for one more day. lol I'm done, I am NOT getting out of bed in the morning.

I had three weeks left... I was HUGE, I was tired, my back was sore, and I was HUGE!!

Well....I did get up & I started getting ready for a doctor's appointment. I bent down to pick something up and my water broke!!! I stood up, looked up and seriously yelled THANK YOU!!!!!!

Five short (and very easy) hours later at 1:52 p.m.......Our healthy 8 lb. 8 oz. little bundle arrived!

He was 23 inches long and PERFECT!!

He has brought so much joy into our lives! Such a happy boy!

He is a cuddle bug. He loves to ride his bike. He goes to gymnastics and loves it. He's starting to like school. =)

He loves to be outside. He loves loves loves guns!!! He knows the names of them and knows what you shoot with each one. Cute Cute! We call him a "Little Jason"

He's so much like Jason.

Loves Guns & Hunting!

Sweats a Bunch! (LOL)

The funny things he says! The actions he does!! (the sausage LMAO)

He LOVES being naked!! LOL

I know Jason is looking down everyday and laughing at this kid!!!

Keaton Cody Parks

We Love You Sweet Boy!

Luckiest Parents Ever!

(then he would say...Luckiest Son Ever!)

School Kids!

Wow! All four of my babies had a "FIRST day of school" this year and we made it through all of THEM! YAAAHHHH!!!!

Crazy at it seems.....Summer started her Junior year, Weston started the 6th grade, Keaton his second year of pre-school and little Lily her first year of pre-school. I can't believe it -- really! They were all pretty excited and ready to start. They all looooved shopping for their new clothes and school supplies!

Summer Jay

Summer's first day was Monday, August 24th at Stansbury High School.

The morning started out great. She got up in time, got ready and looked beautiful as always. She ate breakfast and brushed her teeth, gathered her stuff and kissed me goodbye.

She headed out the door to her car to leave........

5 Seconds later, she busted back through the door almost in tears!! Her car had a dead battery!! She's now rushed for time and completely upset. I grab the keys to the red car and kiss her once more, telling her it'll be ok and have a good day, be careful, I love you!

She called me when she gets there, almost in tears again. =(

Her schedule and class room numbers are in HER car!!!!

She had just enough time to write them all down and get to class. Wheewww!!!

She ended up having a great first day!!

Weston H.

Weston's first day was also on Monday, August 24th. Originally, he would have started at the Grantsville Elementary School, but because of the recent fire, he started at the Grantsville Jr. High. He was both nervous and excited about this. He was mostly excited to have his own locker!!! Every year in the past I was able to walk in with him, get him to his desk, and take a few pictures. This year was different. It was the first year that he thought he was big enough to go in himself and that I should just take pictures from the car. =( =( Sad sad

He even ironed his own clothes before school and would NOT let me help him get ready. I guess those are all signs of him growing up.

Keaton Cody

Keaton started his school on Tuesday, Sept.1st. He would have started at the Willow Elementary, but because of the fire, he and Lily get to go to the big High School!! Keaton really isn't much of a big fan of school but he was super excited that he got to go to the High School and just really really wanted a locker!

He got ready without crying, but cried a little when we got to the classroom. =(

When I went to pick him up, he said that he had FUN and he was going to go again and not CRY!! I'm keeping my finger's crossed!!

Lilyan Jean

Lily went to her first day of school EVER on Monday, August 31st!

She LOOOOOVED it!!!

She got up, got ready, and put on her own shoes and backpack! She looked adorable!

We walked in the school and she went right into the classroom.

I can't believe how big she is getting and what cute things she says. She told me that she is a big girl and can take care of school all alone. =) Sooo Cute!

When I picked her up she said she helped the teachers, got a book for her backpack, and did her "homework"

I'm still not ready for the summer to be over and school to be in full swing. It's going to take some getting use to. I'm glad the first day's went as smoothly as they did!

Summer FUN!!!

Our summertime has been FULL of great fun and I'm NOT ready for it to end!! I'm not ready for school to begin (ON Monday YUK). NOT READY AT ALL!! I could handle at least another month of activities with the kids!

I went on my annual Park City trip with the "girls" this past weekend and had a total BLAST! We rode the zipline and the coaster and ate a lot, laughed a lot, and talked about a lot of old times. I wanna go again. I'm actually thinking about heading up with the kids for my birthday. Try to get one last "Horrrah" in for the summer.

Erin left for school on Saturday. =( I can't believe she's graduated and off to college. Makes me sad. I will miss her so much, but I'm soo soo happy for her. So proud of her!! She's such a wonderful girl! Such a beautiful young lady!! I can't wait to visit and stay in Logan! I will be making all the lotto ticket runs, that's for sure!


Summer made the Stansbury High School Volleyball Team! So Exciting! I'm so proud of her and so excited for her to start her Junior year in a new school and play ball! I can't wait to start watching games!! Go Summer!



We went to Lagoon yesterday. The kids loved it!! Lily & Keaton both loved all the kid rides this year and Skyler got to ride all the BIG rides. She loved the white roller coaster and the colossus! We didn't see much of Summer, London, Ty, Zach, Weston, Briggs, Lance, & Landon but they all had a good time! Sooo Much Fun! The weather was perfect and the entire family had an awesome time!!

Cody FINALLY got a new cell phone today. lol The kids and I picked it up for him and surprised him with it when he got home from work. He was way way more than excited!! It's been a loooong time. He's been the poor guy using the OLD phone for wayyyyy toooo long!

We have a little more school shopping to do. I've got Summer & Weston pretty much done and I've got Keaton a few new pairs of shoes. I just need to take Lily and Keaton (can't believe I'll have two in pre school) to get clothes. Also, all the kids need school supplies!

I looooove the summer time and not looking forward to the cooler weather too much. I am looking forward to getting the basement fisnished!!!! (I'm really hoping before Christmas!!...Keeping my fingers crossed!!!)

~ LiveStock Show 2009 ~

This years stockshow went great!!

Summer & Weston had fun and did an awesome job like always ....

.... and Ty actually loved his first year!! (He didn't want to do it at first) He did a great job!!

Lily & Keaton had a lot of fun hanging out at the fair and watching all the animals!



And Cody had to work Friday.....so I had to get down and dirty and help the kids get the pigs ready for the judging!


Great Job Kids!!!!

Happy Sweet 16 Summer Jay!!

Wow!! Sixteen years old! It's crazy for sure. Driver's License...new car.....sweet sixteen parties!

What a beautiful girl she is!

A little bit of attitude for sure...but really she is such a great young lady. I'm sooo proud to be her mom!

Sixteen years ago, when I was just a child myself, I wasn't sure how I would raise this little tiny baby girl. I wasn't sure what exactly to do or which path to follow. I'm so happy things went the way they did and we've grown together! We fight and she gets mad at me, but most the time, we get along fine and she's a perfect daughter! She's a great big sister, a great grand-daughter, cousin, and niece! She's loved and taken care of by so many!!

Summer is a great Volleyball and Softball player. She lovesssss softball and she loves running. She runs a 5K way way faster then anybody else in the family! She loves shopping and make up and getting "pretty" but she's not afraid to get into the dirt and play "dirty". Her room is a mess! I'd rather her NOT do laundry!



She rolls her eyes quite a bit. She's emotional and gets her feelings hurt pretty easy. She loves her phone and texting! Summer is a great artist!! She loves to draw and has done some awesome projects!! She can also do a totally wonderful pedicure and the cutest cutest toes EVER!!! She loves reptiles! lol

Happy Sweet 16 My Beautiful Girl!! We all love you so so MUCH!!!

A Busy June

Our June was CrAZy and busy FULL from day one! Just with Keaton's T-Ball, Summer's Softball & Volleyball & Weston's Golf & Tennis alone....we were running running running! Put on top of that our "girl's only fishing trip" & a trip to San Francisco for Cody's birthday! Both which were a total BlAsT and couldn't have happened without the help of my WONDERFUL HELPFUL Family!! We celebrated a bunch of birthday's in June. June 8th was Cody's 29th! June 11th was Lou Lou's. June 20th was Brooke's, which we planned a big BBQ and it rained rained rained. =(

We remembered Jason and celebrated his 40th Birthday and took down another duck spinner to the cemetary. I miss him sooo much! It's hard to believe he's been gone 4 years and he would be having his 40th birthday. What a bash we would have had! =)

We also had a Father's Day dinner and mom & dad's! The kids got Cody a golf pass and some new golf "stuff" and each made him a card. =) Cute!!

We had three mishaps in June....My neighbor wrecked into the red car =( ....Keaton took a bad crash on his bike and got major road rash on his face. Scary scary!!! =(.... and Lilyan had a bad crash on her bike and broke her little arm. =( =( It was sad sad sad. She didn't have to get a cast, just a brace for 6 weeks. She's been so good at wearing it and the doctor said that it's already looking great! Keaton's face is almost completely healed and looking sooo much better and the car is in the shop right now and will be done in 3 days!! Yeah!!!

We also took our first trip of the year to the cabin... total blast as always! Can't wait to go again!

I started Tennis Lesson..... whoooo! Way Fun!!

Cody golfed A LOT!!!!

My friends and I took the kids to the new water park COWABUNGA BAY! The kids loved loved it and we all had way fun! We stayed all 9 hours and took in a bunch of sunshine!! LOVED IT~

I took Cricket to Puppy School (She's way way naughty)

Cody & Lance got the doors hung in the basement! One more step closer! YAHH!!!!

Brooke and Erin got a gym pass....so I have more people to drag me there! It's been going good.

I can't wait for the 4th of July!!!

Best Mother's Day Ever

Mother's Day Sunday was seriously one of the best days of my life!
This is going to be a long post with lots and lots of pics because is was a busy busy day and we did a lot!!
First of all...

The first words out of each one of my kids' mouths were "Happy Mother's Day!"

Next we all got ready and headed to Miller Motorsports Park for Brunch and a fabulous ride on the Go-Karts!!
Soooo much fun! We had quite a large group and we all got to ride together! Even my mom went on them!!! lol

Weston at brunch (what a lot of stuff on that plate) lol

Summer & Ty gettin' all suited up!!

Mom (G-ma) on the Karts!! LOL She's wwwaaaayyyy FaSt!!

Once we were all done there, we headed home and my wonderful kids had my back yard turned into a SPA!! Sooo sooo cute! I love them!!

On the door going outside was my invitation to the spa. =)

Keaton & Lily did my hair. Summer did my pedicure & Weston did my massage! Then I got invited into the "Hot Tub of Relaxation"

Next was my "Famous PB & J Sandwich" made by the kids!

The spa was SUPER great and my kids were WONDERFUL!!! Weston was the "master planner" of the whole thing and he was super super excited to do this for me! =)

After we all cleaned up the spa ... we loaded up and went for a ride up the canyon and looked for some turkey's. A little more "dad time" on that one, but mom and kids enjoyed the ride and scenery!

I'm honestly the luckiest mother in the world!! Sooo blesses to have such caring and loving children! I LOVE them all so much and THANK YOU for the BESTEST Mother's Day EVER!!