Friday, July 10, 2009

Here he is with his girfriend, Ashley. He is so much like his dad. He ended up taking off his clothes while the ceremony was going on, so he could be naked under his gown when he walked across the stage. What a moron!
Okay... So it has been a while... Just to catch you up... Tyson has graduated from High School! We are very proud of him. It's hard to believe my Tyson is grown up! We have been so blessed to have such great kids.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

I am a little addicted to Facebook, so I don't post to the blog very much. Just a little update on what we have been doing. We have been finishing our basement, which has given me great joy! I am excited to be able to send the kids down there instead of Dustin and I always getting kicked out of the Family Room. It will be so nice to get it done. Dustin and I just celebrated our 19th anniversary. Wow, how the time flies! He is an amazing husband. I am priveleged to be his wife! He is so good to me. Thanks Dustin for putting up with me. Hopefully he can put up with me for another 19+ years. It has been an amazing journey. We have 4 great kids that are the best! Other than a few teenage moments, they are great! I have more moments than they do! I am blessed more than I deserve. Tyson has grown into a good man. He is graduating in a couple of months. He is dating our best friends daughter, Ashley. We hope they dont get too serious too soon. They are already great friends so they don't have to "get to know each other". They have known eachother almost 1/2 their lives. Ty & Brooke just performed at the Mountain Crest High school talent show. Brooke sang and Tyson accomponied her on the guitar. It was terrific! Brittany & Brooke are working at Arby's and are getting a taste of real life with insurance payments and gas for their car. They figured out real quick that they can just hitch a ride with Ty and not have to use their own gas to school. Tyson doesn't seem to care, but he should charge them! Colton is Colton. Such a sweet boy. He is very thoughtful and kind. He is losing the little boy look and looks like a young man. How sad it is to not have any little ones! We get to share grandparenting with Tony & Gena and hold our sweet Porter. He giggled for me yesterday. I thought I was going to burst! That's all for now!!

Saturday, January 31, 2009

We got through the girls first couple of weeks driving and got their first wreck out of the way. We knew it wouldn't take long. They are now Arby's employee's and are officially among us working folks. Woo hoo! We have all been trying to get over the flu bug and Dustin has had walking pneumonia. Other than that, we are boring people. We have a daily routine of getting up going to school or work and coming home. There isn't much else to report. Dustin's dad iS officially in remission, and my parent's are on the mend from back surgery for mom, and Dad breaking his ankle. WE are all just glad to be here. What more can you ask for!

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Ok.. So it took 10 days for the girls to wreck their new car! Yes.... They did.... Brittany backed into a friends car. Dented his car up pretty good and broke their tail light and dented the truck of their car.... UUGGGHHH!So, there was a story... and yeah.. there has been a lot of yelling and crying in the house. I think I got 100 gray hairs from last night to today... I need a vacation!

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

16!!!!!
My baby girls are 16! It hasn't been until recently that I have realized how truly blessed we were to bring home healthy babies when the girls were born.We were living in Germany at the time and had a lot of struggles keeping them from being born. I don't think I knew at the time how much more difficult it would have been to have them in a German Hospital in NICU and having the language barrier. Not to mention the being alone in a foreign country part. We ended up bringing home 2 healthy babies that slept the night through at 3 weeks! Heavenly Father knew I love my sleep, and needed all the help I could get! They now are beautiful 16 year old young women! It won't be long until our three oldest are on their own and we will only have Colton. Wow, how the time really does fly! When they are little it seems long and like they will never get big enough, but in a blink of an eye, they do get big, then you resort to wishing they were little. I tried to get Colton to sit on my lap at church on Sunday, he decided he was way too big for that. :( I am sad to know all my babies aren't babies anymore. I now have to look forward to Grandchildren. That scrares me, cause I am still only 25! Well... I feel like it anyway.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Wow! It's been a long time since I have posted! It's been crazy around our house. Not really anything new, just life. I can't believe Christmas is in less than a week! Things were very slow with home Sales in OCtober and November, but December is looking much better. Yeah! Dustin is working at Regegade Sports for those who didn't know. He seems to really like it and has lost a lot of weight doing all that construction work. The kids are excited for Christmas, especially Colton. The girls have their sights on their birthday at the end of the month. They have a big party planned. We had to calm things down a bit and tell them they have to stop inviting kids. We have rented the Elite Hall in Hyrum and are planning a New Year's eve/B-day Party. Mom & Dad are a little strssed it's going to be huge. We have Tyson, Tony& Gena, & some guys that work with Dustin to chaperone. Olivia & Maddie my nieces from Colorado will be here too. We may have to recruit their parents also. I will be glad when it's over!Come join us if you don't have anything planned! Ty took a cute girl to Sr. Ball. I will post pictures soon. All is well. I hope it is for You!

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Halloween was a big hit at our house. Dustin and Tyson went as themselves, the big poops! Yesterday we voted. Tyson hit another milestone, and got to vote. He was kind of nervous, but I think he felt pretty good after. He thinks he has broken up with his long time girlfriend, Kenzie. Mom is holding her breath, and doing a dance inside(don't tell!) Ha! We will see how long that lasts. The girls are ungrounded this week and have their phones back. We will also have to see if they can be good this week. HA!
I haven't dressed up since Jr. High! We had a work party. Andrea is a Peacock. So Cute.
Halloween Fun!

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

This month we have hit a few miles stones in our family! Tyson started off the month with turning 18! Ouch! It has been interesting seeing the change in him just in the past weeks. I think it is all clicking in his brain that he is an adult! He has taken out a car loan in his own name. Way to go Ty! Also Colton turned 10! He is decade! Way to make your parents feel old! He is such a fun kid. We are truly blessed. 2 more months and we will have 2 more drivers in the family. Bring on the gray hairs!
This past summer we played at Lake Powell and had a lot of fun with our Nieces, Olivia, Maddie & Ashtin. The girls had a blast together. They are so lucky to have cousins that are their age! The cold air makes me want to go back to Powell! Thanks Lori & Mark for taking all of us!

Friday, October 24, 2008

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

My Sweet Boys! How handsome are they!
My Beautiful Girls!

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Ha! I have no idea what I am doing so we will see if this works. If you know me well you are laughing right now at the thought of me doing a Blog! No laughing...(Gena) I am attempting to be creative and sociable