Summer lovin' had me a blast!

C.J's and Casey are both playing baseball and loving it! C.J. didn't think he would like playing baseball but once he found out how to play, and that his dad was coaching, he has loved it ever since. I still need to get some pics of Casey at his baseball camp.

Hey batter batter
.....Swing!








The boys are really starting to love fishing. When they were littler they just wanted to throw rocks in the water, but now they are enjoying reeling em in!

Fishing buddies!

Even Caitlin is learning to like fishing...unfortunately she is like me and will not touch it!

Casey enjoying a snow cone at the school carnival. Nothing says summer like a multicolored snow cone!

One rainy summer day (of which there have been many!) we went up to the Planetarium at the Gateway mall for some free indoor fun, then stopped at Tucanos for dinner afterwards. The kids favorite thing about Tucanos is this fountain. They have to go get their feet wet in it whenever we go.

Don't slip my little clumsy one ;)

C.J. is a little more sure on his feet!

Casey grabbing an after dinner drink...ewww. I have to say that he has drank from MUCH worse. i.e. my grandpa's stagnate mossy pond with a straw, so this I was fine with!

Caitlin Rose next to many roses both in full bloom!

This is baby Ella. She is my BFF Danielle's new baby. Her 4th baby girl. A couple weeks after she had her, Clint let me go to Cedar City to visit all by myself for 4 days! I held her for hours. She staves off my baby hunger for a little longer now.

Wicked!!

On April 10th, Caitlin and I had an amazing time going to see "Wicked". It was seriously the best entertainment I have ever seen anywhere in my entire life! Caitlin loved it just as much as I did. I love having a daughter who can appreciate fine art! I also realized how much fun it is to just have one daughter. I never would have been able to go if I would have had to pay for more that just us two girls in the family! Here are some pictures of us at the theatre.

Caitlin practing her "Glinda" poses. After the play she said that she thinks she was born to play the part of Elphaba because she's always cast as the "bad guys"in a play.

That night we stayed in the beautiful Peery Hotel. It was built in 1910 and has been restored with all its original charm. Caitlin loves antiques and things so this was a perfect hotel for us to stay in. (the tempurpedic beds and ipod dock weren't too shabby either!) this is our hotel room where we had a very good nights sleep.

The next morning we had a delicious breakfast at a local diner, and can I just say...I HATE parking in SLC. There is none to speak of. During this lovely breakfast I got a parking ticket. I guess I was supposed to park in a garage 23 blocks away and then walk to this diner! So frustrating!!

After breakfast we went to the SLC Temple. Caitlins was so excited to go and walk around and actually touch the temple. It has always been her favorite temple and she wants to get married there someday. She said that she could feel the spirit when we went into the visitor's center and saw the statue of Christ. It was a really neat experience for both of us. We had such a lovely time together on this little trip and I hope we have many more to come!

Easter Sunday 09

We had a beautiful Easter this year.
The kids looked so cute
in their new outfits! After church
we had a family dinner.
So cute! I love my family!

I don't even have to tell her

how to pose, this is just what

happens when I turn the camera

on!

My cute boys.

Grandma McGregor died on Jan 14 2009.
She will be missed greatly. She was my only proof that I wasn't adopted
like my sisters all say!

Me and my sisters.








Who puts the "fun" in funeral???






My dad made the mistake of telling the boys to help each other with their boutonnieres. Seriously we are so irreverent! We did have a good time visiting. We all traveled to LA without any of our kids so it was a nice. relaxing, peaceful time. We probably had a little too much fun for a funeral.

Martinez Christmas

It was so Awesome to have Christmas in our new home. It was the best Christmas present for all of us.

Opening their Jammies on Christmas Eve.



This is pics of the kids favorite gifts they got for Christmas.


Catlin got a 6 month membership to Club Penguin!
She looks a little too excited about that!




C.J. was so excited to get the game Operation. btw...not as fun as I remember ;)


Casey got this airport and a Geo Air airport to go with all of his hundreds of trains!
Yippee! Where am I going to put all of this Santa???



My Gift was a Wii Fit! Woo hoo! It is seriously so awesome! I love to play it and also love to record everyone playing it. The hula hoop game is hilarious! Here is a sneak peek of Caitlin and C.J. playing. It makes me laugh every time!

Caitlin's Birthday

Caitlin was so excited to have her birthday party at our house this year. We usually have it at Chuck E Cheese or a church because our family is so big. We just did a friend party this year. It was small but they all had a lot of fun making gingerbread houses.

Crazy kids

Moving Day!!

Yep that's right! We are moving...chsshshhsh is this thing on??? WE ARE MOVING....... OH MY GOSH WE REALLY ARE!!! MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!!! THERE IS A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL!! AHHHHHHH!!! ok.... i'm alright now. Had to get that out. Our new address is 1681 Bullfrog drive Spanish Fork. Isn't that the cutest address you've ever heard? I think so. We are closing on Friday. I went there on Monday night and painted the baseboards and door frames so it is 2 tone. It only took 9 hours. My body is still stiff and sore. Can't imagine why??Maybe we will have a housewarming party when I get it looking all decorated and cute for Christmas. I will add some pictures when we get all moved in.

Fall fun

Okay so I'm really sorry it has been so long since I have last updated my blog! I decided to go to school full time this semester and this blog has really not been a huge priority as you can imagine. A lot has happened since the 1st day of school. Okay first of all, Casey started preschool at UVU which we both LOVE!

His favorite thing is the sensory table. He says "Mommy, there's a sandbox inside the classroom!" There is also a sandbox outside that he spends a lot of time in. This preschool is so great because there is an observation window for students and parents to watch so I can keep a close eye on him. We are in the same building most days so it is very convenient.

Another thing that happened is I ran a half marathon! Who would have ever thought that I would ever torture myself like that? I had been training since January. My time was not great but I did finish. My biggest complaint was it started too late and it was soooo hot. Here is a beautiful picture of me (I kept it small on purpose. ;)

Caitlin was in another play Seussical the Musical. She played Lil' Kangaroo. I loved this play. The music is so good and they just did such an awesome job with the directing, choreography and the stage. It was the biggest production that Caitlin has been a part of. It was a good experience for her, but they demanded a lot time and very hard work. She was very worn out by the end of it and so was I!

Here are some Halloween pictures.

1st day of school

1st day of school today. You can tell Casey isn't going to school today but wanted to be in the pictures. It's so hard to explain to the younger ones that they don't get to go to preschool/kindergarten until next week. He starts on Sept 2nd. He is going to go to the UVU preschool this year. I figured I will be there anyway I might as well let him go to school there too. I told him he would go to school when summer was over. He has been asking me every day for 3 weeks if summer is over yet. Poor kid. The other kids were so excited to start school this morning. Caitlin has her 2 best friends in her class and C.J. has some friends from last year in his class too. For those of you who don't know the tall girl on the end, she is Madison my niece. It is very quiet in the house today without them.