New Picture.......

I know I know..... Kade and I need a new picture. The picture on my blog is about two years old. I have been debating what I wanted to do for our picture. Im not a huge fan of inside pictures. And...... well snow pictures have been hard since we haven't had much this year. Until now..... So Im asking you photo specialists what I should do. Its hard when there is only the two of us. So I would love some cute different ideas. Thanks in advance.......... Hope your all having a wonderful holiday season. I know I am............!

Gingerbread Houses.......

Today Kade and I made a gingerbread house. Kade did such a good job, once I got the house part built for him he started decorating and didn't ask for help. Just would ask my approval.

Busy 1st weekend in December........

First......... On Friday Kade was part of the Helper Christmas light parade. He was so excited to ride on the float at night and wave to all the people. I put him on the float at 6:30pm and he got off at 8:00pm. Can you guess??? He was FROZE!!! and when I asked him if he enjoyed it he said he couldn't feel his legs. He stayed in the same position the entire time and was numb. By the time he got to where I was watching the parade he was nearly asleep.

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I wonder who the favorite aunt is........?

Over Thanksgiving my older sister and I stayed at my parents house. These pictures were cute of Brittani, Drayston and myself. We were messing around with my camera before dinner. What can I say....... They love me! Kind of crazy that I have a 17 year old niece and 15 year old nephew.... So fun!!!

Tiny Tim....... Our turtle

So this is our turtle. He is an aquatic red ear slider turtle. Up until now he has eaten mealworms and pellet food. He is now onto bigger and better things...... Gold Fish! If you look close in the one picture you can see him staring his prey down. Turtles have lots of diseases and so we have been very careful when we handle him. Very thorough hand wash when were done. His name is Tiny Tim.... I think???? It changes quite regularly. Kade was coloring waiting for the turtle to eat the fish......

Things that I have done.............

Thank you Leah, I read this on your blog and when I read it I was surprised how many things you had done. I found it fun to read so I posted mine to my blog. The things that are in BOLD are things that I have done. Have fun!
1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty (went after 9-11 couldn't)
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Ridden a roller coaster
31. Hit a home run (7th grade and broke my arm sliding into home plate)
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving
42. Visited Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't (should I admit this?!?!)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie(Does self-made work?)
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
74. Helped an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read The Bible cover to cover
86. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school
89. Changed your name
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all fours
106. Raked your carpet
107. Brought out the best in people
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway (or equivalent to your country) play
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band
119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant
127. Published a book
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in an historic place
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise
132. Made a hole-in-one (Does mini-golf count?)
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Run a marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem
159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox
160. Gotten food poisoning
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the Grand Canyon
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous
166. Worn knickers
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone’s life
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle
183. Spent the night in a hostel
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a campfire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube
196. Know CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Commented on a friend's blog today.

Who you going to call...........Ghostbusters!!!!

Kade was a GHOSTBUSTER for Halloween! He watches ghostbuster quite regularly. It was funny because most kids his age have know idea who the ghostbusters are. He went trick or treating in Provo with my sisters kids and had a blast. This weekend was a busy one for us, it was State volleyball at UVU. My niece who plays for 1A Wayne High made it to State and played very well. They finished 5th in the state and Carbon girls played for the State championship halloween night and took 2nd. Kade also had his annual pumpkin decorating contest and once again won!

What did I get myself into..............

So......... this is a picture of me with my mouth so full of skittles that if I would have smiled any longer I would have drooled all over the place. How this started? On the way home from a meet on the bus my athletes convinced me to play a game called skittles. They had bought a 5lb bag of skittles when we stopped for dinner and snuck them on the bus. We arents supposed to have any food on the bus. I usually sit in the front of the bus and mind my own business and occasionally walk back or look back and check on them. Well........... I made my way to the middle of the bus to see what they were all laughing about and this is what I joined! One person is designated to pull two skittles out of the bag and hand them to everyone who is playing if you get doubles (two of the same color) you can chew your skittles. If you dont you have to hold them in your mouth until you do get a pair. As you can guess I didnt get to chew my skittles very often. It was fun...... those of you who are in young womans this would be a fun game to play. You just take turns going around the circle. The catch is, if you get doubles you have to hurry and chew as fast as you can, cause if someone else get doubles after you or it makes it back around the circle you have to stop chewing! I learned that if you dont chew its easier......... once the skittles are broke open they hurt your throat and the gag reflex kicks in. Good luck if you play it. I believe I have over 75 skittles in my mouth. I lost track after 50!

We made it through another season!

Kade is such a trooper. He attends nearly all my weekday meets and practices. He enjoys the bus rides and getting checked out of school early once a week. He enjoys tormenting my athletes or doing gymnast tricks when they are stretching or just hanging out. We have a break before Outdoor track starts. Most of those meets are on Saturdays so he doesnt come to a lot of those. Frustrates him when he comes back from his fathers for the weekend and finds out I was out of town for a track meet.

Boys and sandboxes..........

Kade and Matthew playing in the sand. They didn't have school today because of parent teacher conferences. I remember doing this exact thing as a child. Building rivers and roads in the sand and then filling it with water. My parents used to hate it because it made such a mess. I am feeling the same way. They continue to keep putting water in it and don't know when enough is enough.

Bragging rights!!!!!

Ok so today was my first official Cross Country meet. My team traveled to Moab early this morning however we didn't beat the heat but we came out on top. My varsity boys ran so well, those of you who know running lingo they had at 32 sec gap for top 5!!!! Our team won both the varsity boys race and the Jv race. The course was held on the Moab golfcourse I drove a golf cart around cheering and yelling crazy coach in the golf cart.... It was nearly 100 degrees but they ran tough! My girls ran well as well however I only have 4 on my team and for those of you who don't know I need 5 to make a scoring team. So my girls ran individually and ran GREAT! I had a 2nd place finish a 10th and 12th overall! There were 8 teams who competed from surrounding states Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. I love Coaching and look forward to a successful season!

First day of FIRST GRADE!!!!

Kade started 1st grade today. Im not sure if he was more excited to be able to walk to and from the bus stop alone or starting school. This is him walking home ALL ALONE! I sat on the porch and took pictures until he noticed me.......

Thoughts...........

Right now Im sitting at my computer and Matthew and Kade have built a massive thomas the train track in my front room they have been working on it all morning. I was just typing something up for the upcoming xcountry season and I hear Kade say this........... " Hey, do you want to be best friends not just friends?" Matthew then says......... "sure." I thought it was so cute. They play together nearly everyday and get along better the more they play. Matthew is going into 2nd grade so he is a year older then Kade. He lives next door and it has been great for the summer. In the beginning they fought over eachothers toys and couldnt agree on what to ever do. Now they each make decisions and can agree on things.... Kade mentioned the other day that he didnt want to move from this house cause he didnt want to have to make new friends.

The HOT golfers!

Today Luke my dad Kade and myself went golfing at Carbon. It was extremely hot but we had fun. We played 18 holes and drank ten waters!

Finally golf pictures!

Memories

Ok so I copied this from Leah's blog it sounded fun. Plus I love memories! Have fun!


1. As a comment on my blog, leave a memory that you and I have together. It doesn't matter if you know me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see what memories people have of you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses.

Be nice you high school friends! Dont tell all!

Water FUN!!!!

Dal, Brynnli and Kade playing water games and relays!

Roberts Family Reunion

This past weekend Tawni and her two youngest Dal and Brynnli and Kade and I went to my moms side of the family reunion in Bluffdale. We played water games, human fusball, kickball and ate dinner. It was fun to be around all the cousins. My cousins..... This is Dal devising a plan to get someone wet!

Reunion time......

Dal and Kade in relay that you had to put sopping wet sweats on and run down to the chair and take them off then run back. It was way hard for them but they had so much fun!

After grass comes the lawn decoration!

I contiplated between a tramp and swingset? Obviously I went with the tramp. Kade and I slept on it the first night. Cant hardly stand to jump on it until the sun goes down. I convinced him to let me take pictures, however it was blazing HOT!

All by myself!!!

Last week I spent three days preparing my backyard for sod. Raking and removing rocks and all that good stuff. Then on Friday Cindi and I went to Layton to help her Daughter Amanda lay her sod and what was left we brought back here. I layed it that night. Then Saturday and Sunday I played in my annual golf tournament the mixed couple tournament, we played well but too many sandbaggers to get into the money. Then on Monday I got more sod and laid it and now this is the finished product. Way to go me!!!!

Monkeying around at Dino Mine park

Kades favorite thing to do at parks is to swing..... rather it be in a swing or from the monkey bars!

Dino Mine Park!!!

Summer FUN!!!!

Bugs! Bugs! and MORE BUGS!!!!

BUGS!!!!

Kades favorite past time is to catch and play with all sorts of bugs. This is him with a centipede or something putting it into a straw and blowing it out. I don't even want to know if he is keeping track of which end he puts his mouth on and what end he puts the bug in. We went swimming to the Helper pool today it is way warm and Kade enjoyed it.

Climbing Trees

Kade and I were stranded at the post office with a dead battery, well actually a retarded battery. I left Kade in the car and ran into the post office and when I returned the car wouldnt start! UGH! I said Kade what did you do? Ofcourse he didnt do anything the car wouldnt turn over so I proceeded to lift the hood of the car and take a peek. A peek at what I do not know? I called my Dad and he asked me a few questions and we came to the conclusion that it was the battery and I needed to clean the posts. Oh but wait, I took my car tool box out of my trunk to put my golf clubs in the car! UGH! Thank goodness for Cindi! She rescued us, brought some tools and we cleaned the battery off and we were off and running. These pictures are of Kade passing the time while we waited for Cindi.

Last Day of school!

I can't believe a school year has came and went! Here we come first grade! I wanted to share some of Kades accomplishments of Kindergarten.
1)Winning first place for the school pumpkin contest for Halloween
2)Learning his address and both Danny and I phone numbers(didnt hesitate sharing them either)
3)Writing both his first and last name
4)Never had name written on board and was rewarded by going to the wave pool
5)Remained in the TOP 3 of his class all year
6)Learned and memorized his sight words within the first month of school
7)Sold his box of chocolates in less than 48hours (fundraiser)
8)Knows how to use the internet!!
9)Can almost run 3 complete laps around track without stopping, for those of you who don't know 4 laps equates to a MILE!
He likes to start out of the blocks so he might be my sprinter instead of distance
10)Survived the germs of Kindergarten! Missed a ton of school because of being sick, hopefully next year he has built up his immune system when those parents send kids to school sick! (ugh)
WAY TO GO KADE!!! NEXT STEP enjoy the summer and here we come 1ST GRADE!

Look alikes!

This was fun.... poor Kade though didnt matter what picture I put up of him he pulled mostly girls. It was fun to do. I have been told numerous times I look like Dunst..... The link to the free website (thanks Jesse) is www.myheritage.com Try it!