Pic's from our trip!

Swimming! That was one of the most important things that we did. They should have been born as fish.

Kurt was a stinker when it came to sleeping at night. I was very sleep deprived the whole trip. Maybe 3 hrs the first night and it didn't get any better. He wouldn't sleep at night but he would sleep through anything during the day. This is him sleeping great during the day.

The girls in a Clam Shell.

Kurt riding a Zebra.

We took the kids to the Boise Zoo on Saturday it was the only nice day we had their. The zoo was having and Easter themed day. The had an Easter egg hunt that the girls joined in on. They loved it. This is Becca in her age division.

Becca waiting for Ella while she did her hunt. Hello crack.

Ella in the easter egg hunt. Their were a ton of kids. They had different age groups and a hunt every half hour.

The girls racing each other at Chuck E Cheese. They love going their. That was their first time.

Ella and Chuck E Cheese

Becca and Chuck E Chesse

Kurt playing at the Wahooz soft play.

Ella going down the slide on the soft play at Wahooz.

Becca too.

Ella and Becca take time out of playing for a picture.

The ride up, which was long because Ella kept asking every 15 minutes if we were there yet.

Our trip was a lot of fun. The kids had the most fun, since the trip was pretty much about them. The pictures are out of order, oh well.

BOISE... here we come!

So for our BIG spring break extravaganza we will be going to Boise, ID on Thursday. Yeah you read it right. Our initial plan was made for Yellowstone but shortly after I had already booked the room I found out that they don't open the park back up until the 17th of April so we had to cancel that plan. The girls we already looking forward to going somewhere so we had to come up with another plan. Jedd is stick of what he calls the Salt Lake THING, where we go and spend the night and go to the zoo and etc. We thought about going to Zion's National Park but decided that if we were going to drive that far that it would be for longer than a few days. So Boise here we come. Whatever i don't care as long as we can get away for a few days and have some fun and hopefully find some spring weather. I am looking forward to the OUTLETS. Whoo! All the girls care about is the the hotel has a pool, their easy to please. I did tell Jedd that about half way into the road trip when the kids are complaining he will have wished that we would have done the Salt Lake thing since it is going to be about the same thing in Boise and would have been half the drive. Hope everyone has a good rest of their Spring break or should we say WINTER break.

New baby, Ella's Spring show and Kurt lovin the food.

My friend had her baby last Sunday the 22nd. He was born 4 weeks early. He weighed 5lbs 15oz and was 18 inches. He was in the NICU for a few days but got home on Wednesday and things are going pretty good. Isn't he a cutie. These are some pictures I took of the cute little guy.

Another Becca Moment & Kute Krazy Kason

So a couple nights ago Becca came out like this after an attempt to brush her teeth with the electric toothbrush. It was wound tight all the way to the scalp. It was fun trying to untangle, luckily no hair was lost during this ordeal. Thanks for another great moment and memory Becca Boo.

Kason

Kute Kason!

The aftermath of Kason:)

Kason and Kurt takin a Bath.

Anyone need a drummer or piano player.

Upset that he didn't win that battle.

So for this last week I have been helping tend my nephew Kason. He will be in Idaho for about a month and I will get to tend the lil guy on Monday and Wednesdays. Kason is 17 months old and FULL of energy. He goes and goes ALL day long. He only naps for 2 hours all day. He is so sweet but full of it too. Here are some pictures of our days together

Love my kids...

Gotta love my kids, aren't they adorable.

Again...

So my computer is really not working that great again because of a virus. So we have finally order an external harddrive so that we can download all my important stuff on the external harddrive and then wipe the computer clean and start over. This is why I have been out of touch with everyone on the blog and on faccebook. Not a lot has been going on just my birthday, kids busy and growing up so fast. Kurt will be 10 months on the 9th. Hope all is well and hope to be able to keep in touch better as soon as we fix the computer. Until then....

Checkup, Dead Nemo and Celine Concert

Life has been crazy and my computer has been on the fritz because of a virus. That's why I haven't been able to post in a while. We are going to have to wipe out the computer and start from scratch. Well anyways Kurt had his 9 month checkup last week. He weighed 2oz shy of 24lbs, which is 90% and was 30in long 90%. I told the doctor that I was surprised that there is 10% bigger than him out there, I can barely pack 90% around I couldn't imagine the full 100%. I already need a back brace:). We love the chunk though. Now onto dead Nemo. Yesterday Kurt was playing in the back bedrooms, I thought his room but I was wrong. He crawled into Ellas room and tip over the fish tank, I guess I should of put it up higher out of reach, opps. Anyways he started to cry and I went back and found the tank empty, Kurt soaked and Nemo about 5ft from the fish tank. I think Kurt was trying to try Fish early. It was to late for Nemo, so I told the girls and we had a burial at sea. And finally last night for an early birthday present from my husband we went the the Celine Dion concert in Salt Lake. It was great, she puts on a awesome show. It was worth that late night and early morning today. Thanks Babe.

Kurt... 9 months

Kurt is 9 months old today. He is growing up so fast. He is my sweet lil boy. He is always happy. The only time he cries is when he is hungry or sleepy. He started crawling a little over 2 weeks ago and is into everything. He has learned how to clap and loves doing it because we make such a big deal about it. He goes to his 9 month checkup on Tuesday the 17th. I will have to post his stats. I'm sure he wont disappoint. WE LOVE YOU.

This is how I found Becca a few mintues ago. She was playing with some friends and this is the aftermath in the room. So I told her to go clean up and whatever was left on the floor when I came to check was going to go in the garbage(not really but it works most of the time). Apparently she wasn't to concerned, she fell asleep.

Winter

Saturday everything was coated with frosty snow so I went for a drive up and down our road in front of our house and took some pictures.

Happy 29 Jedd

I am going to still this idea from my in-law Heidi Wakley, Thanks.

29 things that I love about my Husband, 1 for each year.

Happy Birthday

1. He is the best dad and husband.

2. He works hard for our family.

3. He is an over achiever.

4. His smile.

5. His laugh, too funny.

6. He loves me no matter what, and I mean no matter what!

7. He is so smart that sometimes it even drives me crazy.

8. He never gives up on anything.

9. He is always so excited to greet us when he gets home from a long day at work.

10. Family is everything to him.

11. We balance each other out, My OCD. His lack of OCD.

12. That he knows me better than I do most of the time.

13. Supports me when I want to venture something new.

14. Cares about others.

15. He makes me laugh.

16. He loves my cooking and baking.

17. Is very easy going.

18. Sets such a good example for others.

19. Well respected by his elders at work.

20. Moved us home from Chicago when I said it was time to leave, even though he loved his job.

21. Makes time for us everyday even if their isn't time.

22. I love that he lets me wake him up when he snores.

23. I love that he lets me warm my cold feet up on him in bed, even if he doesnt like it much.

24. I love that he will play games with me even though he's not much of a game player.

25. That he will put up with me when I am in one of those moods.

26. loves our children with all he has.

27. he's understanding

28. I love that it's been 10 years,more if you count the dating and it's still great

29. I love you for being you

Jedd Tag

How did we meet: In Highschool, his friend wouldn't let up on me going out with him. I was reluctant because we had a prior history.
How long we dated before we were married: 2 1/2 years.
How long have we been married: Will be 10 years in July.
What's my favorite feature about him: His eyes and his smile.
What's my favorite quality about him: Hard worker and very dedicated.
What's his nickname: In highschool it was Biff, now Babe.
What's his favorite color: I like red on him, but I think he likes blue.
What's his favorite food: His favorite dinner is Shepards Pie.
What's his favorite sport: Is hunting considered a sport.
Who said the L word first: I think he did.
First kiss when and where: That depends. He kissed me when we were Freshman but he also kissed 2 other girls that night. That explains the prior history in the first question. But if we count we when offically started dating then it was January 1997 and Tana Eliasons house.
Favorite couple thing to do: Hang out at home with the kids and if were lucky get them to bed and then its just us time.
How many kids: 3- Ella 6, Becca 4 and Kurt 9 mo.
Hidden Talent: He is good at everything he does, but can fix anything that has to do with mechanics, but that isn't really hidden.
His age: He will be 29 on Jan 31st.
Favorite music: Rock, 80's rock
What I admire most about him: His devotion to his family
His favorite pass time: Hunting, hands down
Will he read this: Not likely
I tag: Brook Blasidell, Tana Eliason, Heidi Wakley, and Jen Wakley and anyone else that would like to.

Happy Birthday Boo! Big 4

Four years ago on January 25th 2005 Becca Rae Ward was born at 7:56 a.m.. She weighed 7lbs 6oz and was 19 inches long. Wow how time just goes by so quickly. This is our sweet little Becca Boo only a few weeks old. Now she just turned 4 but acts like she is going on 14. She was such a sweet baby. We love her so much but lets just say that she has been a handful as soon as she hit 2yr mark and hasn't let up. Becca's birthday has been an all weekend affair. On Friday we had a party with family, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. She had a lot of fun and got a lot of great presents. Then on Saturday we took her and Ella over to Logan to the fun park and let them play on the soft play gym and did a little cosmic bowling. It was a lot of fun. Then we let Becca pick where she wanted to go for lunch and she picked WENDYS. Crazy kid. Then we went to Caspers for a Icecream treat. And today her actual birthday, we are just realxing from all the excitement we have had the last two days. All in all it was a great birthday weekend. We love you Boo.

Birthday treat at Caspers Icecream shop in Providence, UT. Yummy.

She wanted to go to Wendys for her Birthday lunch. She loves Wendys.

Going down that slide at the fun park in Logan, UT

Cosmic bowling at The Gutter also located in the fun park.

Enjoying her birthday cake.

Make a wish!

Look at all those presents.

Looks who's 4!

This is her present she got from Mom and Dad, a new bed tent. No maybe she will want to go to bed and it wont be such a long process to get her to bed.

Becca's birthday cake, my attempt at a my little pony cake.

Be Prepared!!!!

Lately it has been on my mind a lot, food storage, emergency preparedness and anything else that has to do with that subject. I am trying really hard this past little while to get things in order and be prepared. So I have been surfing the internet lately looking at different websites and have found some that I like and have posted their website in "My Fav's" on the blog. There are 4 sites. So I thought that I would share if anyone else is interested or feeling like me right now. Thanks and enjoy.

The Dollhouse....

Here are some pictures of the dollhouse that Santa and Mrs. Claus made the girls. They have really enjoyed it.