The Best Family Fun

Ainsley's Baptism

2012-01-28T22:54:00.004-07:00

We had a very special day today. It was wonderful to see me little girl being baptized, we are so proud of her for choosing to be baptized. Thank you all who shared this day with us.

LUKE IS 5!!

2012-01-12T09:35:00.006-07:00

Luke is a joy to havre in our family!! He makes us laugh all the time with his silly personality. We love you Luke! Happy 5th Birthday!!

Lincoln Blessing

2011-12-27T13:24:00.002-07:00

Lincoln was blessed on 12-04-2011

Lincoln

2011-11-19T14:26:00.004-07:00

Lincoln came to us on October 7th 2011 8 lbs 20 in.

Halloween 2011

2011-11-02T08:43:00.003-07:00

We had a great Halloween this year! Ainsley was Frankie's Sweetheart, Luke was a Skeleton, and Cooper was a Zombie Hunter. The kids had fun going out with their Grandma Best (thank you very much).
Lincoln was Mickey Mouse he looked so cute in his costume!

2011-10-06T07:52:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday to a wonderful husband, dad, son, uncle, and nephew! We love you very much!!

First day of School 2011

2011-09-29T10:45:00.002-07:00

My little boy is old enough for Preschool!! He is loving every min of it and asks everyday if it is time for preschool.

My big 6th grader!! I can not believe I have a 6th grader. He is not as excited as Luke to go to school but he likes it.

My little girl is in 2nd grade! She loves going to school and having fun with learning and playing with her friends.

My climbing kids

2011-08-20T08:00:00.000-07:00

We have been going to Trafalga a lot, and my kids love to rock climb. The first time we went Luke didn't really like it but after a couple more times he was climbing higher and higher. Cooper and Ainsley are pros at it now. It is going to be sad when we can't go as often this next year.

Ainsley's hair cut

2011-08-19T08:00:00.000-07:00

We decided it was time for Ainsley to get a hair cut so her curly hair would be more curly. Doesn't she look adorable!

Up the Canyon

2011-08-18T15:26:00.005-07:00

We went up the canyon with my parents for a picnic, the kids had a good time climbing on rocks and up a big rock hill. If you look close they are all the very top. Ainsley did get stuck once but with the help of her big brother she made it back down (thank goodness for older kids there was no way I was climbing that thing).

My Kids!!

2011-07-05T08:00:00.001-07:00

Finally new pictures of my wonderful kids. My good friend took these great pictures, she did a great job. Thanks again!! I can't believe how big my kids are getting.

Princess Festival

2011-07-04T11:24:00.004-07:00

Ainsley and her dad won tickets to the Princess Festival this last month. Here a couple pictures to show show you all how much fun they had.

It's a boy!!

2011-07-04T11:04:00.003-07:00

I know I am a little late posting this but here it is now.
He is doing good and is healthy!!

Cooper's 11

2011-04-07T18:47:00.008-07:00

Our little boy is growing up into a wonderful energetic boy. I can not believe he is 11!! Cooper you are so great to have in our family, we love you so very much!

Expecting!!

2011-02-22T17:29:00.005-07:00

I am expecting our fourth little one on October 13, 2011.

Science Project

2011-02-12T14:49:00.002-07:00

I am so proud of my son!! He did a great job with his partner in his project, they did it about if you give a mouse a treat with it go faster and the conclusion was no. He is in the runner up to go onto the next stage. He was also in the news paper, here is the link http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/north/american-fork/article_6eaf9c52-363a-11e0-8edc-001cc4c002e0.html Good Job Cooper!!!

AINSLEY IS 7!!!

2011-01-26T01:00:00.000-07:00

My little girl is 7!!! I can not believe she is growing up so fast. Here are some pictures of her over the last year. She is our feisty little red head and we love her.

We love you Ainsley!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

The Lake

2011-01-13T08:00:00.001-07:00

A couple of days ago Chris did some ice water rescue training at Utah Lake. They cut a hole in the ice with a chain saw and got in their special suits and did a bunch of different rescue scenarios. The kids wanted to go and see the hole. We went down and they had fun sliding on the ice, trying not to fall in their nice clothes. The ice was 4-5 inches thick so we walked on it, of course I was nervous the entire time.

LUKE IS 4!!!

2011-01-12T01:00:00.000-07:00

I can not believe that my baby is 4 years old today. He is such a wonderful addition to our family. We all enjoy the silly things that he does to keep us entertained. I am surprised he made it this far because he is so fearless!!! We hope he is with us for many more birthday's to come. Luke we love you!!!

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY!!!

Raking Leaves

2011-01-07T08:00:00.000-07:00

Wheres Luke? Can you find him?

Before it snowed again we had a chance to go and help my grandpa rake up his leaves. The kids had a lot of fun putting them in piles and jumping in them and hiding.(we didn't tell them to watch out for spiders, they were having to much fun).

Hockey game

2011-01-06T08:00:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Ainsley we were able to go see the Blizzards play hockey. Ainsley won 3rd place in a coloring contest they had. She did a very good job. The kids had fun, it was very cold. We only got to see one good fight(which is why people go watch Hockey anyway right?)

HALLOWEEN

2010-11-09T08:31:00.005-07:00

My little monsters!

Yes I am a Mermaid!!

Eat your heart out Edward, this is my cutest Vampire ever!!!

This is my Demon child! I think he is getting to old (cool) to dress up so he says.

Does she not make the most beautiful Corpse Bride?

Luke's Cut

2010-11-01T08:00:00.001-07:00

We were at our friends house and the kids were playing and messing around and a glass frame fell on Luke's head cutting it open. So he had to get 7 stitches, he was very brave.

Teeth cleaning time!

2010-11-01T08:00:00.000-07:00

They all did very good at the dentist's office, especially Luke it was his first time and he loved it. No cavities!!!

Swinging!!

2010-09-02T07:59:00.003-07:00

Grandpa and Grandma Best have a new swing in their back yard. Chris and Reed built it for all the grand kids to play on when they come over. My kids love being able to swing really high. We all decided to hop on the swing together and try to swing at the same time, it was fun after awhile mine and Chris's hands started to hurt from holding the swings together.

A Leaf Blowing good time!

2010-08-22T08:00:00.000-07:00

Wow I saw these on Chris's phone and laughed so hard, they are so funny!!! I hope you all get a laugh out of them like I did.

Summer hair cut

2010-08-21T08:00:00.001-07:00

Cooper was trying to put on a mean face, I think he did a good job! He had his hair like this for a week. We shaved it off for Church, and for Grandpa Best's sake.

Cosmo!

2010-08-20T08:00:00.003-07:00

We were at Fresh Market and Cosmo and the cheerleaders were there. They were excited to see Cosmo.

My Ompa lumpa's

2010-08-19T13:54:00.003-07:00

They had this at Walmart one day so I had to take pictures of my kids. The two boys were very willing to get behind it but Ainsley was having a bad day and did it unwillingly, doesn't she look so cute. LOL

Jackson Hole

2010-08-19T08:43:00.014-07:00

This is a cool cabin in Yellowstone.

Old Faithful!!

Riding the Tram in Teton Village. We almost let them go all by themselves but we thought it through more and had one adult go with them.

Beautiful view on top of the mountain in Teton Village.

Huge antlers!!

I would love to have a chair like this on my front porch.

Ainsley asked if she kissed this frog would it turn into a prince? I told her to try it so she did, but nothing happened.

The only Moose we saw.

My monkey man.

My niece Morgan after she preformed with the Indian in the Jackson Hole shoot out. She was so good and the only one from the kids that would do it. Good job Morgan!!

This was a very cool waterfall. The landscape going through Yellowstone was amazing.

We all had a great time in Jackson Hole, or as Luke would say in "Sister Jackson Hole" he was so cute we could not get him to say just Jackson Hole it had to be Sister Jackson Hole, my neighbor liked that because that is who he was referring to. Got to love kids. We went to ride the Alpine slide and the kids went on a ski lift ride. We also got to go river rafting wow it was so much fun!! Then we went to Yellowstone and saw Old faithful, and all the other sites around there. We were so very blessed to be able to go on vacation this year with my family. Thanks Mom and Dad for letting us come.

Michael Buble!!

2010-05-30T15:27:00.006-07:00

In March my mom and I were able to go see Michael Buble!! I love his music so when my mom heard that he was coming to concert she got tickets for my birthday. We didn't have the best seats but that is okay as long as we were there in the same building and Michael Buble it was okay. He did some great songs old and new, my very favorite is his newest song "I just haven't met you yet" I love it. It was wonderful even though we had to walk in the snow when it was all over it was so worth it! Thank You mom it was the best present ever!

January Birthdays

2010-05-30T08:00:00.001-07:00

January was a busy month for birthdays in my family 3 out of 5 are in this lovely month. We decided to do all the parties together to save everyone a trip to my house 3 times. We had fun getting together and celebrating our Birthdays. Ainsley received all she wanted and so did Luke and I.

Framed Family Tree

2010-05-06T20:00:00.001-07:00

Framed Family Tree $5 per name $10 for family name.
This is the perfect Mother's Day, Birthday, or Anniversary present.

Random Pictures

2010-04-01T08:44:00.007-07:00

I have been a really big slacker when it comes to updating my Blog. It is hard when your camera is broken and the only other camera I have is on my phone, which is not the best picture taker as you can tell, but at least I have something. Hopefully I will keep updating more frequently.

Luke and his friend Toby swinging in the hammock downstairs.

Holy Cow she is very flexible.

So adorable asleep.

Bubbles, bubbles!!!

Crazy Day at school so we went all out. She looked very cute. My favorite part is her hair.

Luke playing in music class.

Ainsley is so funny, she put her own lipstick on obviously. We went to a store and there were a bunch of swords. Luke was really fascinated by them so we let him hold one.

Luke loves to show us his moves on his skateboard. Not bad!

HAPPY 6TH BIRTHDAY AINSLEY!!!

2010-01-26T08:52:00.006-07:00

HAPPY 6TH BIRTHDAY AINSLEY!!!

We just want to say how happy we are to have Ainsley in our family, she is a wonderful girl and we love her very much! She is very happy most of the time and loves to spend time with us and play with her toys all the time. She has a great imagination. We love you Ainsley and wish you a very Happy Birthday!!!

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY LUKE!!!

2010-01-12T00:00:00.001-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUKE!!!

I can't believe he is already 3 years old, wow the time flies! He is very cute boy, I wanted to show everyone just how cute he is, I know it is a lot of pictures but they were all so cute I couldn't help myself. We love him so very much and are so glad that he is in our family! My favorite thing that he does is he says "I love you to much" that is just the cutest thing that he does. He is a very special boy, so smart and talkative! Thank you Luke for all of the good times and yes also all of the bad. We love you to much!!!!

2009-12-25T00:00:00.000-07:00

HAVE A VERY

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Playing

2009-12-24T08:00:00.000-07:00

Getting me with a snowball!! He is a good aime.

This is a new way to go sledding!

Running and jumping onto the sled, he doesn't get very far but he loves it.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Snow Angel, I think?

BYU VS UTAH

2009-12-19T08:00:00.000-07:00

Whenever Chris gets all done up for the BYU games, Luke has to have some too. He is so cute he says go BYU Cougars all the time!!!

Thanksgiving

2009-12-18T18:10:00.006-07:00

Relaxing after eating a lot of food!
Madalyn and her best buddy Grandpa.

Brooks, Daniel and Chad.

Getting ready for pie!

Isn't he lovely!!

Isn't she sweet!!

Kids in the play room, they were very quiet. It was nice.

Making new friends.

Luke on the colorful stairs. I love them!

Parker & Isaac being antisocial.

This Thanksgiving was great!!! We had a lot of fun getting together with our family that we don't see much of, it was great to catch up with them. Thanks Uncle Bill and Aunt Sharon for letting us come to your beautiful home. My kids had a wonderful time playing in the play room filled with toys, they were in heaven. The food was great, the company even better!!!

New Moon

2009-11-22T08:48:00.003-07:00

As you can tell we had a great time at the New Moon movie! We were acting like teenagers taking all these pictures. It was fun! At least we had one teenager there. Thanks to everyone who came. Loved the movie!

Happy Anniversary

2009-11-12T09:21:00.004-07:00

Wow I can't believe it has been 10 years since I married the love of my life. We have had an incredible adventure, we are raising 3 wonderful kids who are a great blessing to our home. I am so happy to be with a wonderful, loving, and had working husband. I just want to tell him how much I love him. I am blessed for the time we have spent together through out the years and looking forward to the next 10 years. Sure we have had our ups and downs but that is life and we have gotten through them together, we will keep getting through the tough times together. I love you with all my heart.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

Father and Son Fans

2009-11-01T08:00:00.000-07:00

The boys had a lot of fun at the BYU game. I think their favorite part was getting all decked out with blue and white.

Halloween 2009

2009-10-31T23:00:00.001-07:00

Cooper dressed up as a crazy BYU fan.

Ainsley as Tinkerbell.

Here he is again at school getting ready for the Halloween parade.

Luke as Tigger. See he has a tail. He loved showing it off.

Gentry as Blueberry Muffin from the Strawberry Shortcake show.

My little Tinkerbell.

Here is Cooper walking in the school Halloween parade.

Ainsley walking in her very first school Halloween parade. She had a good time and loved showing off her costume.

Her is Dr. Luke the day before Halloween going downtown to trick or treat at the stores on main street. He even had a pretend needle he would give everyone shots with.

Most of the grand kids at grandmas and grandpa Greenwood's house. From Left to right Gabrielle as Princess Peach, Madalyn as a cute Lady bug, Tatumn as a bat, Cooper as a crazy BYU fan, Avery as Tinkerbell, and Ainsley as Tinkerbell.

Katherine as a Southern bell, Luke as Tigger, Ainsley and Tinkerbell, Lindsey as a Vampire, Clara as a Leopard girl, and Cooper as a crazy BYU fan.

Here is Chris as a guy being carried by a garbage man. It was a very good costume, he was very creative. We had a fun time. We started at Grandma and Grandpa Best's house then off to the scary house in our neighborhood. Then we went to Grandma and Grandpa Greenwood's house then Grandpa Great's house. We came home and did some more Trick or Treating around our neighborhood. Off to my parents ward for Trunk or Treat. The kids got a lot of candy enough to last a very long time, unless I get to the chocolate first.

Las Vegas

2009-10-30T08:00:00.000-07:00

We took a trip to Las Vegas last weekend and we had a wonderful time. The drive down wasn't to bad, we only had make one stop which is pretty good considering Luke is just getting potty trained. We got there around 8:30 Las Vegas time and we went to our room ate dinner and got our swimming suits on and went swimming until late that night. The next day we went and walked the strip, we walked around all the casinos, attractions, the kids loved the pirate ship at Treasure Island and the volcano at the Mirage and the fountains at the Belliago, well everything really. It was so much fun. The kids didn't complain to much about having to walk for 5 or 6 hours straight. We got back to our Hotel around 11 Vegas time (midnight our time) had dinner and then went swimming until around 1 am, we were all so very tired after all the fun we had and we stay up until 3 am Utah time.

Volleyball

2009-10-29T15:13:00.004-07:00

We have been going to the UVU volleyball games lately, it has been very fun. I would have loved to just step in and play, but it has been a while since I have played. The kids have loved going to the games. We would like to thank Sam for the tickets. Thanks to Luana too. We plan to go to every game we can. The last game we went to was to support a little girl who has cancer, so Chris, Ainsley, and Luke got all dressed up in pink we just Ainsley was in pink but they all sprayed their hair pink.

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-14T08:00:00.002-07:00

There were these huge pumpkins at the Pumpkin patch so the kids decided to get their picture by them. We got to pick out our own pumpkins to decorate or carve. We haven't done it yet but I will post pictures of them when we do. Thanks Mom for getting them pumpkins!!

Vacation!!

2009-10-13T13:17:00.004-07:00

We went on vacation to Park City this year, it was so much fun. We did all the activities and we swam everyday it was exhausting, at least for me anyway. The kids could swim all day if they could and we did at least one of the days we were there. We got to go to the Minors day parade, and the skate park, and walked Main Street a couple times. Thanks Mom and Dad for inviting us.

Sleeping Kids!

2009-10-13T11:31:00.002-07:00

Little kids are so cute when they fall asleep. The first one is when Luke was really tired and fell asleep on the mini trampoline. He must have been really tired to sleep that way. OUCH! The next ones are my favorite. I was cleaning upstairs while we were waiting for Chris and Cooper to get home from the BYU game. They were watching a movie together and this is how they ended up. So cute! I am so glad that they get along so well.

First Day of School

2009-09-26T08:00:00.000-07:00

Cooper went into 4th grade this year! Wow he is growing up fast! He likes his new teacher and is having a great time in school.

Ainsley started Kindergarten this year! My little girl is growing up so fast. She loves going to school and loves making new friends. She also loves taking the bus to school. On the first day of school I waited with her until the bus came and when she was getting on she looked at me and said Mom in very nervous voice, so I told her I would be right there when she gets off the bus, so I hopped in the car and drove to the school. She was fine by the time I got there she had a good time. So I thought I would go and pick her up on her first day but when I got there she said, I don't want to go home with you I want to ride the bus. So all in all she is having a good time at school.

All by myself!!

2009-09-16T14:40:00.002-07:00

On the right hand side of this picture you can see what the color used to be.
Now it is a lovely green. I did it all by myself. It took me about 3 hours from start to finish. It was fun to do and it looks great. My back is killing me but I think it is worth it. Don't you?

Butterfly

2009-09-05T08:00:00.001-07:00

We bought a Butterfly habitat, and then sent in to buy the caterpillars. The kids watched the caterpillars get bigger and bigger then they climbed to the top of there cup and turned into crystallises, then 7 days later they were butterflies. They even got to hold them. They think it is pretty cool that we have butterflies in our house.

Mutel Dell

2009-09-04T08:00:00.001-07:00

We had a great plan to go to Mutel Dell with Richard & Jennie's family to get a spot on a Friday night, wow it was so busy we could barely find a parking spot. Well the good new is that we found a spot to camp, the bad new is that it is like 1/2-1 mile away from our car. So we decided to go and see if we could find another spot up towards Dutchman's Flat now that was a mistake we looked for 30 min and decided to go back to the Dell and camping with Richard. Thank goodness for Richard borrowing a wheel borrow so we (when I say we I mean Chris) hauled the stuff we had to have. By the time we got all set up it was time for bed but we stayed out to watch the fire and enjoy the quiet night (kids were in bed asleep). We had fun the next morning, we went for a hike on a nature trail, it was very pretty. All in all we had a great

The Gardens

2009-09-03T08:00:00.000-07:00

We loved seeing all the beautiful flowers at Thanksgiving Point Garden. Ainsley and Luke had a great time rolling down the hills, climbing up the hills and feeding the fish, lots of fish. It was great walking all around, and good exercise too.

Blue Tongue

2009-09-02T08:00:00.000-07:00

This is what you get when you give a 2 year old a Ring Pop!!

The Farm

2009-09-01T08:00:00.001-07:00

We took advantage of the $2 Tuesday's at Thanksgiving point. The 1st Tuesday the kids went to the Dinosaure Museum I will try to get pictures from my mom. The next week we went to the Animal Farm, the kids loved all the animals. They had a great time.

Liberty Land

2009-08-31T08:00:00.000-07:00

This was a fun day for the family. We went to Liberty Land and stayed there all night until 11pm. It was fun to go on all the rides, especially the bouncing frog ride. There we lots of rides go carts, bumper boats, a mini tidal wave boat, a train golfing, laser tag, airplanes, and Rock climbing, unfortunately the roller coaster was not working but it was still fun. The kids loved it, and so did we (it was free). Thank you for letting us come Natasha!

Florida 2009

2009-08-27T08:00:00.000-07:00

It was really nice to go to Florida. We loved going to the beach almost everyday. This time we just enjoyed being there with our family, no kids again, it was nice,but we missed them. Next time we go hopefully we will be able to bring the kids. Thank you to all those who watched our kids!!!

Bubbles!!

2009-08-25T08:00:00.000-07:00

Luke loves to take bubble baths. He tries to blow the bubbles off of him, it is fun to watch.

Summer time fun!

2009-08-24T08:00:00.000-07:00

We just got this ball that hooks up to the hose and sprays out 3 parts of the ball, it also rolls around. The kids had a great time playing with it.

Silly Family

2009-08-23T08:00:00.001-07:00

Yummy cupcake!!

Okay you have to admit that these two pictures are adorable. I came outside and this is what I saw when Cooper was mowing the lawn. Luke had a great time following his brother around with his lawn mower. He kept saying I am doing it, I am doing it. They are both great helpers.

Silly Dad! Cooper was having a hard time holding on to Luke. I am lucky I got the picture before he dropped him (which didn't happen but close). Ainsley did want to get on afraid she might fall.

This is the best picture. I have to tell you the story. We were at the store one day and we were looking through the toy aisle just for fun, and I went down another aisle hoping Luke would follow but he didn't and so I went to look for him and this is what I saw. He had lined up all of the Elephants from the bin and put them in a nice neat row. He is such a silly boy. It took me minuet to get him to leave, he was trying to add more of the Elephants with tusks.

My cute boys, and annoying dog.

Crazy boys!

My cute cowboy!

July Fun!

2009-08-21T18:34:00.000-07:00

This July was a lot of fun. We went to the Carnival and had a very good time. They also had a wonderful activity in the park with lots of rides for the kids to play on. We went and melted in the heat for the grand Parade. The kids had a lot of fun.

Train!

2009-08-12T12:10:00.000-07:00

A very talented Lady at Chris's work made this train blanket for Luke. Since he loves trains.

Camping in Boulder Utah

2009-07-15T10:21:00.002-07:00

Camping in Boulder Utah was great. A long drive but well worth it. It had a great view everywhere we went. We had a lot of fun 4 wheeling and fishing. Just being together was great. We went to a Lake and swam, and had fun, even though it was freezing cold. We had a very good camping spot, where the deer ran around us and lots of cows too. Thanks for the memories.

Siblings

2009-07-02T09:00:00.000-07:00

So one night Luke kept coming in our room to sleep with us. I kept putting him back in his bed. The next morning we came in to find that he was not in his bed or our bed. He had climbed up the ladder to Ainsley's bed. It was way cute. I guess he thought that since mom kept putting him back in bed that Ainsley wouldn't. He is such a cute boy.

Cabinets

2009-07-01T13:00:00.000-07:00

This is the best before picture of the cabinets I could find since I forgot to take them before the doors got taken off.

See how the bar was like this before. Again sorry best picture I have.

Another good picture of before cabinets.

Here are the before and after pictures. I forgot to take before pictures with the doors on so sorry. I think it turned out really great my husband did a wonderful job he is very talented. I will put more pictures up when we get our counter tops done.

Service

2009-06-18T16:00:00.000-07:00

Wow I don't know what to say, I am so proud of my oldest boy Cooper. He came home and told me he was helping one of our elderly neighbors with her plants. He was there for 2 hours or more helping her plant flowers and move plants. I am also glad he has good friends who are willing to help also. We love him very much and I hope he keeps wanting to do service for everyone. Thank You Cooper for being such a great example and helper!

Summer Fun

2009-06-14T08:00:00.000-07:00

Those two had so much fun just jumping on the trampoline with the water under it. They could have stayed there for awhile if the mosquitoes were not out. I had fun watching them, every second one of them would tell me to watch me, watch me. It was nice to sit in the sun and read a book (when they were not telling me to watch them).

Baseball

2009-06-13T08:00:00.000-07:00

My little catcher. He did very good catching the ball he might have missed 1 maybe. He is very good but I like it when he is in the outfield he has a very good arm.

Such a handsome little group.

First year in Tee-ball. She had lots of fun and loves to hit the ball and running for the ball. She did very good this year. We will see if she had enough fun to do it next year too.

I can't believe it, this is my 100 post. It doesn't seem like it has almost been a year since I started this blogging stuff. It has been a lot of fun to keep in touch with family and friends who are close and see what they are up to. Thanks to every one who looks at our blog and thanks for having a blog so I can see what you have all been up to.

Dishes

2009-06-12T10:00:00.000-07:00

Ainsley is such a cutie. I came in the kitchen and this is what I found. I asked her why are you doing the dishes and she said because I want to help you. It was so cute! Thank you Ainsley.

New Toy

2009-06-11T14:28:00.001-07:00

Now Ainsley had fun but she kept starting an stopping so is scared her a little.

I think he is having to much fun!

He was nervous to try for the first time. Now he goes as fast as we tell him to go.

Luke was having fun with his dad.

Pre School Graduation

2009-05-27T12:14:00.000-07:00

Ainsley did a good job singing her songs. She was nervous but did very good anyway, I think it helped that she was by her best friend.

Her graduation walk very cute!
Getting her diploma from her wonderful teacher! Sorry that is the best shot I could get.

She is graduated Yea!!!

Ainsley and Miss Kim
They family all together with the graduate. It was a very good program the kids did great with their songs and had a good time. Thank You Miss Kim, you are a wonderful teacher and a good friend Ainsley will miss going to your class. Thanks for every thing you did for her.

East High

2009-05-27T11:53:00.000-07:00

Ainsley absolutely loves High School Musical, so when we saw it on the way to the Zoo we decided to stop after. The girls didn't know where we were until we told them it was where Troy went to school in the movie. They were excited and I have to admit I was a little excited too!

Zoo Field Trip

2009-05-24T10:14:00.000-07:00

We all had a good time. Even though most of the animals wouldn't come out it was still fun to walk around and see all the fun stuff. Ainsley's favorite part was all of the animals, she had a good time. Most of the kids fell asleep on the way home. Thanks Miss Kim!

Hanging Out

2009-05-21T21:01:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the fun time.

Family Outing

2009-05-12T10:08:00.001-07:00

We all had a good time, sitting around the fire and talking. It was really nice to get together.

Preschool

2009-05-08T12:30:00.000-07:00

At Ainsley's school her dad was able to bring the Ambulance and Fire Truck. The kids had a lot of fun and learned a lot about them too.

Camp out

2009-05-08T11:30:00.000-07:00

We are a Utah Lake having a wonderful time. The kids love to ride their bikes down to the lake and roast hot dogs and marsh mellows or as Ainsley would say smarshmellows. It is fun to relax by the fire and spend time together.

Moving up!

2009-04-30T11:25:00.000-07:00

My boy is moving up in scouts he just received his Wolf. He is now a Bear. He is excited and worked very hard to get his Wolf. We are very proud of him.

Piano

2009-04-30T10:55:00.000-07:00

Cooper played well at his recital. He played Sonatina, he practiced a lot and did a very good job. He is really good at piano and has a real gift. I am so proud of him for sticking with it and working hard. Love you!

Ainsley did great at her recital too. She was nervous but with a little help she did great. Good Job!

Doughnut boy

2009-04-27T13:07:00.000-07:00

This would be my messy boy eating a powdered doughnut. It was one of the messes I would clean up because he is so cute.

Planting

2009-04-27T13:02:00.000-07:00

This would be my kids way of planting flowers. I was watering my plants so they wouldn't die like the rest of the plants I have, and I found this. I thought it was cute.

MS walk

2009-04-25T11:00:00.000-07:00

Taking a break at the half way point in the 3 mile walk.
Cooper had fun racing me to the corners and he won of course, he had a good time even though he had to walk 3 miles.

Luke showing off his medal.

There was a lot of people there to walk for MS. It was fun the kids had fun they got balloons and pop tarts and oranges and milk, and new water bottles. It was nice to be able to walk for people who can not do it for them selves. We even got medals for finishing the walk, the kids loved that part.

Rock throwing

2009-04-24T17:07:00.001-07:00

Having fun at Utah Lake with dad.
Watching the ducks go by.

Lots and lots of rocks. They were in heaven.

Eating Cheetos and throwing rocks, this is the life.

Having a lot of fun.

Yes his pants are falling off but he doesn't care, he is throwing rocks.

Playing in the Sprinklers

2009-04-24T16:13:00.000-07:00

Luke loved putting his foot on and stopping the water, he thought he was funny.

Ainsley jumping over the water. We told Luke to put his head in the water and he did, very surprising.

Good shot of Ainsley jumping through the water.
Luke getting ready to run through the water.

Once we turned up the water Luke wouldn't go any farther then this.

All done now it is time to dry off and relax after a great warm day in the sun.

Cooper's 9th Birthday

2009-04-15T14:58:00.000-07:00

Cooper's birthday was fun. I made his sports cake that he wanted and he helped. He received lots of things that he wanted for his birthday. Thank you all for coming and celebrating with us.

Easter

2009-04-15T12:09:00.000-07:00

Saturday was a busy day for us. We went to the city egg hunt, the kids had fun even though it was freezing. Then we went to my parents house for lunch, coloring eggs and another egg hunt. After that we wet to Chris's parents and had yes another egg hunt. My kids wereSo very wired after that day. Sunday was a little better. We got up and made a cake for Cooper's party and then we went to church, then had to wait for daddy to get home so thekids could find their Easter baskets and go hunt for more eggs. It was a very good Easter my kids did remember the real meaning of Easter and that was the best part.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COOPER

2009-04-11T07:30:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to tell Cooper Happy Birthday yesterday, I know I am a day late. He had a fun day yesterday he went to school and we surprised him with lunch and balloons. Then he came home and helped his dad build a ramp for his birthday. Then him and his dad went to the Utah Flash game, he got to get a basketball and a t-shirt and got them signed by a couple of the players and some cheerleaders for Ainsley. He had a good time.

My Husband

2009-04-08T09:43:00.000-07:00

Chris did it!! I knew he would. He passed his test. He is officially a Licenced RN. I am so proud of him. In all that he has done for our family and for sticking with it when the times got tough. Thank You Chris for being such a wonderful Husband and Father! We Love you very much!!!

MS walk

2009-03-25T08:51:00.000-07:00

Utah's MS Walk is more than just a walk, it is an event with a mission: To end the devastating effects of MS. In order to cure MS, we all have to think bigger, host bigger events, raise bigger dollars, bring awareness to a bigger audience, and support the 400,000 Americans who feel that the disease they are struggling with is so much bigger than themselves. The National MS Society is dedicated to ending the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis. As a participant in the MS Walk, you are a part of something bigger. On April 11, 2009, Chris is walking for MS. You can check it out, just click on the link below. We would like to thank the Belliston family for donating $150. We would also like to Thank Lisa & Jesse Gettler for your $50 donation.

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Walk/UTUWalkEvents?px=6243142&pg=personal&fr_id=10742

This is an honorable cause, and in honor of Ms. Katherine Best we would like to give you all $150.00. With Love an appreciation to Ms. Katherine Best you and all of the wonderful people that are in need of this.

Love the Belliston Family...

Basketball

2009-03-18T12:59:00.000-07:00

After we left Disney on Ice.

We had to have the kids pictures in front of Carl Malone and John Stockton.

Disney on Ice!

2009-03-14T08:14:00.000-07:00

We went to Disney on Ice. It was so much fun. The kids loved all the different things going on, and they all sat still the whole time, which is amazing! It was great to spend time as a family.

My Boys!

2009-03-10T17:52:00.001-07:00

My Boys taking a break, and shooting some hoops.

Elephant

2009-03-07T17:20:00.000-07:00

Luke loves his Elephant! We went to check on him, and this is what we found. So I had to post it, it was to cute not to.

Horses and other fun things!

2009-03-04T09:16:00.001-07:00

We went to a neighbors house and the kids got to feed the horses, swing on their huge barn swing and then they got to ride in the mule cart. Even I had fun on the swing. They had a lot of fun. Thanks!

Luke's 1st Hair Cut

2009-03-02T22:41:00.000-07:00

We decided it was time for Luke to get his hair cut since it was getting very long. He did a really good job by being still and Chris did a great job cutting it. It is short but it is only hair and it will grow.

Florida 2009

2009-02-27T11:50:00.000-07:00

This year we went to Florida to celebrate, Chris is officially a RN! Congratulations Chris!! We had a really good time , and no we didn't take our kids. They stayed home with all the people who were willing to watch them. Thank you everyone! We went to the beach almost everyday just to walk or play either way it was nice to just relax and have a good time. We went to Disney World and it was both mine and Chris's first time there. It was a lot of fun, we loved it, next time I think we will take the kids. We also went on a 9 mile bike ride in Shark Valley, it is a place where you ride on a trail and there our Alligators on either side of you sunning themselves right on the path. Chris thought it would be fun to catch a baby gator, so of course he did and luckily he didn't get hurt. It was scary, fun and good exercise. We would also like to say Thank You Steve & Amber for letting us stay in your home and keeping us busy. And to Steve we are really proud of you and all that you are doing, keep up the awesome work and we will see you again in a few months.

Silly Boy

2009-02-01T11:52:00.000-07:00

Loves putting stickers all over his face!

He brought me the camera and said picture and held up his train. So I had to give in, it was to cute.

He had gotten the left over frosting from the cake, and went where I couldn't see him and started eating it, just like his mom.

He was playing with the play dough, he was tired and fell asleep.

Silly Daddy

2009-02-01T11:34:00.001-07:00

This is Daddy being silly and trying to look tough. I had to put these pictures on because I thought they were so funny.

Happy Birthday Mom

2009-01-29T16:54:00.000-07:00

Mom we just wanted to tell you Happy Birthday! Wel Love you!