Happy Birthday Karlie Ann

WOW! Can you believe my baby is five.... It is so crazy to me. Happy Birthday Karlie we love you so much and have brought so much love and fun into our home. We all love you so much you are so smart and doing well in school. It was really fun Karlie did a family board for her preschool class and it asked questions like what her favorite food was which she replied waffles and rainbow sherbet. One of the other questions it asked was what do you want to be when you grow up and her response was Rapunzel. Man I love five year old's they are so cute and say the most amazing things.

Happy Sweet Sixteen

So my beautiful daughter turned 16 this weekend. Man when I say that it makes me feel old! She had a fun weekend Saturday she went to Homecoming with some friends and then house/dog-sat for some neighbors. Sun was her birthday and we just had a nice cozy day hanging out and watching conference. She is having her party in a couple weeks her first to invite boys since second grade. She can't wait for her first date now that she is 16 but I know I can. Happy Birthday Isabella we love you! You are so Beautiful.

BEST surprise in the world

So I am standing out in front with my neighbor/friend Amanda yesterday when this person comes driving into the court, and WOW what do you know its one of my dearest to my heart friends I haven't seen in four years. It truly was the best surprise ever!!! It was so nice to see her and it made so sad she lives in WA..I would love to have her move back but I am grateful for the couple hours I got last night. I love you Kate!

Back to school 2011

Well that time of year is back of getting back into schedules and the business that comes with school. Mix that with Soccer, baseball, cross-country and other things and that is "our crazy life." Thanks Izzy for making me do this update:)

Isabella is turning 16 on October 2 and is a Sophomore this year WOW were has time gone. She is loving school and can't wait to start dating.


Christopher is in 8Th grade and can't wait till High school but is enjoying his last year in middle school and has had fun spending time with Emily. They have band together and are both doing cross-country.


Emily started middle school and is loving it! She has really come out of her shell and is enjoying it. She is learning to play the flute and doing well in all her classes.


Mason is in fourth grade and is proud to say he has been on the AWESOME board in his classroom since school started. He is truly an amazing young man and is lucky to have such a good brother for an example.


Karlie also started school this year. She is going to Wheatland Pre-school and loving it! She is so smart and so darn cute. She knows all her friends names and is constantly talking about the class pet Priscilla.

Amgen Tour of California

Today was the Amgen Tour of California race. It came thru Wheatland which was really cool sense we are a little not on the map kind of town. Chris came home from work early and the schools all let out early due to road closer, so we went up on the corner and watched. It was really amazing! The talent that they have to be able to ride at the speed and how close they travel to each other just blows my mind! The Kids all thought it was cool. And they had to go home and ride their bikes especially Karlie she said "someday I can do that cause I am super fast!" It was really cute.

Happy Easter!

We had a fun filled weekend. Saturday we went with friends to the egg hunt at Chick-fil-A it was a lot of fun. The kids got a ton of free stuff and the boys both won t-shirts on a soccer game. Chris and our friend Nick ended up in the back of a police car. It was a great day that ended in a BBQ and games.

Easter Sunday was nice my parents came up and went to church with us in the morning then we came home to egg hunt with our friends in the Court. Then we went to my sisters for dinner and more egg hunting with cousins. We had a great time and I love spending time with family. Plus I got to see Kim total bonus!

beale falls 2011

We hiked Beale Falls with our friends Nick and Nichole and had a great time WE went Feb. 21 and the weather was perfect. Karlie hiked like such a big girl I was proud of her thats a lot of walking for those little legs. We took our dogs they had a blast. The best was when we got home and I told the Kids tick check and Chris is the first to pop off and say I already did and I am good. OF course being the mom I am I said nope off with your shirt and Oh my goodness!!!! to my surprise the first thing I see is a tick. Then of course he started freaking out "it hurts, oh it hurts" lol . We removed the tick and he took meds to prevent Lyme Disease. OH what day!

Happy Birthday Girls

Well I have been so bad about my blog sorry. But to get you up to date I want to wish my girls happy birthday. Karlie turned 4 on January 29 and Emily turned 11 on February 29 they both had great birthdays. We love you girls

Two Teenagers!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Christopher!!! I can't believe you are a teenager! We are so proud of you and the amazing young man you are becoming. We hope you had a great Birthday. WE love you very very much!

Happy Birthday Mason

Happy Birthday Mason Wow where did the last nine years go? We hope you have a great Birthday we love you!

Yuba-Sutter families honored | year, yuba, sutter - Local News - Appeal-Democrat

Yuba-Sutter families honored | year, yuba, sutter - Local News - Appeal-Democrat

Back to School 2010

Look out world we have a FRESHMAN!!! Thats right Isabella is now in High School, man there is nothing that makes you feel older then to say my daughter is in H.S.. She is very excited about being a Pirate at Wheatland High.

Christopher is in 7th grade and loving it. He is on the Cross Country team and loves it. I love that he enjoys something I enjoy.

Emily is is 5th grade and has the same teachers that Isabella and Christopher had so that is fun.

Mason the big 3rd grader is so lucky he has the same teacher he had last year and she is AMAZING!

Karlie is doing Preschool at home with me and gets smarter every day.

It is nice to be back in the routine but I do love having my kids home all summer when school starts it is always a bitter sweet.

Yuba City Stake Pioneer Trek 2010

Our Family (Chris,Izzy,Christopher,and I) had the most wonderful opportunity to go on this trek. It was three days and two nights. We got up at 5:30 thurs. morning to go and meet everyone at the stake center and caravan up to tragedy springs where we heard how it received its name. Then to the staging area to find our families and get our handcart. Chris and I were Ma and Pa to 7 wonderful Children who I think I will always love they were great! The first day we trekked 5 miles, were attacked by Indians whole stole my bucket of supplies and one of my kids belts. the best part was when they tried to take one of my girls for the Chief to marry but I sold her as bad meat and saved her. Then we had a wonderful program at our camp.

The second day was filled with challenges. We did a total of 7.5 miles and some of it was hard a lot up hill. The hardest part for me was when they took the Men away for the Mormon Battalion War which left us girls to pull the handcart. The men were away in the distance and watched as the women struggled to make it up by far the steepest hill on the trek. I think it was as hard for some of them to watch us struggle as it was for us to push and pull. It was so hard and we really had to help each other. Just as we were almost to the top and didn't think we could go any further Angels came and lightened our load, and pushed and pulled the rest of the way. What an amazing experience! after we had a 2hr break filled with games and crafts following lunch and the trek back to camp.

The Third day we cleaned camp and had breakfast and set out for our trek back to the staging area. It was a 3 mile trek back but by far the most physical day for those three mile seemed to be all up hill. As we were welcomed by friends and family there was such a sense of accomplishment and love for each other. I was so proud of my kids in my "family" and my real kids. It was an amazing adventure and such a faith and testimony builder I am just so grateful for the opportunity to go and thankfully for a AMAZING friend who watched my other three kids I was able to do it. It was the first time I have ever left Karlie over night and to have it be 2 nights I was worried but they all had fun and a wonderful time I dont think she even missed me so THANK YOU Alisa I love you!

Congratulations!!!!

Congratulations Isabella Rose on Graduating with honors from eighth grade. We are so very proud of you. You looked so grown up and beautiful. Isabella we hope you have a great time in high school. Have fun! We love you!

Disneyland!!!!!!

So we just had the most fabulous vacation ever!!!! We took the kids down to Disneyland for a week and had the time of our lives. I have the most AMAZING best friend in the world who made Chris and I a super yummy anniversary cake and put us up in the in the Disney Paradise Pier hotel for two nights and then three nights in the Villa's at the Grand. Let me just say it lives up to its name it was spectacular! Thank you again Lisa and Brian we love you.

The Kids had a blast Karlie's Favorite ride was the Matterhorn and the go go gadget roller coaster. Mason and Emily's favorite was the Matterhorn as well even though it took some coaxing to get Emily on once she went she loved it. They also liked the Grizzly River run in CA Disney oh and you cant forget Soaring over Ca. Christopher was the only one who was brave enough to go on the TOWER OF TERROR with his dad and uncle Brian, poor little guy got so scared he passed out. Christopher's favorite ride was Matterhorn as well. Chris, Emily, and Mason all we in the Jedi training show which was a all time highlight.

Mason got star power for being in the High School Musical show as well which went over big with Jessie from Toy Story. She was cute and and teased Mason that they were in love.

Isabella had a good time and would go off by herself with Emily or one of the other kids for a ride or two. She is becoming such a young woman it scary how fast time goes by. Her favorite ride was also the Matterhorn. The kids were all sad when it was almost over, we told them we would try and come back in two years. Izzy tried to give me a heart attack when she said we can come back in three more years for her eighteenth B-day. Its crazy that in just a few short months she will be fifteen already. Then three more years she is eighteen. Time flies when your having fun I guess.

As for Chris and I our favorite ride was CA Screamin' he finally got me on it the last day we were there and it was soooooo fun I wish I would have done it sooner. Our first two days in the park Lisa and Brian were able to come and be with us it was a lot of fun spending time with them.Sunday the park was open till midnight so they were so sweet and took the kids back to the hotel at nine and Chris and I were able to have a few hours to play alone. We had a amazing time and it could not have been better. Thank you again Lisa and Brian for all you did! it was really fun spending time with you guys too. Here are a few of the 800 pictures I took.