New Moon Girls night and games at Krissy's

Jessica, Emily, Michelle, me, and Alisha (Krissy won't be in pictures cause she is pregnant) My mother in law Sharon was taking the picture. And her friend Robin was there too. We are here in line waiting to go in to the movie.
Dinner at PF Changs first. So delicious

Jess, and Michelle. Look Michelle, your eyes are open in this one :)

Emily and me sitting in the theatre. We were almost completely surrounded by 12 year olds.

More theatre pictures

This is really random, but pretty funny. I came into our room one of the nights Grant and Shalie were staying with us last week. (Chad and Grant had gone to look at Harley's earlier that day.) So Chad taped this poster up above our bed to be funny! You better believe I was laughing, but it didn't stay up there very long.......Chads defense, "I just really like the bike!" Sure babe.

Grant spelling out a Christmas word for our game of Butt charades at Krissy's house

Emily's turn!

Brett was really getting into it!

Eli and Halle snuggling while they watched a movie in the other room.

Brett holding Reese, and JR, probably thinking about his fiance Claire!

Some of the kids on the coach playing DS

Andi warming up to the camera! She even said Cheese!

Me, Emily, and Shalie with her baby Kenley, hanging out.

So we had our girls night out and saw New Moon. It is kinda sad it is over, we will have to start planning another girls night out soon. Anyway, it was really fun. I really liked the movie. I had no expectations because I thought Twilight was lame. And I still wish they would re-cast Edward and Bella, but it is what it is! This movie was made better, with better acting, more action (love the werewolves), better make-up and wardrobe, a better script, and hello........... Jacob anyone!!! I had to keep reminding myself he is only 17. That boy looked amazing. He is one of the main reasons I liked the second movie so much more. I think him and Bella had so much more chemistry then her and Edward in the movie. I am officially team Jacob, in the movies. My heart is always with the book Edward though. I feel bad, but I just kept crindging when Robert Pattinson came on. Not because he is scrawny and boring, but because of his acting. It was a really fun night, even if we felt like the oldest girls in the theatre, ha ha! We went downtown, so the tweens were out in full force.

The Morgans also came into town for a couple nights too, and of course we had a blast with them. Krissy invited everyone over to here house for pizza and games one night, and it was so fun.
And now we are all just looking forward to thanksgiving and Christmas.

Family Pictures by the river

Kemper is not looking at the camera, of course!

I just thought this was hilarious!

Peek-a-boo (Brooke you are a genius with that idea!)

Chad is sort of lost in this one

Kemp looks like he is going gangster

Love this

Thinking this will be the wall picture, but I don't know!


We had our pictures done a couple weeks ago. Brooke is amazing, and there are some great ones. She got more than I thought she would honestly. It was a windy cold day, and Andi was NOT having it....at all. She had a few smiling moments, but for the most part we were just trying to get her not to cry. And poor Kemp tried to hold his smile while we worked on Andi, but you know his attention span is not the best :) And I wish I would have re thought the outfits. I am sounding overly negative huh?! I really think they are great, and I was pleasantly surprised. She does such a great job with editing, and she was great with my kids. Feed back is always great, I have to figure out wich ones to buy. I have the hardest time with decisions :)

Halloween Weekend

My little knome! (thanks Jess)
Mario, me, and the knome, getting ready to go trick or treating at Emily's neihborhood.

Kemper at work with me before we went to our ward trunk or treat on Friday

Andi, refusing to look at me while I had the camera.

for some reason my camera has been acting really weird, and almost all the pictures I took over Halloween weekend were blury. Luckily Jessica took some for me on Halloween! It was a great Halloween, and my kids had a blast. Andi really got into it, and she insisted on going to every door and holding her pumpkin bucket even when it was loaded with candy and too heavy for her. The only thing that was not great about this Halloween is Chad had to work :( I went and saw him later that night at the hospital he works at, but it was not the same without him. Hopefully things will be different for him very soon and he won't miss the rest of the holiday season. I didn't realize just how much we took for granted him never having to work any holidays before. At least he gets to see the pictures on my blog!

Visiting the Morgans

Shalie and her newest addition, Kenley. She is the best baby, she really made me want a baby!

We went to Gooeys, and it was sooo good. They are huge, I love how you can barely see Andi's head over the top of it.

Grant was always taking my camera and taking these great nostril shots of himself. He even put one on my phone as my walpaper (just what I always wanted) So I figured since he loves taking pictures of himself he would appreciate being on my blog!

Carving pumkins. Brad and his girlfriend came too.

Chase taking a treat break

Kemper and Kade. These two boys get along so well, I wish they got to hang out more.

Just a few of the sweet pumpkins we carved

Kemper has this new obsession/fascination with graveyards. He has been begging to go see one. So Grant was nice enough to take us to one by his house. I remember loving graveyards as a kid, I mean didn't everyone?? My husband tells me it is weird though.

He had Chad read the tombstones for him

Andi on the train going to the pumpkin patch

Kemper, Chad and Andi

Andi instisted on keeping her hood up, and you could not even see her.

We went up to Coeur d'Alene to see Chad's cousin Grant and his wife Shalie and their 3 kids.
They are so awesome, and we have been meaning to go visit them for a long time. With Chad working every weekend it is tricky. The kids had so much fun, and it is really beautiful up there. We went to the pumpkin patch, we had lots of good food. One of Shalie's friends babysat while we went to see Paranormal Activity. One that I would recomend if you like being genuinly scared out of your freaking mind. It was the scariest movie I have ever seen. And it doesn't help that Chad works at night so my first night alone was pretty bad. I am getting to be a sissy in my old age I think!

Like it always does the trip ended too soon. And I hope some day we can live closer to them so we can see them more. Thanks Grant and Shalie for the great time, and being so hospitable.

The pumpkin patch

I am really nervous about taking family pictures in a few weeks with Andi, she is over the picture thing
The Fife family

A rare moment when Kemp is sitting and enjoying the scenery!

Andi, perfectly happy sitting on a pumpkin

Mckay sitting with her

My favorite part of the night!! Chad and Kemp had gone hunting that day, and they had to meet us when they got done. So here they are getting out to the field just in time to help us pick out pumpkins :)

baby girl. Aka, Nora Fife

Kemp, really loving his sucker, and Andi on the swings. The only smile I caught on camera from her

Feeding the goat

My mom and me with Andi, on the flatbed

Riding back to have dinner, and go on more rides

I loved this picture. Chad looks totally mad. I was joking with him that it was probably because he was looking at the food prices, ha ha! Of course Andi is happy cause she is getting food.

Kemper, just happy to be there!

Another year, another trip to the Pumpkin patch. We love going, and my kids get so excited. It seems like the Patch just gets better and better every year too. They had more rides, and more food. So, more things you can spend money on!

Shaylan in The Sound Of Music

Shaylan came out to see us during intermission
The final curtain call

eating dinner before the play

Me, my sister, and Shay.

Last weekend my whole family (Chad had to work :( ) went to my niece shaylans play, the Sound Of Music. She is Bregeita, I know I didn't spell it right! She had the biggest part of the children, besides Liesel. She was amazing, I was so impressed. I knew she could sing amazingly, but acting is harder I think, but not for her! She has been at rehearsels almost every night during the week, they really take it seriously. It was so fun, and they served dinner too. The food was delicious, and I loved how we just sat at our tables while they put the play on.

Good burgers and good friends

Sommers, Cara, and Jessica
Kyle, little Ethatn and Teyan

Alisha, making Andi laugh

Jess, and a pregnant Krissy holding Ethan. Krissy is getting ready for her bundle of joy!

Reese is growing too fast! Holding her own bottle now

The twinkies for Tom's twinkie challenge

Startin off strong!

About five twinkies in, and realizing he couldn't do it! He had to eat the whole box in 10 minutes. Sounds easy right? Chad issued the challenge to Tom after he claimed he could do it. I think the time restraint made it hard. I lost some respect for ya Tom! Kidding :)

Andi, playing with Ethan.

The kids had a blast upstairs in the toyroom.

We had some friends over last weekend for a barbeque. It was going to be a say goodbye to summer bash. But of course it was freezing and raining :) Thank goodnes for the toyroom, cause all the kids went up there and we barely saw them the whole time. And everyone brought delicious food! It was a great way to end an amazing conference weekend.

Halloween houses and our final swim at Grandmas for the year

Andi pretty much just ate all the stuff that was supposed to go on her house
So delicious

Kemp was pretty proud of his house

Shaylan, Grandma, and Emma

Maddux

Emma

Shaylan

My sister Kami with her girls, Charlie and Emmerson

The boys spitting water at me

They almost got me here :)

My Dad and Rick on the left, Kip and my husband on the right. Chad and Kip are undefeated at the water Volleyball!

My husband showing some of his sweet skills

Andi eating dinner

My newest niece Nora (aka baby girl)

She is so adorable, she is one of those happy babies you just never want to put down!

My parents are so great. They are so involved with the Grandkids, I feel so blessed my kids have them in their lives. My Mom went and bought all this great stuff to make Halloween houses, we all sat around and made them, the kids were in heaven! We had dinner and went swimming too before they have the pool closed for the winter. It was a great time, and something my kids will always remember, so thank you Mom and Dad.

Marathon Weekend 2009

Chad and Andi on the Carousel. She is actually smiling for the camera, that is how much she loved it.
On the boat ride. It took her a few minutes to like this ride

Dad, Andi, and Kemper looking at the fish while we rode on the train

Kemp went on all the little(baby) rides, as he likes to call them, with Andi. He is such a good big brother

This was cracking me up. She looks so terrified, but I promise after the first loop around she was loving it.

What could be more exciting for my boys?!

Jim, Kip, Tom, Emily M, Cara, Emily G, and me. At our Hotel at 4:50 am (crazy early right?!) This year was such a blast, there were so many of us at the hotel. We all walked to the buses together after we took this picture. Thanks Jess and Amy for waking up and taking pictures for us! Taking one for the team for sure :)

Me and my sis in law Emily. It was so great to have her with me this year running it for her first time. She rocked it too.

Amy took this picture at mile 25. Chad met me and ran the last mile with me, so sweet of him. I kept telling him........talk, tell me something interesting to keep my mind of the pain! He is in the orange shirt. I had to laugh when I turned the corner and saw him waiting there to run with me, and he was wearing his regular clothes!

Me with my kids after the race.

Me and Kip. I owe this crazy marathon running to him! :)

Cara, Emily, me, and Kip, showing of our metals

Most of the group, we couldn't find Jim and Emily for this final picture! I must think I look pretty cool in those sun glasses since I never took them off!

We had a great weekend with family and friends in Logan for the Top Of Utah Marathon. It was definatly my best marathon yet. 10 miutes faster than my marathon last year. I felt really great for this one too, and I know I could have cut another 10 minutes of my time, and I will be looking forward to trying that next time. And I won't forget to wear my GPS next marathon! Not knowing my time made me too ignorant on the pace I should have been keeping.

Everyone did so great. We had 3 virgin marathoners this year!! They all reached their goals, and did so amazing! My sis in law Emily had just had a baby like 7 months ago for crying out loud! And Tom, a friend of ours ran almost the whole thing with a torn calf muscle. Cara did great too, and she never even ran longer than 17 miles before the marathon. It just makes me so proud of my little virgins!! HA HA :)

Chad and I took our kids to Lagoon too. The kids had a blast. Kemper was able to ride almost all of the rides this year, and Andi got a little braver as the day went on. We also went to IKEA before we headed home. We bought Kemper a bunk bed. Although, I could have gotten soooo much more. That store is freaking amazing, and a part of me wishes I would have never gone in there. Cause now I know how much stuff they have that I want!

The final days of summer

Most of our Book club, here at the Curtis Labor day bash
Bad picture with the sun I know, sorry we can see your hot face Chris!

Emily and Reese

Don't you love this candid shot of Teyan?! The guy knows how to barbeque, thats for sureOne of the cutest babies you will ever see, little Ethan.

Alisha, taking pictures of Ethan

Mark and Michelle

Andi and her future husband Shaydon..........it could happen!

these two were together the whole time

Kemper pushing his future wife Avry on the swings, okay I will stop now!!

Kemper at his teams soccer practice

Kemp at Grandmas pool

Andi with her dad

He is such a great dad, even if he teases her alot!

Having a blast with Dad, sometimes at Grandmas pool putting a suit on her is just more of a hassel!

Andi, ready to drive the Gerratts boat.

brother, stealing a kiss

Kemper getting ready to go surfing again with Scott

Scott took Shaydon on the surf board for the first time. He did really great once he got the hang of it.

Some beach time

BFFs Andi and Shaydon

We had a great time boating again with Scott, Sommers, and Shaydon.

This Summer has been great, I am sad to see it end. But fall is so fun with Halloween, and all the Holidays. So we will say goodbye till next year summer!

Kemper starts Kindergarten. And the Annual Man Hike, AKA The Trek!!

Getting on the bus the second day, we drove him the first, and he begged and pleaded to ride the next morning. I figured he would want us to take him the first few days.......do I even know him?
So excited for his bus to come
The ugliest backpack he couldn't live without! He doesn't even like Spongebob
Bittersweet, watching that bus drive away. Can it really be true he is actually in Kindergarten? I know every Mom says this, but time really does fly. Sometimes I wish I could just freeze it, and let my emotions catch up. I figured this would be a breeze for me, sending him to school. I have been nothing but excited, and feeling no hesitation about this chapter of his life. Then the Sunday before his first day comes, and I am freaking out. The morning comes, like it always does, and he is sooooo excited, and I know he has been waiting for a long time, and I smile with him, and realize.....I am totally ready, what was I thinking!! It is only a half day?? :)

The men, in their natural habitat, ha ha!!

This is pretty much heaven for Chad, it was great fishing they said.

Kyle, stopping to take a picture with my dog Pepsi

See, men really can cook when it is necessary!

My dad and brother Kyle, in the tent playing games. Do you think they got some sun?

I love these boys......I mean men of course.

Mother and son. Pepsi and Kip's dog Codi

My oldest brother Kip. So photogenic, kidding Bro, love ya!

Kyle, taking another rest. I think this was a regular thing for him this trip :) That pack does look heavy.

This is probably where Chad spent 90% of the Trek

Notice the spices in his pack, he loves his Tony Chachers

Tasty. That is a whole lot of fish, no one can say they went hungry.

Every year the Men on my side of the family go on their Trek. It is so fun to see them get so excited and start planning weeks in advance. They had a blast, and they hiked so much. I am proud of all of them, they earned those fish they caught, thats for sure.

Camping with the Gages

Our family camping photo. Not one for the wall, thats for sure :)
Our trailer, Regina.

Brett and Emily's family motor home, the Weenis!!

Andi really wanted to sit in Reese's bumbo.

Eli and Andi hanging out.

Kemp and Andi harassing Emily's dog Dolly. She was such a good dog to the kids

The 3 older kids looking for frogs

My amazing sis in law Emily with Reese. Taking pictures of the kids

Kemper trying his hardest to get Chad out of the chair and fishing with him

Brett holding Reese, and Emily.

Another time Kemp was waiting for chad to get his fishing pole ready. Chad told him as soon as he was done with his O'douls he would take him.

Doing what he does best

Showing off his fish

You would think she is scared of me! Don't worry she isn't :)

Brett and Eli on the four wheeler

My world on that ATV

Happy Birthday Emily! This was her delicious b-day cobbler

Andi, thinking of running off into the dark with Pepsi! She really did that, I went running with the flashlight to find her.

Andi pretending to be a dog with Pepsi

Chad heading to the freezing creek to fullfill his dare

And this is him after he had gotten in the water and was walking back. It is pretty dark, but hopefully you can get a good enough look! So hilarious, none of us thought he would actually do it. So pay up Emily and Brett!

Highlights of our Camping trip with the Gages

Laughing about the Weenis breaking down about 8 miles from out campsite

Laughing about the sweet Weenis in general

Laughing about EVERYTHING, we were crying at times, we laughed so hard

Telling Chad, "I told you so" when our dog Pepsi got to the fish he didn't think he needed to hide from her.

Catching lots of frogs with Kemper, Andi and Eli

The Food, of course

Telling ghost stories, although we always manage to scare Kemper to the trailer

Scaring Emily enough to make her run to the Weenis......:)

Running with Emily the first morning

Watching the kids have a blast together, especially Eli and Kemper

Singing Happy Birthday to Emily

Chad in his briefs!! So sexy. Laughing at him skinny dipping was great too

Listening to Brett try to start his generator in the morning, so funny, but you probably had to be there to understand

There are so many more, it was such a great camping trip, other than the HUNDREDS of bees it was perfect. Thanks for coming Gages!