Thornock Family

community choir

2011-11-04T15:00:00.000-07:00

I've joined a community choir here in Panaca. It is directed by Klark Black (I call him Sparky. lol) who recently moved back. He was our band/choir teacher for a few years before he moved to Vegas. He has sung with Andrea Bocelli and he is AMAZING. We preform Dec 22, 23, I think.

Life update

2011-11-01T15:49:00.000-07:00

Life is crazy isn't it? Broadway is over for me this season. It went well and had great reviews. I took the semester off from school because of broadway but will be starting back up in January with a math class (blah!). I am only 3 classes away from my associates. Yay! Then onto the fun classes. I am getting certified to teach Zumba in November and then hopefully soon after will teach here in Panaca. It is a great workout and lots of fun. Ken is nearing the end of volleyball season. He just did a century bike race (which is 100 miles) and enjoyed it. Tyler is the HS mascot right now and Ken heard the cheerleaders say the other day that he is the best mascot they can remember having. He is really enjoying it. Tyler is planning to tryout for the basketball team in a couple of weeks. He is naturally good at it so I hope he makes it and enjoys it. Ty had his first date a few weeks ago. That was exciting for him and the family. He is still working on getting his licence...scary!!

Cody just finished football season with the junior high. He also got all A's on his report card. He will be playing basketball here in a couple of weeks.

Not much new with Mason...he got a new bike for his birthday and loves it! He's just plugging away with school and scouts.

Alexa started dance back up. She is such a beautiful dancer. She is doing well in school. She called up a neighbor lady a couple of weeks ago and asked her if she'd teach her to ride a horse (she owed us a favor) and so Alexa had a lesson and hopefully more to come with that.

Life is good. Crazy but good.

For Halloween Lexa was Medusa (during school) and a zombie (at night). Mason wore a giant quarter on his back...thus a quarterback. Cody was a sumo wrestler. Ty was a scary joker. Steff was Medusa and Ken Percius (SP).

allstar baseball

2011-07-15T17:17:00.000-07:00

This top pict is Mason at the sand dunes. He plays baseball any moment he gets.

This is in our hotel in Elko. We had to find ways to entertain ourselves.

Zion trip

2011-06-05T17:39:00.000-07:00

Our computer is finally fixed so here are our pictures from our Zion canyon trip. We had lots of fun and there is never enough time to spend there. Ken, Cody and Mason hiked Angels landing while Steff and Alexa did weeping rock. Can I just say how much I love weeping rock?! Alexa took a picture of me sitting near the waterfall. At the end of our Riverwalk hike, to our suprise, were tons of rock carrens. It was really cool to see. They were everywhere! The kids (and Ken) had fun making them too. Ken and the boys decided to see if they could jump this (bottom) river. I got Ken mid jump. lol.

Dance recital 2011

2011-05-24T11:51:00.000-07:00

This is Alexa's dance recital. This year she was in two dance classes. She is such a graceful dancer. Her dance teacher thinks she has potential to be a fantastic dancer. I have also started teaching her ballet.

Lexa graduates Kindergarten

2011-05-24T11:32:00.000-07:00

Oh my baby has graduated from Kindergarten! It was so precious. How will I stand having her in school all day next year?! A special thanks to Mrs. Harding! Lexa has loved her teacher. It's it fantastic to have a teacher you adore?

Sickness & injury...

2011-05-13T16:08:00.000-07:00

Ok, its been a rough couple of weeks. Tyler broke his arm. He tripped at track and fell then went our on his four wheeler and when he landed a jump, his hand slipped off the grip and he hurt the same arm again. We went to the clinic the next morn for x ray and cast. Alexa is also wearing a finger splint. She was bugging Cody and he got mad and (not sure of the real story since I've heard two different ones) anyway...figured there was nothing the dr's would do differently than splint it so, I just bought a splint and slipped it on. She's been much happier since. Mason has some serious tonsil problems! He has always been a bad snore-er. So he has had a fever and been miserable. I need to get him to a peditrician to see what they say about getting his tonsils out :( Alexa and Cody have been coughing up a storm. Alexa's eventually passed but Cody's hung on. He just kept getting worse, fatigued, not eating...I finally went and got the O2 sat machine off the ambulance and his O2 was in the 80's! Bed and Z pack for him. Almost took him to ER. Cody also broke out in hives (ALL OVER HIS BODY!) during the middle of his broncitis...apparently, he has an alergy to the wood chips we put in the flowers beds. (Sigh!) Everyone is doing better now...well except me...I feel a little tense in the neck...Love to all. Pray for us...me.

2011-03-08T19:16:00.000-08:00

Tyler's doing track and field!!!

Basketball season

2011-02-27T16:44:00.000-08:00

Mason and Cody played basketball here this season. They both loved it.

Lexa cheer camp

2011-02-27T16:42:00.000-08:00

Lexa spent 4 days after school at cheer camp. She really enjoyed it and got to perform at a basketball half time.Lexa

A tribute to our little Mojo

2011-01-08T19:09:00.000-08:00

Our dear little doggie of three years was killed by tagteaming dogs. He got into their fenced yard and I'd imagine he just couldn't get out and away from them. Mojo kept me company while all the kids were at school. He would follow me around like he was my shadow. He helped me feel a little safer when Ken was gone on his many overnighters. He loved to chase the chickens and loved to attack the vacuum. Mason was in the habit of sleeping with him at night. We were very attached to this little guy and very sad he is gone. :( We will miss our Mojo.

Lexa's ballet

2011-01-08T17:39:00.000-08:00

To hear the music to this video, u'll have to pause the music on the lower right side. This is alexas ballet she did for the Longmore Christmas party. She loves to dance and hasn't had much ballet per se. She isn't doing a routine, just what ever she thinks up. Love it!

quick update

2011-01-08T17:35:00.001-08:00

Gosh, where do I start? I haven't posted in a while...We spent Thanksgiving in Ely and had a good but cold time. Cody played his saxaphone in his first band concert. The three younger kids had their Elem. school Christmas play. The Longmore's had their annual family Christmas party complete with "talent show". We had a fun Christmas and and very fun New Years party complete with shotgun and illegal fireworks :). I guess that about wraps it up...

2010-10-28T12:41:00.000-07:00

Alexa just started dance class again. She loves it and is very good at it.

Mason helped me take pictures of this cute kitty yesterday. He loves animals and climbing trees.

Halloween 2010

2010-10-28T12:35:00.000-07:00

Halloween is my favorite holiday. We made carameled apples...they were soooo good! Ty was a punk, Cody was a caveman, Mason a pirate and Alexa a kitty. Ken and I were jailbird and policewoman.

LOB 2010

2010-10-01T12:41:00.000-07:00

Here is the cast of this years Broadway show. It was A LOT of work! We took the show to Alamo this year and had a great audience. We are also contemplating going to Ely still. Cody was a techy again this year. Thanks to everyone who came to watch and those that helped make it a success. Will i direct again? Its sort of like having a baby, give me a little time to forget the struggles/drama and then i'm sure i'll say yes.

First day of school

2010-09-08T11:42:00.000-07:00

Of course Tyler wouldn't get in the picture...but hey, here are the other kids. Cody 6th, Mason 3rd, Alexa kindergarten. Alexa has been sooooo excited to start and is loving it!

California trip

2010-09-08T09:35:00.000-07:00

Here are a few picts from our trip to California. We spent two days at the beach and one at the zoo. The kids loved boggie boarding at the beach. We rented a 8 person bike and drove along the beach for an hour. It was a blast! Lots of good memories and fun times.

Hot air balloon festival

2010-07-17T11:39:00.000-07:00

Our family went to the Panguitch hot air balloon festival a couple of weeks ago. We met my friends the Reeves there and Adam and I had a hayday taking pictures! It was so much fun! The kids even got a short ride in a balloon. Here are just a few picts from our trip.

update

2010-07-17T10:19:00.001-07:00

I guess its time for an update...Ken is working at the youth center teaching PE. Tyler spent a few days up at his Thornock grandparents and then went to scout camp for a week. He wants to go back to Ely for another week or two. Cody just finished baseball. (finally!) and is looking to just hanging around. Mason has been working hard at getting his wolf scout badge and is very close. Alexa has learned to play some computer games and is loving playing. I have been very busy with lots of projects. I am director of Little off Broadway and also in the production. I am making a quilt which will be from mostly recycled fabrics and also include a ton of stitched pictures from pictures my kids drew when they were little. Also been very busy on the ambulance and with my 4h photography class.
We are planning a little trip to San Diego to play at the beach and go to the zoo. I will be hiking to Havasupie falls in august and possibly doing a half marathon the weekend after that. Whooh! busy busy!

"Allstars"

2010-07-17T10:10:00.000-07:00

The allstar team just got back from Battle Mnt. They took 2nd place again. Cody loved the uniform. He was so excited to get to have his last name on the jersey! Way to go Cody. and way to go LC!

boys!

2010-05-13T21:50:00.000-07:00

This month has been super busy. Mason and Cody are playing baseball. Mason is on the minors team and Cody is on the majors. They both love to pitch and their skill are improving. Ty is loving his 4wheeler riding. These are up at the sand dunes.

Dance recital

2010-04-17T11:30:00.000-07:00

Alexa and I had our first dance recital. We have been taking dance for about 8 months. She got to preform 5 dances and I danced in 2 with 6 other adults. Alexa learned tap and ballet and her teacher says she is a natural. She especially loves ballet.
I learned tap and was surprised at how hard it was. But super fun too. After the show, alexa saw a few little girls get flowers and she was very upset that she didn't get any. So we went home to the front yard and cut our prettiest tulip for her and then she felt better.

Pinewood derby

2010-03-25T15:45:00.000-07:00

Mason had his first pine wood derby last night. He and Ken have been working on this car for a while now. Mason has been so excited for race night. Every time is was his turn to race, he would run to the table, run to the track, run the car to the table, sit down. He was so cute. And to top it off, his car took 1st place.

5 years old!

2010-03-22T18:56:00.000-07:00

Injury

2010-03-04T18:29:00.000-08:00

As some of you know, I have been playing volleyball with a team. The other day we were practicing and I moved fast to pass a ball and POP went something in my calf. From what i've read on line I believe i have a partial calf tear. What a bummer. I have a tournament in a week and a day and sooooo hoping I can play! I didn't stretch when I got to practice and I was wearing different shoes than normal. (I've read that can be a problem) I've also had a knot in my calf for a couple of days previous to this injury and shinsplints. Anyway... :(

St. george weekend

2010-03-04T18:27:00.000-08:00

We went to St. George last weekend and at the golf course we spotted this beautiful swan. We got out and fed it some bread and it was quite friendly. I can't believe how BIG it was!
We also hiked up to the top of the Diamond Valley volcano. It was raining and alexa was in flip flops. Not a very good idea. But now we can say we've done it! yay!

scripture time...

2010-03-04T18:26:00.000-08:00

Can you guess who this is? Its scripture time and someone is sleeping! Mason! Little rascal!

Update

2010-03-04T18:21:00.000-08:00

Its been a long time since i've posted, I know. I have started a little photography group and have been consumed with getting that up and going. Besides, does anyone really read our blog??? LOL

Here's a link to the photo group i've started...
http://aworkinprogress-lc.blogspot.com/

Little ballerina

2010-01-27T22:09:00.000-08:00

Lexa loves her dance class! She is doing so well and makes the cutest little ballerina!

Baby Lambs

2010-01-07T16:53:00.000-08:00

Yesterday when I was out walking, I came across some baby lambs. I instantly veired off to get a closer look. It actually brought tears to my eyes. Don't know why. So today I took the kids over and we petted, chased and cooed over them. Absolutely adorable!

Dinner time

2010-01-05T18:34:00.000-08:00

Here is Alexa in her ballet clothes. She is in charge of dinner tonight and is browning the ground beef. She is sooo independent!

Fam night

2010-01-05T18:31:00.000-08:00

Last night for family night we went to the racquetball court and played wall ball and scooter basketball. It was lots of fun. Me and Ken were complaining about our aching legs tho. We are getting old. :)

Samari 21

2010-01-05T18:29:00.000-08:00

Last weekend while in St. George, we went to Samari 21. I enjoy going there and usually enjoy the food. The entertainment is fun. Lexa about blew a gasket when the chef first lit the grill on fire. Oops! I forgot she was only little when we went there last. Poor girl!

Nativity

2009-12-27T19:13:00.000-08:00

This year on Christmas Eve, Bleaks came over and we acted out the nativity scene. Tyler read for us, Alexa was Mary, Cody was Joseph, Irish was the angel, Mason was a Shepard . Emma is a sheep and I played the wise man but Tyler jumped in for the picture. Oh yea, Mojo is the donkey. LOL.

Snow fun

2009-12-27T17:50:00.000-08:00

So....We got a bunch of snow this week. Yay! We have had lots of fun playing in it. We took the 4wheelers over to Bleaks field and pulled an old truck bed liner as a sled. It was super fun!

Christmas break

2009-12-26T20:45:00.000-08:00

Tonight we went to play pool at the fire hall.

Lexa's turn

Tough shot for me... But I made it!

Mason goes for the big break!

Tricky shot! Nice try! Buy a no go!

Red hills

2009-12-07T16:51:00.000-08:00

Over Thanksgiving, we showed my newest brother and family, one of my favorite places on earth. The Dixie red hills. Since I was a kid, I have been coming here to what we called, "the narrows". This time I got to do some climbing. This was an unplanned climb so I am in tight jeans and barefoot...not the best climbing attire. Nonetheless, it was great. We hiked around and Tyler even gave me a piggy back. I can't believe my widdle baby tywer is strong enough to hold me!

Recycled quilt

2009-12-07T16:23:00.000-08:00

Here is my latest project. I am making a quilt out of recycled materials. There are basically three parts to the quilt...one is old jeans that my kids have worn out, second is scraps from different sewing projects I've made over the years (for example: a quilt Ken and I made tyler, costumes I've made for the kids) and third, drawings and hand prints from when they were all small. It will be a treasure! I am taking an Enviromental science class and we've talked a lot about waste and recycling and I've been meaning to do this for years so it is a great Final for the class :)

Snow!

2009-12-07T16:07:00.000-08:00

We finally got some snow! Yay! Cody and Alexa made a tiny snowman. (it's in Cody's hand) and alexa decides she doesn't like the snow and gets dressed up super warm. Cody and I had to hide our snickers when she came out dressed like this. lol. What a goof.

Little off Broadway 2009

2009-11-14T16:20:00.000-08:00

Little Off Broadway is officially over. It was a lot of fun again. I sang Can't Get a Man With a Gun from Annie get your gun. I had TONS of fun with it and even shot a loud blank in the middle of the song that made everyone jump each time. It was GREAT! LOL! I also did the intro this year and had a good time with it. Already starting to think about next years music and recruiting. Most likely our director will be on a mission so...what to do? Will I take on the directors roll or find someone else???

Fall 2009

2009-11-11T18:49:00.000-08:00

It is definitely fall now. The cooler weather is great. We had lots of fun on our day off today. We played in the leaves, went to an apple orchard (look how the ground changes color due to the different kinds of apples on the ground) It was lots of fun to shake the trees and have apples rain down on and around you. And then we went to a pumpkin patch and gathered pumpkins for Lucy to eat. Oh, and then, we killed our only rooster and ate it for dinner. LOL. Weird!

BSU

2009-11-04T18:34:00.000-08:00

BSU game! The boys were sooo excited!

Halloween 2009

2009-11-04T12:31:00.000-08:00

Our trip to Idaho was lots of fun! Most of us went to a corn maze while Spenc, Ken, Tyler and Cody went to a BSU football game. At the cornmaze, we went on a hayride, went to a pumpkin patch (and threw rotten pumpkins at each other), had yummy fresh donuts, looked at baby animals in the petting zoo, and the little kids went on a barrel train ride. After we took the kids trick-or-treating, I dressed up like a tree and scared people as they come to the door! It was loads of fun! Especially as one adult nearly peed himself! LOL

Supergirl

2009-10-29T10:02:00.000-07:00

Alexa got to dress up for preschool today. She looked so cute in her messy buns and glittered face. I don't know why she is standing with one leg popped and her hands out but....LOL. Maybe she learned that at dance class.

Pinenuts, take two...

2009-10-25T12:03:00.000-07:00

Ken was out of town this weekend and I decided it was our last chance to go get pinenuts. I invited Mindy, who's hubby was also gone and whom had never been pinenut picking before, to go with me. We loaded up 2 vehicles with children, food and a set of directions. We headed North and over past Eagle Valley. I love the area out there so I took a few pictures. It was a beautiful day!And the lake was gorgeous! Tyler spotted an old cemetary so we stopped and looked around. It's all from the mid 1800's. Our goal was to find this particular "old cabin". If we found that (and the pinenuts, of course) we had followed the directions correctly. I'd say we drove for about 2 hours and after a few back tracking episodes, WE FOUND IT! Pretty good for a couple of non map reading moms! LOL. (And can i just say...monster pinenuts!?)

Baby Alexa

2009-10-21T10:03:00.000-07:00

Alexa is so funny. Sunday the kids were tired of watching church movies so I pulled out the home movies that have been long forgotten. Alexa hasn't ever seen them so she was VERY excited to see (especially) herself as a baby. I keep hearing her call to me, "Mom! I'm SOOO cute!!!" And "I LOVE ME!!!" She watches them over and over again. And says the same thing over and over again. It cracks me up!

Pinenut picking?

2009-10-19T09:56:00.000-07:00

We decided to go pinenut picking. It was a beautiful day Saturday! (finally!) We went South of town and didn't find a single pinenut! LOL. Thank heavens Cody got some when he went with Frehners the same day. We had a fun drive out in the hills in the jeep and Tyler even got to drive for a while. Good times!

Guinea pig babies

2009-10-15T16:34:00.000-07:00

Cody's guinea pig had babies. 3 to be exact. They are very cute and super soft. Alexa loves to hold them. She waits till Cody has left for school then goes in and plays with them.

Tyler the Lynx

2009-10-09T21:41:00.000-07:00

Tyler got permission to be the Lynx mascot for the last home game. He looked forward to it all day and looked like he had a good time while it lasted. He was very cute with Alexa. Way to broaden your horizons Ty!

Lexi's new dance class

2009-10-09T21:37:00.000-07:00

Alexa just started dance class this week. She is taking class from Mindy Anderson. It is Jazz, tap and ballet and technique (or something like that). Lexa looked so cute walking in in her tiny tap shoes. When she got back i asked her, "did you learn how to tap?" she said, "no, I learned how to stomp!" Okey Dokey! That's a start, i guess. :) Anyway, hope she'll get over not doing gymnastics. She told me when I dropped her off that she didn't want to do cartwheels on the hard floor. Guess we'll have to have gymnastics hour here at home!

Broadway 2009

2009-10-06T20:38:00.000-07:00

Here is my Broadway picture for this year. Our performance will be November 5,6,7,9. We have some great new people and Nancy isn't yelling at us near as much! Woo Hoo! If anyone wants to look at all the headshots, you can see them on my facebook account. Hope to see you all there and please spread the word thru LC!

Cody's guinea pig

2009-10-04T17:14:00.000-07:00

Cody got a guinea pig for his birthday. Isn't it cute? He is still nameless at this point so if you want to suggest anything, Cody welcomes suggestions.

More football

2009-09-22T20:59:00.000-07:00

Cody is sure loving football. Here are a few picts of him. (He is in the red jersey) In one he is running the football and the other, he is diving for the opponents feet to take him down. Sweeet!

She's a rider

2009-09-13T17:37:00.000-07:00

Yesterday while I was laying down, Mason took the liberty of taking Alexa's training wheels off. Apparently, he helped her on and gave her a push and she was off. We have all been shocked. She absolutely loves riding. Good job Mason. And good job Alexa!

Makin' pies

2009-09-12T14:44:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, me and Alexa made pies. Coconut cream. MMMMM!

Mason's baptism

2009-09-06T19:48:00.000-07:00

Mason got baptized today. Woohoo! We had lots of company and good friends. (Hafen's, we missed you!) Yes, that is a bruise on Ken's forehead...he took a face plant last night while fixing the 4 wheeler. We were joking that he could hang his wet towel on his unicorn horn after baptizing Mason. Poor guy. LoL. Thanks to everyone who helped. Way to go Mason. We love you.

LC triathlon

2009-09-06T19:41:00.000-07:00

I decided at the last minute to support this local triathlon. Unfortunately, I hadn't been training for it. It was hard but fun. The moss in the spring was absolutely disgusting! I had about a gallon of foul slimmy moss down my swim top! I hate to admit this...but I got lost twice! Whoops! I put together two teams also. One was part of our volley momma team and the other was just friends. It was good exercise and lots of fun!

Tyler's football

2009-09-04T21:38:00.000-07:00

Tyler is a freshman! I can't believe it! He is playing on the high school JV football team. He says it is really hard but his coaches love how he doesn't complain and finishes all the drills. Tyler is doing lots better in school this year. We are very impressed and thankful! Way to go Tyler.

Cody's football

2009-09-03T10:06:00.000-07:00

Cody is playing 5th grade football. He is very excited. He sure loves sports. He is playing receiver. He had the audacity to tell me he knew more about football than I do. He then proceeded to give me a quiz. I am proud to say I did remarkably well and he was amazed at how much I knew. Hello!! I'm 35! Geeze! Kids think they know everything.

Enterprise volleyball

2009-08-30T09:01:00.000-07:00

Here is our team from the Enterprise tournament we just played in. We played sooo good! And we had a blast! This is such an awesome group of ladies! We recently installed a new defense and it is so fun and works so much better. Thanks Ken for your help.

Progress

2009-08-29T20:03:00.000-07:00

Here's the progress on the patio. Ken has been working HARD!

Birthday boy

2009-08-29T19:59:00.000-07:00

Mason just turned 8! Hurray! He got his own set of scriptures, some lego's and a BIG sort of bouncy ball. Love you Mason. Hope you had a great day!

Unicycle

2009-08-29T19:53:00.000-07:00

We are all trying to learn to ride the unicycle. Tyler and Cody are doing pretty good. I am getting better and Ken and Alexa are not suceeding very well. I decided to learn to ride so that next year at the 24th of July parade, I could dress as a clown and ride the unicycle. My brother said he would learn to walk on stilts and he's be a clown too. My friend Marie is learning too. I crashed the other day. That is the picture of my bruised leg. The wall in the hall looks about the same. Whoops. I haven't broken the news to Ken yet...so Honey, if you're reading this...sorry about the hole in the wall down the hall.

Breakfast tea party?

2009-08-22T14:33:00.000-07:00

Here is Alexa eating breakfast. Yes, she is in a cooler. Weird, but sooo Alexa. I guess that is the beauty of being a kid. If I were to do that, I'd be put into the funny farm.

Patio

2009-08-22T14:31:00.000-07:00

We've officially started the patio. Yea! Hopefully it will be done for Mason's baptism.

Here Chicky Chicky

2009-08-22T14:20:00.000-07:00

Here are our chickens. We are loving them. Alexa named her chicken Emily (the white one.) We all love checking for eggs, especially Alexa. And weird as it sounds, I enjoy hearing their chickeny noises. Its just so darn cute! Maybe the only thing I don't like about them is their greedy attitude when I throw bread scraps in to them. That really bothers me. So if you walk by my house and see me giving a lecture to the chickens, you'll know why! :)

Sand Hollow Reservoir

2009-08-16T18:27:00.000-07:00

We took a little trip over to Sand Hollow Reservoir this weekend. It was TONS of fun. We went with one my favorite people in the world and friend from high school-Adam. We got to know his wife and family. Mel is feisty and
independent (just the way I like women!:)) and his kids are very sweet. They taught the kids to knee board, which Cody couldn't get enough of and taught me and Ken to surf. It was totally wicked! Thanks Reeves family for a great weekend!

Introducing Lucy McGillicuty!

2009-08-13T13:05:00.000-07:00

Here's LUCY! We are so glad she has finally arrived. She is sooo cute. She has black hair and she weighs 10 pounds 2 oz. Her squeal is so adorable too! We are trying to get her to be a little more friendly. Right now she just runs away from us. She loves fruit. In 6 months I am going to find a boy pig for her to marry and then they will have piglets and then.....Lucy will be bacon. I know, I know, it's harsh but that's life.

Cody's 4H projects

2009-08-06T20:47:00.001-07:00

We are having the fair this weekend so....Cody's projects received their judgement. He received a first place on his pajama bottoms and a first place and grand champion on his portfolio and on his mounted 8x10 he received a first place and judges choice. For the last picture I asked him how he felt...and as they say...a picture is worth a thousand words. Great job Cody!

Ty's Bday

2009-08-06T16:19:00.000-07:00

Tyler is officially 14! Yea! We went to St. George for lunch, Harry Potter and to get him his birthday present...A Cell Phone. He has wanted on for about 10 years now. He is very excited! Happy Birthday Ty! Love you tons!

Dinner at the sand dunes

2009-08-02T10:29:00.000-07:00

Last night we went to the sand dunes for a cookout. We roasted hot dogs and made smores. We took the four wheelers and rode even after dark. Sat around the fire and chit chatted under the moon. In a small town, you just have to make things to do.

Sand dunes

2009-07-31T17:50:00.000-07:00

I've rekindled my love for riding the four wheeler. I've been up to the sand dunes 3 times this week. I love it there. It is so beautiful and peaceful. This is Irish and Lexa having a grand old time.

Pig chase

2009-07-25T12:22:00.000-07:00

Today was the greased pig contest. The little kids caught bunnies and ducks. Alexa caught a bunny and received a dollar for her prize. Mason and Cody both split with another person and received $10 each. Me, Ken and Ty didn't do so well on our turns but it was sure fun!

Lake Powell

2009-07-20T16:12:00.000-07:00

Our Lake Powell trip was super fun! We had great weather (mostly). We went wake boarding, tubing, swimming, cliff jumping, kayaking, exploring, boating, and even had drunken fist fighting neighbors! Sun burns? Yes. Sand in the food? Yes. Skinny dipping? YES!! LOL.

Lovelock

2009-07-10T10:48:00.000-07:00

Cody had his allstar tournament in Lovelock, Nevada. We spent a week there. We had lots of fun. We went to Transformers (Hated IT!), went swimming, went fishing, went on a hike, played horseshoes, played at the park, ate out, ate in, watched tv, jumped on the beds at the motel...etc

Our first night, we stayed at a disgusting motel. The window covering in the bathroom was a towel, the carpet was stained and dirty, the mattress was dirty and gross, and to top it off, a bug crawled across me at 3 in the morning. I told Ken we were not spending another night there!

Cody did well at his tournament. He caught 3 important pop flies and got several base hits. He played left field, right field, center field and pitcher. Way to go Cody!

2009-07-10T10:26:00.000-07:00

2009-07-10T10:23:00.000-07:00

Over the hill

2009-07-01T11:05:00.000-07:00

So Ken just had his 40th birthday. We decorated the house with black streamers and black balloons. He was a good sport. And just look at that cake! It looks like the sun with so many candles on it! Love you honey bunny!

2009-06-24T09:43:00.000-07:00

Here is our volleyball team. We just played in the Utah Summer Games. It was a lot of fun as always!

Scout campout

2009-06-03T20:21:00.000-07:00

Ken and Tyler went on a scout campout. They hiked for 3 days. The first day and night it rained. The rest of the days had nice weather. There was still snow up in that area and Baker lake had ice in it. They were hoping to fish but there were no signs of life in the lake. Too bad! :( Sounds like a fun time anyway.

2009-06-02T15:11:00.000-07:00

Here are our baseball players this year. They've both had a lot of fun. Cody plays pitcher and first base. And Mason is an awesome catcher! And of course everything turns into a wrestling match with boys, so I had to include a little boy time on the blog.

The boys Moab trip

2009-05-26T21:06:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures from the boys' Moab trip. It sounds like it rained (almost) nonstop! Ken took the jeep over. They got covered in mud on one of the bike rides. But Tyler said his favorite part was the BMX track.

My darling Cody

2009-05-25T10:53:00.000-07:00

My little Cody is such a sweet heart! While Ken has been gone, he's let me sleep in everyday. He gets breakfast for

Alexa and Mason (cold or hot cereal). And on Sunday, he even made me pancakes! He is such a great kid and a good example his brothers and sister. I am so lucky to have him! Last week he was trying to get by me in the kitchen and I said to him, "What's the pass word?" he replied, "You're the best mom in the whole wide world?" ...And so smart too! LOL.

The adventures of Mojo and Alexa

2009-05-24T10:47:00.000-07:00

Here are Alexa and Mojo. Alexa has made our poor little doggie into a princess. He sure is good to Alexa. On the way home from our last trip to Idaho, Alexa was holding Mojo in her carseat and she must have been too rough with him and he bit her on the nose. I told her she should not hold him again for a while. About 5 minutes later, he is sitting with her again. She tells me that she will be really careful. About one minute later, Mojo lets out the worst noise I've ever heard from him. I asked her what happened...she said (in her most sheepish voice), "I bit him." I asked her where. She answered, "on the tongue."

Wicked Dodgeball

2009-05-22T14:18:00.000-07:00

Last night, me and the kids were playing dodge ball on the trampoline. I threw the ball and it accidentally hit Mason in the face. (He caught the ball so he wasn't out.) He fell down in his attempt to catch it and Cody and I realized at the same time that his front top baby tooth was laying on the trampoline next to him. Mason wasn't sure if he should cry or shout for joy. The ball had also made his other front top tooth loose and he was worried about losing it in the swimming pool on his field trip the next day so he had me pull it out. It was all very funny. What a memorable way to lose your teeth!

Jeep ride

2009-05-17T21:24:00.000-07:00

Today we went for a ride in my

mom's jeep. Ken borrowed it to take to Moab. We had lots of fun catching lizards, visiting the L and seeing some beautiful scenery!

Monroe trip

2009-05-17T15:10:00.000-07:00

Saturday we went to Monroe for a family baptism. The men played golf and the women and children went to the park and had a water balloon fight. The weather was beautiful and the scenery there is fantastic. Kirk and Julie's addition looks awesome and their kids are getting so big and cute. As we were driving home there was an incredible sunset. And the kids were asleep within 30 min of leaving! whoo hoo!

Not so good news

2009-05-17T15:05:00.000-07:00

Tyler went four wheeler riding last weekend with some friends. I said to him before he left, "Do I need to give you the lecture on how many people I have picked up on the ambulance from four wheeler wrecks?" "No" they said. So I refrained from the usual speech. A couple hours later I get a phone call from Tyler saying that he and Preston had a head on collision and Tylers arm hurts. We had to take the truck to get the four wheeler since it was so hammered. Next day I took Tyler in for x-rays since his arm was still hurting. The Dr reported no broken bones, just a bad sprain. As for the four wheeler...probably a good $500 worth of damage. It could have been way worse. Glad everyone was ok!

2009-05-13T12:02:00.000-07:00

Alexa socked Mason in the nose. Mason didn't want to take any chances apparently. He told me this was "just in case" it started bleeding. LOL

Good news

2009-04-22T14:38:00.000-07:00

I told Tyler it was time to get his hair cut again, so we made an appointment. He went by himself and when he came home, I hardly recognized him! He had cut most of his hair off. He looks really good! We were all excited! Also, Tyler was selected for the student of the week at his middle school AND...He was called in and asked to be his Deacon Quorum President. Tyler was so excited that he gave both me and Ken a big hug. I think this really meant a lot to him and he is excited to be able to pick his counselors.

Ken's good news is that he was elected Little League President and also got the job at the high school as AD for next year. Ken also got hired for the summer position at CYC. Yea...Steffy can buy the swing set she wants for the kids!

Silly kids

2009-04-21T22:12:00.000-07:00

Cody, Alexa and Mason being silly.

Bandaid

2009-04-21T22:08:00.000-07:00

Alexa hit herself

with a croquet ball in the face. It split the inside of her lip. I said to her, "do you want a bandaid?" and she said, "No! That would look silly!" But then she went and got one anyway. When she saw this picture right after I took it, she was laughing hysterically. It was very funny.

Seattle trip

2009-04-21T22:02:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of my trip to Seattle.

future gymnast

2009-04-21T22:00:00.000-07:00

Alexa at gymnastics. She loves to get dressed in her tights and ballet slippers.

2009-04-21T21:57:00.000-07:00

Tyler playing with the middle school band.

Volley Momma's

2009-04-11T18:32:00.000-07:00

I wish I had a better picture than this...

sorry...This is the volleyball team that I have been playing with. We just hosted a tournement here in LC and we took first place. It was a lot of fun and we all have improved a lot! Girl Power!!

Happy Birthday

2009-03-25T10:35:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Alexa! Four years old!

Spectacles

2009-03-22T16:29:00.000-07:00

Tyler and I are officially twins. We both got glasses on Thursday. Tyler is near sighted and I am far sighted. Tyler is supposed to wear his glasses all the time whereas, I only need to wear mine when I read and use the computer. It is going to take some getting used to, that's for sure.

Pinewood Derby

2009-03-22T16:26:00.000-07:00

Cody had his Pinewood Derby this last week. He and Ken had a fun time making it. Cody was very excited because he took first place.