Please Help

My Aunt Karen is an awesome lady who is a very dedicated military mother. 3 of her 4 sons are serving in the military right now. One is is Germany and 2 in Afganistan. She is heading up a great service project and needs all the help she can get! If you are looking for a way to do something great this holiday season please visit her blog at www.wrappedinsupport.blogspot.com. for all the details. She is trying to get 250 filled stockings sent to soldiers who are away from home for the holidays. She is about 100 short of her goal and they need to be mailed by November 19th to make it in time for Christmas. Please help if you can.

Awesome Kid

Okay I'm Back. Just took a short 5 month break. Instead of trying to go back and catch up on what we have been doing, I will start with the present.
My oldest child turned the big 8 on the 18th of October. Hayden is turning into such a big kid! I can't believe it. He is such a good kid too. He definitely has his stinker moments but for the most part he is good. He absolutely loves 2nd grade. He has the funnest teacher and comes home everyday just so full of excitement about all of the things they did at school that day. I am so proud of him. This year for his birthday we just did family stuff. His birthday was on a Sunday so we celebrated it on Saturday. We went to St. George to Fiesta Fun. Hayden wanted to miniature golf, ride go carts and play video games. He was is heaven. After that, Andy took Hayden and Cole on a bike ride. Hayden got a sweet new bike for his birthday. It has pegs and a kick stand!!! We ate dinner at the park and then went to Grandma's house for birthday cake and ice cream. It was an awesome day. Hayden will be getting baptized on Halloween morning. He is so excited! Love this kid!!

I know I know... I need to update this blog. Just not today. Life is crazy. I have so much to blog about. Maybe tommorrow. At least I change my background.

We are having the time of our lives!! We will be home in 2 weeks to tell all about it! I love summer and I never want it to end!

SUMMER

This blog is being interrupted by SUMMER!!!
We are so Excited!!
School is out in a few days and we couldn't be happier!
I am excusing myself from blogging for just a little while. I am sure I will eventually be posting about some of our adventures here and there and I will definitely be keeping up with all of you... my family and friends! I hope you all have a fun and safe summer!! See you in a few!

I decided to give Hayden and Cole a Mother's Day quiz today(we were kinda bored). Here are the questions I asked them and the answers they gave:
1. What do you love most about me? H: your funny C: that you love me alot
2. What do you like to do with me? H: Play catch C: Snuggle
3. What am I good at? H: Cooking the food C: taking care of babies
4. What is my favorite thing to do? H: Be my mom C: Help me
5. What is my favorite color? H: purple C: Pink
6. What do you wish I would do more? H: give me more chocolate milk C: be a good mom
7. What do I spend most of my time doing? both said: Taking care of Hudson
8. What makes me happy? both said: when we do what you ask us to
9: What makes me sad? both said: when we disobey
10: What make me laugh? H: When I tell jokes C: When I do something funny

Being a mom is the BEST!

Bummed

Every year we have been fortunate enough to go on a fun vacation with Andy's work. We have been to San Diego, New York City, Orlando, and this June we were suppose to go to an all inclusive beautiful resort in Cancun. But... it got canceled because of the SWINE FLU!!!! I am so bummed! I was so ready to go plop myself on the beach for a few days and enjoy the sound of the ocean and bask in the sun. I kind of feel like the media is hyping this whole thing up a little too much. Maybe I am just being naive.