Hansen's

Family Carnival at the College

2010-08-16T21:21:00.000-07:00

Jen & Mom just sitting in the shade & watching us in the sun. Making sure the kids are kept happy & entertained...

Cutler is such a weird kid!!!

Tayden just enjoying her cotton candy..

Cutler & Ryker loved the

barrel wagons!!

I think Ryker needs to go..

Ryker & Dan having their first snow cone. Wait!! This might be their 2nd or third. I don't know!!

Tayden did such a good job Rock Climbing!! She just kept trying to make it further & further to the top..

We are so glad that Jordan & Jamie came to the carnival!!

We went to the carnival at the Dixie College. They had some food & entertainment. The kids had lots of fun playing in the bounce houses, slides, rock climbing, & riding on the barrel train..I don't think we had enough snow cones & cotton candy..We didn't eat much food just alot of snow cones & cotton candy. Ryker kept ditching everyone & going to the bounce house. We would think we knew where he was & he would be on the slide or getting a snow cone. The kids had a blast!!! Thanks, Dad for the invite.. I can't wait until next year!!! I can't wait to stand around in the damn heat & watch how much fun the kids are having..

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND!!!

2010-07-06T10:34:00.000-07:00

On Monday some of my family & some of Dan's came over to watch some fireworks. Every year we have family come over & have Root Beer Floats. We weren't home on Saturday the day they had fireworks in town. So when we got home we decided we better still keep to the tradition...

We decided since we were up there in Lehi. We decided to drive to the Hoagle Zoo. Ryker had never been there. We just thought it would be fun to go before a long boring drive home.. It was a really nice day! It wasn't to hot. It was a really cloudy day, so we could take the kids around to see all the animals w/ out sweating.. Ryker loved the monkeys they were his favorite.. He didn't really care for the really big animals.. He got excited for the chipmunks!! He thought it was really cool he got to see Alvin & the chipmunks.. The kids had alot of fun!!!

Hannah & Ashish & the kids didn't want us to leave.. They waved & cried to see us go.. We had so much fun hanging out w/ them.. Thank you for letting us stay w/ you guys. Oh! Thanks for feeding us well & taking us to the best fireworks ever!! Where it took us a hour to get out of that place!! Love you guys...

Gavin & Ryker playing w/ their new cousin Caleb( Grant & Sara's). We were so glad to see their family & meet the new little baby..Caleb is such a really cute baby!!!

Cutler had really fun playing w/ Oliver.. The kids had so much fun w/ their cousins this weekend..

I was laughing so hard on this ride cause before I went on it w/ Krew. He said I am so scared everytime I go on this ride I pee all the way down. I told him you better not cause it will be all over me. When the ride got done he said" You are so lucky!" I didn't pee on you I decided to hold it.. I love you, Krew!!! Cutler had so much fun playing w/ you all day..

The kids & I met up w/ my cousin Tiffany & her kids(Krew, Kwincee, Khloee). We had so much fun hanging out w/ them at Seven Peaks on Friday.. We love seeing these guys!! We always have fun w/ them.. We love you guys!!!

We also got to hang out w/ Sara & baby Caleb for alittle while. Hannah & Caden & Gavin came to Seven Peaks w/ us. We had so much fun w/ them.. Caden is such a brave kid! He hung out w/ Tayden going on rides w/ her.. Ryker didn't want to do anything. He just likes to walk around & drive me nuts!!! We had so much fun w/ these guys.. We love you guys!!!

We drove up to Spanish Fork w/ my parents to go & visit G-ma Orton. We stayed their a couple days. We had so fun seeing G-ma & spending time w/ her. I am so mad at myself I didn't get any pictures of her w/ the kids.. We decided to take the kids to the Living Aquarium. The kids had alot of fun seeing the different animals in the water.. Ryker really loved the penguins!! Cutler loved the sting rays!! He thought they were really cool!!! We had so much fun w/ my parents(G-pa & G-ma Judd).. Thank you so much for taking us up w/ you guys!!! We sure do love you lots!!!

The Kids

2010-05-31T22:23:00.000-07:00

My cousin Tiffany came down to visit & she took pictures of my kids. She does such a great job! She has so much patience w/ the kids. While I would be yelling & throwing a fit at the kids. She just can take really great pictures. I love how she takes pictures of my kids. I need to have her take pictures of our family cause I always love how her pictures turn out. Thank you, Tiff.. You are the best!!!!

Ryker's Birthday...

2010-05-17T12:21:00.000-07:00

I told Ryker I wanted to take a picture of him on his birthday. So this is Ryker's birthday picture. Actually this is basically all the looks on Ryker's face he does all the time. So someday his face will look like this all of the time.

Ryker wanted me to make him a chocolate cake. I am not the best at making a perfect looking cake. Plus Ryker wanted to help me so I let him put the letters on & candles. It tasted good though. Corbin loved this ball Ryker got for his birthday. He just kept sucking on it. It was just a big boob to him. I know that doesn't sound right but how else do you explain what he was doing. He is just a cute kid. Ryker did have a really good birthday. He got some fun birthday gifts that he loves. Thanks, family for making Ryker have a vey fun birthday & for the gifts. Happy Birthday Ryker !!! We Love you..

Cutler's Carnival...

2010-05-04T22:08:00.000-07:00

On Saturday we had a Carnival birthday party for Cutler. He & his friends had so much fun. We had different booths. We had fishing, horse shoe, pin the tail on the donkey, milk bottle toss, & bulls eye. We had a picture booth with face painting & food. Cutler loved it. It was a lot of work putting it together, but it was worth it. I was probably more excited than the kids...

Cutler was so excited for his birthday on Friday. He came in & woke his mom up early & said can I open my gifts. I said wait until Tayden wakes up.. So he waited & opened his gifts & went to school early. He wanted to eat breakfast at school. He got donuts taken to school for his birthday. I think he had a great day at school. Later we went to dinner w/ G-pa Hansen (Glen), Nana Hansen(Jill) Eric, Shanel & Lucy & Corbin Hansen to Brick Oven. Then, we came home & had birthday brownies & ice cream. Cutler did have a really fun day on his birthday...

Easter Weekend...

2010-04-05T10:01:00.000-07:00

Our really cute little bunnies. Hannah with her cute little bunny Gavin. Along with the cute bunny Corbin(Eric & Shanel's little boy..

We went over to Jeanne's house for another Easter Egg Hunt for the kids. we went over on Sunday to have lunch & to watch conference. The kids got some bunny ears from the Easter bunny along with some more candy. They had some candy in the house & some candy outside. So they had their fun looking everywhere for something the Easter bunny brought them. The food was really good that Jeanne put together for us. Thank you Jeanne! It was a really nice Easter day.

Easter Sunday the kids woke up & wanted to open their Easter gifts. They got their Sunday clothes. Which they really weren't to excited for as you can see. They were just excited for the candy they got..

The kids went on a Easter Egg Hunt at the park in the Knoll's. The kids had so much fun getting alot of candy & drinks & even some toys.. We went to meet Eric & Shanel, Ashish & Hannah, Jeanne & Kelly at the park with their kids. After the Easter Egg Hunt we went over to Jeanne's house for lunch. The kids had so much fun playing. They made forts & dressed up. Cutler as a girl & Tayden said her name was Janelle. This picture will be used against him someday..

PIZAZZ COMPETITION

2010-03-27T18:32:00.000-07:00

Tayden had to perform in front of judges for Pizazz. She did a new dance we hadn't seen yet. She did such a great job. She really loves to dance & she works her hardest to do her best. She received a trophy for her performance along w/ the other girls. We are so proud of you, Tayden. We sure do love you & really love seeing you dance..

What happenend during Spring Break!!!

2010-03-18T23:24:00.000-07:00

What do you do to entertain kids for Spring Break? We got together with my friend Cristy & her kids Chastin & Tylan for a couple of the days school was out. We went to a "Percy & the Lighting Thief" one day. Another day we went to decided to go to Judd's Store for lunch & to "Alice in Wonderland". The kids had so much fun going to the movies together. Tayden is holding a paper girl in some of the pictures. She is holding her cousin Kwincee that lives up north. Kwincee is doing an assignment for school so she sent a paper girl of her. She has to go on a field trip & see other places. Tayden has to send pictures & tell the class the adventures that paper Kwincee went on. Tayden enjoyed doing this assignment...

We drove up to Pine Valley to stay in the College cabin for a few days. Every time we have gone up to the cabin their has never been snow. So the kids had so much fun playng in the snow everyday. My parents invited us up to the cabin w/ my brothers & sister & the kids. Which we all have fun eating & laying around & watching movies. My dad likes to make popcorn for all of us every second while my mom puts together some fun little activities the kids can do. They did some painting, made so me fun things with stickers, & they made some pots puts put some plants in. They also got to decorate some Easter eggs & decorate some Easter sugar cookies. My mom also put together a Easter egg hunt for the kids. She kept the kids really busy. She is such a fun G-ma with the kids. They had so much fun doing all the activities. She is such a sweetheart. I feel like everytime we go to the cabin we eat to much so I try to go on walks with my dad & Jen while we are up there. Then we come back to the cabin & I just eat more snacks so the walking really is pointless. We have alot of fun up at the cabin it is a fun place to get out of town. Thanks Dad & Mom you guys are the greatest! We Love You.

It's Been Another Busy Month...

2010-01-17T19:40:00.000-08:00

Tayden right after her dance performance w/ her cousin Logan... Jen & G-ma Judd hanging out at Craves...
On Friday the 15th. Tayden had a Pizazz dance performance at Desert Hills High School basketball game at halftime. She did such a good job. It was also G-ma Judd's birthday.. So after the performance we took G-ma to Craves.. She loved it.. Happy Birthday G-ma Judd!!! Shanel's birthday is the same day as Tayden's. So Jeanne has us over to her house to celebrate Shanel's & Tayden's birthdays... Happy Birthday Shanel!!!

Tayden's 10 year birthday. We had the grandparents come over & have dinner & birthday cake. I hope she had a really fun birthday. Dan & I took her out of school & took her to lunch at Asian Grill (Gimme Sum) her favorite place to eat. We had a friends birthday party the next day. She had a pajama party. The girls had pizza & then, they hit the pinata. After they were done w/ the pinata they decorated their own cupcakes. Tayden opened her birthday gifts, which she so didn't need cause we just had Christmas. Then all the girls did the limbo which they had so much fun doing. I just can't believe my little Tayden is 10 years old. She has just grown up to fast. She is such a sweetheart to us. We sure do love you, Tayden..

Happy Birthday Tay!!!

Getting ready for the New Year...

On New Year's Eve Ashish just couldn't make it. The food was just so good, it just made him tired. Ryker just wanted to hang out w/ Ashish & make sure everything was alright w/ him..

Jordan & Jamie Judd

The New Year's kiss. We tried to make it good but it was just to tough w/ everyone watching you. Maybe next year we will try it again..

We spent New Year's at our house. We had Ashish & Hannah here in town. So they came over & Jeanne & Jordan & Jamie. We had a little New Year's Party.. It was alot of fun. We had dinner, lots of snacks, & we played games. The kids were so hyper. We just didn't know if they were ever going to settle down.

What has been going on with us....

2009-12-26T23:39:00.000-08:00

G-ma Judd is a little werid but we sure do love her. We had a great Christmas. I felt like I just put Christmas pictures up on my blog from last year. Trying to catch up from last year really w/ this blog is some work. I did finally get a computer for Christmas. We just really didn't need one this year. My good hubby got me one so I can keep up to date. Thanks, Dan... So now I can check up on everybody else blogs.

Ryker helped his mom w/ the shrink wrap to wrap up some gifts. When it was all gone. He played w/ the roll & this it what he did w/ it. We all started laughing cause Ryker is so much fun & what ideas he comes up with. Tayden got a certificate at school for what she does to help out. We spent Christmas Eve w/ G-ma Hansen this year. We took a quick visit to G-pa & G-ma Judd's house for a visit from Santa dropping off pajamas for the kids.

I took a trip w/ my friend Ana to California again. We went to hang out w/ our friend Kate on her Birthday. We went to Disneyland in October.My kids were mad at me. The kids were super heros for Halloween along w/ cousin Lucy. They all were so cute.. Tayden & Cutler did reflections Tayden won for a dance video she put together. Cutler won for art. He wanted to draw his Great G-pa that passed away last October. In November Santa came & visited at the College Bookstore Party. Ryker was so excited to see Santa. He really freaked..

Every year we got to the Rodeo parade & watch Tayden in it in Septenber. It is always so hot & we just want it to hurry but it is the longest parade ever. We just love to show we all love Tayden. We had a new little cousin(nephew) Gavin born in September. We went to the Gavin's baby blessing in October. We went & visited G-ma Orton in Spanish Fork. Another cousin Corbin(nephew) was born in October. They were both the cutest little baby boys

In August the kids had their first day of school. Tayden going into 4th grade & Cutler into 1st grade.

In Kolab camping w/ Katelyn & Kenadee. These kids were moving around all night. Dan & I slept under them w/ Ryker.. Fun..

We had our get together w/ the family at our house on the fourth of July. We have family come over & watch fireworks & eat root beer floats. We went out of town to visit family & see G-ma Orton in Spanish Fork. My sister & I went to Lagoon w/ the kids one of the days. The next weekend we went camping w/ my brother Josh & his family in Kolab. It was alot of fun.. The next weekend we did a Lake Powell trip w/ the Hansen Family. We really had fun going to Powell w/ the families.

In May Tayden had her last performance where she got to dance with her dad. We had Ryker's 2 year old birthday. In June my friend Ana & I took a trip to California to our friend Kate's wedding. We went to Panguitch to the Balloon Festival w/ my brother Josh & family at the end of June.

In January we had Tayden's 9 year old birthday. In Febuary we had Valentine's Day. Tayden took Pizazz all year long. Where she performed at many half times for High Schools & Dixie College and many performances. We had Easter in April along w/ Cutler's 6 year old birthday.

CHRISTMAS..

2008-12-30T09:54:00.000-08:00

We went over to Jen's(sister) house for breakfast. She made this gingerbread house & Ryker wanted to eat it so bad. He did break some pieces of it but Dan & I hurried to fix it, so Jen wouldn't see. The breakfast was really good. Thanks, Jen for feeding us.

These are the greatest & the best gifts we get every year. The ones the kids make for their parents. Tayden told me she has worked so hard on making these gifts for us.. We loved them.

Santa came to our house. Dan & I can't understand why are kids sleep in every year. They don't come in our room & wake us up. We hear them sneaking around & then they go back to bed. We usually go & wake them up. Santa brought the kids what they wanted. Cutler got his bike that is to big for him. He wanted it, so we laugh how he can't get on the bike w/out standing on something. Tayden got her camera & her alarm clock. So now I don't have to wake her. Ryker got his bean bag so he can have one just like brother & sister. Ryker likes to watch T.V. so he got a horse that goes to the T.V. everytime he bounces on it, it says a word. He knews to learn to talk, he gets mad if you don't understand him..

Christmas Eve

2008-12-30T09:24:00.000-08:00

Tayden will always make sure to leave some cookies & milk out for Santa. This year she left out a gift for Santa. It was a Hershey Hug so when Santa opens it he will know that Tayden is giving him a hug, saying Thank you.

We went over to my parents house for Christmas Eve. My parents have a tradition where they have the kids take out some oats & glitter & sprinkle all over the grass. The oats that the reindeer can smell & the glitter to see what house they are to go too. They get so excited they like to see out the window to see if they can spot Santa. Santa drops them off some Christmas pajamas w/ their names on the presents & a balloon attached to the presents. So every year they get some pajamas to wear on Christmas Eve. Thanks, Dad & Mom for that fun tradition, the kids love...

Christmas at G-ma Hansen's...

2008-12-22T11:00:00.000-08:00

We went over to G-ma Hansen's for dinner & to spend our Christmas w/ her. We are spending Christmas this year w/ my family. So we wanted to spend sometime w/ Dan's mom (Jeanne)& his brother(Eric's) family... The kids had a fun evening playing w/ their cousin Lucy. It was a fun evening getting together....

The kids got to open some Christmas presents from their G-ma. They got some games & their favorite toys. They were all so excited playing w/ their toys. We even enjoyed playing w/ the kids gifts.

Dan showing Cutler how to put together Star Wars legos,which his cousin Lucy gave to him. He loves to keep trying to put it back together everytime it comes apart. He just loves Star Wars things right now. Thank you, Lucy..

G-ma w/ the kids trying to see if she can beat them at the game. It was hard trying to play twister. You just keep getting somebody's butt in your face...Not in this picture but I did get Dan's butt in my face...

Cutler got a twister game from his G-ma Hansen & we all decided to play it. We had so much fun playing it. I haven't played it since I was a kid. The picture above I had to show it cause it just doesn't look right. Dan & his brother Eric decided to play twister. It was just fun us grown-ups trying to play this game. Thank you, mom & G-ma Hansen for the dinner & great gifts you gave to us. We Love you....

Snow Day...

2008-12-18T13:36:00.000-08:00

The kids made this snowman today. They did a really good job. I just helped them a little. I think I had more fun building this snowman then they did. We picked a few yellow spots out of the snow & few brown spots to make this snowman look good. We love Ziggy, he is such a good dog. He makes playing in the snow fun..

We finally got some snow here in St. George. I was so excited cause the kids would have so much fun playing in the snow the next day. Dan took this picture at night. So the kids hadn't seen the snow yet.. They cancelled school today, so they will have a lot fun in the snow..

We went to a Christmas program to see Cutler sing w/ all the kindergarten kids at the school. There were alot of people. We couldn't really see Cutler but we know he did a really great job singing. All the kids were so cute. If you look closely you can see Cutler in here somewhere. Where's Cutler?

Santa & Kids..

2008-12-09T22:21:00.000-08:00

Ryker is such a werid kid. I have such a hard time understanding this kid. I was picking things up around the house. He comes up to me & says cheese. I haven't heard him say that yet. So I run to grab the camera & he just kept saying over & over cheese. He wanted to show his dad what he did w/ his pajamas cause he thought it as so funny. He would start walking around like a frankenstein. Dan & I keep saying what side of the family he came from. He is a handful, so he has my brother Josh in him or he has alot of Dan's brother Eric. So we think he has got both brothers him. I am soooo excited, when he gets bigger.

We went to a Christmas party at the College. The kids were so excited to see Santa. Cutler had to tell Santa what he wanted in detail. Tayden didn't really say much to Santa. I did hear she wanted a alarm clock cause she didn't want her mom to have to wake her up anymore. Ryker was so excited to see Santa but once he sat down on his lap, he freaked. Santa was so cute w/ the kids, we love seeing him every year at bookstore party. The kids love the activities(coloring & making things) they do for them there.

This Month..

2008-11-29T21:47:00.000-08:00

It has been a busy month. I haven't been able to keep up with this blog. It does take some time to keep up with. I've been busy with birthdays. We had Dan & my birthday. We had Dan's brother Eric's b-day as well. I've been busy helping w/ Tayden & Cutler with school activities. We've been trying to get pictures taken for Christmas. This month has gone by to fast. It was hard getting the kids pictures. I felt like it took forever. It was really hard to get all 3 kids. We did get some cute individual pictures but that is about it. Ryker hates having his picture taken. I'm just glad it is done so I just hope they are cute pictures. Dan went & bought me a new Christmas tree so we had it up before Thanksgiving. I got my Christmas gift early. I've been looking for a Nativity scene. I found the one I really like & Dan got it for me. I got what I want for Christmas, so this Christmas I can watch how excited my kids will be getting what they want. I'm excited what I got. We did have a great Thanksgiving. We spent it with Dan's family. It was a fun Thanksgiving weekend.... Thanks, Hansen Family

Our Halloween Weekend...

2008-11-03T13:31:00.000-08:00

When I got this costume for Ryker, he hated it. He would just cry & scream. I 'm such a mean mom that I would put it on him until he would like it. He needed to get use to not getting everything he wants.

We decided we better get the pumpkins carved before Halloween. Every year we forget to get the pumpkins carved so we will brake that tradition & get them carved.

Ryker didn't want to be touched. He wanted to walk around everywhere around the school. So I kind of let him. I knew he would be back. I just had a hard time keeping track of him w/ all the kids in their Halloween costumes. I knew I wouldn't lose him. It wouldn't be long until I could smell him. The costume Chewbacca so fit the kid.

Ryker w/ his cute little girlfriend Sadie. You just want to kiss this little girl. Tayden w/ her friends Tess & Raelie. Tayden wanted to be Queen Amidala from Star Wars.

Cutler w/ his friend Luke. Cutler wanted to be Darth Maul from Star Wars. So Chewbacca was the perfect costume for Ryker. He didn't complain about the costume on Halloween. He loved having the costume on him all day. He loved showing it off.

I went & helped in Cutler's Kindergarten class. They had a really fun Halloween party for the kids. Cutler's teacher Mrs. Godfrey is such a great teacher. She is so good w/ the kids. I'm so glad Cutler has got her for a teacher. She is such a cute teacher.

Logan, Kenadee, Katelyn & Tayden. Kenadee & Katelyn are so cute together. They are going to be the best of friends..

We went to my brother Josh's wedding. He married Dawn Fernley. I'm so glad he found her . They are so perfect together. She is so dang cute.. Kenadee (Josh's girl) has another sister Katelyn (Dawn's girl). They both look like they could sisters. I'm really excited for them. They are such a cute little family. After the luncheon we went over to Logan's(niece)baptism. She looked so cute in her dress. She was so excited to get baptized. We are so proud of her. We love you, Logan.

Our Halloween Costumes..

2008-10-21T15:15:00.000-07:00

Last year the kids dressed up as "The Chronicles Of Narnia" . It was fun having them wear these costumes. I don't know why Dan & I didn't dress up to go along w/ our kids.
Tayden wanted to dress up as Tinkerbell, so Cutler was Peter Pan. I tried finding a Wendy costume but didn't have any luck. Dan was going to be Captain Hook. He didn't want to dress up if I wasn't going to be dressed up. We dressed up also as "The Little Mermaid" the year before. I just can't find any pictures. Tayden was Ariel & Cutler dressed up as Sebastian.. I couldn't find a Sebastian costume, so I had my mom make it for Cutler. She did such a good job. I dressed up as Ursula & Dan dressed up as prince Eric. We had fun dressing up that year.

Tayden wanted to dress up as Snow White. So we dressed Cutler up as Dopey. I was the ugly wicked queen & Dan was the Prince, again. I think Dan enjoys dressing up as the Prince cause he doesn't have to dress up much. We look like such geeks this year. We dressed up as Tourists. I don't know where we came up w/ this costume. My dad did want to borrow it for the next year. I guess it was a good costume. Tayden was just a cute little witch. She could make a face that looked like that mean doll "Chucky". Now Ryker can pull the same face as Chucky. It is scary....What is up w/ that hair. I am talking about the hair creeping up out of Dan's shirt. We love Halloween. We always have so much fun dressing up. This year I'm trying to find Dan & I a costume so we can be part of what are kids are dressed up as. So I want to see who can guess what are family is dressing up as.. I have so much fun putting together what the kids want to be for Halloween.

In Memory of G-pa Orton

2008-10-11T12:45:00.000-07:00

Our G-pa( Jay Orton) passed away on Thursday. He is such a sweet G-pa & Great. He will be missed so much. We will miss what a loving person he was to everyone. We will miss him always being the entertainment to everyone that was around him. I always loved watching him entertain his Great-Grandchildren & how excited they would get watching him. He would always whistle. He would always find something to fix that was broken for you. He never liked to sit around, he liked to always stay busy. He was the best bike rider. He loved riding his bike. He was known as always taking his grandchildren & great- children on a bike ride. He was always a helpful person to G-ma. They were always helping each other. They both loved each other so much. He was always such a strong G-pa. He had a stroke & his body wasn't able to handle it anymore. He is in a better place, now. He can go back to having all his strength back in his body. We will miss him sooooo much. Thanks, for being such a perfect G-pa to all of us. We Love You so much.

Pine Valley

2008-10-06T19:02:00.000-07:00

We went up to Pine Valley to stay in some cabins. They were cute little cabins. When you get your kids in them & your stuff. You fill a little stuffy in them. The kids loved them. Tayden fell off the bunk bed in the middle of the night & she had no idea what happened. We went to the cabin w/ my brother Jeremy & Brittany & her 2 little kids. Ryker wouldn't leave Macy alone. He kept thinking she was a baby. She is almost a year old. He just kept teasing her & she seemed to love it.

Tayden & Cutler played w/ Kameron (Jeremy's girlfriend's little girl). They had alot of fun the kids did playing around the cabin. It was cold up in Pine Valley at night. It rained alot but it was perfect weather in the day.

Lucy & Cutler just waiting to get some fish. It took awhile in the beginning but once the fish came they kept coming.

We went to Pine Valley Reservoir to go fishing. Eric, Shanel, & Lucy came up to go fishing w/ us. When we got there it didn't take long for Ryker to walk right into the lake. I took all his clothes off & put another outfit on him. He kept falling in the mud, so I took his clothes off & took him for a drive. I had to get this kid asleep. He had no clean clothes. We just can't take this kid w/ us, if we ever want to go fishing. He just wanted to play in the lake. Cutler caught some fish & Tayden did also. They were having so much fun. Dan didn't really get to go fishing cause he was to busy putting cheese on the poles. The fish just kept coming to fast. Jeremy & Brittany came & went fishing for a little while. I just stayed too busy w/ Ryker so the day just drove me nuts. While I was taking the pictures Ryker was eating dirt or bugs or playing in the mud..

Parades/ Soccer/ Party/ Rodeo

2008-09-23T15:55:00.000-07:00

We went to the Children's parade on Friday. Cutler was begging me all week that his school was going to be in the parade. He wanted to be in it cause Tayden would be in it on Saturday. They had to either walk or ride their scooters in the parade. Cutler didn't want to walk. He wanted me to get him a scooter. He bugged me about that all week. I got him a scooter. I thought for sure he would crash in the parade. He did a good job riding the scooter. He ditched his sister in the parade. I took this cute picture of the family & I don't who the lady is sitting in the chair is(werid). On Saturday we had a soccer game for Cutler in the morning. After a party we went too.

We went over to Sand Hollow to Katelyn's B-Day Party. The kids went swiming for awhile w/ their cousins. Karsten took Ryker on the big slide & he loved it. Actually he didn't move or do anything. I just think he loved it. Happy Birthday Katelyn! Thanks for the fun party. Ryker was all over at the parade. He wanted to hang out in the road w/ everyone else that was in the parade. Thanks, Logan for taking care of our kid. You did such a good job gettng our kid out of the way of horses, cars, & bikes.

We went to the Rodeo parade to see Tayden. She was in it for her dance group. They were to decorate their bikes & ride them in the parade. She did a good job working on her bike. I just helped her a little. After the parade the kids got ready to go to the rodeo w/ their dad & cousins. Ryker was to much at the parade so he hung out w/ his mom. We were going to have a party but Ryker went to sleep & I cleaned the house. Fun..

Cutler's First Soccer Game/ Labor day...

2008-09-06T14:59:00.000-07:00

This was Cutler's first soccer game. He did a really good job playing soccer. He got a goal & was so excited that he did a little victory dance. Dan is the coach & this team is a really good little team. They were all chasing the ball. This is going to be a really fun team. They ended up winning the game..

For our Labor Day weekend Ashish, Hannah & Caden came to visit. We went over to G-ma Hansen's house & hung out & had dinner. Hannah taught Tayden how to make a tutu. So she made herself a tutu. She did a really good job. We put the tutu on Ryker & Caden. Which boy do you think had fun wearing the tutu? We all were giving each other a hug & Hannah took this picture. I thought it was cute. Thanks Hannah!

Our Busy Weekend!

2008-08-11T20:42:00.000-07:00

We decided that if we were going up north to my brother's wedding we should make it a vacation for the kids. My brother Josh,Dawn (girlfriend),Kenadee & Katelyn came up to go to Lagoon w/ us. We stayed w/ Ashish & Hannah(Dan's sister) at their house for the weekend. Hannah & Caden came w/ us to Lagoon also. We made sure to try & get them on all the rides so they would have a lot of fun. We really made the kids tired & they did a good job making us tired. We did have a lot of fun at Lagoon. Thanks Ashish & Hannah for letting us stay at your house, also for putting up w/ the kids & your brother.

We went up north to my brother's wedding. He was getting married to a Jamie in the Mt. Timpanogos temple. She is so dang cute. I'm so excited that they found each other. My dad sealed them & everything he said was so perfect. It is such a beautiful temple. Tayden w/ her cute cousins Katelyn, Kenadee, & Logan at the reception. Tayden w/ her great g-ma Judd & Orton. Dan had so much fun w/ Ryker at the reception up north & in St. George. He was everywhere & wanted to just leave & hang out in the parking lot. We just kept giving him sugar to keep him good but that didn't work.

We drove down to Paige to Jared's (Dan's brother) baby blessing. Makenzie is such a cute little baby. I just wanted to keep her & take her home w/ me. We hung out w/ the cute family on Sunday. Tayden & Cutler just loved playing w/ Zach , Zoe & Lucy. Ryker just kept thinking he could hold Makenzie & play w/ her. It was fun going down to see them & have lunch w/ them. Thanks you guys for the invite & having us come down.

The Cruise

2008-07-23T11:05:00.000-07:00

There are 15 girls that get together & we go & do something every other year. This family is on my husbands side. I love hanging out w/ them. It is non-stop laughing & playing. Aunt Marti plans & put them together. We haven't all got together for about 2 years. We went on a cruise from L.A to Ensenada. Thank you, Marti for putting this together. It is nice to get a break from your kids & husband j/k (Dan).

This trip only 13 of us girls were together. We all got tattoos of a purple pansie ( G-ma McCausland's favorite song). We call us girls "Faye's Delights". We came up w/ this name after G-ma(Faye) McCausland. We would love it if she could be here w/ us on these trips. She is probably watching us & just laughing at us girls.

We went to Ensenada, Mexico. It was a really dirty place but I enjoyed going there. I like the shopping trying to talk the prices down. We were told to tell them to shut up by our tour guide. I couldn't understand what he was saying a lot of the time. He spoke different languages. I thought he reminded me of my brother Jeremy. I don't know why! He was just a really funny guy, when I did understand him.

We had so much fun playing bingo. I was so excited to play. We were all hoping to win but that didn't happen. I just wanted to scream bingo even if I didn't have bingo.

We finally went to the pool & layed out on the ship. They just keep you busy w/ different activities & entertainment to go to.
We ate a lot of food on the cruise. They just want to make sure you eat. Which I loved the desserts the best. I was to picky on the the food but desserts I'm happy..
We were all tired at the airport. We were ready to go home. Sara looked so comfortable I had to take this picture.. She is so cute.

The Birthday Party & Fun w/ Family...

2008-07-08T10:21:00.000-07:00

Happy 60th Birthday, Mom. This picture was put into the newspaper for her birthday. You had to squint your eyes so you could see the picture cause the newspaper are making them smaller & smaller. I love this picture of my mom. We had a surprise party for her. Actually it was suppose to be a surprise but I opened my mouth & it accidently slipped out. We had dinner & family came over. It was alot of fun as you can tell by the picture of my nephew Karsten(werido). He always brings some excitement in the pictures I take. We had this cake made by Shanel(sister-n-law) & she does such a good job. It is a really really good cake. Thanks, Shanel. We hope mom had a good birthday. We sure do love her...

The kids got to hang out w/ their cousin Caden. We had a barbecue w/ Ashish, Hannah,Caden & G-ma Hansen. Caden is 3 months older than Ryker. They are so cute together. Ryker would take Caden's food from him when he wasn't looking. He would just eat whatever Caden was eating. These cousins are going to be best buddies.The next day we went to In-n-out w/ them & took the kids to Jumpin Jacks. Ashish & Hannah enjoyed Jumpin Jacks cause they kept getting on the slides w/ Caden to make sure he had a good time. We had a hard time getting our kids out of there. It was fun hanging w/ them & G-ma Hansen.

A Fun Day w/ G-ma...

2008-06-29T23:24:00.000-07:00

G-ma Hansen wanted to go & hang out w/ us. She wanted us to meet her at the library to get some books. Every summer I take the kids to the library so they can check out some books. I haven't done that at all this summer. I'm so glad Jeanne reminded me about the library. Tayden & Cutler were so excited to go & get some books. After, G-ma took us to lunch at Judd's Store. The kids love the breadsticks & the candy. I guess that wasn't enough for them to eat that G-ma bought them some ice cream, too. They were loving it..

We went to the water park on Main St. The kids love going there & playing in the water. Ryker wanted to explore & stay away from us. He kept sitting w/ other kids & playing. We hung in the sun all day. It was such a hot day I was hoping the kids would get tired. I don't think kids can get tired. I do love watching how much fun they can have playing in the water. Thank You, Jeanne(G-ma) we had alot of fun hanging out w/ you.

Tayden's Surprise to Us..

2008-06-23T13:06:00.000-07:00

Tayden went over to G-ma Hansen's house to have a sleep over. She was so excited cause she was going to learn how to cook some things from her cook book. Tayden wanted to make her family dinner, so G-ma took her to the grocery store to get some items to make. We got a phone call telling us to be to G-ma's house at 5:00 on Saturday for a surprise. Tayden's surprise was she made us this dinner all by herself. She decorated the table so cute. She colored place settings w/ our names letting us know where to sit. The dinner was so good, she did such a great job. We sure do love her. She is such a sweetheart to us. She is always wanting to do things for us.

Tayden's Autograph Party..

2008-06-13T09:33:00.000-07:00

We got to the college & there were a couple of posters w/ Passage to Zarahemla pictures & it sayin that Tayden was autograph signing w/ the DVD's. We got to the bookstore & their were some people waiting for Tayden's autograph! Tayden was so excited & she sat at the table & started signing w/ Cutler standing on the side of her. We told people that Cutler was her bodyguard. I thought we would just have family & friends come to the bookstore but we had people I didn't know come. We had the parents & my happy brother Jordan & her cousin Kenadee. My dad did such a cute job putting this together. He had cookies on the side & he had the T.V. w/ Tayden on it. He ordered 27 DVD's & he sold out of the movie, so Tayden did alot of signing. This was a fun experience for Tayden. Thank You Dad! You are such a sweet G-pa..

Our Little Movie Star...

2008-06-08T11:48:00.000-07:00

Tayden when she was in kindergarten was picked to play in the movie "Passage to Zarahemla". She was so excited to play as Kerra McConnell the main actress as a child in some childhood memories. The movie came to theaters in October & we all went to the movies. When the movie was over we all stood up & cheered. We walked out & a girl came up to Tayden & said she was visiting her G-ma & had just finished reading the book. When she found out it was coming to a movie, she was so excited to come & see it. She turned to Tayden & told her the bonus is she gets to meet Tayden who played Kerra as a child. She asked Tayden for her autograph. A few others around heard & asked for her autograph. After that she told me" Mom this was the best day". The movie came out on DVD last tuesday & her G-pa Judd called her & asked her if she wanted to come to the Dixie College Bookstore. He told her they will be selling the movie & wanted her to come on Wed 11th from 1-3:00 p.m. to give her autograph on the movies that were being sold. She thinks this will be so fun, she is so excited. It is a good PG-13 movie but it has a theatrical version & less intense family version. So, if you want to buy the movie go & get it at the college & have Tayden sign it. She would love that. Check out the movie www.passagetozarahemla.com..

Spending day in New Harmony..

2008-06-04T20:45:00.000-07:00

We went & visited G-pa & Nana Hansen. The kids were so excited to go & get to feed the horses. They have 5 dogs. They have 3 that live in the house & Ryker was so excited, we had never heard the sounds that were coming out of his mouth. He was breathing so hard at the dogs. He just kept following each one everywhere in the house. Ryker was so tired an hour later from being so excited. It was fun going up to New Harmony visiting G-pa & Nana.

Summer Days at the pool...

2008-05-29T21:49:00.000-07:00

This week I decided to take the kids swimming because I didn't want to be home. I'm not ready to hear "Mom I'm Bored". So we've gone to the Washington Rec Center a couple of times & it's a fun place until a kid poops in the pool. You have to get out for a hour & longer till it's ready, I was so mad. Cause the kids start asking you every second when can we get into the pool. I wanted to leave but the kids just wanted to stay. We also went to my brothers pool at his place if the Rec Center was busy. I love taking Ryker to the pool. He has got so much energy, he wears me out. He sleeps sooo good in the night, when he spends his day in the sun. So my plan is to have him play outside alot this summer, so I can get some sleep.

Ryker's 1st B-day! & Cutler's Graduation!

2008-05-25T10:06:00.000-07:00

It was Ryker's First Birthday & Cutler's graduation on the same day. Cutler will be going to kindergarten, now. I think he looks to small to be going to school. After Cutler's graduation, we went to the water park on Main St. w/ cousins. I attached a balloon to Ryker for his b-day. It was so busy at the place that I could see everywhere Ryker was at w/ the balloon. He didn't like the water to much but he followed these dogs everywhere. We had a b-day party for Ryker w/ family & friends. He had a pizza party & his own b-day cake & he loved it. We had a fun day w/ Cutler & Ryker's big day. Ryker had a fun b-day w/ all that sugar he ate. Happy First B-day Ryker!

2008-05-21T19:19:00.000-07:00

My cousin Tiffany came down to St.George to visit. She is doing photography & she does the cutest pictures. I wanted her to take some pictures of Ryker cause he turned one & she did a really good job. I love this picture of Ryker & Khloee( cousin).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CUTLER!

2008-04-30T22:57:00.000-07:00

Cutler was so excited to get this dress up, right when he opened it he wanted to wear it. So I think we will have a Darth Vader around the house for awhile, we also will be watching alot of Star Wars.. I'm so excited!! We sure do love this kid.

Jumpin Jacks..

2008-04-30T22:50:00.000-07:00

We went to Jumpin Jacks, we thought it would be fun to take the kids. The kids had alot of fun going down the slides w/ their Uncle Eric. Lucy just loves giving hugs to everyone, even if you don't want a hug. She wants to show Ryker that she loves him. Cutler was pretending like the dinosaur got him in his claws, he is werid kid. It was alot of fun at Jumpin Jacks, w/ all the slides. The kids had alot of fun, even the grown ups did. I think Cutler had a really fun birthday..

2008-04-30T22:24:00.000-07:00

We went to dinner at In & Out for Cutler's Birthday. Cutler's cousin Lucy came up to him & gave him a hug for his birthday. She is so cute & fun to hang out with, the kids love being around her. It was fun eating at In & Out w/ the family..

2008-04-30T21:43:00.000-07:00

Cutler's birthday was today, he wanted to take his friends to the park w/ him. They all just played in the water & played on the playgrounds. We hung out at the park all day. I think they all had alot of fun.

Cutler's 5th Birthday Party!

2008-04-27T11:06:00.000-07:00

Cutler & his friends had alot of fun at his birthday party. They ate pizza & cupcakes. They all went bowling until they got tired of it. The Dixie Bowl gave Cutler a bowling pin to keep to tell him Happy Birthday! He was really excited about that & his friends signed their names to the pin w/ little drawings & notes. Cutler, we hoped you had a fun birthday party. Now we can't wait to celebrate your birthday..

2008-04-27T10:22:00.000-07:00

Everyone got a trophy at the bowling alley cause they all did so good at bowling. Ryker just got a trophy cause we needed to give him something to entertain him w/ he was all over the bowling alley.

The Kite Festival

2008-04-21T23:34:00.000-07:00

We went to the kite festival on Saturday w/ the cousins. It was such a nice day, until it got windy. Cutler thought it was cool that he got his picture taken w/ the guys from Star Wars. The movie has been on about every night lately. I get home & Dan & the kids are watching it, they are pretty obsessed w/ it. Anyways Tayden, Cutler, & Krew rode on the mouse wheel, the wait for the ride was so long. Tayden & Cutler made them stop it cause they were getting sick, I was getting sick just watching them on the ride. Logan did such a good job trying to climb the rock.. We had alot of fun at the kite festival...

The Perfect Day...

2008-04-19T21:55:00.000-07:00

Ryker hanging out w/ his really cute cousin Khloee. They were such good kids at the pool all day long. They didn't hang out much in the pool, they just sat around & ate crackers or whatever else they could find. They just sat around & entertained themselves. They are so dang cute together..

Swimming w/ the Cousins

2008-04-19T21:32:00.000-07:00

This weekend was a really fun weekend for the kids. They got to hang out w/ their cousins Krew & Kwincee. It was such a perfect day to take the kids to the pool. Cutler loved hanging out w/ Krew, he kept saying how awesome the kid is. Tayden loved hanging out w/ Kwincee, she wants to have a younger sister. She keeps telling me she wants me to have another baby (girl), so she will get a sister. I have to keep telling her, Ryker is still a baby.

The Great Race & Carnival

2008-04-14T13:52:00.000-07:00

The kids wanted to go to the balloon booth: Cutler wanted to be an alien, Logan got a swan, & Tayden got a butterfly. I waited in line for awhile for the kids to get their face painted. Oh! the things you do for kids.....

Bull rider in training

2008-04-14T12:03:00.000-07:00

Cutler wanted to ride the bull at the Carnival this weekend & we waited in line for 50 min. It was so cold & Cutler wanted cotton candy so bad, his dad waited in line for about 45 min. We just kept saying to ourselves the kids are loving it & they are just having fun.

A Windy Day at the Pool

2008-04-14T11:51:00.000-07:00

I took the kids swiming cause I thought it would be a real nice hot day. I took them over to my brothers & the pool was ice cold but the jacuzzi was warm. They all said they had alot of fun but I thought it was to cold.. Kids can handle the cold they just need to be entertained... Kenadee, Tayden, Tylan, Chastin, & Cutler...

My Little Cruiser

2008-04-09T18:21:00.000-07:00

Ryker started walking a few steps on Easter day. Now, he is walking all over the house & he runs into everything. Ryker is a handful right now but we sure do love the kid. We have to make sure the floor is clean cause he has always got something in his mouth.

Best Friends

2008-04-09T18:15:00.000-07:00

Chastin & Tayden getting ready for the Easter egg hunt. These kids have alittle thing for each other can't you tell.

2008-04-09T18:05:00.000-07:00

Ryker & his hot girlfriend, Sadie. Everytime they are by each other they poke each other in the eye or they are pushing each other. They are just both so cute together. Ryker likes sticking his tongue out at everyone that looks at him right now...

Best Buddies

2008-04-09T17:55:00.000-07:00

Cutler & Tylan getting ready for the Easter egg hunt.

2008-04-09T16:39:00.001-07:00

2008-04-09T16:37:00.000-07:00

Great G-ma Judd w/ Ryker...

2008-04-09T16:30:00.000-07:00

G-pa & G-ma Judd w/ Ryker on Easter sunday...

2008-04-09T16:25:00.000-07:00