Random Pictures!

My Grandma complained that I had not posted any pictures of the kids lately...so Grandma these are for you!!

Tanner with his new glasses

Ryker playing with sticks and whatever else he could find while the other kids were fishing.

All the kids in the backhoe with their Dad.

Eliza pushing Ryker around the house in his "car"..sometimes he likes it...sometimes he doesn't!

I am not sure but I think he wants me to pick him up:)

Ryker sure enjoyed homemade blueberry syrup on his waffles.

Ryker's scrunch face...too bad the picture is a little blurry

Coloring eggs as a family.

The end of May Tanner received his Bobcat and Wolf badges...way to go T!!!

Whew!!! I think I am caught up...for today at least!:)

Kindergarten Graduation!

Emma graduated from Kindergarten on May 25th. They had a slide show with pictures of different activites done throughout the year. Then they sang some of the songs they had learned and finally received their diplomas. It was a great night!

Walking through the arch and posing for a picture.

Emma and Mrs. Spiker...Mrs. Spiker is a fantastic teacher...we just love her! We are so grateful for her and all her hard work!

Jared and I were asked to make the set for graduation. After many, many, many hours of working on it...this is what we came up with. I think it turned out very cute and the most important thing is that Mary..Emma's teacher...loved it and is looking forward to using it for years to come. Whew!!!

This is the arch that each of the kids walked through after they got their diploma.

Little Sister!!!

When I was 16 my family moved next door to the Jestes. Jannae was not even in Kindergarten yet! We both had only brothers so we claimed each other as sisters! We have remained very close over the years. Jannae came and helped me for a week last summer after I had Ryker. She was able to come in March to spend time with us during her spring break for a week and be at Tanner's baptism. Words cannot even express how grateful I am for her. She is truly an angel!!! Love you Nae!

Eliza thought she needed a picture with Jannae too!

At Tanner's baptism.

Pinewood Derby- March 2011

Tanner had his first Pinewood Derby the month after he turned 8.

He was so excited!

Tanner designed and painted his car all by himself and was so proud of it. He had one of the slowest cars but did not even care..he was just happy to be there.

Tanner and some of his buddies from our ward.

Tanner's Baptism

Tanner was baptized on March 11th with his cousin Braxton!

Best buds!

Jon and Braxton.....Tanner and Jared

Dad and Tanner

All the sisters sang at the baptism...it was very sweet!

Britlyn, Emma, Berkley, Brecka and Eliza

We were so blessed to have so many of our family and friends there for Tanner on his special day. We are so grateful for all of their love and support!

Shaun and Andrae's Wedding

Last Saturday my step sister Andrae was married to Shaun Monson in the Rexburg Temple. Their sealing was beautiful!

Shaun and Andrae!

With the nieces and nephews on Andrae's side ...and yes they are all mine:)

Best Halloween Surprise ever!

We were supposed to go down to Logan to do Halloween with our friends and my brother and sister-in-law but were not able to so Paul and Mallory decided to come and surprise us. We loved having them here for the weekend. It was a wonderful surprise!!!! Thanks Paul and Mal!

And just because it is so sweet..

Eliza was singing I am a Child of God and Follow the Prophet to Ryker. I love how intently he is listening to her.

Awwh...too cute!

Halloween 2010

I made the girls and their cousin Berkley all ghost pillowcase dresses.


This picture was taken right before bedtime...we were all done and getting cranky!



At the ward trunk or treat

Peter pan

the chocolate chip ghost... as she called herself

and the littlest ghost!!

AND!!! because I could not just pick just one...

our baby scarecrow

one tired little scarecrow fast asleep

October Happenings!

FUN RUN
The kids school had their first annual fun run. Each grade level had to run the track three times. Both kids did great and finished in the top ten for their grade which meant they both got Syringa water bottles.

Tanner was so determined to do well. He is not really that fast of a runner but set a goal to be one of the top ten and practiced on his own accord during recesses all week.

After the race...soo tired!

Emma is a pretty fast little runner but I was not sure if she even cared about it at all. Turns out that stubborn little girl did not want too many boys to beat her so she ran her fastest the whole time and came in third or fourth and was the first girl done!

She was so proud of herself! She must have ran her little heart out...she was bright red and sooo sweaty!

MOTHER GOOSE CELEBRATION
Emma's Kindergarten class had a program where they recited all the letters of the alphabet..the sound they make and a nursery rhyme or little song for each one. Each child was supposed to dress up like their favorite one. Afterwards they had a sampling of nursery rhyme treats! It was alot of fun.

Emma with her teacher Mother Goose(Mrs. Spiker)

Emma was one of the ten little ghosts and her friend Ezra from our ward was Humpty Dumpty

HALLOWEEN PARTY

This year I helped in both kids classrooms at their Halloween parties. I forgot to take pictures at Tanners and I only have this one picture at Emmas. I need to get alot better at taking pictures!

Eating pumpkin shaped donuts hanging from a string with no hands

When the big kids are at school...

We Play!!!


Eliza wanted to take pictures...so we did!...and to my suprize it was actually alot of fun.

And then she wanted some all by herself!

What a sweetheart! I just love this picture of her. It totally fits her personality.

And when she is tired...she will go in her room and tuck herself into bed for a nap...if only bedtime was that easy!