If at first you don't suceed, try, try, again.

Who can help trying to catch popcorn in their mouths.

Practice makes perfect.

We had lots of practice. Can you not tell. 

Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday.

My oldest is TWELVE.  Holy cow.

I always take them to lunch for their birthday, he chose Judds for the soup.  Soup is his favorite. 

After his Bishop's interview that night we went out for icecream. He opted for no Party but to take the money I would have spent on the party and give it to him instead. He was rich and with all his money from family gifts and the party funds he bought himself a IPod. 

It's Fishing Season!!!!

The water is still cold but the fish are starting to bite, and ready to be fed.  And who better to feed them than my guys.

Ben's bag was to small so he graciously handed it down to Mason and then naturally had to get a bigger one.  After hours of excitment, packing the bags, they were ready.

 Kade, who is not a fisherman, even felt the thirl and went fishing with Ben and out out fished Ben. Ben was OK with that just because Kade was with him. 

  All of this makes me smile.  I love my guys out fishing.

Ups and downs

         For Mason's 10th birthday we went out into the desert south of St. George and let the kids loose.  With a bike theme, my original thought to do cupcakes and to put finger bikes on top for party favors but after looking for hours in all of the cheep stores, I found nothing to put on top of cupcakes that didn't cost $15.00 each. Standing in my kitchen I set my mind search for a ssolution.  It hit me. "That would be cool" I said aloud.  Kade and his friends looking at me like I was crazy.  I told them my idea.  Three12year old boys ok'd the idea so I knew it WOULD be cool.  This was the final product. 

If you can't tell, its a bike chain

Birthday boy Mason and best friend Izak "Come on mom, take the picture so that we can go"

Porter went down almost every hill the big kids did. He couldn't get up this hill.  Thank goodness he had an assistant, Grandma, to help him haul his bike up the hill. 

Ryan, Kade, and Grandma

The dads (Alex, Ben, Ryan) had just as much fun as the kids did.  They ended up taking the older boys on a 3 mile trail ride.



"Mom, watch me." Porter said



Matthew and his friend Colton, also our neighbor, looking for flags that were hidden so that they could get an arm sweat band

Watering hole/Grandstand

How many bikes can you fit into the back of a truck?  15 bikes in this truck.

          The kids were thrilled with the party favors, their own water bottles to keep and arm  sweat bands.
          If you judge a party on how much fun people had and how much time spent there, this one was a hit.  We were there for 6hrs returning with  exhausted kids with cute sunburned cheeks. 

Rock and Roll

 As I sat bloging last night I was inspired to learn how to take better pictures.  Who better to practice on than my own kids.  So before Mason could call his freind to play I made him be my first subject.  I wanted to practice on settings and lighting and other things.  He insisted I take pictures of him with him rollerblading.  I thought perfect.  Motion shots.  I took lots of pictures.  Thanks to digital camera's you can see instantly your screw up and can delete them. I managed to get him to do a few still shots. 



Porter was my next subject.  He came up stairs bragging about getting 99% on guitar in Rock Band. If that is not a true rocker I don't know what is. 

This is going to be so much fun. 

Snowman season

  Porter needed work on his bow so we went over to Grandpa Fox's. Grandpa got out his archery stuff, explaining things to Porter the whole time. They put the thingys, thats what I call it, on the string to hold the arrow from going up or down so aiming would be propper. After they completed the task they took it out to try it out. Grandpa had the perfect target, a melting snowman. Porter delighted at the thought and took aim. Hitting him. After a few shots and some fun talk with Grandpa Porter took the arrows out of the snowman, fidgeted with them for a bit, I asked if he wanted me to hold them he said "Nope I am just trying to wipe off the blood." I looked down and the "blood", snow,  he was trying to wipe off just kept twisting around the arrow. I just laughed. Grandpa helped him wipe the blood off the arrow, smiling the whole time, like a proud Grandpa who's grandson just got himself a two point snowman 

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Snowman Crew

No lawn shall be without a SNOWMAN.

Great end to 2010.

Spending time with freinds is a great way to see off the old year and bring in a new.  Angie had us all over to her house for games, food and fun.  It was fun. 

Kids playing "Apples to Apples"
(Kade, Josh, Logan, Daisy)

Kids playing "Sorry Sliders"
(Kyle, Quincy, Noah, Julie)

It lasts the whole day!

It last the whole day! After we get up and play with all the toys Santa has brought we get to go to each Grandma's house.  We get to open more presents and spend time with out cousins.  What a great day!



Porter reading his book "YUCK that's not a monster"



Mason is excited with his pants.  Since he is growing so fast he has none that fit him.  Yeah!

Kade opening the stuffed animal rice bag from Grandma Fox.  Warm and snugly. 



The construction of the fastest slot car track ever.  Careful around those turns.



Christmas morning

Happy day.  Mason's favorite gift, a new turtle.  Kade's favorite gift, Scribble Naughts a DS game.  Porter's favorite gift RC truck.  They were happy with ALL of their gifts but those are the ones they spent the most time with.